TONIGHT ON ONE NEWS ` THE POST-BUDGET TOUR GETS INTO GEAR AS THE FINANCE MINISTER HITS BUSINESSES TO SELL ITS FLAGSHIP POLICY. THE TAX BREAK'S NOW GO AS THE GOVERNMENT FACES NUMEROUS QUESTIONS OVER ITS OTHER PRIORITIES. DEADLY FLOODS CONTINUE TO WREAK HAVOC ACROSS LARGE PARTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES. TENS OF THOUSANDS STRANDED. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS BATTERING NEW AREAS AS THE EMERGENCY DEEPENS. AND A FIERY AND DEADLY LANDING. CARS AND HOMES IGNITE AFTER A PRIVATE JET CRASHES INTO A SUBURBAN STREET SENDING RESIDENTS SCRAMBLING TO SAFETY. THE PILOT'S QUESTION BEFORE IT WENT DOWN. CAPTIONS BY KATE MCCULLOUGH, CHELSEA BRADY AND LELE SIMEON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 TENA TATOU KATOA, GOOD EVENING. PLENTY OF BUDGET SCRUTINY TODAY AS THE GOVERNMENT GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS PROMOTING ITS CENTREPIECE POLICY. THE TAX INCENTIVE FOR BUSINESS NOW IN EFFECT AFTER PASSING INTO LAW. BUT WITH MAJOR FUNDING CHANGES ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF SECTORS. THE GOVERNMENT'S ALSO FACING LOTS OF HARD QUESTIONS, INCLUDING FROM YOUNG FAMILIES WHO'LL HAVE LESS MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS. HERE'S POLTICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN. THE FINANCE MINISTER TRUCKING ALONG, TAKING HER BUDGET ON TOUR. A LITTLE BIT LESS MONEY GOING TO THE TAX MAN IS A GOOD THING. THE GOVERNMENT'S SHINY NEW INVESTMENT BOOST SCHEME ALLOWS BUSINESSES TO CLAIM BACK 20% OF THEIR TAX BILL WHEN PURCHASING NEW ASSETS. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT'S NOT ENOUGH, BUT IN SAYING THAT, ALSO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT'S THE FIRST POSITIVE MOVE THAT WE HAVE SEEN FROM ANY GOVERNMENT IN THE LAST 30 YEARS TO ASSIST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. THESE FIRE ENGINES BUILT HERE IN LOWER HUTT ARE DESTINED FOR AUSTRALIA. WE'RE ACTUALLY PROOF THAT WE CAN MAKE ANYTHING WE WANT, AND WE CAN OPEN MARKETS AND CREATE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES. IT HELPS THEM BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE, IT HELPS THEM GROW AND ULTIMATELY IT'LL MEAN THEY CAN PAY THE WORKERS HERE MORE. BUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WITH NEW BABIES WILL BE WORSE OFF THROUGH CHANGES TO THE BEST START PROGRAMME. IN A BABY'S FIRST YEAR, EVERY FAMILY RECEIVES THE PAYMENT NO MATTER THEIR INCOME ` AROUND $73 A WEEK OR JUST UNDER $4,000 A YEAR. THAT'LL NOW BE MEANS-TESTED. SO HOUSEHOLDS EARNING OVER $97,000 EACH YEAR WON'T BE ELIGIBLE. FOR TWO WORKING PARENTS ON THE MINIMUM WAGE, IT MEANS THEY MISS OUT. HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY MINIMUM WAGE HOUSEHOLDS NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THAT PAYMENT AT A VERY CRUCIAL TIME FOR YOUNG BABIES? WELL, THOSE HOUSEHOLDS WILL IN MANY INSTANCES BE ELIGIBLE FOR OTHER WORKING FOR FAMILY SUPPORTS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DECISION IS GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR WHANAU. CHARLENE AND ANTONIA RUN SIX EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRES AROUND SOUTH AUCKLAND. WE TRY AS HARD AS WE CAN TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES AS THEY ARE NOW, NOT WITH THIS CAP ALREADY THAT'S GOING TO COME INTO PLACE. THIS IS JUST BULLY BOY BEHAVIOUR. LAST YEAR THEY CAME FOR SCHOOL KIDS' LUNCH MONEY, AND THIS YEAR THEY'RE COMING AFTER THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT OUR SMALLEST NEW ZEALANDERS. AS THE FINANCE MINISTER DELIVERED HER BUDGET YESTERDAY, OUTSIDE PROTESTERS FURIOUSLY CONDEMNED THE $12.8b POCKETED IN PAY EQUITY SAVINGS. BOO! WE ARE A DEMOCRACY. ACT LIKE IT, PLEASE. WHAT'S YOUR MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT? READ THE ROOM. BUT NICOLA WILLIS SAYS TREASURY'S FORECAST IN 2020 HAD PAY EQUITY AT $3.7b OVER FOUR YEARS. I THINK YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT NUMBER, MAIKI, JUST HOW MUCH THAT SCHEME HAD BLOWN OUT. THE POST-BUDGET TOUR ROLLING ON AS THE REVIEWS BEGIN TO ROLL IN. MAIKI SHERMAN, 1 NEWS. THE BUDGET'S ALSO SPARKED ANOTHER WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND RESOURCES MINISTER SHANE JONES. SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS TAKES A LOOK AT SOME CONTROVERSIAL MOVES IN THE BUDGET. OUR GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING TO INVEST IN FUTURE GAS FIELDS, SAYING WE NEED GAS TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. WE DO NEED GAS FOR NEW ZEALAND FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AND THAT'S ALL THAT WE'RE DOING. OUR RESOURCES MINISTER AND PROUD PROVOCATEUR TRUMPETING THE MOVE ON BUDGET DAY. KIWIS, I AM HOLDING MAUI NUMBER ONE CRUDE OIL. (LAUGHTER) THIS BUDGET IS THE REAL OIL. WITH YOUR BLESSINGS, MR SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE LID OFF AND INVITE THE GREEN PARTY TO SNIFF IT. (LAUGHTER) THE MOVE SURE RILED UP GREENPEACE. DINOSAURS LIKE SHANE JONES ` I MEAN, HE'S AROUND FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER. EVENTUALLY, HE'LL BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY, BUT HE'S SLOWING DOWN THE TRANSITION. THE GROUP FINDS IT HARD TO FATHOM. IT REALLY IS TRUMP-LEVEL CRAZY TO TAKE MONEY FROM WOMEN WORKERS THROUGH THE CANCELLATION OF THEIR PAY EQUITY CLAIMS IN ORDER TO GIVE IT TO FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES. THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY. WE KNOW THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL MOVE IN THE BUDGET IS SETTING ASIDE ALMOST HALF A BILLION DOLLARS FOR PRISONS AND ANOTHER $33 MILLION FOR THE SERIOUS YOUNG OFFENDER BOOT CAMPS. THE BOOT CAMP PILOT HAS BEEN AN UNMITIGATED DISASTER. ALL THE ADVICE THE GOVERNMENT GOT BEFORE THEY SET IT UP WAS THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO WORK. IT HASN'T WORKED, AND NOW THEY'RE DOUBLING DOWN ON FAILURE. WE KNOW IT FAILS. IT FAILED YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A SOCIAL WORKER BACK IN CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY. AND THEN THIS RECENT PILOT, WHICH HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH ISSUE... ISSUES INCLUDING YOUTHS IN THE BOOT CAMP PILOT ALLEGEDLY GOING ON TO COMMIT FURTHER SERIOUS CRIMES. ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT THEY'RE PUSHING AHEAD? OH, LOOK... (LAUGHS) TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MORE. YES. ME AND PROBABLY THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE THE TEST WAS POOR. THE PRIME MINISTER DISAGREES... IT'S A COMPONENT OF MAKING SURE WE'VE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE AFTER GANGS BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIME THAT THEY'RE PROSECUTING. WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GOING AFTER SERIOUS YOUNG OFFENDERS, AND IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE TOUGHENING UP OUR SENTENCING LAWS. ...PUSHING AHEAD WITH BOOT CAMPS DESPITE THEIR LACK OF SUCCESS. BENEDICT COLLINS, ONE NEWS. THE BUDGET'S EARMARKED INVESTMENT IN PROJECTS LIKE THE NELSON HOSPITAL REBUILD WAS WELCOMED BY PEOPLE 1 NEWS SPOKE TO. BUT THERE ARE SOME RESERVATIONS, AS IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW MUCH FUNDING IT'LL GET AND WHETHER THERE'LL BE ENOUGH BEDS. JESSICA RODEN REPORTS FROM NELSON. WARD 10 NELSON HOSPITAL IS OLD, CRAMPED, AND SOMETIMES HOME TO WASPS. THIS HOSPITAL BUILDING IS IN THE WORST CONDITION IN THE COUNTRY. LOCALS ARE RELIEVED A REBUILD IS ON THE WAY. I ACTUALLY WATCHED THE BUDGET, AND I` NICOLA WILLIS, WHEN SHE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT HEALTH, FIRST WAS NELSON HOSPITAL. AND I LITERALLY WENT, 'YEE-HOO!' I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC NEWS. THE STAFF ARE AMAZING, BUT THE PLACE IS JUST SO RUNDOWN. YEAH, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT. IT SEEMS LIKE A DEFINITE GO THIS TIME, AS OPPOSED TO JUST A PROMISE. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR DECADES. INITIALLY I WAS REALLY EXCITED, BECAUSE, YAY, WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT SOME PROMISE. THE GOVERNMENT WON'T SAY EXACTLY HOW MUCH HAS BEEN PUT ASIDE, AND WHILE IT WILL ADD 41 MORE BEDS, THAT'S ALMOST 50 FEWER THAN LABOUR PLEDGED. I'M WORRIED THAT IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH. I DO FEEL WE HAVE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE TAXPAYERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR MORE IN FUTURE. SHE SAYS IT DOESN'T ADDRESS TODAY'S PROBLEMS. NELSON HOSPITAL HAS THE WORST WAIT TIMES OF ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. A SENIOR HEALTH NEW ZEALAND TEAM WAS FLOWN IN AFTER DOCTORS HERE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT PATIENT SAFETY AND ABOUT STAFFING. THOSE REVIEWS BY THAT TEAM ARE EXPECTED TO BE MADE PUBLIC NEXT MONTH. THE BUDGET INCLUDED FUNDING FOR URGENT CARE AND 12-MONTH PRESCRIPTIONS, BUT SOME, LIKE GPS, WERE DISAPPOINTED. SO WE NEED SIGNIFICANT FUNDING JUST TO MAKE SURE WE CAN BE SUSTAINABLE AS A SECTOR. A BILL SOMEONE HAS TO PAY. SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW IS THAT PRACTICES WILL NEED TO PUT UP THEIR PRICES AGAIN FOR` JUST TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. THERE WAS A $1.4bn BOOST TO HEALTH NEW ZEALAND FUNDING THIS YEAR, BUT IT COMES AFTER YEARS OF UNDERINVESTMENT. WE LOST A LOT OF GROUND DURING THE 2010s, AND WE HAVEN'T FULLY MADE THAT UP... SINCE. SO THERE'S BEEN SOME CATCH UP, BUT IT'S NOT BEEN ENOUGH. THE FUNDING WELCOME, BUT MUCH MORE STILL NEEDED. JESSICA RODEN, ONE NEWS. TO OTHER NEWS, AND A PROPOSAL TO OFFICIALLY CHANGE THE NAME OF THE NORTHLAND TOWN RUSSELL HAS BEEN REJECTED. THAT'S DESPITE JUST OVER HALF OF THE 1800 SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED IN SUPPORT OF A CHANGE TO ITS ORIGINAL MAORI NAME KORORAREKA. MINISTER FOR LAND INFORMATION CHRIS PENK SAID THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT SUPPORT FOR THE MOVE GIVEN THE CLOSE MARGIN. BUT LOCAL HAPU MEMBER DEB REWERI SAYS SHE'S ASTOUNDED BY THE DECISION, AND DISAPPOINTED THAT THE MINISTER DIDN'T ACCEPT A DUAL MAORI-ENGLISH NAME. TO AUSTRALIA NOW, WHERE THE DEATH TOLL FROM MASSIVE FLOODS IN NEW SOUTH WALES HAS RISEN TO FOUR, WITH AT LEAST ONE PERSON STILL MISSING. THIS MAP GIVES A SENSE OF THE SCALE ` THE FALLOUT FROM EXTREME RAIN STRETCHING HUNDREDS OF KILOMETRES DOWN THE STATE'S COAST. SYDNEY'S EXPECTING TO COP IT TONIGHT, FROM WHERE AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL SA'AFIN REPORTS. THE STATE'S FLOODS SO WIDE, SO DEEP, MANPOWER AND MACHINES HAVE TO BE CHOPPERED IN. EVEN BOATS ARE BEING FLOWN. THE RESPONSE UNPRECEDENTED, DEALING WITH MORE THAN 1000 CALL-OUTS ` NEARLY 700 RESCUES AND COUNTING. BUT EVEN WITH MORE THAN 2000 DEPLOYED, EMERGENCY WORKERS UNABLE TO REACH EVERYONE IN TIME. AMONG THE DEAD, GRANDFATHER DAVID KNOWLES (63). HE SAID, 'GO GET THE NEIGHBOURS, NEIGHBOURS AND THE KIDS. 'GO GET THEM. I'LL BE RIGHT.' HIS DAUGHTER SAYS HE TOLD RESCUERS TO HELP OTHERS FIRST. MY DAD WAS AMAZING. HE WOULD TAKE HIS SHIRT OFF FOR ANYONE THAT NEEDED IT. BUT DESPITE REPEATED PUBLIC PLEAS, AT LEAST THREE OTHERS ARE DEAD AFTER DRIVING INTO FLOODWATERS. IF IT'S FLOODED, FORGET IT. WE KEEP SAYING IT. YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT IS UNDERNEATH THE WATER. IT'S A GOOD GAUGE OF SCALE WHEN THE NATION'S LEADER DESCENDS ON A DISASTER ZONE, BUT UNABLE TO GET HERE, THE WORST HIT TOWN OF TAREE, AS PLANNED WITH THE STATE'S PREMIER. THE CONDITIONS IN TAREE ARE VERY TOUGH. INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET THAT COMMUNITY BACK UP ON ITS FEET. THE TOWN HAS BEEN CUT OFF. WITH MANY MAJOR ROADS UNDERWATER, TENS OF THOUSANDS WARNED IN OTHER COMMUNITIES TOO ` THEY COULD BE ISOLATED FOR DAYS. AND WE'RE HERE TO BASICALLY SAY VERY CLEARLY AND EXPLICITLY ` YOU ARE NOT ALONE. AS THE WEAKENING STORM SYSTEM HEADS SOUTH, SYDNEY, TOO, SET TO BE SLAMMED. THE CITY'S BRACING FOR WHAT COULD BE A DANGEROUS 24 HOURS AHEAD. YOU CAN SEE HERE IN PARRAMATTA, THE RIVER HAS ALREADY BURST ITS BANKS. THE TAP ON, TAP OFF POSTS ARE COMPLETELY SUBMERGED, AND IT'S TURNED THIS TRANSPORT HUB INTO A WATERFALL, CANCELLING FERRY SERVICES INTO THE CITY. MANY IN THIS STATE, FARMERS ESPECIALLY, ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM THE DEVASTATING FLOODS IN 2021 AND THE MORE RECENT CYCLONE ALFRED. TRAGICALLY, WE'RE SEEING MORE EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. THEY'RE OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY, AND THEY'RE MORE INTENSE. ALARM OF WHAT'S YET TO COME, WITH THE FULL EXTENT OF THIS DISASTER STILL TO BE SEEN. AZIZ AL SA'AFIN, 1NEWS, SYDNEY. IN THE U.S, SIX PASSENGERS ARE PRESUMED DEAD AFTER A PRIVATE JET CRASHED INTO A SUBURBAN STREET, SETTING CARS AND HOMES ON FIRE. THE PLANE SLAMMED INTO THE GROUND DURING FOGGY WEATHER AT A MILITARY HOUSING NEIGHBOURHOOD IN SAN DIEGO. U.S ABC'S TREVOR AULT REPORTS FROM THE SCENE. COME ON, LET'S GO! LET'S GO! LET'S GO! TONIGHT, THE TERRIFYING ESCAPE IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT AFTER A SMALL PLANE SLAMMED INTO THIS SAN DIEGO NEIGHBOURHOOD ` AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE ON BOARD FEARED DEAD ` MORE THAN A DOZEN HOMES AND CARS SET ABLAZE. BEN AND SRUJIANA MCCARTY ROCKED AWAKE. ALL I COULD SEE WAS FIRE, AND THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE WAS TORN. YOU COULD SEE THE NIGHT SKY FROM THE` FROM OUR LIVING ROOM. THEIR NEIGHBOUR GILBERT GONZALEZ, RUSHING TO HELP AS THE MCCARTY FAMILY GRABBED THEIR CHILDREN AND PETS. HEY, WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL. THIS THING'S STILL EXPLOSIVE. AS I WALKED UP, THERE WAS A KID GETTING, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT OVER THE FENCE. HE WAS HANDED DOWN TO ME. I SAID, 'GIVE ME THE KID.' AND THEN THE SECOND KID CAME DOWN. SO I'M HOLDING TWO KIDS AT THE TIME. THE FAMILY RUSHING TO SAFETY, FEARING THEIR NEIGHBOURS WERE STILL ASLEEP. HE'S NOT AWAKE YET! IT'S OK. THEY'RE NOT AWAKE. CARS EXPLODING, SHAKING THE BLOCK. JESSICA SCHRADER DESCRIBING THE HORROR. TEARFULLY: I WOKE UP AND I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW, AND THERE WAS FIRE ALL IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. UM... I DIDN'T KNOW` I JUST KEPT HEARING EXPLOSIONS, AND THE FIRE WAS UP TO, LIKE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FRONT DOOR. SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ESCAPE WITH MY KIDS. A NEIGHBOUR THROWING A LADDER OVER HER BACK FENCE ` SHE AND HER FAMILY JUMPING ONTO THE NEXT-DOOR TRAMPOLINE TO SAFETY. THIS IS A MILITARY NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH SEVERAL BASES NEARBY, AND OFFICIALS SAY THE CRASH SPREAD SO MUCH JET FUEL ACROSS THESE FRONT YARDS, THEY HAD TO APPROACH THIS AS IF IT WERE A WILDFIRE. MOMENTS BEFORE THE CRASH, THE PILOT ASKING FOR WEATHER CONDITIONS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WARNING VISIBILITY WAS MINIMAL. THE PILOT RESPONDING... AND THEN ON FINAL APPROACH, SECONDS BEFORE THE PLANNED LANDING, THE PLANE VANISHING FROM RADAR 500 FEET IN THE AIR, CLIPPING A POWER LINE AND CRASHING INTO THIS MURPHY CANYON COMMUNITY. INCREDIBLY, THERE WERE NO FATALITIES ON THE GROUND, BUT EIGHT PEOPLE WERE INJURED. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES IS YET TO BE CONFIRMED, BUT MUSIC AGENCY 'SOUND TALENT GROUP' SAYS THREE OF ITS EMPLOYEES DIED IN THE CRASH. A MAJOR ESCALATION TODAY IN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BATTLE WITH HARVARD, ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS UNIVERSITIES. HOMELAND SECURITY NOW BANNING THE UNIVERSITY FROM ENROLLING FOREIGN STUDENTS. THOUSANDS OF THEM, INCLUDING DOZENS OF NEW ZEALANDERS, COULD NOW BE FORCED TO TRANSFER OR LEAVE ALTOGETHER. CORAZON MILLER WITH THE LATEST. THE PRESTIGE OF A HARVARD EDUCATION IS A DRAWCARD FOR THOSE LIKE JARED LASIKE, WHO DARE TO AIM HIGH. IT'S ONE OF THE BEST INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORLD. I THINK THAT FACT ALONE IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY, UH` THAT'S REALLY EMPOWERING. THE ROTORUA TEEN WAS DUE TO ARRIVE AT HARVARD IN SEPTEMBER, BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS TOLD HARVARD ` WE'VE ASKED THEM FOR THE BACKGROUNDS ON STUDENTS THAT ATTEND THEIR UNIVERSITY, THEIR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ON CAMPUS, OFF OF CAMPUS, ANY VIDEO OR AUDIO FOOTAGE THEY HAVE OF THIS VIOLENT ACTIVITY FOR, UM` AND THEY HAVE JUST SIMPLY NOT COMPLIED. HARVARD'S ALREADY SUED THE ADMINISTRATION AFTER IT FROZE $2.2B USD IN FUNDING OVER THE COLLEGE'S REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH DEMANDS TO CHANGE THEIR CURRICULUM, ADMISSION POLICIES AND END ALL DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS. THEY'RE TRYING TO PUNISH A INSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES FOR NOT BENDING TO ITS POLITICAL WILL. THE ADMINISTRATION'S ALSO ACCUSED HARVARD OF PERPETUATING A, QUOTE, 'UNSAFE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT' BY ALLOWING LARGELY FOREIGN, ANTI-AMERICAN AGITATORS TO HARASS INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING JEWISH STUDENTS. THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY ANTI-SEMITIC. HARVARD'S DENIED THE CLAIMS AND CALLED TODAY'S BAN AN UNLAWFUL RETALIATORY ACTION. CRIMSON, WHICH HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE GET INTO PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES, HOPES THIS IS JUST ANOTHER OF TRUMP'S NEGOTIATION TACTICS. TRUMP IS FAMOUS FOR ESCALATING RHETORIC AND THEN DIALLING IT BACK, WITH THE RECENT CHINA TARIFFS AS AN EXAMPLE. THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN GIVEN 72 HOURS TO COMPLY. THE STUDENTS ARE KIND OF IN THIS STATE OF JUST, YOU KNOW, REALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, SCARED BY WHAT'S HAPPENING AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER AND REALLY WAIT FOR SOME MORE UPDATES. AS THE STANDOFF CONTINUES, THOUSANDS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND DOZENS FROM NEW ZEALAND LEFT IN LIMBO. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI, JUST AHEAD ` THE FIGHT FOR FOOD IN GAZA. NEWLY ARRIVED AID ENABLES SOME BAKERIES TO START PRODUCING DESPERATELY NEEDED BREAD. NEXT ` WHAT HAPPENED MOMENTS BEFORE IT WAS DUE TO BE HANDED OUT. THEN ` A SECOND NEW ZEALAND CITY TO HOST THE SUPERCARS IS CONFIRMED. WHERE THE MONEY WILL COME FROM TO FAST TRACK THE FIX-UP OF THIS SOUTHERN RACE TRACK. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE PAV, NOW AUSTRALIA'S CLAIMING THE FLAT WHITE. WE SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. OH MY GOD. THIS IS A STICH-UP. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE STITCH-UP. THE NEW TRANS-TASMAN BATTLE BREWING OVER COFFEE, AND WHY AUSTRALIA IS WRONG. AND FIND OUT WHO'S TURNING LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS INTO A BUSY BUSINESS. THE DETAILS TONIGHT AT 7. NAU MAI HOKI MAI. MORE THAN 90 TRUCKLOADS OF AID IS NOW WITH U.N. TEAMS INSIDE GAZA DAYS AFTER ISRAEL EASED AN 11-WEEK BLOCKADE. SEVERAL BAKERIES ARE NOW PRODUCING BREAD, BUT WITH PEOPLE DESPERATE NOT TO MISS OUT, DISTRIBUTING IT HAS LED TO TENSE SCENES. THE BBC'S LUCY WILLIAMSON REPORTS. IN GAZA'S BAKERIES TODAY FLOUR WAS HURRIED INTO FOOD, THE FIRST AID TO ARRIVE IN 11 WEEKS, MAKING THE LAST FEW METRES OF ITS JOURNEY TO GAZA'S HUNGRY PEOPLE. IT'S A START. WHAT WE BROUGHT IS DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH. BUT WE HOPE THE BORDERS WILL REMAIN OPEN AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO BRING MORE AID, AVOIDING THE LOOTING AND WE ARE ABLE TO FEED THE ONES THAT ARE MOST IN NEED. (PEOPLE CLAMOUR) IN NUSEIRAT CAMP, THE LAST MOMENTS OF WAITING PROVED TOO MUCH, CROWDS SURROUNDING ONE BAKERY AND BANGING ON THE DOORS AS LOCAL LEADERS ARGUED OVER HOW TO DISTRIBUTE IT. (PEOPLE CLAMOURING, GUN SHOTS RING OUT) AT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING SECURITY GUARDS THAT FIRED WARNING SHOTS AS PEOPLE TRY TO BREAK IN. IT WASN'T THE DELIVERY THEY PLANNED. LAST NIGHT A HINT OF THE CHAOS BURIED IN A HUNGRY POPULATION. THE ARRIVAL OF AID AT A BAKERY IN KHAN YUNIS, ACCOMPANIED BY GUARDS, LOOTED BY HUNGRY PEOPLE. (PEOPLE SHOUT) NO AID HAS YET REACHED GAZA'S NORTHERN AREAS. UMTAMA WAS SEARCHING FOR FOOD AGAIN TODAY FOR TWO RELATIVES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. HER HUSBAND, DAUGHTERS, SON AND SISTER ALL KILLED. (SPEAKS ARABIC) TRANSLATOR: I CAN'T FIND FOOD, DRINKS OR EVEN WATER TO WASH THEM, SHE SAID. I AM REALLY STRUGGLING. WE HAVEN'T EATEN PROPERLY FOR FIVE DAYS. (PEOPLE SHOUTING) ISRAEL SAYS PRIVATE CONTRACTORS WILL SOON DELIVER AID FROM SPECIALLY-BUIL HUBS CONCENTRATED IN THE SOUTH. IT'S DENIED USING HUNGER AS A WEAPON OF WAR. BUT ISRAEL'S STATED GOAL OF FIGHTING HAMAS HAS LEFT GAZANS FIGHTING TO SURVIVE. AND WHILE A HUNDRED MORE AID TRUCKS HAVE CROSSED INTO GAZA IN THE PAST DAY, THE U.N. SAYS IT'S NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH TO MEET GAZA'S VAST NEEDS. THE MAN CHARGED WITH MURDERING TWO ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFF MEMBERS IN WASHINGTON D.C. COULD FACE THE DEATH PENALTY. THE SHOOTING'S BEING INVESTIGATED AS AN ANTI-SEMITIC HATE CRIME. ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER IS LAYING BLAME ON NATIONS THAT CRITICISED HIS COUNTRY'S ESCALATING GAZA OFFENSIVE, SAYING THEY INCITED VIOLENCE. U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH REPORTS. ARMED POLICE AND FBI DESCENDING ON THIS LEAFY CHICAGO STREET TODAY, RAIDING THE HOME OF 31-YEAR-OLD ELIAS RODRIGUEZ, ALLEGEDLY OBSESSED WITH THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR, NOW CHARGED WITH MURDER. ANTI-SEMITISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, ESPECIALLY IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THIS AS A HATE CRIME AND A CRIME OF TERRORISM. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY IS DEATH. HE WAS ARRESTED AFTER TWO ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS WERE SHOT DEAD AS THEY LEFT A FUNCTION AT A JEWISH MUSEUM. IN THE CONFUSION AFTERWARDS, HE WAS LET INTO THE BUILDING. THE SECURITY GUARD WHO BROUGHT HIM IN` THE EVENT WAS WRAPPING UP. IT WAS HER IMPRESSION THAT HE WAS A VICTIM AND AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER TO THIS ATTACK. I ACTUALLY OFFERED AND GAVE HIM WATER. BEFORE THIS... FREE, FREE PALESTINE! FREE, FREE PALESTINE! TODAY WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE VICTIMS ` A YOUNG COUPLE, SARAH MILGRIM AND YARON LISCHINSKY. HE PLANNED TO PROPOSE SOON. YARON AND SARAH WEREN'T THE VICTIMS OF A RANDOM CRIME. THE TERRORISTS WHO CRUELLY GUNNED THEM DOWN DID SO FOR ONE REASON AND ONE REASON ALONE ` HE WANTED TO KILL JEWS. ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER CONDEMNING THE RISE OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE WEST AND BLAMING WORLD LEADERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY OPPOSED ISRAEL'S ESCALATED OFFENSIVE AND BLOCKADE OF GAZA. I SAY TO PRESIDENT MACRON, PRIME MINISTER CARNEY AND PRIME MINISTER STARMER WHEN MASS MURDERERS, RAPISTS, BABY KILLERS AND KIDNAPPERS THANK YOU, YOU'RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF JUSTICE. LOCALS HAVE HELD A VIGIL NEAR THE CRIME SCENE. WE HAVE TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO A BETTER FUTURE FOR ISRAELIS, FOR PALESTINIANS, FOR AMERICAN JEWS, FOR MUSLIMS, FOR ALL OF US. THIS CANNOT BE THE ANSWER. SECURITY HAS NOW BEEN BOOSTED AT JEWISH CENTRES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP ACROSS THE U.S. LOGAN CHURCH, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. IT'S OFFICIAL ` CHRISTCHURCH HAS WON THE RACE TO BE NEW ZEALAND'S SECOND SUPERCARS VENUE. IT'S A MAJOR COUP FOR THE CITY WITH RUAPUNA BECOMING THE FIRST SOUTH ISLAND TRACK TO HOST THE SHOWPIECE EVENT IN A MULTI-YEAR DEAL. JORDAN OPPERT FIRST BROKE THIS STORY SIX WEEKS AGO AND HAS THE LATEST. IT'S THE GREEN LIGHT THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. NOW WE'VE GOT INSTALMENT NUMBER 3 IN NEW ZEALAND. CONFIRMATION TODAY ` FINALLY ` OF A GROUND-BREAKING SUPERCARS DOUBLE-HEADER IN NEW ZEALAND. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST-KEPT SECRETS IN MOTORSPORT IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT IT'S STILL SO SIGNIFICANT AND BIG NEWS. I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT FOR THE SPORT. IT'S GREAT FOR NEW ZEALAND, OF COURSE. EVERY YEAR WE'VE COME TO NEW ZEALAND WE'VE SAID, 'WHY HAVEN'T WE HAD TWO EVENTS?' FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS THE CHRISTCHURCH EVENT WILL RUN BACK-TO-BACK WITH TAUPO. THE CITY'S MOTORSPORT-MAD MAYOR REVVED UP. HOLY SHIT, I NEED ONE OF THESE! THIS IS THE BEST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO CHRISTCHURCH. WE HAVE GOT THE PORT, RIGHT THERE. WE'VE GOT THE AIRPORT RIGHT THERE. AND THE OTHER THING WE'VE GOT IS SHED LOADS OF ACCOMMODATION. RUAPUNA, WHICH NEEDS SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES, BECOMES THE FIRST SOUTH ISLAND CIRCUIT TO HOST SUPERCARS. FINANCIAL HELP FROM LOCAL AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOW HELP FAST-TRACK THAT. WELL, I THINK THE FACT THEY'VE CHOSEN RUAPUNA REALLY TELLS US THAT THEY'RE READY, THEY'RE EXCITED TO HOST IT. WE KNOW THAT KIWIS ARE BIG FANS OF SUPER CARS, BUT ALSO AUSTRALIANS. SO TO COME OVER FOR NOT JUST ONE ROUND, BUT TWO MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. THE EVENT'S NOT ONLY A HUGE BOOST FOR RUAPUNA BUT THE CITY AS A WHOLE. IT'S PROJECTED TO BRING IN AN ESTIMATED 38,000 VISITOR NIGHTS AND UP TO $10M IN VISITOR SPENDING ALONE. SUPERCARS' SAYS THE MOVE UNDERSCORES THEIR LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO NEW ZEALAND. WE DON'T NORMALLY HAVE BACK TO BACK WEEKENDS. SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PREPARE THE CARS, WHICH NORMALLY TAKES A DAY OR TWO, AND THEN THE TRANSPORT TO CHRISTCHURCH ALONE, WHICH WILL TAKE TWO OR THREE DAYS. SO IT'LL BE VERY TIGHT. IT'S A COMMERCIAL ENTITY. SUPERCARS IS THERE TO PROVIDE, OBVIOUSLY, SPORTING ENTERTAINMENT, BUT ALSO MAKE MONEY ALONG THE WAY. THAT'S HOW THEY SURVIVE AND DO WHAT THEY DO SO WELL. SO I JUST HOPE WE CAN MAINTAIN TWO VERY, VERY GOOD EVENTS SIDE-BY-SIDE. ALL EYES NOW ON THE NEW HOST VENUE TO QUICKLY GET UP TO SPEED. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. ME U TONU MAI, COMING UP ` SAVED FROM THE WRECKING BALL. THE TWO COMMUNITY FACILITIES THAT JUST SURVIVED WELLINGTON COUNCIL'S HEFTY BUDGET CUTBACKS. BUT IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING TO A GREEN PROJECT THAT THE MAYOR'S CALLING A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW. PLUS, THE STAR WHO'S MADE A CAREER OUT OF TAKING STUNTS TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. ('MISSION IMPOSSIBLE THEME') TOM CRUISE NEXT ON MISSION IMPOSSIBLE'S THREE DECADES OF HIGH-IMPACT AND BOUNDARY-PUSHING FEATS. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` IT WAS INVENTED IN NEW ZEALAND, BUT THE AUSSIES ARE CLAIMING IT'S THEIRS. WE TRACK DOWN THE FLAT WHITE'S FOUNDER RIGHT HERE IN AUCKLAND. PLUS, IT'S BEEN DECADES IN THE MAKING, BUT FINALLY A WELLINGTON JEWELLER HAS CRACKED THE DIAMOND CHALLENGE. AND THE BIG-HEARTED TEEN MAKING SURE LIFE'S CHALLENGES DON'T WEIGH HER OR ANYONE ELSE DOWN. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. TWO POPULAR COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN WELLINGTON HAVE BEEN SAVED AFTER A MARATHON CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT'S HAD TO REWORK ITS BUDGET AFTER REVERSING A PLAN TO SELL ITS AIRPORT SHARES LAST YEAR. THE CITY'S MAYOR BELIEVES THE COUNCIL'S LISTENED TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT AS JAMES FLEURY REPORTS, NOT EVERYONE'S CONVINCED. WELLINGTON'S BEGONIA HOUSE HAS BEEN SAVED FROM THE WRECKING BALL. AFTER MONTHS OF COMMUNITY PROTEST, THE COUNCIL'S AGREED TO STUMP UP $11m ON A MUCH-NEEDED FACELIFT. WORDS CAN'T REALLY DESCRIBE HOW CHUFFED I AM WITH YESTERDAY. IT WAS A LOT OF WORK, VERY INTENSIVE SINCE LAST NOVEMBER, AND WE GOT A GREAT OUTCOME, SO I'M THRILLED. IT'S JUST ONE OF THE TREASURED COMMUNITY FACILITIES THAT WERE UNDER THREAT. THE COUNCIL FORCED TO CUT SPENDING AFTER AXING A PLAN TO SELL ITS AIRPORT SHARES LAST YEAR. IT'S BEEN TOUGH TO TRY AND FIND SAVINGS OF $330m APPROXIMATELY TO SET UP OUR SELF-INSURANCE FUND FOR FUTURE DISASTER, BUT WE HAVE DONE IT. ALSO SAVED WAS THE KHANDALLAH POOL. IT'LL NOW GET A $7m UPGRADE. BUT THE FUTURE IS NOT AS BRIGHT FOR CYCLISTS. $48m CUT FROM THE CYCLEWAY BUDGET. THE CYCLEWAY BUDGET WAS REALLY TOUGH, A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW. ANOTHER TOUGH PILL IS FOR THE KARORI COMMUNITY. THE COUNCIL HAS GIFTED THIS UNFINISHED EVENT CENTRE BACK TO THE TRUST, ASKING THEM TO COMPLETE THE FIT-OUT. $2m HAS BEEN PROVIDED, BUT THE PRESIDENT SAYS THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. WE WERE REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT DESPITE 62% OF RESPONDENTS WANTED THE EVENT CENTRE FINISHED, AND COUNCIL HAVE COME OUT OF LEFT FIELD WITH A TOTALLY DIFFERENT OPTION. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE CONDITIONS OF THIS PROPOSAL, EXCEPT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO UNTIL WE SEE THOSE, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING. THE MAYOR SAYS THE TRUST HAS THREE MONTHS TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THE WORK, OR IT WILL BE SOLD. I'M ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT OUR OFFICERS WILL NOW DISCUSS WITH HEATHER AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY HOW THIS CAN BE CARRIED THROUGH. EVEN WITH THE DECISION TO SAVE SOME COMMUNITY FACILITIES, THE MAYOR CONFIDENT ENOUGH HAS BEEN PUT ASIDE FOR THE CITY'S SELF-INSURANCE FUND, BUT THE EXACT AMOUNT WON'T BE REVEALED UNTIL NEXT MONTH. JAMES FLEURY, 1 NEWS. THE EDUCATION MINISTER HAS ANNOUNCED EXTRA FUNDING FOR TEACHER TRAINING INITIATIVES TO HELP ATTRACT AND RETAIN MORE PEOPLE IN THE PROFESSION. $33m WILL GO TOWARDS THE SCHOOL ONSITE TRAINING PROGRAMME OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, CREATING AN EXTRA 530 TEACHING PLACEMENTS. FUNDING WILL ALSO GO TOWARDS AN ASPIRING PRINCIPALS PROGRAMME, TEACHER REGISTRATION FEES, AND TE REO MAORI TRAINING. FROM JUMPING OUT OF BUILDINGS AND OFF CLIFFS TO CLINGING TO THE SIDE OF AIRBORNE PLANES, TOM CRUISE HAS PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES FOR ACTORS PERFORMING THEIR OWN STUNTS. AS THE FINAL INSTALMENT OF HIS 'MISSION IMPOSSIBLE' FRANCHISE HITS CINEMAS, THE STAR'S REFLECTING ON THE ACTION FILMS' LEGACY. THE BBC'S ALI PLUMB HAS MORE. ('MISSION IMPOSSIBLE' THEME PLAYS) WHERE HAS BEEN THE MOST SURPRISING PLACE YOU'VE SEEN THE INFLUENCE OF THESE MOVIES IN POP CULTURE? (WIRE TWANGS) BECAUSE AT THE RISK OF MAKING YOU BIG-HEADED, THEY ARE PRETTY INFLUENTIAL, AND I WAS JUST LOOKING AT ANIMATED FILMS AND YOU CAN SEE IN 'TOY STORY THREE', THERE IS WOODY DOING THE CABLE DROP. - OH YEAH, YEAH, THAT WAS SO COOL. REACH FOR THE SKY. YOU'VE GOT 'TANGLED'... (AH CHOO!) UGH, HAY FEVER? YEAH. TO SEE THAT... IN DIFFERENT WAYS, IT'S REALLY AN HONOUR, AND I AM CONSTANTLY SURPRISED... (GLASS SHATTERS) ('MISSION IMPOSSIBLE' THEME PLAYS) WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? I'M JUMPING OUT A WINDOW! WHAT MEMENTOS FROM 'MISSION' HAVE YOU BOUGHT HOME? BECAUSE I HOPE THERE IS A YELLOW BIPLANE NEXT TO YOUR P-51? YEAH, I MEAN THOSE PLANES ARE... THEY'RE MINE. THEY'RE MINE - DEFINITELY. I WENT SO HARD ON THAT WING AND IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY. THE FORCE OF THAT, I MEAN, IF ANYONE IS TAKING THEIR HAND OR THE FACE AND THEY STUCK IT OUT OF A WINDOW AND THE CAR IS GOING 145 MILES AN HOUR, AND TRIED TO BREATHE, AND TRIED TO` NOW TRY TO MOVE IN SPACE AND MOVE YOURSELF AROUND THAT PLANE OR HANG ON... IT'S LIKE LIFTING THE HEAVIEST WEIGHTS WITH YOUR ENTIRE BODY AND AT A CERTAIN POINT, YOUR BODY JUST CAN'T MOVE ANYMORE AND THAT'S IT. THANKS, ETHAN. THANK YOU. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THE LEGACY OF THESE FILMS TO BE? I THINK WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE, YOU KNOW? I THINK THAT IT IS` ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT I DREAMED OF BEING ABLE TO MAKE MOVIES FOR MY WHOLE LIFE, AND I REMEMBER BEING 18 ON 'TAPS' AND THINKING 'I'M JUST` I'M JUST GONNA DO THE BEST I CAN 'EVERY DAY, AND I AM NEVER GOING TO TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. 'AND I'M GOING TO LEARN, AND IT'S GONNA BE AN ADVENTURE, 'AND I'M JUST GONNA` JUST KEEP GOING AND I'M GONNA KEEP CREATING 'AND JUST DOING THE BEST I CAN.' IT HAS BEEN AN ADVENTURE, LET'S SAY THAT. YEAH, MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN QUITE AN ADVENTURE AND CONTINUES TO BE SO. AND TOM CRUISE DIDN'T COME AWAY UNSCATHED WHILE FILMING STUNTS FOR THE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE MOVIES. HE'S SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE, CRACKED RIBS AND A TORN SHOULDER. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT AND AUCKLAND F.C. ALL SET FOR ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING WEEKEND. WE'RE WITH THE BLACK KNIGHTS TODAY ALL SET FOR THEIR HOME SEMI-FINAL. THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM FOR F.C. THEIR STAR FORWARD SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE, AS THE NEW TEAM GET SET TO MAKE A STAND. PLUS ` BACK TO SCHOOL FOR THE CRUSADERS, AS THEY PITCH IN TO HELP OUT. AND SWIMMING MIGHT HAVE FOUND THE NEW DANYON LOADER. THE 16-YEAR-OLD SMASHING FREESTYLE RECORDS. AND MOTHER NATURE'S TURNING ON A SPECTACULAR START TO THE WEEKEND. LOTS OF SUNSHINE ON OFFER, BUT THEN WE HAVE A WET AND WINDY SHIFT COME SUNDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEK TOO. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PLAN YOUR WEEKEND COMING UP AFTER SPORT. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA, WELCOME TO SPORT, AND IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS AUCKLAND FC'S SEASON GOES ON THE LINE IN THE SECOND LEG OF THEIR A-LEAGUE SEMIFINAL AGAINST MELBOURNE VICTORY, TO BE PLAYED AT A SOLD-OUT MT SMART. RATHER THAN BE OVER-AWED BY THE OCCASION, THERE WAS A RELAXED MOOD AT THE TEAM'S FINAL TRAINING TODAY. A CRISP FRIDAY MORNING ON THE EVE OF THE BIGGEST GAME IN AUCKLAND FC'S BRIEF HISTORY. THE MEN IN CHARGE TAKING A MOMENT TO SOAK UP THE PEACE BEFORE BEDLAM TOMORROW. HOW DO YOU APPROACH THE HOME SEMI-FINAL WHEN YOU'RE UP 1-0? SAME WAY AS ALWAYS ` POSITIVE MINDSET TO GO AND WIN THE GAME. AUCKLAND'S IN THE BOX SEAT AFTER THAT 1-0 ARM WRESTLE WIN AGAINST MELBOURNE VICTORY LAST WEEKEND AWAY FROM HOME. IS THERE ANY CHANCE IN THE SUBCONSCIOUS THAT PLAYERS GO INTO A DEFENSIVE MODE IN THIS SORT OF SITUATION? UH, I HOPE NOT. IT'S NOT WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING TO THEM. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO BE ON THE FRONT FOOT. IT'S WHERE STAR FORWARD HAPPY URUGUAYAN GUILLERMO MAY COMES IN. HIS LEFT KNEE STILL HEAVILY STRAPPED, AND HE WAS ONLY UP AND RUNNING AGAIN FREELY YESTERDAY FOLLOWING LAST WEEKEND, BUT HE WILL PLAY. I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD. YEAH. BEST CONDITIONS. (CHUCKLES) YOU'D HAVE TO SAW HIS LEFT LEG OFF FOR HIM TO MISS` YOU'D HAVE TO TAKE HIS` (CHUCKLES) HE'S READY TO GO. THESE GAMES ` NEVER I WOULD MISS IT. NO. JUST UNDER 29,000 WILL PACK INTO MOUNT SMART TOMORROW ` AN A-LEAGUE RECORD FIFTH SELL-OUT OF THE SEASON. THE CLUB ALSO SURPASSING 25,000 REPLICA SHIRTS SOLD. WE WANTED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT MATCHDAY EXPERIENCE. I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT. WE WANTED TO HAVE A PROPER, GENUINE AND AUTHENTIC CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY. I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT REALLY WELL. JUST LIKE TODAY ` A SPECIAL TIME FOR TWO YOUNG FANS HELPING KEEP THE PLAYERS RELAXED. ALEX PAULSEN APPLYING THE FINISHING TOUCHES WITH GOALKEEPING COACH JONATHAN GOULD. PAULSEN MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR A PENALTY SHOOTOUT IF TOMORROW GOES THE DISTANCE. THEY'VE PRACTISED FOR THAT THIS WEEK. THIS IS FOOTBALL. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. 90 MINUTES, MAYBE LONGER, AWAY FROM AN A-LEAGUE GRAND FINAL IN THEIR VERY FIRST SEASON. AUCKLAND FC'S GOLDEN RUN LIFTS TO A NEW LEVEL... (PLAYER CALLS OUT, CHEERS) ...TOMORROW. THERE COULD FINALLY BE FEMALE SAILORS REQUIRED ON BOARD AMERICA'S CUP YACHTS FOR THE NEXT EVENT HELD IN ITALY IN 2027. TEAM NEW ZEALAND RELEASING A DRAFT PROTOCOL TODAY IN RESPONSE TO CRITICISM FROM TWO OF THE POTENTIAL CHALLENGERS OVER A QUOTE, 'LACK OF TRANSPARENCY'. UNDER THE PROPOSED A-C-75 CLASS RULE, CYCLORS COULD BE REPLACED BY A BATTERY SYSTEM. IF THIS IS INTRODUCED, THE DEFENDER SAYS THEY'RE SUGGESTING SIX CREW ON BOARD EACH BOAT ` ONE MUST BE A FEMALE AND ANOTHER UNDER THE AGE OF 25. NOTHING'S BEEN AGREED ON YET. THE CLASS RULES SET TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH. NEW COACH MICHAEL MAYNE IS DETERMINED TO BRING MORE UNITY TO THE FOOTBALL FERNS AFTER A ROCKY PERIOD FOR THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S FOOTBALL TEAM IN 2024. MAYNE'S SELECTION CONFIRMED AFTER HE TOOK OVER AS INTERIM COACH LAST YEAR WHEN PREDECESSOR JITKA KLIMKOVA DEPARTED AMID REPORTS SHE'D LOST THE RESPECT OF THE PLAYING GROUP. MAYNE THE FIRST NEW ZEALANDER TO COACH THE SIDE IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS ` BUILDING TRUST A KEY. THERE'S NOT A SWITCH WE CAN JUST FLICK ON. I THINK TRUST IS GONNA BE BUILT UP OVER TIME. I THINK THIS HAVING A BIT OF CLARITY NOW ON WHO THE HEAD COACH IS AND ME COMING INTO THAT ROLE IS GONNA HELP THAT. THE FOOTBALL FERNS PLAY TWO GAMES AGAINST VENEZUELA IN SPAIN NEXT MONTH. DANYON LOADER IS SYNONIMOUS WITH NEW ZEALAND SWIMMING. NOW A NEWCOMER IS BEATING THE RECORDS SET BY THE TWO-TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPION AT THE SAME AGE. 16-YEAR-OLD ARIEL MOOSHI-RA-HONDOE TURNING HEADS AT THIS WEEK'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. JENNY SUO WITH SWIMMING'S NEW STAR. ARIEL MOOSHI-RA-HONDOE SWIMS TOO FAST TO KEEP UP WITH ON FOOT. OH MY GOSH, THAT WAS SO FAST! NO WONDER THE TEENAGER'S THE ONE TO WATCH AT THIS WEEK'S NEW ZEALAND SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. IT'S A STRONG PERFORMANCE ONCE AGAIN BY THE YOUNG FELLA FROM SUMO ROTORUA. I'VE BEAT LIKE NATIONAL RECORDS. DONE. GOOD TIMES. THERE'S` THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE I CAN ASK FOR. I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF. AND HE SHOULD BE. CAN HE GET THE NEW ZEALAND AGE GROUP RECORD? HE DOES. BREAKING THREE AGE GROUP RECORDS LAST MONTH, INCLUDING DANYON LOADER'S 33-YEAR-OLD ONE IN THE 200m BUTTERFLY. IT MEANS A LOT THAT I CAN GET UP THERE AND SWIM FASTER THAN LIKE SOME OF THE GREATEST SWIMMERS IN NEW ZEALAND HISTORY, BUT I JUST LIKE BUTTERFLY, LIKE IT'S JUST THE RHYTHM YOU FEEL AND LIKE THE STRENGTH YOU FEEL WHEN YOU'RE DOING IT. I JUST LOVE DOING THE STROKE. HIS FAVOURITE, BUT NOT HIS ONLY SKILL. TAKING OUT THE 400m INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY THIS WEEK. IT'S DEFINITELY GOOD TO TRAIN ALL STROKES. TRAINING BUTTERFLY CAN HELP WITH FREESTYLE TRAINING. FREESTYLE CAN HELP WITH BACKSTROKE. IN AUGUST, ARIEL MOOSHI-RA-HONDOE WILL COMPETE IN SIX EVENTS AT THE JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPS IN ROMANIA. SWIM PERSONAL BEST IS ALL I CAN REALLY ASK FOR. BUT YEAH, IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO MAKE A FINAL THERE AND SEE HOW CLOSE I CAN GET TO MEDALLING, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHERE I RANK INTERNATIONALLY. HOW OFTEN DOES SOMEONE LIKE ARIEL COME AROUND? NOT VERY OFTEN. I ASK ARIEL TO DO SOMETHING, HE DOES IT. PLUS, THEN HE'LL GO THE EXTRA MILE AS WELL AND DO SOMETHING ELSE. AND THEN HE'S ALWAYS ASKING FOR MORE. AND SEEING MORE IN HIS FUTURE TOO. A MOVE TO THE U.S, PERHAPS, ALL FOR THE ULTIMATE GOAL. PEOPLE AT SCHOOL, AND JUST IN MY HOMETOWN ASK ME LIKE, 'OH, IS THAT, IS THAT YOU GOING TO LOS ANGELES 2028 OLYMPICS?' AND I JUST SAY IT'LL BE A LOT OF WORK. BUT YEAH, I'LL TRY MY BEST AND I THINK IT'S POSSIBLE. FIRST UP, THE JUNIOR WORLDS AND ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT THING. HE'S GOING TO GO HOME, HAVE A REST AND CATCH UP WITH HIS SCHOOLWORK BECAUSE HE'S MISSED 2 � DAYS OF SCHOOL. BUSY SCHOOLING HIS COMPETITORS INSTEAD. JENNY SUO, 1 NEWS. THE HIGH-FLYING WARRIORS HAVE THE CHANCE TO GO JOINT TOP-OF-THE-NRL WHEN THEY TAKE ON THE RAIDERS AT A SOLD-OUT MT SMART STADIUM ON SUNDAY. THAT CHANCE OPENING UP AFTER THE BULLDOGS WERE THRASHED 44-8 BY THE DOLPHINS. WINGER JAMAYNE ISAAKO CHIMING IN WITH SEVEN GOALS FROM SEVEN ATTEMPTS AS WELL AS THIS TRY. ISAAKO REACHING OUT, PLANTS IT DOWN AND SCORES FOR THE DOLPHINS! A TREMENDOUS PUT-DOWN IN THESE CONDITIONS. THE WARRIORS HAVE LOST ONLY TWICE SO FAR THIS SEASON, ONE OF THOSE AGAINST THE RAIDERS IN ROUND ONE. IN SUPER RUGBY TONIGHT, THE CRUSADERS HOST SOUTHERN RIVALS THE HIGHLANDERS IN A ROUND HONOURING MENS MENTAL HEALTH. AS PART OF THE BUILD-UP, THE CRUSADERS HAVE BEEN VISITING CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOLS, ROLLING OUT A NEW PILOT PROGRAMME AIMED AT IMPROVING YOUTH WELL-BEING. JORDAN OPPERT HAS THE STORY. IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR THE CRUSADER OPENING UP TO SENIOR STUDENTS AT SHIRLEY BOYS HIGH ABOUT RESILIENCE AND RELATIONSHIPS. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE BEEN PRETTY LUCKY TO HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN REALLY SUPPORTIVE AROUND ME. EARLY ON, MY PARENTS WERE RIGHT THERE. WHETHER THEY HAD THE ADVICE OR NOT, THEY'D JUST BE THERE TO LISTEN. THE PILOT PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CRUSADERS AND MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY, BETTER MAN. HOW CAN YOU BE YOUR BEST REF, AND SO THAT REF STANDS FOR RELATIONSHIPS, EMOTIONS AND FIXABLE MINDSET. AND FOR US IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND DELIVER THAT AND HAVE A FUN INTERACTIVE WAY. AND IN CHRISTCHURCH THERE IS A REAL NEED. PAIR UP, AGAIN. IN YOUR PLAYBOOKS, YOU ARE JUST GOING TO MARK DOWN HOW MANY ANSWERS YOU GET THAT YOU ARE IN COMMON WITH EACH OTHER. MOST STUDENTS HERE GREW UP IN A REGION RECOVERING FROM THE DEVASTATING QUAKES. LIFE ISN'T GONNA BE PLAIN SAILING. THERE IS LOTS OF STUFF ALONG THE WAY AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, LIFE IN THE EAST OF CHRISTCHURCH ISN'T THAT EASY AT TIMES EITHER FOR SOME OF OUR BOYS. SOME OF OUR FAMILIES AD WHANAU SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE WELL-EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH THAT CHALLENGE. FOR OLD BOY, TAYLOR CAHILL, THIS PROGRAM HITS CLOSE TO HOME. DAD AND I, UM, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY CLOSE. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO LEAN ON HIM AND HE'S GOT ME THROUGH A LOT OF HARD TIMES. HIS COUSIN AND FORMER PROVINCIAL RUGBY PLAYER BILLY GUYTON DIED BY SUSPECTED SUICIDE TWO YEARS AGO. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK AS WELL. I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE OUT. I THINK... ON SOMETHING I'M REALLY, REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT. JUST SOME OF THE SIMPLE STRATEGIES AROUND HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO, HAVING SOMEONE BESIDE YOU, HOW MUCH EASIER IT MAKES THE JOURNEY OF LIFE. THE WORK SHOP AT ITS CORE IS ABOUT MAKING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS. (BOYS APPLAUD AND CHEER) THAT CAN MAKE REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. TO THE NBA, AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER HAVE TAKEN A COMMANDING 2-0 LEAD OVER THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES IN THEIR CONFERENCE FINALS SERIES. OKC BACKING UP THEIR STATUS AS TITLE FAVOURITES WITH A 118-103 WIN. THUNDER FORWARD JALEN WILLIAMS ENDING ANY HOPES OF A T-WOLVES COMEBACK. GREAT TRANSIT FROM DEFENCE, AND A STEAL. WILLIAMS TO HOLMGREN, BLOCKED BY REID. WILLIAMS PUTS IT UP, AND IN ` ON THE FOUL. MULTIPLE EFFORTS FROM JALEN WILLIAMS. MINNESOTA NOT THE ONLY ONES GETTING BEATEN UP, THOUGH ` PLAY PAUSED EARLY ON AFTER A REFEREE COPPED A WHACK TO THE FACE. FAIR TO SAY HIS INJURY EVEN SEEN FROM FANS IN THE NOSE BLEEDS. VERY PUNNY. ON THAT NOTE HAVE A GOOD SPORTING WEEKEND. STAY WITH US ` ERIN'S HERE WITH MORE FINE WEATHER TOMORROW, BUT A HEADS-UP TOO` SOME WILD WEATHER ALSO ON THE WAY. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, THEY'VE TRIED TO STEAL OUR PAV, PHAR LAP, AND NOW THE FLAT WHITE. WHY AUSTRALIA IS CLAIMING OWNERSHIP OF SOMETHING VERY KIWI. NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. MORE STUNNING CLEAR SHOTS FROM TODAY FROM UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY. BUT A RED SKY SIGNALLING CHANGE IS ON THE WAY, AND IT IS ACCURATE. TODAY'S SATELLITE SHOWING SOME CLOUD TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE COUNTRY, STILL LOTS OF CLEAR SKIES. AND WHANGANUI HITTING 21 DEGREES. BUT AS THE HIGH SLIPS DIRECTLY OVER US SUNSHINE IS DOMINATING FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TOMORROW WITH ANOTHER COOL START. JUST A FEW CLOUD AND TINY SHOWER POCKETS. BUT LET'S JUST TAKE A QUICK LOOK FORWARD TO SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND IN ROLLS WIND AND RAIN. BUILDING OVER SOUTH ISLAND ON SUNDAY AND PUSHING NORTH THROUGH MONDAY. BACK TO TOMORROW, KAITAIA STARTS OFF FINE, BUT THEN JOINS THE REST IN A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER TOO. AND 18 OR 19 DEGREES. A COOL AND CLEAR MORNING, TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND, MEANING THERE MAY BE SOME FOGGY PATCHES. A BIT OF CLOUD ROLLS IN AND OUT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT ALL OK FOR THE A.F.C. AND BLACK FERNS GAMES WITH A TOP OF 18. FINE WITH SOME FOGGY AREAS IN THE MORNING FOR YOU TOO KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON. CLOUD ARRIVING IN THE EVENING. AND 17 IS YOUR HIGH. A STUNNING DAY, BUT THOSE CLEAR SKIES MEAN FOG CAN FORM FOR ALL HERE. CLOUD, MAYBE A SPRINKLE FROM AFTERNOON TO WHAKATANE AND LATER ON FOR THE REST. AND A COOL 14 FOR TAUPO. THE DAY DETERIORATES SOMEWHAT, TAURANGA. STARTING OFF FINE, CLOUD BUILDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH THE CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS. AND 18 IS YOUR HIGH. A NEAR CLEAR RUN OF SUN IN THE EAST OF THE ISLAND. BUT SOME CLOUD ROLLING INTO GISBORNE. A FOGGY TO START IN DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON. AND 16 TO 18 DEGREES. A PICTURE PERFECT DAY OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE. NOTHING BUT SUN. AND 17 FOR MOST. SAME GOES FOR YOU TE WHANGANUI A TARA, WELLINGTON, WITH A TOP OF 16. SUN AND MORE SUN ` APART FROM WESTPORT ` WILL SEE A BIT OF CLOUD AND BY EVENING A SHOWER OR TWO. WITH 16 TO 18 FOR ALL. IF YOU'RE UP EARLY IN OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH, YOU'LL CATCH THE FROST. A FEW AREAS OF LOW CLOUD OR FOG THROUGH THE MORNING TOO. BUT THAT CLEARS TO A FINE ONE WITH 15 DEGREES. A FINE DAY FOR ALL HERE. STARTING OFF FROSTY IN THE EAST. BUT CLOUD DOES BUILD TO EVENING SHOWERS ON THE WEST COAST. AND 17 FOR YOU. COOL AND CLEAR ACROSS THE REGION HERE, WITH 13 DEGREES FOR QUEENSTOWN. A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR MILFORD SOUND WITH A COUPLE OF SHOWERS BOTH MORNING AND AGAIN IN THE EVENING. EVERYONE ELSE'S IN FOR A STUNNING DAY. AND 14 TO 16 DEGREES. A DAY TO ENJOY OUTDOORS IN OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. FINE ALL DAY AND A TOP OF 17. SUNDAY ` AS WE MENTIONED, IT'S A DIFFERENT STORY FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. THE HEAVIER RAIN LATER IN THE DAY FOR THE WEST COAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. CHRISTCHURCH SHOULD BE DRY. THE NORTH ISLAND STILL MOSTLY DRY TOO. BUT MONDAY, THAT PUSHES NORTH OVER MUCH OF THE ISLAND. SO MAKE THE MOST OF THE FINE DAYS IF YOU GET IT ` WE'RE IN FOR A MESSY WEEK NEXT WEEK.