TONIGHT ON ONE NEWS ` WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN UKRAINE? PRAYERS DURING THE EASTER TRUCE. BUT WILL THEY BE ANSWERED NOW THE BRIEF CEASEFIRE WITH RUSSIA HAS ENDED? GOING, NOT GOING, NOT GOING, COMING, YES, WHAT ARE WE DOING? AND THEN FINALLY FRIDAY MORNING, DECIDED WE'RE JUST GONNA GO FOR IT. WHILE SOME HARDY CAMPERS TOOK THE PLUNGE, THE IMPACT THE WILD EASTER WEATHER HAS HAD ON HOLIDAY BOOKINGS. AND CLEARLY STILL FRAIL FROM A SERIOUS BOUT OF PNEUMONIA, WHAT POPE FRANCIS CALLS FOR IN HIS TRADITIONAL EASTER MESSAGE. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND RUBY WEBB-SAGARIN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 TENA TATOU KATOA I TENEI PO. GOOD EVENING. EERIE FOR SOME, AN ENJOYABLE REPRIEVE FOR OTHERS. DURING THE 30-HOUR EASTER TRUCE, CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS IN UKRAINE VENTURED OUT ON A QUIETER DAY IN THE MORE THAN THREE-YEAR CONFLICT WITH RUSSIA. IT HAS NOW EXPIRED, WITH BOTH SIDES ACCUSING EACH OTHER OF BREACHING THE CEASEFIRE. DESPITE WIDESPREAD SCEPTICISM, THE U.S. PRESIDENT SAYS HE HOPES A PEACE DEAL CAN NOW BE MADE. FOR THOSE IN THE UKRAINIAN CITY OF KHERSON, IT WAS AN EERILY QUIET EASTER SUNDAY AS THEY BROUGHT FORWARD GIFTS TO BE BLESSED BY THE PRIEST. WITH NO SIRENS OR SHELLING DISRUPTING THE SERVICE. TRANSLATOR: THIS ISN'T USUAL, AND IT'S SCARY, BECAUSE I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE. THERE IS STILL FIGHTING, SO THERE IS NO PEACE, AND WE NEED IT. HER SON IS ON THE FRONT LINE. IT'S BEEN OCCUPIED AND LIBERATED, BUT FIGHTING HASN'T PAUSED LIKE THIS IN THE THREE YEARS SINCE THE WAR STARTED. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS SO QUIET AS IT IS NOW. BUT BEYOND THE 30 HOURS, THOSE ON THE FRONT LINE DON'T HAVE HIGH HOPES OF AN EXTENDED PEACE. I DON'T HAVE FAITH, BUT I HOPE IT WILL HAPPEN. A SIMILAR SENTIMENT ECHOED IN MOSCOW. I DON'T THINK ONE SHORT CEASEFIRE WILL END IT ` WE NEED MORE EFFORT TO PRODUCE SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL. RUSSIA'S ARMY RELEASED IMAGES OF ITS SOLDIERS MARKING EASTER ON THE FRONT LINE IN UKRAINE. THE CEASEFIRE WASN'T WITHOUT ISSUE ` BOTH SIDES ACCUSING THE OTHER OF LAUNCHING HUNDREDS OF ATTACKS. THERE'S TALK THE TRUCE HAS BEEN USED TO PERSUADE U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO SUPPORT RUSSIA. THE MAIN GOAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE TO TRUMP ` 'WE ARE NOT STALLING. 'WE ARE STILL IN THE FIELD. 'WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE PEACE.' HE CAN'T LOSE TRUMP'S GOOD ATTITUDE TOWARDS HIM BECAUSE OF SOME ECONOMIC PROJECTS. AND THIS IS THE ONLY CHANCE FOR PUTIN TO GET MONEY TO HIS BUDGET. THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL ENVOY TO RUSSIA AND UKRAINE SAID TRUMP'S TEAM WILL RETURN TO LONDON THIS WEEK FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS. WHEN I TALK ABOUT A COMPREHENSIVE CEASEFIRE, IT'S SEA, AIR, LAND, AND INDUSTRIAL AS WELL, FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 30 DAYS, AND THEN IT BUILDS TO A LONGER PEACE DEAL, A PERMANENT PEACE DEAL AS WELL. THE PRESIDENT POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA HE HOPES BOTH COUNTRIES WILL MAKE A DEAL THIS WEEK SO THEY CAN START DOING BIG BUSINESS WITH THE U.S. PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON HAS ARRIVED IN THE UK, WHERE EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON JOINS US FROM NOW. AND UKRAINE IS SURE TO BE DISCUSSED, MEI. GOOD EVENING. NO DOUBT IT WILL BE DISCUSSED. NEW ZEALAND TROOPS HAVE BEEN OVER HERE IN THE UK TRAINING UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE HAD PREVIOUS PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT. EXPECT CHRISTOPHER LUXON TO VISIT AS WELL. SINCE DONALD TRUMP BECAME US PRESIDENT, HE HAS PUSHED RESPONSIBILITY OF UKRAINE SECURITY BACK ONTO EUROPE. THE UK HAS TAKEN A LEADING ROLE. IT STARTED THE COALITION OF THE WILLING, COUNTRIES WILLING TO BE PART OF PEACEKEEPING IN UKRAINE IF THE WAR SHOULD END. NEW ZEALAND HAS BEEN PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, SO EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE. OUR ROLE HAS YET TO BE DEFINED. FOR THE UK, THIS IS A CHANCE TO SHOW THERE IS STILL GLOBAL COOPERATION ON THE SECURITY OF UKRAINE. AND NEW ZEALAND, IT IS A CHANCE TO SHOW THAT DESPITE BEING SMALL, WE HAVE A PART TO PLAY AND WHAT ELSE DOES THE PRIME MINISTER HAVE PLANNED ON THIS TRIP? I AM STANDING OUTSIDE WINDSOR CASTLE, WHERE CHRISTOPHER LUXON IS DUE TO MEET KING CHARLES IN A FEW HOURS. A CHANCE TO DEEPEN UK NEW ZEALAND RELATIONS. TOMORROW LUXON WILL MEET KEIR STARMER. THEY WILL TALK ABOUT UKRAINE AND TRADE. THEN HE WILL HEAD TO TURKIYE, WHERE HE WILL GO TO GALLIPOLI FOR ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS. HE WILL BE THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER TO ATTEND IN 10 YEARS BACK HERE, POLICE SAY TWO PEOPLE WERE BEHIND THE FATAL ATTACK OF A MAN AT AN AUCKLAND BUS STOP, BUT THE MOTIVE IS UNCLEAR. THE 33-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND BY A PASSER-BY IN ST JOHN'S AROUND 10 ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND DIED IN HOSPITAL. THE OFFENDERS HAVEN'T BEEN IDENTIFIED. THEY ALLEGEDLY FLED IN A VEHICLE TOWARDS REMUERA RD. OFFICERS DON'T KNOW IF THE VICTIM WAS CATCHING A BUS OR TAKING SHELTER FROM THE STORM. THEY ARE SEEKING WITNESSES AND DASHCAM FOOTAGE OF BOTH THE ATTACK AND THE HOUR BEFORE. AROUND 70 CLIMATE PROTESTERS HAVE CLIMBED CABLE CARS, LOOKING TO DISRUPT OPERATIONS AT THE STOCKTON COAL MINE ON THE WEST COAST. THEY HAVE BEEN CAMPING THERE FOR THE PAST FOUR DAYS, VOICING CONCERNS ABOUT A POSSIBLE MINING EXTENSION ACROSS THE DENNISTON PLATEAU UNDER FAST-TRACK LEGISLATION. BATHURST RESOURCES SAYS IT HAS FORMALLY TRESPASSED THE PROTESTERS, AND POLICE ARE SPEAKING TO THE GROUP. TOMMORROW, THE CORONER'S INQUEST INTO OLYMPIC CYCLIST OLIVIA PODMORE'S 2021 SUSPECTED SUICIDE CONTINUES AFTER A COURT ADJOURNMENT, WITH PROCEEDINGS NOW TRANSFERRED TO HER HOMETOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. THE HEARING HAS HEARD EVIDENCE OF BULLYING AND FAILED PROCESSES, BUT THE FOUR-YEAR WAIT FOR ANSWERS STILL ISN'T OVER FOR THOSE CLOSEST TO HER. SPORTS EDITOR ABBY WILSON REPORTS. I JUST LOVE IT BECAUSE SHE'S NOT ALL MADE UP ` IT'S JUST HER AND HER BEAUTIFUL SMILE. OLIVIA PODMORE'S SMILE LIT UP A LOT OF LIVES, BUT IT'S HER DEATH FOUR YEARS AGO WHICH CONTINUES TO BE TALKED ABOUT. I THINK LIVVY WOULD BE PROUD THAT WE'RE FIGHTING SO HARD FOR HER AND JUST THAT IT WASN'T IN VAIN. SHE'D BE PROUD, BUT SHE'D ALSO SAY, 'DON'T YOU DARE GIVE UP.' LIV'S MUM, NIENKE, AND HUSBAND, CHRIS MIDDLETON, ATTENDING EVERY DAY OF THE CORONER'S INQUEST IN HAMILTON, REPRESENTING THEMSELVES AND CROSS-EXAMINING WITNESSES ` A CRASH COURSE IN EVERYTHING LEGAL. HEALTH AND INFORMATION PRIVACY CODE 2020 RULE 11. THOSE THREE WEEKS LATE LAST YEAR WERE TOUGH, BUT, THEY SAY, THE FOUR-MONTH DELAY FOR IT TO RESUME IN CHRISTCHURCH HAS ALMOST BEEN TOUGHER. YOU EXPOSE SO MUCH OF YOURSELF, AND YOU'RE JUST ABSOLUTELY RAW, AND THEY GO, 'STOP, JUST STOP,' YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S IT ` COLD TURKEY. AND IT'S, LIKE, WELL, WHERE DO YOU PUT ALL THAT RAWNESS? THINGS ALSO RAW FOR THOSE WHO GAVE EVIDENCE, FEELING PRESSURE TO DO THEIR FRIEND JUSTICE. SHE'S AN INCREDIBLY BRAVE, WONDERFUL PERSON, AND SHE JUST DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE FIGHT LEFT. AND I JUST HOPE THAT THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WRONGS THAT NEED TO BE RIGHTED TO BE RIGHTED. NICHOLLE BAILEY AND JESSICA MASSEY OFTEN REMINISCE ABOUT LIV. (CHUCKLES) OH, SHE'S SUCH A GOOBER. BUT BEHIND THE LAUGHTER AND SMILES, THESE TWO ALSO WITNESSED THE PAIN, AS LIV DEALT WITH THE FALLOUT OF UNCOVERING AN INAPPROPRIATE ATHLETE-COACH RELATIONSHIP. MASSEY WAS LIV'S TEAM MANAGER AT CYCLING NEW ZEALAND. SHE SAYS TAKING PART IN THE INQUEST LEFT HER FEELING VALIDATED. I'D BEEN MARGINALISED THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH, A DECADE WITH, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME I'D TRIED TO REPORT SOMETHING, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS THESE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN A ROOM, ALL BACKING UP WHAT EACH OTHER WAS SAYING. WHILE THE CORONER DOESN'T DETERMINE LIABILITY, SHE WILL LOOK AT A NUMBER OF ISSUES, INCLUDING WHETHER THE HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT SYSTEM DID ENOUGH FOR LIV'S MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. IN COURT, HPSNZ BOSS RALENE CASTLE SAYING EVERYTHING THEY DO IS TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THERE'S NO REPEAT OF THIS SITUATION. THOSE INVOLVED DON'T EXPECT CLOSURE, INSTEAD HOPEFUL OF CHANGE. WE WANT CHANGE, AND OBVIOUSLY POSITIVE CHANGE ` THAT'S WHAT WE WANT; ATHLETES TO BE PROTECTED, YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT, BETTER PATHWAY. WE JUST CAN'T HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. LIKE, THERE WERE SO MANY POINTS IN LIV'S JOURNEY, WHERE SOMEONE JUST NEEDED TO PUSH HARDER. HER FRIENDS, HER FAMILY NOW SAYING THEY'LL PUSH FOR THE TRUTH, NO MATTER HOW HARD IT IS TO HEAR, BECAUSE FOR THEM, LIVING WITHOUT OLIVIA ROSE PODMORE IS HARDER. SHE WAS JUST SO MUCH FUN AND JUST SUCH A BIG PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIFE. LIV'S DOG, DEXTER, NOW PART OF THEIR EVERYDAY, DAYS SPENT WONDERING WHAT-IF. WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH HER NOT LONG BEFORE SHE DIED, AND WE SAID, 'SHOULD YOU BE WALKING AWAY?' AND SHE SAID, 'I'LL WALK AWAY, 'YOU KNOW, WHEN I'VE DONE WHAT I WANNA DO, WHEN I'M READY, 'AND THAT'S NOT NOW.' IN HINDSIGHT, A WONDERFUL THING. WE WISH SHE HAD. YEAH. LIV DIDN'T WANNA STOP RIDING HER BIKE; SHE JUST COULDN'T ANY MORE. HER POTENTIAL WAS UNBELIEVABLE, AND I JUST THINK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL DOING IT NOW, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WILL COME DO THOSE THINGS IN FUTURE, THEY DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A HEALTHY, HAPPY, SAFE PLACE TO DO THOSE THINGS. A LIFE CUT SHORT; A LONG ROAD AHEAD WITHOUT THIS SMILE. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. THE STORMY WEATHER THIS EASTER HAS HIT SOME NORTHERN HOLIDAY PARKS HARD WITH CANCELLATIONS. IT'S HAPPENED JUST AS CAMPGROUND OWNERS WERE HOPING FOR LOTS OF GUESTS BEFORE THE WINTER LULL. BUT AS CORAZON MILLER DISCOVERED, THERE WAS STILL A HARDY CROWD WILLING TO MAKE THE MOST OF NATURE ` RAIN OR SHINE. IT'S AN ALMOST PICTURE-PERFECT END TO A LONG KIWI SUMMER. TIME IN AND OUT OF THE WATER, AND PRECIOUS TIME SPENT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I REALLY LIKE SWIMMING AND JUST HANGING OUT AT THE BEACH WHILE THE WATER IS STILL WARM. JUST LIKE FISHING, GOING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS AND MATES AND FAMILY. EASTER IS USUALLY THE FINAL BIG WEEKEND OF THE SUMMER FOR MANY CAMPING GROUNDS, AND WHILE THE SUN IS OUT TODAY, IT HASN'T BEEN FOR MUCH OF THE LAST FEW DAYS. WE HAD SORT OF A ROUGH NIGHT ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WIND WAS PRETTY STRONG AND THEN THE RAIN CAME QUITE HEAVILY. THE STORMY WEATHER SAW AROUND A THIRD OF HIS BOOKINGS CANCELLED. WE GET A GOOD EASTER AFTER A SUMMER, IT'S THE CREAM OF THE YEAR. WE DIDN'T GET MUCH CREAM THIS YEAR, I GUESS, TO BE FAIR. OVER AT HAHEI IN THE COROMANDEL, EMPTY SITES AND FEWER CAMPERS THAN NORMAL ON THURSDAY AND GOOD FRIDAY. JUST SOME OF MANY AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER IN THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND. ONE IN PARTICULAR ` ALL OF THEIR BOOKINGS CANCELLED AND THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY NEW BOOKINGS COMING THROUGH. THERE WERE SOME HARDY CAMPERS DETERMINED TO COME RAIN OR SHINE. IN FACT, WE KEPT ALL THE BLINDS DOWN AT NIGHT, SO WE COULD SEE ALL THE LIGHTNING AND EVERYTHING. IT WAS A BIT RAINY, AND WE'D STAY INSIDE A BIT. WHAT DID YOU DO WHILE YOU WERE STAYING INSIDE? MOSTLY READING OR EATING. THOSE IN TENTS, SUBJECTED TO A MORE IMMERSIVE SHOW. TWO OF OUR FELLOW CAMPERS GOT FLOODED AND BOTH LOST A GAZEBO, SO IT WAS A BIT GNARLY FOR ALL OF US. WE JUST HAD TO MAKE SURE OUR PEGS WERE DOWN SECURELY AND SAFE. AND, YEAH, WE WERE GOOD. A FEW HANDS ON THE GAZEBOS. STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO RELAX ONCE THE WORST OF THE RAIN WAS OVER. IT'S BEEN WARM, REALLY WARM AND NOT WINDY. WE STILL TAKE OUR CHAIRS AND EASTER EGGS AND STILL HAVE OUR COLD BEERS. BIG WEATHER EVENTS WERE CLEARLY HAVING AN IMPACT AND WHAT'S BEEN AN OTHERWISE POSITIVE CAMPING YEAR. THEY'VE ACTUALLY SAID THAT THIS YEAR AS A WHOLE IS PROBABLY THE CLOSEST TO WHAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER NORMAL, OR CLOSEST TO WHAT WOULD BE A PRE-COVID YEAR. AND WITH THE WEATHER LOOKING UP FOR THE SECOND WEEK OF THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, THESE FAMILIES ARE CHOOSING TO LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. POPE FRANCIS HAS SPOKEN VERY BRIEFLY TO THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS AT EASTER MASS IN THE VATICAN. IT'S ALMOST A MONTH SINCE THE PONTIFF (88) LEFT HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SERIOUSLY ILL WITH PNEUMONIA. THE BBC'S RUPERT WINGFIELD HAYES REPORTS. IN ROME, EASTER IS THE GREATEST AND GRANDEST OF CHRISTIAN FESTIVALS. ITS HIGH POINT IS THE EASTER MORNING MASS IN ST PETER'S SQUARE, OFTEN ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAITHFUL. BUT THIS YEAR THE RUN-UP TO EASTER HAS BEEN FILLED WITH ANXIETY AND CONCERN FOR THE HEALTH OF POPE FRANCIS. THE TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO GATHERED HERE THIS MORNING WERE REALLY ALL WAITING TO SEE IF POPE FRANCIS WOULD COME OUT TO BLESS THE CROWD. THEY WERE NOT DISAPPOINTED. BUT STILL LOOKING VERY FRAIL FROM HIS ILLNESS, POPE FRANCIS STRUGGLED TO DELIVER EVEN THIS SHORT EASTER MESSAGE. CARI FRATELLI E SORELLE, BUONA PASQUA. 'BROTHERS AND SISTERS,' HE SAID, 'HAPPY EASTER.' SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. POPE FRANCIS HAD, IN FACT, JUST COME FROM MEETING THE U.S. VICE PRESIDENT, JD VANCE. THERE HAD BEEN MUCH SPECULATION THAT THIS MEETING MIGHT NOT TAKE PLACE, GIVEN THE POPE'S VERY PUBLIC CRITICISM OF PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS IMMIGRATION POLICIES. BUT AS POPE FRANCIS NOW HEADED OUT INTO THE SQUARE IN HIS POPEMOBILE, THE ONLY THING PEOPLE HERE CARED ABOUT WAS THE PROGRESS OF HIS RECOVERY. (CROWD CHEER) WELL, YOU CAN FEEL THE EXCITEMENT HERE IN ST PETER'S SQUARE, BUT ALSO THE RELIEF THAT POPE FRANCIS HAS BEEN ABLE TO COME OUT AND MEET THE FAITHFUL AT EASTER. I FELT SO HAPPY, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN KNOWING THAT HE WAS NOT WELL. WE DIDN'T EXPECT HIM TO COME OUT. SO IT WAS LIKE A SURPRISE, AND IT REALLY FELT GOOD TO SEE HIM OUT. THAT MEANS HE'S ACTUALLY GETTING BETTER. I FEEL VERY TOUCHED. YEAH. BECAUSE HE'S SO SICK. AND YET WHOLE-HEARTEDLY, FOR THE PEOPLE ` NOT ONLY FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD, THE CHURCH, BUT ALSO FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING. HIS DOCTORS HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD HIM HE NEEDS MORE TIME TO REST AND RECOVER. BUT POPE FRANCIS CLEARLY BELIEVES BEING WITH HIS FLOCK IS MORE IMPORTANT. THE POPE'S TRADITIONAL EASTER ADDRESS WAS DELIVERED BY A CLERGY MEMBER, WHERE THE PONTIFF FOCUSED ON THE MANY CONFLICTS TAKING PLACE AROUND THE WORLD AND APPEALED TO WORLD LEADERS NOT TO YIELD TO THE LOGIC OF FEAR. A MURI AKE NEI, NEXT ` THE ISRAELI ARMY SAYS 'PROFESSIONAL FAILURES' LED TO THE KILLING OF 15 EMERGENCY WORKERS IN GAZA LAST MONTH. WHAT ACTION THE IDF HAS TAKEN AS A RESULT. AND THEN, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TAKE SHELTER AS SEVERE WEATHER AND DOZENS OF TORNADOES BATTER THE MIDWEST. THE ISRAELI ARMY SAYS IT HAS DISMISSED A DEPUTY COMMANDER OVER THE KILLING OF 15 EMERGENCY WORKERS IN GAZA LAST MONTH. ITS OWN INQUIRY INTO THE INCIDENT FOUND A SERIES OF FAILINGS, INCLUDING AN 'OPERATIONAL MISUNDERSTANDING' AND A 'BREACH OF ORDERS'. THE KILLINGS CAUSED INTERNATIONAL OUTRAGE, AND THERE ARE CALLS FOR AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. THE BBC'S PAUL ADAMS REPORTS. (MAN SPEAKS ARABIC) IT'S BEEN FOUR WEEKS SINCE A CONVOY OF RESCUE VEHICLES RACED THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN DARKNESS TO HELP COLLEAGUES AMBUSHED BY ISRAELI SOLDIERS AN HOUR EARLIER. (RAPID GUNFIRE) ONE OF THE PARAMEDICS, RIFAT RADWAN, HEARD APOLOGISING TO HIS MOTHER AND SAYING HIS PRAYERS MOMENTS BEFORE HE DIED. (SPEAKING ARABIC) (GUNFIRE CONTINUES) THE ISRAELI MILITARY HAS TAKEN ITS TIME COMING UP WITH A COHERENT ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MARCH 23rd. IT NOW ADMITS THAT ITS SOLDIERS DID MISTAKENLY KILL THE RESCUE WORKERS, BUT IT SAYS THAT THE SOLDIERS BELIEVED THAT THEY WERE OPERATING IN A SITUATION OF REAL DANGER. THE SOLDIERS, WE'RE TOLD, THOUGHT THEY WERE DEALING WITH HAMAS, WHICH HAS USED AMBULANCES AS COVER IN THE PAST. BUT IN THE DARK, THE COMMANDER MADE FATAL MISTAKES. WE'RE NOW LOOKING FOR BODIES. WHEN ISRAEL FINALLY ALLOWED THE UN TO VISIT THE SITE FOUR DAYS LATER, GRIM DISCOVERIES ` BODIES DUMPED IN A MASS GRAVE, VEHICLES MANGLED AND BURIED IN THE SAND. ISRAEL IS ADAMANT IT WAS NOT TRYING TO HIDE THE EVIDENCE ` THE PARAMEDICS WERE NOT TIED UP OR EXECUTED. DESPITE EARLY RUMOURS, PALESTINIAN FORENSIC INVESTIGATORS AREN'T CLAIMING THIS EITHER. TRANSLATOR: WE FOUND THE ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS, MOSTLY IN THE TORSO BETWEEN THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN. IN THREE CASES, THE WOUNDS WERE IN THE HEAD. ONE OF THE SURVIVING PARAMEDICS, ASAAD AL-NASASRA, IS STILL BEING HELD BY ISRAEL, HIS FAMILY WAITING FOR NEWS. TRANSLATOR: WHEN WE HEARD ASAAD WAS DETAINED, WE WERE SLIGHTLY RELIEVED. BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PRISON HE WAS TAKEN TO OR HOW HE IS BEING TREATED. SO WE ARE STILL VERY WORRIED. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SAID IT REJECTS ISRAEL'S FINDINGS, CLAIMING THE REPORT IS FULL OF LIES. AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND DOZENS MORE INJURED IN U.S. AIRSTRIKES IN YEMEN, ACCORDING TO HOUTHI REBELS. THE ATTACKS, TARGETING AN AREA IN YEMEN'S CAPITAL, SANAA, COMING AFTER AT LEAST 80 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN U.S. STRIKES AT RAS ISA PORT, IN HODEIDAH. THE AERIAL ASSAULT IS PART OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S BOMBING CAMPAIGN FOLLOWING HOUTHI ATTACKS ON SHIPS IN THE CRUCIAL GLOBAL TRADE ROUTE THROUGH THE RED SEA. A WOMAN AND A BOY (12) HAVE DIED IN FLOODWATERS AS TORNADOES AND SEVERE STORMS SLAM INTO AMERICA'S MIDWEST. OVER 12 MILLION AMERICANS ARE ON ALERT, AS MORE THAN A DOZEN TORNADOES HAVE LEFT A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION. ABC'S MORGAN NORWOOD REPORTS. TONIGHT, THE DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SLAMMING THE HEARTLAND DURING A BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MORE THAN 12 MILION UNDER THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER AS THAT STORM MOVES EAST. MORE THAN A DOZEN REPORTED TORNADOES IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA IN THE PAST 24 HOURS, THE AREA ALSO SEEING DEADLY FLOODING. ONE KILLED IN SPALDING, OKLAHOMA, AFTER A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN THERE LAST NIGHT. TWO OTHERS INJURED. FLASH FLOODING KILLING TWO PEOPLE AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA. THE SYSTEM HITTING THE AREA WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF TORRENTIAL RAIN. BOTH VEHICLES WERE SUBMERGED IN WATER COMPLETELY ABOVE THE TOPS OF THE VEHICLES. AUTHORITIES SAY THE BODIES OF A MOTHER AND SON ` ERICA LUTZ (44) AND RIVERS BOND (12) WERE RECOVERED. THREE OTHERS RESCUED FROM THE FLOODING. IN ADA, JUST SOUTH OF OKLAHOMA CITY, A TORNADO HITTING THIS SHOPPING MALL, MANGLING THE INSIDE OF THIS WOMAN'S CLOTHING STORE. BILLBOARDS DESTROYED AND TREES DOWNED IN THE WAKE OF THOSE STORMS. LOOK AT IT COMING DOWN. IN CENTRAL TEXAS, MULTIPLE SUSPECTED TORNADOES TOUCHING DOWN. THIS FUNNEL CLOUD SWIRLING OVER BARNARD. ANOTHER OVER MERZONT, RESIDENTS WEST OF FORT WORTH IN WEATHERFORD, TEXAS, TAKING A CHAINSAW TO THE DEBRIS TO CLEAR THE ROADS. THOSE SEVERE STORMS TEARING APART THE ROOFS OF THESE HOUSES. THIS PIECE OF NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT BLOWN AWAY. THIS MAN'S HOME DESTROYED. THE SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ME U TONU MAI. STAY WITH US. DOING BUSINESS IN A RECESSION. I STARTED AFTER I DROPPED OUT OF UNIVERSITY. I JUST TOOK A RISK. WHY THESE YOUNG KIWI ENTREPRENEURS BELIEVE THEY'RE LUCKY TO BE STARTING THEIR FINANCIAL JOURNEY IN THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES. AND THEN, THERE'S NO DAILY LIMIT HERE. WHY THE GOAL IS TO OVER-FISH THIS LAKE. AND IN WEATHER, WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY. THE TRIP BACK TO WORK? YOU'LL STILL NEED THE RAINCOAT. A LOT OF THE MEAN, NASTY WEATHER FINALLY STARTING TO CLEAR AWAY, BUT THERE'S STOLL SOME LEFTOVERS, SOME OOMPH IN THE ATMOSPHERE. WITH THAT, THERE STILL COULD BE SOME SHOWERS ` NOT AS MANY. MORE IN THE WAY OF FINE WEATHER AROUND. BUT HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE, AFTER SPORT. 'YOU CAN AFFORD TO TAKE RISKS.' THAT'S THE ADVICE TO YOUNG KIWIS WHO'RE FACING A FINANCIAL DOUBLE WHAMMY OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AND HIGH COST-OF-LIVING PRESSURES. BUT IT'S NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM. KATIE STEVENSON MET TWO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS WHO BELIEVE THEY'RE LUCKY TO BE STARTING A BUSINESS IN A RECESSION. AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT RUNS DEEP IN THESE YOUNG CANTABRIANS, BOTH IN THEIR EARLY 20s, BOTH RUNNING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. WE OFFER PROFESSIONAL DETAILING AND GROOMING SERVICES IN CHRISTCHURCH, AND I STARTED AFTER I DROPPED OUT OF UNIVERSITY. I JUST TOOK A RISK, AND I'VE WORKED REALLY HARD AND GIVEN MY EVERYTHING INTO THIS. SIX MONTHS IN, IT'S GROWN EXPONENTIALLY. WHEN I FIRST STARTED, IT WAS A HOBBY, AND I WAS CLEANING OUT A COUPLE OF CARS MY NEIGHBOURS A WEEK ` THAT WAS JUST ME, AND THEN I RANG ALL MY BEST MATE JACK, AND WE WERE CLEANING LIKE 10-15 CARS A WEEK, AND NOW WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSE TO 50. THIS 23-YEAR-OLD HAS CREATED A BOARD GAME BASED ON HOW TO INVEST. IT'S ABOUT SPARKING CONVERSATION IN HOUSEHOLDS AND IN CLASSROOMS. I'M REALLY TAKING A SUBJECT THAT A LOT OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN FIND TABOO, AND MAKING IT SEEM FUN AND INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING. APPROPRIATE IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE. IT'S REALLY BREAKING IT DOWN AND BREAKING THOSE BARRIERS DOWN OF WHAT IT TAKES TO START INVESTING. THE PAIR PART OF A GENERATION THAT STARTED WORKING AND MANAGING THEIR MONEY DURING LOCKDOWNS, RISING INFLATION AND RECESSION. IN A WAY, I THINK I AM LUCKY THAT I ENTERED BUSINESS NOW, BECAUSE THIS IS THE REALITY THAT I LIVE IN. LIKE, THIS IS ALL I KNOW. I DON'T HAVE SALES TO COMPARE BACK WHEN IT WAS BETTER. I STARTED MY BUSINESS IN A RECESSION. I NEVER SAW THE GLORY DAYS. SO, THIS IS ALL I'VE EVER KNOWN, AND WE'VE STILL MANAGED TO GROW IN A RECESSION. ASB BANK'S FOUND 43% OF ITS CUSTOMERS AGED 18-24 ARE BUILDING BETTER MONEY HABITS, BUT ITS RESEARCH SUGGESTING 60% OF THE AGE GROUP RARELY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THEIR MONTHLY BILLS. WE KNOW THAT THINGS LIKE BUILDING A DEPOSIT FOR A HOUSE IS REALLY CHALLENGING ON THESE` WITH THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN AND INFLATION AND THE IMPACT THAT THAT CAN HAVE ON THINGS LIKE WAGE INCREASES. SO SOME ADVICE FROM A FINANCIAL COACH ` CUTTING UP CREDIT CARDS, WE'RE NOT DOING BUY NOW, PAY LATER. THAT'S A FOOL'S GAME THAT'LL NEVER SERVE US. GENERAL RULE IS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY IT, YOU SHOULDN'T DO SO. BUT ALSO TO REMEMBER, WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG, YOU HAVE TIME UP YOUR SLEEVE. THAT COMPOUNDING PIECE WILL REALLY WORK TO YOUR ADVANTAGE, AND YOU CAN AFFORD TO TAKE MORE RISKS, BECAUSE, AGAIN, YOU'VE GOT THAT REALLY LONG TIME FRAME. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE SHOWING HOW THAT MAY LOOK IN PRACTICE. KATY STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. SCIENTISTS ARE TRAWLING FOR HUNDREDS OF RUDD AND TENCH FISH, AS PART OF A MASS CULL TO SAVE WHAT WAS ONCE ONE OF AUCKLAND'S MOST PRISTINE AND BIODIVERSE FRESHWATER LAKES. IT IS BELIEVED THE INTRODUCED PEST HAVE CAUSED THE WATER QUALITY AT LAKE TOMORATA, ON AUCKLAND'S NORTHERN BORDER, TO TANK IN RECENT YEARS, AS THEY PREY ON NATIVE SPECIES. JACOB JOHNSON REPORTS. GILLNETS TANGLED WITH PESTS FROM THE DIRTY DEPTHS OF THIS LAKE. BUT THIS ISN'T FISHING FOR FUN. THE GOAL IS TO TRY AND FISH THE POPULATION TO EXTINCTION. THE SPECIES IN QUESTION, RUDD AND TENCH, WERE INTRODUCED HERE IN 1971 BY AN ENGLISH IMMIGRANT NAMED STUART SMITH. HE RELEASED THOUSANDS OF INVASIVE FISH INTO NEW ZEALAND'S LAKES, RIVERS AND STREAMS. WE NOW HAVE THIS 50-, 60-YEAR LEGACY OF HIS ACTIVITIES, WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES BEING INTRODUCED ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS BIODIVERSITY EXPERT JOINING AUCKLAND COUNCIL ECOLOGISTS FOR THE FISHING MISSION THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING. IN THAT TIME THEY'VE SET 35km OF GILLNET IN LAKE TOMORATA TO CATCH THE PESTS AND PROTECT NATIVE WILDLIFE. THERE ARE TWO KEY SPECIES IN HERE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING, THAT ARE REALLY VALUABLE ` THE KAKAHI, FRESHWATER MUSSEL, AND THE NATIVE FRESHWATER SUBMERGED PLANTS THAT SORT OF WOULD NORMALLY BE GROWING HERE. THOSE PLANTS HAVE ALL BUT DISAPPEARED IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. AND THE MUSSEL POPULATIONS, WHICH HELP FILTER THE LAKE, HAVE CRASHED. ALONG WITH THE THREATENED BLACK MUD FISH, THEY'VE BECOME PREY FOR THE RUDD AND TENCH. THAT'S NOT ALL. THESE PESTS DISTURB SEDIMENT ON THE LAKEBED AND CAUSE ALGAL BLOOMS. WHEN THIS PROJECT BEGAN IN 2022, THE TEAM HERE CAUGHT AROUND 900 PEST FISH. THIS YEAR THEY'VE CAUGHT AROUND 80, A SIGN THAT WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS WORKING. YEAH, OUR MODELLING SUGGESTS THAT WE'VE REMOVED MORE THAN 95% OF THE ADULT POPULATION. ONCE CAUGHT, THE EXOTIC FISH AREN'T WASTED. THEY GO UP TO AN ORGANIC FARM UP THE ROAD, AND THEY ARE TURNED INTO COMPOST, AND THEN THEY GROW VEGETABLES. THE TEAM HERE WILL BE RETURNING IN SPRING. I WOULD HOPE THAT WITHIN TWO YEARS WE'RE GETTING ZERO CATCHES. ERADICATING THESE PESTS BEFORE THEY ERADICATE WHAT'S LEFT OF THE NATIVE LIFE IN THIS LAKE. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. ZION'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND LIAM LAWSON IS CLOSE TO CLAIMING POINTS. YES, POSITIVE SIGNS ` HIS BEST DRIVE YET, MELISSA. ALTHOUGH WHAT COST LAWSON A TOP-10 FINISH ` NEXT. AND THE CHAMPAGNE IS STILL ON ICE IN LIVERPOOL, AS THE REDS CLOSE IN ON PREMIER LEAGUE GLORY. STEVEN ADAMS RETURNS TO THE NBA PLAY-OFFS, UP AGAINST ONE OF THE GAME'S GREATS. PLUS ` ARE WE TRAINING FEMALE ATHLETES LIKE SMALL MEN? HOW CHRISTCHURCH'S MATATU PLAYERS ARE HELPING TO CHANGE THAT. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT. LIAM LAWSON IS MAKING SMALL GAINS IN THE FORMULA 1 WORLD, RECORDING HIS BEST FINISH OF THE SEASON, 12TH, AT THE SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX THIS MORNING. BUT ANY HOPES OF SCORING POINTS WERE WIPED OUT, HANDED YET ANOTHER TIME PENALTY IN A DRAMA-FILLED RACE. HERE'S MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE. PIASTRI GETS A REALLY GOOD START. HE'S GOING WHEEL-TO-WHEEL WITH VERSTAPPEN. IT TOOK JUST ONE CORNER ` THE FIRST CORNER... VERSTAPPEN GOES OFF THE TRACK! ...FOR THE SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX TO IGNITE. NAH, HE JUST THROWS ME OFF. HE WAS NEVER GONNA MAKE THAT CORNER, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I WAS THERE OR NOT. BUT THE STEWARDS MAKING THE CALL, ULTIMATELY DECIDING THE RACE. INFORMATION ` YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FIVE-SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR THE INCIDENT AT TURN ONE. WELL THAT IS (BLEEP) LOVELY. YEAH, MAX. IT IS WHAT IT IS. I THINK IT'S ALSO BETTER WE DON'T TALK ABOUT IT, BECAUSE WE ARE ANYWAY NOT ALLOWED TO EXPRESS OUR OPINIONS ON THAT. THAT WAS JUST THE START OF THE CHAOS. THERE IS YUKI TSUNODA AND PIERRE GASLY! TSUNODA AND GOSLING NOT EVEN SURVIVING LAP ONE, LIAM LAWSON TRAPPED IN THE MIDFIELD MESS, LOSING TWO PLACES. WRONG PLACE ON THE FIRST LAP WHEN EVERYTHING SORT OF HAPPENED, AND I WENT OFF TRACK. SO... IT'S A SHAME. THE KIWI RECOVERING THOUGH, HEAD DOWN, ELBOWS OUT. THERE'S LIAM LAWSON ON GABRIEL BORTALETO. LAUNCHING A FIGHT BACK. LAWSON GETS PAST DOOHAN. BUT REMEMBER THAT OPENING CORNER WHERE VERSTAPPEN EXCEEDED TRACK LIMITS? LAWSON, TOO, SUFFERING SOMETHING OF THE SAME FATE. HEY, LIAM, WE'VE BEEN GIVEN 10s PENALTY FOR OVERTAKING OFF THE TRACK. ARE YOU SERIOUS? YEAH. NORMALLY IT IS A 10s PENALTY, AND THAT'S WHAT THE STEWARDS THERE APPLIED TO LIAM LAWSON. SO, I CAN ONLY ASSUME FIRST CORNER, FIRST LAP IS WHY THE STEWARDS SORT OF CHOSE A MIDDLE GROUND FOR THAT. LAWSON FINISHING 11th, JUST BEHIND TEAM-MATE ISAAC HEDGES IN 10th, THE PENALTY DROPPING THE KIWI TO 12th, THOUGH. THIS WEEKEND'S BEEN THE MOST COMFORTABLE I'VE BEEN IN THE CAR. UM, JUST WANT SOME POINTS. AND I THINK WE'RE, YOU KNOW, DOING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS. IT'S JUST, UH, IT JUST NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER. FOR MCLAREN'S OSCAR PIASTRI, IT CERTAINLY IS. OSCAR PIASTRI CROSSES THE LINE NOW TO WIN THE SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX! 3/5 WINS THIS SEASON AND THE NEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER, THE FIRST TIME AN AUSTRALIAN HAS HELD THE POSITION IN 15 YEARS. YOU KNOW, I HAD TO WORK FOR THAT ONE PRETTY HARD, AND, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY HOLDING MY GROUND IS WHAT WON ME THE RACE. THE CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE MOVES TO MIAMI IN TWO WEEKS ` MORE SPARKS SET TO FLY. MICHELLE PRENDERVILLE, 1 NEWS. LIVERPOOL ARE JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM LIFTING THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE. A TENSE 1-0 VICTORY OVER LEICESTER CITY PUTTING THEM IN THE BOX SEAT, EVEN AS THEIR CHANCE TO SECURE THE TITLE TODAY WAS RUINED BY RIVALS ARSENAL. THE MERSEYSIDE BOYS NOW CHAMPIONS IN WAITING. BUT LIVERPOOL, ON THE VERGE OF THEIR DESTINY. FOR 75 AGONISING MINUTES` IT HIT BOTH POSTS! ...IT WAS A MATTER OF NOT IF BUT WHEN LIVERPOOL WOULD BREAK THROUGH. USUALLY THEY GO IN. FITTINGLY, THE MAN BORN AND RAISED IN LIVERPOOL HELPING HIS BOYHOOD CLUB PUT ONE HAND ON THE TITLE. AND THE GOAL LINE COMES OFF THE CROSSBAR FROM MCALLISTER. NOW TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD! TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD OFF THE BENCH, SCORING WHAT WOULD BE THE WINNER WITH 15 MINUTES TO GO, CONFIRMING LEICESTER CITY'S RELEGATION TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT FOR THE REDS, ONE STEP CLOSER. SUN'S OUT, TOPS OFF. AND MY FIRST GAME BACK FROM INJURY AS WELL, IT WAS AN IMPORTANT GAME FOR ME. A WIN AGAINST TOTTENHAM AT ANFIELD NEXT MONDAY WOULD SECURE THE TITLE, OR IT IS THEIRS IF ARSENAL FALL TO CRYSTAL PALACE ON THURSDAY. IT'S A NICE GAME TO LOOK FORWARD TO, BUT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON TOTTENHAM, WHICH WE'VE PLAYED ALREADY THREE TIMES THIS SEASON, I THINK, AND EVERY TIME THEY'VE MADE A REAL COMPETITIVE GAME FOR US. SHOULD LIVERPOOL DO IT, ARNE SLOT WOULD BECOME THE FIFTH MANAGER TO WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE IN THEIR DEBUT SEASON. THE LAST TIME LIVERPOOL WON THE LEAGUE IN 2020, COVID-19 MEANT THE FANS COULDN'T BEAR WITNESS. TO BE SO CLOSE TO SEALING FOR SOME OF US, A SECOND LEAGUE TITLE, AND FOR A LOT OF US, A FIRST LEAGUE TITLE, BUT ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF FANS, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN MISSING, IS VERY SPECIAL. LIVERPOOL COULD HAVE CLAIMED THE TITLE TODAY` GREAVES, MERINO, MARTINELLI! ...IF THE GUNNERS HAD FALLEN TO RELEGATION BOUND IPSWICH, BUT NO FAVOURS AT PORTMAN ROAD. WITHOUT REPLY, RICE IN TOWARDS TROSSARD. AND IN FOR THREE. ARSENAL TOO GOOD, WINNING 4-0, LEAVING THESE FANS TO WAIT AT LEAST A FEW MORE DAYS. KIWI NBA STAR STEVEN ADAMS AND HIS HOUSTON ROCKETS WERE IN ACTION THIS AFTERNOON, HOSTING THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS IN THEIR OPENING-ROUND PLAY-OFFS MATCH. AND AS LUKE ROBINSON REPORTS, ADAMS WAS THE ONLY SHINING LIGHT FOR THE HOME FANS. HE'S ONE OF THE NBA'S BIGGEST NAMES. CURRY. THREE. OHH! OH, MAN! OH! HE HIT THAT FROM WAY OUTSIDE! STEPH CURRY AND THE WARRIORS ROLLING INTO HOUSTON FOR THEIR FIRST-ROUND MATCH-UP. AND THE ROCKETS TOOK OFF IN THE OPENING MINUTES. AND IT'S FRED VAN VLEET FOR THREE. BOTH TEAMS TOE-TO-TOE IN CLASSIC PLAY-OFF FASHION. BUT AS THE SCORING DRIED UP FOR THE HOSTS, THE WARRIORS TOOK ADVANTAGE. THIS VERSION OF GOLDEN STATE IS A DIFFERENT BEAST... IT'S A THREE. BUTLER. BOOK IT! ...BOLSTERED BY VETERAN JIMMY BUTLER JOINING TWO MONTHS AGO. BUTLER, ALONGSIDE CURRY, LOOKING TO LEAVE A SOUR TASTE IN THE HOME FANS' MOUTHS. OH MY GOODNESS! OH! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? GEOMETRICALLY, THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED! WOW! TRAILING BY AS MANY AS 23 WITH LITTLE HOPE, A ROCKETS RESURGENCE LED BY THE KIWI. ANOTHER REBOUND FROM ADAMS. HE'S GOT 10. HE HAS BEEN A MACHINE. THE HUGE LEAD CUT TO EIGHT, AS ADAMS THRIVED ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR. 12 REBOUNDS AND SIX POINTS IN HIS 20 MINUTES. ADAMS. OH! HE'LL THROW DOWN A HAMMER! NO PANIC FROM THE WARRIORS, THOUGH. CURRY IN CONTROL, AND COOKING. RING IT UP! CURRY WITH A TRIPLE! CURRY AND BUTLER COMBINING FOR 56 POINTS, AS THE WARRIORS TOOK GAME ONE BY 10. A SIMILAR STORY FOR THE DEFENDING CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS, WHO GOT OFF TO THE PERFECT START. TAYTUM. FALLING AWAY. HIGH, ARCING SHOT. AND ITS GOOD. BOSTON MAKING LIGHT WORK OF THE ORLANDO MAGIC IN THEIR OPENING MATCH, DERRICK WHITE STARRING, WITH 30. DERRICK WHITE DRILLS ANOTHER THREE, HIS SEVENTH OF THE GAME! THE CELTICS LOOKING TO BE JUST THE NINTH TEAM EVER TO GO BACK-TO-BACK. BUT THEY'LL HAVE 15 OTHER TEAMS LOOKING TO GET IN THEIR WAY. LUKE ROBINSON, 1 NEWS. KIWI TENNIS PLAYER ERIN ROUTLIFEE HAS CLAIMED BACK-TO-BACK WTA TITLES AFTER WINNING THE STUTTGART OPEN OVERNIGHT. TWO WEEKS AFTER WINNING THE CHARLESTON OPEN, ROUTLIFFE AND PARTNER GABBY DABROWSKI HAD A STRAIGHT SETS VICTORY OVER EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA AND SHUAI ZHANG TO TAKE THE TITLE. GABBY, THANKS FOR PLAYING. FIRST WEEK ON CLAY OF OUR CAREERS, WHICH IS COOL. UM, YEAH. WE DIDN'T BRING A COACH HERE THIS WEEK, WHICH I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE IN A WHILE, SO WE HAD TO LEAN ON EACH OTHER A LOT, WHICH I THINK MADE US STRONGER. AND, YEAH, WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WATCHING. IT'S ROUTELIFFE'S 10th CAREER TITLE. THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX WOMEN'S SIDE HAVE SAID GOODBYE TO BOTH COACH AND CAPTAIN, FOLLOWING THEIR FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON. THE 1-1 DRAW WITH WESTERN UNITED SAW THE END OF PAUL TEMPLE'S TENURE, AFTER THE CLUB DECIDED NOT TO RENEW HIS CONTRACT. AND FOLLOWING THE MATCH, CAPTAIN ANNALIE LONGO CONFIRMED SHE WAS FINISHING UP WITH THE 'NIX, RETIRING FROM PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL. FOR PAUL AND MYSELF, I THINK IT'S A FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE COACHED BY HIM BACK IN THE UNDER-17s, IN THE WORLD CUP FOR NEW ZEALAND, AND YEAH, WE'VE GONE A LONG WAY. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO, YOU KNOW, SEE HIM GROW AND DEVELOP AS A COACH, AND I'M SURE HE'LL GO ON TO BIGGER AND MORE SUCCESSFUL THINGS. THE WOMEN'S SIDE FINISHED THE SEASON IN NINTH SPOT, NINE POINTS OUTSIDE THE PLAY-OFFS. WHILE THEIR SUPER RUGBY AUPIKI SEASON MAY BE OVER, MATATU'S 2024 CAMPAIGN COULD PLAY A BIG ROLE IN SHAPING WOMEN'S SPORT IN THE FUTURE. THAT'S BECAUSE THE CHRISTCHURCH-BASED TEAM HAS BEEN PART OF A CRITICAL STUDY, HELPING RESEARCHERS LOOK INTO THE EFFECTS MENSTRUAL CYCLES HAVE ON ATHLETES' PERFORMANCE AND RECOVERY. JORDAN OPPERT EXPLAINS. JUST LIKE COACHES ANALYSE ON-FIELD PERFORMANCE, IN 2025 THESE MATATU PLAYERS HAVE BEEN TRACKED OFF THE FIELD TOO, BY RESEARCHERS CURIOUS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW MENSTRUAL CYCLES IMPACT HIGH-PERFORMING ATHLETES. WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORT, LIKE, 12 YEARS AGO, LIKE, THAT WASN'T EVEN A THING. WE WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT OR CONSIDERED IT ON OUR PERFORMANCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE SEASON-LONG STUDY, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORT, REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT BUY-IN FROM THE PLAYERS, WHO HAD TO BE HONEST AND VULNERABLE WITH THEIR SYMPTOMS. FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WOMEN HAVE BEEN TRAINED LIKE SMALL MEN. AND THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH RESEARCH ON FEMALE ATHLETES. AND I THINK MOST OF THE RESEARCH IS TRYING TO PROVE THAT WE DON'T NEED TO TRAIN WOMEN DIFFERENTLY. WOMEN ARE NOT ALL THE SAME, EITHER. AND THIS PIECE OF WORK REALLY STARTS TO LOOK AT THAT AND HOW TO TAKE WOMEN AND ATHLETES AS THEY ARE. IN ORDER TO DO THIS, EVERY DAY EACH PLAYER DID A WELL-BEING SURVEY VIA AN APP AND PROVIDED ATTWELL WITH SALIVA SAMPLES TO MEASURE HORMONAL FLUCTUATIONS. THE TEAM ALSO WORE WHOOP BANDS 24/7 TO MONITOR SLEEP AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRENDS, WHERE THEY NOTICED INSTANT RESULTS. IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD MENTALLY, I GUESS. WHEN IT TRACKS OUR SLEEP AND OUR MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND THAT, IF YOU THINK YOU'VE HAD A BAD SLEEP, BUT THE WATCH TELLS YOU YOU MIGHT NOT ACTUALLY HAVE HAD A BAD SLEEP, YOU COME TO TRAINING AND YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A MENTAL SWITCH, I GUESS. DATA IS POWER. AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRULY UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE BEHIND HOW THEIR OWN BODIES WORK, HOW THEIR OWN CYCLES WORK, EVEN THE PIECE AROUND HEAR-RATE VARIABILITY, BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND MONITOR THEIR SLEEP AND THE POWER THAT THAT HAS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE AS WELL. BUT THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. ATWELL SAYS THE FINDINGS COULD QUITE LITERALLY BE GAME-CHANGING. THE FIRST PART IS REALLY FOCUSING ON UNDERSTANDING MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND MAKING SURE FEMALES ACTUALLY HAVE REALLY HEALTHY HORMONES. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE TOO HARD TO HAVE TAILORED TRAINING, ESPECIALLY IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT. BUT TO KINDA SAY, HEY, LOOK, YOU FEEL LIKE THIS AT THIS TIME IN YOUR CYCLE, THIS IS WHAT YOUR HORMONES MIGHT BE DOING. HERE'S SOME RECOVERY METRICS. HERE'S SOME THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOURSELF SO THAT YOU CAN SHOW UP YOUR BEST ON ANY GIVEN DAY. THE RESEARCH, DUE BACK LATER THIS YEAR, IS SET TO BE SHARED WITH GAFA, THE GLOBAL AFFILIATION FOR FEMALE ATHLETES, WHICH HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORT NEW ZEALAND HAS RECENTLY JOINED. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THINGS, SINCE THERE'S BEEN SUCH A GAP FOR A WHILE. SO NOW IT'S LIKE, HOW CAN WE GET TOGETHER AND PUT MANY MINDS IN ONE ROOM AND MOVE THINGS FORWARD, LIKE AT A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXPEDITED RATE? YEAH. ENABLING WOMEN TO BE AT THEIR BEST AND ULTIMATELY PROLONG THEIR SPORTING CAREERS. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. FINALLY TONIGHT ` THE ICE FERNZ HAVE CLAIMED SILVER AT THE WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY SECOND-TIER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DUNEDIN, EDGING OUT TURKIYE IN A FINAL-ROUND THRILLER. AFTER GOING TOE-TO-TOE, IT WAS NEW ZEALAND'S KATYA BLONG FINDING THE NET TWICE, SEALING THEIR 3-2 VICTORY. ONE-TIME SHOT. IT'S IN! ONE-TIMER WORKS A TREAT. WHAT A RIPPER. AUSTRALIA BAGGING GOLD AND EARNING PROMOTION, AFTER FINISHING THE WEEK UNDEFEATED. NO DOUBT PLENTY OF EASTER EGGS. THANKS, ZION. 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JUST A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. MAYBE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER. FURTHER WEST, FEW IN THE FIRST TROUGH. COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN WELLINGTON. CHANCE FOR SHOWER IN THE MORNING. EARLY CLOUD, LITTLE DRIZZLE, AND THEN GONE. HERE OK, MORNING CLOUD. GREAT DAY, COULD SEE SOME CLOUD IN EVENING. THAT WORKS IN FOR DUNEDIN. DRY DAY. WET WEATHER IN CHATHAMS. STILL A FEW SHOWERS AROUND/ QUIET LOOKING WEATHER. THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS EASTER MONDAY. REMEMBER, YOU CAN KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, 1news.co.nz. KOINA A TATOU KORERO MO TENEI RA. THAT'S IT FROM US. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND RUBY WEBB-SAGARIN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.