TOP COP JEVON McSKIMMING QUITS BEFORE HE CAN BE SACKED, OVER WHAT THE POLICE MINISTER CALLS VERY SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. AUCKLAND GOES ON HIGH ALERT AS A MEASLES CASE IS CONFIRMED IN THE CITY AND OUTBREAKS AROUND THE WORLD GROW. COULD A FACE-TO-FACE MEETING BETWEEN ZELENSKYY AND PUTIN BE ON THE CARDS FOR LATER THIS WEEK? AND WHAT A WAY FOR RYAN FOX TO SEAL HIS MAIDEN PGA VICTORY AND BOOK THE FINAL SPOT AT NEXT WEEK'S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025. NAU MAI, HAERE MAI. WELCOME TO THREE NEWS. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, JEVON McSKIMMING, WHO HAD BEEN SUSPENDED PENDING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, HAS NOW RESIGNED. HE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE INDEPENDENT POLICE CONDUCT AUTHORITY AND THE NEW ZEALAND POLICE. THE POLICE MINISTER, MARK MITCHELL, ANNOUNCED THE RESIGNATION THIS AFTERNOON. LLOYD BURR IS WITH US FROM THE CAPITAL. LLOYD, HOW HAS THIS PLAYED OUT? IT'S BEEN PLAYING OUT FOR MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS. STUFF REPORTED IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR THAT HE'D BEEN PLACED ON LEAVE AND WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION OVER CONDUCT TOWARDS A FEMALE NON-SWORN POLICE EMPLOYEE MANY YEARS HIS JUNIOR. TOWARDS A FEMALE NON-SWORN POLICE EMPLOYEE MANY YEARS HIS JUNIOR. SINCE THEN, POLICE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING AND HAVE UNCOVERED ALLEGATIONS OF A VERY SERIOUS NATURE, WHICH ARE SEPARATE TO THOSE THAT SAW HIM SUSPENDED. THOSE ALLEGATIONS WERE PUT TO McSKIMMING, SO HE COULD RESPOND, BUT INSTEAD HE CHOSE TO RESIGN. IF HE HADN'T RESIGNED, THE PRIME MINISTER WAS ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF ASKING THE GOVERNOR GENERAL TO DISMISS HIM, AS SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WITH THOSE POWERS, ALTHOUGH HE WON'T SAY HOW FAR THROUGH THAT PROCESS HE GOT. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND, IT IS AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER. I AM I AWARE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS RESIGNATION, AND I THINK THAT IS APPROPRIATE, BUT I WILL LET THE INVESTIGATION CLOSE OUT BEFORE WE COMMENT ON IT. THERE'S STILL A LOT OF UNKNOWNS IN THIS CASE. WE DON'T KNOW THE NATURE OF THIS NEW ALLEGED OFFENDING, PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL HAS BEEN FOUND ON HIS COMPUTER. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THESE ALLEGED OFFENCES TOOK PLACE. THERE'S ALSO THE MATTER OF HIS PAY ` HAS HE BEEN ON FULL PAY FOR THE LAST FIVE AND A BIT MONTHS, EVEN THOUGH HE'S BEEN DOING NOTHING? WILL HE GET PERKS? GIVEN IT'S ALL STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, NO ONE IS COMMENTING. NOT THE POLICE MINISTER, NOR THE POLICE COMMISSIONER ` APART FROM SAYING DESPITE THE RESIGNATION, THE POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO McSKIMMING WILL CONTINUE. CAMPAIGNERS FIGHTING TO BAN YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA SAY CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 6 ARE PRESENTING WITH PROBLEMS LINKED WITH SOCIAL-MEDIA USE. BUT ANOTHER GROUP WORKING WITH TROUBLED KIDS SAYS LEGISLATION NATIONAL IS SUGGESTING IS THE RESULT OF A MORAL PANIC. ADAM HOLLINGWORTH REPORTS. THE BEFORE 16 GROUP SAYS THE TENTACLES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ARE GRIPPING YOUNGER AND YOUNGER PEOPLE. WE KNOW THESE SOCIAL-MEDIA COMPANIES HAVE USED VERY CLEVER, EXPLOITATIVE ALGORITHMS ON OUR CHILDREN, AND THAT'S STEALTHILY GOT INTO THE LIVES, THEY'VE GOT INTO THE MINDS, THEY'VE GOT INTO THE HEARTS OF OUR KIDS. WITHOUT THE PARENTS BEING INVOLVED. WE NEED TO PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE TO STOP THAT. DR MANEESH DEVA SAYS HE'S SEEING MORE CHILDREN PRESENTING TO HIS CLINIC WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS RESULTING FROM DEBILITATING ANXIETY. ALTHOUGH A LOT OF THIS DISCUSSION WILL TALK ABOUT 14-, 15-, 16-YEAR-OLDS, I KNOW THAT 6-, 7-, 8-YEAR-OLDS ARE ALSO BEING EXPOSED TO THIS EXTREMELY AWFUL ADULT CONTENT. THAT'S WHY THE GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED EDUCATION MINISTER ERICA STANFORD TO EXPLORE OPTIONS TO BAN PEOPLE UNDER 16 FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT YOUTHLINE WORKS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, OFTEN THROUGH THE VERY CHANNELS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO BAN. WE KNOW THAT LOTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACTUALLY USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO SEEK MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND SERVICES. IT'S ACTUALLY A CRITICAL DOORWAY INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEW ZELAAND. WE SEE THE OVERWHELMING BODY OF EVIDENCE IS THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING HARMED AND THOSE SOCIAL-MEDIA COMPANIES DO NOT GIVE A DAMN ABOUT OUR KIDS. YOU CAN SEE THAT, BECAUSE THEY DON'T EVEN LET THEIR OWN KIDS ON TO THESE PLATFORMS. AND THEY ARE COMMERCIALISING THE DATA OF OUR KIDS AND EXPLOITING THEM, AND THAT NEEDS TO STOP, BECAUSE IT'S CAUSING IMMENSE HARM. BUT YOUTHLINE'S SHAE RONALD SAYS YOUNG PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVES MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THEY NEED TO ACTIVELY SHAPE THE SOLUTIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR LIFE FOR THIS TO BE EFFECTIVE. IT'S A CONCERN THAT THIS MIGHT BE DRIVEN BY A MORAL PANIC INSTEAD OF A BALANCED VIEW OF THE EVIDENCE YOUTHLINE SAYS THERE SHOULD BE A MORE NUANCED APPROACH TO SOCIAL MEDIA INSTEAD OF SIMPLY BANNING IT. IF I WAS ON THE PLATFORM, I'M A YOUNG PERSON, I RUN INTO DIFFICULTIES; I'M SEEING, YOU KNOW, DISTURBING CONTENT, HOW AM I GOING TO FEEL, TALKING TO MY PARENTS, IF I'M NOT MEANT TO BE ON IT? HOW AM I GOING TO FEEL, REPORTING TO THE PLATFORM THAT I'M NOT MEANT TO BE PART OF? THE GOVERNMENT'S OPTIONS ARE LIMITED BECAUSE ACT DOESN'T WANT TO BACK THE BILL AS IT STANDS, INSTEAD FAVOURING A SELECT COMMITTEE INQUIRY. I'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE SAY, 'YOU'VE GOT TO BACK THIS BILL,' I'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE SAY, 'YOU'VE GOT TO BACK THIS BILL,' AND I ASK THEM, 'WHAT'S THE DEFINITION OF A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM IN THE BILL?' THEY HAVEN'T SEEN IT. NOW, YOU KNOW, I RESPECT PEOPLE'S PASSION, BUT I ALSO KNOW ALLOWING THE SOFTNESS IN YOUR HEART EXTEND UP TO YOUR HEAD DOESN'T ACTUALLY GET THE JOB DONE. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER IS TRYING TO MINIMISE THE IMPRESSION OF A HUGE GAP BETWEEN ACT AND NATIONAL ON THIS ISSUE. ACT'S SUPPORTIVE OF A DEEPER LOOK INTO THE ISSUE ` THAT'S A POSITIVE STEP FOR ME. I ACTUALLY HAVE MASSIVE INTEREST 'IN LOOKING AND EXPLORING WHETHER THIS CAN BE A GOVERNMENT BILL.' WE'VE GOT A WORKSTREAM UP AND RUNNING, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE JURISDICTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE DETAIL OF THE BILL ` WE'LL PUT THAT TOGETHER, WE'LL TAKE IT TO CABINET, WE'LL MAKE A DECISION. CHRISTOPHER LUXON WANTS ERICA STANFORD'S WORK TO LEAD TO A GOVERNMENT BILL WHICH COULD BECOME LAW BEFORE THE END OF THIS PARLIAMENTARY TERM. HEALTH NEW ZEALAND SAYS PREVENTING A MEASLES OUTBREAK IS A TOP PRIORITY, AFTER A SINGLE CONFIRMED CASE IN AUCKLAND. THE MESSAGE IS, GET OUT AND GET VACCINATED IF YOU AREN'T ALREADY, WITH OUTBREAKS AROUND THE GLOBE GIVING US REAL-TIME EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW BAD IT CAN GET. HERE'S IMOGEN WELLS. PARTS OF AUCKLAND CITY COULD BE HARBOURING A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED A FULLERS 360 CREW MEMBER IS INFECTED WITH MEASLES, WITH A NUMBER OF EXPOSURE LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED. WE'RE THROWING EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE GOT AT IT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LARGER OUTBREAK. THE PERSON VISITED WOOLWORTHS KELSTON ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ANYONE THERE AT THE SAME TIME IS CONSIDERED A CLOSE CONTACT. IF YOU USED ANY FULLERS SERVICE BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND RANGITOTO, HALF MOON BAY AND DEVONPORT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, YOU COULD ALSO BE A CLOSE CONTACT. AND PEOPLE WHO USED STAIRS OR THE LIFT AT AUCKLAND DOWNTOWN CAR PARK ON MONDAY ARE ALSO ADVISED TO CHECK THEIR IMMUNISATION STATUS. TWO NEW LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED FROM WEDNESDAY LAST WEEK IF YOU'RE A CLOSE CONTACT AND YOU'RE NOT IMMUNE, THEN WE DO ASK YOU TO QUARANTINE. AND WE'RE ASKING THOSE PEOPLE TO PLEASE CONTACT HEALTHLINE. IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST INFECTIOUS VIRUS WE KNOW OF. IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST INFECTIOUS VIRUS WE KNOW OF. IF YOU'RE STANDING ON THE FAR CORNER OF A ROOM AND YOU'RE NOT PROTECTED, YOU WILL CATCH IT FROM THE OTHER PERSON. YOU WILL CATCH IT FROM THE OTHER PERSON. BOTH WARN OUR MEASLES VACCINATION RATES PUT US AT RISK OF AN OUTBREAK. SO, FOR AUCKLAND, THEY'RE SITTING AT AROUND 80%. SOME OF OUR HIGH-PRIORITY POPULATIONS, IT'S SLIGHTLY LOWER ` 70% TO 75%. WE NEED AROUND 95% COVERAGE IF WE'RE GOING TO STOP A MEASLES OUTBREAK. SO WE'RE MUCH LOWER THAN THAT, SO YES, WE'RE CONCERNED. A CONCERN THAT'S VERY MUCH A REALITY OVERSEAS. SINCE JANUARY, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 1000 CONFIRMED CASES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THE VIRUS CLAIMING THE LIVES OF TWO AMERICAN CHILDREN AND AN ADULT. THE MAN IN CHARGE OF AMERICA'S RESPONSE, HEALTH SECRETARY ROBERT F KENNEDY JR, IS A WELL-KNOWN VACCINE SCEPTIC. A WALL AT THE TEXAS BORDER IS NO BARRIER FOR THE DISEASE. MEXICO IS EXPERIENCING ITS BIGGEST OUTBREAK IN DECADES ` VACCINE MISINFORMATION, POST-COVID FATIGUE AND OVERRUN HEALTH SERVICES, ALL BLAMED FOR ITS SPREAD. CASES IN SOUTH KOREA HAVE ALSO HIT A SIX-YEAR HIGH. AND IN VIETNAM, 40,000 SUSPECTED CASES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECORDED THIS YEAR, ALONG WITH FIVE DEATHS ` ALL EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW OUT OF CONTROL THE VIRUS CAN GET IF A VACCINATION RATES DON'T IMPROVE. THE MEASLES VACCINATION HAS BEEN AROUND WITH US FOR DECADES. IT IS SAFE. CHILDREN DO NOT NEED TO DIE. THEY DO NOT NEED TO DIE, AND THEY DO NOT NEED TO SUFFER FROM MEASLES. BECAUSE THAT COULD BE OUR WORST SCENARIO IF THE DRIVE TO GET IMMUNISED IS IGNORED. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY SAYS HE IS READY TO MEET VLADIMIR PUTIN FACE-TO-FACE IN ISTANBUL LATER THIS WEEK. IT CAME AFTER DONALD TRUMP DEMANDED THE MEETING TAKE PLACE, DESPITE PUTIN RULING OUT ZELENSKYY'S REQUEST FOR A CEASEFIRE FIRST. ITV's EMMA MURPHY HAS THE LATEST. (SIRENS WAIL) ACROSS UKRAINE, THE WAIL OF THE SIRENS WARNED OF ATTACK, DESPITE THE DEMANDS FOR PEACE. 24 HOURS AGO HERE IN KYIV, A LINE-UP OF LEADERS CALLED ON RUSSIA FOR AN UNCONDITIONAL CEASEFIRE, WITH HUGE PENALTIES IF IT DIDN'T MATERIALISE BY MONDAY. HELLO, DONALD. MAY I CALL YOU IN TWO MINUTES WITH ZELENSKYY? HE ACCEPTED WHAT YOU PROPOSED ON YOUR MESSAGE. IT WAS A PROPOSAL APPARENTLY PUT FORWARD BY DONALD TRUMP. FAST-FORWARD A FEW HOURS, AND THE RUSSIAN LEADER OFFERS UNCONDITIONAL TALKS BUT IGNORES THE CEASEFIRE REQUEST. TRANSLATOR: WE ARE COMMITTED TO SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS WITH UKRAINE. THEIR PURPOSE IS TO ELIMINATE THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE CONFLICT, TO ESTABLISH A LONG-TERM, LASTING PEACE FOR THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. WE DO NOT RULE OUT THAT DURING THESE NEGOTIATIONS, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO AGREE ON SOME NEW TRUCES, A NEW CEASEFIRE. THOSE PROPOSALS WERE WELCOMED BY PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COALITION OF THE WILLING ` BUT ONLY IF A CEASEFIRE WAS IN PLACE. HOWEVER, A FEW HOURS LATER, PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA DEMANDING THE TALKS WENT AHEAD WHATEVER. CUE A RESPONSE FROM PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY, DEMANDING A CEASEFIRE ONCE MORE, SAYING HE WILL PERSONALLY BE IN TURKIYE FOR TALKS. (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) TRANSLATOR: I WILL BE IN TURKIYE THIS THURSDAY, MAY 15th, AND I EXPECT PUTIN TO COME TO TURKIYE AS WELL, PERSONALLY. AND I HOPE THAT THIS TIME PUTIN WON'T BE LOOKING FOR EXCUSES AS TO WHY HE CAN'T MAKE IT. WE ARE READY TO TALK, TO END THIS WAR. THERE IS STILL TIME FOR A CEASEFIRE TO BE AGREED. BUT IF NOT, UKRAINE AND ITS ALLIES FACE A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION. DO THEY DROP THEIR DEMANDS AND GO AHEAD ANYWAY, OR DO THEY REFUSE AND RISK DIVISION WITH THE UNITED STATES AND ALL THAT ENTAILS? (SIRENS WAIL) THE DAY BEGAN AND ENDED HERE WITH SIRENS. FEW DARE TO HOPE THAT A CEASEFIRE IS ABOUT TO SILENCE THEM FOR GOOD. IN HIS FIRST SUNDAY ADDRESS AT THE VATICAN, POPE LEO APPEALED FOR 'NO MORE WAR' AND CALLED FOR A LASTING PEACE IN UKRAINE AND A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA. THERE WAS THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE AND CHEERS AS HE STEPPED OUT ON TO THE BALCONY TO SPEAK TO THE CROWDS GATHERED IN ST PETER'S SQUARE. ITV's JAMES MATES WAS THERE. AT TIMES IT FELT MORE LIKE CARNIVAL THAN SUNDAY MASS IN ST PETER'S. TODAY IS THE CATHOLIC JUBILEE OF MARCHING BANDS, MANY HERE FROM SOUTH AMERICA, WHERE POPE LEO SPENT SO MUCH OF HIS LIFE. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) HIS ARRIVAL ON THE BALCONY OF THE BASILICA GREETED WITH UNIVERSAL CHEERS... AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PHONES. EVEN THE YOUNGEST HERE THINKING THIS IS A MOMENT NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN. POPE LEO'S ADDRESS TO THE FAITHFUL FOCUSED ON THE CONFLICTS IN UKRAINE, GAZA AND INDIA-PAKISTAN THAT HAVE DOMINATED THE NEWS ON HIS FIRST DAYS IN THE VATICAN. MAI PIU LA GUERRA! 'NO MORE WAR,' HE SAID. (APPLAUSE) PORTO NEL MIO CUORE... 'I CARRY IN MY HEART THE SUFFERINGS OF THE BELOVED UKRAINIAN PEOPLE. 'LET EVERYTHING BE DONE TO ACHIEVE A GENUINE, JUST AND LASTING PEACE 'AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.' WHILE EVERYONE HERE IS EXCITED TO SEE A NEW POPE ` ANY POPE ` MANY ARE STILL WONDERING WHAT KIND OF POPE LEO XIV IS GOING TO BE ` CONTINUITY FRANCIS OR SOMETHING ALTOGETHER LESS REFORMIST, LESS CONTROVERSIAL? FOR TODAY, AT LEAST, THEY WERE JUST HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN IN HIS PRESENCE. VERY HAPPY, THANKING GOD FOR THIS GOOD POPE. GOD HAS GIVEN US A MAN OF PEACE. WILL HE BE A GOOD POPE? OH, SURELY. HE WAS CHOSEN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, SO I THINK HE'S THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS TIME. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD, BUT IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE TO BE HERE AND JUST FEEL THE LOVE FOR THE POPE. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HAVING AN AMERICAN POPE? I WAS A LITTLE SHOCKED. I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT TOO. YEAH, I LOVE IT. HE STEPPED FORWARD TO WAVE FAREWELL TO THE FAITHFUL AT THE END OF A WEEK WHICH HAS CHANGED HIS LIFE AND POSSIBLY CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF THE CHURCH HE NOW LEADS. POLICE HAVE CHARGED A PATCHED MONGREL MOB MEMBER WITH ARSON, FOLLOWING A FIRE AT A FUNERAL HOME IN AUCKLAND'S MANGERE BRIDGE LAST MONTH. 'JUST FUNERALS' ON KIRKBRIDE RD SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT ARMED POLICE WERE AT THE SITE THE NEXT DAY. IT IS UNDERSTOOD POLICE WERE INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE LINK WITH A DISPUTE OVER THE REMAINS OF A MONGREL MOB MEMBER. POLICE SAY FOUR SEARCH WARRANTS WERE EXECUTED AT MONGREL MOB ADDRESSES ACROSS SOUTH AUCKLAND YESTERDAY. A MAN (30) WILL APPEAR IN MANUKAU DISTRICT COURT CHARGED WITH ARSON TOMORROW. TWO OTHER GANG MEMBERS WERE ALSO ARRESTED ON SEPARATE MATTERS. NEW ZEALAND'S TOP-RANKED MALE GOLFER IS CELEBRATING A BREAKTHROUGH WIN ON ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS TOURS. AND HE HAS DONE IT IN SPECTACULAR STYLE. RYAN FOX STARTED THE FINAL ROUND OF THE PGA'S MYRTLE BEACH CLASSIC THREE SHOTS BEHIND THE LEADER. BUT A CONSISTENT FINAL ROUND PROPELLED THE AUCKLANDER (38) INTO A THREE-MAN PLAYOFF TO DECIDE THE CHAMPION. FOX THEN PRODUCED A THRILLING MOMENT OF MAGIC TO CLAIM VICTORY. RYAN FOX! FANTASTIC! I FELT LIKE I HAD TO GIVE IT A GO. WHEN IT LANDED, I THOUGHT, THIS IS GOT A CHANCE, I THOUGHT IT WAS IN. I WAS NOT LIKE MY GAME WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO COMPETE. THE WIN IS FOX'S FIRST ON THE LUCRATIVE PGA TOUR AND COMES WITH SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS. AS WELL AS THE NEARLY $1.22M PRIZE MONEY, HE WILL NOW KEEP HIS TOUR CARD FOR TWO YEARS, HIS WORLD RANKING WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY RISE, AND HE WILL PLAY AT NEXT WEEK'S SECOND MAJOR OF THE YEAR, THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP. LAURA IS HERE WITH THE DAY'S WEATHER, AND HOW WAS IT? MOSTLY FINE FOR EVERYONE ` NOT MUCH RAIN AT ALL, ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME WET WEATHER COMING UP THE WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THE COLDEST SPOT WAS TAUPO AIRPORT ON NEGATIVE-1, AND KAITAIA AIRPORT WAS THE WARMEST ON 21. TEMPERATURES ARE LOOKING LIKE THEY'LL DIP MIDWEEK, WITH A CHANGE IN WIND. I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS AFTER SPORT. COMING UP ` HAMAS HAS AGREED TO RELEASE THE LAST U.S. HOSTAGE IN GAZA. WILL IT PAVE THE WAY TO A NEW CEASEFIRE? WE LOOK AT A UNIQUE PROGRAMME, PUHORO, WHICH IS HELPING CREATE A NEW GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. AND LATER, WE MEET THE YOUNG KIWI PARALYSED AT A SIX60 GIG IN DUNEDIN AND SEE HOW SHE HAS TURNED ADVERSITY INTO PURPOSE. HAMAS SAYS THE LAST LIVING AMERICAN HOSTAGE IN GAZA, EDAN ALEXANDER, WILL BE RELEASED IN THE NEXT 36 HOURS AS PART OF EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A CEASEFIRE, TO REOPEN CROSSINGS INTO THE ISRAELI-BLOCKADED TERRITORY, AND TO RESUME AID DELIVERIES. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ENVOY, STEVE WITKOFF, HAS CONFIRMED HAMAS HAD AGREED TO RELEASE ALEXANDER AS A GOODWILL GESTURE TOWARD TRUMP. THE PRESIDENT IS DUE TO VISIT THE MIDDLE EAST THIS WEEK. THE HOSTAGE RELEASE WOULD BE THE FIRST SINCE ISRAEL BROKE THE CEASEFIRE IN MARCH. SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S INAUGURATION, THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN, ELON MUSK, HAS TAKEN A SLEDGEHAMMER TO THE U.S. CIVIL SERVICE, AXING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE SAVED $160B WHILE CUTTING WASTE AND FRAUD. BUT HIS ALLEGED SAVINGS, WHICH EXPERTS HAVE QUESTIONED, ARE A FAR CRY FROM THE $1 OR $2 TRILLION HE INITIALLY PROMISED. CHANNEL FOUR'S SIOBHAN KENNEDY HAS SPOKEN TO SOME OF THOSE AFFECTED. HOW MANY FOLKS HERE HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS? IT'S PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK IN AMERICA, BUT FOR THESE PUBLIC-SERVICE WORKERS, IT FEELS LIKE ANYTHING BUT. HOW MANY PEOPLE HERE ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA BE HURT BECAUSE YOU LOST YOUR JOBS? THEY'RE AMONG THE TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO'VE LOST THEIR JOBS AT THE HANDS OF ELON MUSK'S DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. IT'S PARTICULARLY HARD TO SWALLOW FOLLOWING THE ELECTION, WHERE EVERYTHING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT JOBS IN THE ECONOMY, BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT OUR JOBS OR OUR ECONOMY. DR CUSTER WORKED AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BUT LOST HIS JOB UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PLAN TO DISMANTLE THE AGENCY. NOW HE AND A GROUP OF FIRED FEDERAL WORKERS COME TO CONGRESS EACH WEEK, TO REMIND POLITICIANS THAT THEY'RE THE ELECTED ONES, NOT MUSK AND HIS BAND OF GOVERNMENT CUTTERS. AND IT'S OUTRAGEOUS THAT OUR CONGRESS HAS ALLOWED HIM ENTRY INTO OUR BUILDINGS, INTO OUR FACILITIES, TO STEAL OUR DATA AND TO FIRE OUR FEDERAL WORKERS. ALL: ELON MUSK HAS GOT TO GO! YET DOGE HAS BRAZENLY CAREERED THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SLASHING AS MANY AS 260,000 JOBS, BY SOME ESTIMATES, AND LEAVING ENTIRE DEPARTMENTS DISMANTLED IN THEIR WAKE. THE COUNTRY'S GOING BANKRUPT. AND ALTHOUGH MUSK IS GRADUALLY STEPPING BACK, HE INSISTS THE WORK OF DOGE WILL CONTINUE, THAT IT'S A WAY OF LIFE, LIKE BUDDHISM, HE SAYS. BUT ALL THE WHILE, PEOPLE'S LIVES AND CAREERS HAVE BEEN SHATTERED. MY NAME IS ARIELLE KANE, AND I WORKED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, BEFORE I WAS FIRED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. ARIELLE DESCRIBES HER JOB AS A CALLING, WORKING IN MATERNAL HEALTH FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. BUT IN FEBRUARY, WITH NO WARNING, SHE SUDDENLY RECEIVED A LETTER. READS: UNFORTUNATELY, THE AGENCY FINDS THAT YOU WERE NOT FIT FOR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, BECAUSE YOUR ABILITY, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS DO NOT FIT THE AGENCY'S CURRENT NEEDS, AND YOUR PERFORMANCE HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATE TO JUSTIFY FURTHER EMPLOYMENT AT THE AGENCY. THE LETTER WAS OSTENSIBLY FROM A MANAGER IN HER DEPARTMENT, BUT ARIELLE SAYS SHE KNEW WHO WAS REALLY BEHIND IT. ELON MUSK IS, LIKE, THE MAIN VILLAIN IN MY STORY, BECAUSE OF HIS LACK OF REGARD FOR THE WORK THAT PEOPLE DO ` IN HIS VERY, UH... SEEMINGLY DISINTEREST IN LEARNING ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE DO. LIKE, I NEED A JOB, AND, LIKE, THIS TALKING OUT WILL SHAPE WHAT TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES I HAVE NEXT. DO YOU THINK IT WILL? YEAH, I KNOW IT WILL. I'VE ALREADY HAD INTERVIEWS, WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SAID THEY APPRECIATE WHAT I'M DOING, BUT THEY CAN'T HIRE ME. ARIELLE IS PART OF A MASSIVE GROUP OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, ALL DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR JOBS AMID A FEDERAL HIRING FREEZE. I WAS GIVEN 15, 30 MINUTES TO PACK UP MY DESK THAT I'D WORKED AT FOR EIGHT YEARS. AMANDA WORKED FOR THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, USAID, THAT MUSK SHUT DOWN PRACTICALLY OVERNIGHT BACK IN JANUARY, PAYING LITTLE NOTICE, SHE SAYS, TO THE VITAL WORK IT DID TO SAVE LIVES AROUND THE WORLD. WHEN WE'RE NOT MAKING OUR PAYMENTS, WHEN WE'RE NOT RUNNING OUR PROGRAMMES, WHEN WE'RE NOT PROVIDING THE MEDICINE AND EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE THAT WE HAVE PROMISED OUR PARTNERS, PEOPLE ARE DYING. NOW, SHE'S WORRIED THAT CHINA AND RUSSIA WILL STEP IN TO FILL THE VOID, WHILE PEOPLE LIKE HER HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FROM THEIR PROFESSION. THERE ARE NOW MULTIPLE COURT CASES CHALLENGING MUSK'S SLASH-AND-BURN APPROACH. AND THOUGH THIS PROTEST MAY BE OVER FOR TODAY, THESE PUBLIC SERVANTS SAY THEY'LL KEEP COMING BACK UNTIL THEY AND THOUSANDS LIKE THEM GET THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE. OUR NEXT STORY LOOKS AT PUHORO. IT'S A UNIQUE PROGRAMME, BLENDING SCIENCE AND MATAURANGA OR MAORI KNOWLEDGE. AND IT'S GROWING A NEW GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, DENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. MAORI ARE MASSIVELY UNDER-REPRESENTED IN SCIENCE, TECH, MATHS AND ENGINEERING. BUT PUHORO IS SHIFTING THE DIAL. MERIANA JOHNSEN FROM 'THE HUI' HAS MORE. THE BIG INDUSTRIES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW ` TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE. BUT ARE MAORI BEING LEFT BEHIND? PRIOR TO PUHORO, I WAS NOT TOO INTERESTED IN PHYSICS. PRIOR TO PUHORO, I WAS NOT TOO INTERESTED IN PHYSICS. I FEEL LIKE LEARNING PHYSICS IN A CLASSROOM, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF PAPERWORK AND A LOT OF BOOK WORK. WANANGA LIKE THESE, RUN BY PUHORO STEM ACADEMY, ARE CHANGING THAT BY TEACHING SCIENCE THROUGH MATAURANGA MAORI, ALONG WITH THE MAU RAKAU, MATHS AND CODING IS TAUGHT BY WEAVING TUKUTUKU. THE LARGEST INDIGENOUS STEM ACADEMY IN THE WORLD, PUHORO HAS BEEN GUIDING RANGATAHI MAORI INTO CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS ` OR 'STEM' FOR SHORT ` SINCE 2016. MAORI STUDENTS OFTEN FALL SHORT IN NCEA, ACHIEVING 10% BELOW THE AVERAGE. BUT NOT THESE STUDENTS. THEY ARE ACHIEVING NCEA LEVELS AT RATES HIGHER THAN NON-MAORI. SCIENCE, STEM IS NOTHING NEW TO WHO THEY ARE AS A MAORI. WE KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR ANCESTORS WERE INCREDIBLE ASTRONOMERS, NAVIGATORS, ENGINEERS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER, BIOCHEMISTS, HEALERS. IT'S IN THEIR WHAKAPAPA. IT'S IN THEIR DNA. SO WHY, THEN, ARE PARTICIPATION RATES FOR MAORI IN STEM SO LOW ` ONLY 2%? WE KNOW THAT THE INDUSTRY IS REPRESENTING AT ABOUT 2% IN TECHNOLOGY. IT'S ABOUT 4.8% OVERALL. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THOSE PATHWAYS AND EDUCATION OPEN FOR OUR RANGATAHI FURTHER DOWNSTREAM IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THROUGH THAT TRANSITION PERIOD INTO HIGHER EDUCATION. IT HELPS WHEN OTHERS HAVE PAVED THE WAY, LIKE WAIKATO UNIVERSITY'S ONLY MAORI ENGINEERING LECTURER. IT'S HARD TO SEE YOURSELF IN A PLACE WHERE THERE ARE NO OTHER MAORI. AND SO I HAD A FEW ROLE MODELS, BUT NOT ALL RANGATAHI MAORI HAVE PARENTS OR UNCLES OR AUNTIES THAT ARE ENGINEERS. I'M MORE INTERESTED TO SEE IF WE CAN DO THE TRIPOD PINCH. HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO ME AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER. AND I THOUGHT, OH, WOW, AMAZING ` ANOTHER MAORI ENGINEER IN INDUSTRY. LUKE AUGUST IS FOLLOWING IN MAHONRI'S FOOTSTEPS. HE KINDA SHOWED ME A DIFFERENT PATH, A MORE HUMANITARIAN SIDE OF ENGINEERING, WHICH I REALLY ENJOYED. HE NEVER DREAMED HE'D END UP DOING THIS KIND OF MAHI. WHEN I WAS A KID, MY DREAM JOB, IF I COULD PICK ANYTHING, WAS TO BE THE GUY ON THE BACK OF THE RUBBISH TRUCK WHO RAN AROUND AND PICKED UP THE RUBBISH BAGS. BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL I FOUND PUHORO, THROUGH ONE OF THE FIRST WANANGA, WE DID THIS ENGINEERING CHALLENGE. MY TEAM ENDED UP COMING FIRST. MY KAIHAUTU ASKED ME, HE SAID, 'HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT ENGINEERING?' I WAS LIKE, 'WHAT'S ENGINEERING?' AND HE SAID, 'THIS IS ENGINEERING.' SO THAT KINDA SET ME DOWN THE PATH. IT WASN'T EASY. HE WAS ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF MAORI STUDYING ENGINEERING. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DISHEARTENING TO START WITH, COS NONE OF MY LECTURERS, THROUGH MY ENTIRE DEGREE, WERE MAORI. SO IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THEY DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE I WAS COMING FROM. LUKE IS ALSO STRONG IN HIS CONVICTION... KA PAI! ...THAT MATAURANGA MAORI HOLDS VALUE. JUST BECAUSE OUR SCIENCE WASN'T WRITTEN DOWN, IT WAS PASSED DOWN ORALLY AND THROUGH ACTIVITY AND TIKANGA, YEAH, 100% ` IT'S SCIENCE. AND YOU CAN SEE MERIANA'S FULL STORY ON THE HUI'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL FROM 8.30 TONIGHT. STILL TO COME ` SHE SUFFERED A SPINAL INJURY WHEN A BALCONY COLLAPSED DURING A SIX60 CONCERT; NOW BAILLEY UNAHI IS AIMING TO BECOME THE FIRST KIWI WOMAN TO COMPETE AT A WINTER PARALYMPICS IN 20 YEARS. AND LATER, WE HAVE MORE ON THE FOX NEWS ` HOW RYAN'S CELEBRATING HIS BREAKTHROUGH WIN. THIS IS THREE NEWS. IF YOU'VE JUST JOINED US, HERE'S OUR TOP STORY SO FAR TONIGHT. THE DEPUTY POLICE COMMISSIONER, JEVON McSKIMMING, HAS QUIT. HE'D BEEN SUSPENDED PENDING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. IN ANOTHER PRE-BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WILL BE SETTING OUT TO HELP INCREASE MATHS ACHIEVEMENT IN KIWI SCHOOLKIDS. EDUCATION MINISTER ERICA STANFORD SAYS NEXT WEEK'S BUDGET WILL INCLUDE NEARLY $100M TO BE SPENT OVER FOUR YEARS, SO CHILDREN NEEDING EXTRA HELP WITH MATHS GET EARLY INTERVENTION AND TARGETED SUPPORT. FROM NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE INTRODUCING A MATHS CHECK. VERY SIMILAR TO THE PHONICS CHEQUE FOR LITERACY, THE MATHS CHECK WILL PUT TARGETED SUPPORTS IN PLACE RIGHT AT THE START OF A CHILD'S LEARNING JOURNEY. FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE WILL BE GETTING CONSISTENT QUALITY NATIONWIDE DATA TO DRIVE INVESTMENT DECISIONS TO ENSURE WE ARE GETTING INVESTING INTO RAISING ACHIEVEMENT. NAZI PROPAGANDA MINISTER JOSEPH GOEBBELS ONCE SAID OF THE FILMMAKER LENI RIEFENSTAHL, 'SHE UNDERSTANDS US.' IT WAS A CLAIM RIEFENSTAHL SPENT HER POST-WAR LIFE DENYING, INSISTING HER AWARD-WINNING FILMS WERE ONLY EVER ABOUT ART. BUT NOW A DOCUMENTARY CALLED 'RIEFENSTAHL' HAS CAST A NEW LIGHT ON HER CENTRAL ROLE IN THE THIRD REICH. CHANNEL 4'S KIRAN MOODLEY SAT DOWN WITH THE FILM'S PRODUCER. WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE YOUR MISTAKES? MY MISTAKES? YES. WOULD YOU SAY THAT ONE OF THEM WAS YOUR CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH HITLER? DO YOU FEEL THAT THAT WAS A MISTAKE, LOOKING BACK NOW? A SILENCE THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES. IN THE WORLD OF FILM, THE DIRECTOR LENI RIEFENSTAHL WAS A REVOLUTIONARY, AN ACTOR TURNED TALENTED EDITOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER. BUT SHE DID IT ALL FUNDED BY FASCISM, PART OF ADOLF HITLER'S INNER CIRCLE, WHOSE FILMS IN THE 1930s GAVE THE NAZI REGIME SOME OF ITS MOST POWERFUL AND POTENT PROPAGANDA ` THE NUREMBERG RALLIES, SHOWCASED IN 'TRIUMPH OF THE WILL', AND THE 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS, COVERED IN 'OLYMPIA'. BUT AFTER THE WAR, SHE DENIED SHE WAS A NAZI AND SAID SHE KNEW NOTHING OF THE ATROCITIES. A NEW DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY SANDRA MAISCHBERGER A NEW DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY SANDRA MAISCHBERGER DELVES INTO THE ARCHIVE LEFT BEHIND BY RIEFENSTAHL. AND THE TRUE WOMAN COMES OUT ` HOW FOR DECADES SHE LIED AND LIED, CREATING A FAKE-NEWS PERSONA THAT CARRIES LESSONS FOR TODAY. SHE'S THE MASTER OF 50 SHADES OF LIES. SO SHE DID THESE FILMS FOR HIM, NOT BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO HAVE THE FUNDS OF THE MOST POWERFUL MAN OF THIS TIME, BUT BECAUSE SHE SHARED HIS IDEAS. THE BRILLIANT THING ABOUT THE FILM IS THE WAY IT SLOWLY SORT OF UNRAVELS AND SORT OF TEASES OUT THIS ELABORATE LIE SHE'S BEEN TELLING FOR DECADES AND DECADES, ALMOST AS IF SHE NOW BELIEVES THIS LIE. BUT THE THING IS, I MET AN ACTRESS. WHEN I INTERVIEWED HER, THIS WAS MY CLEAR FEELING ` SHE'S AN ACTRESS. SHE'S ACTING. AND SO I NEVER THOUGHT I GOT THROUGH. AND, YES, SHE WAS VERY GOOD IN LYING. AND I THINK THAT WAS THE ROLE OF HER LIFE. EVENTUALLY SHE BECAME WHAT SHE PRETENDED TO BE. BUT WHO WAS IT? WAS IT AN OPPORTUNIST? NO. IT WAS A POLITICAL FIGURE. I MEAN, SHE PRETENDED SHE'S THE VICTIM. AND SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY EMPATHY FOR THE VICTIMS, FOR THE REAL VICTIMS, FOR THE MILLIONS OF VICTIMS IN THE THIRD REICH. I MEAN, SHE TOOK PEOPLE OUT OF A CAMP TO USE THEM FOR A FILM SHE WAS SHOOTING AT THIS TIME, 'LOWLANDS'. AND THEN THE PEOPLE WOULD GO BACK IN THE CAMPS, AND MOST OF THEM ENDED UP IN AUSCHWITZ. AND I THINK SHE KNEW ABOUT THE DESTINY OF THOSE PEOPLE, AND SHE STILL DIDN'T HAVE ANY EMPATHY FOR THEM. WHEN SHE DID THE INTERVIEW IN THE 1970s IN GERMANY... AND SHE GETS ALL THIS FAN MAIL FROM INDIVIDUALS, DID THAT SHOCK YOU? YES. YES. BIG SCALE. PEOPLE SAID, 'LOOK, IF SHE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 'AND SHE WAS THAT CLOSE TO HITLER, HOW COULD WE HAVE KNOWN?' SO SHE WAS A GOOD SYMBOL TO EXCUSE MILLIONS OF GERMANS WHO PRETENDED THAT THEY COULDN'T KNOW. IT GOES MUCH MORE BEYOND HER BIOGRAPHY. BECAUSE SO OFTEN RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GERMANY, POPULISM IN EUROPE, AMERICA, PEOPLE OFTEN WILL SAY, 'THIS IS JUST LIKE THE 1930s.' AND THEY USE IT AS A WARNING SIGN. DO YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TOO FAR? YOU CANNOT PRETEND, IF YOU HAVE THE BEGINNING OF THIS FASCIST IDEOLOGY, YOU CANNOT PRETEND THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAN END. AND THIS IS WHAT SHE IS TEACHING US. BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS DENIED ` YOU KNOW, SHE SAID, 'WE COULDN'T KNOW HOW THIS WAS GOING TO END.' BUT IT'S CLEAR, IF YOU FOLLOW A PATH WHERE YOU'RE SAYING, 'THIS IS THE PEOPLE, 'THIS IS THE ONE LEADER, THIS IS WHAT EVERYBODY THINKS,' 'AND THIS IS THE ONE NATION,' THIS IS THE WAY ` IT'S CLEAR WHERE IT'S GOING TO END. OLLIE'S HERE WITH SPORT NEXT, AND WHAT A DAY FOR RYAN FOX! WE'LL HAVE MORE FROM NEW ZEALAND'S LATEST PGA TOUR WINNER NEXT, AS HE PRODUCES ONE OF THE SHOTS OF HIS LIFE TO WIN THE MYRTLE BEACH CLASSIC AND QUALIFY FOR NEXT WEEK'S SECOND MAJOR OF THE YEAR. AND CHRIS WOOD SCORES HIS 20TH GOAL OF THE SEASON, BUT WHAT GOT NOTTINGHAM FOREST'S OWNER FIRED UP AT THE COACH? WELCOME TO A NEW SWIFT WORLD, WITH SUZUKI AND THREE NEWS SPORT. RYAN FOX HAS PRODUCED ONE OF THE SHOTS OF HIS LIFE TO SECURE HIS FIRST EVER WIN ON THE PGA TOUR, TAKING OUT THE MYRTLE BEACH CLASSIC IN A THREE-WAY PLAYOFF. FOX, MacKENZIE HUGHES AND HARRY HIGGS WERE ALL SQUARE AT 15 UNDER AT THE END OF 72 HOLES. AND DESPITE SOME NERVY MOMENTS ON THE PLAYOFF HOLE, FOX CAME UP CLUTCH WHEN IT MATTERED MOST, EARNING HIS MAIDEN TOUR WIN AND PUNCHING HIS TICKET TO THE SECOND MAJOR OF THE YEAR. RYAN FOX HAD IT ALL TO DO ON THE PLAYOFF HOLE. HAVING SENT HIS TEE SHOT INTO THE ROUGH RYAN FOX HAD IT ALL TO DO ON THE PLAYOFF HOLE. HAVING SENT HIS TEE SHOT INTO THE ROUGH AND HIS APPROACH LONG TO THE EDGE OF THE GREEN, HE NEEDED SOME MAGIC WITH HIS WEDGE. AND HE PRODUCED IT. HE'S GIVING IT A RUN, RYAN FOX. FANTASTIC. A HOLE-OUT BIRDIE ON THE FIRST PLAYOFF HOLE. FOX'S CHIP-IN FOR BIRDIE GAVE HIM ONE HAND ON THE TITLE. TO HIT A PERFECT CHIP LIKE THAT IN YOUR BIGGEST MOMENT IN PROFESSIONAL GOLF ` HOW ABOUT RYAN FOX? WHEN MacKENZIE HUGHES AND HARRY HIGGS BOTH MISSED THEIR BIRDIE PUTTS, FOX'S MAIDEN PGA TOUR VICTORY WAS SECURED. RYAN FOX IS A WINNER ON THE PGA TOUR. BOTH OF THOSE GUYS HAD MAKEABLE CHANCES. I FELT LIKE I HAD TO HAVE A GO. AND WHEN IT LANDED, I THOUGHT, 'THIS HAS GOT A CHANCE.' WHEN IT WAS 6ft OR 8ft OUT, I THOUGHT, 'OH THIS IS IN.' AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK NOW. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT MUCH, OTHER THAN CELEBRATING JOINING AN ILLUSTRIOUS GROUP OF KIWIS. HIS PREVIOUS BEST FINISH ON THE PGA TOUR WAS TIED FOR FOURTH. HE IS NOW ONE OF ONLY NINE NEW ZEALANDERS TO HAVE EVER WON ON THE PGA TOUR ` AND THE FIRST SINCE DANNY LEE IN 2015. I ALWAYS FELT LIKE MY GAME WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO COMPETE WITH THE BEST IN THE WORLD. AND I GOT TO SHOW IT FOR A LITTLE BIT TODAY. AND HOPEFULLY IT KICK-STARTS THINGS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. CRUCIALLY FOR FOX, THE VICTORY ALSO CEMENTS HIS SPOT AT NEXT WEEK'S SECOND MAJOR OF THE YEAR, THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ` HIS FIRST MAJOR APPEARANCE OF THE YEAR, HAVING MISSED THE QUALIFICATION FOR THE MASTERS. I KNEW THERE WAS ONE SPOT GOING THIS WEEK, AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT WAS TO WIN. SO I'M CHUFFED WITH THAT. IT CHANGES THE PLANS A LITTLE BIT. I MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A HANGOVER TOMORROW, DRIVING TO QUALIFICATION, BUT THAT'S OK. I CAN LIVE WITH THAT. A SPOT IN THE NEXT MAJOR, A $1.2M PAYDAY, AND HIS PGA TOUR CARD LOCKED IN FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS IS SURE TO HELP WITH THAT. ELSEWHERE, LYDIA KO HAS FINISHED IN A TIE FOR 11th AT THE AMERICA'S OPEN, CARDING A FINAL-ROUND 71 TO FINISH EIGHT-UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT. KO ENDURED A MIXED FINAL ROUND IN NEW YORK, SHOOTING ONE-UNDER, WITH TWO BOGEYS AND THREE BIRDIES. KO WAS NINE SHOTS BACK FROM WINNER JEENO THITIKUL, WHO WAS WELL CLEAR AT THE TOP, CARDING 17-UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT. THE CRUSADERS HOPE TO HAVE WILL JORDAN AVAILABLE AGAIN BEFORE THE END OF SUPER RUGBY. THE ALL BLACKS FULLBACK LEFT THE FIELD MIDWAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF SATURDAY'S DEFEAT TO THE CHIEFS, WITH A KNEE INJURY. THE CRUSADERS HAVE CONFIRMED JORDAN SUFFERED A MEDIAL LIGAMENT SPRAIN, BUT SAY INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE HE WILL PLAY AGAIN BEFORE THE END OF THE COMPETITION. THE HURRICANES MIGHT HAVE HAD A BOUT OF COVID RIPPING THROUGH THEIR SQUAD, BUT THEY'RE DETERMINED TO PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF BEFORE THE BYE WEEK, AS THEY LOOK TO CONTINUE CLIMBING THEIR WAY UP THE SUPER RUGBY LADDER. THE SIDE HAS RETURNED FROM THE WEEK OFF REFRESHED AND HUNGRY TO ENSURE THEY CAN MAKE A STRONG PUSH TOWARDS THE PLAYOFFS. AND WITH JUST THREE GAMES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON, THEY'RE DEMANDING A HIGH STANDARD IN EVERY GAME. IT'S JUST BEEN VERY GOOD AT PRODUCING CONSISTENT PERFORMANCES. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LEARN ANOTHER LESSON BY PLAYING POORLY. WHERE WE GOING NEXT? WE HAVE TO STAY ON THE SPOT REALLY WELL. THE HURRICANES ARE YET TO GET AN UPDATE ON KINI NAHOLO, AFTER THE BLOCKBUSTING WINGER LEFT THE FIELD WITH A KNEE INJURY IN THEIR WIN OVER THE CHIEFS. THE NZ UNDER-20S HAVE CLAIMED THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE, WITH A STUNNING COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY OVER SOUTH AFRICA. NEW ZEALAND HAD IT ALL TO DO, TRAILING 19-NIL IN THE FIRST HALF, BUT RALLIED TO HEAD INTO THE BREAK DOWN JUST TWO POINTS. THE SECOND HALF WAS JUST AS CLOSE, BUT NEW ZEALAND EVENTUALLY RAN OUT 48-45 WINNERS. LOVELY OFFLOADING FROM NEW ZEALAND HERE. THE KICK THROUGH. CHASING BACK. HE IS ALLOWED TO STRETCH. IT'S THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW NEW ZEALAND HAVE CLAIMED THE TITLE. CHRIS WOOD IS GUARANTEED TO PLAY EUROPEAN FOOTBALL NEXT SEASON, AFTER SCORING ANOTHER PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL THIS MORNING. NOTTINGHAM FOREST CONCEDED EARLY AGAINST THE SOON-TO-BE RELEGATED LEICESTER CITY, BUT WERE LEVEL SOON AFTER, THANKS TO MORGAN GIBBS-WHITE. WOOD THEN PUT HIS TEAM IN FRONT, FINDING THE BACK OF THE NET FOR THE 20th TIME IN THE CAMPAIGN. WHAT A PASS THAT IS FORWARD! WHAT ABOUT IT! WHAT A SUPERB FOREST GOAL! BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH FOR FOREST TO CLAIM ALL THREE POINTS, AS THE GAME ENDED IN A 2-2 DRAW, PROMPTING THESE SCENES INVOLVING THE CLUB'S BILLIONAIRE GREEK OWNER AND MANAGER NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO. BOTH MEN HAVE SINCE PLAYED DOWN THE ANIMATED DISCUSSION. THE RESULT DID ENSURE FOREST A PLACE IN A EUROPEAN COMPETITION NEXT SEASON, BUT THEY WILL NOW NEED RESULTS TO GO THEIR WAY TO QUALIFY FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. IT IS A FUN LOOK WHEN THE CLUB'S OWNER IS STORMING THE FIELD AFTERWARDS. THE SURVIVOR OF A BALCONY COLLAPSE AT A SIX60 CONCERT NEARLY A DECADE AGO IS NOW CHASING AN EXTRAORDINARY NEW GOAL ` THE 2026 WINTER PARALYMPICS. BAILLEY UNAHI WAS JUST 19 WHEN SHE SUFFERED A SPINAL CORD INJURY. NOW, SHE'S AIMING TO REPRESENT NZ ON THE WORLD STAGE AS A SIT-SKIER. AND AS SHE TOLD THE KIWI YARNS SHOW, SHE'S DOING IT ALL SELF-FUNDED. HERE'S SENIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY. THIS WAS THE MOMENT THAT CHANGED BAILLEY UNAHI'S LIFE ` A 2016 SIX60 CONCERT IN DUNEDIN, WHEN A CROWDED STUDENT-FLAT BALCONY COLLAPSED AND BAILLEY WAS TRAPPED BENEATH IT. I DIDN'T REALISE THE GRAVITY OF IT; LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A SPINAL-CORD INJURY WAS. BUT NEARLY 10 YEARS ON, SHE'S NOT LETTING HER INJURY HOLD HER BACK. BAILLEY IS NOW A FULL-TIME OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST AND A FIERCELY DETERMINED PARA ALPINE SKIER. I'D NEVER HEARD OF SIT SKIING BEFORE MY INJURY. AND I WAS, LIKE, HOW DOES SOMEONE PARALYSED, THAT CAN'T EVEN STAND, LIKE, HOW DO THEY SKI, RIGHT? CLEARLY, SHE FIGURED IT OUT. SHE'S JUST RETURNED FROM A WINTER TRAINING SEASON IN EUROPE AND IS NOW WORKING TOWARDS QUALIFYING FOR THE 2026 PARALYMPICS. I'M TRAINING REALLY HARD. I'VE OBVIOUSLY JUST HAD THE EUROPE SEASON. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A QUITE A WARM SEASON ` A LOT OF RACES WERE CANCELLED ` SO IT WAS QUITE A CHALLENGING SEASON. IF THE 28-YEAR-OLD DOES MAKE IT, SHE'D BE THE FIRST NZ FEMALE WINTER PARALYMPIAN IN OVER 20 YEARS. SO, LIKE, WHEN I GOT INTO SIT-SKIING, RIGHT? I WAS, LIKE, THERE'S SOME AWESOME MALE SIT-SKIIERS AROUND, AND THAT'S PRETTY COOL, BUT I'M, LIKE, 'WHERE ARE ALL THE FEMALE SIT-SKIIERS AT?' BUT SHE HAS TO FUND HERSELF. I DO THIS BECAUSE I WANNA BE ON THE MOUNTAIN, I WANNA BE SKIING, I WANNA BE FAST, I WANNA BE BETTER. LIKE, IT'S SUCH A TECHNICAL SPORT, BUT IT'S SUCH A FUN SPORT. BAILLEY SAYS THE JOURNEY HAS TESTED HER IN EVERY WAY, BUT IT'S ALSO GIVEN HER OPPORTUNITIES SHE NEVER IMAGINED. AND IF GRIT AND OPTIMISM COUNT FOR ANYTHING, SHE JUST MIGHT MAKE IT ALL THE WAY. LAURA'S HERE, AND NO WEATHER WARNINGS TODAY, BUT HOW IS THE REST OF THE WEEK LOOKING? YES, THANK GOODNESS. THIS WEEK IS LOOKING PRETTY SETTLED ` MORE SO FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUD COVER IN WESTERN AREAS THAT COULD BRING THE ODD SHOWER. IN THE SOUTH ISLAND, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS, AS FRONTS MOVE UP THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ISLAND TOMORROW, AND THEN ON THURSDAY. WEDNESDAY IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY, BUT THE WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWESTERLY, SO OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO DROP BELOW 3 IN PARTS OF OTAGO, SO A FROSTY THURSDAY IS HIGHLY PROBABLE. I'LL HAVE TOMORROW'S FORECAST NEXT. (BRIGHT PIANO MUSIC) (PHONE CHIMES) Thank you, Sam! You're welcome, Wendy. SONG: # You, you've got what I need # You've got everything you need # You're like medicine... # VOICEOVER: Wonderful stories enter our stores every day. Thank you so much. Find your wonderful. New World. Introducing the new Subway Signature Menu. It's all... Oh, hey Andy, whatcha doing? Bit busy Hame, just the new Subway ad. Oh right. No, go for it. Yeah, OK... It's all your favourites, with specially chosen ingredients for just the right amount of juicy, melty, cheesy, crispy, tangy, smoky, saucy, all-round cravey awesomeness. That's great Andy. Now just finish with saying "It's your shortcut to Tasty Town my friends." Is that coming from you or from subway? That's from all of us mate! AMI HAS BEEN PROTECTING NEW ZEALANDERS, RAIN, HAIL OR SHINE, FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS. AMI, BRINGING YOU THREE NEWS WEATHER. NAU MAI ANO. IF YOU WERE HOPING TO NOT REPEAT LAST WEEK, YOU'RE IN LUCK ` NO THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS FORECAST. A FEW WEAKENING FRONTS MOVING UP THE WESTERN PARTS OF BOTH ISLANDS AND THE TOP OF THE NORTH, SO SOME CLOUDIER SKIES, WITH SOME SHOWERS FOR THOSE AREAS, BUT LOTS OF DRY, FINE PARTS TOO, WITH A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TAKING THE WHEEL FOR A BIT. SHOWERS WILL MAKE THEIR WAY UP THE WEST COAST, SOUTHLAND AND OTAGO. BUT REMEMBER, THEY ARE WEAKENING, SO THEY WILL BE SPARSE OVER CANTERBURY. AND IN THE NORTH ISLAND, TE IKA A MAUI, THE PLACE TO BE TOMORROW FOR BRIGHT CLEAR SKIES IS BAY OF PLENTY, BUT ALSO GENERALLY ANYWHERE IN TO THE EAST. IF YOU ARE ON THE WEST, NO WORRIES. JUST SOME CLOUD, THAT COULD BUILD AND BRING WITH IT THE ODD SHOWER OR TWO. MAINLY FINE, BUT A CHANCE OF A MORNING SHOWER FOR NORTHLAND. AND A CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SPRINKLING FOR WHITIANGA AND HAMILTON. AUCKLAND, IT WIL BE SHOWERY AND PARTLY CLOUDY FOR YOU. YOU'RE LIKELY TO WAKE TO FOG IN TOKOROA AND TAUPO, THEN A CLOUDY KIND OF DAY. MAYBE SOME SHOWERS. FINE ELSEWHERE, WITH CLOUD INCREASING FROM AFTER LUNCH FOR ROTORUA AND THE EVENING FOR WHAKATANE. A FINE TUESDAY FOR GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. DANNEVIRKE, PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH POSSIBLE MORNING FOG AND THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER FROM AFTERNOON. MASTERTON, JUST SOME CLOUD INCREASING AFTER MIDDAY. IT'S LOOKING LIKE A FINE DAY AHEAD IN WELLINGTON. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OTHER AREAS, WITH POTENTIAL MORNING SHOWERS TOO. TAUMARUNUI COULD GET AN AFTERNOON SHOWER. FINE WITH HIGH CLOUD FOR NELSON ` A FEW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE ALL DAY. THEY WILL BE MORE FREQUENT LATE MORNING IN WESTPORT AND REEFTON. FINE WITH HIGH CLOUD FOR BLENHEIM AND KAIKOURA. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REST, WITH A CHANCE OF AN EVENING SHOWER, OR AN AFTERNOON ONE IN TIMARU. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS HERE TOO ` CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON FOR QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN AND IN THE EVENING FOR ALEXANDRA. TO OUR MAIN CENTRES NOW. OTEPOTI DUNEDIN, PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A FEW SHOWERS FROM LATE MORNING, CLEARING TO FINE LATE AFTERNOON. FRESH SOUTHWESTERS DEVELOPING LATE MORNING AND EASING EVENING. OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH, 20 DEGREES YOUR HIGH. NORTHWESTERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING, CHANGING TO SOUTHERLY LATE AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY TUESDAY, WITH THE CHANCE OF AN EVENING SHOWER. TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA WELLINGTON, A FINE DAY WITH A HIGH OF 17. SOME CLOUD INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS, AND NORTHERLIES, EASING IN THE EVENING. TE MATAU-A-MAUI, A CLEAR, BRIGHT DAY IS IN YOUR FUTURE. WESTERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING. 21 DEGREES IS YOUR HIGH IN NAPIER AND 20 FOR HASTINGS. TAURANGA, ALSO A LOVELY SUNNY DAY AHEAD, WITH SOUTHWESTERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. AND YOU'LL GET TO 19 TOMORROW. KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON, POSSIBLE MORNING FOG. OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH THE CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER AND LIGHT WINDS. 18 DEGREES YOUR HIGH. TAMAKI MAKAURAU, AUCKLAND, THE SAME ` 18 AND A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY, WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. AND THOSE SOUTHWESTERS WILL CRANK UP IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVERSEAS NOW. SHOWERS IN EASTERN PARTS OF AUSTRALIA AND SOME CLEAR SKIES FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN COASTS. IN THE PACIFIC, IT'S SHOWERY FOR MOST AND PARTLY CLOUDY FOR VANUATU AND NEW CALEDONIA. BACK HOME, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE OVER THE NORTH ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY, SO SOME BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS FOR MANY. THAT WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME LINGERING SHOWERS IN THE CAPITAL. THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND WILL SEE THE ARRIVAL OF A WEAKENING FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE ISLAND, FOLLOWED BY A SHOWERY WESTERLY FLOW. ON FRIDAY, WESTERLIES CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND, WHILE THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE NORTH ISLAND EASTWARDS. THAT IS YOUR WEATHER ` LOOKING MUCH MORE SETTLED THAN LAST WEEK, BUT EARLY DAYS. SPEAKING OF ` THANKS TO FAY AND BEN FOR SENDING IN TWO VERY DIFFERENT MORNINGS IN THEIR PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THAT IS THREE NEWS 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. POMARIE. I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025.