TONIGHT ON 1NEWS ` MAKE OR BREAK FOR AUCKLAND FC. IT'S FOOTBALL FEVER AS THE KIWI CLUB SHOOTS FOR THE A-LEAGUE GRAND FINAL IN FRONT OF A PACKED HOUSE. THE TEAM'S STUNNING SEASON SO FAR. IF I CAN'T PROVE THAT IT ISN'T ME, I COULD END UP IN JAIL. SAME NAME, DIFFERENT PERSON. MORE CASES OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY TRIGGER CALLS FOR SYSTEM CHANGES. WE CAN TALK. NO MORE SILENCE. YES, WE CAN TALK. AH! YES, THEY CAN TALK, AND YES, NONE OF THEM ARE REAL. THE MAJOR NEW DEVELOPMENT IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SENDING SHOCKWAVES ACROSS HOLLYWOOD. CAPTIONS BY KATE MCCULLOUGH AND JOHN GIBBS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 TENA TATOU KATOA, GOOD EVENING. AFTER A REMARKABLE FIRST SEASON, A DO-OR-DIE GAME HAS JUST KICKED OFF AS AUCKLAND FC LOOKS TO CONTINUE ITS FAIRYTALE RUN IN FOOTBALL'S A-LEAGUE. MORE THAN 2500 EXTRA SEATS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO GO MEDIA STADIUM TONIGHT ` NOT A SURPRISE, AS AUCKLAND'S PASSIONATE FANS HAVE SET THE HIGHEST AVERAGE ATTENDANCE ACROSS THE A-LEAGUE SEASON. A WIN OR DRAW AGAINST THE MELBOURNE VICTORY TONIGHT WOULD SEE AUCKLAND FC HOST NEXT WEEK'S GRAND FINAL AT HOME, MAKING THAT THE BIGGEST-EVER CLUB FOOTBALL MATCH IN NEW ZEALAND. THE NEW FRANCHISE HAS ALREADY WON THE REGULAR SEASON PREMIERS. THE CLUB'S OWNERS INCLUDE FORMER ALL BLACK ALI WILLIAMS, AND BACKERS INCLUDE KIWI BASKETBALL STAR STEVEN ADAMS. SIMON MERCEP SPOKE TO FANS JUST AHEAD OF THE BIG GAME. IT'S GAME DAY AND EXCITEMENT IS SKY-HIGH. LADS CHANT: # F.C. GO WILD, WILD, WILD! JUST BEING HERE WITH YOUR MATES, RIGHT? LIKE, THESE ARE MOMENTS YOU'LL TELL YOUR KIDS ABOUT. THE BLACK KNIGHTS SAY TAPPING INTO KIDS' LOVE OF FOOTBALL IS KEY TO THEIR SUCCESS. WE'RE PARTNERED WITH 18 CLUBS WHICH HAVE, LIKE, AT LEAST 1500 KIDS PLAYING AT THEM. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BIGGER CLUBS HAVE UP TO 3000, OVER 3000 KIDS, SO THAT GROUNDSWELL OF SUPPORT WAS THERE. BILLIONAIRE AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN BILL FOLEY SET UP THE CLUB AND BROUGHT IN QUALITY PLAYERS, SOME FROM OVERSEAS AND SOME LOCAL. THEY BECAME NEW ZEALAND'S SECOND TEAM IN THE A-LEAGUE AFTER THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX DID THE JOB BY THEMSELVES FOR 17 YEARS. AUCKLAND FC STARTED WITH A STRING OF VICTORIES AND STAYED AT THE TOP, WINNING THE PREMIERSHIP IN THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT. EVEN THE AUSSIES DON'T SEEM TO MIND. THE A-LEAGUE IS STRUGGLING. AUCKLAND ACTUALLY BROUGHT LIFE BACK TO THE A-LEAGUE. IT'S A GOOD EXCUSE TO POP IN HERE AND SEE US LOSE 2-1 AND THEN GO TO QUEENSTOWN FOR THE WEEK, I THINK. THE HARDCORE FANS CALL THEMSELVES 'THE PORT.' YOU CAN JUST TELL WHAT IT MEANS TO EVERYONE THAT` WHEN YOU'RE THERE, IT'S SOMETHING ELSE. LIKE, NOTHING TOPS IT, TO BE HONEST. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED FOOTBALL, SINCE 1982 WHEN THE ALL WHITES QUALIFIED FOR THE WORLD CUP. IT'S THE CLOSEST THING TO LIKE, THE ENGLISH ATMOSPHERE YOU'LL EVER GET. BEING ABLE TO REALLY GET INVOLVED AND ACTUALLY BE A PART OF SOMETHING IN REAL LIFE, COMPARED TO JUST WATCHING IT ON THE TV HAS BEEN HAS BEEN MASSIVE. THOUSANDS WANTED TO BE THERE TONIGHT TO WITNESS WHAT THEY HOPE WILL BE FOOTBALL HISTORY. WELL, IT'S A BIG ACHIEVEMENT TO GET INTO A SEMI-FINAL FIRST YEAR IN. SO YEAH, IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. THEY'RE THE NEWEST CLUB AND THEY'VE ALREADY BROKEN RECORDS AND THEY'RE GONNA BREAK MORE. THEY'RE NOT IN THE GRAND FINAL YET; TONIGHT'S MATCH WILL DECIDE THAT. OK, LET'S GO LIVE NOW TO A VERY EXCITED SIMON MERCEP AT THE GAME. WHAT'S THE FEELING THERE, SIMON? THERE IS A NERVOUS BUZZ IN THE AIR OF EXPECTATION. PEOPLE ARE STILL COMING IN. THEY ARE EXPECTING 29,000 PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT. THE CROWD IS FULL OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND HEAPS OF KIDS. HUGE EXPECTATIONS, BUT NOT OVERCONFIDENCE ` THE FANCIER KNOW THE MELBOURNE VICTORY ARE A TOUGH AND GRITTY SIDE. I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS TAKING A VICTORY HERE FOR GRANTED EVEN THOUGH AUCKLAND IS LEADING 1-0 COMING INTO THE SEMI-FINAL. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT IN A WEEK'S TIME, THEY COULD COME BACK HERE. IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A NEW ZEALAND CLUB TEAM TO GO ONE UP OVER THE AUSSIES. WE WILL SEE YOU LATER TONIGHT. SAV WILL HAVE AN UPDATE LATER ON IN SUPPORT. THANKS, SIMON, AND GO AUCKLAND. MORE CASES OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY HAVE COME TO LIGHT SINCE 1NEWS AIRED A STORY ABOUT HOW SHARING A NAME CAN LEAD TO YEARS OF FALSE ACCUSATIONS. LIAM WARD IS ONE WHO'S HAD TO REPEATEDLY PROVE HIS INNOCENCE FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. TONIGHT, A LEGAL EXPERT CALLS FOR SYSTEMS TO BE CHANGED AND VICTIMS TO BE RECOGNISED. GILL HIGGINS HAS THE STORY. LIAM WARD'S DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE. BUT THERE ARE OTHER LIAM WARDS IN NEW ZEALAND, AND AT LEAST ONE HAS SPENT HIS TIME INCURRING DEBTS AND COMMITTING OFFENCES, WITH THIS LIAM GETTING THE BLAME. I PHONED THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A COURT CASE AGAINST MY NAME. 'SAYS HERE THAT YOU'VE BEEN TAMPERING WITH CARS AND DRINK DRIVING', AND THERE WAS JUST MULTIPLE CONVICTIONS THAT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE OF. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, OFTEN WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. IT SAID THAT IF I DON'T SHOW UP, THEY COULD TAKE ME TO COURT AND I COULD POSSIBLY FACE AN IMPRISONMENT SENTENCE OF THREE MONTHS. I JUST FELT SICK TO MY STOMACH. I THOUGHT, 'WELL, IF I CAN'T PROVE THAT IT'S NOT ME, 'I COULD END UP IN JAIL.' WHILE NAVIGATING UNIVERSITY AND JOBS, HE'S HAD TO FIGHT TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE. HE'S BEEN REFUSED A DRIVING TEST, QUESTIONED BY EMPLOYERS AND RENTAL AGENCIES, HAD DEBT COLLECTORS TURN UP TIME AND AGAIN FOR OVER A DECADE. IT'S HAD QUITE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON MY LIFE. IT'S DEFINITELY CAUSED ME TO HAVE ONGOING ANXIETY, AND IT JUST HANGS OVER ME LIKE A BLACK CLOUD. BACK IN 2015, WITH THE HELP OF FAIR GO, HE DID GET AN ASSURANCE FROM POLICE. WE'VE CLEARED THAT UP, AND WE'VE EVEN GONE TO THE EXTENT OF ACTUALLY PUTTING A NOTATION AGAINST BOTH HIS IDENTITY AND THE IDENTITY OF THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL, JUST TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR LIAM. BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE COUNTRY'S THREE CREDIT RATINGS AGENCIES CONTINUED. IN MY VIEW, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. THEY'VE GOT A NAME AND THEY'VE GOT A DATE OF BIRTH, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER WAYS TO CREATE UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS FOR THESE PARTICULAR TWO GENTLEMEN THAT WILL ALLOW THIS NOT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. CREDIT AGENCY CENTRIX SAYS IT DOES HAVE UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS, BUT ERRORS STILL HAPPENED AGAIN. IN MY VIEW, THIS IS A BREACH OF PRINCIPLE EIGHT OF THE PRIVACY ACT. HE SHOULD PUT IN A COMPLAINT TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRIVACY COMMISSIONER AND SAY THAT 'THESE AGENCIES ARE NOT CHECKING MY PERSONAL INFORMATION 'FOR ACCURACY BEFORE THEY USE IT, AND IT IS CAUSING ME HARM.' LIAM'S NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY ASSURANCE IT WON'T CONTINUE, SO SAYS COMPENSATION WOULD BE WELCOME. GILL HIGGINS, 1NEWS. THERE'S A LOT MORE TO LIAM'S EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE, AND YOU CAN WATCH THE FULL STORY NOW ON TVNZ+. ON YOUR SMART TV HEAD TO THE MENU ON THE LEFT AND CLICK ON NEWS. THERE YOU'LL FIND THIS STORY AND THE DAY'S OTHER NEWS. BURY IT AND IT'LL GO AWAY ` THAT WAS THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORIC DUMPS NOW BEING UNEARTHED. BUT THEY'VE BECOME AN INCREASING HEADACHE IN RECENT YEARS BECAUSE THEY'RE LEACHING INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. CLEANING THEM UP IS COSTLY, BUT AS OUR QUEENSTOWN-BASED REPORTER JARED MCCULLOCH EXPLAINS, MORE FUNDING IN THE BUDGET MAY HELP GET ON TOP OF THE PROBLEM. IT'S A GLORIOUS SLICE OF PARADISE, BUT THIS SLIVER'S NOT SO APPEALING. CONTRACTORS DIGGING DEEP, FINDING AND REMOVING ALL SORTS DUMPED HERE FROM NEARLY A CENTURY AGO. ALL OF THOSE LANDFILLS PREDATE DOC AS AN ORGANISATION, AND SO NOW WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESOLVING` FOR INVESTIGATING AND UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS THOSE LANDFILLS MAY POSE. THE LANDFILL'S AROUND 3km FROM THE MILFORD SOUND PIOPIOTAHI TOWNSHIP, ONE OF AROUND 250 LEGACY SITES ON CONSERVATION LAND. WHILE THE LANDFILL HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE THE 1980S, THEY'VE SO FAR FOUND THINGS LIKE BOTTLES, CANS AND PLASTIC AS WELL AS CAR PARTS AND EVEN IN SOME CASES, ASBESTOS. NOW A TOP PRIORITY, AS IT THREATENS NEARBY RIVERS. A LOT OF STUFF THAT WOULD ACTUALLY REALLY BE DETRIMENTAL TO MILFORD SOUND IF IT GOT OUT. THE RISK IS THAT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE THAT THERE'S THESE SITES THAT ARE INCREASINGLY EXPOSED TO SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS AND FLOODING AND OTHER INUNDATION. BUT IT CAN BE EXPENSIVE TO REMOVE, THIS JOB ALONE COSTING AROUND $4m ` DOC'S ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THIS WORKS HALF THAT. EACH LANDFILL IS QUITE UNIQUE, AND IT DEPENDS ON ITS SETTING AND ITS COMPLEXITIES. SO I WOULDN'T SAY THAT $4m IS A GUIDE FOR EVERY LANDFILL. OLD CONTAMINATED SITES HAVE BECOME A PROBLEM RECENTLY. LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT GAVE $7m TO HELP COUNCILS CLEAR FOUR SITES AS THEY BECAME EMERGENCIES. MEANWHILE, DOC'S ALSO DEALING WITH AN ERODING SITE AT OCEAN BEACH NEAR BLUFF. THERE'S OVER 3000 LANDFILLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT` LEGACY LANDFILLS THAT WE'RE AWARE OF. BUT BEYOND THAT, THERE ARE FURTHER CONTAMINATED SITES THAT ARE KNOWN OF AND MANY OTHERS THAT ARE NOT. BUT HELP IS ON THE WAY, THE MINISTRY RECEIVING AN $80m BOOST IN THE BUDGET TO CONTRIBUTE TO CLEAN-UPS. IT IS A HEADACHE FOR THE CURRENT GENERATIONS TO PICK UP THAT HISTORICAL LACK OF MANAGEMENT OF WASTE, BUT I THINK WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES. HOPING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF HISTORIC LANDFILLS FOR THE FUTURE. JARED MCCULLOCH, 1NEWS. OVERSEAS, DONALD TRUMP HAS AGAIN RATTLED MARKETS AND TRIGGERED TRADE TENSIONS, THIS TIME THREATENING A 50% TARIFF ON ALL GOODS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION IN JUST OVER A WEEK'S TIME. THE U.S PRESIDENT SAYS TRADE TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES WERE 'GOING NOWHERE'. I JUST SAID IT'S TIME THAT WE PLAY THE GAME THE WAY I KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE GAME, YOU KNOW? NOBODY` THEY'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF OTHER PEOPLE, REPRESENTING THIS COUNTRY, AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT ANY LONGER. DONALD TRUMP ALSO THREATENED A 25% TARIFF ON IPHONES UNLESS THEY'RE MADE IN AMERICA. TELEHEALTH SERVICES HAVE BEEN BOOSTED FOR AN ISLAND NEAR TAURANGA AFTER YEARS OF POOR INTERNET AND PHONE COVERAGE. AND IT'S WORKING SO WELL THE COMMUNITY-LED PROJECT IS NOW RECEIVING INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM. UNTIL RECENTLY, RESIDENTS HAD TO TRAVEL BY BOAT FROM MATAKANA ISLAND TO THE MAINLAND FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AT A COST. THE THIN STRETCH OF LAND LIES NEAR TAURANGA. JORDYN RUDD REPORTS. MATAKANA ISLAND IN THE BAY OF PLENTY. IT'S PARADISE, REALLY. IT'S VILLAGE LIVING, IT'S` EVERYONE KNOWS EVERYONE. REMOTE, RURAL AND HOME TO AROUND 350 PEOPLE. IT'S AWESOME LIVING HERE, YOU KNOW? LIVING AMONGST WHANAU, LIVING AWAY FROM ALL THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF TOWN, BUT WITH THAT COMES SOME FISHHOOKS. ONE OF THOSE FISH HOOKS THE COST OF GETTING TO THE CLOSEST MAINLAND CITY, TAURANGA. WHEN WE GO TO TOWN, WE, MORE OR LESS, NEED $100, AND THAT JUST PAYS FOR THE RETURN TRIP AND MAYBE FOR THE PETROL. THAT, COMBINED WITH UNRELIABLE PHONE AND INTERNET RECEPTION, MAKES GETTING HEALTHCARE CHALLENGING, BUT NOW THERE'S A SOLUTION. TELEHEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COMMUNITY-LED PROJECT TAPIRI MAI. HI! ARE YOU OK? I'M OK! (CHUCKLES) NURSE HERA MURRAY GOES DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH A STARLINK, HELPING CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH THEIR DOCTOR ONLINE. I HATE GOING TO TOWN. IT'S A MISSION, BECAUSE YOU GOTTA GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING TO GET READY LIKE I DO. IT'S BEEN A GAME-CHANGER, REALLY, FOR THE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE ARE ACCESSING THEIR DOCTOR EARLIER INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. STARLINK IS AN INTERNET SERVICE WHICH USES SATELLITES TO PROVIDE A FAST AND RELIABLE CONNECTION. I HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME TO KEEP ME, UH... TO KEEP ME HEALTHY. I'VE USED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS. AND WHEN IT'S URGENT, HERA DOESN'T WAIT FOR THE BARGE... IT'S LIKE $70 RETURN, SO TO GO ACROSS TO THE MAINLAND TO GET YOUR BLOOD TEST DONE ` AND IT'S SO MUCH EASIER TO DO IT HERE FOR THEM, AND I TAKE THE BLOODS ACROSS ON MY OWN BOAT. IT'S SO SUCCESSFUL, TAPIRI MAI HIT THE WORLD STAGE THIS MONTH, WITH HERA PRESENTING IT AT A CONFERENCE IN PORTUGAL. IT WAS TO GO AND SHOW THE WORLD, REALLY, HOW WE CREATED SOMETHING, AND CREATED A NEED, FOR THE PEOPLE, AND IT WAS BY THE PEOPLE, TOO. HELPING TO KEEP THE MAGIC OF MATAKANA ISLAND AND ITS PEOPLE ALIVE AND WELL. KA KITE! JORDYN RUDD, 1 NEWS. MOANA PASIFIKA IS SMASHING RECORDS ` NOT JUST ON THE FIELD, BUT WITH THE PUBLIC, AS ARDIE SAVEA LEADS THE TEAM TO VICTORIES THAT HAD BEEN WRITTEN OFF AS IMPOSSIBLE. IN JUST 30 DAYS THE TEAM HAS AMASSED 39.1 MILLION VIEWS ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WHILE NOTCHING UP HISTORIC WINS. AS PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER REPORTS, THE DAVID AND GOLIATH BATTLE CONTINUES IN JUST OVER AN HOUR WHEN THEY TAKE ON THE CHIEFS. ARDIE SAVEA MAY BE THE HERO ON THE FIELD, BUT ON THE SIDELINES, THAT ACCOLADE BELONGS TO PHILIP ENARI. SUP, BRO. HOW ARE YOU? THAT'S BECAUSE, COME GAME-TIME, SHY PHILIP TRANSFORMS INTO SUPER FAN. HI! HERE HE IS! FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON FOR MOANA PASIFIKA! KNOWN AS 'THE PAINT GUY,' HE'S THERE FOR EVERY GAME HE CAN MAKE IT TO. SEEING THAT THAT TEAM IS, UM, A PACIFIC ISLANDER TEAM, AND, UM` REALLY IGNITES A FIRE IN ME. HE'S BEEN OUR MAIN MASCOT GUY. THE CROWD HAS BEEN UNREAL THIS YEAR. THEY'VE PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN OUR SUCCESS THIS YEAR. AND, UM, I THINK HAVING THEM, LIKE, FORWARD OUR CROWDS, I THINK THAT MOTIVATES THE BOYS AS WELL. IT TURNS OUT THESE TWO WENT TO THE SAME PRIMARY SCHOOL, AND IT'S THE TEAM'S CONNECTION WITH FANS THAT'S WINNING HEARTS. I THINK THEY'VE REALLY UPLIFTED THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY. IT REALLY MAKES ME THINK THAT I CAN DO WHATEVER I SET MY MIND TO, JUST LIKE THE BOYS HAVE. SO, NOT JUST RUGBY, THEN? NOT JUST RUGBY. THE SQUAD PUTS IN TIME WITH YOUNG PASIFIKA. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR SITUATION IS IN LIFE, DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM. IT'S YOUR ATTITUDE AND YOUR HARD WORK THAT'S GONNA` GONNA TAKE YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. STAYING TRUE TO THEIR CULTURE HAS STRUCK A CHORD WITH SUPPORTERS. (TEAM SINGS) OH. IT'S HUGE. IT'S WHO WE ARE. IT'S WHAT SETS US APART FROM MOST TEAMS IN THAT OUR CULTURE, YOU KNOW, IT'S IN EVERYTHING WE DO. THEY DO AUTHENTIC, TOO ` THE ABILITY TO LAUGH AT THEMSELVES HAS SEEN SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT SOAR. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SAMOANS HAD TONGANS WILL COME TOGETHER AS ONE AND ENJOY THEMSELVES IN A PEACEFUL AND JOYOUS MANNER LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, WHAT ARDIE'S DONE` I MEAN, THE TONGANS ARE TRYING TO ADOPT ARDIE. PREVIOUSLY SEEN AS THE UNDERDOG, THE TEAM IS NOW CONSIDERED A SERIOUS THREAT; THE DAVID AND GOLIATH BATTLE TO GET HERE HAS CAPTIVATED THE PUBLIC. ALL OF THE CRITICISM THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED, THEY'VE REALLY PROVEN THE CRITICS WRONG. THEY MIGHT NOT WANT US HERE, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST GOTTA KEEP SHINING OUR LIGHT. TONIGHT HOPING TO CEMENT THE RESPECT THEY'VE EARNED WITH ANOTHER WIN TO TAKE THEM A STEP CLOSER TO THE PLAYOFFS. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. A MURI AKE NEI, STAY WITH US ` THERE WAS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR A NAME CHANGE IN AN HISTORIC TOWN. OH, KORORAREKA. WHY? IT'S A NICER NAME. IT ROLLS OFF THE TONGUE. ...BUT IT WON'T BE ROLLED OUT OFFICIALLY. WE'RE IN RUSSELL FOR REACTION TO THE DECISION TO STICK WITH THE STATUS QUO. THE GRANDPA GANG GUILTY OF ROBBING KIM KARDASHIAN AT GUNPOINT; WHY PRISON TIME IS OFF THE TABLE FOR THE JEWELLERY HEIST, AND WHAT THE SUPERSTAR CELEB SAID AFTER SENTENCING. SOME LOCALS IN THE HISTORIC NORTHLAND TOWN OF KORORAREKA REMAIN DEFIANT, SAYING THEY'LL STILL CALL IT BY ITS MAORI NAME, EVEN THOUGH AN APPLICATION TO HAVE IT CHANGED OFFICIALLY HAS BEEN REJECTED. THE LOCAL HAHAS BEEN FIGHTING TO HAVE IT CHANGED FROM RUSSELL FOR THE LOCAL HAPU HAS BEEN FIGHTING TO HAVE IT CHANGED FROM RUSSELL FOR YEARS, AND ARE SHOCKED BY THE MOVE TO NOT ALLOW IT. MAORI AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI REPORTS. THE NAME KORORAREKA MIGHT NOT BE RUSSELL'S OFFICIAL NAME, BUT IT'S THE FIRST ONE VISITORS SEE WHEN THEY ARRIVE HERE BY BOAT. IT WAS A NAME THAT OUR TUPUNA GAVE TO THIS WHENUA HERE. IT MEANS 'SWEET LITTLE PENGUIN', AND IT'S A NAME LOCALS KNOW WELL. ON OUR SIGNS, THERE'S A PENGUIN THERE. THERE'S A REASON THE PENGUIN'S THERE. I'M DISAPPOINTED. THAT'S THE REAL NAME. SHOULD BE BACK HERE. BUT A FIVE-YEAR FIGHT BY THE LOCAL HAPU FOR IT TO OFFICIALLY REPLACE THE NAME RUSSELL HAS FAILED. BUT IT SEEMED TO ME THERE WASN'T A SUFFICIENT WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE OR FEELING TO JUSTIFY A CHANGE FROM THE CURRENT STATUS QUO. THAT'S DESPITE JUST OVER HALF OF THE 1800 SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED SUPPORTING THE MOVE. THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, A SPLIT VIEW IN TERMS OF WHETHER WE SHOULD PROCEED WITH THE NAME CHANGE. MY FOREBEARS CAME HERE TO THE WIDER BAY OF ISLANDS AREA 200 YEARS AGO, IN 1811. IT WAS CALLED KORORAREKA THEN. IT'S A PERFECTLY GOOD NAME. WHAT DO YOU PREFER? OH, KORORAREKA. WHY? IT'S A NICER NAME. IT ROLLS OFF THE TONGUE. I PREFER THE INDIGENOUS NAME, YEAH. WHY? WELL, THEY WERE HERE FIRST. (LAUGHS) IT WAS THE NORM WHEN THEY CHANGED MT EGMONT TO MT TARANAKI. I MEAN, WHO REMEMBERS IT NOW AS MOUNT EGMONT? PROBABLY NO ONE. A DUAL MAORI-ENGLISH NAME WAS ANOTHER OPTION ON THE TABLE, BUT ALSO REJECTED. ULTIMATELY, I DECIDED THAT THE CURRENT PRACTICE, WHICH IS OF COURSE, THAT PEOPLE LOCALLY ARE WELCOME TO REFER TO WHAT IS RUSSELL AS KORORAREKA CAN CONTINUE TO DO SO, AND THERE'S NOTHING TO STOP THEM DOING THAT. THERE'S STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT IT TO BE RUSSELL. THEY'RE USUALLY OLDER, THEY'RE ALWAYS WHITE. AND THE NAME WILL STAY THAT WAY FOR NOW. DOES THIS CHANGE HOW YOU'LL REFER TO THE TOWN? NEVER. WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, IT'S THERE. IT'S EMBEDDED IN WHO WE ARE. TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI, 1NEWS. OVERSEAS, EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY OVER THE ARMED ROBBERY OF KIM KARDASHIAN'S JEWELLERY NEARLY 10 YEARS AGO. THE REALITY STAR WAS HELD UP AT GUNPOINT IN A LUXURY PARIS HOTEL ROOM BY A GROUP OF MASKED MEN, LATER DUBBED THE 'GRANDPA ROBBERS' DUE TO THEIR AGE. TEN WERE CHARGED WITH CARRYING OUT OR AIDING THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR JEWEL HEIST. TODAY, TWO WERE ACQUITTED, THE REST GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCES OF UP TO EIGHT YEARS. NONE OF THOSE CONVICTED WILL RETURN TO PRISON DUE TO TIME SERVED. AFTER THE SENTENCING, KARDASHIAN SAID IT WAS THE MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE OF HER LIFE, AND LEFT A LASTING IMPACT. BILLY JOEL HAS CANCELLED ALL OF HIS PLANNED PERFORMANCES IN THE U.S AND ENGLAND AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE BRAIN DISORDER CALLED N.P.H. WITH A NEARLY FIFTY-YEAR CAREER, THE ENTERTAINER IS FAMOUS FOR HITS LIKE UPTOWN GIRL AND PIANO MAN. (BILLY JOEL PERFORMS 'PIANO MAN') TODAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, JOEL SAID HE'S STRUGGLING WITH HEARING, VISION AND BALANCE AND NEEDS SPECIFIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. 'N.P.H,' OR 'NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS,' CAUSES FLUID BUILD-UP ON THE BRAIN. IN MARCH THE 76-YEAR-OLD UNDERWENT SURGERY, BUT HASN'T SAID IF IT WAS RELATED. A U.S. JUDGE HAS PUT A TEMPORARY HALT ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO STRIP HARVARD UNIVERSITY OF ITS ABILITY TO ENROL FOREIGN STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY FILED A LAWSUIT AFTER HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCED THE BAN, WHICH WOULD REMOVE A QUARTER OF ITS STUDENTS. THE WHITE HOUSE CLAIMS HARVARD HASN'T DONE ENOUGH TO FIGHT ANTI-SEMITISM. IN RESPONSE, THE PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTION SAYS THE BAN VIOLATES FREE SPEECH RIGHTS. UKRAINE AND RUSSIA HAVE BEGUN THE BIGGEST PRISONER EXCHANGE SINCE THE START OF RUSSIA'S INVASION. THERE WERE JUBILANT SCENES AND TEARS OF JOY AS FAMILY MEMBERS GREETED FREED UKRAINIAN PRISONERS. HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS WERE RELEASED IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE EXCHANGE. A THOUSAND CAPTIVES FROM EACH SIDE WILL BE SWAPPED IN A DEAL REACHED IN ISTANBUL A WEEK AGO. AND RUSSIA'S ALSO AMONG THE GLOBAL POWERS, ALONG WITH CHINA AND THE U.S, BATTLING FOR MORE CONTROL OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. THE REGION AROUND THE NORTH POLE CONTAINS VALUABLE FOSSIL FUELS AND MINERALS WHICH ARE BECOMING EASIER TO REACH AS POLAR ICE MELTS. THE BBC'S KATYA ADLER REPORTS FROM INSIDE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. THE WORLD IS CHANGING BEFORE OUR EYES ` GLOBAL WARMING, AND WITH IT, GLOBAL POLITICS. THE RACE FOR THE ARCTIC IS ON. THIS MELTING ICE IN THE ARCTIC OPENS UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES. GLOBAL POWERS KNOW IT, AND THEY'RE HUNGRY FOR IT. RUSSIA, NORTH AMERICA, EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ` THEY BORDER THE ARCTIC. CHINA IS HARDLY KNOWN AS AN ARCTIC POWER, BUT IT'S DETERMINED TO BECOME ONE. CHINA, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, WANTS THE OIL, GAS AND MINERALS NOW EASIER TO GET AT HERE. IT DREAMS OF NEW TRADE ROUTES TOO, MASSIVELY SHORTENING TRAVEL DISTANCE BETWEEN ASIA AND EUROPE. INSIDE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE, THIS NORWEGIAN TOWN HOPES TO BE THE FIRST EUROPEAN PORT CHINESE SHIPS OF THE FUTURE WILL STOP AT. BUT THEY'RE ALSO WARY OF BEIJING. WHEN I BECAME MAYOR OCTOBER 2023, THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENS WAS THAT THREE DELEGATION FROM CHINA CAME KNOCKING ON MY DOOR. THEY WANT TO BE A POLAR SUPERPOWER. WE WANT A RELATIONSHIP TO CHINA, BUT WE DO NOT WANT TO BE DEPENDENT ON CHINA, WITH THE EUROPEAN ARCTIC GIVING BEIJING A BIT OF A COLD SHOULDER, CHINA IS INVESTING IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC INSTEAD ` ECONOMICALLY AND MILITARILY, WITH JOINT ARCTIC EXERCISES. THAT'S WORRYING RUSSIA'S NEIGHBOUR NORWAY AND ITS NATO ALLIES. DEEP INSIDE THIS ARCTIC MOUNTAIN, WE WERE TAKEN INTO THE HEART OF NORWAY'S JOINT MILITARY HQ. HERE THEY WATCH FOR RUSSIAN NUCLEAR AND SPY SUBMARINES, ATTEMPTED SABOTAGE OF OIL OR GAS PIPELINES THE UK AND OTHERS RELY ON. NATO DRILLS IN THE ARCTIC ARE SHOWY AND FREQUENT THESE DAYS. NATO ALLIES ARE PRACTISING ALL SORTS OF SCENARIOS TO BE PREPARED AND TO SHOW MOSCOW AND BEIJING THEY'RE PREPARED. NATO, CHINA, RUSSIA ` THERE ARE SO MANY RIVAL POWERS NOW IN THE ARCTIC ALSO INVOLVED IN CONFLICTS ELSEWHERE LIKE UKRAINE ` THE RISK OF SPILL-OVER HERE IS GROWING. EIGHT COUNTRIES HAVE TERRITORY WITHIN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE, INCLUDING CANADA, DENMARK, FINLAND RUSSIA, AND THE U.S. COMING UP ` A DECADE-LONG BATTLE OVER FLIPS AND TRICKS IN A PLACE OF REMEMBRANCE. NOW SKATEBOARDERS HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT IN WELLINGTON'S WAR MEMORIAL PARK. HOW THE COMPROMISE WAS REACHED, AND WHAT IT COST. WHAT ARE WE GONNA TALK ABOUT NOW WE CAN TALK? WHAT ARE WE GONNA TALK ABOUT NOW WE CAN TALK? I HAVE NO IDEA, WHAT DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT? MADE IN MINUTES, BUT IMPRESSIVELY REALISTIC ` WHAT THE NEWEST A.I BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY COULD MEAN FOR HUMAN CREATORS. AND ANOTHER MOSTLY OKAY FOR MANY IN THE NORTH TOMORROW, BUT WE HAVE WIND AND RAIN WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTH. AFTER NEARLY 10 YEARS OF DEBATE, SKATEBOARDERS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY ALLOWED TO USE PUKEAHU NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL PARK IN WELLINGTON. METAL RAILINGS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO PROTECT THE INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAKING IT BETTER FOR SKATERS. KATIE STEVENSON REPORTS. FOR NEW SKATEBOARDERS... I'VE BEEN SKATING FOR ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MONTHS, MAYBE THREE MONTHS. ...AND THOSE WITH SLIGHTLY MORE EXPERIENCE... IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE TO 30 YEARS NOW. ...PUKEAHU HAS A LOT TO OFFER. I LIKE THE FLAT GROUND AND ITS NICE COMMUNITY AND STUFF. SKATING HERE, IT FEELS REALLY AUTHENTIC. THE SURFACE IS REALLY GOOD TO ROLL ON AND DO TRICKS ON AND WHATNOT. BUT IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN A WELCOME HOME FOR THIS GROUP. WE USED TO GET KICKED OUT OF THIS PLACE ALL THE TIME. I'VE BEEN CHASED OUT OF HERE. PEOPLE YELLED AT ME FOR BEING DISRESPECTFUL. NOW, AFTER CONSULTATION INVOLVING SKATEBOARDERS, COUNCIL AND THE RSA, THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE MINISTRY HAS COME TO A COMPROMISE. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF SESSIONS WHERE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THEM TO SHOW RESPECT FOR THE SPACE AND WHAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR US AS WELL. AND WHAT'S ENDED UP IS THESE PRETTY SIMPLE LITTLE METAL GUARDS ON SOME OF THE KERBS. PROTECTING AGAINST DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE ALSO GIVING THEM SPACE TO SKATE. THERE'S BEEN SOME MIXED REVIEWS IN TERMS OF FUNCTIONALITY, BUT I THINK THE IDEA OF IT IS REALLY GOOD. IN A STATEMENT, THE RSA SAYS WHILE PUKEAHU IS NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL, IT IS ALSO A PUBLIC SPACE, WHICH PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENJOY, ADDING IT SUPPORTS THE PRACTICAL MEASURES TAKEN TO PROTECT MEMORIALS THROUGHOUT THE PARK. IT'S A SORT OF A VALIDATION OF YOU BEING ALLOWED TO SKATE HERE, AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I FELT WARY OF. THE WORK COST $17,000. THE MINISTRY SAYS IT ALIGNS WITH ITS GOAL TO INTEGRATE A RANGE OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK, WHILE MAINTAINING IT AS A SPACE OF REMEMBRANCE. I KNOW PEOPLE TAKE THAT REALLY SERIOUSLY, AND I THINK A LOT OF THE SKATERS DO TOO. WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE THIS SPACE A PLACE FOR ALL. KATIE STEVENSON, 1NEWS. AI VIDEO CREATED FROM SHORT TEXT INSTRUCTIONS HAS BEEN RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN THE PAST YEAR, AND NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME, GOOGLE'S NEW VERSION INCLUDES AUDIO. ITS REALISM HAS BEEN LAUDED, BUT CONCERNS ARE BEING RAISED ABOUT HOW IT'LL AFFECT JOBS IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, AND WHETHER PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT'S REAL. THE BBC'S MARC CIESLAK REPORTS. (WATER TRICKLES) NONE OF THESE CLIPS ARE REAL ` THEY'RE PRODUCED BY GENERATIVE AI. THEY'VE BEEN CREATED BY A NEW VIDEO GENERATION MODEL FROM GOOGLE. IT HAS A VITAL FILMMAKING TRICK UP ITS SLEEVE. WE CAN TALK. NO MORE SILENCE. YES, WE CAN TALK. AH! WE'VE GOT USED TO SEEING AI-CREATED VIDEO, BUT ADDING DIALOGUE OR MAKING CHARACTERS SPEAK OR ADDING SOUND HAS REQUIRED THE USE OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT BITS OF SOFTWARE. THIS AI MODEL, CALLED VEO 3, DOES ALL OF THE WORK, CREATING SOUND AND VISION AFTER RECEIVING SIMPLE TYPED INSTRUCTIONS OR PROMPTS. THERE'S ALL THIS` ALL THESE FEARS AROUND AI, BUT WITH HOLLYWOOD AND FILMMAKING AND COMMERCIALS AND ALL THESE THINGS, YEAH, EVERYONE'S LIKE, 'AM I GONNA HAVE A JOB IN TWO YEARS?' SO FAR, VEO 3 IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS WEEK, IT SENT RIPPLES ACROSS THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. WELL, IT CERTAINLY OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW EFFICIENCIES AND NEW WAYS OF DOING THINGS, BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN JOB LOSSES. AS THEY BRING IN THESE TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS, THEY STILL NEED HUMAN CREATIVITY, HUMAN COLLABORATION ACROSS EVERY PART OF THE WORKFLOWS OF WHAT THEY PRODUCE. WHERE WERE YOU ON THE NIGHT OF THE BUBBLE BATH? (RUBBER DUCK SQUEAKS) WHILE I REPORT ON AI, WE MANAGED TO MAKE AN AI REPORTER IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. BUT DOES TECH LIKE THIS MAKE IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE OUR OWN EYES? THAT'S MY LINE. HENRY AJDER IS AN EXPERT ON AI DISINFORMATION. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD SEE THIS MODEL AS PARTICULARLY UNIQUE IN ITS POTENTIAL FOR HARM, OR FOR MISUSE, COMPARED TO OTHER GENERATIVE MODELS. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THE QUALITY OF THE VIDEO THAT IT CAN CREATE WITH THAT CONSISTENT VOICE AUDIO IN SUCH AN EASY PACKAGE, IN SUCH AN ACCESSIBLE FORMAT, IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT, AND WE CAN'T IGNORE THAT WHEN, AGAIN, YOU HAVE THE POWER OF A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO EFFECTIVELY IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND OR POTENTIALLY ON YOUR WEB BROWSER. I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING IMPORTANT, SOMETHING DEEP. (CHIPTUNE MUSIC) BUT NEW, MORE POWERFUL AI TOOLS LIKE VEO 3 BEG ONE BIG QUESTION OF CREATORS ` WHAT ARE WE GONNA TALK ABOUT NOW THAT WE CAN TALK? I HAVE NO IDEA. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? CURRENTLY, VEO3 IS ONLY AVAILABLE BY SUBSCRIBING TO GOOGLE'S AI PLAN. NOW, BEFORE WE GET TO THE BIG MAN OF 1NEWS SPORT ` TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BIG SURPRISE FOR A NORWEGIAN MAN. THAT'S RIGHT, SHIP AHOY CAME TOO LATE FOR JOHAN HELBERG, WHO WOKE UP WITH A BIG CONTAINER SHIP IN HIS FRONT GARDEN; THE 135-METRE VESSEL NARROWLY MISSING HIS HOUSE NEAR THE CITY OF TRONDHEIM. A RUDE AWAKENING FOR JOHAN, BUT THERE COULD BE A WORSE ONE FOR THE SHIP'S WATCH OFFICER WHO TOLD POLICE HE WAS ASLEEP WHEN THE VESSEL RAN AGROUND. PLAIN SAILING FOR AUCKLAND FC> A SCRAPPY, PHYSICAL START FOR SEMI-FINAL WE WILL SEE HOW THEY GO FROM THE BIG FOOTBALL SEMI-FINAL IN JUST A MOMENT. AMAZING SCENES AS NEARLY 30,000 FANS DESCEND ON MT SMART. ALSO TONIGHT, THE BLACK FERNS STEAMROLL THE U.S, PORTIA POUNCES FOR AN ABSOLUTE POCKETFULL. PLUS, THE PAIN CONTINUES FOR THE HIGHLANDERS AS THE CRUSADERS AND 'CANES MARCH ON TOWARDS THE SUPER RUGBY PLAY-OFFS. LIAM LAWSON SHOWS SOME PROMISING SIGNS AT FORMULA ONE'S GLAMOUR EVENT, AND PLENTY OF DRAMA IN THE NBA PLAYOFFS. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA, WELCOME TO SPORT, AND A PLACE IN THE GRAND FINAL AWAITS AUCKLAND FC, WITH THE A-LEAGUE NEWBIES HOLDING THEIR SLENDER 1-0 AGGREGATE LEAD OVER MELBOURNE VICTORY IN THE SEMI-FINAL DECIDER. IT WAS A STRONG START FROM THE FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONS, PUTTING THE HOME SIDE UNDER EARLY PRESSURE AND SCRAMBLING IN DEFENCE. TOWARDS THE GOALPOST, AND ALEX PAULSEN, GOT A GOOD SIDE THERE. SPACE TO RUN INTO, FREES UP SANTOS. SANTOS WITH THE SHOT. LOOKING AT ALEX PAULSON NEAR POSTS. ADDING IN SOME SPACE. SANTOS IN FOR THE SECOND TIME IN QUICK SUCCESSION. A TENSE AFFAIR, AUCKLAND WORKING THEIR WAY BACK INTO THE MATCH WITH A CHANCE OF THEIR OWN. HE SIZES UP THIS CORNER. DROP IT ON TO DUNCAN, HAS TO TAKE IT AWAY, AND DOESN'T QUITE. HERE IS THE CHANCE. HE HAS ALREADY SCORED AN OLYMPIC OVERSEAS, TAND THAT WASN'T TOO FAR AWAY. 0-0 HEADING IN TO HALF TIME, AUCKLAND JUST OVER 45 MINUTES AWAY FROM A HISTORIC GRAND FINAL BERTH. THE BLACK FERNS' COMMANDING 79-14 WIN OVER THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON HAS SEEN THEM RECLAIM THE PAC 4 TITLE. NEEDING A WINNING MARGIN OF 25 POINTS OR MORE TO FINISH AHEAD OF CANADA OVER ALL.. POINTS OR MORE TO FINISH AHEAD OF CANADA OVER ALL, THE HOME SIDE DELIVERED, AS A COUPLE OF SEVENS STARS IMPRESSED ON THEIR FIFTEENS DEBUT. JORDAN OPPERT HAS THE ACTION. ALL SHOUT: GO BLACK FERNS! AN AFTERNOON WHEN RECORDS WERE BROKEN AND MILESTONE MOMENTS MADE. OVERWHELMED, YOU KNOW. IT WAS A REALLY EPIC PERFORMANCE FROM THE GIRLS, AND TO INTRODUCE FOUR DEBUTANTS TO THIS GAME AND COME OUT OF THEIR SHELL AND JUST LIGHT IT UP WAS REALLY COOL. ALTHOUGH YOU COULDN'T SAY THAT ABOUT THE BLACK FERNS' START. GOES OVER, AND THE UNITED STATES OPEN THE SCORING AT NORTH HARBOUR STADIUM. THE WAKE-UP CALL THE HOME SIDE NEEDED AS THEIR SEVENS STARS BURST ON TO THE 15 SCENE. JORJA MILLER ` WE'VE SEEN IT ON THE SEVENS SERIES, NOW WE SEE IT IN TEST MATCH RUGBY. SHE PUTS IT ON A PLATE. PLAYERS PUSHING FOR WORLD CUP PLACES, PERHAPS CEMENTING NEWFOUND COMBINATIONS. THE BLACK FERNS WITH NO SHORTAGE OF MOTIVATION AND MOMENTUM. POURI-LANE FLIPS IT AWAY. MILLER SCOOPS IT UP. GETS IT OFF FOR WOODMAN-WICKLIFFE. THE VETERAN AND HER UNDERSTUDY KATELYN VAHA'AKOLO WITH FIRST-HALF HATTRICKS AS THE TEAM TOOK A 20-POINT LEAD INTO THE BREAK. IN AND AWAY, PORTIA WOODMAN-WICKLIFFE AT HER VERY BEST! THE BLACK FERNS' POWER UP FRONT AND PACE, PARTICULARLY OUT WIDE, UNRIVALLED. SHE'S GOT FOUR. SHE'S GOT FIVE. PORTIA WOODMAN-WICKLIFFE. THEY DON'T CALL HER THE GOAT FOR NOTHING. GOING ON TO NAB SEVEN IN TOTAL TO BECOME THE TOP TRY-SCORER IN BLACK FERNS HISTORY, HELPING THE HOSTS RECORD A REMARKABLE 65-POINT VICTORY. FOR ME, I JUST FINISH WHAT THE GIRLS ARE DOING. THE FORWARDS ARE DOING SOME AMAZING SCRUMS AND LINEOUTS, AND IF I'M THERE TO FINISH THE BALL, I FINISH THE TRIES OUT WIDE, THEN THAT'S MY JOB DONE. THEY MIGHT BE THE PACIFIC FOUR CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN, BUT THE FOCUS IS FIRMLY ON THE SHOWPIECE EVENT LATER THIS YEAR. JORDAN OPPERT, ONE NEWS. THE CRUSADERS HAVE RETURNED TO THE TOP OF THE SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC TABLE, FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AT LEAST. THEY'VE WON A SOUTHERN ARM WRESTLE 15-12 ... THE HIGHLANDERS DROPPING A RARE CHANCE TO UPSET THE CANTABS. IN A SEASON OF CLOSE CALLS AND FRUSTRATION, THE HIGHLANDERS REACHED A NEW LEVEL OF DISAPPOINTMENT IN CHRISTCHURCH. MILAR... HE'S MISSED IT. A CHANCE TO GO TO EXTRA TIME SLIPPED AWAY. THE SOUTHERN MEN HAVE LOST TEN GAMES THIS SEASON, SEVEN OF THOSE BY A CONVERTED TRY OR LESS. SO HOW DID THEY LOSE THIS? THEY FORCED THE CRUSADERS TO MAKE NEARLY 250 TACKLES, HAD TWO THIRDS OF POSSESSION AND TERRITORY, AND RAN FOR NEARLY 1200M, THREE TIMES MORE THAN THE HOME TEAM, BUT IT WAS THE CRUSADERS ON THE TRY SCORING SHEET FIRST, THE TMO RULING IN THEIR FAVOUR. (COMMENTATOR GROANS) WING SEVU REECE'S 66TH TRY IN 84 MATCHES, A NEW SUPER RECORD. CELEBRATIONS OVER, EITHER SIDE OF THE BREAK THE HIGHLANDERS WERE FINALLY REWARDED. GETTING CLOSE, OVER! IN FACT, THEY GAINED THE LEAD WITH HALF AN HOUR TO PLAY, LOOKING FAR FROM A WOODEN-SPOON TEAM. FAKATAVA GETS IT OVER! THAT IS A SENSATIONAL SET-PIECE TRY. ON THE ROPES, THE CRUSADERS REVERTED TO TYPE, GOING FOR THE DRIVING MAULL OFF THE BACK OF A PENALTY, AND ALL IN FOR THE WINNER. WILLIAMS HAS GOT IT. HE HAS A GO. THEY DRIVE HIM OVER THE LINE AND THEY SCORE. ANOTHER DRAMATIC FINISH GUARANTEED, AND THE FOURTH CRUCIAL PENALTY MISS ON THE NIGHT, IT SUMS UP THE HIGHLANDERS SEASON; THE CRUSADERS WINNING 15-12 AND STILL A CHANCE TO FINISH TOP NEXT WEEKEND. BOOKING THEIR BERTH IN THE KNOCKOUT ROUNDS, THE HURRICANES ON FIRE EARLY AGAINST THE REDS IN BRISBANE. HERE WE GO, THE 'CANES ARE ON HERE. THEY WERE DEFINITELY ON, A 20-POINT BURST LEADING INTO THE HALF-TIME BREAK. THE REDS KNUCKLED DOWN, SECOND HALF, TWO TRIES, INCLUDING ONE FROM A POWERHOUSE LOOSE FORWARD. BRIAL! IN A MATCH WITH SEVERAL LEAD-CHANGES, THE CANES PROVIDED THE FAST FINISH, THANKS IN PART TO THEIR FOUR MIDFIELDERS, AND ONE OF THE FINDS OF THE YEAR ` A YOUNG BAY OF PLENTY FLYER AND SEVENS OLYMPIAN. FINEANGANOFO! OH, THAT'S A PUT-DOWN! HANGING ON IN THE END, 31-27, AND THAT'S A MASSIVE CONFIDENCE BOOST FOR THE HURRICANES, WHO WILL NOW LOOK TO SECURE A FOURTH SPOT NEXT WEEKEND. TO THE NETBALL PREMIERSHIP, AND THE PULSE FAR TOO STRONG FOR THE STARS, CRUSING TO A 69-45 VICTORY FOR THEIR SECOND WIN FROM THREE SO FAR THIS SEASON. THE PULSE TAKING CONTROL FROM THE OUTSET, MAKING CRITICAL PLAYS AT BOTH ENDS OF THE COURT. AMELIA WALMSLEY LANDING AN IMPRESSIVE 55 GOALS FROM 57 ATTEMPTS. OH, TOO EASY! WHAT BEAUTIFUL VISION THAT WAS! THE STARS DEFENDERS JUST CAUGHT FLAT ON THE SAME LINE. TOMORROW'S MATCH SEES THE WINLESS MAGIC HOST THE TACTIX IN HAMILTON. THE INDIANA PACERS HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF THE EASTERN TOMORROW'S MATCH SEES THE WINLESS MAGIC HOST THE TACTIX IN HAMILTON. THE INDIANA PACERS HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS AFTER BEATING THE NEW YORK KNICKS ON THE ROAD AGAIN THIS TIME 114 - 109 IN GAME TWO. THE TEAMS GOING BUCKET FOR BUCKET FOR MOST OF THE GAME. JALEN BRUNSON DOING HIS BEST TO KEEP THE HOME SIDE IN IT BUT WHO HAD A GAME HIGH THIRTY NINE POINTS. SIAKAM SPINS OFF HIM WITH A NICE FAKE, THE COLLISION, THE TWO! SIAKAM IS PUTTING ON A SHOW HERE OFFENSIVELY. BRUNSON MISSING THIS THREE POINTER WHICH WOULD HAVE SENT THE GAME INTO OVERTIME. GAMES THREE AND FOUR WILL BE PLAYED IN INDIANA. LIAM LAWSON HAS HAD ONE OF HIS STRONGEST SESSIONS OF THE FORMULA ONE SEASON, CLOCKING THE FIFTH FASTEST TIME IN PRACTICE AT THE MONACO GRAND PRIX; A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST ON THE PRINCIPALITY'S UNFORGIVING STREETS, WHERE A GOOD QUALIFYING POSITION IS CRUCIAL. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE HAS MORE. THE MONTE CARLO CIRCUIT IS ALL ABOUT CONFIDENCE, BUT THAT, FOR SOME DRIVERS... OSCAR PIASTRI INTO THE BARRIERS. ...TAKING A BIT OF A HIT. SO STUPID. I THINK I'M JUST DUMB. ON THE WINDING STREETS IT WAS LIAM LAWSON FINDING SOME PACE. LIAM LAWSON GOES THIRD FASTEST. I MEAN, IT'S A POSITIVE DAY, FOR SURE. THE KIWI PUSHING THE LIMITS IN WHAT WAS A BUSY SESSION, RUNNING ALL THREE SETS OF TYRES AND FINISHING SECOND PRACTICE WITH THE FIFTH-FASTEST TIME. AFTER CHINA, WHEN LIAM LAWSON GOT THE BOOT FROM RED BULL, YES. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE, PUT A BET ON TO SAY HE WAS GOING TO BE THE FASTEST RED BULL IN MONTE CARLO? A LITTLE LESS THAN HALF A SECOND OFF THE PACE OF THE OTHERS IS A STRONG START, BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO CARRY THAT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. QUALIFYING IS VERY IMPORTANT TO GET IT ALL RIGHT. FURTHER DOWN THE PACK, YUKI TSUNODA 11TH, MAX VERSTAPPEN 10TH AND STRUGGLING. THE CARS ARE GOING IN REVERSE. ISACK HADJAR FINDING THE WALL A FEW TIMES, FINISHING JUST 19 THOUSANDTHS OF A SECOND BEHIND LAWSON IN SIXTH. BUT IN MONACO THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR OR OVERTAKING, LAWSON AMONG THOSE EXPERIENCING THE FRUSTRATION. OH, MATE, THIS (BLEEP) GUY IS... (CHUCKLES) LEWIS` I DON'T KNOW. A TRAFFIC PARADISE THERE. BUT TO HELP COMBAT CONGESTION, MONDAY'S RACE WILL SEE ALL DRIVERS HAVE TO MAKE AT LEAST TWO PIT STOPS AND RUN ALL THREE TIRES. FERRARI, ONE OF THE BIG PLAYERS, HOMETOWN HERO CHARLES LECLERC FINDING A GAP AND A LAP TO GO FASTEST HEADING INTO TONIGHT'S FINAL PRACTICE SESSION AND QUALIFYING. NATURALLY TOMORROW EVERYONE'S GOING TO KEEP BUILDING AGAIN, AND WE HAVE TO KEEP CHASING THAT, SO WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON` WE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES, TO BE HONEST, TODAY, AND WE'LL BASICALLY CHASE IT AGAIN TOMORROW. AND AT THE CROWN JEWEL OF FORMULA ONE, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, ONE NEWS. IN INDYCAR'S LATEST PRACTICE SESSION, SCOTT DIXON ` THE PICK OF THE KIWIS ` THIRD FASTEST IN WHAT WAS A DRAMATIC FINAL OUTING AHEAD OF MONDAY'S FAMOUS INDIANAPOLIS 500. THE SESSION BROUGHT TO AN ABRUPT HALT WHEN RYAN HUNTER-REAY'S CAR WAS ENGULFED BY FLAMES; THE AMERICAN FORCED TO MAKE A FAST EXIT. SPRAY IT. SPRAY IT. GET OUT, RYAN. I JUST FELT A LOT OF LIQUID ON MY LEFT SIDE. IT JUST STARTED SMOKING, MORE AND MORE AND MORE, AND I JUST TRIED TO KEEP AIR SPEED UP TO GET BACK TO THE SIDE OF THE TRACK WHERE THERE'S MORE HELP. HIS TEAM STLL INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE. MARCUS ARMSTRONG AND SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN LACKING LATE PACE, 18TH AND 27TH RESPECTIVELY. PETER BURLING AND BLAIR TUKE WERE AMONG MORE THAN 200 FOILERS TO HIT THE WATER TODAY TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE STATE OF THE HAURAKI GULF. FOILERS OF ALL DIFFERENT TYPES HOONING AROUND AUCKLAND HARBOUR, MAKING IT THE BIGGEST FOILING EVENT IN THE COUNTRY. ALL AIMING AT SENDING A MESSAGE TO POLITICIANS. I THINK WE HAD OVER 200, WHICH WAS THE` THAT WAS THE MAGIC MARK WE WERE AIMING FOR, SO, YEAH, WHAT A SHOW OF SUPPORT. WHAT A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE TO COME BEHIND, YOU KNOW, BRING SOME ENERGY BEHIND THE HAURAKI GULF AND HOPEFULLY GET THAT HAURAKI GULF PROTECTION BILL THROUGH PARLIAMENT. ALL OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT GO TOWARDS SUPPORTING RESTORATION WORK IN THE HAURAKI GULF. HALF-TIME HAS BEEN CALLED, IT IS NIL ALL. VERY FIERY, PHYSICAL FOOTBALL. AND WILL BE TOUGHEST IN THE SECOND HALF COMING UP, ERIN'S HERE WITH A WET AND WINDY CHANGE FOR SOME. ON Q+A TOMORROW, WHEN WILL OUR ECONOMY REALLY START FIRING? FINANCE MINISTER NICOLA WILLIS IS WITH US LIVE. Q+A TOMORROW, 9am ON ONE AND TVNZ+. NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. A CHILLY START FOR MANY UNDER CLEAR SKIES. PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR FOG TO FORM TOO. BUT THAT LIFTED TO A STUNNING DAY FOR ALMOST ALL OF US. HERE WE ARE SITTING RIGHT UNDER THE HIGH ` WHANGANUI HITTING 20. BUT AS THAT HIGH SHIFTS, FROM THE WIDER VIEW, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE INCOMING SYSTEMS. THE FIRST ARRIVING TOMORROW TO THE SOUTH ISLAND, SO SHOWERS BECOME HEAVY RAIN IN THE WEST COAST, WITH WARNINGS FROM 2pm. WINDY LATER IN THE DAY TOO, WITH A WATCH TO THE CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY. BUT THE EAST AND THE NORTH ISLAND'S MOSTLY HOLDING ON TO ANOTHER DRY DAY. BUT IF WE CAST THE NET FORWARD JUST QUICKLY, MONDAY AND PART OF TUESDAY, THE NORTH ISLAND'S WET. A SHORT REPRIEVE BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES WITH WET, WINDY AND MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS. TOMORROW, CLOUD TO COME AND GO OVER NORTHLAND ` WHITIANGA, A MORE GREY DAY FOR YOU. THERE MAY BE THE ODD SHOWER IN THE MIX FOR ALL TOO. AND 19 OR 20 DEGREES. A MOSTLY CLOUDY SUNDAY FOR TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND. A FEW WILL SEE A SHOWER TOO, AND A TOP OF 19 DEGREES. SOME CLOUD COVER FROM TIME TO TIME, KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON, BUT YOU DO SEE THE SUN TOO, AND A TOP 18 FOR YOU. SAME GOES FOR CENTRAL SPOTS. POCKETS OF CLOUD, MAYBE A SPRINKLE TO WHAKATANE, ROTORUA AND TAUPO AS WELL. TOKOROA REACHING 16. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN TAURANGA, BUT IF YOU'RE PUTTING THE WASHING OUT, THERE IS JUST THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER, WITH A TOP OF 18. ANOTHER STUNNER IN THE EAST. POSSIBLE FROSTS FOR MASTERTON AND DANNEVIRKE, BUT ALL CAN EXPECT CLOUD BY EVENING, AND 20 FOR NAPIER. CLOUD AND MAYBE A SHOWER TO NEW PLYMOUTH. OTHERS SHOULD BE DRY, AND 18 FOR MOST HERE. SOME CLOUDY TIMES THROUGH YOUR SUNDAY, TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA WELLINGTON. AND A NORTHERLY REALLY PICKING UP IN THE EVENING. 16 IS YOUR HIGH. NELSON'S IN FOR AN OCCASIONAL SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON. WESTPORT, SHOWERS THOUGH THE DAY ` HEAVIER RAIN AT NIGHT, WITH A WATCH FROM 9pm. OTHERS HERE ARE DRY, AND 16 OR 17 DEGREES. ENJOY A FINE MORNING, OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH. CLOUD BUILDS, AND A STRONG NORTHERLY IN EXPOSED PLACES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AND 18 IS YOUR HIGH. THE RAIN REALLY PICKING UP LATER IN THE DAY ON THE WEST COAST ` GREYMOUTH IN THE WATCH ZONE FROM 9. THE EAST JUST SEES SOME AFTERNOON CLOUD COVER, AND 16 TO 18 DEGREES. YOU'LL SEE OCCASIONAL BURSTS OF RAIN STARTING ABOUT LATE MORNING, TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN. STRONG WINDS FROM EVENING, AND A TOP OF 15. A VERY WET AND WINDY DAY FOR MILFORD SOUND. A BIT OF RAIN ARRIVING IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING FOR OTHERS, WITH A WINDY EVENING TOO, AND 14 FOR GORE. CLOUD TO COME AND GO, OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. THE WIND BECOMING STRONG IN THE EVENING, WITH POSSIBLE RAIN TOO. 18 IS YOUR HIGH. ?1 MONDAY, RAIN CONTINUES TO TRACK UP THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY HEAVY IN THE WEST. JUST SCATTERED FALLS TO THE NORTH ISLAND'S EAST. AND IT MOSTLY CLEARS ONCE IT'S PASSED IN THE SOUTH. TUESDAY, IT'S MADE IT TO THE EAST, WHILE THINGS CLEAR BEHIND THE RAIN BAND. BUT AS MENTIONED, WEDNESDAY ` WE'RE INTO IT AGAIN. SOUNDS GREAT (!) AND THAT'S ONE NEWS. KEEP RIGHT UP TO DATE WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR STORIES TONIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE, 1news.co.nz. FROM US, HEI APOPO, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY KATE MCCULLOUGH AND JOHN GIBBS.