TRUMP THREATENS 100% TARIFFS ON MOVIES MADE ABROAD, SAYING THEY'RE A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT. SO HOW CONCERNED IS THE INDUSTRY HERE? 99% OF RETAILERS WHO RESPONDED TO A RECENT SURVEY SAY THEY WERE VICTIMS OF CRIME LAST YEAR. BUT WHY DOES SO MUCH OF IT GO UNREPORTED? A HUGE FIRE AT AN EAST AUCKLAND McDONALD'S SENDS SMOKE BILLOWING ACROSS THE CITY. AND THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS COMPLETE THE DOUBLE, WINNING THE WORLD CHAMPS IN LA, TO GO WITH THEIR SERIES LEAGUE TITLE. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND TOM CLARKE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, MALO E LELEI, AND WELCOME TO THREE NEWS. NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, MALO E LELEI, AND WELCOME TO THREE NEWS. NEW ZEALAND'S REPUTATION AS A HOLLYWOOD HAVEN IS UNDER THREAT FROM DONALD TRUMP'S LATEST TARIFFS. THE U.S. PRESIDENT TODAY DESCRIBED MOVIES MADE IN 'FOREIGN LANDS' AS A NATIONAL THREAT TO SECURITY, AND INTRODUCED A 100% TARIFF. SENIOR CORRESPONDENT LISETTE REYMER REPORTS. NEW ZEALAND AND FILM-MAKING GO TOGETHER LIKE POPCORN AND THE MOVIES... WHERE ARE WE? ...THE SETTING OF MANY A BLOCKBUSTER, OF STAR-STUDDED BOX OFFICE HITS. JACK BLACK: LIFE HERE WAS PERFECT. BRAD PITT WAS RECENTLY ON THE JOB IN QUEENSTOWN. BUT THE LURE OF MIDDLE EARTH JUST HIT A TRUMP BLOCK. OTHER NATIONS, A LOT OF THEM, HAVE STOLEN OUR MOVIE INDUSTRY, AND I'M SAYING IF THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO MAKE A MOVIE IN THE UNITED STATES, THEN WE SHOULD HAVE A TARIFF FOR THEM COMING IN. THE PRESIDENT DECLARED TODAY A 100% TARIFF ON MOVIES PRODUCED IN FOREIGN LANDS. 'THE MOVIE INDUSTRY IN AMERICA IS DYING A VERY FAST DEATH,' HE WROTE, WITH COUNTRIES OFFERING ALL SORTS OF INCENTIVES TO DRAW FILMMAKERS AND STUDIOS AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE DETAILS ARE. I'M JUST TO YOU IT IS A FANTASTIC INDUSTRY. IT HAS GOT AMAZING PEOPLE. IT'S GOT INCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH IT NEW ZEALAND HAS ONE OF THE MOST GENEROUS FILM SUBSIDIES IN THE WORLD, SIMILAR TO THE UK, CANADA, AND AUSTRALIA. A 100% TAX WOULD EFFECTIVELY WIPE OUT ANY ADVANTAGE OF SHOOTING OFFSHORE. THE NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION TODAY SAID THEY'RE SPEAKING WITH THEIR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS ABOUT WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS COULD BE. HOWEVER, AS IT IS AN EVOLVING SITUATION, IT'S TOO EARLY TO SPECULATE ON WHAT IT COULD MEAN. THE TARIFFS ARE GOING TO MAKE US RICH. WE'RE GONNA BE A VERY RICH COUNTRY. BUT A FLOOD OF PROJECTS IN AMERICA COULD ALSO DRIVE UP CREW COSTS AND THEREFORE TICKET PRICES, AND TRUMP HAS RELUCTANTLY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WEEK THAT HIS TARIFFS GENERALLY WILL PUSH UP PRICES DOMESTICALLY. SO AMERICANS WILL SIMPLY NEED TO CUT BACK ON BUYING 'JUNK', HE SAID. I DON'T THINK A BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL NEEDS` THAT'S 11 YEARS OLD ` NEEDS TO HAVE 30 DOLLS, I THINK THEY CAN HAVE THREE DOLLS OR FOUR DOLLS. MOVIES WERE ALREADY ON THE MIND. WITH THE WHITE HOUSE SHARING THIS AI-GENERATED IMAGE OF THE PRESIDENT TO CELEBRATE STAR WARS DAY. 'MAY THE 4TH TO ALL,' THE CAPTION READ, 'INCLUDING THE RADICAL LEFT LUNATICS.' FRANCHISE FANS QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT THE RED LIGHTSABRES ARE TYPICALLY USED BY THE EVIL CHARACTERS. THE CREDITS ARE ROLLING ON AT LEAST ONE AMERICAN FILM LOCATION AS WELL, ALTHOUGH FOR DIFFERENT PRESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. THE FAMOUS ALCATRAZ PRISON IN SAN FRANCISCO HARBOUR ` A LONG-TIME MOVIE SETTING AND MAJOR TOURIST SITE ` IS SET TO BE RE-OPENED TO HOUSE AMERICA'S MOST RUTHLESS OFFENDERS IT'S LONG BEEN A SYMBOL, ALCATRAZ, OF WHATEVER IT IS. IT'S A BAD SYMBOL, BUT IT'S A OF LAW AND ORDER. TRUMP'S ORDER CAME AMID A CLASH WITH THE COURTS OVER SENDING ACCUSED GANG MEMBERS TO A NOTORIOUS EL SALVADOR PRISON WITHOUT DUE PROCESS, LEADING HIM TO BE QUESTIONED THIS WEEKEND ON WHETHER HE BELIEVES HE NEEDS TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION AS PRESIDENT... I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT` I'M NOT A LAWYER. I DON'T KNOW. ...WHICH ALSO RAISED CONCERN OVER WHETHER TRUMP WILL TRY TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW FOR A THIRD TERM IN THE OVAL OFFICE. SO MANY PEOPLE WANT ME TO DO IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD REQUESTS SO STRONG AS THAT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO. TRUMP SAYS HE'S NOT LOOKING INTO IT, DESPITE HIS COMPANY SELLING 'TRUMP 2028' HATS. THERE ARE WAYS OF DOING IT. THE QUESTION LINE NOT TO THE PRESIDENT'S LIKING. YOU SHOULD ASK SOME POSITIVE THINGS, LIKE, 'SIR, YOU'VE DONE AMAZING THINGS WITH GASOLINE.' BUT HE'S JUST POURED GASOLINE ON THE TARIFF FIRE, AND IT'S NOT FEELING ALL THAT POSITIVE FOR KIWIS. A HUGE FIRE THAT ENGULFED AN EAST AUCKLAND MCDONALDS IS BEING TREATED AS SUSPICIOUS. PAKURANGA RD WAS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AS FIRE FIGHTERS BATTLED THE BLAZE THAT BROKE OUT JUST BEFORE 3. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING EXPLOSIONS, FIRE AND EMERGENCY SAYS THE FIRE HAS NOW BEEN EXTINGUISHED, BUT FIREFIGHTERS REMAIN ON SITE TO DAMPEN DOWN HOT SPOTS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND FENZ AND POLICE HAVE BEGUN INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CAUSE OF AND ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. A NEW SURVEY OF MORE THAN 1500 RETAILERS HAS FOUND THAT ALMOST ALL OF THEM ` 99% ` EXPERIENCED CRIME IN THE PAST YEAR. THE REPORT SUGGESTS 40% OF RETAIL CRIME ISN'T REPORTED TO POLICE. BUT AS ZANE SMALL REPORTS, TECHNOLOGY, SUCH AS FACIAL RECOGNITION, IS SEEN AS A WAY TO IDENTIFY AND STOP REPEAT OFFENDERS. CCTV CAPTURED THE MOMENT A MAN ENTERED A WOOLWORTHS SUPERMARKET IN AUCKLAND BRANDISHING A MACHETE. HERE, A MAN IS SEEN THREATENING CHECK-OUT STAFF WITH A METAL BAR, IMAGES THAT ILLUSTRATE THE RISE IN RETAIL CRIME. WE REPORTED 32% INCREASE, AND ON PARTICULARLY KNIFE CRIME, RECENTLY. THAT'S HAD A 65% INCREASE. AND THAT'S DESPITE A $45 MILLION INVESTMENT TWO YEARS AGO IN CRIME PREVENTION, INCLUDING NEW CAMERA TECHNOLOGY AT SELF-CHECKOUTS AND PUSH-TO-TALK RADIOS FOR STAFF. WE'LL CONTINUE TO INVEST AS WE NEED TO TO KEEP OUR TEAM AND CUSTOMERS SAFE. WOOLWORTHS WAS ONE OF MORE THAN 1500 RETAILERS THAT TOOK PART IN A RECENT SURVEY, WHICH FOUND THAT ALMOST ALL RESPONDENTS ` 99% ` EXPERIENCED RETAIL CRIME IN THE PAST YEAR, RANGING FROM SHOPLIFTING TO CARD FRAUD, THROUGH TO THREATENING BEHAVIOUR AND PHYSICAL ASSAULT. I'VE SEEN VIDEOS FROM IN-STORE CCTV CAMERAS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE PUNCHED, SPAT, KICKED, ALL SORTS` SPAT AT AND BEEN AGGRESSIVE WITH STAFF. THE LATEST COMS RETAIL CRIME REPORT SHOWS ALMOST 40% OF RETAIL CRIME ISN'T REPORTED TO POLICE. THAT'S BECAUSE NOT ALL RETAIL CRIME IS BEING RECORDED. THE SURVEY FOUND THAT WHILE 73% OF RESPONDENTS EXPERIENCED SHOPLIFTING, ONLY 27% REPORTED IT. SOME RETAILERS FELT IT WASN'T WORTH THE EFFORT FOR LOW VALUE ITEMS OR THAT POLICE WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT. HOWEVER, RETAILERS WERE POSITIVE ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF MORE POLICE OFFICERS ON THE STREETS. WE KNOW THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO GET MORE POLICE NUMBERS, BUT ULTIMATELY, WE NEED MORE. THE GOVERNMENT'S MOST RECENT SOLUTION TO RETAIL CRIME WAS TO EXPAND CITIZENS' ARREST POWERS, AN IDEA PUT FORWARD BY THE RETAIL CRIME MINISTERIAL ADVISORY GROUP LED BY DAIRY OWNER ADVOCATE SUNNY KAUSHAL. THERE IS MORE TO COME. SO AFTER THE CITIZENS' ARREST POWERS AND THE DEFENCE OF PROPERTY, WE HAVE SUBMITTED MORE REPORTS, AND YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM THE MINISTERS VERY SOON. HUGE WORK IS GOING ON THE SHOPLIFTING SIDE, AND THE TRESPASS ACT, FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. FOODSTUFFS COMPLETED A SIX-MONTH TRIAL OF FACIAL RECOGNITION IN SEPTEMBER AT NEW WORLD AND PAK 'N' SAVE STORES, AND AN INDEPENDENT REPORT CONCLUDED IT REDUCED HARMFUL BEHAVIOUR BY ABOUT 16%. THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE REDUCTION OF VIOLENCE AND THE SAFETY FOR THE TEAM, HAS BEEN THIS FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. IT'S CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF FOODSTUFFS' BIGGEST COMPETITOR. WE'RE WATCHING WITH INTEREST. WE'VE RESEARCHED WHAT NEW WORLD HAVE DONE, AND WE'LL WAIT FOR A FRAMEWORK FROM THE GOVERNMENT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. TECHNOLOGY TOUTED AS A PROMISING DETERRENT TO RETAIL CRIME. SO, ZANE, WHEN MIGHT WE SEE MORE POLICY ACTION? YOU HEARD THAT THERE ARE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE WAY. THE MINISTERIAL ADVISORY GROUP HAS SUBMITTED MORE PROPOSALS, AND WORK IS IN PROGRESS ON FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. THE PRIVACY COMMISSIONER IS DEVELOPING A CODE OF PRACTICE, TO COME OUT NEXT MONTH. THAT CAN HELP PREVENT RECIDIVIST OFFENDERS FROM ENTERING A STORE, BUT THERE ARE PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS. THE PRIVACY COMMISSION HAS BEEN WATCHING THAT TRIAL CLOSELY. TO GIVE AN IDEA OF THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM, RETAIL CRIME IS ESTIMATED TO COST $2.7 BILLION EVERY YEAR. THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF 'MASSAGING THE MESSAGE'. THREE NEWS CAN REVEAL THAT A DRAFT VERSION OF A PLAN TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS SHOWED 1485 WORKERS WERE NEEDED, AND INCLUDED A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE. BUT WHEN THE FINAL REPORT WAS RELEASED, THOSE NUMBERS WERE MISSING. SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT JENNA LYNCH HAS MORE. THE COUNTRY'S FIRST MENTAL HEALTH MINISTER KNOWS EVERYONE WILL JUDGE HIS LEGACY DIFFERENTLY. ONE THING I DO KNOW, THIS ROLE IS THAT EVERYBODY WILL HAVE HER OWN MANTRA ` AND SO YOU SHOULD. THAT IS CALLED DEMOCRACY. BUT MOVING METRICS AREN'T ALWAYS A GOOD THING. THE MINISTER CAME UNDER FIRE FROM LABOUR TODAY FOR MASSAGING MESSAGING AROUND WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR MATT DOOCEY TRUMPETED THE RELEASE OF A MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE PLAN AND ITS COMMITMENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TRAINED. I HAVE BEEN VERY OPEN. THE BIGGEST BARRIER TO TIMELY MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS SUPPORT IS OUR WORKFORCE PRICES. WE HAVE TOO MANY VACANCY RATES. BUT THREE NEWS HAS OBTAINED A DRAFT VERSION OF THE PLAN WHICH SHOWS HEALTH NZ DECIDED TO HIDE THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE PLAN HAD AN ENTIRE PAGE SHOWING THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE, TITLED 'WHAT WE NEED'. IT OUTLINED THAT 1485 MORE FRONT-LINE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION WORKERS WERE NEEDED ` AMONG THEM, 470 SPECIALIST NURSES, 145 PSYCHIATRISTS, AND 145 CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS. AND EACH PAGE HAD AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY WORKERS THE HEALTH SYSTEM WAS SHORT BY. BUT IN THE FINAL VERSION, THAT WAS ALL GONE. WHY TAKE IT OUT? I DIDN'T TAKE THAT OUT, SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS. ACTUALLY, A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. I KNOW, WHEN I WAS IN OPPOSITION, I WAS USING THAT DATA AS WELL. AN EMAIL TRAIL WE HAVE OBTAINED SHOWS EXACTLY WHY. IT WAS AN ORDER. ON SEPTEMBER 11, A COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER SENT AN EMAIL TO THE MINISTER'S OFFICE WITH A BRIEF OUTLINE OF CHANGES MADE AFTER FEEDBACK FROM THEN HEALTH NZ COMMISSIONER LESTER LEVY, SAYING THE AFOREMENTIONED 'WHAT WE NEED' PAGE WILL COME OUT OF THE DOCUMENT. THE BUBBLES ON OTHER PAGES SAYING WHAT THE HEALTH SYSTEM IS SHORT BY WOULD ALSO BE REMOVED, AND THEY WOULD MAKE 'NARRATIVE CHANGES 'TO REFOCUS TOWARDS HIGHLIGHTING GROWTH AGAINST TARGET NUMBERS 'AS OPPOSED TO DEFICIT FRAMING.' EFFECTIVELY REMOVING ALL REFERENCE TO WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT? AND TELL PEOPLE THE SIZE OF THE CHALLENGE WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING OUT THOSE DOCUMENTS? I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY FOR HEALTH NEW ZEALAND TO BE TRANSPARENT AND GIVE THAT INFORMATION. IT IS A GOVERNMENT FOCUSED ON TRYING TO LOOK GOOD, RATHER THAN TRYING TO DO GOOD. LABOUR SAYS THE SHORTAGE NUMBERS SHOW THE GOVERNMENT'S TARGET OF TRAINING 500 MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LACKS AMBITION. THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT MENTIONING WHAT THE FRONT-LINE NEED IS AND THEIR TARGET FALLS TO ONLY A THIRD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. ONLY SPEAKING FOR ITSELF ONCE THE DRAFT WAS REVEALED. AND JENNA JOINS US NOW. JENNA THERE ARE QUESTIONS SWIRLING TONIGHT ABOUT THE CONDUCT OF ANOTHER MINISTER AND WHETHER THEY'VE BREACHED THE CABINET MANUAL. WHAT IS GOING ON? ERICA STANFORD IS THE ONE IN THE GUN HERE, FOR HER USE OF A PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY AGAINST THE RULES OF THE CABINET MANUAL, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY RISKS INVOLVED. I HAVE SEEN THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT RESPONSE THAT HAS HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF ERICA STANFORD USING HER PERSONAL GMAIL ADDRESS FOR MINISTERIAL BUSINESS. DESPITE THE SCALE OF THIS, THE PRIME MINISTER SAID HE IS PRETTY RELAXED. I AM VERY RELAXED ABOUT IT. THE REALITY IS, SHE HAS RECEIVED UNSOLICITED EMAILS, HAD PRINTING AND TECH ISSUES, HAS MADE CHANGES, GOT IT SUPPORT, AND I AM COMFORTABLE WITH. IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF THIS HAS COME DOWN TO A PRINTING ISSUE, SO THE MINISTER COULDN'T PRINT FROM HER MINISTERIAL EMAIL ADDRESS AT HOME, THEY WOULDN'T INSTALL A PARLIAMENTARY PRINTER AT HER ELECTORATE OFFICE, BECAUSE THEY HAD RENOVATION ISSUES, AND SO SHE HAS FORWARDED HERSELF THESE DOCUMENTS TO PRINT BEFORE APPEARING IN MEDIA. ONE OF THE BIGGER PROBLEMS IS, SHE HAS AFFORDED HERSELF SOME SENSITIVE BUDGET MATERIAL AID OF TIME AHEAD OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. ON THE FACE OF IT, THE PRIME MINISTER IS BRUSHING THIS AWAY, AND SHE IS SAFE FOR NOW, BUT ONCE EVERYONE GETS THROUGH THOSE HUNDREDS OF EMAILS, IT WILL BECOME A BIT CLEARER HOW MUCH TROUBLE SHE IS IN. A LAKE ALICE TORTURE SURVIVOR IS TAKING THE GOVERNMENT TO COURT, SAYING ITS COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF ABUSE IN STATE CARE IS ABYSMAL AND ALSO ILLEGAL. POLITICAL REPORTER GLENN McCONNELL HAS MORE. TORTURED BY THE STATE. THEY CARRIED ME NAKED AND THREW ME IN A COLD BATH IN WATER AND THEN SHOCKED ME AGAIN. AND TO THIS DAY, I'LL TRY AND DRINK A GLASS OF WATER AND GET THE SHAKES, AND... I CAN'T DRINK. MALCOLM RICHARDS ` LAKE ALICE SURVIVOR. MALCOLM RICHARDS IS CONTINUING HIS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AGAINST THE CROWN. SOMEONE'S GOT TO SAY, 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, AND YOU CAN'T WALK OVER US.' THE GOVERNMENT FINALLY ADMITTED THAT THE PATIENTS OF LAKE ALICE, WHO WERE CHILDREN, HAD BEEN TORTURED. IT WAS WRONG, AND IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. THE GOVERNMENT SET UP A REDRESS SYSTEM FOR THAT TORTURE, OFFERING A $150,000 PAYMENT OR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION, WHICH WOULD BE DETERMINED BY AN ARBITRATOR. FOR THEM, IT IS COMPLETELY INADEQUATE, AND THAT IS WHY WE NEED A TRIBUNAL. $150,000 DOESN'T MAKE UP JUST FOR THE LOSS OF INCOME. IT DOESN'T COVER THE REHABILITATION WE REQUIRE. I WANT MY KIDS TO BE RECOGNISED, THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH MY SHIT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. I WANT THEM TO BE REIMBURSED, MY GRANDKIDS TO BE REIMBURSED. RICHARDS IS TAKING THE CASE TO THE HIGH COURT, ARGUING THE GOVERNMENT IS BREACHING INTERNATIONAL LAW BY NOT HAVING A MORE INDEPENDENT AND VICTIM-FOCUSED REDRESS SCHEME. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH IMPROVING THE REGIO SYSTEM. IT'S BEEN A DECADES-OLD FIGHT FOR RICHARDS. HE WENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN 2018 AND WON A CASE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. IT'S A FIGHT HE'S CONTINUED WHILE DEALING WITH THE LIFELONG ILLNESSES, INCLUDING CANCER, WHICH HE BELIEVES ARE THE RESULT OF TORTURE. YOU WERE MEANT TO BE RECEIVING CANCER TREATMENT TODAY, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT YOU CONTINUE THIS FIGHT? CANCER TREATMENT IS EASY TO CHANGE THE DATE, THIS ISN'T. THE DATE GOT CHANGED SEVEN MONTHS AGO WHEN MY HEART PACKED UP, AND I HAD TO HAVE A TRIPLE BYPASS. THOUGH ANOTHER FEW WEEKS ISN'T, IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS, GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE ` THIS IS. AND THE FIGHT WILL CONTINUE. NIGHTMARES OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING NEVER GO AWAY. IT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, NO MATTER WHAT COMES. RICHARDS SAYS HE'LL GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN GENEVA IF HE HAS TO. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. AND, IMOGEN, THERE WERE SOME EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. YEAH, WOW, LAURA, THIS MORNING SAW SOME OF THE LOWEST TEMPERATURES RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR. CHRISTCHURCH HITTING MINUS-0.5. ALONG WITH MASTERTON, TAUMARANUI GOT DOWN TO MINUS-1.7 AND TAUPO TOOK IT THAT LITTLE BIT FURTHER, GETTING TO MINUS-1.8 THIS MORNING. AND THOSE CHILLY STARTS ARE SET TO CONTINUE. I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS, AFTER SPORT. COMING UP ON THREE NEWS ` BRAZILIAN POLICE SAY THEY FOILED A 'BOMB PLOT' TARGETTING A FREE LADY GAGA CONCERT ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE. ISRAEL VOWS REVENGE AFTER A HOUTHI MISSILE ATTACK HITS THE COUNTRY'S MAIN AIRPORT. ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER HAS VOWED TO RESPOND TO YEMEN'S HOUTHIS AND WHAT HE CALLED THEIR 'IRANIAN TERROR MASTERS', AFTER A MISSILE ATTACK ON THE COUNTRY'S MAIN AIRPORT. IT CAME AS AID AGENCIES ACCUSED THE WORLD OF COMPLICITY IN THE STARVING OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN BY STAYING SILENT AS ISRAEL'S AID BLOCKADE ENTERS ITS THIRD MONTH. CHANNEL 4's JONATHAN RUGMAN REPORTS. THIS MORNING THE WAR CAME TO BEN-GURION, ISRAEL'S ONLY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. (SIRENS WAIL) (EXPLOSION ECHOES) WHOA! WHOA! THERE'S ONE FOREIGN MILITANT GROUP STILL CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING SUCH AN ATTACK. AND IT FIRED A MISSILE WHICH LANDED NOT FAR FROM THE MAIN TERMINAL BUILDING. (SPEAKS ARABIC) THIS SPOKESMAN FOR HOUTHI REBELS, WHO CONTROL MUCH OF YEMEN, SAID THE ATTACK WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE AND AGAINST WHAT HE CALLED GENOCIDE. AT THE SCENE ITSELF, AN ISRAELI POLICEMAN SAID THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, WITH NO SERIOUS CASUALTIES. BUT EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN AIRLINES HAVE CANCELLED FLIGHTS. AND AFTER WEEKS OF HOUTHI MISSILE LAUNCHES, ONE WAS EVENTUALLY BOUND TO GET THROUGH. ISRAEL BANS JOURNALISTS FROM GAZA. BUT THE ARMY HAS PROVIDED THESE PICTURES OF ITS EXPANDING MILITARY OPERATION, INVOLVING THE MOBILISATION OF THOUSANDS OF RESERVISTS. THE ARMY SAYS THAT DOZENS OF HAMAS FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN KILLED THIS PAST WEEK, ALONG WITH TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS. TRANSLATOR: WE HAVE TWO MISSIONS ` ONE, TO BRING OUR HOSTAGES BACK; AND TWO, TO DEFEAT HAMAS. HAMAS WILL NO LONGER BE THERE. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THIS. BUT PROTESTERS IN TEL AVIV ACCUSED THEIR PRIME MINISTER OF BEING MORE FOCUSSED ON MILITARY VICTORY THAN RELEASING HOSTAGES. 59 OF THEM ARE STILL MISSING, WITH ONLY 24 OF THEM THOUGHT TO BE ALIVE. AND THE LONGER THIS WAR LASTS, MORE OF THEM COULD BE KILLED. THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT THE MILITARY OPERATION IS GROWING STRONGER AND STRONGER, AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING MORE TROOPS AND RESERVES. AND WE'RE REALLY AFRAID THAT IT'S GONNA KILL MOST OF THE HOSTAGES. BUT WHAT OF GAZA'S PEOPLE THEMSELVES? INSIDE THEIR FAMILY TENT, AHMED'S PARENTS TAKE OFF HIS TOP TO SHOW THE EFFECT OF ISRAEL'S AID BLOCKADE ON THE BODY OF A 7-YEAR-OLD CHILD. HIS SMALLEST SIBLING, KHALED, WEIGHS JUST HALF WHAT A 9-MONTH-OLD SHOULD. THIS ONE OF MORE THAN 9000 CHILDREN UNICEF SAYS HAVE BEEN TREATED FOR ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN GAZA SO FAR THIS YEAR. IN THE UK, 14 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF MANSLAUGHTER, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A BOY (14) IN A FIRE AT AN ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN THE TOWN OF GATESHEAD. THE BODY OF LAYTON CARR WAS FOUND IN THE BUILDING AFTER THE BLAZE HAD BEEN EXTINGUISHED LATE ON FRIDAY EVENING. POLICE SAY THE 11 BOYS AND THREE GIRLS, AGED BETWEEN 11 AND 14, HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON BAIL PENDING FURTHER INQUIRIES. A STATE OF EMERGENCY REMAINS IN PLACE FOR BANKS PENINSULA, AMID ONGOING CONCERNS ABOUT LANDSLIPS. THURSDAY WAS ONE OF WETTEST DAYS ON RECORD FOR THE REGION, WITH 350mm OF RAIN FLOODING BANKS PENINSULA PROPERTIES, HOMES AND SHOPS.. THE LOCAL MP SAYS THE MAIN ROAD INTO AKAROA IS OPEN, AND THE TOWNSHIP NEEDS VISITORS TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES. IT'S GORGEOUS WEATHER. THE NEXT 10 DAYS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FINE AND LOVELY, SO PEOPLE CAN GET OUT TO AKAROA, SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES OVER THERE. AND, LOOK, MOTHER'S DAY IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE YOUR MUM OVER TO AKAROA. THE FLOODING CAUSED A CRACK AT LIGHTHOUSE RD IN AKAROA, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE MONITORED. STILL TO COME ON THREE NEWS ` A NEW EDUCATIONAL PORTAL HAS BEEN LAUNCHED. WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST AID FOR PARENTS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE LEARNING AT SCHOOL. LADY GAGA'S SHOW MUST GO ON, EVEN THOUGH TWO MEN WERE ARRESTED IN BRAZIL OVER A BOMB PLOT. AND IN SPORT, THE BLACK FERNS SEE DOUBLE ` THEY WON THE WORLD CHAMPS IN L.A. AFTER ALREADY WRAPPING UP THE SERIES LEAGUE TITLE. 11 essential vitamins and minerals. Low GI, protein, high in fibre! It's amazing what they squeeze into an UP&GO. VOICEOVER: We squeeze more good stuff in, so you can get more out. Also available in a big value 12 pack. VOICEOVER: Cheesy Bites are back. For a limited tiiiime. Oh hi Mr Stephenson. You're having a cheese dream, bro. VOICEOVER: THIS IS THREE NEWS. IF YOU'VE JUST JOINED US, HERE ARE OUR TOP STORIES SO FAR TONIGHT ` NEW ZEALAND-BASED FILMS ARE UNDER THREAT. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID TODAY HE WANTS TO INTRODUCE A 100% TARIFF ON MOVIES MADE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. A NEW SURVEY OF MORE THAN 1500 RETAILERS HAS FOUND THAT ALMOST ALL OF THEM ` 99% ` EXPERIENCED CRIME IN THE PAST YEAR, BUT 40% DIDN'T REPORT IT TO POLICE. A HUGE FIRE AT PAKURANGA MCDONALD'S IN EAST AUCKLAND HAS SENT SMOKE BILLOWING ACROSS THE CITY. TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN BRAZIL IN CONNECTION WITH AN ALLEGED PLOT TO BOMB A FREE LADY GAGA CONCERT IN RIO. MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CONCERT AT THE CITY'S FAMED COPACABANA BEACH. POLICE SAY A GROUP THAT PROMOTES HATE SPEECH AGAINST THE RAINBOW COMMUNITY WAS BEHIND THE PLOT. THE GROUP'S LEADER IS BEING HELD ON WEAPONS CHARGES AND A TEENAGER ON CHILD-PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES. HARD-RIGHT NATIONALIST GEORGE SIMION APPEARS TO HAVE SECURED A DECISIVE WIN IN THE FIRST ROUND OF ROMANIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THE LEADER OF THE ALLIANCE FOR THE UNITY OF ROMANIANS, OR AUR, (38) WAS FAR OUTPACING ALL OTHER CANDIDATES WITH 40% OF THE VOTE, AFTER 97% WERE COUNTED. THE ELECTION IS A RE-RUN AFTER A TOP COURT VOIDED THE PREVIOUS ELECTION WON BY A FAR-RIGHT OUTSIDER, FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS OF RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE, WHICH MOSCOW HAS DENIED. ROMANIA IS PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND A MEMBER OF NATO. IT'S ALMOST FOUR MONTHS SINCE LOS ANGELES' CATASTROPHIC FIRES. RESIDENTS IN LOS ANGELES ARE TRYING TO REBUILD THEIR HOMES AND THEIR LIVES, AFTER THE BLAZES WHICH KILLED AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE, FORCED 200,000 PEOPLE TO EVACUATE, AND DESTROYED AROUND 16,000 HOMES AND PROPERTIES. ITV's ROMILY WEEKS REPORTS. EARLY JANUARY, AND THE WORLD WATCHED IN DISBELIEF AS LARGE SWATHES OF LOS ANGELES BURNED WITH HORRIFYING FURY. IN THE SMOULDERING AFTERMATH, I MET NAT AND SHANT, AS THEY SURVEYED WHAT WAS LEFT OF THEIR HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT HELD EVERYTHING WE'VE EVER HAD. THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD ALWAYS GATHER. AND, UM, IT HURTS. BUT WE'RE ALIVE. FOUR MONTHS ON, THE RUST HAS SPREAD OVER THE BONES OF THEIR HOME, BUT LITTLE ELSE HAS CHANGED. THE LAWNS ARE TURNING GREEN AGAIN IN THE ONCE-VIBRANT MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBOURHOOD OF ALTADENA. BUT NOT MUCH ELSE HAS RETURNED. EVEN MANY OF THE HOUSES IN THE BURN ZONE THAT WEREN'T DESTROYED ARE UNFIT TO LIVE IN. I JOINED A TEAM OF MIGRANT WORKERS WHO ARE CLEANING THE HOUSES CALLED 'THE SMOKERS', RUINED BY THE TOXIC AFTERMATH OF ASH AND SMOKE. INCREDIBLY, THIS TEAM ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS, WORKING UNPAID, BECAUSE THE FIRE TOOK THEIR JOBS, JUST AS IT TOOK HOMES. YES, IT'S VERY TIRING. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO IT CAREFULLY. CAREFULLY AND SLOW. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HERE, THEY DESPERATELY NEED THE CITY TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. BUT THAT PROCESS IS IN DANGER OF BEING SLOWED FROM THE VERY TOP, WITH THE TRUMP GOVERNMENT CRACKING DOWN AND ROUNDING UP EXACTLY THE PEOPLE CALIFORNIA USUALLY RELIES ON TO DO MUCH OF THE MANUAL WORK. IT'S HYPOCRISY AT ITS GREATEST EXPRESSION. BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY THAT L.A. CAN BE REBUILT WITHOUT THE VERY SAME PEOPLE THAT THIS PRESIDENT IS ATTACKING. THE FALLOUT FROM THE FIRES IS SPARKING A BROADER RECKONING ABOUT HOW LOS ANGELES, A CITY THAT KEEPS GROWING OUTWARDS, CAN COEXIST WITH THE NATURAL TINDERBOX THAT SURROUNDS IT. LOS ANGELES WAS READY TO BURN. IT HAD BEEN SUFFERING DROUGHTS. IT HAD BEEN BUILDING INTO PLACES WHERE FIRES HAVE BURNED HISTORICALLY AND FREQUENTLY. NOW THERE ARE VOICES URGING THAT THE CITY MUST BE REBUILT DIFFERENTLY, WITH BETTER DEFENCES AGAINST THE FIRES THAT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY RETURN. THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO BUILD UP, NOT OUT. WE NEED TO START BUILDING DENSITY DOWN IN THE VALLEYS, AWAY FROM THE FIRE ZONES. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTING TO HAPPEN IN SOME AREAS. BUT WE NEED TO ACCELERATE THAT PROCESS. BUT THE POLITICAL PRESSURE TO GET L.A. BACK ON ITS FEET IS HUGE. IT'S DUE TO HOST GAMES IN THE NEXT WORLD CUP, AND THEN THE OLYMPICS. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD BACK MORE SAFELY MIGHT BE SACRIFICED TO THE DEMAND TO BUILD BACK FAST. WHAT LOS ANGELES IS CERTAINLY GOING TO NEED IS SOME OF THE PIONEERING SPIRIT THAT HAS ALWAYS POWERED THIS CITY. JASON OPPENHEIM, STAR OF THE NETFLIX SHOW 'SELLING SUNSET', HAS AN ESTATE AGENT'S OPTIMISM ABOUT ITS FUTURE. LOS ANGELES IS FULL OF DREAMERS. YOU KNOW, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE. AND IN THIS SITUATION, I THINK FOR BETTER. YOU KNOW, A VERY RESILIENT CULTURE HERE IN L.A. AND PEOPLE ARE COALESCING AND COMING TOGETHER. FOUR MONTHS ON, L.A.'S SCARS ARE STILL RAW. THE CLIMATE CRISIS THAT THE WHOLE WORLD IS FACING HAS PUNISHED THIS CITY. IT WILL NEED POLITICAL WILL, IMAGINATION. AND MANY OF ITS MIGRANT WORKERS, IF IT REALLY IS TO RECOVER. OLLIE'S HERE NEXT WITH SPORT AND MORE SUCCESS FOR THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS. AND UTTERLY DOMINANT SEASON FOR THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS, WHICH WILL, NO SURPRISE, THEY WON FOUR OF THE SIX WORLD SERIES EVENTS. THEY WON THE LEAGUE. WHATEVER HAPPENS, THE BLACK FRIEND SEVENS WIN. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST FROM THE FINAL SEVENS EVENT OF THE SEASON NEXT. PLUS, ANOTHER GRAND PRIX TO FORGET FOR LIAM LAWSON AS THE PRESSURE ON THE KIWI TO DELIVER POINTS ONLY GROWS. AND FAILURE TO LAUNCH FOR STEVEN ADAMS AND THE ROCKETS, KNOCKED OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS. (SHOES TAPPING) (KEYBOARD TYPING) Wow. Hey J, this project might need a bit of... zhuhzhing. Holler back, Warren. Please let me know your thoughts. Best regards. Warren? (MUSIC PLAYS) THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS HAVE COMPLETED THE WORLD SERIES DOUBLE, THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS HAVE COMPLETED THE WORLD SERIES DOUBLE, WINNING THE SEASON-ENDING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN L.A. TO GO ALONG THEIR SERIES LEAGUE TITLE THEY HAD ALREADY SECURED. AND THEY DID IT IN STYLE, SMASHING AUSTRALIA IN 31-7 IN THE FINAL. DANCING TO THEIR OWN TUNE, THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS ONCE AGAIN ON TOP OF THE SEVENS WORLD. AFTER THE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL, WE WANTED TO SHOW WE WERE A GREAT TEAM, AND TO US, THAT WAS WINNING THE LEAGUE AND WINNING THE SERIES, AND WE DID IT, AND OBVIOUSLY I WAS (BLEEP) EXCITED ABOUT IT. THE SLIP OF THE TONGUE UNDERSTANDABLE FROM SARAH HIRINI, HAVING LED HER SIDE TO EVEN MORE SILVERWARE. WITH THE LEAGUE TITLE FOR WINNING THE OVERALL WORLD SERIES ALREADY LOCKED AWAY, THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GLORY IN THEIR SIGHTS. JORJA MILLER MADE HER MARK EARLY. ME IS THE TWO GOING AT IT ` TEGAN AND JORJA, AND IT IS JORJA WHO IS GOING TO WIN THIS ONE. AND HER TEAM-MATES FOLLOWED HER LEAD. THEIR WORK WITHOUT THE BALL JUST AS IMPRESSIVE AS THEIR WORK WITH IT AS THEY QUICKLY BEGAN TO CUT UP THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE. THEY HAVE GOT NUMBERS WIDE, IF THEY CAN GET IT TO BREAK THIS TIME, AND THEY WILL. AUSTRALIA HAD NO ANSWERS FOR WHAT THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS WERE THROWING AT THEM. BY THE SECOND HALF, THEY WERE CRUISING. POPS IT UP FOR POURI-LANE. THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEWN UP ON THE SAME GROUND THAT WILL HOST THE OLYMPIC SEVENS IN 2028. AFTER LAST YEAR IN PARIS, IT'S MADE ME EVEN MORE EXCITED TO COME BACK HERE. I KNOW WE'RE GONNA PACK OUT THE STADIUM. IT'S GONNA BE EPIC. EARLIER, THE ALL BLACKS SEVENS KNOCKED OVER LEAGUE WINNERS ARGENTINA 38-17 IN THE PLAYOFF FOR THIRD. DESPITE BEING COMFORTABLY BEATEN IN THE SEMI-FINAL, THEY RALLIED FOR THEIR BEST FINISH IN A TOURNAMENT THIS SEASON. COMING HARD ` AND GOING UNDER UNTOUCHED. IT'S BEEN AN UNDERWHELMING WORLD SERIES FOR THE ALL BLACKS SEVENS ` NO VICTORIES, NOT EVEN A TOP-THREE FINISH UNTIL TODAY. THEIR BEST RESULT HAD BEEN FOURTH IN DUBAI. IT WAS GOOD TO FINISH THAT WAY. WITH THE WAY THIS SERIES IS SET UP, IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO THIS LAST TOURNAMENT WHERE YOU CAN WIN IT. IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO THIS LAST TOURNAMENT WHERE YOU CAN WIN IT. BUT AFTER AN ENTIRE SEASON WITHOUT SILVERWARE, THE ALL BLACKS SEVENS WILL BE HOPING TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THEIR FEMALE COUNTERPARTS WHO ONCE AGAIN SHONE BRIGHTEST. MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER THEIR MESSY DIVORCE WITH INEOS, NEW ZEALAND RUGBY HAS ANNOUNCED ITS REPLACEMENT, INKING A NEW SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH TOYOTA. TOYOTA WILL REPLACE INEOS AS THE TRAINING JERSEY SPONSOR FOR ALL TEAMS IN BLACK, STARTING WITH THE MAORI ALL BLACKS AT THE END OF JUNE. THE DEAL WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THREE YEARS AND PUTS NZR IN A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION, HAVING RECENTLY REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH INEOS AS WELL. IT'S HOPED THE INTRODUCTION OF A TWO-POINT SUPER SHOT TO THE ANZ PREMIERSHIP CAN ADD AN EXCITING EDGE TO THE COMPETITION THIS YEAR. THE UPCOMING SEASON WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN AUCKLAND TODAY, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE TWO-POINT SHOT THE MAIN DIFFERENCE TO PAST SEASONS. MYSTICS SHOOTER DONNELL WALLAM FEELS THE INITIATIVE IS A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD FOR THE COMPETITION. IT IS A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING BEING FURTHER OUT THAN WHAT I AM USED TO. THAT IS GOING TO ADD A BIT MORE CHALLENGE, AND OUT GA'S SHOT SO WELL FROM THERE, SO I'M EXCITED TO GIVE IT A SHOT. THE ANZ PREMIERSHIP KICKS OFF ON SATURDAY WITH THE PULSE HOSTING THE MAGIC IN PALMESTON NORTH. AN ALREADY FRUSTRATING WEEKEND FOR LIAM LAWSON HAS ONLY GOT WORSE, WITH HIS MIAMI GRAND PRIX CUT SHORT AFTER A FIRST CORNER INCIDENT WHICH WOULD LEAD TO HIS RETIREMENT. AN EVENTFUL OPENING LAP ALSO SAW THE DEMISE OF LANDO NORRIS' CHANCES OF VICTORY, WITH MCLAREN TEAM-MATE OSCAR PIASTRI CLAIMING HIS FOURTH WIN OF THE SEASON AND EXTENDING HIS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD. GORDON FINDLATER REPORTS. STARTING FROM 15th, THIS WASN'T THE RACE START LIAM LAWSON HAD HOPED FOR. OOH, THERE WE GO AROUND. YEAH, I GOT COMPLETELY HIT, MATE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL ALPINE WAS DOING. I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT OFF-BOARD AS WELL. THAT WAS LIAM LAWSON THAT WE SAW COMING ALONG ON THE OUTSIDE. THE FIRST CORNER COMING-TOGETHER ENDING JACK DOOHAN'S RACE IMMEDIATELY. WHILE LAWSON WOULD CONTINUE, DAMAGE SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH WOULD EVENTUALLY END HIS RACE ON LAP 37. OK, LIAM, WE WILL RETIRE THE CAR. LIFT OFF, COOL DOWN THE CAR. THE DAMAGE WE HAVE IS TOO BIG. THE DNF LEAVING LAWSON WITHOUT A CHAMPIONSHIP POINT AFTER SIX ROUNDS. I HAD A REALLY GOOD LAUNCH AND A GAP OPENED THROUGH THE MIDDLE INTO TURN ONE, SO I TOOK IT. AND THEN I JUST FELT A HIT FROM THE SIDE INTO TURN ONE. SO, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I NEED TO WATCH IT BACK. BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S DESTROYED THE FLOOR, AND THEN WE'VE HAD TO RETIRE. IT WAS AN ALMOST EQUALLY FRUSTRATING START TO THE RACE FOR LANDO NORRIS. VERSTAPPEN ` JUST A BIT OF A LOCK-UP THERE. RUNS WIDE. NORRIS IS GONNA KEEP HIM KEEN, FIGHTING THROUGH TURN TWO. NORRIS GOES OFF THE TRACK. ALMOST COMING-TOGETHER WITH VERSTAPPEN COST NORRIS FOUR SPOTS. TEAMMATE OSCAR PIASTRI WAS LEFT TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE DUTCHMAN. VERSTAPPEN'S GOT THE INSIDE LINE, THOUGH. AND PIASTRI HAS TO BACK OUT. BUT VERSTAPPEN GOES DEEP INTO THE CORNER AND CONCEDES THE LEAD OF THIS RACE. THE AUSTRALIAN GOING ON TO WIN AND EXTEND HIS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD TO 16 POINTS. AS OSCAR PIASTRI WINS THE MIAMI GRAND PRIX, AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER DOES IT IN STYLE. NORRIS FINISHING BEHIND HIM IN SECOND, AND LEFT TO FONDER WHAT COULD BEEN AND LEFT TO WONDER WHAT COULD BEEN IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FRANTIC FIRST LAP. IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT TO GO UP AGAINST THAT KIND OF COMPETITION. I DID WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RIGHT AT THE TIME. THERE WAS A GAP. I GOT THE MOMENTUM. I WAS EASILY ON THE OUTSIDE. FIRST-LAP FORTUNES BENEFITTING ONE DRIVER FROM DOWN UNDER, WHILE LAWSON REMAINS STRANDED IN THE SEARCH FOR HIS FIRST POINTS. THE STORM HAVE BEEN LEFT TO RUE A NIGHT OF ERRATIC DISCIPLINE AS THEY WERE STUNNED 20-18 BY THE RAIDERS IN GOLDEN POINT LAST NIGHT. THE RAIDERS SCORED WITH A MINUTE LEFT IN REGULATION TO SEND IT TO GOLDEN POINT, AND IT WAS THE STORM WHO LOOKED TO BE IN POLE POSITION FOR A FIELD GOAL, ONLY TO BE PENALISED AS THEY LOOKED TO SET UP. AND WITH THE RAIDERS THEN PINNING MELBOURNE IN THEIR OWN HALF THEIR ILL DISCIPLINE WOULD THIS TIME COST THEM THE MATCH. THAT IS A PENALTY! FROM RIGHT IN FRONT, FLAG IS IN THE AIR, AND CANBERRA WIN IT IN A GOLDEN POINT. THE WIN LIFTS THE RAIDERS ABOVE THE WARRIORS INTO SECOND ON THE NRL LADDER. LIVERPOOL'S HANGOVER FROM SEALING THEIR 20TH PREMIER LEAGUE CROWN HAS FOLLOWED THEM INTO THIS MORNING'S MATCH WITH CHELSEA. FRESH OFF BEING CONFIRMED AS THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONS, THE REDS WERE COMFORTABLY BEATEN 3-1, AS CHELSEA CLING TO HOPES OF PLAYING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOOTBALL NEXT SEASON. ITV'S CHRIS SKUDDER REPORTS. IT MIGHT HAVE HURT CHELSEA TO WELCOME THE NEW JUMP INTO THE GUARD OF HONOUR, AT STAMFORD BRIDGE, BUT THIS IS ALL ABOUT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BUSINESS, AND THE BLUE STOCK THAN THREE MINUTES TO SCORE THAT CRUCIAL GOAL. LIVERPOOL WERE BELOW STRENGTH, OUT OF SORTS, AND SHOT THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT, CAUGHT IN A TANGLE AT THE BACK. COLE PALMER HAS BEEN OUT OF FORM FOR CHELSEA, BUT THIS WAS BRILLIANT AND DESERVED A GOAL TO SETTLE THE MATCH. IT IS NEARLY A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT. LIVERPOOL PULLED ONE BACK THROUGH THEIR CAPTAIN. BUT PALMER HAD THE FINAL WORD FROM THE PENALTY SPOT, AND A VITAL THREE POINTS FOR THE BLUES. STEVEN ADAMS' HOUSTON ROCKETS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE NBA PLAYOFFS, COMFORTABLY BEATEN 103-89 BY THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS IN GAME SEVEN OF THEIR ROUND-ONE MATCH-UP. TRAILING BY 12 AT HALFTIME, ADAMS CAME UP BIG ON THE OFFENSIVE GLASS FOR THE ROCKETS IN THE THIRD QUARTER, NARROWING THE GAP TO JUST THREE. IT WAS AS CLOSE AS THEY WOULD GET, THOUGH, WITH STEPH CURRY TAKING OVER WHEN IT MATTERED. THIS IS WHERE THE DAGGERS COME OUT TOO. STEPHAN CURRY RIPS THE CORDS. THE WARRIORS, SNIFFING IT NOW. CURRY. BUDDY HEILD! BUDDY HEILD FOR THREE. THE WARRIORS ADVANCE TO THE WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS, WHERE THEY'LL TAKE ON THE MINNESOTA TIMBERVOLES. AND IN CASE ROCKETS FANS DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW IT, CURRY WAS HAPPY TO LET THEM KNOW IT'S NIGHT-NIGHT FOR THEM AND THEIR SEASON. IF I WAS A ROCKETS FAN, THAT WOULD REALLY WIND ME UP. IT'S JUST LIKE A DAGGER TO THE HEART. I AM ANGRY ON THEIR BEHALF. THE GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED A NEW ONLINE 'PARENT PORTAL' AIMED AT MAKING IT EASIER FOR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S LEARNING AT SCHOOL. SO WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PARENT PORTAL? HERE'S AVA WHITWORTH. UNTIL NOW, PARENTS HAVEN'T ALWAYS HAD A CLEAR VIEW OF WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM. EDUCATION MINISTER ERICA STANFORD BELIEVES IT HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING ISSUE. WE SHOULD BE GIVING MORE INFORMATION TO PARENTS, BUT THE FACT IS WE HAVEN'T BEEN. THE NEW DIGITAL PARENT PORTAL IS DESIGNED TO CHANGE THAT. IT'S A WEBSITE THAT GIVES A YEAR-BY-YEAR BREAKDOWN OF WHAT STUDENTS WILL BE LEARNING IN ENGLISH AND MATHS UNDER THE REFRESHED SCHOOL CURRICULUM. STANFORD SAYS THE CURRICULUM ITSELF IS WRITTEN FOR EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS, WHICH CAN MAKE IT HARD FOR FAMILIES TO FOLLOW. WHEN YOU ASK ANY PARENT, 'WHAT IS YOUR CHILD DOING AT SCHOOL?' MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THEY WILL SAY, 'I DON'T KNOW.' THEY COULD JUST GO AND TALK TO THE TEACHERS. YEAH, I THINK THAT SOMETIMES, TOO MUCH INFORMATION IS... NOT NECESSARILY NOTHING, BUT I SUPPOSE THAT IF PARENTS ARE OPEN TO IT AND SO ARE TEACHERS, THEN I SUPPOSE IT COULD BE A GOOD THING, YEAH. THE PORTAL TRANSLATES THE CURRICULUM INTO PLAIN ENGLISH, LAYING OUT EXACTLY WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT AND PROVIDING ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT HOME. IT ALSO INCLUDES GUIDANCE ON HELPING WITH STRUCTURED LITERACY, ACCESS TO DECODABLE BOOKS, TIPS FOR PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS, AND EVEN ADVICE FOR THE EARLY WEEKS OF SCHOOL, LIKE WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW PHONICS CHECKS. CRUCIALLY, STANFORD SAYS IT'S BUILT TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL FAMILIES. LOOK, WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY PARENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH THEIR LITERACY AS WELL, WHICH IS WHY WE'VE MADE SURE THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF VIDEOS IN THERE. CURRENTLY IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE FOR MATHS AND ENGLISH, BUT THE MINISTRY PLANS TO EXPAND IT TO OTHER SUBJECTS. THE PARENT PORTAL IS NOW LIVE AND AVAILABLE ON ANY DEVICE. IT IS NOW LIVE AND AVAILABLE ON ANY DEVICE. IMOGEN'S BACK WITH WHAT'S COMING UP WEATHER-WISE. HOW'S THE WEEK LOOKING? THIS END OF THE WEEK IS LOOKING GREAT, LAURA ` CLEAR, SUNNY SKIES FOR MANY, WITH JUST A SPRINKLING OF SHOWERS ABOUT THE COUNTRY BUT ONCE WE HIT THURSDAY, WET WEATHER WILL BE MAKING A RETURN WITH JUST A SPRINKLING OF SHOWERS ABOUT THE COUNTRY, BUT ONCE WE HIT THURSDAY, WET WEATHER WILL BE MAKING A RETURN ACROSS BOTH ISLANDS, AND IT COULD GET HEAVY. YOUR FULL FORECAST IS NEXT. SUNNY WEATHER PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR WET DAYS. CLEAR OUT GUTTERS AND CUT BACK BRANCHES THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR HOME. AMI, BRINGING YOU THREE NEWS WEATHER. NAU MAI ANO. WELCOME BACK. CLEAR SKIES ARE THE BIG THEME THIS WEEK, WITH FAR MORE SETTLED BUT COOLER WEATHER EXPECTED, AS A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ` AND WHEN I SAY COOLER, I MEAN COOLER. PLENTY OF SINGLE-DIGIT OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE CARDS TONIGHT. COULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET THOSE EXTRA BLANKETS AND LAYERS OUT NOW. NORTHWESTERLIES WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE SOUTH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND TOMORROW. IT'LL BE A PARTY CLOUDY AND SHOWERY DAY FOR THOSE OUT WEST, OTHERWISE MAINLY FINE, AND FINE WEATHER IS ALSO ON THE CARDS FOR MANY IN THE NORTH ISLAND, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THOSE AROUND CENTRAL PARTS TO DROP INTO THE NEGATIVES TEMPERATURE-WISE. TOMORROW MORNING, IT'LL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR BOTH WHANGAREI AND WHITIANGA. OTHERWISE, A FINE DAY FOR EVERYONE ELSE, AND EASTERLY WINDS AND MORNING FROSTS FOR TOKOROA, TAUPO, AND ROTORUA. OTHERWISE, FINE DAYS. IT'LL BE PARTLY CLOUDY FOR TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. LIGHT WINDS ABOUT TOO. MORNING FROSTS FOR DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON, WITH WESTERLIES DEVELOPING EARLY TOO. BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ` SUN ALL ROUND TOMORROW. WHAT A TREAT. FINE AND FROSTY FOR WHANGANUI, PALMERSTON NORTH, AND TAUMARUNUI, WHERE THERE MAY BE SOME FOG. CLOUDY PERIODS FOR ALL. AFTERNOON SHOWERS FOR THE KAPITI COAST AND WELLINGTON. FINE, TURNING TO CLOUD IN NELSON, WITH PLENTY OF CLOUD AROUND FOR THE REST HERE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR ALL BELOW NELSON TOO, AND LIGHT WINDS. PATCHES OF MORNING FOG FOR CHRISTCHURCH DOWNWARDS. COULD BE SOME FROST AROUND TOO. OTHERWISE, A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR ALL OUT EAST, WITH NORTHWESTERLIES AND NORTHEASTERLIES. EARLY FROSTS FOR ALEXANDRA. OTHERWISE, THE FINE WEATHER CONTINUES FOR ALL RIGHT DOWN SOUTH, WITH A MIX OF NORTH AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING FOR A TIME IN THE EVENING. A FINE TUESDAY FOR DUNEDIN, WITH LIGHT WINDS AND NORTHERLIES DEVELOPING FOR A TIME IN THE EVENING. 16 IS YOUR HIGH. IT'S GOING TO BE MAINLY FINE IN CHRISTCHURCH, APART FROM AREAS OF PATCHY FOG AND FROST IN THE MORNING. NORTHEASTERLIES EASING BY AFTERNOON. AND WELLINGTON IS IN FOR CLOUDY PERIODS, WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS. NORTHERLY WINDS BECOMING FRESH IN THE MORNING, AND A HIGH OF 16. IT'S LOOKING NICE AND FINE IN HAWKE'S BAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND A HIGH OF 18, ALTHOUGH IT'LL BE A CHILLY START IN HASTINGS ON 3 DEGREES. TAURANGA, TOMORROW IS LOOKING PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH LIGHT WINDS. 18 IS ALSO YOUR HIGH, BUT YOUR LOW IS LOOKING SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN HAWKE'S BAY, WITH 7 DEGREES. HAMILTON, IT'S A FINE AND FROSTY DAY FOR YOU, WITH A 2-DEGREE LOW TO START YOUR DAY OFF. THERE WILL BE LIGHT WINDS AND A HIGH OF 17. AND IT'S LOOKING FINE IN OUR BIGGEST CITY TOMORROW. 19 IS THE HIGH IN AUCKLAND. AND THERE WILL BE LIGHT WINDS ABOUT HERE TOO. PLENTY OF CLOUD ACROSS THE DITCH TOMORROW, ALTHOUGH MELBOURNE'S LOOKING GOOD. AND SHOWERS FOR ALL IN THE PACIFIC, EXCEPT VANUATU, WHICH HAS A BIT OF CLOUD. TAKING A LOOK AT THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND THESE SETTLED CONDITIONS AREN'T FORECAST TO LAST. RAIN AND WARMER, HUMID AIR ARRIVES LATER THIS WEEK, AS A TROUGH MOVES IN FROM THE TASMAN. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE NORTH ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY, TURNING TO RAIN FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, WITH A LOW FROM THE SUBTROPICS MOVING ON TO THE SOUTH OF THE NORTH AT THE END OF THE WEEK AS WELL. THOSE STRONG NORTHWESTERLIES CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY, POTENTIALLY BRINGING GUSTY CONDITIONS TO EXPOSED AREAS, WITH WET WEATHER SET TO MOVE IN DOWN SOUTH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, WITH HEAVY FALLS ON THE CARDS FOR MOST. THE WET STUFF WILL HANG AROUND ON FRIDAY BUT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CLEAR. PLENTY TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. AND THANKS TO JO FOR SENDING IN THIS MORNING'S SUNRISE IN DUNEDIN. THANKS SO MUCH, IMOGEN, I GOT FINE UNDER FROSTY, IF YOU MENTION IS THERE. THAT IS THREENEWS FOR TONIGHT, THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS AND INFORMATION ON stuff.co.nz. I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. PO MARIE. I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW. 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