TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY POLICE ARE CALLING A GAME-CHANGER. AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT HOW DRONES WERE USED AT CHRISTCHURCH'S ELECTRIC AVENUE MUSIC FESTIVAL AND HOW THEIR MANOEUVRABILITY IS ALSO HELPING IN CONFINED SPACES. ISRAEL'S RESPONSE AFTER NINE OF A GAZA DOCTOR'S 10 CHILDREN ARE REPORTEDLY KILLED IN AN AIRSTRIKE. PLUS ` IT WAS A POOR DECISION BY WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF THE VAR ` THE REFEREE, THE LINESMAN. FRUSTRATION AT THIS DISALLOWED GOAL AS AUCKLAND FC FAILS TO ADVANCE TO THE A-LEAGUE GRAND FINAL. CAPTIONS BY BRIGIT KELLY. AND TOM CLARKE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 TENA TATOU KATOA I TENEI PO ` GOOD EVENING. 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR POLICE USED A SURVEILLANCE DRONE TO OBSERVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ATTENDING THE ELECTRIC AVENUE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN CHRISTCHURCH. THE PUBLIC WEREN'T INFORMED, BUT POLICE SAY THEY ADHERED TO CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS AND PRIVACY LAWS SURROUNDING THE FOOTAGE THEY RECORDED. THOMAS MEAD HAS THE EXCLUSIVE DETAILS. IT'S FEBRUARY 2025, AND IN CENTRAL CHRISTCHURCH, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE PARTYING AT ELECTRIC AVENUE. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS HIGH OVERHEAD THERE'S A VIDEO CAMERA WATCHING DURING THE DAY AND AT NIGHT, USING THERMAL IMAGING. IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY OUR TEAMS AS A GAME-CHANGER. YOU MIGHT NOT BE NEARLY AS ANONYMOUS AS YOU THINK. POLICE PARKED UP A FEW HUNDRED METRES AWAY FLY A DRONE FROM A FIXED LOCATION, FLYING A DRONE FROM A FIXED LOCATION, ZOOMING IN ON ANY SIGN OF POTENTIAL TROUBLE. WE DON'T DO THAT IN A SECRETIVE WAY. IT'S REALLY CLEAR WHERE WE'RE LAUNCHING FROM AND LANDING TO. LOOKING FOR DISORDER, ASSAULTS ` THAT KIND OF ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR. WE ASKED FOR THE VIDEO UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT, AND POLICE COMPLIED. THE IMAGES ARE BLURRED FOR PRIVACY, BUT GIVE US AN IDEA OF EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE WATCHING. EVENT SECURITY SEEN HERE, PINNING A MAN DOWN, HOLDING HIS LEG, HEAD AND ARM, BEFORE LEADING HIM TO THE FENCE AND TOSSING HIM OUT OF THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS. ALL WATCHED BY POLICE FROM THE SKY. EMAILS SHOW THE ATTENDING PUBLIC WERE NEVER WARNED, EMAILS SHOW THE ATTENDING PUBLIC WERE NEVER WARNED, THE FESTIVAL ORGANISER TELLING POLICE, 'WE CAN'T AGREE TO IT FOR PRIVACY REASONS'. POLICE PUSHED ON REGARDLESS. CALLAM MITCHELL HAS SINCE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART. LOOK, I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING. DON'T VIEW A DRONE IN THE SKY AS BIG BROTHER WATCHING, YOU KNOW? THEY'RE NOT THERE TO PICK ON THE END USER HAVING A GOOD TIME AND PARTYING WITH THEIR MATES; THEY'RE THERE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S SAFE; THEY'RE THERE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON'T GET HURT OR INJURED. POLICE STRESSING VIDEO IS ONLY KEPT IF IT'S SUSPECTED AN OFFENCE MAY HAVE BEEN COMMITTED. BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY KIND OF DRONE BEING USED BY OUR FRONTLINE STAFF. POLICE SHOWED US A DIFFERENT TACTICAL UNIT THEY CAN FLY INSIDE PEOPLE'S HOMES. THESE ARE MUCH SMALLER. ONE OFFICER USES A GOGGLE SET, A SECOND WATCHES THE FEED LIVE. IF THERE IS A WINDOW OPEN ON ANY FLOOR, WE CAN FLY THROUGH THERE. MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO SCOUT FOR DANGEROUS CRIMINALS, LIKE SOMEONE WITH A GUN, OR SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN A HOSTAGE SCENARIO. THE DRONE IS SO SMALL IT CAN WIND ITS WAY UP STAIRS, THROUGH DOORS, INSIDE CLOSETS... ...AND EVEN UNDER A BED, GIVING POLICE CRITICAL TACTICAL INFORMATION. BUT WHILE THAT'S DEFINITELY USEFUL, IS IT AN APPROPRIATE USE OF POLICE POWER? THE CAT'S OUT OF THE BAG TO SOME EXTENT. WE KIND OF EXPECT SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC PLACES OF THAT SORT. THIS EXPERT BELIEVES THE CURRENT RULES AROUND POLICE USE OF DRONES ARE REASONABLE, BUT WORRIES WHAT THE FUTURE COULD HOLD. THE PROBLEM IS THAT A SURVEILLANCE SOCIETY COMES ON US STEP BY STEP; IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE JUST GONNA IMPLEMENT IT ONE DAY, AND THERE IT IS. SAYING THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY VIGILANT AS THEIR USE EXPANDS. THE QUESTION IS WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE USING IT FOR TOMORROW? IT SEEMS CLEAR THE DRONES ARE HERE TO STAY. THE PUBLIC SEEM TO ACCEPT THAT, AND WOULD EXPECT US TO USE THESE TOOLS WHERE THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO US, BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT KEEPING THEM SAFE. SO NEXT TIME YOU'RE AT A FESTIVAL, LOOK UP ` YOU MIGHT BE ON CAMERA. THOMAS MEAD, 1 NEWS SOME ARE QUESTIONING A KEY SELLING POINT OF THE BUDGET ` A 20% TAX BREAK ON NEW PLANTS AND MACHINERY. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT AIMS TO STIMULATE BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT MANY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR SAY THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO GO OUT AND BUY NEW EQUIPMENT RIGHT NOW. SIMON MERCEP REPORTS. THE FINANCE MINISTER WAS SELLING THE BUDGET AT THIS AUCKLAND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TODAY. IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WE'RE FORECASTING REAL WAGE GROWTH, PEOPLE'S INCOMES RISING FASTER THAN THE COST OF THINGS. THE PROJECT'S FUNDED BY KIWISAVER INVESTMENTS, AND NICOLA WILLIS SAYS BUDGET CHANGES TO KIWISAVER MEAN MORE WORK LIKE THIS IS LIKELY. ALSO BOOSTING GROWTH, SHE SAYS, IS THE NEW 20% TAX BREAK TO ENCOURAGE FIRMS TO GROW. THEY'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE INVESTMENT THEY'RE MAKING IN MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT. THEY'RE GOING TO START A DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULDN'T START FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. BUT THIS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER SAYS SHE'S GOT HER TIMING WRONG. BUT RIGHT NOW, THE VOLUME OF WORK IS SO FAR DOWN. A BUSINESS THAT HASN'T GOT FORWARD WORKLOAD IS UNLIKELY TO SPEND AN EXTRA $1 MILLION ON PLANT AND EQUIPMENT. THE CIVIL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION SAYS BIG NEW PROJECTS ARE 12 TO 18 MONTHS AWAY. OUR CHALLENGE IS ` HOW DO WE SURVIVE THE NEXT 12 MONTHS? AND RIGHT NOW, AS I SAID, THERE ARE MANY, MANY CONTRACTORS WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON THEIR BOOKS AT THE MOMENT. THE ASSOCIATION WHICH COVERS THE COUNTRY'S INFRASTRUCTURE HAS SIMILAR CONCERNS ABOUT OUR WATER NETWORK. WE KNOW THERE'S CRITICAL WORK REQUIRED FROM WATER AND WASTE TREATMENT PLANTS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND RENEWAL OF PIPES, BUT THERE HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY SLOW TO GET GOING. THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE 12 TO 18 MONTHS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SEE SOME REAL WORK FLOWING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. WE WENT BACK TO THE FINANCE MINISTER. AND IN A STATEMENT, SHE SAID SHE EXPECTS CONSTRUCTION FIRMS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE GROWTH FORECAST IN THE BUDGET, AND SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO THEM MAKING USE OF THE 20% TAX BREAK IN THE FUTURE. ONE SECTOR SAYS THE NEW POLICY COULD WORK RIGHT NOW. IT HAS BEEN A STRONG YEAR FOR FARMERS, ONE SECTOR SAYS THE NEW POLICY COULD WORK RIGHT NOW. IT HAS BEEN A STRONG YEAR FOR FARMERS, WITH SOLID INCREASES ACROSS THE BOARD IN COMMODITY PRICES. UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT, IS GOING TO INCENTIVISE FARMERS AND OTHERS TO INVEST IN THEIR BUSINESSES, AND ULTIMATELY INVEST IN THE OVERALL PROFITABILITY OF THIS COUNTRY. BUT FOR OTHERS, THEY'RE NOT YET CONFIDENT THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S TAX BREAKS AND AREN'T LIKELY TO UNTIL LATER NEXT YEAR. SIMON MERCEP, 1 NEWS. CHRISTCHURCH, THOUGH, IS BUCKING THE INFRASTRUCTURE TREND. WHY BUILDS IN THE GARDEN CITY ARE BOOMING ` THAT'S COMING UP A LITTLE LATER IN THE BULLETIN. POLICE HAVE CHARGED A 45-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH MURDER FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN KAIKOHE LAST WEDNESDAY. OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO AN ADDRESS ON TAWANUI RD, WHERE THE GIRL WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE. POLICE WILL CONTINUE ENQUIRIES IN THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE MAN WILL APPEAR IN THE KAIKOHE DISTRICT COURT TOMORROW. IN AUCKLAND, A 21-YEAR-OLD MAN WILL APPEAR IN THE DISTRICT COURT ON FIREARMS-RELATED CHARGES TOMORROW AFTER TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND INJURED ON KARANGAHAPE ROAD OVERNIGHT. EARLIER, ANOTHER MAN WAS ARRESTED FOLLOWING A LENGTHY STAND-OFF AT A LIQUOR STORE. MORE THAN A DOZEN OFFICERS GATHERED OUTSIDE OF THE NORTHCOTE STORE JUST BEFORE 6 O'CLOCK AFTER REPORTS OF A ROBBERY. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE ALLEGED OFFENDER STAYED INSIDE FOR TWO HOURS WHILE POLICE NEGOTIATED WITH HIM. HE EVENTUALLY EMERGED, HANDING HIMSELF IN. A WARNING ` THIS NEXT STORY MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME VIEWERS. THE ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS IT'S REVIEWING REPORTS THAT AN AIRSTRIKE KILLED NINE CHILDREN FROM THE SAME FAMILY IN SOUTHERN GAZA. THE CHILDREN'S PARENTS BOTH WORK AT NASSER HOSPITAL IN KHAN YOUNIS. JUST ONE OF THE COUPLE'S CHILDREN SURVIVED WHILE THE FATHER WAS BADLY INJURED. THE BBC'S WYRE DAVIES' REPORTS. FROM JUST 6 MONTHS OLD TO 12 YEARS OLD, THE 10 HAPPY CHILDREN OF THE AL-NAJJAR FAMILY. DESPITE THE WAR, THEY HAD REMAINED IN THEIR KHAN YOUNIS HOME BECAUSE OF THEIR PARENTS' WORK ` BOTH DOCTORS AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. ONLY 11-YEAR-OLD ADAM IS STILL ALIVE. IN ONE OF THE MOST HORRIFIC INCIDENTS SINCE ISRAEL'S ESCALATION OF ITS WAR IN GAZA, IN ONE OF THE MOST HORRIFIC INCIDENTS SINCE ISRAEL'S ESCALATION OF ITS WAR IN GAZA, THE BROKEN BODIES OF THE NINE SIBLINGS ARE TOO GRAPHIC AND UPSETTING TO SHOW. THEIR FATHER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, ALONG WITH HIS SON IN THE AIRSTRIKE, AND RUSHED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT THE NASSAR HOSPITAL. A BRITISH SURGEON, GRAEME GROOM, SAVED LITTLE ADAM'S LIFE. THE BEREAVED MOTHER IS HIS COLLEAGUE. I THINK IT'S UNBEARABLY CRUEL, UNBEARABLY CRUEL, THAT HIS MOTHER, WHO IS A PAEDIATRICIAN AND WHO SPENT HER PROFESSIONAL LIFE CARING FOR CHILDREN COULD LOSE ALMOST ALL HER OWN IN A SINGLE BOMB OR MISSILE STRIKE. GAZA IS BUCKLING UNDER THE STRAIN OF WAR, ALTHOUGH ISRAEL SAID IT HAD SENT IN 83 LORRY LOADS OF AID YESTERDAY, INCLUDING FLOUR, FOOD AND MEDICINES. THE U.N. SAYS THE AMOUNT OF AID IS NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH FOR THE TERRITORY'S 2.1 MILLION PEOPLE, AND HAS CALLED FOR MUCH MORE TO BE ALLOWED IN. AS ADAM FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE UNDER HIS MOTHER'S CARE, THE INCIDENT IN KHAN YOUNIS IS THE KIND OF ATROCITY THAT WOULD ORDINARILY BRING CALLS FOR AN END TO FIGHTING. EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES HAVE BEEN WIPED OUT BY THE WAR AND DESPITE INTERNATIONAL APPEALS FOR ISRAEL TO STOP ITS OFFENSIVE, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS REPEATEDLY SAID THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN UNTIL HAMAS IS COMPLETELY DEFEATED. THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCE SAYS IT ATTACKED SUSPECTS IN THE AREA AND CONTINUES TO ENCOURAGE LOCALS TO GET TO SAFE ZONES, BUT PEOPLE ON THE GROUND SAY THERE'RE NO SAFE ZONES LEFT. BACK HERE, A POPULAR LAKE IN MID-CANTERBURY REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO A TOXIC ALGAE AS FRUSTRATION GROWS AMONG LOCALS FOR A LONG-TERM SOLUTION AT LAKE HOOD NEAR ASHBURTON. TWO PEOPLE HAVE BECOME SICK FROM THE BACTERIA, FORCING ITS CLOSURE EARLY LAST MONTH. DONNA-MARIE LEVER HAS THE LATEST. OFF LIMITS AND UNDER SURVEILLANCE, LAKE HOOD HAS BEEN DEEMED TOO DANGEROUS TO SWIM AND SKI FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS. THERE'S A FAIRLY HIGH LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION AS TO THE CLOSURE OF THE LAKE AND JUST THE GENERAL WATER QUALITY, WATER FLOW, AND THE ONGOING ISSUES THAT JUST DON'T SEEM TO BE ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER ` OR COMMUNICATIONS AROUND IT. WELL, WE'LL HAVE A GOOD LOOK AT THAT. AND IF WE CAN IMPROVE IT, WE WILL. TESTING SHOWS ALGAE HAS PRODUCED A TOXIC BACTERIA HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND PETS. ALREADY, TWO PEOPLE HAVE FALLEN ILL. IT'S A WICKED PROBLEM. IT'S COMPLEX, AND WE WANT TO DO ALL WE CAN TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION. THE CLOSURE ALSO MEANT A NATIONAL WATER SKI EVENT, WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO DRAW LARGE CROWDS, WAS FORCED TO FIND A NEW VENUE, AGAIN ADDING TO FRUSTRATION AND TO CALLS TO FIND A RESOLUTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BUT THE HEALTH RISK WAS REALLY REAL, AND WE DIDN'T` COULDN'T SIMPLY LET THAT EVENT CARRY ON. TUCKED ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ASHBURTON, THE MAN-MADE LAKE WAS CREATED OVER 20 YEARS AGO. SPANNING 80ha, IT'S PROMOTED AS LUXURY LIVING. UH, WELL, NO, WE'VE GOT` WE KNOW WE'VE GOT THE ISSUE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO` WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH IT. EQUALLY, WE KNOW THAT ALL OVER NEW ZEALAND, CYANOBACTERIA FINDS ITS WAY INTO WATER BODIES. COUNCIL MET THIS WEEK AS A LENGTHY REPORT WAS DISCUSSED WITH WAYS TO FUTURE-PROOF THE PRIME SPOT THAT'S POPULAR WITH TOURISTS. OH, IT'S GOT TO HAVE HAD A MASSIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE TOWN LOCALLY. ALREADY THE WEED HAS BEEN HARVESTED, CHANGES MADE TO WATER FLOW, AND ALTERATIONS TO OUTLET FLOWS. IT HASN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM, AND WEEKLY TESTING CONTINUES. AND THE CRITICISM THAT I'VE HEARD IS THAT SOMEHOW YOU CAN TEST ONE PART OF THE LAKE AND THAT THAT IS DIFFERENT TO OTHER PARTS OF THE LAKE, BUT THE LAKE IS JUST ONE LAKE. COUNCIL WILL NOW WORK WITH TEAMS AT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY AND NIWA TO TRIAL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS IN SPRING, BUT IT'S HOPED THE LAKE WILL REOPEN WELL BEFORE THEN. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. DON'T BE ALARMED ` YOUR MOBILE PHONE IS SET TO BUZZ SHORTLY, EVEN IF IT'S ON SILENT MODE. THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, NEMA, IS DOING A NATIONWIDE TEST OF ITS ALERT SYSTEM. IT COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME FROM NOW UNTIL 7 O'CLOCK. REMEMBER, THE TOOL IS USED TO ALERT PEOPLE WHEN LIFE, HEALTH OR PROPERTY IS IN SERIOUS DANGER. FROM TOMORROW THE SPEED LIMIT ON PART OF AUCKLAND'S NORTHERN GATEWAY TOLL ROAD WILL INCREASE TO 110km/h. THE CHANGE APPLYING TO A 5.5km SECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 1 FROM NORTH OF OREWA TO SOUTH OF THE TUNNELS AT JOHNSTONES HILL. PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE CHANGE WAS CARRIED OUT LAST YEAR, AND THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THERE WAS 93% SUPPORT FOR THE INCREASE. IT WILL HELP MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GO NORTH, MAKE IT EASIER FOR FREIGHT, WILL HELP BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH AND IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY. THE ROAD IS A VERY HIGH-QUALITY ONE. IT'S A VERY SAFE ROAD, AND IT'S BEEN ASSESSED FOR SAFETY REASONS; AND IT CAN GO TO 110, AND SO THEREFORE IT WILL BE. THE MINISTER ADDING HE HOPES TO HAVE MORE TO SAY SOON ABOUT INCREASING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE NEXT SECTION OF THE ROAD BETWEEN PUHOI AND WARKWORTH. AND MOTORISTS ARE BEING URGED TO BE WARY ON THE ROADS, WITH BAD WEATHER FORECAST. METSERVICE HAVE ISSUED A NUMBER OF WARNINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ERIN'S HERE. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? OFF THE BACK OF A VERY SETTLED WEEK, THE HIGH'S NOW SHIFTED, ALLOWING WHAT'S LEFT OF THE SYSTEM THAT CAUSED ALL THE FLOODING IN NEW SOUTH WALES IN, AND WE HAVE HEAVY RAIN SETTING INTO THE SOUTH ISLAND'S WEST COAST NOW, WITH WARNINGS ISSUED. AND AS THE HEAVY RAIN TRACKS NORTH, SO DO THE WARNINGS ` AS FAR NORTH AS TARANAKI, POSSIBLY NORTHLAND WILL BE ADDED TOO. STRONG WIND IS A FEATURE AS WELL, AFFECTING CENTRAL SOUTH ISLAND AND WELLINGTON TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. HERE IT IS TRACKING UP THE COUNTRY MONDAY AND TUESDAY BECOMING WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND TOO. BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM MAKING ITS WAY, SO EXPECT SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS FOR WIND AND RAIN TO BE ISSUES FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ` AND NOT ONLY THE WEST OF THE COUNTRY. SO EXPECT SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS FOR WIND AND RAIN TO BE ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ` AND NOT ONLY THE WEST OF THE COUNTRY. TAIRWHITI GISBORNE, MARLBOROUGH, AND DUNEDIN ALL IN FOR SOME WET DAYS. TAIRAWHITI GISBORNE, MARLBOROUGH, AND DUNEDIN ALL IN FOR SOME WET DAYS. SO A GOOD IDEA TO CLEAR THE DRAINS OF THE AUTUMN LEAVES. DRIVE TO THE CONDITIONS. IT'S LOOKING LIKE A BIT OF A MESSY WEEK. E WHAI AKE NEI, COMING UP ` THE RECOVERY EFFORT IS SWINGING INTO GEAR IN NEW SOUTH WALES, BUT RESCUES ARE STILL NEEDED TOO. SOBS: 'THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL THAT I'VE GOT MY HUSBAND AND MY PUPPY. 'THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. WHAT SMALL TOWNS IN THE REGIONS DEVASTATED BY FLOODING SAY THEY NEED FOR THE CLEAN-UP. # CAN'T HURT YOU ANY MORE... GOOD FOR THE SOUL ` AND THE BOTTOM LINE. THE DRIVE BEHIND EFFORTS TO BOOST LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES IN OUR BIGGEST CITY. RUSSIAN STRIKES ON UKRAINE HAVE KILLED 13 PEOPLE AND INJURED DOZENS IN THE PAST TWO DAYS, ACCORDING TO UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS, IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST AERIAL ASSAULTS ON THE CAPITAL KYIV SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS WERE DAMAGED BY THE STRIKES, WITH FIRES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. UKRAINE'S AIR FORCE SAYS IT DOWNED SEVERAL BALLISTIC MISSILES AND AT LEAST 200 DRONES. DESPITE THE BARRAGE, PRISONER EXCHANGES CONTINUE IN THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY, WITH MORE THAN 300 MILITARY PERSONNEL RETURNED TO EACH SIDE. NEW ZEALAND IS SENDING SPECIALIST FIRE AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO AUSTRALIA TO HELP WITH THE ONGOING FLOOD RESPONSE IN NEW SOUTH WALES. CONDITIONS HAVE EASED THROUGHOUT THE STATE, BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THE EMERGENCY ISN'T OVER, WITH MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE STILL ISOLATED BY FLOOD WATERS. CHANNEL NINE'S HAYLEY FRANCES REPORTS. FLYING OVER HOMES IN THE MACLEAY VALLEY, A RESCUE CHOPPER SPOTS A MAN WHO'S BEEN ON THE ROOF OF HIS CARAVAN FOR THREE DAYS. HE'S NOW SAFE, BUT FEARS FOR OTHERS. BUT ROB, LES AND THEIR DOG, DELILAH, HAVE THANKFULLY ALSO BEEN RESCUED. BUT ROB, LES AND THEIR DOG, DELILAH, HAVE THANKFULLY ALSO BEEN RESCUED. YEAH, WE'RE GOOD NOW. WHAT'S IT LIKE OUT THERE? UM, DEEP. THEY HAVEN'T EATEN SINCE WEDNESDAY. SOBS: 'I'M JUST OVERWHELMED. VERY SCARY. THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL 'THAT I'VE GOT MY HUSBAND AND MY PUPPY. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.' WHILE THE FLOODWATERS ARE RECEDING, THE DANGER IS STILL REAL FOR MANY. OTHER SLITHERING LOCALS DIDN'T NEED ANY HELP TO GET OUT. I'VE GOT A BLACK SNAKE NOW HEADING TOWARDS MY PLACE. THE S.E.S SAYS IN TOTAL, 15 TOWNS ARE STILL CUT OFF. OUR FOCUS IS NOW VERY MUCH SHIFTED TO THE RESUPPLY OPERATIONS. FOOD IN THESE COMMUNITIES IS SCARCE, WITH MANY SUPERMARKETS MARKETS LOSING ALL THEIR PRODUCE. PETROL STATIONS REOPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DAYS. WE'VE ONLY GOT 20KM LEFT IN THE TANK, SO WE'RE A BIT DESPERATE. BUT AS MANY TRY TO LEAVE, THESE WOMEN ARE BEING TAKEN BACK IN. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THE S.E.S FERRYING NURSES ACROSS THAT WATER. WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT FOOD SUPPLY CAN CONTINUE, THAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CAN BE RECONNECTED. TAREE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES TO GO UNDER, AND THE FLOODS HAVE LEFT BEHIND A DEVASTATED TOWN ` SOAKED SHOPS NEEDING TO BE STRIPPED BARE. PIECE BY PIECE, IT'S TAKING OVER THE FOOTPATH. THE MAIN DRAG CAKED IN MUD. IT'S DIGGER, BRUSH, SPRAY AND REPEAT. WE'VE GOT, LIKE, AN 8-YEAR-OLD ON THE BROOM TO AN 80-YEAR-OLD AT THE FRONT HOSING. AS THE CLEANUP BEGINS THERE, MANY TONIGHT ARE STILL IN EVACUATION CENTRES... I'M CAMPING HERE AT THE SHOWGROUND WITH EVERYONE ELSE. SO ABOUT 100 OF US. ...STILL WAITING TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING BACK TO. BACK HERE, DEVELOPERS SAY THERE'S A SECOND WAVE OF CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY IN CHRISTCHURCH'S CBD. AS KEY PROJECTS LIKE THE STADIUM ARE NEAR COMPLETION, THE FOCUS NOW TURNS TO FILLING HUNDREDS OF SITES LEFT VACANT AFTER THE EARTHQUAKES. RYAN BOSWELL HAS MORE. ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PLAN IN THE REBUILD OF CHRISTCHURCH. THIS FOUR-STOREY WOODEN STRUCTURE GOING UP IN THE HEART OF THE CITY SOON TO BE FILLED WITH OFFICE WORKERS AND HOSPITALITY STAFF. I THINK THE DEMAND IS ACTUALLY STRONG IN CHRISTCHURCH. WE'VE HAD QUITE AN EXTENDED PERIOD POST THE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKES. THERE ISN'T A LOT OF VACANCY. DUE TO THE QUAKES 14 YEARS AGO, HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS WERE PULLED DOWN. AT LAST COUNT, THERE WERE 437 VACANT SITES IN THE CENTRAL CITY. ANOTHER 344 ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY HARD TO CREATE HIGH-QUALITY REAL ESTATE ASSETS IN CHRISTCHURCH, AND THE COMBINATION OF WHERE COSTS ARE AT THE MOMENT, THE COST OF CAPITAL, AND WHERE LEASE LEVELS SIT IN THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKET. SO YOU DON'T SEE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SUPPLY. BRYNN BURROWS HEADS A LEASING OFFICE AND SAYS THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. HIS INNER-CITY OFFICE SPACE IS AT A PREMIUM. ANCHOR PROJECTS ARE HELPING. PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CBD IS HELPING. SO I THINK ORGANICALLY OVER TIME, THOSE SITES WILL FILL. AT THE MOMENT, A LOT OF THEM ARE CAR PARKS, BUT THEY WILL BE DEVELOPED OUT IN DUE COURSE. FROM JUNE LAST YEAR TO THE END OF MARCH, 16 CONSENTS WERE LODGED FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. EIGHT OF THOSE WERE FOR ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS, WHILE ONE WAS FOR A DEMOLITION. THAT'S COMPARED TO 23 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSENTS FOR 238 NEW HOMES. WE WANTED 20,000 PEOPLE IN THE FOUR AVENUES BY THE END OF THIS DECADE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET THERE, BUT WE'RE A DAMN SIGHT FURTHER ON THAN WE EVER WERE. YOU'LL SEE ALL THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS GOING UP. AND WHEN YOU` WHEN THE STADIUM OPENS, PEOPLE JUST BUY THEM SO THEY CAN` SO THEY CAN BE THERE. TE KAHA IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN IN APRIL NEXT YEAR. WITH SIX NEW HOTELS IN THE WORKS, THE CITY IS BRACING FOR AN INFLUX OF NEW BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, AND TOURISTS. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. COMING UP ` AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER HELD TODAY IN MT MAUNGANUI OFFERED MODELS OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES AND ENTHUSIASTS OF ALL AGES TOO. SO WHAT WAS THE TOP TEMPTATION AT THIS SPECIAL AUCTION? AND WET AND WINDY ARE THE WEATHER THEMES FOR THE NEXT WHILE. WE HAVE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR A SYSTEM OVER US NOW, AND MORE SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN THE COMING DAYS. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR YOUR WEEK AHEAD VOICEOVER: Cheesy Bites are back. For a limited tiiiime. Oh hi Mr Stephenson. You're having a cheese dream, bro. VOICEOVER: Where are you off to? To get the flu jab. You coming? Nah. I won't get the flu. Touch wood. Kia ora! You here for the flu jab? Yeah. VOICEOVER: THE TUNES, BEATS, AND PULSE OF KIWI MUSIC HAS HELPED BRING MORE LIFE TO CENTRAL AUCKLAND FOR NEW ZEALAND MUSIC MONTH. BUT COULD MORE LIVE MUSIC BE A KEY TO KEEPING THE CITY'S ECONOMY AND NIGHT-LIFE ALIVE? LUCY BENDELL FINDS OUT. (SINGS OPERATICALLY) THE ANGELIC VOCALS OF OPERA FILLING THE AIRWAVES AND TAMAKI MAKAURAU. THE ANGELIC VOCALS OF OPERA FILLING THE AIRWAVES IN TAMAKI MAKAURAU. (SINGS OPERATICALLY) THE STREETS ALIVE WITH MUSIC, BRINGING IN LOCALS, VISITORS AND ARTS ENTHUSIASTS FOR NEW ZEALAND MUSIC MONTH. PEOPLE LOVE THAT. THEY CROWD AROUND AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC. PEOPLE SPILL OUT FROM THE BARS AND RESTAURANTS, AND REALLY ENJOY THAT ENTERTAINMENT. FROM CONTEMPORARY SINGING TO INDIE BANDS ` LIVE MUSIC BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER. WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE, AND WE PLAY HERE... YOU KNOW, THERE'S, SORT OF, LIKE, 50 PEOPLE SQUASHED AGAINST THE STAGE, ALL SINGING. THEY'RE SINGING TOGETHER IN THIS BIG THING. I MEAN, IT'S AN ECOSYSTEM. WHEN WE ARE OPEN, WE'VE GOT RESTAURANTS DOWN THE ROAD THAT ARE GETTING FIVE, 10 EXTRA BOOKINGS. A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR THE NIGHT TIME ECONOMY, BUT STILL A FAR CRY FROM THE GLORY DAYS OF THE 1980s. (JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS) PEOPLE ON K ROAD WANTING MORE. THERE'S SOME GREAT YOUNG MUSICIANS, BUT THERE'S JUST NOT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO PERFORM. I WOULD DEFINITELY COME INTO THE CITY MORE IF THERE WAS MORE LIVE MUSIC. UM, YEAH. YEAH, I LOVE LIVE MUSIC. PARKING'S TERRIBLE. TRAFFIC'S NEVER GOOD. ACCESS TO THE CITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT, SO MAKING IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET INTO THE CITY ` WHETHER THAT'S ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT OR WHETHER THAT'S BY PRIVATE CAR AND PARKING AVAILABILITY ` IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. REMOVING SOME OF THE RED TAPE, RECOGNISING IT AS A CULTURAL SPACE RATHER THAN A HOSPITALITY BUSINESS, OPENING UP THINGS LIKE OUR CITY RAIL LINK, WHICH IS GOING TO BE AN INCREDIBLE HELP. WE SHOULD SUPPORT NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AS A FUNCTIONALITY OF NORMAL LIFE. WE SHOULD SUPPORT PEOPLE TO COME AND JOIN IN, WE SHOULD SUPPORT PEOPLE TO COME AND JOIN IN, BECAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR PEOPLE. NOT ONLY A HARMONIOUS MELODY TO THE EARS, BUT ALSO FOR BUSINESSES. LUCY BENDELL, 1 NEWS. BIDDERS AND BROWSERS OF ALL AGES TURNED UP FOR THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST MODEL AIRCRAFT AUCTION IN TAURANGA TODAY. THE EVENT'S BEEN RUNNING FOR 45 YEARS. AND WHILE AROUND 350 PLANES WENT UNDER THE HAMMER, SOME ATTRACTED MORE ATTENTION THAN OTHERS. JORDYN RUDD WAS THERE. FROM MODERN TO VINTAGE, THIS MT MAUNGANUI HANGAR TURNED INTO MODEL AVIATION HEAVEN TODAY... WHAT A BEAUTIFUL-LOOKING PLANE. ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT. ...WITH HUNDREDS OF ENTHUSIASTS OF MULTIPLE GENERATIONS TURNING OUT FOR TAURANGA'S ANNUAL AUCTION. 230. ANY INTEREST AT ALL? 240 ANYWHERE? JACK'S IDEA TO COME BACK TO CLASSIC FLYERS THAT WE'VE BEEN VISITING FOR 16 YEARS. I JUST WANTED JJ HERE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED. WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THIS AUCTION FOR 45 YEARS. IT'S THE BIGGEST AUCTION IN NEW ZEALAND` MODEL AIRCRAFT AUCTION IN NEW ZEALAND. THE EVENT MONTHS IN THE MAKING... WE HAVE AT LEAST 40 VOLUNTEERS HERE TODAY. THE MODEL CLUB, AERO MODELLERS' CLUB, THEY'VE PROBABLY GOT AT LEAST 40 OF THEIRS AS WELL. ...DOUBLING AS A CHANCE FOR OLD MATES TO CATCH UP. IT'S A REAL SOCIAL OCCASION. CATCH UP WITH WHAT THEY'VE BEEN UP TO, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN FLYING, HOW MANY CRASHES THEY'VE HAD. AND WHILE THERE WERE MORE THAN 350 MODELS READY TO BID ON, THERE WAS ONE SPECIAL PLANE ON EVERYONE'S LIPS. A BIPLANE OVER THERE THAT'S... PROBABLY ABOUT A 1905 SCALE MODEL. LOOKS REALLY STUNNING, AND NOBODY ELSE HAS GOT ONE OF THOSE. IT'S A STUNNING MODEL, AND IT WOULD REALLY MAKE A NICE DISPLAY MODEL, AND IT'S QUITE` QUITE A BIG ONE. WHERE WOULD YOU EVEN START WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS? ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. THE COVETED BRITISH BIPLANE GOING TO THIS LUCKY BIDDER. WELL, I WASN'T GOING TO BID, BUT WHEN I SAW HOW MUCH WORK SOMEONE'S PUT INTO IT... IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLANE, AND IT'S BETTER THAN I COULD BUILD. DOES YOUR WIFE KNOW ABOUT THIS? OH, THANKS FOR THAT. UM, SHE DIDN'T, BUT SHE WILL NOW. (LAUGHS) 80 BUCKS, I'VE GOT. $90 ANYWHERE? EXCITEMENT HERE SKY HIGH, WITH YOUNG AND OLD CELEBRATING AVIATION HISTORY. JORDYN RUDD, 1 NEWS. KATE'S HERE WITH SPORT. AND THE WARRIORS LOOKING TO WIN THEIR SIXTH GAME IN A ROW? THEY HAVE JUST TAKEN AN EARLY LEAD. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST AS THE WARRIORS TAKE ON THE CANBERRA RAIDERS. FANS HOPING FOR A BETTER RESULT AT MT SMART. 24 HOURS AGO, IT WASN'T A HAPPY PLACE AS AUCKLAND FC'S A-LEAGUE CAMPAIGN CAME TO A CLOSE. PLUS ` COULD MONACO BE THE PLACE WHERE LIAM LAWSON PROVES A POINT? AND TALK ABOUT A HEAD SCRATCHER ` MOANA PASIFIKA DEALT TO BY THE CHIEFS IN HAMILTON. Where are you off to? To get the flu jab. You coming? Nah. I won't get the flu. Touch wood. Kia ora! You here for the flu jab? Yeah. VOICEOVER: KIA ORA. WELCOME TO SPORT. AUCKLAND FC COULDN'T HIDE THEIR FRUSTRATION TOWARDS MATCH OFFICIALS, A DISALLOWED GOAL THE MAJOR TALKING POINT IN AN EVENTFUL A-LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL AT MT SMART. THE BLACK KNIGHTS GOING DOWN 2-0 ON THE NIGHT, LOSING 2-1 ON AGGREGATE AGAINST THE MELBOURNE VICTORY. ZION DAYAL HAS THE FALLOUT. IT'S A DECISION THAT'S LEFT AUCKLAND FC AND THEIR FAITHFUL... THINKING, 'WHAT IF?' IT IS A TIGHT CALL. IT IS A VERY TIGHT CALL. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE EQUALISING GOAL ON AGGREGATE, HOWEVER, RULED OUT ` OFFICIALS DEEMING THE BALL CROSSED THE LINE IN THE AIR. FROM WHAT YOU SAW OF THE GOAL THAT EVERYONE THOUGHT WENT IN ` WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF THAT DECISION THERE? HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW HE CAN SEE THE FLIGHT OF THE BALL, YOU KNOW, FROM THE SIDE? I DON'T KNOW. IT'S A HARD ONE. I SAW THE REPLAY. I CAN'T EVEN ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN RULE THAT OUT, SO... THEY DIDN'T LOOK AT IT LONG ENOUGH FOR ONE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY KICKED OFF STRAIGHT AWAY. SO FOR ME, YOU KNOW, IT'S A POOR DECISION BY WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF THE FOURTH` OF THE VAR, REFEREE, LINESMEN. I THINK THEY'VE ALL GOT TO HAVE A PART TO PLAY. AND FOR ME, IT'S DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD HAVE BROUGHT US BACK INTO THE GAME. THE BLACK KNIGHTS FORCED TO CHASE THE GAME... DEFLECTED! ...MELBOURNE VICTORY SCORING TWICE INSIDE FIVE MINUTES, SILENCING THE SOLD-OUT CROWD. MELBOURNE VICTORY HAS TURNED IT AROUND! AUCKLAND TRYING DESPERATELY TO FIND A BREAKTHROUGH IN THE FINAL QUARTER OF THE GAME, THIS THE CLOSEST THEY GOT. OF THE GAME ` THIS THE CLOSEST THEY GOT. AND HE STOPPED IT! DENIED ON THE LINE, AND ULTIMATELY DENIED A GRAND FINAL BERTH. DESOLATION AND DESPAIR FOR THOSE IN BLUE AND BLACK. VICTORY HAVING THE LAST LAUGH ON AND OFF THE FIELD, IN THE LEAD UP TO LAST NIGHT, SOME SUGGESTING AUCKLAND FC PLAYED A 'PREDICTABLE' STYLE OF FOOTBALL. THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS MADE DURING THE WEEK THAT THIS TEAM WAS ONE DIMENSIONAL. DO YOU GUYS STILL STICK BY THAT? YEAH, YOU KNOW, THEIR DEFENCE` WE TRY TO ATTACK AND WE SCORED TWO GOALS, AND WE PASS THE FINAL. THIS GAME CAN BE A CRUEL SPORT SOMETIMES, CAN'T IT? YEAH, IT CAN. YEAH. IT'S` I DON'T KNOW. IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS, OBVIOUSLY, THE DISAPPOINTMENT. WE'VE HAD AN UNBELIEVABLE SEASON THIS YEAR, AND, YEAH. YOU KNOW, THIS IS FOOTBALL SOMETIMES. FOOTBALL DELIVERS THE HIGHEST OF HIGHS AND THE LOWEST OF LOWS, JUST ASK THESE GUYS. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. WELL, RETURNING TO MT SMART, WHERE IT'S THE WARRIORS NOW TAKING ON THE CANBERRA RAIDERS, THE HOME SIDE TRYING TO RECORD THEIR SIXTH WHEN ON THE TROT. THE RAIDERS MAKING THE BETTER START, PUTTING THE WARRIORS UNDER ALL SORTS OF PRESSURE. HAD A CRACK AT SCORING THE FIRST POINTS IN THE GAME. A BIT WOBBLY. I SURPRISING THAT STRANGE DIDN'T HAVE A CRACK HIMSELF THE. WARRIORS BREAKING THE DEADLOCK THROUGH A LUKE METCALF PENALTY BEFORE TIM ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK MAGIC IN THE CORNER. ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK, HE HAS GOT IT DOWN! FIRST TRY THE GAME! THAT TOOK SOME SCORING. THE SCORE CURRENTLY 8-0 TO THE WARRIORS, WITH THE GAME NEARING HALF TIME. LIAM LAWSON IS EYEING UP HIS BEST CHANCE OF A POINTS FINISH THIS YEAR. THE KIWI WILL START FROM NINTH ON THE GRID FOR TOMORROW MORNING'S MONACO GRAND PRIX AFTER HIS BEST QUALIFYING SESSION SINCE LAST SEASON. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE HAS MORE. IT'S HARD NOT TO BE SWEPT UP BY THE SIGHTS OF THE FRENCH RIVIERA, BUT LIAM LAWSON IS GIVING KIWIS EVEN MORE REASONS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THE MONACO GRAND PRIX. LAWSON'S BEEN DRIVING VERY NICELY AROUND HERE. COMING INTO THE WEEKEND, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH Q3, BUT THE CAR HAS BEEN PRETTY QUICK. THE KIWI WITH TWO TOP-10 FINISHES IN THE PRACTICE SESSIONS AND BUILDING IN QUALIFYING... KEEP THE PACE UP NOW. ...FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON MAKING IT THROUGH TO THE THIRD ROUND, CLOCKING THE NINTH-FASTEST TIME, BUT NOT ENTIRELY SATISFIED. TO BE HONEST, I THINK WE MISSED A LITTLE BIT IN QUALI', SO THAT'S A BIT OF A SHAME. WE GOT TRAFFIC AS WELL, BUT THIS PLACE IS FULL OF THAT. IT'S A TRACK LAWSON KNOWS WELL ` IN 2021 BEATING OUT OSCAR PIASTRI TO WIN A FORMULA TWO SPRINT RACE... HERE COMES LAWSON. AND LIAM LAWSON FINDS A WAY THROUGH! ...BUT LATER STRIPPED FOR A TECHNICAL ERROR. THREE YEARS ON, FIRMLY IN THE MIX AT F1'S TOUGHEST TRACK AHEAD OF YUKI TSUNODA, WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT PAST Q2. I MEAN... IT'S SO UNFAIR, HONESTLY. MEANWHILE, TEAM-MATE ISACK HADJAR WITH ANOTHER BREAKTHROUGH SESSION. P6, RIGHT? P6! P6! (LAUGHS) WHOO! LETS GO, LETS GO! THERE'S A LOT WE ARE GOING TO PLAY WITH, AND FORTUNATELY WE HAVE LIAM, WHO'S NOT TOO FAR, SO MAYBE WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER WITH STRATEGY. HADJAR MOVES UP TO FIFTH AFTER LEWIS HAMILTON WAS SLAPPED WITH A THREE-PLACE GRID PENALTY FOR THIS INCIDENT WITH MAX VERSTAPPEN. (BLEEP) WHOA! BRAKES (BLEEP), LEWIS. YUP, THERE'S BARELY ANY ROOM ON MONTE CARLO ` LOTS OF CORNERS, BARRIERS JUST METRES AWAY, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, SOMEONE CLOCKING IT UNDER 70 SECONDS. CROSSES THE LINE! NORRIS IS ON FROM POLE IN MONACO, AND, BOY, DID HE NEED A LAP LIKE THAT! A MERE 78 LAPS TO GO, RACE DAY CHAOS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. MOANA PASIFIKA'S BUBBLE WAS WELL AND TRULY BURST BY A RAMPANT CHIEFS IN HAMILTON. THE HOME SIDE WINNING 85 TO 7. THE RESULT LEAVING THE CHIEFS IN THE BOX SEAT TO FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON ON TOP, BUT MOANA NEEDING A BIG TURNAROUND FOR THEM TO MAKE THE SUPER RUGBY PLAYOFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME. A RECORD NIGHT FOR THE CHIEFS IN HAMILTON. TALK ABOUT FIRING A WARNING SHOT. THE CHIEFS RIGHT ON TARGET AT THE RIGHT TIME. YEAH, IT'S HARD TO BE CRITICAL, ALTHOUGH I STILL CAN FIND A FEW WAYS. (ALL LAUGH) UM, YEAH. SOME MAGICAL TRIES HERE, AND WE LOOK GOOD WHEN WE WERE DIRECT AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WERE PATIENT AND WAITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT THEMSELVES. CLAYTON MCMILLAN'S ABILITY TO STILL NIT-PICK PERHAPS WHY THE CHIEFS ARE SO GOOD ` A MAMMOTH 78-POINT WIN OVER MOANA PASIFIKA IN HAMILTON. REFEREE JAMES DOLEMAN'S WHISTLE GETTING A SERIOUS WORKOUT. VERY, VERY CLOSE FOR THE SECOND TRY! THEY'VE GOT IT! THE FORWARDS GETTING A FEW MEAT PIES AND THE 13-TRY ANNIHILATION, THE FORWARDS GETTING A FEW MEAT PIES IN THE 13-TRY ANNIHILATION, BUT THE BACKS TAKING CENTRE STAGE. SHAUN STEVENSON BREAKING THROUGH! HE'S GOT RATIMA ON THE INSIDE! HALFBACK CORTEZ RATIMA SCORING A HAT-TRICK, AS DID WING LEROY CARTER. THE FORMER ALL BLACKS SEVENS PLAYER SURELY ON RAZER'S RADAR. CARTER DOES IT WITH EASE! THIS MAN JUST KNOWS HIS WAY TO THE TRY LINE. ARDIE SAVEA SCORING MOANA'S ONLY TRY, BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO LIFT HIS SIDE, WHO JUST LAST WEEK SHOWED PLENTY OF PROMISE. WE'RE ON FIRE WHEN THINGS ARE GOING OUR WAY. IT'S JUST NOW ASKING THE QUESTION, WHEN WE'RE UNDER PRESSURE LIKE THAT, HOW WE CAN GET OUT OF IT. UM, JUST A QUESTION TO THE BOYS AND TO MYSELF AS THEIR LEADER. A COUPLE OF GOOD GAMES DOESN'T QUITE CUT IT IN THIS LEAGUE. MOANA'S GAME EXPOSED, MAKING NEXT WEEKEND'S FINAL REGULAR SEASON MATCH AGAINST THE HURRICANES A MUST-WIN. AS TEAMS STEP UP TOWARDS THE FINALS, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THE LEVEL THAT YOU NEED TO... TO GET TO, AND WE WEREN'T AT THAT LEVEL TODAY. AND OUR GUYS GOT A GOOD LESSON ABOUT, YOU KNOW, JUST WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THOSE LESSONS AND MOVE ON. BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAY, WE ONLY GOT SEVEN DAYS TO TURN IT AROUND. AS FOR THE CHIEFS, THEIR TIMING AND EXECUTION COULDN'T BE BETTER. STAYING IN HAMILTON WHERE THE MAGIC HAVE SUFFERED THEIR THIRD-STRAIGHT DEFEAT IN THE NETBALL PREMIERSHIP, LOSING TO THE TACTIX 48-44. NO SHORTAGE OF 'FEELING' IN THIS GAME, WITH BOTH TEAMS COMING OFF LOSSES. JUST ONE POINT IN AT HALFTIME, UNTIL THE VISITORS TOOK CONTROL, CONVERTING OFF CRUCIAL TURNOVERS AS WELL AS THEIR OWN. YEAH, LOOK, WE SHOWED A LOT OF HEART TODAY. WE WERE HURTING FROM LAST WEEK. THAT WAS OUR WORD THIS WEEK ` INTENT ` ON ATTACK AND ON DEFENCE, AND I THOUGHT THE DEFENCE REALLY TIGHTENED UP THIS WEEK. I STILL THINK THAT WE WEREN'T AS CLINICAL AS WE WANT TO BE ON ATTACK. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON. TOMORROW'S FINAL ROUND THREE MATCH SEES THE STEEL HOST THE MYSTICS IN DUNEDIN. IT WAS THE ANTHONY EDWARDS SHOW IN THE NBA TODAY AS THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES GOT THEMSELVES BACK INTO THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS EQUATION IN EMPHATIC FASHION. EDWARDS GETTING THINGS GOING EARLY FOR THE TIMBERWOLVES TO HELP HIS SIDE TO A HEALTHY 20 POINT LEAD BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER. EDWARDS GETS IT BACK. FINDS SOME SPACE. NAILS ANOTHER! IT'S AN EDWARDS ERUPTION HERE IN THE FIRST. RUDY GOBERT WITH A RIGHT HAND AND A TERRIFIC PASS FROM DIVINCENZO. EDWARDS SCORING 30 POINTS IN THIRTY MINUTES IN MINNESOTA'S 143-104 WIN. OKLAHOMA CITY STILL LEAD THE BEST OF SEVEN SERIES 2-1. PLAYERS ADMIT THERE'S A DIFFERENT FEELING AROUND ROLAND GARROS ON THE EVE OF THE FRENCH OPEN, WHICH GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS, 'THE KING OF CLAY' RAFAEL NADAL WON'T BE THERE, A COUPLE OF YOUNGER STARS LOOKING TO BUILD THEIR OWN LEGACY. JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. FOR SO LONG, A SPANIARD HAS DOMINATED AT THE FRENCH OPEN. NADAL. A DIFFERENT ONE NOW LOOKING TO CONTINUE THAT COMMAND OF THE CLAY COURTS. IN THE GRAND SLAMS, THERE ARE ALWAYS REALLY GREAT MATCHES IN THE FIRST ROUND, SO IT WAS CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE FIRST ROUND IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE 22-YEAR-OLD DEFENDING CHAMPION AND FAVOURITE, SEEDED TO MEET JANNIK SINNER IN THE FINAL WHO ALCARAZ OUTPLAYED AT THE ITALIAN OPEN JUST A WEEK AGO. IT'S ALCAREZ THAT REIGNS IN ROME. A WAKE UP CALL FOR SINNER, WHOSE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM SERVING A THREE-MONTH DOPING BAN. A WAKE UP CALL FOR SINNER, WHO'S RECENTLY RETURNED FROM SERVING A THREE-MONTH DOPING BAN. WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF THINGS WHERE I CAN IMPROVE, AND THE GRAND SLAMS ARE JUST DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW? YOU HAVE TO BE MENTALLY READY AND PHYSICALLY TOO. WHICH IS WHY IT WOULD BE FOOLISH TO RULE OUT NOVAK DJOKOVIC. (CROWD CHEERS) THE SERB OVERNIGHT WINNING HIS 100th ATP TITLE IN GENEVA. IN THE WOMEN'S DRAW, THREE-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION IGA SWIATEK LOOKING TO RE-FIND HER FORM. A RECENT RUN OF UNDERWHELMING RESULTS SEEING HER SLUMP FROM NUMBER ONE TO FIVE. I WANT TO BE MORE POSITIVE ABOUT WHAT I'M DOING AND NOT FOCUS TOO MUCH ON THE MISTAKES A LITTLE BIT, AND, KIND OF, JUST GO FOR IT, BE MORE BRAVE. AND SHE'LL HAVE TO BE IF SHE'S TO BEAT NUMBER ONE SEED ARYNA SABALENKA WHO ISN'T THE SLIGHTEST INTIMIDATED BY HER RECORD ARYNA SABALENKA, WHO ISN'T THE SLIGHTEST INTIMIDATED BY HER RECORD ON THE CLAY COURT. RANKINGS DOESN'T REALLY MATTER ANYMORE. NOWADAYS, I KNOW THAT I CAN DO WELL ON CLAY, SO ARRIVING HERE, I FEEL REALLY STRONG. BUT AS PLAYERS AND PUNDITS WELL KNOW ` ON CENTRE COURT, IT'S ANYONE'S GAME. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. CANBERRA HAVE JUST HIT BACK AGAINST THE WARRIORS. THE WARRIORS ARE JUST AHEAD EIGHT SIX. TIGHT GAME. COMING UP ` ERIN'S HERE WITH MORE ON THE WILD WEATHER WE'RE IN FOR THIS WEEK. AND IN JUST A TICK CHECK ON GOODSORTS, WE'RE IN TIMARU. TEANA: How's life going with the new addition? BEN AND AMY: Ummmmmm... AMY: Wooah! AMY: I think we might need a bit more room. VOICEOVER: Make your move with Canstar's bank of the year for Home Loans. Search ASB Home Loans today. # Slow. # Release. # Energy. # Energy. # # E-N-E-R-G-Y. # VOICEOVER: Flow through your day with new V Riise. NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. SOME MANAGED TO HOLD ON TO ANOTHER OK DAY, WHILE OTHERS WERE BRACED FOR THE INCOMING RAIN. FROM THE SATELLITE, WE CAN SEE RAIN STARTING TO BUILD UP THE WEST COAST NOW. OVERNIGHT, THAT INTENSIFIES AND WORKS NORTH. THERE ARE THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS WE TALKED ABOUT, RAIN IN THE WEST, WIND WATCHES TO CENTRAL AREAS INTO TOMORROW. AS WE TRACK FURTHER INTO THE WEEK, THOUGH, THAT SYSTEM CLEARS LATER ON TUESDAY. BUT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY, A LARGE LOW ` A WIND-AND-RAIN-MAKER TRACKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE CAN EXPECT WATCHES AND WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS TOO. IT BEGINS TO EASE ON FRIDAY, BUT WE'RE IN A VERY WET WEEK. IF WE LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR FLOW, WE CAN SEE MID-WEEK WITH THE RAIN FROM THE NORTH-WEST. IT'S LOOKING PRETTY WARM IN THE NORTH ISLAND'S EAST. YOU'LL NOTICE IT IN THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ESPECIALLY YOU'LL NOTICE IT IN THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ESPECIALLY, BUT BEHIND THAT SYSTEM, TO REMIND US WINTER IS JUST DAYS AWAY, IN ROLLS A COLD SOUTHERLY, AFFECTING THE SOUTH ISLAND PARTICULARLY. TOMORROW, UP TOP, CLOUD BUILDS TO FEW SHOWERS THEN RAIN AT NIGHT. THAT COULD BE HEAVY, AND 19 OR 20 DEGREES. AGAIN THE DAY DETERIORATES IN AUCKLAND. A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS, SOME RAIN FROM EVENING. A BIT OF A WIND ABOUT TOO AND A TOP OF 20. RINSE AND REPEAT FOR KIRKIRIROA HAMILTON. AIM FOR THE MORNING FOR ANYTHING OUTDOORS, AND 19 IS YOUR HIGH. SHOWERS PEPPER CENTRAL SPOTS, BUT THAT HEAVY RAIN BAND ARRIVING TO TAUMARANUI IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERS, IT'LL BE LATER. 16 FOR MOST HERE. CLOUD INCREASE THOUGH YOUR DAY, TAURANGA, WITH A FEW SHOWERS, MOSTLY IN THE EVENING. 19 IS YOUR HIGH. GISBORNE'S DRY. DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON WILL SEE A BIT OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. AND JUST THE CHANCE HAWKE'S BAY WILL SEE A SPRINKLE TOO, AND 19 IN HASTINGS. WET AND WINDY IN NEW PLYMOUTH, AND RAIN ON AND OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR ALL HERE. GALE WINDS BEFORE DAWN IN THE CAPITAL, AND THE HEAVIEST RAIN TROUGH THE DAY EASING IN THE EVENING, WITH 17 DEGREES. WET IN THE WEST, ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT, EASING IN THE MORNING, BUT WINDY TO THE EAST UNTIL EVENING. WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN PLACE. BUT WINDY TO THE EAST UNTIL EVENING. 17 TO 19 DEGREES. EARLY MORNING PATCHY RAIN, OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH, BUT A MOSTLY FINE ONE FORM THERE. 19 IS YOUR HIGH. A WET AND POSSIBLY THUNDERY NIGHT IN THE WEST, BUT ANY WATCHES LIFT AT 6am. A FEW SHOWERS FROM THERE. MAYBE A FEW SPOTS OF EARLY RAIN TO ASHBURTON, AND 19 FOR YOU. JUST THE CHANCE YOU'LL SEE A SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON, TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN. LOOKING GOOD, OTHERWISE, AND 15 DEGREES. A FEW SHOWERS WORK UP THE LOWER SOUTH. OAMARU'S FINE ALL DAY, THOUGH, AND 17 FOR YOU. A FINE MORNING, OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. SOME CLOUD, MAYBE A SHOWER AFTER LUNCH, AND 17 DEGREES. TUESDAY ` THE HEAVY RAIN EASES IN THE NORTH ISLAND. TAKE A BREATH ONCE IT HAS CLEARED. WEDNESDAY ` RAIN SPREADS FROM THE NORTH WEST ACROSS THE COUNTY WEDNESDAY ` RAIN SPREADS FROM THE WEST ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH SOME HEAVY FALLS. GOOD IDEA TO KEEP ACROSS FORECASTS THIS WEEK. VERY GOOD ADVICE. THANKS, ERIN. TONIGHT'S GOODSORT LIKES TO GIVE SOME HELP TO THOSE WHO WORK TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES SAFER. GRAHAM DALLOW, A FORMER BUILDER TURNED VOLUNTEER, SPENDS PART OF HIS WEEK CLEANING PATROL CARS AND HIS WEEKENDS MONITORING SECURITY CAMERAS. HERE'S HAYDN JONES. IT'S RARE YOU'D FIND GRAHAM DALLOW INSIDE. JUST ASK HIS WIFE, ALLISON. HE SPENDS A LOT MORE TIME IN THE GARAGE. GRAHAM LOVES WORKING WITH WOOD, ALTHOUGH ALLISON'S RESTRICTED HIM BECAUSE SHE'S... VERY SCEPTICAL ABOUT USING POWER TOOLS. GRAHAM, YOU SEE, HAS ONLY ONE ARM. SO I HAD TO LEARN TO WRITE LEFT-HANDED. WE'LL GET TO THE 'HOW THIS HAPPENED' SOON. BUT FIRST, HE NEEDS KEYS AND SECURITY LANYARD... FOR HIS ONE-ARMED DRIVE TO THE POLICE STATION. I WON'T SHOW YOU THE SECRET CODE, THOUGH. GRAHAM COMES TWICE A WEEK... MY OFFICE IS OVER THERE. ...TO VALET THE TIMARU POLICE FLEET. YEAH. I ENJOY IT. THIS IS LIKE A THERAPY. HE DOESN'T WORK ALONE. TYSON NEEDED SOMETHING, AND GRAHAM FOUND HIM A PLACE. COS I WAS LEAVING SCHOOL AND TRYING FOR A NEW JOB. GRAHAM DALLOW WAS NOMINATED BY CONSTABLE ABBY MCELROY. EVEN IF I'M HAVING A BAD DAY AND I TURN UP, GRAHAM'S ALWAYS THERE AND MAKING ME FEEL BETTER. ABBY GETS A JOKE FROM GRAHAM EVERY VISIT. OH YEAH, WHAT'S THE BAD NEWS ` YOU WERE PLAYING SUNDAY? (LAUGHS) I LOVE IT. GRAHAM DID WORK AT PACEMAKERS GRAHAM DID WORK AT PlACEMAKERS AND WAS A BUILDER BEFORE CANCER FIRST APPEARED 23 YEARS AGO. STARTED OFF BETWEEN THE TWO FINGERS. THEN EIGHT YEARS AGO, HE LOST HIS EAR BUT NOT HIS HEARING. IF I GO LIKE THAT, IT'S GOOD AS GOLD. THEN THE BIG ONE ` ARM SWELLED UP TWICE THE SIZE. HIS RIGHT ARM, RIDDLED WITH TUMOURS, WAS 100% GOING TO BE AMPUTATED, BUT THERE WAS ALSO A 50% CHANCE OF LOSING HIS LIFE. EITHER GO THAT WAY OR THAT WAY. YEAH. IT COULD BE FATAL. TCP FROM TIMARU WATCH HOUSE. ARE YOU RECEIVING? OVER. ON WEEKENDS, GRAHAM'S ONE ARM, ONE EAR, AND TWO EYES GO TO WORK FOR THE POLICE, WATCHING THE TOWN'S SECURITY CAMERAS. YOU SEE THINGS THAT HAPPEN. BACK AT GRAHAM'S PLACE, HE TELLS US ABOUT THE HOBBIES HE DREAMT UP... YOU LIE THERE AND YOU THINK, 'WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?' ...WHILE IN HOSPITAL... HE MADE A ROCKING CHAIR. ...TURNING CHAIRS INTO ROCKING CHAIRS. I JUST ENJOY DOING IT. HE GIVES MOST AWAY. THERE'S THAT I MADE FOR THE FOR THE PLUNKET SOCIETY. YEP, I ENJOY IT. GRAHAM DALLOW FINDS SATISFACTION IN HELPING THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE. THEY'RE GIVING UP THEIR LIFE TO HELP PEOPLE, AND IF I CAN HELP THEM, YOU KNOW... HE SAYS HIS GREAT PLEASURE IN A JOB WELL DONE. I JUST THINK HE'S SUCH A GREAT HUMAN. HAYDN JONES, 1 NEWS. THAT IS ONE USE THE SUNDAY. KOINA A TATOU KORERO MO TENEI RA. GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY BRIGIT KELLY. AND TOM CLARKE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.