TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` OUR MAJOR BANKS REACT SWIFTLY WITH THEIR OWN CUTS AFTER THE OFFICIAL CASH RATE DROPS AGAIN. WITH CLOSE TO HALF OF ALL KIWI MORTGAGES DUE TO REFIX IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, IT'S TIME TO GET OUT THE CALCULATOR. WHAT TODAY'S MOVE MEANS FOR YOUR REPAYMENTS. THE RUGBY UNION SPEAKS OUT ON THE 'RUN-IT STRAIGHT' CRAZE AMID CALLS TO BAN IT AFTER A TEENAGER DIES PLAYING AN IMPROMPTU GAME. AND A SHAMPOO AND RINSE FOR DAVID SEYMOUR AS HE ANNOUNCES HE'S TRIMMING REGULATIONS. WHAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO AGAIN WHEN YOU VISIT YOUR HAIRDRESSER. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN, SAM BAKER AND JASON CONRAN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 TENA TATOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. THE RESERVE BANK HAS CUT THE OCR AGAIN TODAY, WITH THE COMMITTEE VOTING FIVE TO ONE TO LOWER IT, SAYING THE ECONOMY IS 'RECOVERING AFTER A PERIOD OF CONTRACTION'. SO THE OFFICIAL CASH RATE HAS NOW TICKED DOWN ANOTHER 25 BASIS POINTS FROM 3.5% TO 3.25%. IT'S THE SIXTH CUT IN A ROW SINCE AUGUST LAST YEAR, BUT WHILE INFLATION IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT 2.5%, WITHIN THE 1% TO 3% TARGET BAND, IT'S PROJECTED TO INCREASE THIS YEAR TO 2.7% BEFORE DROPPING TO CLOSER TO 2% NEXT YEAR. HERE'S CORAZON MILLER'S REPORT WITH WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR YOUR BUYING POWER. A $40M INVESTMENT MEANS THIS MANUFACTURING BUSINESS IS ABLE TO PRINT BIG, A HUGE INVESTMENT AT A TIME WHEN THIS COMPANY, LIKE MANY, IS SEEING LESS CASH COME IN. REVENUE'S BEEN CHALLENGING, SO... AND THAT'S NOT JUST LOCAL ` IT'S IMPACTED BY GLOBAL ECONOMICS AND THE INSTABILITY THAT THE WHOLE WORLD IS EXPERIENCING. STILL, SHE'S CONFIDENT SHE'LL SEE A GOOD RETURN. WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY. THE RESERVE BANK SAID TODAY THE ECONOMY REMAINS IN RECOVERY MODE. DESPITE A WEAK LABOUR MARKET AND UNCERTAINTIES AROUND GLOBAL TRADE POSING SOME RISK TO INFLATION, IT'S CONFIDENT IN ITS CALL TO CUT THE CASH RATE. INFLATION IS IN THE TARGET RANGE, AND THE COMMITTEE IS WELL POSITIONED TO NAVIGATE BOTH DEVELOPMENTS DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO KEEP INFLATION PRESSURES AT TARGET. WE DO HAVE THOSE CHALLENGES. WE'VE GOT THE TRADE PICTURE THAT'S HANGING OVER OUR HEAD. WE'VE GOT QUITE CLEARLY SOME OF THE BAGGAGE FROM LAST YEAR'S RECESSION THAT WE'RE CARRYING THROUGH AS WELL, BUT LOWER INTEREST RATES ARE DOING A REALLY IMPORTANT JOB AND JUST SORT OF WATERING SOME OF THE GREEN SHOOTS THAT WE ARE SEEING. THE GOVERNMENT'S TAKING CREDIT FOR THE POSITIVE MOMENTUM. A GOOD COMBINATION OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY WORKING TOGETHER TO DELIVER THOSE OUTCOMES FROM A GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR FISCAL POLICY, MAKING SURE WE'VE A GOOD GRIP ON SPENDING. THOUGH THE RESERVE BANK SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET FACTORED LITTLE IN ITS CALL. THERE WERE UNDERS AND OVERS IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT OF THE BUDGET, THE INVESTMENT BOOST SCHEME PROVIDING SOME SUPPORT TO BUSINESS INVESTMENT, AND THAT'S FACTORED INTO OUR PROJECTIONS, BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE, SOME ACTIVE DECISIONS AROUND REDUCING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ` THEY EFFECTIVELY NET OUT. BANKS HAVE BEEN QUICK TO REACT ` SOME PRE-EMPTIVELY CUTTING THEIR MORTGAGE RATES; OTHERS FOLLOWING THIS AFTERNOON ` A DOWNWARD TREND THAT'S CONTINUED TO BOOST BUYER CONFIDENCE. WE'RE SEEING FIRST-HOME BUYERS A LOT EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGE AND THE ABILITY TO BORROW A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY. HOPING EXCITEMENT TRANSLATES INTO SALES. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE MORE HOMES SELLING UNDER THE HAMMER AT AUCTIONS. SUCCESS RATES ARE UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUSINESSES HOPING THEY'LL REAP THE REWARDS SOON TOO... A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE RETAIL, FMCG, AND SO GETTING CUSTOMERS SPENDING IS PRETTY IMPORTANT. ...TO KEEP THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY GOING. SO, CORAZON, THE OFFICIAL CASH RATE DROP IS LARGELY WELCOME. BUT FOR SOME, IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS. IT'S EASY TO SEE THIS IS LARGELY A GOOD THING, BECAUSE LOWER INTEREST RATES WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BORROWED. BUT THE MANY THE EFFECT WON'T BE FELT FOR A WHILE. HALF OF THOSE ON MORTGAGES ARE NOT DUE TO ROLLOVER UNTIL JUNE OR SEPTEMBER QUARTER. IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO FEEL THE CHANGE. THERE IS A DOWNSIDE. ANYONE WHO HAS CHOSEN TO SAVE RATHER THAN SPEND, HAS MONEY IN A INVESTMENT FUND OR SAVINGS POOL, THEY FACE LESS RETURN ON THEIR MONEY. SIX OCR CUTS IN A ROW, WITH THE NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED IN EARLY JULY. CAN WE EXPECT THE RESERVE BANK TO DROP THE RATE AGAIN? THE RESERVE BANK HAS INDICATED IT DOES PLAN TO CONTINUE TO DROP THE RATE, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY. ONE ECONOMIST I SPOKE TO TODAY SAID AND THE MONETARY STATEMENT THE WORD UNCERTAINTY WAS MENTIONED 149 TIMES. A LOT OF THE UNCERTAINTY IS GLOBAL. TARIFFS MIGHT HAVE AN IMPACT ON INFLATION. IF INFLATION IS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED, THAT COULD GIVE THE RESERVE BANK BECAUSE TO PAUSE ON THE OCR. IF INFLATION HITS THE TARGET RATE OF 1% TO 3%, THEN THE RESERVE BANK WOULD LIKELY CONSIDER DROPPING THE CASH RATE AGAIN IN JULY. AND FOR DETAILS ON THE HOME LOAN CUTS FROM OUR MAJOR BANKS FOLLOWING TODAY'S OCR DROP, DOWNLOAD OUR APP OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE ` 1news.co.nz. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY HAS CONDEMNED THE 'RUN IT STRAIGHT' CRAZE AFTER A TEENAGER PLAYING AN IMPROMPTU GAME DIED. HIS FAMILY NOW CALLING FOR IT TO BE BANNED BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DIES. JAMES FLEURY HAS MORE. IT'S THE SOCIAL MEDIA TREND TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE PHYSICAL COLLISIONS OF RUGBY LEAGUE OR UNION. AND THIS WEEK IT ENDED IN TRAGEDY. AN INNOCUOUS TACKLE AS IT WAS, I MEAN, RYAN WAS PROBABLY 75 KILOS DRIPPING WET. RYAN SATTERTHWAITE (19) DIED IN HOSPITAL ON MONDAY NIGHT AFTER BEING CRITICALLY INJURED IN AN IMPROMPTU GAME WITH HIS MATES. THEY WERE CELEBRATING A FRIEND'S 21st ON SUNDAY, JUST HAVING SOME FUN DOWN AT THE PARK, AND JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO PLAY THAT 'RUN IT STRAIGHT' GAME. TWO GROUPS HAVE TURNED THE CRAZE INTO A BUSINESS, AND BOTH HAVE BEEN RUNNING EVENTS IN AUCKLAND THIS MONTH. BUT FOLLOWING RYAN'S DEATH, THE NEXT EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED, HIS UNCLE NOW CALLING FOR ALL 'RUN IT STRAIGHT' COMPETITIONS TO BE BANNED. I THINK MAYBE THE ORGANISERS THOUGHT, 'YEAH, WE'LL GET SOME BACKLASH OUT OF THIS. 'MAYBE THERE'D BE SOME BROKEN BONES AND SOME DISLOCATIONS, 'BUT WE'LL SPIN IT, AND SUCH THAT WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY.' SEVERAL LEAGUE PLAYERS, INCLUDING GEORGE BURGESS, HAVE PUBLICLY BACKED AND EVEN PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT. BUT THE WARRIORS TODAY SAID THEY HADN'T REALLY HEARD OF IT. OH, NAH. NAH. NAH. YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THEM? NAH. NAH. NOT TOO MUCH. NOT TOO MUCH. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT, BRO, SORRY. SOMETHING YOU WOULD CONSIDER DOING? NAH, I PLAY THIS AS A PROFESSIONAL, BRO. YEAH, I'M NOT REALLY AWARE OF... WHAT IS IT? RUN IT STRAIGHT. I AM NOT AS ACROSS IT AS OTHERS. LIKE, I'M NOT A SOCIAL MEDIA MAN. I MEAN, I'M NOT TURNING IT ON ON SKY ON A SATURDAY, SO I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT, MATE. RYAN'S UNCLE SAYS IT'S TIME FOR SPORTING STARS TO SPEAK UP. NOBODY IS REALLY GOING TO LISTEN TO US, SO I AM HOPING THAT OUT OF THIS WE GET SOME ALL BLACK, SOME RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYERS TO STAND UP AND JUST EXPRESS WHAT SORT OF A DUMB ` I WON'T SAY IT'S A SPORT, BUT A DUMB IDEA THAT THIS PARTICULAR GAME IS. PALMERSTON NORTH'S MAYOR SAYS THE COMMUNITY IS HURTING AND AGREES SPORTING ROLE MODELS SHOULD CONDEMN THE GAME. PERHAPS WE CAN DISCUSS WITH THE REGIONAL SPORTS TRUSTS AND POSSIBLY THROUGH SPORT NEW ZEALAND, JUST TO TRY AND NIP IT IN THE BUD BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE TRAGICALLY DIES. IN A STATEMENT, NZ RUGBY HAS URGED PEOPLE NOT TO TAKE PART. AND THE CHIEFS HAVE ALSO 'STRONGLY ADVISED AGAINST ENGAGING IN THE TREND OR PROMOTING IT.' JAMES FLEURY, 1 NEWS. AND YOU CAN WATCH OUR EXTENDED INTERVIEW WITH RYAN'S UNCLE OVER ON TVNZ+. ON YOUR SMART TV, JUST HEAD TO THE NEWS TAB ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND THIS STORY AND THE REST OF THE DAY'S NEWS. MORE THAN 50 DOCTORS WALKED OFF THE JOB AT GISBORNE HOSPITAL TODAY, STRIKING OVER LONG-RUNNING STAFFING ISSUES. OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGING RECRUITMENT IN THE REGIONS IS CHALLENGING, WITH THE HEALTH MINISTER CONFIRMING HE WILL VISIT HIMSELF TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES. HENRY MCMULLAN REPORTS. (HORN HONKS) TAKING A STAND AFTER YEARS OF STRUGGLE ` (HORNS HONK) DOCTORS DOWNING TOOLS AND PICKING UP THE TONGS. WE'RE ON STRIKE, BUT WE'RE STILL PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO HELP EVERYBODY OUT. THEY SAY THEY'RE CRITICALLY UNDERSTAFFED AND PATIENT CARE IS AT RISK. SO, IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO 50% OF DOCTORS THAT ARE MISSING FROM THE HOSPITAL. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP AND WE WANT TO HELP 'EM. PEOPLE LIKE GRAHAM GRITTENS. HE'S BEEN WAITING FOUR YEARS FOR A KNEE REPLACEMENT. THE THING IS, EH, WITH THE HOSPITAL ` THEY CAN ONLY DO WHAT THEY CAN DO, EH. YOU KNOW? IF THEY HAVEN'T GOT THE STAFF THERE, IT'S A SHOCKER. I'VE ONLY BEEN ON THE MAIN STREET IN GISBORNE FOR THE PAST 10 MINUTES, AND I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE RELYING ON THE HOSPITAL, SOME ON WAITLISTS FOR PROCEDURES THAT CONTINUE TO GET POSTPONED, OTHERS LIVING WITH LONG-TERM ILLNESS. BILLY NYPIA HAS HIV AND SAYS UNDERSTAFFING AT THE HOSPITAL IS A BIG CONCERN. I HAVE REGULAR VISITS ALL THE TIME, AND TO HEAR THAT KIND OF THING SORT OF MAKES ME FEEL LIKE, 'OH GOSH, DO I NEED TO RELOCATE SOMEWHERE?' HEALTH NZ SAYS THERE HAS BEEN SOME RECENT RECRUITMENT, BUT STAFFING REGIONAL HOSPITALS IS CHALLENGING. THIS FORMER DHB CHAIRWOMAN SAYS IT'S BEEN A LONG-STANDING ISSUE. I THINK IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES ON AT THE DHB THROUGH HERE. AND I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A LOW SOCIOECONOMIC AREA, BUT IT IS IN SOME WAYS AS FAR AS HEALTH IS CONCERNED. IT'S JUST SO DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE TO SMALL, WONDERFUL PLACES LIKE TAIRAWHITI, LIKE GISBORNE. THE UNION WANTS MORE INCENTIVES OFFERED TO WORK IN THE REGIONS TO MAKE THE JOBS MORE ATTRACTIVE. WE HAVE DOCTOR SHORTAGES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, BUT TAIRAWHITI IS THE UNFORTUNATE STANDOUT, WHERE WE'VE GOT A COMMUNITY WITH THE HIGHEST DEPRIVATION RATES FOR HEALTH, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE HIGHEST SENIOR DOCTOR SHORTAGES, SO SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE. THE MINISTER TODAY CONFIRMING HE WILL GO TO GISBORNE HIMSELF NEXT MONTH, BUT CONDEMNING TODAY'S PROTEST. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO, BUT I JUST PUT IT TO THE UNION ` STRIKING IS NOT THE SOLUTION. STRIKING SIMPLY DELAYS CARE FOR PATIENTS AND DOESN'T PUT PATIENTS FIRST. SOLUTIONS NEEDED QUICKLY TO HELP EASE THE PRESSURE. HENRY McMULLAN, 1 NEWS. MEANWHILE, WELLINGTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL IS SET TO GET A NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET. THE HEALTH MINISTER SAYS WELLINGTON'S E.D. IS CURRENTLY ONE OF THE POOREST PERFORMING IN THE COUNTRY, WITH OUTDATED INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRIBUTING TO LONGER WAIT TIMES FOR PATIENTS. 126 ADDITIONAL BEDS AND TREATMENT SPACES WILL BE ADDED AS PART OF THE UPGRADE. THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO BE DELIVERED BY 2027, AND THE NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL IN 2029. SEVERAL CANTERBURY SCHOOLS ARE GETTING NEW CLASSROOMS. THE GOVERNMENT TODAY UNVEILED $161M IS BEING INVESTED IN SCHOOL PROPERTY ACROSS THE REGION, $108M EARMARKED FOR SELWYN, SOUTH OF CHRISTCHURCH, ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY. WHICH IS EQUATING TO 64 NEW CLASSROOMS. THAT INCLUDES A BRAND-NEW SCHOOL, WHICH WE'LL BE DELIVERING THE FIRST STAGE OF CLASSROOMS IN, AND ALSO LAND BANKING FOR THE FUTURE. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO BE STRATEGIC IN THIS REGION. $53M WILL BE SPENT ON ADDING MORE CLASSROOMS TO SEVERAL OTHER SCHOOLS IN CHRISTCHURCH AND THE WIDER CANTERBURY REGION. BUILDING CONSENTS COULD SOON BE ISSUED IN JUST TWO DAYS. A NEW PRIVATE SERVICE HAS BEEN SIGNED OFF BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR LOW-RISK HOUSING PROJECTS, FREEING UP COUNCILS TO TACKLE THE MORE COMPLEX BUILDS. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. IT TOOK A MATTER OF DAYS FOR THE SOON-TO-BE FOUR BEDROOM HOUSE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF CHRISTCHURCH TO GET SIGN-OFF TO BE BUILT. I THOUGHT IT WAS FANTASTIC. IT WAS NICE AND FAST AND SUCH A SMOOTH PROCESS. BUT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. IN THE SELWYN DISTRICT, WHERE JOSH TOMLINSON HAS CHOSEN TO MAKE HIS HOME, CONSENT TIMES VARY. WELL, IT DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF THE YEAR AND THE NUMBER OF CONSENTS THAT WE'VE JUST RECEIVED. IT CAN BE A MATTER OF DAYS, AND SOMETIMES IT'S WEEKS, UM, BUT STATUTORILY, WE WANT TO KEEP IT UNDER 20 DAYS. NOW IT'S HOPED THE FIRST INDEPENDENT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSENT AUTHORITY WILL SPEED UP THE PROCESS NATIONWIDE WITH A PROMISE OF 10 WORKING DAYS. WE'LL ISSUE THE CONSENT, WE'LL INSPECT THE BUILDINGS, AND WE'LL ISSUE THE CODE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE. AND THEN WHEN ALL THE DOCUMENTATION IS COMPLETE, WE'LL SUBMIT IT, GIVE IT TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEM TO FILE. ACCREDITED AND REGISTERED BY THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT, THE NEW PROVIDER WILL BE REVIEWED EVERY THREE MONTHS TO ENSURE IT'S COMPLYING WITH THE BUILDING ACT, AND IS INSURED FOR ANY WRONGDOING ON ITS PART. IT WILL RELIEVE SOME OF THE PRESSURE ON COUNCILS, REALLY BUSY COUNCILS WHO ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF CONSENTS. IT RELIEVES SOME OF THE PRESSURE ON SOME OF THOSE STRAIGHTFORWARD BASIC CONSENTS AND ALLOWS THEM TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THE MORE COMPLEX AND COMPLICATED ONES THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THE DOOR. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY WE'RE GOING FOR THE LOW-HANGING FRUIT. THAT IS A FACT. WITH QUICKER TURNAROUNDS ON CONSENTING, IT'S HOPED COSTS WILL DROP TOO, BUT THEN THERE'S THE ISSUE OF STAFF TO DO THE WORK. WE HAVE HAD TO RUN OUR OWN INTERNAL TRAINING FOR STAFF, AND TRYING TO GET PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INTERESTED BUT AREN'T NECESSARILY TRAINED TO BE ABLE TO BE AT A SPACE WHERE WE CAN CONSENT BUILDINGS QUICKLY. PEOPLE MAKE THEIR OWN MIND UP WHERE THEY WANT TO WORK, AND HOPEFULLY THE VERY GOOD ONES WILL BE WITH US. THE INITIATIVE KICKING OFF IN SELWYN NEXT MONTH, WITH PLANS TO TAKE IT NATIONWIDE AS DEMAND GROWS. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. FROM JULY, YOU'LL BE ALLOWED TO TAKE YOUR DOG TO THE HAIR SALON AND BARBER OR HAVE A TEA OR COFFEE WHILE YOU'RE GETTING A TRIM. DAVID SEYMOUR HAS GIVEN THE CHOP TO SO-CALLED '80s-ERA RULES. THE CHANGE COMES AFTER A REVIEW RECOMMENDED ALL EXISTING REGULATIONS FOR THE SECTOR BE SCRAPPED. BUT SOME ARE QUESTIONING HOW STRICTLY THEY WERE ENFORCED IN THE FIRST PLACE. JACOB JOHNSON REPORTS. A FULL SCALP SCRUB FOR DAVID SEYMOUR. THIS IS A MUCH HIGHER STANDARD THAN I'VE EXPERIENCED IN RECENT TIMES. WITH THIS SECTOR NOW SET TO GET A MAKEOVER OF ITS OWN. MOST OF THE RULES ARE EITHER SO SILLY THEY'RE IGNORED OR SO OBVIOUS THEY'RE BEING DONE ANYWAY, MEANING ABSOLUTELY NO VALUE IS GENERATED. THE SCRAPPED RULES INCLUDE MANDATES ON THE SPACING OF SEATS AND THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHTS AS WELL AS A BAN ON SERVING DRINKS IN CUTTING AREAS AND BRINGING DOGS INTO THE SHOP. DAVID SEYMOUR SAYS THE CHANGES WILL SAVE THE INDUSTRY AROUND $1M A YEAR IN COMPLIANCE COSTS, AND NOW IT'LL BE UP TO THE BUSINESS OWNER TO DECIDE HOW THEY OPERATE. WE ARE GONNA ALLOW A DOG IF THEY CAN BEHAVE. IF THEY CAN'T BEHAVE, THEN NO. A BEER OR A WINE REMAINS OFF THE CARDS FOR NOW. IF YOU'RE ALLOWED A WEE BREWSKI WHILE YOU'RE HAVING YOUR HAIR TRIMMED, I RECKON THAT SHOULD BE A CHOICE YOU CAN MAKE. THE GOVERNMENT IS SET TO DECIDE WHETHER ALCOHOL CAN BE SERVED AT SALONS LATER THIS YEAR. THERE'S NO FIRM DECISION TO DO THAT BUT THE MINISTRY FOR REGULATION HAS SAID, THIS IS CRAZY ` JUST LET PEOPLE HAVE A DRINK. THE FIVE-MONTH REVIEW ITSELF COST AROUND $500,000. BUT MANY SHOPS WEREN'T EVEN AWARE OF THE RULES THAT HAVE NOW BEEN SCRAPPED. THE ONLY WAY THEY WERE ENFORCED WAS ON A YEARLY REGISTRATION THROUGH COUNCIL. SO THEY WEREN'T ENFORCED ANYWAY. A LOT OF MEMBERS WEREN'T REALLY SURE OF SORT OF HOW THOSE RULES WERE TO WORK. I HAD NO CLUE. WHENEVER I GO TO A SALON AND I ASK THEM, 'WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?', THEY SAY, 'GET RID OF THE RED TAPE AND REGULATION.' THERE ARE SOME TRADE-OFFS ` THERE'LL BE NO MONITORING OR ENFORCEMENT OF HYGIENE, SANITATION OR DISINFECTION PRACTICES. OFFICIALS WILL WORK WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH ON GUIDANCE AROUND THIS TO MANAGE PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS. HOWEVER, THE SECTOR SAYS OTHER CHANGES ARE NEEDED. THE ONE THING THAT HAIR AND BARBER REALLY PUSHED FOR WAS THE REGULATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE QUALIFICATION. AND THAT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED HERE. STILL SOME GAPS IN AN INDUSTRY THAT'S JUST HAD A BIG TRIM. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI, JUST AHEAD ` A FRENZY OVER FOOD PARCELS IN GAZA. THOUSANDS OVERRUN A DISTRIBUTION CENTRE AS DESPERATION MOUNTS, DESPITE THE END OF AN 11-WEEK LONG BLOCKADE. WHY THE UNITED NATIONS IS BOYCOTTING THE GROUP BEHIND TODAY'S CHAOTIC AID HANDOUT. PLUS, AFTER THE PAST TWO LAUNCHES ENDED IN MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS, ALL EYES WERE ON ELON MUSK'S LATEST STARSHIP LAUNCH TODAY. NEXT ` WHAT WENT RIGHT AND WHAT WENT VERY, VERY WRONG. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, WHY SCRUNCHING TOILET PAPER WHEN NATURE CALLS HAS BECOME A BIG PROBLEM FOR DOC. PLUS, THE SPECTATOR SPORT THAT HAS GONE COMPLETELY TO THE DOGS. FIND OUT WHAT'S SO UNIQUE ABOUT THE TOP PRIZE. AND MEET A WOMAN OF COURAGE AND HUMOUR, WITH OUR ASB GOOD AS GOLD. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. Hey, Steve, it's Sam. We've been thinking. We need more space for Archie if he's going to have a brother one day. Yeah. No worries. You can always add another room backing onto the garden. Oh, Archie, we'd love that, wouldn't you? Yes. Call me any time. IN CHAOTIC SCENES, A NEW AID DISTRIBUTION HUB IN OCCUPIED GAZA HAS BEEN OVERRUN BY THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS WHO BROKE DOWN FENCES AND SEIZED FOOD PARCELS. AMERICAN SECURITY CONTRACTORS WITHDREW AFTER BEING OVERWHELMED BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THE SITE IN RAFAH, AND WARNING SHOTS WERE FIRED BY ISRAELI SOLDIERS NEARBY. AS THE BBC'S LUCY WILLIAMSON REPORTS, THE CONTROVERSIAL NEW FOOD AID SCHEME HAS BEEN CONDEMNED BY THE UNITED NATIONS. HUNGER HAS ITS OWN RULES, AND FOOD OFFERS ITS OWN KIND OF SECURITY. GAZA'S NEW AID DISTRIBUTION HUB NEAR RAFAH OVERRUN TODAY HOURS AFTER OPENING ` ITS FENCES TRAMPLED, ITS FOOD PARCELS SEIZED. (PEOPLE CLAMOUR) NOT EVEN WARNING SHOTS FROM ISRAELI TROOPS NEARBY INTERRUPT THE CROWD. TRANSLATOR: WE WANT TO EAT. WE ARE HUNGRY. WE'RE BEING HUMILIATED WITH THE COMMUNAL KITCHENS AND THE LACK OF WATER AND EVERYTHING. LOOK WHAT THEY PUT HERE FOR US. INSIDE THE BOXES, RICE, PASTA, JAM, BEANS AND TUNA ` CAREFULLY UNPACKED, PROUDLY DISPLAYED. AFTER AN 11-WEEK ISRAELI AID BLOCKADE, THESE SIMPLE PARCELS ARE PRIZES. THE NEW SPECIALLY BUILT HUB'S MEANT TO SECURE GAZA'S AID, ISRAEL SAYS, AND STOP IT BEING STOLEN BY HAMAS. BUT THE ARMED AMERICAN GUARDS SECURING THE SITE MELTED AWAY TODAY. THE U.S.-BACKED FOUNDATION BEHIND THE PLAN SAID ITS STAFF FELL BACK TO ALLOW GAZANS TO TAKE THE AID SAFELY. TRANSLATOR: WE'VE GOT IT. WE ARE PATIENT AND RESILIENT PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LIVE, HUNGRY PEOPLE WHO MUST BE SATISFIED. GLORY TO GOD. SOME IN GAZA ACCUSE ISRAEL OF USING AID DISTRIBUTION TO BOOST MILITARY CONTROL, AND HAMAS HAS WARNED PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY. BUT THE SCENES HERE TODAY HAVE PROVEN THAT HUNGER WEIGHS HEAVIER THAN FEAR. THE TEAM BEHIND THE DISTRIBUTION HUBS SAYS HAMAS TRIED TO BLOCK CIVILIANS FROM ACCESSING AID, WHICH HAMAS DENIES. THE DRIVER OF A CAR THAT PLOUGHED INTO FANS AT A LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB VICTORY PARADE HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. 11 OF THOSE INJURED ARE STILL IN HOSPITAL IN A STABLE CONDITION. POLICE ARE BEING PRAISED FOR THEIR ACTIONS, INCLUDING HOW QUICKLY THEY RELEASED INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUSPECT. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON REPORTS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE AFTERMATH OF A GLORIOUS CELEBRATION. INSTEAD, IT'S A CRIME SCENE AND WHERE SURVIVORS HAVE COME TO REFLECT. THE CAR WAS STOPPED LITERALLY WHERE WE WERE AT THAT POINT, BEFORE WE RAN. I'M SHAKING NOW, TALKING ABOUT THAT. IT WAS HORRIFIC, ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC. SO JUST THANKFUL, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THERE'S MANY KIDS... OH, IT'S EMOTIONAL. UP TO A MILLION FANS HAD GATHERED IN LIVERPOOL FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE PARADE. BUT TOWARDS THE END OF THE ROUTE, AS PEOPLE WERE LEAVING, HORROR UNFOLDED, CROWDS LEAPING FOR THEIR LIVES AS A CAR DROVE INTO FANS ON A STREET MEANT TO BE BLOCKED OFF. IT IS BELIEVED THE DRIVER OF THE FORD GALAXY CAR INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT WAS ABLE TO FOLLOW AN AMBULANCE ON TO WATER ST AFTER THE ROAD BLOCK WAS TEMPORARILY LIFTED SO THAT THE AMBULANCE CREW COULD ATTEND TO A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WAS HAVING A SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK. AFTER ANGRY PEOPLE TRIED TO SMASH THEIR WAY IN TO THE DRIVER, RUMOURS SPREAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT HIS ORIGINS AND MOTIVE, POLICE RELEASING DETAILS WITH WHAT SOME SAY WAS UNPRECEDENTED SPEED ` NOT JUST HIS AGE BUT THAT HE WAS A WHITE BRITISH MAN FROM LIVERPOOL. LAST YEAR, AFTER THE SOUTHPORT STABBINGS, WIDESPREAD RIOTS BROKE OUT AFTER FALSE CLAIMS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE ATTACKER WAS AN UNDOCUMENTED MUSLIM MIGRANT. TODAY POLICE STILL URGING FOR CALM, WHILE THEY INVESTIGATE. AND WE CONTINUE TO ASK PEOPLE NOT TO SPECULATE ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE INCIDENT AND REFRAIN FROM SHARING DISTRESSING CONTENTS ONLINE. SCENES WHICH HAVE LEFT MANY FEELING LUCKY THERE WEREN'T MORE INJURED OR ANY DEATHS. AS HE TRIED TO RAM THROUGH ME, I SORTA DODGED. I SORTA DODGED THE MIDDLE OF THE BONNET, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO CLIP MY LEGS, AND MY BACK'S COMPLETELY GONE NOW. IT'S JUST THE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE OF IT. I'VE NEVER HAD SOMEONE TRY AND ESSENTIALLY KILL ME BEFORE. BUT THE BIG QUESTION ` THE MOTIVE FOR THIS ` YET TO BE ANSWERED. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, LONDON. KING CHARLES HAS SAID CANADA WILL REMAIN STRONG AND FREE, IN A SPEECH MADE IN THE WAKE OF DONALD TRUMP'S REPEATEDLY EXPRESSED DESIRE TO ANNEX THE COUNTRY. THE MONARCH DELIVERED AN ADDRESS TO OPEN CANADA'S PARLIAMENT IN OTTAWA, THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 50 YEARS THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY A SOVEREIGN. HE READ A SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. I'VE ALWAYS HAD THE GREATEST ADMIRATION FOR CANADA'S UNIQUE IDENTITY, WHICH IS RECOGNISED ACROSS THE WORLD FOR BRAVERY AND SACRIFICE IN DEFENCE OF NATIONAL VALUES, AND FOR THE DIVERSITY AND KINDNESS OF CANADIANS. CHARLES AND CAMILLA HAVE NOW LEFT CANADA AFTER A WHISTLESTOP TWO-DAY VISIT. FOREIGN STUDENTS WANTING TO STUDY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY NOW AREN'T THE ONLY ONES FACING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE IN THE U.S. DONALD TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION HAS NOW ORDERED AMERICAN EMBASSIES TO HALT ALL STUDENT VISA APPOINTMENTS. THAT'S AS IT PREPARES TO EXPAND SOCIAL MEDIA VETTING OF APPLICANTS. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TARGETING SOME OF AMERICA'S ELITE UNIVERSITIES THAT HE BELIEVES ARE TOO LEFT-WING, AND CLAIMS THEY ARE ALLOWING FOREIGN PRO-PALESTINIAN ACTIVIST STUDENTS TO SPREAD ANTISEMITISM ON CAMPUS. HARVARD UNIVERSITY IS SUING, AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REVOKED ITS ABILITY TO ENROL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. ELON MUSK'S SPACE-X STARSHIP, DESIGNED TO ONE DAY TAKE HUMANS TO MARS, HAS BEEN FLOWN FURTHER FROM EARTH THAN EVER BEFORE. (CROWD COUNT DOWN) (CHEERING) BUT THE NINTH UNMANNED TEST FLIGHT OF THE MOST POWERFUL ROCKET EVER BUILT WASN'T A TOTAL SUCCESS. AMONG THE ISSUES, LOSS OF CONTACT WITH STARSHIP, WHICH HAD SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND LIKELY BROKE APART ON RE-ENTRY TO EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. IT FOLLOWS TWO CATASTROPHIC LAUNCHES EARLIER IN THE YEAR. ELON MUSK, HOWEVER, SAYS TODAY'S EFFORT WAS A BIG IMPROVEMENT. A MURI AKE NEI ` WHEN A METH TEST OF THEIR RENTAL HOME LEFT A CHRISTCHURCH FAMILY BLINDSIDED. IT'S TERRIFYING. I THINK WHEN YOUNG KIDS ARE INVOLVED, THERE'S NO EXCUSE. WHY A DECISION OVER A LEGALLY BINDING LEVEL OF WHAT'S SAFE AND WHAT'S NOT IS STILL MANY MONTHS AWAY. THEN ` TAKING MOVIE AUDIENCES BACK TO ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S WORST MINING DISASTERS. WHAT HAPPENED UP THERE? WHEN ARE THEY GOING IN? NEXT, THE FIRST GLIMPSE OF HOW THE PIKE RIVER MINE TRAGEDY AND ITS FALL-OUT WILL BE PORTRAYED ON SCREEN. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, THE OPERA SINGER SHARING THE SHEER JOY THAT COMES FROM SINGING. (SINGS ARIA) IT'S LIKE SURFING. IT'S LIKE RIDING A WAVE AND HITTING THE SWEET SPOT. (SINGS ARIA) PLUS, THIS LEGENDARY INSPIRATION GETS THE RECOGNITION SHE DESERVES WITH OUR ASB GOOD AS GOLD. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. VOICEOVER: Get your free Consumers's Guide to Hearing Aids. New Zealand's only independent guide to all the latest models. Choose the right hearing aid for your lifestyle and budget. Call 0800 45 45 42 for your free copy. NAU MAI ANO. WELCOME BACK. A CHRISTCHURCH FAMILY IS FEELING BLINDSIDED AFTER DISCOVERING THE RENTAL HOUSE THEY'VE LIVED IN FOR TWO YEARS IS CONTAMINATED WITH METHAMPHETAMINE RESIDUE. WITH METH CONSUMPTION SURGING, SOME ARE NOW CALLING FOR MORE PROACTIVE TESTING OF RENTAL PROPERTIES, AND AS ALI PUGH REPORTS, THE GOVERNMENT ADMITS THE CURRENT APPROACH IS CONFUSING. COME AND HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR ROOM. WHEN THE WAGHORN FAMILY MOVED INTO THIS PARKLANDS RENTAL TWO YEARS AGO, THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE HOME AND HOSED. I LIKE IT. BUT JUST WEEKS AGO, THEY MADE AN UNSETTLING DISCOVERY. PROFESSIONAL TESTING THEY ORGANISED REVEALED TRACES OF METH RESIDUE THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. I FELT REALLY BLINDSIDED BY THE WHOLE THING. LEFT THE HOUSE. LEFT EVERYTHING THERE. MORE PYJAMAS, TOGS, UNDIES... BINNING NEARLY ALL THEIR BELONGINGS AS A PRECAUTION. JUST HEARTBREAKING BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST ALL OF THEIR CHILDHOOD TOYS. IT'S NOT A RISK THAT WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE. IN NEW ZEALAND, DWELLINGS ARE CONSIDERED UNSAFE IF METH LEVELS ARE ABOVE 15 MICROGRAMS PER 100CM2, THOUGH THIS IS NOT LEGALLY BINDING. RESULTS FROM THE FAMILY'S TESTING SHOWED THE LEVEL IN THEIR MAIN LIVING AREA WAS 24. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO EVIDENCE THAT LINKS THIRD-HAND EXPOSURE OF METH WITH ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS, BUT MUM GEORGIA HAS CONCERNS. IT'S TERRIFYING. I THINK WHEN YOUNG KIDS ARE INVOLVED, THERE'S NO EXCUSE. CLAIMING THERE WERE RED FLAGS MISSED. WHEN WE FIRST MOVED IN, THERE WAS A REALLY BIG SECURITY SYSTEM. ALL THE CURTAINS WERE TACKED WITH PINS TO THE WINDOW FRAME. THIS LAWYER SAYS THE ONUS IS ON THE LANDLORD SHOULD A TENANT DISCOVER PRE-EXISTING CONTAMINATION. BECAUSE THE HOME WOULDN'T BE HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLIANT. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE LANDLORD HAS TO TAKE STEPS TO REMEDY THAT SITUATION. THE OWNER OF THIS HOUSE HAD HIS OWN PROFESSIONAL TESTS DONE LAST MONTH, WHICH SHOWED LOW LEVELS WITHIN SAFE STANDARDS. WE DO SEE REASONABLY OFTEN DIFFERENT COMPETING TESTS, AND IT'S REALLY JUST A MATTER OF THE TRIBUNAL HAVING TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT WHO'S TESTING IS MORE RELIABLE. THIS COUPLE CALLING FOR MANDATORY TESTING BETWEEN TENANTS. THE GOVERNMENT ADMITS IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT TO DO WHEN METH IS FOUND AT RESIDENTIAL RENTALS. IT'S NOW WORKING ON REGULATIONS TO BETTER MANAGE THE SITUATION, PROPOSING FORMING A NEW SAFE LEVEL THAT IS LEGALLY BINDING AND SETTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LANDLORDS ON WHEN THEY SHOULD BE TESTING FOR METH. THIS CASE SOON HEADING TO THE TENANCY TRIBUNAL. WE NEVER WOULD'VE RENTED THAT HOUSE HAD WE KNOWN IT WAS TOXIC. CABINET SET TO DECIDE ON NEW REGULATIONS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. ALI PUGH, 1 NEWS. AND BREAKFAST WILL HAVE MORE ON THOSE REGULATIONS AND THE WAGHORNS' SITUATION TOMORROW MORNING. JOIN THE BREAKFAST TEAM FROM 6. THE FIRST TRAILER'S BEEN RELEASED FOR A MOVIE BASED ON ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S WORST MINING DISASTERS, WHEN 29 MEN WERE KILLED AT PIKE RIVER. THE FILM FOCUSES ON TWO WOMEN WHO LOST LOVED ONES IN THE 2010 METHANE EXPLOSION IN THE MINE NEAR GREYMOUTH, AND FOLLOWS THEIR PURSUIT OF THE TRUTH AND ACCOUNTABILITY. NO ONE IS GONNA GO IN THERE EVER AGAIN. SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? WE'RE GONNA STOP THEM. STARRING KIWI ACTRESSES MELANIE LYNSKEY AND ROBYN MALCOLM, PIKE RIVER FAMILIES HAVE BEEN CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION. THE MOVIE WILL PREMIERE IN CINEMAS ON OCTOBER 30TH. THREE YOUNG ACTORS ARE ABOUT TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO GLOBAL STARS IN A REBOOT OF 'HARRY POTTER' THAT IS BEING TOUTED AS THE MOST EXPENSIVE TV SHOW EVER MADE. PLAYING HARRY, RON AND HERMIONE ON FILM LAUNCHED DANIEL RADCLIFFE, RUPERT GRINT AND EMMA WATSON TO WORLDWIDE FAME IN THE EARLY 2000s. STICK YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER THE BROOM AND SAY 'UP'. ALL: UP! WOW. NOW, AFTER MORE THAN 30,000 CHILDREN AUDITIONED, DOMINIC MCLAUGHLIN, ALASTAIR STOUT AND ARABELLA STANTON WILL TAKE UP THE LEAD ROLES. BASED ON THE BELOVED BOOKS BY JK ROWLING, THE HBO SERIES WILL REPORTEDLY COST MORE THAN $180 MILLION PER EPISODE TO MAKE. FILMING IS SET TO GET UNDERWAY IN THE COMING MONTHS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT. AND IS SUPER RUGBY THE CHIEFS' TO LOSE? DON'T LET HIM HEAR YOU SAY THAT. AFTER A FAIR AMOUNT OF DISAPPOINTMENT OVER THE YEARS, THE CHIEFS SENDING OUT A CLEAR MESSAGE TODAY IN HAMILTON, WRITTEN OR OTHERWISE. THE CRUSADERS HANGING ON FOR SECOND ON THE TABLE. A WELCOME RETURN FOR A PLAYER DUE SOME GOOD LUCK. PLUS ` LOOK WHO'S BACK AS THE WARRIORS TRY TO MAKE HAY, WHILE STATE OF ORIGIN STARS SHINE. AND ` EVER HAD ONE OF THOSE DAYS? TENNIS STAR COCO GAUFF JUST DID, AT THE FRENCH OPEN. AND IN WEATHER, WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON. WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY ` HEADS-UP FOR SOME THUNDER. COULD BE SQUALLY AS IT WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FRONTS. WATCH, OF COURSE, FOR SOME LIGHTNING, SOME FLASH FLOODING. THAT'LL BE MAINLY UP NORTH; BUT FURTHER SOUTH AND ELSEWHERE, YOU'VE GOT SOME SHOWERS IN THE MIX. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE, AFTER SPORT. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA. WELCOME TO SPORT. AND TONIGHT ` THE EQUATION'S FAIRLY SIMPLE, AT THE TOP OF SUPER RUGBY ANYWAY. IF THE CHIEFS BEAT THE HIGHLANDERS ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THEY REALISTICALLY CAN'T BE STOPPED FROM FINISHING TOP OF THE TABLE. BUT FOR A TEAM THAT'S HAD A DECADE OF CLOSE CALLS, THEY'RE TAKING NOTHING FOR GRANTED. HERE'S BRODYN KNUCKEY. ANY OTHER WEEK, SOME WET WEATHER TRAINING MIGHT HAVE BEEN USEFUL FOR THE CHIEFS, BUT WITH A TRIP DOWN TO DUNEDIN TO FACE THE HIGHLANDERS, OTHER UNIQUE CHALLENGES PRESENT THEMSELVES. WHEN YOU GO DOWN THERE, IT'S JUST DIFFERENT. IT'S DIFFERENT PLAYING UNDER A ROOF, AND THEY'RE USED TO IT, WHICH IS WHY THEY SORT OF PLAY THE STYLE OF GAME THAT THEY DO AND ARE VERY EFFECTIVE AT IT. ALSO WELL AWARE OF HOW THE SOUTHERNERS ARE APPROACHING FRIDAY'S CONTEST, DESPITE BEING OUT OF PLAYOFF CONTENTION. I THINK THEY JUST GOT NOTHING TO LOSE, SO THEY CAN COME AT US AND PRETTY MUCH THROW EVERYTHING AT IT. BUT THE EQUATION FOR THE CHIEFS IS SIMPLE IN A CHAOTIC FINAL ROUND OF SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC ` WIN, AND THEY'LL GO INTO THE PLAYOFFS AS TOP SEEDS. IT KEEPS US ON OUR TOES. OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO DO OUR BEST TO TRY AND FINISH AT THE TOP TO GIVE US THE BEST CHANCE OF PLAYING AT HOME AS WE GO INTO THE PLAYOFFS. I THINK, AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON, IT'S ABOUT MOMENTUM, SO WE'VE CREATED A LITTLE BIT AND WE WANT TO KEEP THAT GOING. MOMENTUM AN UNDERSTATEMENT. LEROY CARTER SO GOOD. THE KICK THROUGH THIS TIME. IT'S RATIMA CHASING. HE'S GOT CARTER WITH THE BALL! GOODNESS ME! McMILLAN TWEAKING THE SQUAD THAT HUMBLED MOANA PASIFIKA LAST WEEK, SHIFTING HIS ALL BLACKS AROUND FROM STARTING TO IMPACT ROLES AND VICE VERSA. ETENE NANAI-SETURO ALSO MAKING A TIMELY RETURN FROM A HAMSTRING STRAIN FOR THE INJURED EMONI NARAWA. YOU'RE ALWAYS SORT OF FORWARD-THINKING. WE'VE DONE THAT. NOT TO BE PRESUMPTUOUS, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR US OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF THREE WEEKS, AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GOOD ENOUGH THEN MAYBE THOSE PLANS WILL COME TO FRUITION. JUST DON'T EXPECT CORTEZ RATIMA TO COVER THE WING AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. (LAUGHS) NO, NO, I'M JUST TRYING TO STICK TO MY OWN ROLE AND DO THAT BEST I CAN. A TEAM-WIDE MANTRA THAT HAS THESE CHIEFS ONCE AGAIN IN LINE TO FINISH ON TOP. BRODYN KNUCKEY, 1 NEWS. STILL HANGING ON FOR HOPE AT THE TOP, OR AT LEAST THE CHANCE TO FINISH SECOND, THE CRUSADERS, PLAYING THEIR OLD ARCH-RIVALS IN CANBERRA. ALSO ON FRIDAY NIGHT ` A SPECIAL RETURN FOR ONE CRUSADER. LUKE ROBINSON HAS MORE. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, BUT ETHAN BLACKADDER IS FINALLY SET TO BRING UP A HALF-CENTURY OF GAMES. ONE GAME'S SPECIAL, SO TO RUN OUT THERE IN THAT JERSEY 50 TIMES IS EXTRA SPECIAL. THE LOOSE FORWARD (30) HAS BATTLED A STRING OF INJURIES SINCE DEBUTING IN 2018, SPENDING NEARLY AS MUCH TIME IN REHAB AS PLAYING RUGBY. HE'S GOT A LICENCE JUST TO BE HIMSELF AND... GET BACK AND LOVE WHAT HE DOES, UM, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A BIG PART OF HIM REPRESENTING THE CRUSADERS. HE'S SUCH A PROUD MAN IN THAT AREA. BLACKADDER STARTING AGAINST THE BRUMBIES THIS WEEKEND IN A GAME OF SECOND VERSUS THIRD. WITH THE CHIEFS PLAYING FIRST ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE CRUSADERS WILL KNOW BY KICK-OFF IF THEY STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GO INTO THE PLAYOFFS' TOP. GOT A PRETTY SIMPLE JOB TO DO, REALLY, AND WE'RE JUST YEAH, FOCUSED ON THAT. WE JUST GET OVER THERE AND GET THE JOB DONE. WHAT HAPPENS AROUND US, UH, IS A BIT SUPERFLUOUS, BUT THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT WORD WILL FILTER THROUGH HOW THAT GOES. THE CRUSADERS KNOW THEY'LL NEED TO IMPROVE ON LAST WEEKEND'S SCRAPPY 3-POINT WIN OVER THE HIGHLANDERS. BUT THE CRUSADERS, WITH A BIT OF LUCK ON THEIR SIDE, HAVE HUNG ON. ERROR RATE AND OUR DISCIPLINE WERE TWO AREAS THAT WE CAN CONTROL ERROR RATE AND OUR DISCIPLINE WERE TWO AREAS THAT WE CAN CONTROL WITHIN, AND WE'VE GOT TO GET BETTER IN BOTH THOSE FACETS. THE BRUMBIES AT HOME SET TO FEAST ON ANY MISTAKES. OH, AREN'T THEY ON A ROLL NOW, THE BRUMBIES? FULL OF PRAISE, THOUGH, FOR THE 14-TIME CHAMPIONS. WE'RE UP AGAINST ONE OF THE FORM TEAMS IN THE COMPETITION AND, UH, HISTORICALLY PROBABLY THE BEST TEAM IN SUPER RUGBY HISTORY. WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE UP AGAINST A PRETTY TOUGH TEAM AND IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG GAME. ALMOST LIKE THE PLAY-OFFS HAVE COME A WEEK EARLY, AS THIS TEAM LOOKS TO PICK UP ANOTHER SUPER TITLE. LUKE ROBINSON, 1 NEWS. NATIONAL UNDER-20S RUGBY COACH MILTON HAIG HAS MADE THE SHOCK CALL TO STAND DOWN A MONTH OUT FROM THE JUNIOR WORLD CUP IN ITALY. HAIG AND THE UNDER-20S WON THE RECENT JUNIOR RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP, BEATING SOUTH AFRICA IN THE FINAL. BUT HE'S DECIDED TO PULL THE PIN AFTER MOUNTING TENSIONS AND DIFFERENCES. YOU KNOW, HOW THE GAME'S PLAYED AND HOW YOU STRUCTURE YOUR WEEK AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE WAS` YOU KNOW, THERE WAS CERTAINLY SOME ONGOING STUFF. IN THE UNDER-20S, THE HEAD COACH DOESN'T EXACTLY GET TO HANDPICK HIS ASSISTANTS. DOES THAT NEED TO CHANGE? YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT AND ON THE BACK OF THIS, BUT I'VE BEEN IN THIS GAME FOR 10 YEARS ` THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. AN EXTRA COACH WILL BE ADDED TO THE TEAM BEFORE THE WORLD CUP. RUGBY LEAGUE'S BIGGEST RIVALRY KICKS OFF IN A FEW HOURS ` GAME ONE OF STATE OF ORIGIN. PROP MITCH BARNETT THE ONLY WARRIORS PLAYER INVOLVED, ALTHOUGH OPPORTUNITIES POPPING UP FOR OTHERS WHO NARROWLY MISSED SELECTION. ZION DAYAL REPORTS. HIS HAT MAY BE MAROON, BUT NOT THE BADGE CURT CAPEL WAS HOPING FOR. DID YOU GET ANY MESSAGES FROM BILLY AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU MAY NEED TO DO TO GET BACK IN THERE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF GAMES? I SPOKE TO BILL, UM, AND HE JUST SAID IT WASN'T IN THE PLANS FOR GAME ONE. SO WHETHER THAT MEANS GAME TWO OR THREE, I'M NOT TOO SURE, BUT YEAH, JUST KEEP PLAYING` PLAYING GOOD FOOTY FOR THE WARRIORS AND SEE HOW WE GO. OVERLOOKED FOR TONIGHT'S STATE OF ORIGIN OPENER, HAVING PLAYED IN GAMES TWO AND THREE LAST YEAR. HOW TOUGH WAS IT FOR YOU TO MISS OUT ON SELECTION? OH, YEAH, IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF WHENEVER YOU GET THE CHANCE TO PUT THAT JERSEY ON. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I STILL GOT A JOB TO DO WITH THE WARRIORS, SO MY PLATE WAS PRETTY FULL STILL. BUT AS ONE DOOR SHUT, ANOTHER ONE OPENED. CAPTAINING THE WARRIORS FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAINST THE RAIDERS LAST WEEKEND... HE'S BEEN IN STELLAR FORM, HASN'T HE? ...TAKING OVER FROM A SUSPENDED JAMES FISHER HARRIS, AND MITCHELL BARNETT, WHO'S NAMED TO START FOR NEW SOUTH WALES. IS THERE MUCH ORIGIN BANTER BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU? OH, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S NO MATES TODAY. UM, AND IF I WAS OUT THERE, I'D BE TRYING TO KILL HIM, SO I'M SURE HE'D DO THE SAME TO ME. TRADITIONALLY, THE WARRIORS DO WELL DURING THE ORIGIN PERIOD WHEN SEVERAL TOP TEAMS ARE WITHOUT THEIR STARS, BUT AT MT SMART TODAY RENEWED CALLS FOR A MID-YEAR REPRESENTATIVE WINDOW. NEW ZEALAND PLAY SAMOA TONGA. WILL PLAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR WHILE ORIGIN IS ON WITH THE GIRLS' ORIGIN. I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER CODE IN THE WORLD WHERE YOU WOULD JUST RIP OUT THEIR BEST PLAYERS TO GO PLAY FOR SOMEONE ELSE. YEAH, IT IS OBVIOUSLY TOUGH I GUESS, ON SOME CLUBS WHO OBVIOUSLY HAVE A FEW PLAYERS IN ORIGIN. UM, SO A BIT OF A STANDALONE... STANDALONE SPACE FOR THAT. THOSE THREE GAMES PROBABLY WOULD HELP. THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR CHANGE, SO THE NRL SHOW KEEPS ROLLING ON. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. THE INDIANA PACERS HAVE HELD OFF A LAST QUARTER FIGHT BACK FROM THE NEW YORK KNICKS TO TAKE A 3-1 LEAD IN THE NBA'S EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS. THE KNICKS TRAILING BY JUST 6 WITH 4.5 MINUTES TO PLAY, BUT THE HOME SIDE RESPONDING, INDIANA WINNING 130-121. PACERS GUARD TYRESE HALIBURTON A STANDOUT ` JUST THE SECOND PLAYER TO RECORD A 30-POINT TRIPLE DOUBLE WITH NO TURNOVERS. I FELT LIKE I LET THE TEAM DOWN IN GAME THREE, SO... IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO COME OUT HERE AND JUST MAKE PLAYS AND GET, YOU KNOW, GOT INTO POSITION TO MAKE SOME PLAYS. JUST TRYING TO PLAY MY GAME. AND, MAN, IT'S A BIG WIN FOR US. THE PACERS HAVE A CHANCE TO CLINCH THE SERIES ON FRIDAY AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. AMERICAN STAR COCO GAUFF MIGHT HAVE A FIRST-ROUND VICTORY AT THE FRENCH OPEN IN THE BAG, BUT IT'S WHAT WASN'T IN THE BAG THAT BECAME ONE OF THE BIG TALKING POINTS OF DAY THREE AT ROLAND GARROS. JENNY SUO WITH THE ACTION. COCO GAUFF! DID THE WORLD NUMBER TWO FORGET RULE NUMBER ONE AS SHE BEGAN HER FRENCH OPEN CAMPAIGN? AN UNFORCED ERROR BEFORE THE FIRST SERVE ` HER COACH SCRAMBLING TO FIND GAUFF'S RACKETS. HER OPPONENT MIGHT HAVE HOPED THEY COULDN'T BE FOUND. AUSTRALIA'S OLIVIA GADECKI WAS DISMANTLED IN STRAIGHT SETS, BEFORE GAUFF WENT ON TO DISMANTLE SOMEONE ELSE. AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON TOUR, MY COACH HAS ALWAYS PUT THE RACKETS IN THE BAG. I'M BLAMING IT ON MY COACH. NOT THE ONLY ROCKY BEGINNING, AT THE FRENCH OPEN, GAEL MONFILS WITH A STUMBLING START AGAINST BOLIVIA'S HUGO DELLIEN. TWO SETS DOWN, BUT YOU CAN NEVER COUNT THE 38-YEAR-OLD OUT. GAME, SET AND MATCH, MONFILS. FOR JUST THE THIRD TIME IN HIS CAREER, GAEL MONFILS COMES BACK FROM 2 SETS TO LOVE DOWN. PUSHED TO FIVE SETS, THE HOMETOWN HERO CLAIMING VICTORY AFTER 3� HOURS ON COURT. TESTED FOR EVEN LONGER, IT TOOK ALMOST FOUR HOURS FOR CAMERON NORRIE TO TRIUMPH OVER DANIIL MEDVEDEV. NEW ZEALAND-RAISED NORRIE KEEPING HIS COOL... AND HE'S GOT IT. MEDVEDEV INCANDESCENT. ...THEN KEEPING THE FAITH. HE'S DONE IT!! HIS FIRST WIN AGAINST MEDVEDEV IN FIVE MEETINGS. I HAD TO RUN FOR FOUR HOURS TO HAVE A CHANCE, AND I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT. SPEAKING OF RUNNING. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) HOW ABOUT THAT? THE SIXTH SEED, NOVAK DJOKOVIC, SEEMINGLY PLAYING WITH AMERICAN MACKENZIE McDONALD, BEFORE DECIDING HE WAS DONE WITH THE WIND AND RAIN, WRAPPING THINGS UP WITH A STRAIGHT-SETS VICTORY. HIS STUNNED OPPONENT SENT PACKING. AT LEAST HE REMEMBERED HIS RACKETS. JENNY SUO, 1 NEWS. DON'T FORGET YOUR RACKETS. A COUPLE OF INTRIGUING WEEKS. STAY WITH US ` DAN SAY THERE IS SOME ROUGH WEATHER ON THE WAY, WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDER IN THE MIX. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AT YOUR PLACE NEXT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE CALL OF NATURE IS COSTING DOC A LOT OF MONEY. WHY ARE TRAMPERS USING SO MUCH LOO PAPER? PLUS, FORGET THE MASTERS' GREEN JACKET. FOR FARMERS, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE GREEN TIE. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT 7. HELLO. WE ARE HEADING INTO A WET, WINDY AND THUNDERY AND COLD SPELL OF WEATHER. THE WEATHER MEANS BUSINESS. WHEN USING COLOUR IN THE MORNING, YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS GOING ON. THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN WORKING. WHEN YOU SEE A BOOMERANG SHAPE, YOU KNOW IT MEANS BUSINESS. THE SHARPER EDGE COMES MORE FEATHERED ON THE BACK EDGE. IT IS STILL GOING TO BE A BAND OF RAIN. QUITE A CONTRAST TEMPERATURE WISE. HUMOURED NORTHERLY, SINGLE FIGURES DOWN SOUTH. SIX THE HIGH. IT IS MOVING ACROSS NORTH-EAST PARTS OF AUCKLAND. THIS WILL TRACK ITS WAY THROUGH MAYBE WITH A RUMBLE OF THUNDER. THREE MAIN AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN. THE WARNINGS WILL EXPIRE OVERNIGHT FOR BAY OF PLENTY. THE STING IN THE TAIL ` THAT BOUNDARY OF RAIN SPREADS ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY. AND BENDS DOWN TO THE FAR SOUTH. 3 TO 10 O'CLOCK STRONG GALES. THAT SQUALLY THUNDER... QUITE A TWIST IN THE ATMOSPHERE. SOME LOCAL FUNNELS IN COASTAL AREAS. A LITTLE STING, SHOWERS IN THE SOU'WESTER. IMPROVING TOWARDS THE FAR SOUTH AND WEST OF THE COUNTRY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS IS A SQUALLY, YUCK SORT OF DAY. WATCH FOR THE WINDS BARREL THEMSELVES THROUGH. AUCKLAND, SAME SORT OF THING. BIT OF A BREATHER, THEN FROM LATE MORNING TO MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON, RAIN, SQUALLY, THUNDERY. WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS IN PLACES. OVERNIGHT RAIN IN HAMILTON. ON THE DAY, SQUALLY THUNDER. YOU CAN PICK IT UP FROM THE BAY OF PLENTY, CENTRAL PLATEAU. IT IS COMING IN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SHOULDERS, THUNDERY AND HEAVY BURSTS ` SQUALLY WINDS. 19 FOR TAURANGA. THE MAIN BOUNDARY MOVES ITS WAY THROUGH FOUR THE EAST COAST. HEADS UP, TARANAKI. SQUALLY WINDS IN THE OVERNIGHT. FURTHER SOUTH, IT IS MORE LIKELY RAIN MOVING IN AS THE DAY WEARS ON FOR YOU. SHOWERS FOR WELLINGTON. YOU REALLY GET BACK INTO IT IN THE UPPER SOUTH ISLAND. BITS AND PIECES BUT IT BENDS BACK IN FOR NELSON. CHRISTCHURCH, GUSTY WINDS, PROBABLY SOME SHOWERS. IMPROVING FOR YOU AS WELL. FURTHER WEST, YOU ARE LOOKING AT GUSTY WINDS. REMEMBER THE SLOTS OF RAIN. QUEENSTOWN, SPELL OF RAIN OR TWO. ONLY 10 DEGREES. THAT IS HOW YOU START THE DAY IN THE DEEP SOUTH. JUST EASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AND FOR DUNEDIN, A SPELL OF RAIN. FRIDAY, THAT IS THE COLD. SNOW LEVEL, 500 M TO 600 M TO THE FAR SOUTH. STRONG TO SEVERE GALES. IT DOES IMPROVE. GIVE US A BREAK. TAKE SOME CARE.