TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` SHOULD JULIANA BONILLA-HERRERA HAVE KNOWN HER NEIGHBOUR WAS A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER? AN INQUEST BEGINS INTO HER BRUTAL DEATH, EXAMINING HER KILLER'S EARLY PAROLE CONDITIONS. THE AGES OF THE CAR-RAMMING VICTIMS IN VANCOUVER ARE REVEALED, WITH A MAN ALREADY KNOWN TO POLICE, ARRESTED. AND WHY IT'S EXPECTED WE'LL SEE MORE DEADLY SEA SNAKES CLOSER TO SHORE AND WASHING UP ON BEACHES. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN, RUBY WEBB-SAGARIN AND TOM CLARKE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 COULD THE DEATH OF JULIANA BONILLA HERRERA HAVE BEEN AVOIDED? A CORONER'S INQUEST IS NOW UNDERWAY IN CHRISTCHURCH EXAMINING THAT QUESTION. THE 37-YEAR-OLD COLUMBIAN WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED IN HER FLAT IN 2022 BY HER NEIGHBOUR JOSEPH BRIDER, A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER, WHO HAD BEEN OUT ON PAROLE FOR 72 DAYS. KATIE STEVENSON HAS BEEN IN COURT. JULIANA BONILLA HERRERA HAD BEEN LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND FOR 10 YEARS BEFORE HER LIFE WAS VIOLENTLY CUT SHORT. THE 37-YEAR-OLD FOUND DEAD IN HER ADDINGTON HOME IN JANUARY 2022. THE INJURIES THAT WERE INFLICTED ON HER WERE HORRIFIC. WHAT HAPPENED TO HER WAS DESCRIBED AS BRUTAL, CALLOUS, AND DEPRAVED, ALL AT THE HANDS OF THIS MAN, JOSEPH BRIDER, WHO HAD ONLY BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON 10 WEEKS EARLIER. HE'D BEEN SERVING TIME FOR VARIOUS SEXUAL OFFENCES, INCLUDING RAPE, BEFORE MOVING IN NEXT DOOR TO THE COLOMBIAN NATIONAL. SHE TOLD HER FORMER PARTNER THAT SHE DID NOT LIKE THE NEW NEIGHBOUR. JULIANA TOLD SOMEONE ELSE THAT SHE FELT THREATENED JULIANA TOLD SOMEONE ELSE THAT SHE FELT THREATENED BY THE NEW NEIGHBOUR, AND SHE TOLD ANOTHER PERSON THAT THE NEW NEIGHBOUR GAVE HER A BAD FEELING AND THAT SHE FELT LIKE SHE WAS BEING WATCHED. BRIDER PLEADED GUILTY TO HER MURDER IN SEPTEMBER 2022, AND WAS SENTENCED TO AT LEAST 23 YEARS IMPRISONMENT. THE CORONER WILL HEAR EVIDENCE COVERING ABOUT 20 ISSUES, INCLUDING WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE HE WAS PAROLED AT THE END OF 2021. WHY WAS MR BRIDER RELEASED WITH CONDITIONS WHEN HE COULD HAVE REMAINED IN PRISON UNTIL THE END OF HIS SENTENCE? THE INQUEST ALSO EXPECTED TO SCRUTINISE HIS ACCOMMODATION AND HOW HE WAS MANAGED IN THE COMMUNITY. THE COURT TODAY HEARING THE MURDERER LIED TO AUTHORITIES. MR BRIDER WAS ASKED ABOUT ANY INTERACTIONS HE HAD HAD WITH HIS NEIGHBOURS. IN RESPONSE, HE SAID THEY WERE ALL ELDERLY PEOPLE. THE PROBATION OFFICER DID NOT SEE ANY OF THE NEIGHBOURS DURING THIS VISIT, BUT NOTED THAT, OPEN QUOTE, 'ANY ATTRACTIVE FEMALE MOVING INTO THE NEIGHBOURING FLATS 'OR NEXT DOOR, IT WOULD BE SEEN AS A POTENTIAL RISK.' QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED ABOUT THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT'S ACTIONS. IT IS HOPED THAT THE INQUEST CAN PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT THE FAMILY HAVE, AND IN PARTICULAR REGARDING THE SYSTEMS, THE MEASURES THAT ARE IN PLACE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS RELEASED INTO THE COMMUNITY. WITH REHABILITATION AGENCY 'PATHWAYS', WHICH SUPPORTED HIM IN HIS REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY, ALSO IN THE SPOTLIGHT. NONE OF PATHWAYS' STAFF EVER HAD CAUSE TO SUSPECT THAT HE WAS THINKING ABOUT OR PLANNING TO DO WHAT HE DID TO JULIANA ` OR ANYONE. WITH HINDSIGHT, IT IS CLEAR THAT HE MANIPULATED EVERYONE HE DEALT WITH. AS THE CORONER CONSIDERS WHETHER ANYTHING COULD PREVENT A SIMILAR TRAGEDY IN THE FUTURE. KATIE JOINS US NOW. KATIE, ARE ANY FAMILY IN COURT FOR THE HEARING? WE ARE TOLD THAT THEY ARE LISTENING IN REMOTELY, INCLUDING HER SISTER IN AMERICA. AS THEY ARE COLOMBIAN, THERE ARE THREE INTERPRETERS TRANSLATING INTO SPANISH. THE CORONER ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR PRESENCE TODAY AND OFFERED HER CONDOLENCES, SAYING SHE KNOWS JULIANA WAS A VIBRANT PERSON WHO DESERVES TO BE REMEMBERED IN SO MANY MORE WAYS. THE FOCUS WILL BE ON THE OFFENDER. SHE ASSURED FAMILY THAT JULIANA WOULD BE ON HER MIND. OTHER LAWYERS EXPRESS THEIR SYMPATHY. OVER THE COMING DAYS, MORE CORRECTION STAFF WILL GIVE EVIDENCE, AS WELL AS STAFF FROM PATHWAY TRUST. THE INQUEST IS TWO WEEKS. IT'S BEEN LABELLED 'VANCOUVER'S DARKEST DAY.' AT LEAST 11 PEOPLE AGED 5 TO 65 WERE KILLED WHEN THE DRIVER OF AN SUV PLOUGHED INTO A CROWD AT A FILIPINO CULTURAL FESTIVAL. THE DEATH TOLL IS EXPECTED TO RISE, WITH DOZENS MORE INJURED. CANADIAN PROSECUTORS HAVE NOW CHARGED A MAN (30) WITH MURDER, AS DONNA MARIE LEVER REPORTS. IT S EERILY CALM AT THE CRIME SCENE TODAY, AS A MEMORIAL FOR THE VICTIMS BEGINS TO MOUNT ON THE SIDEWALK. (CHOIR SINGS) VANCOUVER'S LARGE FILIPINO COMMUNITY UNITING TO MOURN THEIR OWN. THERE'S A SAYING CALLED 'ISANG BAGSAK', AND IT MEANS, WHEN ONE FALLS, WE ALL FALL. BUT AGAIN, WHEN ONE RISES, WE ALL RISE. I'M COMPLETELY HEARTBROKEN, I'M SHOCKED, AND I'M ANGRY. ALL: WELCOME TO LAPU LAPU DAY! THE LAPU LAPU FESTIVAL WAS A CELEBRATION OF CULTURE AND PRIDE, BUT IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, IT ALL CHANGED. STAY BACK! STAY BACK! HELP IS HERE. SOME CAR, SOME AUDI ` HE JUST PUSHED THE GAS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WHOLE BLOCK THERE, CRASHING TO EVERYONE IN HIS WAY. PLOUGHING THROUGH CROWDS, CLAIMING LIVES, AND LEAVING MANY MORE INJURED AND SHOCKED. THIS IS THE DARKEST DAY IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY. THE ACTIONS OF A SINGLE PERSON SHATTERED OUR COLLECTIVE SENSE OF SAFETY. CROWDS SCRAMBLING TO GIVE FIRST AID TO SURVIVORS, AS MEDICS RUSHED TO THE SCENE. WHILE THE MOTIVE IS NOT CLEAR, POLICE SAY THE ACT WAS DELIBERATE. THE PERSON WE HAVE IN CUSTODY DOES HAVE A SIGNIFICANT HISTORY OF INTERACTIONS WITH THE POLICE RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH. I CAN ALSO SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ACT OF TERRORISM. IT COMES AS THE FEDERAL ELECTION LOOMS, WITH CANADIANS HEADING TO THE POLLS IN A MATTER OF HOURS, IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TIGHT RACE. BUT FOR NOW, POLITICS ARE BEING PUT ASIDE. FAMILIES LOST A SISTER, A BROTHER, A MOTHER, A FATHER, A SON, OR A DAUGHTER. THOSE FAMILIES ARE LIVING EVERY FAMILY'S NIGHTMARE. TO THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE VICTIMS ` WE SEE YOU, WE LOVE YOU, AND WE GRIEVE WITH YOU TONIGHT. TONIGHT, THE SUSPECT (30), A VANCOUVER RESIDENT, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF MURDER, AS MANY TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF THE SITUATION, GATHER FOR SUPPORT, AND SEARCH FOR ANSWERS. DONNA MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. IN ROME, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE GATHERED FOR A MOURNING MASS THE DAY AFTER POPE FRANCIS WAS BURIED. LARGE-SCALE TRIBUTES ARE SET TO CONTINUE FOR DAYS AS THE SECRETIVE PROCESS TO CHOOSE HIS SUCCESSOR GEARS UP. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS REPORTS FROM ROME. A NEW DAWN IN ROME, POPE FRANCIS TAKING HIS PLACE IN HISTORY. THE BIG BUZZ-QUESTION IN THE LONG LINES ` WHO WILL REPLACE HIM? HE WAS A VERY GOOD AND KIND MAN. I JUST HOPE THE NEXT POPE WILL BE LIKE THAT TOO. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE LIKE HIM. VISITING THE POPE'S TOMB TODAY, THOSE DECIDING WHO WILL LEAD THE WORLD'S 1.4 BILLION CATHOLICS ` THE CHURCH'S COLLEGE OF CARDINALS, WHO WILL VOTE TWICE A DAY UNTIL A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY IS MET. VOTING IS SET TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK, BUT COULD BE SOONER IF ALL CARDINALS AGREE TO AN EARLY START... WE NEED PEOPLE THAT ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE CLIMATE, WORRIED ABOUT THE POOR, WERE REAL ABOUT THE PEACE, WORRIED REALLY ABOUT THE PEACE. (MOURNFUL CHORAL SIGNING) ...BUT TODAY, TIME FOR PRAYER AND REFLECTION. THE COLLEGE IS ALSO HOLDING MEETINGS TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. WITH SUCH A DIVERSE GROUP FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THERE'S CURRENTLY NO CLEAR VOTING BLOCS GOING INTO THE CONCLAVE PROCESS. THE SISTINE CHAPEL, WHERE THE SECRETIVE BALLOTS WILL TAKE PLACE, CLOSING ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC TODAY. IT COMES AFTER ST PETER'S SQUARE REACHED FULL CAPACITY FOR A SECOND DAY IN A ROW. 200,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING MASS TO MARK THE SECOND OF THE NINE-DAY MOURNING PERIOD, KNOWN AS NOVENDIALI. SUA POPOLO, PAPA FRANCESCO. THE BOOKIES' PICK FOR THE NEXT POPE TELLING THE YOUNG CROWD TO HOLD ON TO THE LEGACY OF POPE FRANCIS. TRANSLATOR: OUR AFFECTION FOR HIM, MUST NOT REMAIN A MERE EMOTION OF THE MOMENT. 30,000 IN THE FIRST DAY QUEUED TO SEE THE POPE'S FINAL RESTING PLACE, A SIMPLE MARBLE TOMB DECORATED WITH A SINGLE WHITE ROSE AND A ONE-WORD INSCRIPTION ` FRANCISCUS. IT WAS VERY PEACEFUL, VERY SWEET, AND IT WAS VERY PLAIN. OH MY GOODNESS, IT WAS SUCH A PLAIN THING. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POPES OF THE CATHOLIC HISTORY. THE PONTIFF CONTINUING TO DRAW CROWDS OF ALL CULTURES IN DEATH AS THE VATICAN PREPARES FOR ITS NEXT CHAPTER. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS, ROME. TEACHERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, PRIMARY, AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL SOON GET THEIR REGISTRATION PAID FOR BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE PRE-BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT IS $53 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS, BUT A UNION SAYS MORE STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ATTRACT TEACHERS, AS RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. THE EDUCATION MINISTER'S DONE THE MATH... 4 X 6 X 12. ...AND IT'S ADDING UP FOR TEACHERS. DO YOU LIKE DOING MATHS? HMM, SOMETIMES. FROM JULY, TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO GET THEIR REGISTRATION FEES AND PRACTISING CERTIFICATES PAID FOR. 115,000 WILL BENEFIT OVER THREE YEARS, A COST TO THE TAXPAYER OF $53M. IT'S A REALLY POSITIVE FIRST STEP IN RECOGNISING TEACHERS AS A REALLY LARGE SKILLED PROFESSIONAL BASE. NATIONAL MADE THE PROMISE FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN THE TEACHING COUNCIL SUGGESTED IT WOULD DOUBLE ITS FEES. INSTEAD, THE COUNCIL'S CONSULTING ON A $37 INCREASE TO JUST OVER 500 FOR THREE YEARS. TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT MEANS THEIR MEMBERS WON'T HAVE TO WORRY. I THINK FOR THE STAFF IT'LL BE GREAT. BECAUSE IT'S AN EXPENSE THAT THEY'VE HAD TO PAY IN THE PAST ` A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS ` AND IT'S BETTER IN THEIR POCKET THAN GOING ELSEWHERE. WE'RE NOT THE HIGHEST-PAID PROFESSION, SO HAVING THIS LITTLE BONUS IS GREAT. WHERE THE FUNDING COMES FROM ERICA STANFORD SAYS WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE BUDGET. BUT IT'S NO SECRET THAT I HAVE BEEN COMBING THROUGH 26,000 LINES OF SPEND IN THE EDUCATION BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN THINGS THAT WORK. WITH STAFF SHORTAGES ACROSS THE SECTOR, SHE'S HOPING THE INVESTMENT WILL ATTRACT MORE INTO THE PROFESSION. WHEN WE PUT A BIT OF FUNDING IN TO MAKE IT FREE FOR THOSE TEACHERS WHO HAD WANTED TO COME BACK TO TEACHING IF THEY HAD A BABY OR HAD RETIRED, ABOUT 340 TEACHERS CAME BACK INTO TEACHING SINCE OCTOBER LAST YEAR, WHEN WE MADE IT FREE. SO WE DO KNOW THAT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. IT'S BEING WELCOMED WITH SOME TREPIDATION BY THE POST-PRIMARY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. THIS IS A BIG PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT WITH OUR COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS COMING UP THIS YEAR, WE'RE HOPING TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT IN OUR PAY AND OUR CONDITIONS, COS WE KNOW THAT ALSO ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO THE PROFESSION. IN BUDGET 2025, THERE WILL BE SOME NEW MONEY AND THERE WILL BE SOME SAVINGS, BUT I CAN'T TALK ANY MORE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I'LL GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, AND YOU KNOW THAT VERY WELL. A BUDGET THAT TEACHERS WILL BE HOPING DELIVERS MORE RESULTS FOR THEM TOO. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. SOME BUILDERS, PLUMBERS, AND DRAINLAYERS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO SIGN OFF THEIR OWN WORK. THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCED AN OPT-IN SCHEME, AIMING TO REDUCE BUILD COSTS AND WAIT TIMES. 3000 SIMPLE SINGLE-STOREY HOUSE BUILDS PER YEAR ARE EXPECTED TO QUALIFY. THERE IS NO LOWERING OF THE STANDARDS ` ALL WE'RE DOING IS FINDING A WAY THAT WILL BE MORE EFFICIENT TO DETERMINE THAT THE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN MET. AND ACTUALLY INCREASING THE ACCOUNTABILITY, OR LIABILITY, OR RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE WHO ARE DOING THE WORK, AS COMPARED WITH THE COUNCILS BEING ON THE HOOK FOR IT ALL. THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SURVEYORS HAS EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS THAT QUALITY ISSUES MAY ARISE ON MORE COMPLEX PROJECTS. WELLINGTON'S CONTROVERSIAL GOLDEN MILE INNER-CITY TRANSPORT PROJECT IS FINALLY UNDERWAY. THE FIRST SOD'S BEEN TURNED ON THE 116 MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE. AND DESPITE SOME CONTRACTS STILL TO BE SIGNED, THE MAYOR INSISTS THE PROJECT WILL STICK TO BUDGET. SAM OLLEY REPORTS. DIGGING FOR 'GOLDEN MILE' WORKS TO BEGIN. I WOULD HANG MY MAYORALTY OFF THIS PROJECT. THIS IS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ME. 51% FUNDED BY THE NZTA ` NEW PLANTING, OUTDOOR SEATING, CROSSINGS, SHELTERS, FOOTPATHS, BIKE LANES, THIS SCULPTURE, AND... MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE FIXING OUR PIPES UNDERNEATH AS WELL. THE UPGRADES WILL BE DONE BLOCK BY BLOCK BY AT LEAST 200 WORKERS EXPECTED TO FINISH IN A YEAR AND A HALF. BUT NOT ALL CONTRACTS FOR EACH BLOCK SIGNED YET. WE'RE HOPING TO GET THE CONTRACT SIGNED SOON. I DON'T HAVE A DATE ON ME AT THE MOMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WOULD REDUCE MY NEGOTIATION POSITION. THE MAYOR'S ADAMANT THE $116 MILLION BUDGET WILL NOT BLOW OUT. IT WILL BE WITHIN BUDGET. THERE'S NO WAY IT WILL EXTEND BEYOND THAT. WE HAVE VERY STRONG CRITERIA IN PLACE WITH NZTA AS WELL. LOOK AT ST JAMES, LOOK AT TOWN HALL, LOOK AT THE LIBRARY, THAT'S, UNFORTUNATELY, THE LITANY OF PROJECTS THAT TAKE LONGER THAN THEY INTENDED AND COSTS MORE. THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND WHEN YOU DIG UP A ROAD. ON A GOOD NIGHT, THE PARTY STRIP IS FULL OF LIFE, BUT IN RECESSIONARY TIMES AND WITH NO ROAD WORK COMPENSATION BEING OFFERED, SOME BUSINESS OWNERS ARE WORRIED FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS. OH, WITHOUT A DOUBT, BUSINESS IS GOING UNDER ALREADY. AND AS SOON AS THEY SHUT THE STREET, THE FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THE MOMENT WILL STOP COMING. WHEN WORK IS DONE. PRIVATE VEHICLES WILL BE BANNED FROM COURTNEY PLACE FROM 7am TO 7pm. YOU'D BE REALLY HARD-PRESSED TO FIND ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT COURTNEY PLACE IS CURRENTLY GREAT. UM, WE'RE HEARING A LOT OF FEEDBACK THAT IT'S UNSAFE, IT'S A BIT GROTTY, AND IT NEEDS A LOT OF LOVE. OTHERS SAY SMALLER CHANGES WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. I'D CLEAN THE STREETS. I'D DO BETTER LIGHTING. I'D INVEST IN MORE EVENTS. THE GOLDEN MILE PLANS ARE MOVING AHEAD REGARDLESS. SAM OLLEY, 1 NEWS. AN AUCKLAND IWI IS DEFENDING ITS FIGHT FOR A GREATER SAY OVER THE WAITAKERE RANGES, FOLLOWING A BACKLASH FROM ACT LEADER DAVID SEYMOUR. PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS ON A PROPOSAL TO CREATE A JOINT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE BETWEEN MEMBERS OF TE KAWERAU A MAKI, AUCKLAND COUNCIL AND CROWN OFFICIALS ENDS TODAY. SEYMOUR CLAIMS IT WOULD SEE UNELECTED DECISION-MAKERS CLOSING TRACKS AND DICTATING LAND USE. BUT THE IWI REJECTS THAT, SAYING THE COMMITTEE HONOURS THE WAITAKERE RANGES HERITAGE ACT. THE INTENT OF THE LAW SAID TE KAWERAU A MAKI WOULD HAVE A ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AREA, SO THIS IS ABOUT OUR RIGHTS. AUCKLAND COUNCIL FOR THE REGIONAL PARK WOULD STILL MAKE DECISIONS OVER THE BUDGET, FOR EXAMPLE. AUCKLAND COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO REPORT BACK ON PUBLIC FEEDBACK IN JUNE. EXACTLY 30 YEARS ON, SOME OF THE CAVE CREEK DISASTER SURVIVORS HAVE REUNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME. 13 POLYTECH STUDENTS AND A DOC WORKER DIED WHEN A VIEWING PLATFORM ON THE SOUTH ISLAND'S WEST COAST COLLAPSED. ALI PUGH ATTENDED THE SPECIAL COMMEMORATION. SURVIVORS BACK WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES. 30 YEARS AGO AT THIS TIME, ON A DAY VERY, VERY SIMILAR TO THIS, WE WERE AMONGST BROKEN BODIES AND BROKEN LIVES. GATHERING ALONGSIDE VICTIMS' FAMILY MEMBERS, SOME OF THESE FORMER STUDENTS HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER SINCE THE TRAGEDY. AS WE GET OLDER, IT GETS MORE RAW, MORE HARDER. THE GROUP OF POLYTECH STUDENTS WERE ON THIS CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT PLATFORM WHEN IT COLLAPSED, PLUMMETING 30m ON TO THE ROCKS BELOW. 13 STUDENTS AND A DOC OFFICER DIED. SAM LUCAS ONE OF THE FOUR WHO FELL, BUT MIRACULOUSLY LIVED. IT'S REALLY BLOWN ME AWAY HOW... HOW RAW SOME OF THIS STILL IS EVEN 30 YEARS ON. STEPHEN HANNEN, ANOTHER SURVIVOR. HIS INJURIES LEFT HIM PARALYSED. IT'S CHANGED MY LIFE COMPLETELY ` I'M IN A WHEELCHAIR AND CAN'T GET OUT. BUT YOU BUILD YOUR LIFE AROUND WHAT YOU CAN DO. AN INQUIRY FOUND THE PLATFORM WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN ` NAILS WERE USED INSTEAD OF BOLTS, AND THERE WAS NO COUNTERWEIGHT ATTACHED. THE REPORT CALLED IT AN INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE. NO ONE WAS EVER CHARGED. NO ONE REALLY WANTED TO PUT THEIR HAND UP, WHICH MAKES IT REALLY HARD FROM A VICTIM'S POINT OF VIEW. YOU NEED SOMEONE TO SAY, 'YOU DID THIS WRONG, JUST ADMIT IT,' AND THAT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THAT APOLOGY TO COME THROUGH. DOC'S MOVES TO OVERHAUL ALL ITS SAFETY PROTOCOLS MEANT A LOT TO THOSE HERE. IT HASN'T MEANT NOTHING, AND THAT ITS KIND OF LIKE THE GIFT TO US THAT WE DO HAVE` WE CAN GO OUT TO THE OUTDOORS, WE CAN FEEL SAFE IN THE FACILITIES WE'RE USING. THIS IS THE LARGEST GROUP THAT'S COME HERE TO CAVE CREEK IN MANY, MANY YEARS, AND SOME OF THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR THIS STRETCH OF TRACK THROUGH TO THE PAPAROA TRACK TO BE RENAMED IN THEIR HONOUR, AND TODAY THAT HAPPENED. A PERMANENT TRIBUTE FOR THOSE WHOSE LIVES ENDED IN A PLACE THEY LOVED. ALI PUGH, 1 NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` CONCERN OVER THE CRYPTO ATMs POPPING UP IN DAIRIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. WHAT SCAMMERS MIGHT PRESSURE YOU TO DO ON THESE MACHINES, THAT HAS A TOP WATCHDOG ISSUING A WARNING. THEN ` DEATH AND DEVASTATION AFTER A MASSIVE BLAST AT AN IRANIAN PORT. COULD A SHIPMENT OF MISSILE FUEL BE TO BLAME? THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` AFTER THE DEVASTATING FIRE AT THE ABILITIES GROUP RECYCLING CENTRE, HOW THE SCALE OF THE DAMAGE IS JUST BEING REALISED. FROM THE HI-VIS, FROM THE SAFETY BOOTS, FROM THE SCREWDRIVERS TO THE POWER TOOLS, ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, WE HAVE TO START AND REPLACE. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A MUG TO HAVE A CUP OF TEA IN. AND MEET THE KIWIS WINNING GOLD ON THE WORLD STAGE. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. VOICEOVER: Cheesy Bites are back. For a limited tiiiime. Oh hi Mr Stephenson. You're having a cheese dream, bro. VOICEOVER: Haven't got your enrolment pack yet? You'll need to enrol or update your details to vote in the local elections. Just head to vote.nz to do it now. It's quick and easy to do. See? Go to vote.nz or call 0800 36 76 56. VOICEOVER: Waitoa free range chicken turns the whole family... Dad? ...cosy. What's happening? I'm warm and cosy. But worried. You know what? I actually feel close to you all. Waitoa free range chicken. A TOTAL OF $34M WORTH OF METH HAS BEEN SEIZED AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT WITHIN JUST 12 HOURS. CUSTOMS DISCOVERED 90kg OF THE DRUG IN FOUR ABANDONED BAGS THAT HAD COME OFF FLIGHTS FROM MALAYSIA AND LOS ANGELES OVER THE WEEKEND. CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT HAVE KEPT BUSY SO FAR THIS YEAR, INTERCEPTING MORE THAN 400kg OF DRUGS IN BAGGAGE AND ON DRUG MULES. THAT SURPASSES THE TOTAL SEIZED AT ALL OF NEW ZEALAND'S OTHER AIRPORTS IN 2024. A WARNING TONIGHT FROM OUR TOP FINANCIAL CRIME UNIT OVER CRYPTOCURRENCY ATMs POPPING UP AROUND THE COUNTRY. OVERSEAS, DIGITAL CURRENCIES ARE BEING USED TO FUND TERRORISM, PURCHASE ILLEGAL FIREARMS AND LAUNDER MONEY, WITH CRYPTO ATMs BEING UTILISED FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. IN A RARE INTERVIEW, NEW ZEALAND'S TOP WATCHDOG SAYS SIMILAR PLOTS ARE STARTING TO BE SEEN ON OUR SHORES. HENRY McMULLAN HAS THIS EXCLUSIVE REPORT. YOU MIGHT HAVE ALREADY SPOTTED ONE BY YOUR LOCAL DAIRY. CRYPTOCURRENCY ATMS GROWING IN NUMBERS AND POPULARITY. I'M NOT KEEPING A COUNT, BUT GENERALLY WHEN I'M THERE IN THE SHOP, I SEE MANY PEOPLE COME AND USE IT. THE COUNTRY HAS OVER 200 MACHINES NATIONWIDE. AND THE HEAD OF OUR TOP FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT SAYS THEY ARE VULNERABLE TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. WE'RE SEEING CRIMINALS MOVE AWAY FROM MORE TRADITIONAL FORMS OF CURRENCY LIKE CASH TO USING CRYPTOCURRENCY, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE, THEY HAVE THAT BELIEF THAT IT'S AN ANONYMOUS WAY OF MOVING ILLICIT FUNDS. THE GROWING TECH TREND IS ANOTHER TOOL CRIMINALS ARE USING TO HELP ORCHESTRATE FRAUDS AND SCAMS AND CONNECT WITH WIDER INTERNATIONAL CRIME NETWORKS. SCAMMERS WILL ENCOURAGE VICTIMS TO DEPOSIT THROUGH THOSE CRYPTO ATMs AS A WAY TO CIRCUMVENT USING THE BANKING SECTOR. CRYPTOCURRENCIES CAN BE USED BY CRIMINALS TO LAUNDER MONEY, FINANCE CRIME AND TERRORISM, AND EVEN PURCHASE WEAPONS ` SOME OF THOSE THREATS ALREADY DETECTED AND STOPPED HERE. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE EVIDENCE OF THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES OCCURRING CLOSE TO NEW ZEALAND, IF NOT EVEN ON NEW ZEALAND SHORES. THERE'S CURRENTLY NO OFFICIAL TALLY OF JUST HOW FREQUENTLY THESE ATMs ARE BEING USED, WITH AUTHORITIES SAYING URGENT WORK AND RESEARCH INTO THE SPACE IS NEEDED. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SYSTEM VULNERABILITIES SOMEWHERE. IN THE CASE OF US IDENTIFYING THOSE VULNERABILITIES AND WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER WITH THE CRYPTO ATM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SHUT THOSE DOWN. IN A STATEMENT, FLIPCOIN, WHO OWN OVER HALF OF THE CRYPTO ATM MACHINES, SAID THEY NEVER WANT TO SEE THEIR USERS SCAMMED AND THAT THEY HAVE MULTIPLE USER PROTECTIONS IN PLACE TO HELP TRACK AND STOP CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THEY ALSO SAY THEY'RE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATORS. POLICE SAY TIGHTER REGULATIONS TO THE SECTOR MAY BE NEEDED, BUT FOR NOW ARE UTILISING ALL THE HELP THEY HAVE AVAILABLE. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN AND OBSERVE FROM OUR PARTNERS OVERSEAS. AND THAT'S REALLY HOW WE CONDUCT OUR INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES. IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE LAW ENFORCEMENT CATCHES UP WITH THESE CRIMINALS. OUR WATCHDOG HOT ON THE TRAIL. HENRY McMULLAN, 1 NEWS. ISRAEL HAS CARRIED OUT AN AIRSTRIKE ON LEBANON'S CAPITAL, DESPITE A CEASEFIRE THAT CAME INTO EFFECT FIVE MONTHS AGO. THE STRIKE TARGETED A SINGLE BUILDING IN BEIRUT'S SOUTHERN SUBURBS. (EXPLOSION ECHOES) ISRAEL SAYS HEZBOLLAH WAS STORING PRECISION-GUIDED MISSILES THERE. AN EVACUATION WARNING WAS ISSUED BEFORE THE ATTACK, AND NO CASUALTIES WERE REPORTED. SINCE THE CEASEFIRE CAME INTO FORCE, ISRAEL HAS HIT HEZBOLLAH-LINKED TARGETS ALMOST DAILY. THE DEATH TOLL FROM A HUGE EXPLOSION AT IRAN'S BIGGEST COMMERCIAL PORT HAS RISEN TO 40, WHILE MORE THAN 1200 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN YESTERDAY'S BLAST. AS THE BBC'S JOE INWOOD REPORTS, THERE ARE ALREADY CLAIMS AND DENIALS ABOUT WHAT SPARKED THE BLAST. CAPTURED ON CCTV, THE MOMENT A CONTAINER CATCHES FIRE IN AN IRANIAN PORT. WORKERS FLEE AS IT GROWS IN INTENSITY, BEFORE EXPLODING WITH SUCH FEROCITY IT CUTS OUT THE FEED. IT'S SAID THE EXPLOSION COULD BE FELT 50km AWAY. AND THIS WAS THE RESULT ` IRAN'S LARGEST AND MOST HIGH-TECH SEA FREIGHT TERMINAL STILL ABLAZE HOURS LATER. IRANIAN RED CRESCENT WORKERS ARRIVED TO HELP. SOME OF THOSE THEY SAVED TOLD STATE TV WHAT HAPPENED. TRANSLATOR: THE ENTIRE WAREHOUSE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE, DUST AND ASHES. I DON'T REMEMBER IF I WENT UNDER THE TABLE OR WAS THROWN THERE BY THE BLAST. THE FIRES WERE STILL BURNING THIS MORNING, LOCAL AUTHORITIES BATTLING TO GET THEM UNDER CONTROL. TODAY, VISITING THE SITE OF THE BLAST, IRAN'S PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED AN INVESTIGATION. TRANSLATOR: WE WILL CERTAINLY TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES AND ENSURE CARE FOR THOSE DEAR ONES WHO WERE INJURED. THE CONTENTS OF THE CONTAINER HAVE NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED, BUT ONE PRIVATE MARITIME RISK CONSULTANCY SAID IT BELIEVED THEY CONTAINED SOLID FUEL DESTINED FOR BALLISTIC MISSILES. WHATEVER THE CAUSE, IT HAS DONE VAST DAMAGE TO A CRITICAL PART OF THIS NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE. IRAN'S DEFENCE MINISTRY HAS DENIED ANY MISSILE FUEL CHEMICALS WERE INVOLVED, DESPITE REPORTS THAT THE PORT RECEIVED A SHIPMENT IN MARCH. DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE WANTS THE LEADERS OF RUSSIA AND UKRAINE TO GET ON WITH SIGNING A CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT. THE COMMENTS CAME AFTER THE U.S. PRESIDENT'S SURPRISE 15-MINUTE MEETING WITH HIS UKRAINIAN COUNTERPART, AHEAD OF THE POPE'S FUNERAL. MR TRUMP PRESSED BOTH SIDES FOR A PEACE DEAL. WELL, I WANT 'EM TO STOP SHOOTING, SIT DOWN AND SIGN A DEAL. AND WE HAVE THE CONFINES OF A DEAL, I BELIEVE. AND I WANT 'EM TO SIGN IT AND BE DONE WITH IT. IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST, PRESIDENT TRUMP CRITICISED THE LATEST RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON UKRAINE, SAYING THERE'S NO REASON FOR PUTIN TO BE SHOOTING MISSILES INTO CIVILIAN AREAS. A MURI AKE NEI ` THE VENOMOUS VISITORS TO OUR BEACHES. WHAT'S BEHIND RECENT SIGHTINGS OF SEA SNAKES ON KIWI COASTLINES, AND WHY WE COULD SOON BE SEEING MORE OF THEM. THEN ` A SNUB FOR BRITISH ROCKERS OASIS AND POP DIVA MARIAH CAREY. # ...BECAUSE YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY BABY. THEY WERE NOMINATED, BUT DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT THIS YEAR FOR THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. JUST AHEAD, WE'LL REVEAL WHO DID. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE KIWIS BEATING THE AMERICANS AT THEIR OWN GAME IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. PLUS ` A TRIP TO THE LIBRARY IS MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. IS IT BECAUSE LATE FINES HAVE BEEN DROPPED ` OR SOMETHING ELSE? AND FINALLY SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT FOR THE FOOTBALL FANS. WE'RE BEHIND THE SCENES AS AUCKLAND FC REACH PEAK FOOTBALL FEVER. THATS COMING UP AT 7. Breaking news, Skinny Mobile has found a new way to keep prices low. They've digitally cloned their happiest customer, to make really cost-effective ads. I'm a real Skinny Mobile customer who loves them so much that I let them digitally clone me using A.I. Join me on Skinny today! Wow, what a heartwarming story about a telco that will do anything to keep prices low and customers happy. Wow, we are so happy. Get the Skinny! CLIMATE CHANGE MAY MEAN WE'LL SEE MORE SEA SNAKES IN OUR WATERS AND ON OUR BEACHES. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION'S WARNING THAT SEA SNAKES, OFTEN DRIVEN HERE BY BIG STORMS, ARE EXTREMELY VENOMOUS. IT COMES AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF ONE NEAR AUCKLAND YESTERDAY, AS SIMON MERCEP REPORTS. THIS SEA SNAKE WAS FOUND ON OMAHA BEACH, NORTH OF AUCKLAND YESTERDAY. IT'S ONE OF A HANDFUL OF SPECIES THAT TURN UP EACH YEAR. DOC SAYS THEY LIVE IN WARMER NORTHERN WATERS, BUT STORMS CAN DRIVE THEM SOUTH. AND AS CLIMATE CHANGE BRINGS MORE STORMS, THAT MAY MEAN MORE SEA SNAKES. IT'S PROBABLY QUITE A REASONABLE THING TO EXPECT TO HAPPEN, AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM OUT THERE. SO IT'S NOT` YOU KNOW, THAT WOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE AT ALL. DOC'S ADVICE ` KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. IF ONE DID INJECT YOU WITH VENOM, IT WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW... IT WOULD BE PRETTY CATASTROPHIC. COULD THE VENOM BE FATAL TO HUMANS? YES, DEFINITELY. SHE SAYS THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY WON'T GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO ATTACK YOU. THE LIKELIHOOD OF GETTING BITTEN IS VERY LOW. WE'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODY, UM, THAT I'M AWARE OF, UH, THAT HAS BEEN BITTEN BY ONE AND DIED IN NEW ZEALAND, UM, OR PETS FOR THAT MATTER. THE WORD FROM DOC IS IF YOU COME ACROSS A SEA SNAKE IN THE WATER, DON'T SWIM UP CLOSE AND, SAY, TRY AND VIDEO IT. IF YOU FIND ONE ON THE BEACH, DON'T PROVOKE IT. IT MIGHT LASH OUT IN DEFENCE. STAY CLEAR AND DON'T LET YOUR DOG GET TOO CLOSE. LIKE WITH MANY THINGS, PREVENTION IS THE BEST CURE. SO MAKING SURE YOUR DOG HAS A RELIABLE RECALL, AND ALSO KNOWS CUES LIKE 'LEAVE IT', IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THESE KIND OF SITUATIONS. ONE MORE POINT ` WHILE SEA SNAKES ARE SAID TO BE NATIVE, MEANING THEY HAVEN'T BEEN INTRODUCED HERE, THEY'RE NOT BREEDING HERE. THAT'S FOR SURE. THE WATERS ARE FAR TOO COLD, SO WHEN THEY DO WASH UP ON OUR BEACHES, THEY DON'T SURVIVE FOR MUCH LONGER THAN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE KEY ADVICE ` IF YOU FIND ONE, CALL DOC STRAIGHT AWAY. SIMON MERCEP, 1 NEWS. THE KING OF THE TWIST, A HIT-MAKING HIP-HOP DUO, AND AN '80s POP ICON NOW HAVE TWO THINGS IN COMMON ` THEY'VE ALL HAD NUMBER ONE SONGS, AND THIS YEAR THEY'LL ALL BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. # COME ON, LITTLE MISS, # AND DO THE TWIST. 65 YEARS AFTER THE TWIST BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL DANCE CRAZE, CHUBBY CHECKER IS BEING HONOURED. HE ONCE TOOK OUT A FULL-PAGE AD IN BILLBOARD MAGAZINE SAYING, 'I WANT MY FLOWERS WHILE I'M ALIVE.' AND THE 83-YEAR-OLD FINALLY HAS HIS WISH. # AND GIRLS, THEY WANNA HAVE FUN. # OH, GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN. # CYNDI LAUPER'S 'GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN' CATAPULTED HER TO FAME IN THE '80s. THIS YEAR SHE IS ONE OF JUST TWO WOMEN IN A TOTAL OF 40 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES. # HEY, YA. # HEY. AND OUTKAST, BEST KNOWN FOR THIS CATCHY HIT FROM 2003, ALSO MADE THE CUT. THEY'LL JOIN SOUNDGARDEN, BAD COMPANY, JOE COCKER AND THE WHITE STRIPES, TO BE HONOURED AT THE INDUCTION CEREMONY IN LA IN NOVEMBER. EACH YEAR'S HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ARE VOTED IN BY A COMMITTEE MADE UP OF MORE THAN 1200 ARTISTS. JENNY'S HERE NOW WITH SPORT. AND PLENTY OF CHAMPAGNE POURED IN FOOTBALL CIRCLES. AN INCREDIBLE ROOKIE SEASON FOR AUCKLAND FC ` THE HISTORY-MAKERS FINALLY GETTING THEIR NO-DOUBT STICKY HANDS ON THE PREMIER'S PLATE, WHILE LIVERPOOL WAITED A BIT LONGER FOR THEIR TASTE OF GLORY ` TRY THREE DECADES ` TO BECOME PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPS IN FRONT OF HOME FANS. PLUS ` THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS SEASON'S UP IN THE AIR AS SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC GETS CLOSE TO THE POINTY END, WHILE OUR UNDER-85 TEAM TAKE TO THE AIR FOR THEIR FIRST TOUR AGAINST SOME UNLIKLEY OPPONENTS. AND MORE RAIN WATCHES ISSUED, WITH LIKELY UPGRADES FOR TOMORROW. PLUS, WE HAVE A WILD-WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING WITH A MIX OF GALE WINDS, HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW IN THE FORECAST. I'LL HAVE ALL THE DETAILS, AFTER SPORT. (SINGING) What a time to be into pop with Spark Mobile. VOICEOVER: What a time to be into period drama with Spark Mobile. VOICEOVER: What a time to be into Earth with Spark Mobile. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT. THERE'S BEEN A BIG 24 HOURS OF FOOTBALL CELEBRATIONS. HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND FC MAKING HISTORY BY WINNING THE A-LEAGUE'S MINOR PREMIERSHIP, WHILE IN ENGLAND, LIVERPOOL'S WRAPPED UP THE PREMIER LEAGUE WITH FOUR GAMES TO SPARE. FIRST ZION DAYAL HAS THE MILESTONE AT MOUNT SMART STADIUM. A POST-MATCH SHOWER IN ONLY THE GOOD STUFF ` (CHANTING, SINGING) ...A CELEBRATION FIT FOR THE LEAGUE'S BEST, AS AUCKLAND FC'S HISTORIC ROOKIE SEASON ROLLS ON. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE, MAN. ESPECIALLY, LIKE, I'M FROM AUCKLAND, SO TO DO IT IN FRONT OF THE HOME CROWD IS UNBELIEVABLE. WITH ONE GAME TO SPARE, THE BLACK KNIGHTS MINOR PREMIERS, WITH IT THEIR FIRST TROPHY. DOES THIS SEASON GET ANY BETTER FOR YOU, MATE? OH, IT'S BRILLIANT, YOU KNOW. AND WHAT A WAY TO DO IT ` TO PUT ANOTHER WIN ON THE BOARD IN FRONT OF THE HOME FANS IN THE LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME IS A GREAT FEELING. EVEN BEFORE KICK-OFF, AUCKLAND HAD SEALED THE TITLE. HIT THE POST AND GOES IN! STRIKER MARLEE FRANCOIS, FURTHER CEMENTING THEIR REIGN ON TOP. THEY SAID THE PROJECT WAS TO MAKE HISTORY, AND HISTORY WAS MADE TONIGHT, SO, JOB ACCOMPLISHED, BUT WE STILL GOT A LOT, YOU KNOW. IT'S TAKEN AUCKLAND FC JUST 25 GAMES TO WIN THEIR FIRST PIECE OF SILVERWARE. THEY BECOME THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM TO EVER WIN A TROPHY. GROWING UP HERE AND COMING THROUGH THE YOUTH SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT YOU AIM FOR AS A KID, YOU KNOW, TO WIN A TROPHY ON HOME SOIL. THE PREMIER'S PLATE NEW TO NEW ZEALAND, BUT NOT HEAD COACH STEVE CORICA ` HIS THIRD TIME LIFTING IT AS PLAYER OR COACH, BUT THIS ONE COMING AFTER A TUMULTUOUS 18 MONTHS. STEVE, AT THE START OF LAST SEASON, YOU LOSE YOUR JOB AFTER LOSING THE FIRST FEW GAMES, YOU COME TO A NEW CITY, YOU START UP A NEW CLUB, AND YOU'RE LIFTING YOUR FIRST TROPHY, MATE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU? EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE STRIVE TO BE THE BEST, AND WE ARE THE MOST CONSISTENT TEAM OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON. SO TO HOLD UP THE PREMIER'S PLATE, IT MEANS A LOT. THAT WAS PART OF THE DEAL OF ME COMING HERE. BILL, WE SPOKE ABOUT IT BEFORE. BILL FOLEY'S VERY AMBITIOUS. WANTS TO WIN TROPHIES ` WELL, WE WON ONE IN THE FIRST YEAR. NOW IT'S ABOUT TURNING ONE INTO TWO. WITH THE A-LEAGUE TITLE IN SIGHT, WHO'S TO SAY THIS LOT CAN'T MAKE MORE HISTORY? ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. MEANWHILE, LIVERPOOL ARE BATHING IN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE HISTORY AFTER A DOMINANT 5-1 VICTORY OVER TOTTENHAM. THE REDS SECURING THEIR 20th TOP-FLIGHT CROWN AFTER YEARS OF WAITING, FINALLY DELIVERING AN ANFIELD PARTY FOR THE AGES. HERE'S MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE. THESE ARE GLORY DAYS. UNBREAKABLE. UNSTOPPABLE. SOME NIGHTS FEEL BIGGER THAN FOOTBALL, AND FOR LIVERPOOL, THIS MEANT EVERYTHING. I DONT EVEN HAVE A... PFFT, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M SPEECHLESS. A 20th TOP-FLIGHT TITLE, EQUALLING MANCHESTER UNITED'S RECORD, MANAGER ARNE SLOT DELIVERING IN HIS VERY FIRST SEASON IN CHARGE. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID ON THE FIRST DAY WITH US, 'WE FINISHED THIRD LAST YEAR. I WANT TO FINISH FIRST.' AND I THINK WE ALL GOT ON BOARD WITH THAT. BUT IN VICTORY, SLOT PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MAN BEFORE HIM, JURGEN KLOPP. I DON'T THINK I WANT TO SAY A LOT. THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS SEND MY APPRECIATION TO JURGEN, SO THERE WE GO. # JURGEN KLOPP. LA-LA-LA-LA-LA. # THOUSANDS OF FANS PILING INTO ANFIELD FOR A MOMENT THEY'VE WAITED 35 YEARS TO SEE ON HOME TURF. THE PARTY WELL UNDERWAY BEFORE THE WHISTLE, BUT TOTTENHAM WITH EVERY INTENTION OF SPOILING IT. THAT ABSOLUTELY SILENCES ANFIELD! THE REDS STRIKING STRAIGHT BACK ON A NIGHT WHERE A DRAW WOULD DO, BUT LIVERPOOL HUNGRY FOR SO MUCH MORE.. TROUBLE FOR TOTTENHAM. GAKPO... WHAT A FINISH! MO SALAH JOINING THE GOAL-SCORING ACTION... SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED! ...AND MAKING IT A MOMENT TO NEVER FORGET. (LAUGHS) THAT IS ABOUT TO BE ONE OF THE MOST VIEWED PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES. AND IF YOU COULDN'T CATCH THE ACTION INSIDE... (CHEERING) WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU, THE FANS, THE CLUB? I DIE HAPPY. THEIR ONLY OTHER PREMIER LEAGUE WIN COMING IN 2020 IN AN EMPTY STADIUM DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, BUT THIS TIME... CROWD: # YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE! ANFIELD FINDING THEIR VOICE WITH A SONG THAT'S LIFTED THEM THROUGH EVERY RISE AND FALL... # YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE! ...AND TODAY CARRYING THEM HOME... (SINGING CONTINUES) ...AS CHAMPIONS. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. WITH JUST FIVE REGULAR SEASON ROUNDS OF SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC REMAINING, THE PLAYOFF PICTURE IS STILL UP IN THE AIR. WHILE THE CHIEFS AND CRUSADERS ARE FIRMING UP THEIR HOLD ON THE TOP OF THE COMPETITION, FURTHER DOWN, THERE'S PLENTY TO PLAY FOR. JUST FIVE POINTS SEPARATE POSITIONS FIVE TO 10, THE DEFENDING CHAMPION BLUES IN NINTH, WITH SOME WINNABLE GAMES AHEAD. BUT WINNING IS PROVING A BIT OF A PROBLEM. KATE WELLS EXPLAINS. THE BLUES MAY BE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS, BUT THEIR COACH ISN'T DEFENDING THEM WHATSOEVER. YOU SAID AFTER THE REDS LOSS THAT THE TEAM ISN'T HUNGRY. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? WHAT'S DIFFERENT TO LAST YEAR? I THINK WHEN YOU WANT TO WIN A COMPETITION, IT LIVES WITH YOU EVERY DAY. AND YOU BREATHE IT. PEOPLE AROUND YOU CAN FEEL IT. AND I JUST DON'T THINK WE HAVE THAT SAME INTENSITY. I THINK WE'VE FORGOTTEN. FRIDAY'S ANZAC DAY LOSS AWAY TO THE REDS DROPPED THE BLUES TO NINTH ON THE SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC LADDER. IF THEY WANT TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS, VERN COTTER SAYS IT'S A MATTER OF ATTITUDE. WE'VE LET A COUPLE SLIP BY, AND WE SEEM TO BE INCONSISTENT, SO BECOMING CONSISTENT FOR THESE LAST FOUR GAMES WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US. THE BLUES NEED TO WIN THEIR FINAL FOUR GAMES IF THEY'RE A CHANCE AT MAKING THE TOP SIX. STANDING IN THEIR WAY ` THE WESTERN FORCE, FIJIAN DRUA, MOANA PASIFIKA AND WARATAHS. COTTER HOPES THE TEAM FINDS A NEW GEAR TO SEND THEIR DEPARTING PLAYERS OFF ON A POSITIVE NOTE. YOU ONLY FINISH WELL IF YOU FULLY ENGAGE. IF YOU GIVE EVERYTHING, THAT'S ALL YOU CAN ASK FOR. SO THE BOYS ARE IN AND AROUND. IF YOU'RE LEAVING, THEY'LL ALWAYS BE BLUES MEN. AND I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF PRIDE, AS WELL, THAT YOU BRING INTO THE CONVERSATION. FITTINGLY IN RED, MARK TELEA'S AVAILABILITY FOR FRIDAY'S GAME AGAINST THE FORCE IS UNCLEAR, SET TO FACE THE FOUL PLAY COMMITTEE FOR THIS LIFTING TACKLE. BUT THE BLUES ARE MOVING ON, UPBEAT ABOUT TODAY'S TRAINING. YEAH. YEAH. WE'RE NEVER REALLY HAPPY, ARE WE, AS COACHES? BUT CERTAINLY THERE'S BEEN A SHIFT, I THINK. THERE'S BEEN A CONSCIOUS SHIFT TO BRINGING A BIT MORE ATTITUDE AND ENERGY AROUND THE GAME. A MUST-WIN GAME AT HOME SURELY MOTIVATING ENOUGH. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. FOR THE FIRST TIME, A NEW ZEALAND UNDER-85kg RUGBY TEAM IS PREPARING TO GO ON AN INTERNATIONAL TOUR. THEIR OPPONENTS ARE RELATIVE RUGBY NEWCOMERS SRI LANKA. THE KIWIS ARE INVITED TO PLAY THE ISLAND NATION'S OPEN-WEIGHT NATIONAL SIDE THE TUSKERS IN TWO FIXTURES STARTING THIS WEEKEND. HAVING DONE A BIT OF RESEARCH, TURNS OUT THEY'RE RUGBY MAD. THEY PLAY QUITE FAST, A LOT OF OFFLOADS, SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE IN A TEAM LIKE FIJI. SOME OF THE GUYS ON THE TEAM ARE PRETTY LETHAL. 85s IS JUST BUILT ON SPEED, SO YEAH, WE'LL USE THAT TO OUR ADVANTAGE. THE NEW ZEALAND SIDE WAS INITIALLY SURPRISED BY THE INVITATION. IT'S A MILESTONE FOR WEIGHT-RESTRICTED RUGBY IN THIS COUNTRY. WE'RE THE FIRST OF HOPEFULLY MANY, MANY MORE. HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE START OF SOMETHING BIG, AND THEN IT ENDS IN A RUGBY WORLD CUP. THE TEAM EXPECT A BIG CROWD FOR THEIR FIRST MATCH AGAINST THE TUSKERS IN KANDY ON SUNDAY. THE L.A. LAKERS HAVE BLOWN A GOLDEN CHANCE TO LEVEL THEIR FIRST-ROUND SERIES AGAINST THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES. INSTEAD, THEY NOW TRAIL 3-1. AFTER LEADING BY DOUBLE DIGITS FOR MOST OF THE SECOND HALF, THE LAKERS ENDED UP NEEDING THIS THREE-POINTER TO TAKE IT TO OVERTIME, EVENTUALLY LOSING 116-113. EARLIER, TIMBERWOLVES STAR ANTHONY EDWARDS MADE THEM PAY WITH A GAME-HIGH 43 POINTS, INCLUDING TWO CRUCIAL FREE THROWS, AFTER A CONTROVERSIAL FOUL CALL ON LE BRON JAMES ` ONE OF A NUMBER OF CALLS GOING AGAINST THE LAKERS. LUKA GOT TRIPPED. I MEAN, THAT WAS A BLATANT TRIP. HE DOESN'T JUST FALL ON HIS OWN. WE WATCHED IT. HE GETS TRIPPED. SO WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE FREE-THROW LINE. THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE FOR WHY WE LOST. ELSEWHERE, THE DEFENDING CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS HAVE BEATEN THE ORLANDO MAGIC 107-98, TO EXTEND THEIR BEST-OF-SEVEN SERIES LEAD TO 3-1. THE ICE BLACKS HAVE MADE A WINNING START TO THEIR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPAIGN IN DUNEDIN, BEATING CHINESE TAIPEI IN FRONT OF A SELL-OUT CROWD. NEW ZEALAND STRIKING FIRST AND DOUBLING THEIR LEAD EARLY IN THE SECOND PERIOD. CHINESE TAIPEI MUSTERING A LATE COMEBACK TO CLOSE THE GAP TO ONE, OPTING TO TAKE THEIR GOALKEEPER OFF IN THE DYING MINUTES, THE ICE BLACKS COLIN McINTOSH TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE. McINTOSH WITH A SHOT, AND AN EMPTY NET ` GOAL. COLIN McINTOSH IS THROWING UP THREE-POINTERS. THEY'RE STRAIGHT BACK ON THE ICE TONIGHT, TAKING ON GEORGIA IN THE DIVISION TWO, GROUP B COMPETITION. NEARLY 800 RUNNERS HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE ANNUAL 'SKEDADDLE', A TRAIL-RUNNING EVENT IN CANTERBURY ALL ABOUT PROTECTING THE VERY LAND IT IS HELD ON. BOASTING DISTANCES FROM 4km TO 42km, THE PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT GO TOWARDS CONSERVATION EFFORTS AT THE PEST-CONTROLLED ISLAND HILLS STATION. IT'S BEEN AMAZING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE EVEN DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF BIRDS IN LARGER NUMBERS. A LOT MORE WOOD PIGEON. A LOT MORE TUI. AND THE BELLBIRD NOISE IS JUST ASTRONOMICAL. THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ONE DAY BE ABLE TO RE-INTRODUCE THE GREAT SPOTTED KIWI TO THE AREA. THANKS, SPORT. STAY WITH US. WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING AT YOUR PLACE, NEXT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHY THE LOCAL LIBRARY HAS BECOME THE PLACE TO BE. PLUS, THE KIWI'S WINNING GOLD IN AMERICA'S OWN BACK YARD. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT 7. VOICEOVER: Get your free Consumers's Guide to Hearing Aids. New Zealand's only independent guide to all the latest models. Choose the right hearing aid for your lifestyle and budget. Call 0800 45 45 42 for your free copy. NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. IF YOU MANAGED TO CATCH THE SUN TODAY OR TOMORROW, MAKE THE MOST OF IT. THE SAME GOES FOR THE WARRANTS, AS WE HAVE A BIG CHANGE ON THE WAY. THE YELLOW MASS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LAST LOT OF HEAVY RAIN, NOW MOVING OFF. A NEW AREA MOVING IN AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. THE TOP HALF OF THE NORTH ISLAND IS IN FOR SOME RAIN LATER IN THE DAY. RAIN ALSO TRACKING TO SOME PARTS OF THE SOUTH. LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE WEEK, RAIN WATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR CHRISTCHURCH FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY AS SOUTHERLY IS PUSH THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS WELL. WARM TEMPERATURES WE'VE BEEN SEEING RECENTLY. THESE ARE ALL SIX OR SEVEN DEGREES ABOVE WHERE WE EXPECT TO BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WATCH THE COOL SOUTHERLY WINDS WORKING UP THE COUNTRY. MIDWEEK, WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE SNOWFALL WARNINGS TO THE SOUTH ISLAND MOUNTAINS. RAIN WITH SOME HEAVY FALLS AND POSSIBLE 'S THUNDERSTORMS. LOOKING AT 20 OR 21 DEGREES. AUCKLAND ` MIGHT SEE A SHOWER, RAIN ARRIVING LATE AFTERNOON. A MOSTLY CLOUDY TUESDAY IN HAMILTON. OCCASIONAL SHOWER, MOSTLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WATCH THE RAIN PUSHING THROUGH CENTRAL SPOTS. OTHERS ARE MOSTLY JUST CLOUDY AND LOW 20S HERE. THE CLOUD BUILDS TO OCCASIONAL RAIN IN TAURANGA. GISBORNE GETS THAT LATE AFTERNOON RAIN. LOW 20S FOR ALL. EARLY SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE WEST. LEVIN LIKELY TO SEE AN OCCASIONAL ONE. THE ODD MORNING SHOWER IN WELLINGTON, WITH CLOUD TO COME AND GO. AND HE SHOWERS CLEAR THROUGH THE MORNING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE SOUTH, A COOLER 16 FOR KAIKOURA. ALL WILL SEE SOME RAIN HERE. IT COULD BE HEAVY AND GRAY MOUTH. AND ARRIVES MID DAY FOR HOKITIKA. CHANCE OF A SPRINKLE IN QUEENSTOWN. A FEW SPOTS OF EARLY MORNING RAIN FOR OAMARU. MOSTLY JUST CLOUD ABOUT. EARLY RAIN AND DUNEDIN, THEN SOME FINE BREAKS, BUT CLOUD BUILDS INTO YOUR EVENING, A HIGH OF 16. REMEMBER FOR WEDNESDAY, STRONG WINDS, LARGE SWELLS TO. THURSDAY, HEAVY RAINS AND COLD WINDS CONTINUE, ESPECIALLY STRONG THROUGH COOK STRAIT.