IT'S THURSDAY, THE 29th OF MAY. MORENA, THIS IS BREAKFAST. YOU WERE RATTLING THROUGH. INDEED WE ARE. THE CREAM THAT I PUT IN MY COFFEE IS FROM THE 27TH. THAT SHOULD BE OKAY, SHOULDN'T IT? DOES IT SMELL ALL RIGHT? SMELLS LIKE COFFEE. IT SHOULD BE FINE. I HAVE PUT CREAM IN THE FRIDGE FOR AGES. I WILL SEE IF I CAN GET THROUGH IT TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU START DRINKING IT AND GUZZLING DOWN LUMPS. IT IS NOT GREAT, AS IT? HOW LONG IS TOO LONG TO LEAVE? CREAM SPECIFICALLY. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW? BEFORE THE END OF MY COFFEE, THAT WOULD BE LOVELY. BREAKFAST@TVNZ.CO.NZ. COMING UP ON THE SHOW THIS MORNING ` A CALL FOR MANDATORY METH TESTING IN RENTALS. A CHRISTCHURCH FAMILY SAYS THEY DISCOVERED THEIR RENTAL HOME WAS CONTAMINATED WITH METHAMPHETAMINE RESIDUE AT UNSAFE LEVELS. METH CONTAMINATION IN HOMES HAS LONG BEEN A HIDDEN ISSUE, BUT WITH NEW ZEALAND'S METH USE NOW AT RECORD HIGHS, EXPERTS SAY IT'S TIME FOR REGULATION TO CATCH UP. ALSO AHEAD ` TWO HEALTHCARE WORKERS ATTACKED NEAR CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL IN THE SPACE OF TWO WEEKS. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A HOSPITAL WORKER ON HER WAY TO THE HOSPITAL. WE'LL SPEAK WITH HEALTH NEW ZEALAND ` IS ENOUGH BEING DONE TO PROTECT STAFF? PLUS ` MORE TROUBLE FOR KIWIS TRYING TO STUDY IN THE U.S. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS ORDERED EMBASSIES TO STOP APPOINTMENTS FOR PROCESSING STUDENT VISAS, AND PLANS TO INCREASE VETTING THE SOCIAL MEDIA OF THOSE TRYING TO GET INTO THE COUNTRY. WE'LL CHECK IN WITH OUR MAN IN THE U.S. WHAT'S THE REACTION BEEN FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES? YES, LOGAN CHURCH IS STANDING BY AT AROUND 20 TO 7 THIS MORNING. LET ME TRY THE COFFEE. SMOOTH? IT WILL BE FINE. IT'LL DO. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. HERE'S YOUR NEWS. THANKS, JENNY MAY. ISRAELI PRESIDENT BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYS HAMAS GAZA CHIEF MOHAMMAD SINWAR HAS BEEN 'ELIMINATED'. NETANYAHU SAYS SINWAR WAS THE TARGET OF A STRIKE ON A SOUTHERN GAZA HOSPITAL EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE CLAIM COMES AS ISRAEL CONTINUES TO STRIKE THE STRIP, AND PALESTINIANS STRUGGLE TO ACCESS AID. HAMAS IS YET TO CONFIRM SINWAR'S DEATH. GERMANY HAS PLEDGED TO HELP UKRAINE DEVELOP ITS OWN LONG-RANGE MISSILE SYSTEMS. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODMYR ZELENSKY HAS BEEN IN BERLIN MEETING WITH THE NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR. MEANWHILE, RUSSIA HAS PROPOSED ANOTHER ROUND OF DIRECT TALKS WITH UKRAINE NEXT WEEK IN ISTANBUL. JESSICA PARKER, BBC EUROPE CORRESPONDENT FILED THIS REPORT. YEAH. SO, PRESIDENT ZELENSKY IN BERLIN TODAY FOR HIS FIRST MEETING IN BERLIN WITH THE NEW CHANCELLOR, FRIEDRICH MERTZ. NOW, MR MERTZ IS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN VERY VOCAL IN HIS BACKING FOR UKRAINE AND PERHAPS WANTING TO BACK UP SOME OF THAT RHETORIC WITH ACTION. SO TODAY IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT BERLIN WILL HELP KYIV PRODUCE LONG-RANGE MISSILES THAT COULD BE USED TO HIT MILITARY TARGETS INSIDE RUSSIA. DELIBERATELY VERY FEW DETAILS GIVEN ON THIS, SO I THINK THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN? HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE WILL IT REALLY MAKE? BUT IT'S DEFINITELY SYMBOLIC FOR GERMANY, AS CHANCELLOR MERTZ HAS TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE BERLIN A MORE ASSERTIVE POWER ON SECURITY AND DEFENCE WITHIN EUROPE. THE KREMLIN HAS REACTED ` THEY'VE ACCUSED BERLIN OF BEING IRRESPONSIBLE. PRESIDENT ZELENSKY ACCUSED MOSCOW OF STALLING ON PEACE TALKS. WE ARE SEEING SOME REPORTS OUT OF RUSSIA TONIGHT THAT IT'S PROPOSING A FRESH DATE FOR NEGOTIATIONS. REMEMBER, OF COURSE, US PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS MADE IT CLEAR HE'S PRETTY IMPATIENT TO SEE PROGRESS AFTER THERE WAS NO BREAKTHROUGH IN TALKS EARLIER THIS MONTH. MEANWHILE, OF COURSE, THE FIGHTING IN UKRAINE GOES ON, MORE THAN THREE YEARS ON FROM RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE INVASION, AND CHANCELLOR MERTZ IS ONE OF THOSE WHO HAS RECENTLY SAID THAT HE FEARS THE FIGHTING COULD LAST FOR SOME TIME YET. THE BLUES HAVE DRAWN FIRST BLOOD IN THIS YEAR'S STATE OF ORIGIN, BEATING THE MAROONS 18-6 AT BRISBANE'S SUNCORP STADIUM. GO ON, BLUES! NEW SOUTH WALES SCORING THREE UNANSWERED TRIES IN THE FIRST HALF, INCLUDING A DOUBLE TO WINGER ZAC LOMAX. A BRIAN TO'O SIN BINNING ON HALF TIME ALLOWING THE MAROONS BACK IN TO THE CONTEST BEFORE DYLAN EDWARDS PUT THE RESULT BEYOND DOUBT. WATSON! MANUFACTURES BOTH THE GREAT PASSES FOR A DYLAN EDWARDS TRY. (CROWD CHEERS) (WHISTLE BLOWS) HOW HAS HE SUMMONED THAT? THE BLUES TAKING A ONE-MATCH ADVANTAGE IN THE SERIES, WITH THE ACTION RETURNING IN PERTH NEXT MONTH. ENJOYED THOSE HIGHLIGHTS THIS MORNING. POP STAR LORDE HAS DEBUTED SOME OF HER NEW MUSIC AT A SECRET POP UP SESSION IN AUCKLAND'S CBD LAST NIGHT. (LORDE SINGS) (SCREAMS) (SINGING CONTINUES) WHERE IS SHE? IS THAT A STUDENT FLAT OR SOMETHING? THE 28-YEAR-OLD SHARING HER NEW SINGLE 'MAN OF THE YEAR.' THE EVENT APPEARED TO BE INVITE-ONLY, BUT THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GATHERED OUTSIDE. LET US KNOW IF YOU WERE COOL ENOUGH TO BE INVITED. WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` A WET WEATHER DAY AHEAD FOR MOST OF YOU IN THE NORTH ISLAND TODAY. HOWEVER, THE EAST COAST CAN EXPECT SOME SUN. 19 IS YOUR HIGH IN HASTINGS. ROTORUA, YOUR HIGH IS 16. IT'S A RAINY DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE SOUTH ISLAND AS WELL. CANTERBURY, YOU CAN EXPECT WINDS, WHICH MAY BE STRONG AT SOME POINTS. 17 IS YOUR HIGH IN WESTPORT. WANAKA, YOUR HIGH IS 9. THANKS, CHRIS. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE IS MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING WITH OUR TEAM OF REPORTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THERE'S MAJOR RAIL UPGRADES HAPPENING IN OUR BIGGEST CITY, CLOSING ALL TRAIN SERVICES FOR FOUR DAYS. LUCY BENDELL JOINS US NOW. WHEN DOES THE CLOSURE BEGIN, LUCY? MORENA. JENNY MAY. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMMUTERS WILL HAVE TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE FROM TOMORROW ` 30 MAY THROUGH TO 2 JUNE, ACROSS THE WHOLE KING'S BIRTHDAY LONG WEEKEND. THE FOUR-DAY CLOSURE COMES AS ORGAN TRANSPORT AND CITY RAIL LINK AND KIWIRAIL CAN FOCUS ON A FEW UPGRADES AND FOCUS ON THE OPENING OF THE CITY RAIL LINK THAT IS SET TO OPEN NEXT YEAR IN 2026. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER PRIORITY AREAS THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT ` THE SOUTHERN LINE AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE HENDERSON STATION. THE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES ARE OPERATING REPLACEMENT BUSES. THEY WILL STOP AT OR NEAR ALL TRAINS TO KEEP PEOPLE MOVING. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR ALL FREQUENT RAIL USERS, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY UPCOMING CLOSURE. THERE IS ALSO ONE ON JUNE 20, ANOTHER FOUR-DAY CLOSURE. AGAIN, THE NEXT MONTH IN JULY, THERE ARE PARTIAL CLOSURES ACROSS THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS SO I CAN BE QUITE AN INCONVENIENCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT USERS IN OUR BIGGEST CITY. AUCKLAND TRANSPORT ORIGINALLY TO CHECK OUT REPLACEMENT FRUITS. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE, LUCY. RESEARCHERS A THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY ARE EXPLORING NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD EASE PRESSURE ON INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AND POSITION NEW ZEALAND AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN HEALTHCARE AUTOMATION. CHARLOTTE MULDER HAS MORE. WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY IS THIS? KIA ORA. IT IS CALLED THE DIGITAL TWIN AND THE DIGITAL COCKPIT SYSTEM, WHICH IS REPLACING THE PHYSICAL PAPER USED AT THE HOSPITALS WITH A REAL-TIME DATA SYSTEM. THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PREDICT THE TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS. IT COMES AFTER THERE IS A GROWING PRESSURE FELT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WITH STAFFING SHORTAGES AND A LACK OF FUNDING. THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD HELP NOT ONLY IMPROVE PATIENT CARE, BUT ALSO REDUCE COSTS WITHIN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. THIS IS SAID TO BE A BIG GAME CHANGER FOR NEW ZEALAND, AND COULD POTENTIALLY PUT OUR COUNTRY ON THE GLOBAL MAP FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. LOOK FOR FURTHER UPDATES TO COME. THANKS FOR THAT, CHARLOTTE. HARRY BARTLE JOINS US IN THE CAPITAL NOW. AND HARRY, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS OUR NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS COULD SLOW DOWN TSUNAMIS. MORENA, JENNY MAY. THAT IS RIGHT. MORE RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED THAT KELP FORESTS AND OTHER NATURAL VEGETATION COULD BE EFFECTIVE IN SLOWING DOWN TSUMANI CURRENTS. COMES AFTER A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN NAPIER THAT LOOKED AT MAN-MADE AND NATURAL TSUMANI STOPPERS. THEY WERE BIO SHIELDS WHICH STOPS CURRENTS THE BEST. THE LEAD RESEARCHER ON THE PROJECT THEY ARE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE FALLS SPEED OF A TSUMANI. THIS WAS JUST A PILOT STUDY, AND THERE IS MORE RESEARCH THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE INTO THE SPACE, BUT SOME EXCITING FINDINGS AROUND BIO SHIELDS. THERE WILL BE SOME MORE WORK DONE ON THIS, SO SOME EXCITING RESEARCH COMING OUT OF NAPIER. IT SOUNDS REALLY GOOD. THANK YOU, HARRY. JOINING US FROM WELLINGTON. A CHRISTCHURCH FAMILY SAYS THEY WERE BLINDSIDED AFTER DISCOVERING THEIR RENTAL HOME WAS CONTAMINATED WITH METHAMPHETAMINE RESIDUE. IN NEW ZEALAND, DWELLINGS ARE CONSIDERED UNSAFE IF METH LEVELS ARE ABOVE 15mg PER 100cm2, THOUGH THIS IS NOT LEGALLY BINDING. THE FAMILY HAD PROFESSIONAL TESTING DONE, AND RESULTS SHOWED THE LEVEL IN THEIR MAIN LIVING AREA WAS 24. HERE'S WHAT THEY TOLD 1 NEWS ` YEAH, IT'S TERRIFYING. I THINK WHEN YOUNG KIDS ARE INVOLVED, THERE'S NO EXCUSE. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE METH TESTING BECOME SOMETHING THAT LANDLORDS HAVE TO DO BETWEEN EVERY TENANT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE OWNER OF THIS HOUSE HAD HIS OWN PROFESSIONAL TESTS DONE LAST MONTH, WHICH SHOWED LOW LEVELS WITHIN SAFE STANDARDS. THIS CASE SOON HEADING TO THE TENANCY TRIBUNAL. WE DO SEE REASONABLY OFTEN DIFFERENT COMPETING TESTS DONE BY THE LANDLORD OR ON BEHALF OF THE TENANT. IT'S REALLY JUST A MATTER OF THE TRIBUNAL HAVING TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT WHOSE TESTING IS MORE RELIABLE. NATIONWIDE, METH CONTAMINATION IN HOMES HAS LONG BEEN A HIDDEN ISSUE, BUT WITH NEW ZEALAND'S METH USE NOW AT RECORD HIGHS, EXPERTS SAY IT'S TIME FOR REGULATION TO CATCH UP. MILES STRATFORD IS THE DIRECTOR OF METH TESTING COMPANY, METH SOLUTIONS. HE JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING, MILES. HAVE YOU SEEN AN INCREASE IN PEOPLE WANTING METH TESTS? NOT SO MUCH AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER, BUT AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CONTAMINATIONS. WHEN YOU HAVE DONE THOSE TESTS, HOW HIGH IS THE LEVEL OF CONTAMINATION? IT WILL VARY FROM A VERY SMALL AMOUNT WITH A VERY LOW LEVEL OF USE RIGHT THROUGH TO THE THOUSANDS WHERE MANUFACTURING HAS OCCURRED. BUT WE ARE SEEING IN TERMS OF WHAT WAS DEEMED TO BE THE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL IN NEW ZEALAND OF 15, WHICH IS 10 TIMES HIGHER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE GLOBALLY, IS THAT THOSE LEVELS HAVE DOUBLED IN THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS. WHEN A SCREENING ASSESSMENT IS DONE, WHICH IS A BASE LEVEL AND YOU HAVE A TEST DONE WHICH IDENTIFIES LEVELS ON AN AREA BY AREA BASIS, BOWS A SINGLE LEVEL RESULTS OF 15 HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED IN THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS. IF YOU WERE TO GO TO A PROPERTY AND DO AN INSPECTION, WHAT WOULD THE SIGN BE OF METHAMPHETAMINE CONTAMINATION? GENERALLY NOTHING. YOU CANNOT SEE IT OR SMELL IT, WHICH IS A RISK. THAT IS ALL LINKED TO HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. FOR THE TIME BEING, IT IS STILL ILLEGAL AND A SATIN. AND LANDLORD WILL HAVE TO GIVE 48 HOURS NOTICE TO DO AN INSPECTION. WHEN PEOPLE TURN UP, TYPICALLY THE EVIDENCE IS CLEARED AWAY. WITH IT A PROPERTY SALE RECENTLY WITH THE AGENT SAW A PIPE ON THE TABLE. THERE ARE INDICATORS OF RISK. I DID SEE THE WAGHORN AND SPEWED YESTERDAY FOR EXAMPLE TALKING ABOUT SECURITY SYSTEMS AND ATTEMPTS TO MASK THE PROPERTY. WHAT YOU GET ARE INDICATORS THAT ARE UNUSUAL, AND AT THAT PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME, YOU HAVE A MORE COMPELLING CALL TO ACTION AS OPPOSED TO A GENERAL AND BETWEEN TENANCY SITUATION. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HEALTH RISKS WITH MOVING INTO A PLACE THAT IS CONTAMINATED? THERE IS NOT ENOUGH RESEARCH IN THIS AREA. PEOPLE CAN FEEL OUT OF SORTS, SO, NON-SPECIFIC ` HEADACHES, EYE IRRITATION, BREATHING ISSUES, SKIN RASHES. GENERALLY WHAT WE HAVE SEEN WITH PEOPLE IS THAT IF YOU HAVE A PROPENSITY, IT COULD MAKE ISSUES WORSE. WHAT SEEMS TO HAPPEN, AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE THE RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SEE WHAT THE EFFECTS ARE, WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IS THAT THESE ARE WHAT ONE MIGHT EXPECT ` SLEEPING ISSUES, BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES WITHIN CHILDREN IS A COMMON ONE. WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITH REGULATION? SEVEN YEARS AGO TO THIS DAY, THE POLICY CHANGE WITHIN GOVERNMENT TOOK PLACE . WHEN THE LEVEL OF 15 WAS ADOPTED. THIS WAS BASED ON A CALL FOR RESEARCH TO BE DONE. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RESEARCH TO MAKE A CLEAR CALL, BUT THE OUTCOME OF THAT REPORT WAS TO SAY THAT RESEARCH SHOULD BE DONE. A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RESEARCH HAS TAKEN PLACE, BUT NOT REALLY ENOUGH TO MAKE A CALL AS TO WHAT THE SPECIFIC LEVELS SHOULD BE AS WEIGHED UP AGAINST OTHER VARIABLES SUCH AS IMPACT OF LOSS OF TENURE OF A PROPERTY, WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE MOVING DOWN THE REGULATION ROUTE. BEFORE WE GO THAT ROUTE, WE MUST DO RESEARCH. MINISTER TAMA POTAKA SAID WORKING REGULATION IS ONGOING. ' AT THIS STAGE, I'M AIMING TO SEEK A DECISION FROM CABINET ' ON REGULATIONS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.' IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH? AGAIN, A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE REGULATION AS THE NUMBERS THAT WILL BE INCLUDED. IF THE NUMBER IS SET AT A HIGHER NUMBER THAN IS ACTUALLY ACCEPTABLE, AS I SAY, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN NEW ZEALAND IS 10 TIMES HIGHER THAN OTHER JURISDICTIONS, THE REGULATION ALSO TALKS ABOUT SETTING A LEVEL OF 30, ABOVE WHICH THE TENANCY CAN BE TERMINATED. IN THE CASE OF THE WAGHORNS, THEY WOULD FIND THE PROBLEM AND BE UPSET I THINK THEY HAVE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE AND THEN BE STUCK IN THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THE LEVELS WERE NOT OVER 30 AND YOU CANNOT TERMINATE A TENANCY. BEFORE YOU GO, SHOULD METH TESTING BE COMPULSORY? HOW EXPENSIVE IS IT? A BASIC TEST THAT WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM IS 300 BUCKS. IN THE CONTEXT OF OPERATION OF A RENTAL PROPERTY, OR PARTICULAR BETWEEN SALES, BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF RENTALS COME ONTO THE MARKET THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MANAGED AND EXPOSED TO THE RISK, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT IS BETTER? WHAT CREATES LESS HARM FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEW ZEALAND WHERE OUR OUT-OF-CONTROL HABITS ARE? I'M NOT GOING TO GO THERE, BECAUSE I'LL BE CRITICISED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. MY PLEASURE, THANK YOU. E WHAI AKE NEI ` DONALD TRUMP ESCALATES HIS FEUD WITH AMERICA'S TOP UNIVERSITIES, WITH NEW ZEALAND STUDENTS GETTING CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. AND NEXT ` NOW THAT THE DUST HAS SETTLED FROM THE BUDGET, A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH KIWISAVER. 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. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYS HAMAS' GAZA CHIEF MOHAMMAD SINWAR HAS BEEN 'ELIMINATED'. THE NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES HAVE COMFORTABLY WON THE FIRST STATE OF ORIGIN GAME, DEFEATING THE MAROONS 18-6. AND FINALLY, POP STAR LORDE HAS DEBUTED SOME OF HER NEW MUSIC AT A SECRET POP-UP SESSION AT A CENTRAL AUCKLAND YMCA. KIWISAVER HAS BEEN TOP-OF-MIND FOR MANY SINCE CHANGES WERE ANNOUNCED AS PART OF LAST WEEK'S BUDGET. DAVID BOYLE, GENERAL MANAGER OF KIWISAVER AT FISHER FUNDS ` WHO'S BRINGING YOU THIS SEGMENT ` IS HERE WITH US THIS MORNING. DAVID, WE'RE KEEN TO UNDERSTAND YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED FOR THE RETIREMENT COMMISSION AND AS A FUND MANAGER OVER THE YEARS. FIRST, CAN YOU GIVE US A QUICK RECAP ON THE CHANGES? MORENA. THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON THE SHOW AND TALKING ABOUT MY FAVOURITE TOPIC. THAT IS TOP OF MIND FOR MANY NEW ZEALANDERS BECAUSE THE CHANGES IMPACT EVERYONE THAT IS INVESTING THROUGH KIWI SAVER. I WILL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE HEADLINES ` I MUST SAY THAT IT IS A GAME OF TWO HALVES. THE GOOD PARTS ` SEEING THE CONTRIBUTION RATES ARE SLOWLY INCREASING. I THINK IT IS A REALLY GOOD STEP AND A RIGHT DIRECTION. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, IT WILL GO FROM 3% TO 4%. THE OTHER GOOD NEWS, WHICH IS GREAT FOR 16 TO 17-YEAR-OLDS, THEY ARE GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NEW CONTRIBUTION WHICH WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JULY.. THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS. THE NOT SO GOOD NEWS, OR THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING ` FIRSTLY, THOSE EARNING $180,000 WILL NOT BE GETTING ANY GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, TO THE REST OF THOSE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE, THE GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION RATES ARE GOING TO HALVE FROM $521 TO A MAXIMUM OF 262. IS THAT GIVING FROM ONE HAND AND TAKING FROM THE OTHER? BECAUSE CONTRIBUTION RATES ARE GOING TO GO UP BUT IN THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING AWAY HALF OF WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE? IT FEELS THAT WAY, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT IS. I'M VERY MINDFUL OF THOSE HARD-WORKING KIWIS THAT ARE MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS AND ADJUSTING TO BE LESS AND LESS INCENTIVES. I THINK THERE IS GOING TO BE A GAP, AND I THINK THE GOVERNMENT, AS WE GO TO A MORE POSITIVE TERRITORY, WILL LOOK TO SEE HOW THEY CAN HELP THOSE NEW ZEALANDERS THAT NEED IT MOST. GENUINELY, SEEING THE CONTRIBUTION RATE GO FROM 3 TO 5 OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS STARTING AT 3.5 AND APRIL NEXT YEAR IS A GOOD START. THAT MEANS THAT EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES NEED TO START PLANNING FOR THAT. IT ALSO SIGNALS THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS SAYING NEW ZEALANDERS NEED TO SAVE A BIT MORE. REALLY NOW, THEY NEED TO BE PLANNING TO MAKE THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS. KIWI SAVER IS A GREAT PLACE TO DO THAT. WHAT I REALLY HOPE IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT STARTS THINKING ABOUT LONG, LONG TERM ` IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THESE CONTRIBUTION RATES GOING UP NEED TO BE PLANNED AND PEOPLE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS CONTRIBUTION INCREASES. THAT WAY, BOTH IN PLOY AND EMPLOYEE CAN BUDGET FOR THAT. IT IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT TIME TO GET THAT RIGHT. THE OCR WAS CUT TO 3.5%. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR OUR KIWI SAVER OR IF YOU HAVE TERM DEPOSITS? IT IS GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE THAT ARE ON A MORTGAGE AT THE MOMENT. WHEN IT ROLLS OFF, IT WILL BE AT A LOWER RATE, WHICH MEANS YOU'LL BE A GREATER CONTRIBUTION TO PUT INTO THE KIWI SAVER. THOSE THAT ARE MORE SAVERS, THERE RATES WILL BE COMING DOWN. IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO GET SOME FINANCIAL ADVICE AND LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS LIKE MANAGE FUNDS. THIS IS THE LAST MONTH WHEN NEW ZEALANDERS CAN GET THE MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION RATES. IF YOU HAVE 1043, GET THAT $0.50 OR A DOLLAR FROM THE GOVERNMENT. IF YOU CAN PUT IN $100 OR $500, THAT MEANS EVERY DOLLAR YOU PUT IN, THE GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE YOU $0.50. PLEASURE. THANK YOU. ME U TONU MAI. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. PLUS ` HE'S BEEN TO THE SPA AND THE LEGO EXHIBITION, SO WHAT'S MATT GIBB UP TO THIS MORNING? GIDDATY, GIBBO. I AM HERE FROM MELBOURNE. IT MAY LOOK LIKE IT IS BUCKETING DOWN, BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ILLUSION! THIS BUILDING IS A WORK OF ART. THE MGB. WILL BE COMING TO YOU LIVE THIS MORNING. GETTING THE DRAW. YOU COULD WIN FLIGHTS FOR TWO. WE WILL SEE YOU VERY SOON. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT'S THE AGE-OLD QUESTION ` ARE YOU A CAT PERSON OR A DOG PERSON? IN THE UK, THE MAJORITY USED TO BE CATEGORICALLY CANINE, BUT NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS OUR FELINE FRIENDS ARE CATCHING UP. BUT THE INCREASE IN POPULARITY ALSO COMES WITH PROBLEMS. HERE'S THE BBC'S JAYNE MCCUBBIN. (CURIOUS MUSIC) FOR QUITE SOME TIME, WE'VE BEEN A ONE-PET KIND OF NATION. DOG. DOG. DOG. DOG. ARE YOU A DOG MAN OR A CAT MAN? A DOG MAN, 100%. I LIKE DOGS. I'D SAY DOGS. DOG. YEAH. DOG. NO CATS. NO CATS. WHERE ARE ALL THE CATS IN THE ART? THE CATS AREN'T HERE. BUT IS THE STATUS OF MAN'S BEST FRIEND AS TOP DOG FINALLY BEING CHALLENGED? WHILE A MAJOR PET CHAIN REPORTS AN UPSURGE IN CAT-RELATED SALES, THE RSPCA HAVE TOLD US RESCUE CATS ARE INCREASING IN POPULARITY. DON'T GET ME WRONG ` DOGS ARE GREAT. CATS ARE MAGIC. GENERALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE LOW MAINTENANCE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE COST EFFECTIVE, GENERALLY-SPEAKING. AND I THINK REALLY OWNING A CAT DOES FIT IN WITH PEOPLE'S LIFESTYLES A LITTLE BIT MORE NOW. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THEM FOR A WALK AND THAT KIND OF THING. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SELF-CLEANING MACHINES, WHICH IS ALWAYS NICE. (LAUGHTER) SO, UM, YEAH, I CAN SEE WHY THAT GAP'S CLOSING. BUT AN INCREASE IN POPULARITY HAS COME HAND IN HAND WITH A PROBLEM ` AN INCREASE IN STRAYS. THIS IS IRIS. OH, NOT TOO KEEN ON THE CAMERA. SHE DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE HER BABIES. FIVE KITTENS. CLEARLY BEEN SOMEBODY'S PET, AND THEN BEEN ABANDONED. WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF DEMAND, BUT THE FINANCIAL DEMANDS NOW IS HUGE. THE` YOU KNOW, 90% OF WHAT WE'RE TAKING ARE FROM PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD THEIR PETS, AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE GIVING THEM UP. AND THAT USED TO BE WHAT PERCENT? PROBABLY 20 AT MOST. THE COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS MAY BE A DRIVING FACTOR IN ABANDONMENT, BUT IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE A FACTOR IN THEIR INCREASING APPEAL. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO GIVE THEM A HOME. AH, YES. YOU'RE NORMALLY VERY CALM, AREN'T YOU? I KNOW LOADS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO GET CATS AT THE MOMENT. YEAH, THEY'RE JUST LOVELY. AREN'T YOU? YEAH, YOU ARE. YOU'RE JUST SO LOVELY. THEY'VE MANAGED TO FIND THEIR WAY. THEY'LL ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO BE FRONT AND CENTRE. THAT'S IT. (LAUGHTER) I FOLLOW THEM ON INSTAGRAM. LET US KNOW. NOW TO YOUR NEWS. NEW ZEALAND'S METH REGULATIONS ARE IN THE SPOTLIGHT, WITH AN EXPERT SAYING THE LEVELS OF ACCEPTABLE METH DON'T ALIGN WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD. IN NEW ZEALAND, DWELLINGS ARE CONSIDERED UNSAFE IF METH LEVELS ARE ABOVE 15mg PER 100cm2. A CHRISTCHURCH FAMILY DISCOVERED THEIR RENTAL HOME WAS CONTAMINATED WITH METHAMPHETAMINE RESIDUE, HITTING 24mg. MILES STRATFORD, FROM METH TESTING COMPANY METH SOLUTIONS SAYS THE CURRENT REGULATIONS ARE UNACCEPTABLE. WHAT WERE TALKING ABOUT NEW ZEALAND IS 10 TIMES HIGHER THAN ANY JURISDICTION ELSEWHERE. WHAT THE REGULATION ALSO TALKS ABOUT IS SETTING A LEVEL OF 30, ABOVE WHICH THE TENANCY CAN BE TERMINATED. HE SAYS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH REGULATION LEVELS, THE FAMILY WON'T BE ABLE TO TERMINATE THEIR TENANCY. MINISTER FOR WHANAU ORA TAMA POTAKA SAYS HE IS LOOKING AT CHANGING THE REGULATIONS. POLICE HAVE BEEN GRANTED EXTRA TIME TO QUESTION THE MAN ACCUSED OF DRIVING INTO A CROWD AT A LIVERPOOL VICTORY PARADE. THE 53-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF ATTEMPTED MURDER, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING. 79 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT, WITH SEVEN PEOPLE STILL IN HOSPITAL. PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER HAS MADE A VISIT TO THE CITY, MEETING WITH THE MAYOR AND LOCAL POLICE. RUSSIA HAS ACCUSED GERMANY OF WARMONGERING AFTER BERLIN ANNOUNCED IT WILL HELP UKRAINE DEVELOP ITS OWN LONG-RANGE MISSILE SYSTEMS. GERMANY'S FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHED BACK, SAYING HIS COUNTRY IS DEFENDING INTERNATIONAL LAW THAT DEEMS THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE ILLEGAL. MEANWHILE, RUSSIA HAS PROPOSED ANOTHER ROUND OF DIRECT TALKS WITH UKRAINE NEXT WEEK IN ISTANBUL. TO SPORT, AND THE BLUES ARE WELCOMING BACK THEIR STAR ALL BLACKS WING FOR THEIR MUST-WIN MATCH AGAINST THE WARATAHS THIS WEEKEND. MARK TELEA RETURNS FROM HIS THREE-MATCH SUSPENSION AND WILL START ON THE RIGHT WING. IT WILL BE HIS FINAL HOME MATCH BEFORE HE GOES TO JAPAN. THE BLUES ARE JUST OUTSIDE A PLAYOFFS SPOT AT SEVENTH ON THE TABLE BEHIND MOANA PASIFIKA. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` A WET WEATHER DAY AHEAD FOR MOST OF YOU IN THE NORTH ISLAND TODAY. HOWEVER, THE EAST COAST CAN EXPECT SOME SUN. 19 IS YOUR HIGH IN HASTINGS. ROTORUA, YOUR HIGH IS 16. IT'S A RAINY DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE SOUTH ISLAND AS WELL. CANTERBURY, YOU CAN EXPECT WINDS, WHICH MAY BE STRONG AT SOME POINTS. 17 IS YOUR HIGH IN WESTPORT. WANAKA, YOUR HIGH IS 9. THIS SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MELBOURNE ` EVERY BIT DIFFERENT. THIS WEEK, MATT GIBB HAS BEEN SHOWCASING SOME OF THE THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN MELBOURNE WITH VISIT VICTORIA. THIS MORNING HE'S AT THE ICONIC NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE EXHIBITIONS CURRENTLY ON AT THE GALLERY. YOU YOU CULTURE VULTURE. GOOD MORNING, MATT. THAT'S WHAT I'M KNOWN AS. THE CULTURE VULTURE OF THE BREAKFAST CREW. CHECK THIS OUT, IT'S A WORK OF ART IN ITSELF. THE DANCING PUMPKIN. FOR ART LOVERS, YOU'VE GOT TO PUT THIS ON YOUR LIST OF PLACES TO VISIT WHEN YOU COME TO MELBOURNE. ART IS KEY, THE CULTURE HERE IN VICTORIA, IT'S INCREDIBLE. SPORTS LOVERS, YOU'VE GOT THE GRAND PRIX ONCE A YEAR, GO THE BLACK CAPS, FOOD IS ANOTHER BIG PART OF THE CULTURE HERE IN MELBOURNE. JUST TO GO THE EXTRA DISTANCE, I MADE SURE I DID MY HOMEWORK AND CHECK OUT SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL FOOD ON OFFER IN MELBOURNE. NO VISIT TO MELBOURNE WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT ROAMING AROUND THE CITY EACH TRYING SOME DELICIOUS TREATS. THERE'S A NEW SPOT IN TOWN AND I'M TOLD IT'S AMAZING. (jazzy music) CHRIS, IT'S NOT OFTEN I'M ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY WALKING INTO A RESTAURANT, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE. ? TELL ME ABOUT WHERE IT CAME FROM, WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THIS PLACE? IT WAS AN INSPIRATION FROM MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH FRANCE, ALL THINGS FRENCH. THREE STORIES, EVERYTHING DIFFERENT FROM THE NEXT. THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT, MULTIPURPOSE, MULTIFACETED ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX. WE DON'T OFTEN DISCLOSE, BUT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT DRAKE CAME HERE AND CAMPED OUT ON THE TERRACE FOR LUNCH. HE LOVED THE CLUB SO MUCH THAT HE ENDED UP HAVING A PRIVATE CONCERT DOWN THERE. (FRENCH MUSIC) OBVIOUSLY IT'S FRENCH MUSIC HERE, BUT TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE MENU. ITS COASTAL VIBES. 10 DIFFERENT TYPES OF OYSTERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. WHAT'S IN SEASON. ROTISSERIE, STEAKS, ROAST CHICKENS. WHAT'S THE ONE DISH THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO TRY WHEN THEY COME AND VISIT YOU? ROAST CHICKEN. I REALLY ENJOY IT. (FRENCH MUSIC) BEEN WAITING FOR THIS. BON APPETIT. JUST DREAMING ABOUT ROAST CHICKEN, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS, BIG THANKS TO CHRIS LUCAS AND THE TEAM. HE WAS WALKING ME AROUND, ALSO SHOWING ME THEIR WINE COLLECTION, $88,000 BOTTLES OF WINE, JUST BY ONE YEAR, SEE HOW YOU GO. HEADING TO THE NGV, NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA, JUST A FEW HOURS OVER THE DITCH, THREE NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION, FLIGHTS WITH AIR NEW ZEALAND, TICKETS TO BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL, ALL THANKS TO VISIT VICTORIA, WHO HAVE PLAYED OUT AN AMAZING WEEK FOR US HERE. JOIN A DRAW. COME OVER HERE AND EXPERIENCE WHAT MELBOURNE HAS TO OFFER. THAT IS A FANTASTIC SHOT FROM UP HIGH MATT, BUT I AM A BIT` DID YOU SAY THAT'S A PUMPKIN? APPARENTLY IT'S A DANCING PUMPKIN, AND IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT, IT'S PART OF THE COLLECTION. I MUST SAY, YOU WERE LOOKING QUITE FRENCH THERE WITH YOU ROAST CHICKEN. SEE YOU SOON. LIVING THE GOOD LIFE, ISN'T HE? LOVE IT. I DO LOVE MELBOURNE, THOUGH. I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THE BILGES MUSICAL, TOUR MY FAVORITE MOVIES. I WAS PROBABLY MORE INTERESTED IN THE LEGO YESTERDAY. THAT WAS BRILLIANT. ME U TONU MAI. IS HEALTH NEW ZEALAND DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT STAFF AT CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL? BUT FIRST ` THE WHITE HOUSE RAMPS UP ITS ATTACKS ON SOME OF THE U.S.' TOP UNIVERSITIES. WE'RE LIVE TO NEW YORK. (SONG): 'COLD AS ICE' BY FOREIGNER BEN: Hello? From the bank? Really? VOICEOVER: Know it's really ASB with Caller Check. (PHONE RINGING) # You're as cold as ice # We can verify it's us through the ASB Mobile Banking app. BEN: Oh, it is you ASB! WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` NEW ZEALAND'S METH REGULATIONS ARE IN THE SPOTLIGHT, WITH AN EXPERT SAYING THE LEVELS OF ACCEPTABLE METH DON'T ALIGN WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD AND SHOULD BE LOWERED. OVERSEAS, UK POLICE HAVE BEEN GRANTED EXTRA TIME TO QUESTION THE MAN ACCUSED OF DRIVING IN TO A CROWD AT A LIVERPOOL VICTORY PARADE. AND TO SPORT, THE BLUES ARE WELCOMING BACK THEIR STAR ALL BLACKS WING FOR THEIR MUST-WIN MATCH AGAINST THE WARATAHS THIS WEEKEND. U.S. EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO STOP MAKING APPOINTMENTS FOR STUDENT VISAS. WE'RE JOINED NOW BY OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH. MORENA, LOGAN. THERE'S A BIG DEVELOPMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS COMING TO AMERICA? YEAH, VERY BIG DEVELOPMENTS. AS YOU SAID, THE UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION, THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MARCO RUBIO, HAS TOLD ITS CONSULATES AROUND THE WORLD TO STOP SCHEDULING INTERVIEWS FOR THOSE TRYING TO COME INTO AMERICA ON STUDENT VISAS. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH VERY LONG PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR A VISA TO WORK OR COME TO THE U.S., YOU GO DOWN TO YOUR LOCAL CONSULATE AND YOU HAVE AN INTERVIEW, AND THEN YOU DO OR DO NOT GET A VISA AS A RESULT OF THAT. AN OFFICIAL MEMO FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAID SOCIAL MEDIA VETTING WOULD BE STEPPED UP. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MOVE COMES IN ADVANCE OF THAT. OF COURSE, THIS IS JUST THE LATEST OF A LONG LIST OF WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A TAX FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON UNIVERSITIES AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS HERE IN THE U.S. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE MOST RECENT ROWS HAS BEEN BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND HARVARD. DONALD TRUMP TOOK AWAY HARVARD'S ABILITY TO HAVE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS COME OVER. THERE IS BEEN DEBATE AND FIGHT ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING, WHICH DONALD TRUMP HAS TRIED TO PULL FOR INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE WHITE HOUSE IS CONCERNED, IT SAID, ABOUT THE RHETORIC ON CAMPUSES, PARTICULARLY ANTI-ISRAEL RHETORIC, AND THEN USING THAT AS JUSTIFICATION FOR A LOT OF THIS. THERE IS CONCERN FROM TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WHO ARE SAYING THIS IS ATTACK ON FREE SPEECH. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, 1.3 MILLION DEGREES IN THIS COUNTRY WERE BEING PURSUED BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, AND IN SOME PLACES, INCLUDING HARVARD, A LOT OF THE STUDENTS COME FROM OVERSEAS AND THEY PAY BIG FEES TO STUDY AND SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD. SO WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO HAVE FOREIGN STUDENTS, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT FUNDING PROBLEM FOR THESE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS. SO, THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEBATE THAT WILL KEEP GOING FOR SOME TIME, AND THE BACKWARD AND FORWARD DOESN'T SHOW ANY SIGNS OF STOPPING ANYTIME SOON. THE KING HAS VISITED CANADA IN RECENT DAYS, WHICH HAS CAUSED QUITE A STIR IN THE U.S.? IT WAS A BIT OF A POWER MOVE, IN MANY WAYS, I THINK. YOU WOULD'VE SEEN THE PICTURES OF KING CHARLES OPENING THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT, WHERE HE GAVE A SPEECH. HE SPOKE QUITE SINCERELY ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE WORLD. HE SAYING THIS IN FRENCH. WE MUST FACE REALITY, SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE WORLD HAS NEVER BEEN SO UNSTABLE, CANADA IS FACING CHANGES THAT ARE IN OUR LIFETIME ARE UNPRECEDENTED. THE CONTEXT AROUND ALL OF THIS IS DONALD TRUMP'S REPEATED REMARKS AROUND THE POTENTIAL ANNEXATION OF CANADA AND MAKING IT THE 51ST STATE. PLENTY OF COMMENTATORS ARE SAYING HAVING A MOMENT LIKE THIS, WHILE THE KING OF CANADA SAYS THE COUNTRY SINCE THEY STRONG AND FREE, IS A BIT OF A STATEMENT. DONALD TRUMP IS INDIRECTLY RESPONDED TO THAT MOMENT. IN THIS COUNTRY, THERE IS BEEN AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEM GOVERNMENT WILL INVEST IN A GOLDEN DOME SYSTEM. AFTER THE KING'S SPEECH, DONALD TRUMP PUT UP POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SAYING I TOLD CANADA THAT IT WILL COST $60 BILLION IF THEY REMAIN A SEPARATE NATION, BUT IT WILL COST ZERO DOLLARS IF THEY BECOME OUR CHERISHED 51ST STATE. HE CLAIMED THEY ARE CONSIDERING THE OFFER. NO CANADIAN POLITICIAN THAT I CAN FIND HAS SAID THEY ARE CONSIDERING THIS OFFER WHATSOEVER, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUATION OF THIS ONE-SIDED CONVERSATION, MEETING DONALD TRUMP IS ONLY AS CONVERSATION. IN THIS* IF YOU TOLD ME WE WOULD BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION A YEAR AGO, I WOULD'VE TOLD YOU YOU'D BE CRAZY. THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE CONTINUING THANKS TO THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT. AND YOU'VE SPENT THE DAY WITH A BUNCH OF KIWIS IN NEW YORK AT THE MET? YEAH, IT'S AMAZING, YOU CAN FIND KIWIS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I WENT TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, WHICH IS WHERE THE MET GALA IS HELD, WHICH IS GREAT FUN. THEIR REOPENING ONE OF THEIR WINGS AFTER RENOVATION, ALONG AN EXTENSIVE RENOVATION. PART OF THE ART BEING PRESENTED THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF MAORI ART, FROM OUR COUNTRY. I'M GOING TO MEET A LOT OF ARTIST FROM NEW ZEALAND, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU MUCH ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A SNEAK PEEK FOR TODAY. WERE GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE TOMORROW ON TE KARARE AND 6 PM. IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE NEW ZEALANDERS SHINE IN THE BIG APPLE, WHICH IS WHY THOUGHT I'D MENTION IT. TOO GOOD, LOGAN CHURCH JOINING US FROM NEW YORK. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE 7 O'CLOCK NEWS IS COMING UP. BUT NEXT, HEALTH NEW ZEALAND RESPONDS TO SAFETY CONCERNS AFTER TWO HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE ATTACKED NEAR CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. CONCERNS ABOUT STAFF SAFETY AT CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL ARE GROWING AFTER ANOTHER HEALTHCARE WORKER WAS ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED ON HER WAY TO WORK. IT'S THE SECOND INCIDENT IN JUST TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING AN ATTACK ON A STUDENT MIDWIFE NEAR THE HOSPITAL AT NIGHT. MARTIN KEOGH IS HEALTH NEW ZEALAND'S DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR TE WAIPOUNAMU. MORENA, MARTIN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. HOW ALARMING IS THIS LATEST ATTACK? WE EXPECT THEM TO BE ABLE TO COME TO WORK AND BE SAFE. HAVE A LISTEN MARTIN, I AM JUST GOING TO HAVE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS CONNECTION SORTED BEFORE WE CAN CARRY ON, BECAUSE WE'RE DROPPING IN AND OUT. I'LL SEE IF WE CAN SORT THAT OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES AND CHECK BACK IN WITH HIM, BECAUSE IT IS A BIG ISSUE. I KNOW WE HAVE DONE STORIES IN THE PAST WITH THINGS AROUND THE MIDDLE MORE HOSPITAL. SECURITY. PEOPLE HAVING TO PARK IN THE DARK BECAUSE THEIR SHIFTS WORKING AND WALKING TO THE HOSPITAL, AND DANGERS AROUND WHETHER IT IS A LITTLE WELL ENOUGH AND IF THEY HAVE SECURITY ACCOMPANYING THEM TO AND FROM WORK. AND WHERE THAT CAR PARK IS PLACED AS WELL, HOW FAR AWAY IT WAS FROM THE HOSPITAL I KNOW WAS ALSO AN ISSUE FOR SOME OF THE NURSES WERE FINISHING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE, BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY AWFUL WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ANYBODY. OBVIOUSLY, THE WORK THEY DO IS MEANINGFUL AND IMPORTANT FOR US, BUT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ATTACKED WHILST GOING HOME FROM WORK TALKS A LOT ABOUT HOW WE'RE FEELING BETTER SECURITY WITHIN THIS COUNTRY. WE MIGHT'VE LOST THAT LINK. THAT SAID WE CAN GET BACK WITH MARTIN. CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME MARTIN? HOW ARE YOU GOING? APOLOGIES. THAT IS ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN WITH THESE TECH ISSUES. LET'S GIVE IT ANOTHER CRACK. TELL ME HOW ALARMED YOU ARE. THESE ARE VERY DISTURBING INCIDENTS. HEALTH NEW ZEALAND, LIKE ALL EMPLOYEES, EXPECT STAFF TO BE ABLE TO COME TO WORK IN A SAFE WAY. WE ARE WORKING WITH KEY AGENCIES SUCH AS THE POLICE, PARTICULARLY FOR THESE INCIDENTS THAT HAPPEN IN PUBLIC SPACES. WE RELY ON OUR POLICE TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY SAFE. WHAT SECURITY MEASURES ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR STAFF? WE HAVE INCREASED SECURITY ROOTS AROUND THE HOSPITAL. WE HAD A FREE SHUTTLE BUS THAT ALLOWS STAFF TO BE ABLE TO BE TAKEN TO THEIR CAR AROUND 845 AND 1 AM. AT CIRCUITS AROUND THE STAFF CAR PARK. WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE THE SERVICE TO KEEP THEM SAFE. WHAT IMMEDIATE STEPS ARE YOU IMPLEMENTING TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF FEEL SAFE COMING AND GOING FROM WORK? WE ARE REALLY ENCOURAGING THEM TO USE THE SHUTTLE SERVICE. DOES A LOOP AROUND THE HOSPITAL TO PEOPLE'S CAR PARK. TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO GO AROUND. A NOTE CAN BE A BIT FRUSTRATING FOR STAFF IF THEY HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO PUT A RANGE OF STRATEGIES IN PLACE TO KEEP THEM SAFE AFTER HOURS. WHEN TRYING TO GET TO A SHIFT, I IMAGINE THAT IS QUITE A CRUCIAL TIME. WE SPOKE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE NURSES ASSOCIATION. HERE IS WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE OPTIONS FOR PARKING ` CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL STAFF HAVE CALLED FOR YEARS FOR SAFE CAR PARKING CLOSE TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE HAVE BEEN OPPORTUNITIES BY VARIOUS MANAGERS TO MAKE DECISIONS AND PROVIDE THAT TO STAFF, AND THEY HAVE NOT PICKED THAT UP. IT IS EXPENSIVE, ISN'T IT? TO PARK THERE FOR THE DAY. A COMMITMENT $25. FOR STUDENT MIDWIVES, THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT. AS AN OPTION TO MAKE THAT CAR PARKING CHEAPER? IT IS A VERY CONGESTED AREA IN THE CITY CENTRE. WE ARE TRYING TO GET AS MANY OPTIONS FOR CAR PARKING IS POSSIBLE. IT DOES COME AT A COST. $25 THAT WE CHARGE STAFF IS LOWER THAN COMMERCIAL RATES, BUT CLEARLY, THEY NEED TO BE SUBSIDISED IN SOME WAY. AND IS VERY DIFFICULT BUDGET THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DELIVER CRITICAL SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT SUPPORT ARE THE AFFECTED STAFF GETTING, THE VICTIMS OF THESE ALLEGED ATTACKS, WHETHER THAT IS COMPENSATION OR SUPPORT GOING FORWARD? MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE VICTIMS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED IN THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENTS. THANKFULLY, THEY NOT ANY PHYSICAL INJURIES, BUT OF COURSE, DOUBLY DEALING WITH SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA AS A RESULT. WE ARE MAKING SURE WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE AND REASSURE ALL OF OUR STAFF AND VARIOUS COMMS ABOUT THE WAYS THAT WE TRY TO KEEP THEM SAFE. MARTIN, I APPRECIATE YOU PERSISTING THE TECHNICAL ISSUES EARLIER. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. PLEASURE, CHRIS. STILL TO COME ON THE SHOW THIS MORNING ` A NEW REPORT SAYS THERE'S BEEN A BIG DROP IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES. WHY THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE ARE FEWER PEOPLE IN NEED. ALSO AHEAD ` THE RUGBY UNION THAT'S THREATENED TO CANCEL AN ENTIRE WEEKEND OF MATCHES UNLESS ABUSE OF MATCH OFFICIALS ENDS. PLUS ` SOME BETTER SPORTS NEWS. THE NEW ZEALAND CLUB FOOTBALL SIDE LOOKING TO CONTINUE THEIR IMPRESSIVE WINNING STREAK ALL THE WAY TO A MAJOR FIFA TOURNAMENT. IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S THE NEWS. THANKS, JENNY MAY. NEW ZEALAND'S LIMITS FOR ACCEPTABLE METH LEVELS IN HOUSES ARE TEN TIMES HIGHER THAN THE REST OF THE WORLD, WITH CALLS FOR A CHANGE IN THE LAW. DWELLINGS ARE CONSIDERED UNSAFE IF METH LEVELS ARE ABOVE 15mcg PER 100cm2, BUT YOU CAN ONLY TERMINATE YOUR TENANCY IF THAT LEVEL DOUBLES TO 30mcg. ONE CHRISTCHURCH FAMILY DISCOVERED THEIR RENTAL HOME WAS CONTAMINATED WITH METHAMPHETAMINE HITTING 24mcg, SURPASSING THE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL, NOT ENOUGH TO LEAVE. BUT THE OWNER OF THIS HOUSE HAD HIS OWN PROFESSIONAL TESTS DONE LAST MONTH, WHICH SHOWED LOW LEVELS WITHIN SAFE STANDARDS. REGARDLESS, THE DIRECTOR OF A METH TESTING COMPANY SAYS THE CURRENT THRESHOLD IS TOO HIGH. CONTROVERSIAL INTERNET PERSONALITY ANDREW TATE AND HIS BROTHER ARE NOW FACING 21 CHARGES IN THE UK INCLUDING RAPE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE TWO BRITISH AMERICANS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION IN ROMANIA FOR A NUMBER OF ALLEGED CRIMES, WHICH THEY DENY. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IS YET TO COMMENT ON THE LATEST CHARGES. CROWN PROSECUTORS IN THE UK SAY THE ROMANIAN CHARGES MUST BE SETTLED FIRST BEFORE THE PAIR CAN BE TRIED IN BRITAIN. WREXHAM'S STAR CO-OWNERS HAVE REVEALED THEY WANTED TO PLAY AGAINST AUCKLAND FC AS WELL AS THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX DURING THEIR DOWN UNDER TOUR IN JULY. SPEAKING TO THE 'ROB RYAN RED' PODCAST, RYAN REYNOLDS SAID SCHEDULING ISSUES GOT IN THE WAY. THEY'RE A STORY IN AND OF THEMSELVES. THE FIRST YEAR IN THE LEAGUE AND THEY'VE FINISHED NUMBER ONE. THEY WANTED TO, BUT IT WAS TEAM FIRST. HE NEEDED TO GET THE GUYS BACK TO THE UK, BACK TO WALES, AND BACK TO TRAINING. THE PAIR SAY THEY'RE HOPEFUL THEY CAN MAKE THE TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND. AND FINALLY, POP STAR LORDE HAS DEBUTED SOME OF HER NEW MUSIC AT A SECRET INVITE-ONLY POP UP SESSION IN AUCKLAND'S CBD LAST NIGHT. (LORDE SINGS) (SCREAMS) (SINGING CONTINUES) THE 28-YEAR-OLD SHARING HER NEW SINGLE 'MAN OF THE YEAR' FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BATHROOM AT THE YMCA. IT COMES AFTER A POP-UP EVENT IN NEW YORK'S WASHINGTON SQUARE, WHICH WAS SHUT DOWN BY LOCAL POLICE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS ` (GROOVY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` A WET WEATHER DAY AHEAD FOR MOST OF YOU IN THE NORTH ISLAND TODAY. HOWEVER, THE EAST COAST CAN EXPECT SOME SUN. 19 IS YOUR HIGH IN HASTINGS. ROTORUA, YOUR HIGH IS 16. IT'S A RAINY DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE SOUTH ISLAND AS WELL. CANTERBURY, YOU CAN EXPECT WINDS, WHICH MAY BE STRONG AT SOME POINTS. 17 IS YOUR HIGH IN WESTPORT. WANAKA, YOUR HIGH IS 9. THANKS, CHRIS. NEW REPORT FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING COMMISSION SHOWS THAT EVEN THOUGH DRUG USE IS ON THE RISE, THERE'S BEEN A BIG DROP IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ACCESSING TREATMENT AND SUPPORT. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A 10% DECREASE IN PEOPLE ACCESSING SPECIALIST MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. JOINING US NOW IS THE REPORT'S AUTHOR, SUSAN RUSSELL. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. WIDE AT THE COMMISSION FOR LIKE THIS REPORT WAS NEEDED NOW? THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING COMMISSION HAVE A ROLE IN TERMS OF MONITORING MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SYSTEMS. WE LOOK AT TREND DATA OVER TIME. THIS IS PART OF OUR REGULAR MONITORING REPORTS THAT WE DO. WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS A DECREASE AND ACCESS TO ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND WE ARE QUITE CONCERNED TO SEE THAT. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? THERE'S BEEN A $2.5 BILLION INVESTMENT, YES LESS PEOPLE ARE BEING SEEN. THERE ARE NUMBER OF THINGS PLAYING INTO THAT ` THERE IS WORKFORCE CONSTRAINTS. AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS PRESSURE ON THE WORKFORCE. THERE IS ALSO INCREASING COMPLEXITY. WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS A WHOLE RANGE OF ISSUES COMING UP ` SOCIAL ISSUES, ECONOMIC ISSUES, AND THAT IS ALL PLAYING APART. SOME OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH LIKE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY ARE PLAYING INTO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE ARE SEEING ACROSS MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION. I WANT TO BREAK THIS INTO TWO PARTS, BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE MENTAL HEALTH PART. I'M NOT SAYING THEY POTENTIALLY GO TOGETHER, BUT THERE IS ALSO THE ADDICTION SERVICES. IF YOU TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, FEWER PEOPLE ARE ACCESSING SPECIALIST SERVICES. IS THAT MORE TO DO WITH THE WORKFORCE? WHAT DOES THE DATA TELL US? WE HAVE HAD SOME INVESTMENT THROUGH THE ACCESS AND CHOICE PROGRAM. THIS MAY BE HELPING WITH SOME OF THAT DEMAND. WHAT IS THAT? THAT IS THE PRIMARY MENTAL HEALTH ACCESSING CHOICE PROGRAM, WHICH IS DELIVERING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND ADDICTION SUPPORT PRIMARILY THROUGH PRIMARY CARE, BUT WITHIN THAT, THERE IS ALSO KAUPAPA, PACIFIC AND YOUTH SERVICES. THE REDUCTION IN ACCESS IS NOT TO DO WITH REDUCED DEMAND, BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE HEARD THROUGH OUR MONITORING IS THAT PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING TO GET INTO SERVICES. WE BELIEVE THERE IS THE DEMAND THEREFORE THE SERVICES, BUT THERE ARE BARRIERS THAT ARE PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THEM. WAIT TIMES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS ARE AT THEIR WORST. WHY ARE THEY BEING LEFT BEHIND? WE ARE QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, AND OUR ROLE IS TO HIGHLIGHT AREAS WHERE WE NEED TO REALLY DO MORE WORK. I THINK FOR YOUTH, WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS A REAL NEED FOR SERVICES TO BE ABLE TO CATER TO THAT GROUP WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THEY NEED. THE WAY IN WHICH THEY USE SERVICE IT IS QUITE DIFFERENT TO ADULTS. THEY ARE MUCH MORE VIRTUAL AND ONLINE. WE REALLY WANT TO INTERVENE EARLY BEFORE PEOPLE NEATLY SPECIALIST SERVICES, BECAUSE THESE ARE THE YOUNG PEOPLE. THEY ARE OUR FUTURE. WE KNOW THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT WORKFORCE CONSTRAINTS IN CHILD YOUTH SERVICES, AND WE ARE QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND HOW THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. CAN WE TALK ABOUT ADDICTION SERVICES NOW? ACCESSING SPECIALS ADDICTION SERVICES ARE DOWN. THAT IS FROM 2019 TO 2020. AGAIN, WHAT IS BEHIND THAT DATA? WE HAVE SEEN ADDICTION SERVICES SEE 5000 LESS PEOPLE THAN THEY WERE FIVE YEARS AGO. AT AT THAT 5000, THOUSAND EIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. PARTICULARLY WITH RECENT REPORTS COMING OUT ABOUT AN INCREASE OF DRUG USE. WE KNOW THAT RECENT REPORTS TALK ABOUT A DOUBLING IN TERMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE IN THE PAST YEAR. I THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR DEMAND ON SERVICES. OF COURSE, NOT ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE SEEKING SERVICES, BUT WE CAN EXPECT WITH AN INCREASE IN DRUG USE OF THAT MAGNITUDE THAT THERE WILL BE INCREASED HARM CAUSED BY THAT AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE SERVICES HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO AN INCREASE IN DEMAND. WE TALKING ABOUT AN INCREASE IN SERVICES. THE REPORT TELLS US THAT REFERRALS ARE DOWN, AND ALSO THAT 8.6% OF REFERRALS ARE BEING DECLINED. WHAT IS THE DATA TELLING US? WE ARE CONCERNED TO SEE THAT INCREASE AND THE DECLINE OF REFERRALS. WE THINK THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE PRESSURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS UNDER. AS I SAID, THERE ARE WORKFORCE CONSTRAINTS PLAYING INTO THAT, BUT THERE IS ALSO COMPLEXITY. IS A DEEP SOCIAL ISSUES THAT ARE IN OUR SOCIETY. THINGS LIKE POVERTY, RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION, THINGS LIKE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, ALL OF THOSE ASPECTS PLAY INTO THIS PICTURE AND INCREASE THE LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY. WHILE ADDICTION SERVICES MIGHT BE SEEING LESS PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE SAYING ARE QUITE COMPLEX AND THERE IS A WHOLE RANGE OF ISSUES THAT THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH WITH THEM. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THEY DO AN ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL JOB AND THAT, AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN OUR REPORTS IS A REAL INCREASE IN TERMS OF SATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICES. WHEN PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET HELP TO THOSE SERVICES, THERE IS GOOD EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT THEY WORK AND THEY MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED THEM AND PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT FOR SUPPORT. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A SERVICE THEY ARE READY FOR THEM IN THAT ADDICTION CYCLE, THERE IS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVENE WHEN PEOPLE REACH OUT TO HELP. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE SERVICES THEY ARE READY TO RESPOND. YOU GOT THIS REPORT AND YOU HAVE ALL THE DATA NOW. THERE IS A LOT OF DEPTH TO IT, BUT IT IS TELLING US THAT PEOPLE WANT TO ACCESS SERVICES ARE NOT ABLE TO OR NOT NECESSARILY ABLE TO. WITH THIS REPORT, THEN, WHAT IS YOUR HOPE? WHEN YOU THINK OF GOVERNMENT POLICY MAKERS, WHAT IS THE ONE THING THAT THE GOVERNMENT COULD DO THAT COULD FLIP ALL THIS ON ITS HEAD POTENTIALLY? YES, LOOK, THERE IS NOT JUST ONE THING, THERE ARE MULTIPLE THINGS ` INVEST IN WHAT WE KNOW WORKS. THERE ARE SOME FANTASTIC EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, PEER-LED SERVICES AND CROSS AGENCY SERVICES AND THOSE OF HAD REALLY POSITIVE RESULTS. THAT IS WHAT WE CAN DO, WE CAN INVEST IN THESE. IS NOT JUST ABOUT SPECIALIST SERVICES, IT IS ALSO ABOUT EARLY INTERVENTION, IT IS ALSO ABOUT LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THE DRUG CHECKING SERVICE, MAKING THAT MORE AVAILABLE. THERE ARE LOTS OF ONLINE TOOLS AND PHONE LINES THAT CAN HELP. THEIR DRUG AND ALCOHOL HELPLINES. IT IS ABOUT LOOKING AT ALL OF THOSE ON THAT CONTINUUM OF SERVICES AND HOW WE INTERVENE EARLIER BEFORE PEOPLE NEED THE SERVICES, AND PARTICULAR FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING, SUSAN. SONIA. SORRY, SONIA. E HAERE AKE NEI ` WHY A GRASSROOTS RUGBY UNION IS READY TO CANCEL GAMES OVER ABUSE AND THREATS DIRECTED AT REFEREES. 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. You're speaking with Pippa. How can I help? Mm-hmm... VOICEOVER: Run your business like a well-oiled machine, on NZ's most reliable mobile network. With plans from $43.48 a month, excluding GST. One New Zealand. Let's get connected. # SEE THINGS THE WAY I DO. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` ONE METH TESTING EXPERT'S CALLING FOR NEW ZEALAND TO LOWER THE THRESHOLD FOR ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF METH IN HOUSES, SAYING IT'S TOO HIGH, AND NOT IN LINE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD. OVERSEAS, CONTROVERSIAL INTERNET PERSONALITY ANDREW TATE AND HIS BROTHER ARE NOW FACING 21 CHARGES IN THE UK, INCLUDING RAPE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES HAVE COMFORTABLY WON THE FIRST STATE OF ORIGIN GAME, DEFEATING THE MAROONS 18-6. A GRASSROOTS RUGBY UNION HAS HAD ENOUGH. AFTER AN ESCALATION IN ABUSE, INCLUDING THREATS AND PHYSICAL ATTACKS ON REFEREES, THE HOROWHENUA KAPITI RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION SAYS IT'S PREPARED TO CANCEL AN ENTIRE WEEKEND OF SENIOR MATCHES IF THINGS DON'T CHANGE. THE UNION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COREY KENNETT JOINS US NOW. CORY, WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? GOOD MORNING. WE'VE HAD A COMBINATION OF REFEREEING ABUSE, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, AS HAS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. WE HAD SOME SERIOUS EVENTS OVER THE FEW WEEKS, THAT CULMINATED IN VIOLENCE. THIS IS A COMMUNITY APPROACH. OUR WHOLE RUGBY COMMUNITY IS 100% UNANIMOUS BEHIND THIS DECISION. WE LIVED BEHIND A MANTRA THAT THE STANDARD YOU WALK BY IS A STANDARD YOU ACCEPT, AND WE DON'T ACCEPT THIS. IS IT HAPPENING AT ALL LEVELS OF THE GAME, OR IS IT MORE A SENIOR LEVEL? EVERYBODY HAS SEEN CASES OF THIS, WE'VE GOTTEN REPORTS FROM OUR STAFF AND OTHER COACHES, BUT WE'VE SEEN UP-AND-DOWN THE COUNTRY. SO WERE CERTAINLY NOT UNIQUE. WE ARE PROBABLY RANKING PRETTY GOOD. BUT FOR US, WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY AND WELLNESS OF THESE HARD-WORKING VOLUNTEERS. THEY GET UP IN THE MORNING, LEAVE THEIR FAMILIES EARLY IN THE MORNING, SOMETIMES DOING THREE GAMES, AND HAVING A REAL POSSIBILITY OF BEING ABUSED ALL THREE OF THEM. AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO, THEY COME BACK AGAIN. THEY NEED PEOPLE TO STAND UP FOR THEM. YOU SAID YOU'RE WILLING TO MAKE THE MOVE OF CANCELING AN ENTIRE WEEKEND. THAT'S BOLD, BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING QUITE VISIBLE AND TANGIBLE THAT PEOPLE CAN SAY TAKES ACTION, DO YOU THINK IT WILL CHANGE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF HOW PEOPLE BEHAVE TOWARDS REFEREES? I KNOW WHAT IS IN AN OPTION, AND THAT'S DOING NOTHING AND LETTING IT GO BY. I THINK IT WILL HAVE SOME EFFECT AND WILL CHANGE. WE GOT A COMPLETE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH. ALL OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC. NOBODY WANTS THIS. 99.9% ARE GOOD PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO GO TO COMMUNITY EVENTS, HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE, SO WE THINK IT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, WE HAVE TO TAKE SOME SORT OF STAND. HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO SELF POLICE THIS? BECAUSE IF YOU'RE AT A GAME, AND YOU'VE GOT SOMEONE WHO'S NEUROTIC ENOUGH TO THREATEN ATTACKS, PARENTS MIGHT NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN AN ALTERCATION OUT OF FEAR OF GETTING HIT. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS HAVE A MULTIFACETED APPROACH, PEOPLE IDENTIFYING WHO THE CULPRITS ARE, AND NORMALLY WHEN WE GET AN IDENTIFICATION WE PROSECUTE THEM TO THE FULL FORCE OF THE LAW. GOING TO THE POLICE, GETTING TRESPASSED FROM GROUNDS, DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TO DO. WE NEED A WHOLE COMMUNITY APPROACH AND SUPPORT. HOW EASY IS IT TO DO THAT THOUGH? HOW OFTEN ARE THERE INSTANCES WHERE YOU COULD IDENTIFY AND GO THROUGH LIKE THAT? WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD HIT RATE. IT'S RARE THAT WE DON'T GET SOMEONE IDENTIFIED. IT'S A SMALL, CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY. WE DO REALLY WELL IN THAT SPACE. THE OVERWHELMING LARGE MAJORITY OF SPECTATORS AND PEOPLE COMING ALONG TO COMMUNITY EVENTS DO NOT LIVE UP TO THAT STANDARD. THEY HAVE GREATER VALUES. SOME PEOPLE, FOR WHATEVER REASON, FEEL THAT THEY ARE JUSTIFIED. THERE GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WRITING IN. MANY SUPPORT IT, BUT SOME ARE SAYING WHY PENALIZE EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS ` THE 99% WHO ARE JUST THERE TO ENJOY AND GET INVOLVED IN THEIR WEEKEND ` RATHER THAN JUST ONE? THOSE GOOD PEOPLE, THOSE CLUBS, THEY UNDERSTAND THE REASON TO DO IT. THEY'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE HIT TO SHOW THAT THIS COMMUNITY WILL TAKE A STAND AND WON'T TOLERATE THIS SORT OF BEHAVIOR. THE OTHER THING TO ADD TO THAT ARGUMENT IS THE FACT THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A MATCH IF IT WASN'T FOR THE REFEREE ANYWAY. SUCH A TRUE STATEMENT. IN COMMUNITY SPORT, ANY SPORT IN GENERAL, THEY GIVE UP THEIR TIME. THEY MAKE IT SO THAT A WHOLE COMMUNITY EVENT CAN BE RUN, AND THE EFFECT OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT EVENT BECAUSE OF'S ONE PERSON SELFLESS SACRIFICE OF TIME IS QUITE AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING FROM LEVIN. HOPEFULLY PEOPLE CAN IDENTIFY THE CULPRITS GOING FORWARD. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL AT GAMES, WHERE PEOPLE WILL LAMENT THE REFEREES, AND WILL GET UPSET WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE, BUT YOU GOTTA REMEMBER, THE PLAYERS ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS. THEY'RE MAKING MISTAKES, COACHES ARE MAKING MISTAKES, THERE'S SOME FALLACY ABOUT THE REFEREES KNOWING THE RULES AND THEREFORE BEING PERFECT. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU MADE A MISTAKE AS AN ATHLETE? ALL THE TIME. SOMETHING ABOUT REFS RECEIVING THREATS IS SO OUT OF ORDER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO ADD TO THAT, BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS STUPID. NO RAFT, NO GAMES. REF* YOU'VE GOTTA MAKE A BIG STATEMENT TO ACTUALLY GET THE MESSAGE THROUGH. AS YOU ARE SAYING, THIS IS AN ALL-COMMUNITY APPROACH. THIS IS THE KIND OF ACTION THAT THEY ARE SAYING, WELL, LET'S DO THIS, AND HOPEFULLY, AFTER THIS WEEKEND IT WILL SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO EVERYBODY THAT WERE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE THIS. IT'S THE PLAYERS, IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO TURN UP ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO IDENTIFY AND PUNISH THESE PEOPLE, BECAUSE IT'S A COMMUNITY THING, IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEONE'S DAD, MUM, BROTHER, AND SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO PROTECT THEM, BUT IT'S NOT OKAY. IF YOU'RE THREATENING SOMEONE WITH VIOLENCE, IT'S CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. YOU CANNOT DO THAT. IT'S PASSIONATE. THERE SO MANY CAMPAIGNS, TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING AT YOUR SPORTS CLUB, HOW YOUR CALLING THEM OUT, WHAT ARE SOME PRACTICAL WAYS YOU CAN DEAL WITH THESE IDIOTS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE. TEAMS ARE GIVEN A PINK BIB, AND THERE'S TWO OF THEM, SO YOU HAND THEM OUT TO YOUR SUPPORTERS, SO THOSE ARE ACTUALLY WHO POLICE THE SIDELINES. IT'S DONE BY THE PARENTS OR SPECTATORS WHO CAN SEE IF SOMETHING HAPPENING. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, MATT GIBB IS LIVING HIS BEST LIFE IN MELBOURNE THIS WEEK. LOVE MELBOURNE. I HAVE JUST BEEN DRINKING IN THE CULTURE THIS MORNING, I'VE BEEN WHO BRING IT UP THROUGH MY EYEBALLS, HOOVERING* AND LOVING IT. I'LL BE HERE AND SHOWING YOU SOME INCREDIBLE SITES. GET IN THE DRAW TO WIN. LOOKING GOOD THIS MORNING, AUCKLAND. ACTUALLY, SCATTERED MORNING SHOWERS ` SORRY ABOUT THAT. PERIODS OF RAIN. HEAVY AT TIMES. YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL. ONE OF THE BOYS AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL CAME UP TO ME A PICKUP YESTERDAY AND SAID, HEY, UM, YOU LIED ABOUT THE WEATHER THE OTHER DAY. YOU SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE RAINY, AND I SAID IT WAS CLOUDY. RAIN COMES FROM CLOUDS. SHOWERS COMING IN, BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD THE OTHER DAY. POSSIBLY HEAVY. THAT IS THE KEY ` YOU HAVE TO USE THE WORD POSSIBLY. CLOUDS. COVERED BOTH BASES THERE. GETTING TO A HIGH OF 16 DEGREES. OTHERWISE, ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE GOING TO GET WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL HAS BOOSTED SECURITY MEASURES AMID GROWING CONCERNS FOR STAFF SAFETY. IT COMES AFTER ANOTHER HEALTHCARE WORKER WAS ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED ON HER WAY TO WORK, MAKING IT THE SECOND INCIDENT IN JUST TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING AN ATTACK ON A STUDENT MIDWIFE NEAR THE HOSPITAL AT NIGHT. HEALTH NEW ZEALAND DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE MARTIN KEOGH SAYS A SHUTTLE BUS HAS NOW BEEN INTRODUCED AS PART OF ENHANCED SAFETY MEASURES FOR STAFF. WE HAVE A FREE SHUTTLE BUS THAT WILL ALLOW STAFF TO BE ABLE TO TAKE TO THEIR CARS AFTER HOURS PARTICULARLY ` BETWEEN 8.45 AND 1am, AND THAT DOES A CIRCUIT AROUND THE KEY LOCATIONS WHERE OUR STAFF PARK. AND WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE THAT SERVICE TO KEEP THEM SAFE. HE SAYS THE HOSPITAL WILL CONTINUE OFFERING CARE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY RECENT ATTACKS. PLANS FOR A COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE CONNECTING RANGIORA, ROLLESTON, AND CHRISTCHURCH ARE PICKING UP STEAM. ENVIRONMENT CANTERBURY HAS VOTED TO APPROACH KIWIRAIL TO EXPLORE A POTENTIAL PASSENGER SERVICE BETWEEN RANGIORA AND ROLLESTON. SUPPORTERS SAY EXISTING RAIL LINES MAKE IT A COST-EFFECTIVE AND QUICK ALTERNATIVE TO MASS RAPID TRANSIT WITH THE POTENTIAL TO EXPAND FURTHER SOUTH, BUT CRITICS LIKE NATIONAL'S MATT DOOCEY SAY IT'S UNREALISTIC AND E-CAN SHOULD PRIORITISE LOWERING RATES. RUSSIA HAS ACCUSED GERMANY OF WARMONGERING AFTER BERLIN ANNOUNCED IT WILL HELP UKRAINE DEVELOP ITS OWN LONG-RANGE MISSILE SYSTEMS. GERMANY'S FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHED BACK, SAYING HIS COUNTRY IS DEFENDING INTERNATIONAL LAW, DEEMING THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE ILLEGAL. MEANWHILE, RUSSIA HAS PROPOSED ANOTHER ROUND OF DIRECT TALKS WITH UKRAINE NEXT WEEK IN ISTANBUL. THE BLUES HAVE DRAWN FIRST BLOOD IN THIS YEAR'S STATE OF ORIGIN, BEATING THE MAROONS 18-6 AT BRISBANE'S SUNCORP STADIUM. NEW SOUTH WALES SCORING THREE UNANSWERED TRIES IN THE FIRST HALF, INCLUDING A DOUBLE TO WINGER ZAC LOMAX. A BRIAN TO'O SIN BINNING ON HALF TIME ALLOWING THE MAROONS BACK INTO THE CONTEST BEFORE DYLAN EDWARDS PUT THE RESULT BEYOND DOUBT. ONE OF THE GREAT PASSES. LOOK AT THAT! WE WERE JUST SO PROUD TO GET THE WIND TO BE HONEST. WE HAVEN'T WON BACK-TO-BACK HERE FOR A WHILE NOW, SO ALL OF THIS IS SO SPECIAL. YET, QUEENSLAND BEATEN AT HOME. THE BLUES TAKING A ONE-MATCH ADVANTAGE IN THE SERIES, WITH THE ACTION RETURNING IN PERTH NEXT MONTH. UP THE BLUES. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` A WET WEATHER DAY AHEAD FOR MOST OF YOU IN THE NORTH ISLAND TODAY. HOWEVER, THE EAST COAST CAN EXPECT SOME SUN. 19 IS YOUR HIGH IN HASTINGS. ROTORUA, YOUR HIGH IS 16. KI TE WAIPOUNAMU, TO THE SOUTH ISLAND. IT'S A RAINY DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE SOUTH ISLAND AS WELL. CANTERBURY, YOU CAN EXPECT WINDS, WHICH MAY BE STRONG AT SOME POINTS. 17 IS YOUR HIGH IN WESTPORT. WANAKA, YOUR HIGH IS 9. THIS SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MELBOURNE ` EVERY BIT DIFFERENT. THIS WEEK, MATT GIBB HAS BEEN SHOWCASING SOME OF THE THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN MELBOURNE WITH VISIT VICTORIA. THIS MORNING HE'S AT THE ICONIC NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA THIS MORNING HE'S AT THE ICONIC NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE EXHIBITIONS CURRENTLY ON AT THE GALLERY. COME ON IN, MATT. MORENA. MORENA, JENNY MAY. THIS IS AN IMPRESSIVE GALLERY. I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS INCREDIBLE ROOM. COME WITH ME INTO THE SALON. LOOK AT THIS ` INCREDIBLE WORKS OF ART, ALL EUROPEAN ARTISTS. YOU HAVE YOUR PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES. I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS, THOUGH. COME IN HERE, BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME I CAME IN HERE ` HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO KNOCK ANY EXPENSIVE STATUES OF ` I LOOKED AT THIS PAINTING, AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY. IT LITERALLY TOOK MY BREATH AWAY. LOOK AT THAT SHEET. IF ART IS HERE FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAKING US GO, WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STARE INTO THE FACE OF THAT SHEEP AND THE ANGUISH ON THAT FACE, AND IT TELLS YOU SOMETHING ABOUT HUMAN EXISTENCE, DOESN'T IT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE STARING AT A SHEEP. IT IS A FORM OF THERAPY. YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY COME HERE. BUT FROM ART ON THE WALL TO INCREDIBLE ART ON THE STAGE, I CHECKED OUT SOME THEATRE YESTERDAY. BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL OPENED HERE AT MELBOURNE'S REGENT THEATRE BACK IN MAY TO RAVE REVIEWS, AND IT'S BEEN SO POPULAR THEY'VE EXTENDED THE SEASON, WHICH MEANS KIWIS HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO HOP ACROSS THE DITCH AND COME AND SEE IT. LET'S MEET SOME OF THE CAST. # THAT BEAUTIFUL SOUND! # EDDIE, KARIS I MEAN, THE FIRST QUESTION IS HOW MUCH FUN ARE YOU HAVING BRINGING THESE CHARACTERS TO LIFE IN THIS STUNNING THEATRE? OH MY GOD, SO MUCH. I FEEL LIKE I LAUGH ALL THE TIME. LIKE, THE HARD WORK IS NOT LAUGHING. IT'S REALLY FUNNY. IN A SHOW LIKE THIS, WHICH TACKLES THE INEVITABLE WITH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF HUMOUR AND WARMTH AND HEART IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE LOVE BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM PERMISSION TO LAUGH AT THE THING THAT SCARES THEM. LIKE, AUDIENCES OBVIOUSLY ARE LOVING IT; THE SEASON'S BEEN EXTENDED. I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY'S GRAVITATED TOWARDS THIS SHOW BECAUSE THEY LOVE THE FILM, THEY LOVE THE SENSIBILITY, THEY LOVE THE COMEDY, ESPECIALLY THE BLACK COMEDY OF IT. WE HAVE FAMILIES COME ALONG AND IT'S A GREAT CHANCE TO GET DRESSED UP. A LITTLE BIT NAUGHTY, BUT IT'S ALSO DEFINITELY FOR EVERYONE. # NO MORE CONDESCENDING... IT'S AMAZING DANCE, COSTUME DESIGN IS INCREDIBLE ` VERY BURTON-ESQUE ` PUPPETRY'S NEXT LEVEL, THE LIGHTING, THE SOUND DESIGN IS EXTRAORDINARY. WHAT KIND OF TRICKS ARE YOU USING ON STAGE? WHAT KIND OF MAGIC ARE WE GOING TO SEE IF WE COME AND SEE THE MUSICAL? THERE'S SOME, LIKE, PYRO SORT OF THINGS GOING ON. THERE'S PUPPETS, THERE'S QUICK COSTUME CHANGES HAPPENING ON STAGE. A LOT MORE HAPPENING BACKSTAGE. I HAVE TO DO A LOT OF MAGIC AS BEETLEJUICE, BUT MY FAVOURITE MOMENTS ARE ACTUALLY THE KIND OF PRACTICAL MAGIC MOMENTS, LIKE APPEARING IN PLACES YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO APPEAR. I DO GET TO RIDE A SANDWORM, GET ON, AND I'M LIKE, 'I LOVE MY JOB!' AND THEN I RIDE. (LAUGHTER) WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO KIWIS WHO ARE THINKING OF BOOKING TICKETS AND BOOKING THOSE FLIGHTS TO COME ACROSS THE DITCH? YOU'D JUST BE KICKING YOURSELF IF YOU MISSED IT. IT'S NOT EXACTLY LIKE THE MOVIE, SO IT REALLY IS KIND OF LIKE, YOU'LL ONLY SEE IT IN THE MUSICAL. I'VE MANAGED TO FIND A KIWI IN THE CAST. MORENA, WILL. HOW ARE WE? I'M VERY GOOD. SO, ENSEMBLE CAST MEANS THAT YOU GET TO PLAY A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CHARACTERS. YES. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE ONES. WHO DO YOU GET TO PLAY? AH, SO I PLAY A DEAD FOOTBALLER; BEETLEJUICE CLONE ` WE'RE JUST LIKE LITTLE MINI VERSIONS OF EDDIE PERFEFCT. COMPLETELY UNHINGED. YEAH, YEAH. ON THE FLOOR, BACKWARDS, FRONTWARDS, DOING THE BREASTSTROKE BACKWARDS, IT'S CRAZY. THEY'VE INVITED US TO BE OUR CRAZIEST, STUPIDEST SELF. WELL, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET A LOT MORE KIWIS FLOODING OVER TO SEE YAS. COME SEE US BE SILLY. AND YOU COULD BE ONE OF THOSE KIWIS FLOODING OVER IF YOU WIN THIS COMPETITION. WE HAVE FLIGHTS FOR TWO WITH AIR NEW ZEALAND, JUST A FEW HOURS OVER THE DITCH AND YOU WILL BE HERE STAYING THREE NIGHTS IN A BEAUTIFUL HOTEL, EATING SOME INCREDIBLE FOOD AND VISITING SOME OF THE ATTRACTIONS THAT MELBOURNE HAS TO OFFER. JUST LIKE HERE, THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA. INCLUDED IN THAT PRIZE PACK IS TICKETS TO SEE THE FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM EXHIBITION THAT LAUNCHES IN JUNE. THIS IS THE FAMOUS BRONZE CASTING OF THE THINKER. IT IS THE VERY FIRST BRONZE CASTING OF THAT STATUE. ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF MY DAD WHEN HE SCREWED UP A DIY PROJECT. IT IS VERY GOOD. YOU ARE IN YOUR ELEMENT. I DIDN'T PICTURE YOU AS SUCH A MAN OF CULTURE. AND THAT PAINTING. I HAVE FINE TASTE. WASN'T A SCHNECK? IT WAS. YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH... ANGUISH. GOOD SPOTTING, CHANGY. IT IS GOOD TO SPEAK TO LIKE-MINDED INTELLECTS. THANKS FOR JOINING. I'M NOT KIDDING WHEN I WALKED IN ` I FELT LIKE IT TOOK ME SOMEWHERE. I FELT SOMETHING WHEN I LOOKED AT THAT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE JUST TRYING TO PULL THE WOOL OVER OUR EYES. ME U TONU MAI ` OUR POLITICAL PANEL'S NEXT. DO THEY SUPPORT MANDATORY METH TESTING IN RENTALS? FIND OUT AFTER THE BREAK. # I FEEL SO UNTOUCHED. KIA ORA ANO. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. SOME BREAKING NEWS NOW ` THIS IS A LIVE SHOT COMING IN FROM A 1 NEWS CAMERAMAN OUTSIDE MANGERE TOWN CENTRE IN AUCKLAND WHERE POLICE ARE IN ATTENDANCE. A GAZEBO HAS BEEN SET UP AT A BUS STOP. POLICE HAVE YET TO RELEASE DETAILS, BUT WE'LL BRING THOSE TO YOU AS SOON AS WE HAVE THEM. TO OTHER NEWS HEADLINES THIS MORNING ` CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL HAS BOOSTED SECURITY MEASURES AMID GROWING CONCERNS FOR STAFF SAFETY. OVERSEAS, RUSSIA HAS ACCUSED GERMANY OF WARMONGERING AFTER BERLIN ANNOUNCED IT WILL HELP UKRAINE DEVELOP ITS OWN LONG-RANGE MISSILE SYSTEMS. AND IN SPORT, THE BLUES HAVE DRAWN FIRST BLOOD IN THIS YEAR'S STATE OF ORIGIN, BEATING THE MAROONS 18-6 AT BRISBANE'S SUNCORP STADIUM. 18-6, YES IT WAS. NEW ZEALAND'S METH PROBLEM IS STRETCHING INTO HOUSING WITH CALLS FOR MANDATORY TESTING. IT COMES AFTER 1 NEWS SPOKE TO A CHRISTCHURCH FAMILY WHOSE RENTAL PROPERTY TESTED POSITIVE FOR METHAMPHETAMINE WELL ABOVE LEVELS CONSIDERED SAFE. FOR THEIR TAKE, WE WELCOME IN OUR POLITICAL PANEL, THIS WEEK CONSISTING OF LABOUR'S AYESHA VERRALL JOINING US IN AUCKLAND, GOOD MORNING. AND IN WELLINGTON, HOUSING MINISTER CHRIS BISHOP. GOOD MORNING TO THE BOTH OF YOU. DO WE NEED MANDATORY TESTING BETWEEN TENANCIES? I THINK WE NEED TO BE REALLY CAREFUL HERE, BECAUSE AS YOU SHOWED ON THE STORY LAST NIGHT, THAT CAN BE REALLY TOUGH FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY IF THE PROPERTY IS AFFECTED BY METH. SO IT IF WE DO, NEEDS TO BE LED BY SCIENCE THAT IF THE TESTS ACTUALLY SHOW SOMETHING THAT IS HARMFUL TO PEOPLE, THEN PERHAPS WE SHOULD CONSIDER MANDATORY TESTING, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TESTING IN THE PAST, A LOT OF CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT THE RIGHT LEVEL SHOULD BE, SO IT SHOULD BE SCIENCE LED. WE HAD A GUEST ON EARLIER WHO SAID THE PROBLEM IS WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE AND HAVEN'T DONE THE REPORTING ON THIS. WHAT DO YOU THINK ` DOESN'T NEED TO BE MANDATORY AND DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS? NOT SURE ABOUT MANDATORY, AND THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY RAISE RENTS, BECAUSE IT IS A COST THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE PASSED ON TO TENANTS. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET THE LEVEL RIGHT. THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING DEBATE ` THIS GOES BACK SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS OR SO, AROUND WHAT THE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF CONTAMINATION IN HOUSE IS. THERE WAS AN INDEPENDENT STANDARD DEVELOPED BY STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND. BUT FAIR TO SAY THAT WAS SUBJECT TO A WIDE RANGE OF CRITICISM, INCLUDING THE LIKES OF PETER LUCKMAN WHO WAS FORMER SCIENCE ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER. THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT ADOPTED THE ALLOTMENT LEVEL WHICH WAS 1500 G PER 100 M OF SPACE. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH A PROCESS ACROSS SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING THE LAST GOVERNMENT AND THIS GOVERNMENT, AROUND GETTING THAT STANDARD INTO LAW AND SETTING THAT IS THE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF METH CONTAMINATION, AND ONCE YOU THINK THAT, YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU DO ABOUT THAT BY TENANTS AND LANDLORDS. THAT IS THE FIRST TASK. DO YOU THINK THAT WILL BE PASSED ON TO TENANTS AND LANDLORDS? THE LAST GUEST SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $300 TO TESTING. LANDLORDS WILL PROBABLY GET A TAX BREAK AS WELL THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY BE ALL RIGHT? THEY WON'T GET A TAX BREAK. THEY CAN TEST NOW, AND MANY ALREADY DO. THE ISSUE IS NOT THE TESTING. IT IS WHAT THE TESTING SHOWS. WE HAD TO DO RIGHT BY EVERYBODY ` LANDLORDS, TENANTS, THE TESTING INDUSTRY, POLICE AS WELL, PEOPLE WHO DO INSPECTIONS OF HOUSES. PEOPLE HAVE TO BE CLEAR ON WHAT THE ACCEPTABLE STANDARD IS. THERE HAS TO BE SCIENCE LED, AS AYESHA SAID. WE PICKED IT UP FROM THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT, AND WE ARE AIMING TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THAT BY THE END OF THE. THE YEAR. WHERE DO YOU THINK THE RESPONSIBILITY LIES? AS THE TESTING AND THE STANDARD IS IN PLACE AND SET CORRECTLY, IT SHOULD BE WITH THE LANDLORD TO PROVIDE A HABITABLE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK WE ARE THERE YET WITH THE SCIENCE. SO IT IS GOOD THE GOVERNMENT HAS THAT WORK UNDERWAY. WE WILL GET TO THIS MENTAL HEALTH STUDY WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING AS OFFICE UP A LITTLE BIT OF A PIVOT, BECAUSE YOU ARE HELPFULLY OUR LABOUR SPOKESPERSON ON HEALTH. DO WE HAVE ENOUGH IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THOSE SERVICES ON MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION ` BECAUSE FROM THE REPORT, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE DON'T, PEOPLE ARE NOT ACCESSING. THERE IS MORE NEEDED THAN PEOPLE WHO ARE ACCESSING SERVICES AT THE MOMENT. IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO SEE IN THE REPORT THAT WE HAVE GONE BACKWARDS SINCE THE PANDEMIC IN TERMS OF ACCESSING THOSE KEY SEVENTH IS BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THE WORKFORCE TO DELIVER THEM. WHAT WE ARE REALLY PUSHING FOR... WE PUSHED IN GOVERNMENT FOR GROWING THE MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE, BUT IT IS A SHAME TO SEE THE PRESSURE FOR THAT COME OFF AND SOME OF THE TARGETS` WORK WE DID TO SET TARGETS FOR WORKFORCE HAS REALLY GONE BACKWARDS AND NOT PUBLISHED BY THIS GOVERNMENT. IF WE WANT TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WE HAVE TO BE OPEN ABOUT THE GAPS IN OUR MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE AND START RECRUITING INTO IT. HAVE WE GONE BACKWARDS, CHRIS? NO, I REJECT THAT CHARACTERISATION. MENTAL HEALTH IS A KEY PRIORITY FOR THIS GOVERNMENT. WE ARE THE 1ST TO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH MINISTER. WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS EXTRA FUNDING FOR PSYCHOLOGY PLACES AND HAVE FUNDED XSTRATA PSYCHIATRY REGISTRAR PLACES. IT IS AN ISSUE ` SHE IS RIGHT ` AND FUNDING IS AN ISSUE. YOU CANNOT CONJURE UP A WORKFORCE OVERNIGHT. YOU HAVE TO INVEST IN THE TRAINING, AND WE ARE DOING THAT, ACROSS THE LAST TWO BUDGETS. THINGS LIKE PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, AS I SAY. ALSO THE MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE IN THE BUDGET WILL BE VERY POPULAR. POLICE DO A GREAT JOB, BUT THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE RIGHT PLACE TO RESPOND. WHEN SOMEONE CALLS 111, THEY NEED THE POLICE TO COME OUT TO THAT. THAT IS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM WE ARE HOPING TO EXTEND TO OTHER REGIONS. OF THE HEALTH COMMISSION WAS ANY HER SAYING ACCESS TO SERVICES HAS GONE BACKWARDS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THE ISSUE IS HEALTH NEW ZEALAND GENERATED TARGETS ON THE GAPS IN OUR WORKFORCE, AND THE MINISTER REFUSED TO PUBLISH THEM. THEY WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE REPORT. IF THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT UPFRONT ABOUT WHAT THE GAPS IN OUR WORKFORCE ARE, HOW ON EARTH ARE WE GOING TO MAKE THE PROGRESS WE NEED? THIS COMES BACK TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAVING A HIRING FREEZE, WHICH MEANS PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING RECRUITED TO THIS CRITICAL ROLE. PARTICULARLY PSYCHIATRISTS WHO ARE NOT BEING BROUGHT IN FROM OVERSEAS. I AM NOT ACROSS WHAT MATT DUCEY HAS DONE OR NOT ON THE REPORT, BUT WE ARE PRETTY UPFRONT WITH THE WORKFORCE CHALLENGE, AND I WAS JUST ON THE SHOW THANKS OFFICER HAS TOP ROW T IS TO GROW THE WORKFORCE, SO THIS IDEA THAT THERE IS A HIRING FREEZE IS NOT BORNE OUT FROM THE EXTRA FUNDING. IT IS JUST NOT ACCURATE. THE TURNAROUND IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT ` WE HAVE TO INVEST IN THE PLACES, TRAIN THE PEOPLE, BUILD THE WORKFORCE, ALSO GET THE FACILITIES RIGHT AS WELL. SOME OF THE PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE APPALLING. WE ARE INVESTING IN CAPITAL UPGRADES ON THOSE AS WELL. WE ARE NOT PRETENDING EVERYTHING IS PERFECT AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OVERNIGHT, BUT THE KIDS TO GET ON WITH IT, AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING. THEN LET PSYCHIATRISTS RECRUITED THEIR VACANCIES, CHRIS. THAT WOULD BE THE ANSWER. THEY ARE BLOCKED BY HEALTH NEW ZEALAND LEADERSHIP BECAUSE OF YOUR GOVERNMENT'S POLICY. LET THEM HIRE, AND I'M SURE THINGS WILL GET MUCH BETTER. ONE OF THE KEY POINTS ABOUT THIS ` THEY WERE SAYING INTERVENTION ACTUALLY IS A CRUCIAL STEP THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE HERE. HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT THAT WAS SUCH THAT PROCESS BEFORE THINGS GET WORSE DOWN THE LINE? IN GOVERNMENT, WE REALLY LEANED INTO THAT WITH THE ACCESS AND CHOICE INITIATIVE WHICH WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. THAT IS WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT OFTEN IN YOUR GENERAL PRACTICE OR IN YOUR COMMUNITY ELSEWHERE. BY THE TIME WE LEFT GOVERNMENT, THAT HAD DONE OVER 1 MILLION VISITS. IT IS AN EXCELLENT INITIATIVE, AND I AM HAPPY THAT THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT HAS NOT CUT IT. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST AT THE HOSPITAL. FROM DAVID SEYMOUR YESTERDAY TALKING ABOUT SCRAPPING THESE REGULATIONS THAT HE SAID BELONG IN THE 80S. CHRIS, ARE YOU HAPPY ABOUT THIS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE HAIRDRESSER, LEGAL DOG IN AND HAVE A VINO AS WELL? I WAS THINKING I WOULD TAKE MY LADY HAWK, GLASS OF CHARDONNAY. VERY PLEASANT. I AM ALL ABOUT 20 MINUTES, GET IN, GET OUT, SO I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR A GLASS OF WINE WITH MY HAIRCUT, BUT SOME PEOPLE WILL BE UP FOR IT. SPEAKING OF HAIRCUTS, WE DO LIKE TO HAVE FUN ON THE SHOW. YOUR SECRETARY HAS PROVIDED US WITH THIS PHOTO. TELL US WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS PHOTO? SO WANTED ME TO GET A MULLET. I SAID 1000 LAKES ON FACEBOOK, AND I WILL DO IT. SO WE RAISED $10,000 FOR CHARITY FOR GOOD BITCHED BAKE GOOD BITCHES BAKE* HER DO BAKING IN THE COMMUNITY YOU HAVE A GOOD PICTURE AS WELL. TALKING ABOUT TAKING IT BACK TO THE 80S. THAT IS NOT VERY FAIR ` YOU PROVIDED A VERY CUTE PHOTO. THAT IS MY DAD, AND HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MY BOWL CUT. THAT IS A CUTE BOWL CUT. DO YOU THINK THIS IS A BIT PERFORMATIVE? THEY SAID WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THESE REGULATIONS ANYMORE, BUT IN THE SAME BREATH, WE HAVE HAIRDRESSER SAYING, WE WENT FOLLOWING THE RULES REALLY ANYWAY. WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS? I AM PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE SOME PHOTOS WITH CHRIS BISHOP, BUT THE RULES AND GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING OUT IN THE REAL WORLD. ARE YOU GOING TO SAVE ANY MONEY, CHRIS ` PEOPLE WERE PAYING A REGISTRATION FEE ANYWAY. LET'S NOT MAKE THIS OUT TO BE THE BIGGEST THING IN THE WORLD, BUT IF PRACTICE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE LAW, YOU SHOULD CHANGE THE LAW, REALLY. IT IS A GOOD STEP FORWARD, BUT LET'S NOT PRETEND IT IS GOING TO SAVE THE ECONOMY, IT IS NOT. THE MULLET PICTURE, I THINK. LET'S GET RID OF THESE DUMB REGULATIONS THAT ANNOY PEOPLE. CUTTING REGULATIONS AND CUTTING MULLETS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE 8 O'CLOCK NEWS IS COMING UP. BUT FIRST, THE LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAM HOPING TO MIX IT WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST CLUBS IN THE WORLD. # AND I JUST CAN'T PULL MYSELF AWAY. (SONG): 'COLD AS ICE' BY FOREIGNER BEN: Hello? From the bank? Really? VOICEOVER: Know it's really ASB with Caller Check. (PHONE RINGING) # You're as cold as ice # We can verify it's us through the ASB Mobile Banking app. BEN: Oh, it is you ASB! # HOKI MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IMAGINE BEING THE ONLY NON-PROFESSIONAL TEAM AT AN INTERNATIONAL FIFA TOURNAMENT. THAT'S WHAT COULD BE IN STORE FOR AUCKLAND UNITED'S PREMIER WOMEN'S TEAM IF THEY CONTINUE THEIR WINNING WAYS. JENNY SUO'S WITH THE TEAM THIS MORNING, FRESH FROM DEFENDING THEIR OCEANIA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE IN TAHITI. MORENA, JENNY. I'M HERE WITH THE TEAM WHO ARE ROCKING THEIR TAHITI TANS. I AM JUST GOING TO START OFF WITH SOME PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FACTS ` THESE GUYS HAVE PLAYED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS 60+ MATCHES AND THEY HAVE ONLY LOST ONE. THEY HOLD EVERY TITLE THAT THERE IS TO HOLD IN NEW ZEALAND, SO LAST YEAR, THEY DECIDED TO GO TO THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE; THE FIRST KIWI TEAM TO DO SO. THEY ONLY ONE AT THIS YEAR, THEY DECIDED TO GO BACK AND GIVE IT ANOTHER PUNCH, AND THEY HAVE GONE BACK TO BACK. JESS, YOU THINK THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO WIN IT TWICE? WITH A SUPER, SUPER STOKED HAD THE CONFIDENCE AND WE KNOW THAT THIS QUALITY OF OUR SQUAD IS VERY STRONG. WE WERE QUIETLY HOPEFUL. I HAD THAT WHEN YOU GOT THERE, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR YOU, WENT THEY? BECAUSE THEY KNEW YOU WERE THE STRONG CONTENDERS. HOW WAS THAT FINAL? IT WAS A GREAT FINAL. WE PLAYED THE TAHITIAN TEAM TO START WITH, AS WELL AS AMERICAN SAMOA. AND I THINK THAT YOU GUYS AT HOME MIGHT BE SEEING THE FINAL RIGHT NOW PLAYING, AND YOU GUYS WON 1-0. WE TRY TO KEEP IT EXCITING FOR YOU GUYS AT HOME. WITH A TROPHY AT THE END, THAT'S QUITE A FEAT. SO YOU HAD TO PAY YOUR OWN WAY, SO THAT MEANS SOMETHING LIKE HOW MUCH DID YOU HAVE TO FUNDRAISE? WELL OVER 150K. WE HAD TO PAY OUR OWN WAY SO IT WAS HARD WORK. WHAT IS NEXT, GUYS? THE MAIN GOAL IS TO GET TO FIFA'S VERY FIRST CHAMPIONS CUP, AND IF YOU MAKE IT NEXT YEAR, YOU WOULD BE THE ONLY NON-PROFESSIONAL TEAM THERE. HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? IT'S CRAZY THAT WE ARE WORKING 95 AND THE OTHER PEOPLE OVER THERE WHO CAN FOCUS ON FOOTBALL. WHO OTHER TEAMS YOU WOULD BE UP AGAINST? ARSENAL, GOTHAM FC. CAN'T BELIEVE WERE EVEN IN THE SAME SENTENCE AS THEM. SO, ASIA NEXT. WHEN YOU FIND OUT WHO YOU WILL BE PLAYING? WE WILL BE PLAYING WUHAN IN CHINA. WILL FIND OUT OVER THE NEXT WEEK. LET'S LOOK AT THE TROPHY. PLEASE DON'T DROP IT, IT IS A BIT SLIPPERY OUT HERE. CONGRATS, GUYS. POLICE HAVE CORDONED OFF A STREET IN THE SOUTH AUCKLAND SUBURB OF MANGERE AFTER AN INCIDENT OVERNIGHT. A 1 NEWS CAMERA OPERATOR SAYS OFFICERS HAVE SET UP A CRIME SCENE TENT ON BADER DRIVE. POLICE ARE YET TO RELEASE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. WITH MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS DROPPING AND DRUG USE UP, EXPERTS ARE CONCERNED THOSE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION ARE STRUGGLING TO ACCESS HELP. A NEW REPORT FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING COMMISSION SHOWS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS THERE'S BEEN A 10% DECREASE IN PEOPLE ACCESSING SPECIALIST MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES, DESPITE AN INCREASE IN DRUG USE. THE REPORT'S AUTHOR SAYS WORKFORCE CONSTRAINTS ARE PARTLY TO BLAME, BUT ADDRESSING ADDICTION IS A COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING TASK AND WE NEED TO INVEST IN WHAT WORKS. THESE ARE DEEP SOCIAL ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR SOCIETY. SO THINGS LIKE POVERTY, THINGS LIKE RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION, THINGS LIKE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT ` ALL OF THOSE ASPECTS PLAY INTO THIS PICTURE. SHE SAYS WHEN PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO THESE SERVICES, THERE'S GOOD EVIDENCE TO SHOW THEY WORK. THE HOROWHENUA KAPITI RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION SAYS IT'S PREPARED TO CANCEL AN ENTIRE WEEKEND OF SENIOR MATCHES DUE TO REFEREE ABUSE. IT COMES AFTER AN ESCALATION IN THREATS AND PHYSICAL ATTACKS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, INCLUDING ONE INSTANCE WHERE SOMEONE THREATENED TO STAB A REFEREE. HOROWHENUA KAPITI RUGBY UNION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE SAYS REF ABUSE IS A NATION-WIDE PROBLEM FOR ALL SPORTS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE. THESE GUYS AND GIRLS WILL GET UP IN THE MORNING, LEAVE THEIR PHONE ON EARLY IN THE MORNING, SPEND ALL DAY REFEREEING, SOMETIMES OFFICIATING OVER THREE GAMES, AND THEN WITH A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY OF BEING ABUSED AT ALL THREE OF THEM. AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO THE NEXT WEEK? THEY COME BACK AGAIN. SO THESE SORT OF PEOPLE, THEY NEED TO BE SUPPORTED. HE SAYS THE BOARD, RUGBY COMMITTEE, AND MEMBER CLUBS ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT FURTHER INSTANCES OF SERIOUS REFEREE ABUSE WOULD LEAD TO SENIOR CLUB RUGBY BEING CANCELLED. TO SPORT, AND TENNIS WORLD NUMBER FIVE IGA SWIATEK HAS MADE A BIG STATEMENT IN HER CAMPAIGN FOR A FIFTH FRENCH OPEN TITLE. THE 23-YEAR-OLD BRUSHING ASIDE BRITAIN'S EMMA RADUCANU IN STRAIGHT SETS, 6-1, 6-2 TO CRUISE THROUGH TO THE THIRD ROUND. (CROWD CHEERS) WORLD NUMBER ONE ARYNA SABALENKA EQUALLY RUTHLESS IN HER SECOND-ROUND MATCH, BEATING JILL TEICHMANN 6-3, 6-1. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` A WET WEATHER DAY AHEAD FOR MOST OF YOU IN THE NORTH ISLAND TODAY. HOWEVER, THE EAST COAST CAN EXPECT SOME SUN. 19 IS YOUR HIGH IN HASTINGS. ROTORUA, YOUR HIGH IS 16. IT'S A RAINY DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE SOUTH ISLAND AS WELL. CANTERBURY, YOU CAN EXPECT WINDS, WHICH MAY BE STRONG AT SOME POINTS. 17 IS YOUR HIGH IN WESTPORT. WANAKA, YOUR HIGH IS 9. NEW ZEALAND'S GAME DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING SECTORS IN THE WORLD, RECORDING A RECORD $548m IN REVENUE LAST YEAR. DESPITE THAT, THE INDUSTRY IS STILL FACING NUMEROUS CHALLENGES INCLUDING TALENT SHORTAGES, FUNDING CONSTRAINTS AND THE LOSS OF STAFF TO OVERSEAS RIVALS. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE CHALLENGES AND WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE TO FIX THEM IS NEW ZEALAND GAME DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOY KEENE AND PIK POK GAMES CHIEF EXECUTIVE MARIO WYNANDS. MORENA KI A KORUA. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING, CAN I START WITH YOU, JOY? WHAT IS THE MOTHER THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES FACING THE INDUSTRY AT THE MOMENT? YOU NAILED IT IN YOUR INTRO. WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF OUR GAME DEVELOPERS COME THROUGH AND GET HIRED OVERSEAS, SO WITHOUT THE STAFF TO DO THE WORK, YOU AUTOMATICALLY HAVE A PROBLEM. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AS EDUCATION PATHWAYS INTO THE INDUSTRY, AND WE FACE SOME NEW CHALLENGES WITH THOSE PATHWAYS BEING TIED UP. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO RETAIN OUR STAFF THAT WE ARE TRAINING THEM UP HERE IN AOTEAROA, AND THEIR HEADING OVERSEAS, WHY IS THAT? IT'S QUITE SIMPLE MONEY. THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO EARN WELL OVERSEAS, AND OF COURSE, WHY WOULDN'T YOU? SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE AN ISSUE OF RETAINING OUR TALENT HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. MARIO, I WANT TO BRING AN END YOUR COMPANY'S LATEST GAME THAT WAS RELEASED IN APRIL HAS HAD 80 MILLION DOWNLOADS, PLUS, NO DOUBT, THAT WAS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. HOW DID A NEW ZEALAND STUDIO MANAGED TO GENERATE NUMBERS LIKE THAT? THERE'S PROBABLY SOME CONFUSION IN THE STATS, WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING THAT GAME IS OVER 10 YEARS. WE HAVE HAD ABOUT 180 MILLION DOWNLOADS ON MOBILE AND WE HAVE ONLY JUST RECENTLY LAST MONTH RELEASED ON THE PC, BUT THAT HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL ITERATION OF THE GAME FOR US AS WELL. HOW DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE MANAGED TO GET THAT GLOBAL REACH? I THINK IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT NEW ZEALAND GAME DEVELOPERS AND CREATORS ARE VERY GOOD AT. WE'RE GOOD AT ABSORBING CULTURAL INFLUENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, PUTTING OUR OWN SPIN ON THINGS, TELLING OUR OWN STORIES AND PUTTING STUFF OUT THERE THAT RESONATES THE GLOBAL AUDIENCE. JOY WAS TALKING ABOUT STUFF ATTENTION, CORRECTION: STAFF RETENTION ARE YOU FINDING THAT WITH YOUR COMPANY? WE HAVE CERTAINLY HAD THOSE ISSUES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH COVERT AND BORDER LOCKDOWNS, CORRECTION: COVID WE HAVE HAD SOME RELIEF THERE, THANKS TO THE GDS ARE TAX REBATES THAT THE GOVERNMENT PUT INTO PLACE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THAT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF STEMMING THE TIDE AND FLOW OF OVERSEAS, BUT IT STILL CAN BE CHALLENGING TO FIND THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME. JOY, I MENTIONED THIS IN THE INTRODUCTION IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT THAT THE INDUSTRY IS GENERATING IN TAX REVENUE ` MINUS ADDING IS THAT IN THE TERMS OF SUPPORT, YOU ARE ONLY RECEIVING AROUND $30 MILLION A HOW SUSTAINABLE IS THAT RETURN WITHOUT MORE INVESTMENT? IT IS SUSTAINABLE, BUT OF COURSE, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE MONEY. JUST TO GIVE YOU THE IDEA OF A TURN ON GOVERNMENTS INVESTMENT, FOR EVERY ONE DOLLAR THEY INVEST, WE AT RETURNING $3.75. SO THERE IS GREAT EVIDENCE THERE TO SUPPORT THIS. AS ANYTHING MORE, EVEN YOU SAY YOU ARE GETTING THE SUPPORT, IS ANYTHING MORE THAT COULD BE DONE? MORE FUNDING OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THEM. THAT WILL ENABLE US TO GO THE INDUSTRY FASTER, ENABLE STUDIOS TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE IN THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES AS WELL. MARIO, I AM FINALLY, WONDERING ABOUTTHE SUCCESS OF YOUR GAME, AND HOW IT PROVES HOW VALUABLE THE INDUSTRY IS HERE. AND HOW IT IS FOR NEW ZEALAND. I THINK WE HAVE CERTAINLY HAD OUR SUCCESS, BUT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY COMPANY THAT HAS HAD THAT SCALE OF SUCCESS OVER THE YEARS, IT HAS BEEN VERY IMPRESSIVE DIZZY NOT ONLY LARGE COMPANIES AND WELL-ESTABLISHED COMPANIES RELEASE GAMES THAT ARE BOUGHT AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, BUT ALSO SMALLER TEAMS AND RELATIVELY NEW TEAMS RING AND TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT A TIME AS WELL, TO THE SUCCESS CAN HAPPEN AT DIFFERENT SCALES AND WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR INDUSTRY AS WE ARE RETAINING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, THE OWNERSHIP HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, THIS LETTER IS INCREDIBLY USEFUL FOR SPITTING OUT INTO DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES. LIKE FILM, TOYS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT, SO VERY, VERY NEW, INTERESTING BUSINESS THAT CAN OPERATE AT ANY SCALE. WE APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU BEING ON A PROGRAM. MARIO, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESS. MARIO AND JOY, THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ME U TONU MAI ` IT'S EVERY MUSICIAN'S DREAM TO WORK WITH THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE INDUSTRY. NEXT, THE KIWI MUSO WHO IS CLOSE TO MAKING THAT A REALITY. (TECHNO KPOP MUSIC) (SONG): 'COLD AS ICE' BY FOREIGNER BEN: Hello? From the bank? Really? VOICEOVER: Know it's really ASB with Caller Check. (PHONE RINGING) # You're as cold as ice # We can verify it's us through the ASB Mobile Banking app. BEN: Oh, it is you ASB! 8:16. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` POLICE HAVE CORDONED OFF A STREET IN THE SOUTH AUCKLAND SUBURB OF MANGERE AFTER AN INCIDENT OVERNIGHT. A 1 NEWS CAMERA OPERATOR SAYS OFFICERS HAVE SET UP A CRIME SCENE TENT ON BADER DRIVE. WITH MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS DROPPING AND DRUG USE UP, EXPERTS ARE CONCERNED THOSE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION ARE STRUGGLING TO ACCESS HELP. AND IN SPORT, TENNIS WORLD NUMBER FIVE IGA SWIATEK HAS CRUISED THROUGH TO THE THIRD ROUND AT ROLAND GARROS AS SHE AIMS FOR A FIFTH TITLE. RAPPER AND MUSIC PRODUCER TIMBALAND IS BEST KNOWN FOR WORKING ALONGSIDE BIG NAMES SUCH AS JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND MISSY ELLIOT. YOU MAY EVEN KNOW THIS SONG... # BABY, IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW, YOU AIN'T GOTTA FLAUNT FOR ME. # IF WE GO AND TOUCH, YOU CAN STILL TOUCH MY LOVE, IT'S FREE. # WE CAN WORK WITHOUT THE PERKS JUST YOU AND ME. # WORK IT OUT 'TIL WE GET IT RIGHT... # THAT REMINDED ME OF UNI DAYS. THE MUSIC MOGUL IS NOW RUNNING A COMPETITION, OFFERING THE WINNER A TRIP TO THE U.S. FOR A ONE-ON-ONE STUDIO SESSION, A GRAND PRIZE OF AROUND $50,000 AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF TIMBALAND AND HIS INNER CIRCLE. AND AMONG THE 120 CONTESTANTS STILL IN THE RUNNING IS NEW ZEALANDER JOSH LEYS WHO JOINS US NOW. MORENA! CONGRATULATIONS FOR MAKING IT THIS FAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S GONE FROM 20,000 TO 120 SO HOW DO WE GET BEHIND YOU AND GET YOU IN FRONT OF TIMBALAND? YOU HAVE TO HIT UP MY INSTAGRAM, GOT MY BIO, CLICK ON THE LINK AND OUR POWERED VOTES THAT` THERE ARE PAY DEVOTES THAT GO-TO A BEAUTIFUL SYSTEM THAT HELPS CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE AND THEN I DID STATES. CORRECTION: PAID VOTES SO YOU ARE IN A BATTLE WITH A COUPLE OF OTHERS, YOU ARE GROUPED IN THREES AT THE MOMENT. THAT IS CORRECT, I'M TRYING TO GET TO NUMBER ONE. I AM CURRENTLY NUMBER TWO AND I THINK I HAVE LESS THEN SEVEN HOURS ` 2 PM NEW ZEALAND TIME. HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS SITUATION? I HAVE ALL BEEN INTO MUSIC, I TOILET WITH MY BAND UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY, I GET TO ROCK OUT AND DETAIN THEM AND IT IS MY PASSION. I THINK I HAVE THIS EPIPHANY, I WE WANT TO DO SOME SONGWRITING. AND GETTING BACK INTO THAT AGAIN, SO I HAD A FEW DUSTY SONG SITTING ON LAPTOP, I SAW THIS BIG INTO AN POST AND I WAS LIKE, OH, I'VE GOT TO PUT THE SONG INTO THE COMPETITION AND HE CAME UP ON MY FEET AND SAID HE WANTS FIVE ARTISTS ON HIS ALBUM. AND I FOUND OUT, ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WAS LIKE, I'VE GOT AN EMAIL SAYING THAT I WAS IN. I WENT OUT TO MY GARDEN AND STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT ON INSTAGRAM AND PUT IT UP AND HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO LIKE THE REEL. I HAD TO GO CHECK THE BLUE TEXT, WAS IT REALLY TIMBALAND, I WAS PRETTY FREAKED OUT AN AMAZING WAY AND THEN HE DECIDED TO SHARE IT IN FRONT OF HIS 4.2 MILLION FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM. YOU ARE ON HIS RADAR CURRENTLY. PRETTY EXCITING. WHAT WOULD IT MEAN FOR YOUR CAREER TO GET AN AUDIENCE WITH SOMEONE LIKE THAT? IT WOULD BE HUGE. IT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO HAS GOTTEN ME TO THIS POINT, BECAUSE ACTUALLY GETTING ME TO THIS POINT, THE JOURNEY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. IT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH MORE EXCITEMENT TO CREATE ART AGAIN AND CHAMPIONED MY OWN ART A LITTLE BIT MORE, SO AS MUCH AS IT WILL BE A MEETING TO WIN, IT'S GREAT SO FAR. HOW DOES SOMEONE FROM NEW ZEALAND GET TO THAT FINAL STAGE, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE A REACH, AND IT WILL BE HELPFUL FOR YOU TO BE A NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT BREAKFAST SHOW. I HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN A HARD MAHI, EH? GOING TO EVERY SINGLE RADIO STATION, EVERYTHING WILL SPOT, TALKING ABOUT IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, SHOW WHAT KIND OF ARTIST I AM, TALKING ABOUT THE CHARITY, AND PUTTING IT BECAUSE I AM IN CHARGE OF IT. AT MY OWN THING IS I CAN KIND OF JUST CREATE MY OWN EXCITEMENT AROUND IT. HERE HAS OBVIOUSLY DONE COLLABORATIONS WITH BIG ARTISTS; HOW WOULD YOU ENVISAGE A COLLABORATIVE YOURSELF GOING WITH HIM? DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA BUT WHAT A SONG LIKE THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE? TOTALLY, I THINK I WOULD HIT IT OFF WITH HIM. WE ARE BOTH BEATBOXERS, IS IF YOU HEAR THE JUST-IN-TIME BLACK STUFF, CRIMEA RIVER, (BEATBOXES) ALL THAT... (BEATBOXES) HE DOES ALL THOSE... (BEATBOXES) HE MAKES THOSE BIG MASTER TRACKS. AND THEN HE IS IN THE BACKGROUND GOING, 'YEAH!' I THINK I WOULD LOVE DOING A COLLABORATION WITH HIM. WE'VE GOT TO GET A NEW ZEALAND ARTIST ONTO TIMBERLANDS ALBUM. IS SOME OF YOUR WORK ON YOUR INSTA PAGE? YES, AND I HAVE HEAPS OF WORK ON SPOTIFY. I WOULD DESCRIBE I WORK AS POP, R&B DIFFERENT STYLES. I JUST WANT TO CREATE, THAT COLLAR WOULD BE INSANE. I WOULD JUST LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING AT THE MOMENT? MOUNT WELLINGTON. I HAVE BUT IT IS NOT TOO MUCH OF A STRETCH TO GET YOU OVER TO THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HAS I WILL BE TRUCKING THEM ALONG. CONGRATULATIONS ON PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE, AS I LOVE THAT, I LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU ARE SMASHING IT. IF YOU DO GET ON THE OTHER, AND YOU DO MAKE IT MASSIVE LIKE THIS, DON'T FORGET ABOUT US, COME AND VISIT US ON BREAKFAST. I MIGHT BE DRESSED IN LOUIS VUITTON AND DRIVING A MERCEDES BUT I WILL BE SUPER DOWN-TO-EARTH AND CHILL AT THE SAME TIME. GOOD LUCK, GO WELL. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, IT'S NEARLY TIME FOR MATT GIBB TO HEAD HOME FROM MELBOURNE AND FRANKLY, IT CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH. MORENA, MATT. ONE LAST TIME. FROM MELBOURNE, BEAUTIFUL VICTORIA, WE ARE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY. ...FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM. GET IN THE DRAW. # BUT IF YOU WERE GONNA TAKE MY HAND, BABY... WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. EACH DAY, WE FEATURE A SLICE OF HISTORY THAT WE'VE CARVED OUT OF THE TVNZ ARCHIVE. TODAY, WE'RE REVISITING A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN OUR MISSION TOWARDS BECOMING A SMOKE-FREE NATION. AROUND THIS TIME IN 1990, THE FOURTH LABOUR GOVERNMENT WAS PUSHING THROUGH A BAN ON SMOKING IN MOST INDOOR PLACES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT. UP UNTIL THEN, INHALING CIGARETTE SMOKE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY WAS SIMPLY A FACT OF LIFE. BUT BEFORE IT BECAME OFFICIALLY OUTLAWED, THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ENCOURAGE SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES. HERE'S HOW ONE OF THOSE WENT. (DYNAMIC THEME MUSIC) THE LATEST BATTLE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST SMOKING HAS BEGUN ` IT'S THE GREAT SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE WEEK. THIS TIME, BUSINESSES ARE THE TARGET AS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT GOES ALL OUT FOR A WEEK OF CLEAN AIR. MARY MCCALLUM'S BEEN TALKING TO SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS. IT HASN'T ACTUALLY BEEN TOO BAD, RIGHT? WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN OUT TO THE KITCHEN AND SMOKED. I WOULDN'T LIKE IT TO CONTINUE. VERA PORTER'S OFFICE IS RIGHT BEHIND THE GREAT SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE WEEK. THE NINE SMOKERS MAKE UP A THIRD OF THE OFFICE STAFF, BUT THEY'VE AGREED THAT FOR THIS WEEK, THEY HAVE TO GO OUT OF THE ROOM TO LIGHT UP. THEY'RE BEARING UP, BUT JUST. I WOULDN'T LIKE IT TO LAST LONGER THAN A WEEK. THE NON-SMOKERS ARE ECSTATIC. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY, MANY, MANY MONTHS, WE'VE HAD A NICE, CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE, LOVELY DAY INSIDE. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES ARE BRINGING IN SOME SORT OF SMOKE-FREE POLICY FOR THE WEEK, TOPPING THE GROWING NUMBER THAT HAVE ALREADY GONE THAT WAY PERMANENTLY. BUT THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT IT'S GOT A HARD ROAD TO HOE ` OVER A QUARTER OF ALL KIWIS OVER THE AGE OF 15 ARE SMOKERS. THE BIGGEST HEADACHE IS YOUNG WOMEN. OVER A THIRD OF THEM SMOKE OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE AND IN. SO A VIDEO IS BEING LAUNCHED AS PART OF THE WEEK'S ACTIVITIES MADE BY YOUNG WOMEN FOR YOUNG WOMEN. I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT SMOKING. WHAT? IT'S FOUL, MAN! BUT NOT EVERYONE AGREES. TOBACCO COMPANY EXECUTIVE PAUL VINER SAYS THE GOVERNMENT HAS GONE TOO FAR IN ITS ANTI-SMOKER FIGHT. ISSUES OF PERHAPS WIDER CONCERN TO THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE, LAW AND ORDER AND EMPLOYMENT, APPEAR TO HAVE BECOME SECONDARY TO THOSE OF TOBACCO. BUT THE SUCCESS OF THE WEEK WILL FINALLY BE JUDGED ON HOW WELL BUSINESSES AND WORKERS TAKE HEED OF THE CALL FOR CLEANER AIR. MARY MCCALLUM, ONE NETWORK NEWS. DIFFERENT TIMES INDEED. IT IS 830. TIME FOR THE NEWS. LABOUR'S AYESHA VERRALL SAYS A HIRING FREEZE IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM IS CONTRIBUTING TO A MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AND A DROP IN SERVICES BEING ACCESSED. A NEW REPORT FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING COMMISSION SHOWS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS THERE'S BEEN A 10% DECREASE IN PEOPLE ACCESSING SPECIALIST MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES,DESPITE AN INCREASE IN DRUG USE. THE REPORT'S AUTHOR SAYS WORKFORCE CONSTRAINTS ARE PARTLY TO BLAME. LABOUR'S HEALTH SPOKESPERSON, AYESHA VERRALL, SAYS THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO LIFT A PSYCHIATRIST RECRUITMENT FREEZE. THAT WOULD BE THE ANSWER, BUT THEY'RE BLOCKED FROM RECRUITING TO THEIR VACANCIES BY HEALTH NEW ZEALAND LEADERSHIP BECAUSE OF YOUR GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES. SO LET THEM HIRE, AND THEN I'M SURE THINGS WILL GET MUCH BETTER. NATIONAL MP CHRIS BISHOP DENIES THERE'S A HIRING FREEZE, SAYING THE GOVERNMENT ACKNOWLEDGES THERE'S A WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AND EXTRA FUNDING FOR PSYCHIATRY TRAINING SHOW ITS A PRIORITY. THE NEW ZEALAND GAME DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY SAYS IT NEEDS FURTHER GOVERNMENT SUPPORT IF IT IS TO CONTINUE GROWING AT A RECORD RATE. THE INDUSTRY REACHED A RECORD $548m IN PRE-TAX REVENUE IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR ` A 26% INCREASE. NEW ZEALAND GAME DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOY JOY KEENE SAYS, ALTHOUGH CURRENT LEVELS ARE SUSTAINABLE, THEY NEED MORE FUNDING IF THE INDUSTRY WANTS TO KEEP UP WITH POTENTIAL GROWTH. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE RETURN ON THE GOVERNMENT'S INVESTMENT, FOR EVERY $1 THAT THEY HAVE PUT IN SO FAR, WE'RE RETURNING $3.75. SO THERE'S A REALLY GOOD BUSINESS CASE THERE TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY. PRODUCTIVITY IS FOUR TIMES HIGHER HERE THAN AUSTRALIA, WITH THE NZGDA EXPECTING TO DOUBLE AUSTRALIA'S REVENUE IN 2025. CONTROVERSIAL INTERNET PERSONALITY ANDREW TATE AND HIS BROTHER ARE NOW FACING 21 CHARGES IN THE UK, INCLUDING RAPE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE TWO BRITISH AMERICANS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION IN ROMANIA FOR A NUMBER OF ALLEGED CRIMES, WHICH THEY DENY. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IS YET TO COMMENT ON THE LATEST CHARGES. CROWN PROSECUTORS IN THE UK SAY THE ROMANIAN CHARGES MUST BE SETTLED FIRST, BEFORE THE PAIR CAN BE TRIED IN BRITAIN. THE PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN HAS DELIVERED AN EMOTIONAL ADDRESS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL, SPEAKING ABOUT THE DEATHS OF CHILDREN IN THE GAZA STRIP. (SOBS) RIYAD MANSOUR DESCRIBED THE SUFFERING OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN AS UNBEARABLE, SAYING MORE THAN 1300 HAD BEEN KILLED SINCE ISRAEL RESUMED OPERATIONS IN MARCH. ISRAEL'S AMBASSADOR TO THE UN DEFENDED THE OFFENSIVE AND REJECTED CALLS TO HALT OPERATIONS, SAYING THE WAR WILL NOT FINISH UNTIL HOSTAGES ARE RETURNED. TO SPORT, AND BLUES CAPTAIN PATRICK TUIPULOTU HAS RE-SIGNED WITH THE CLUB AND NEW ZEALAND RUGBY FOR THREE MORE YEARS, THROUGH TO THE END OF 2028. THE 32-YEAR-OLD HAS PLAYED MORE THAN 100 CAPS FOR THE BLUES SINCE HIS DEBUT 10 YEARS AGO. IT COMES AHEAD OF THEIR MUST WIN MATCH AGAINST THE WARATAHS THIS WEEKEND FOR ANY HOPE OF MAKING THE PLAYOFFS. AND FINALLY, POP STAR LORDE HAS DEBUTED SOME OF HER NEW MUSIC AT A SECRET, INVITE-ONLY POP-UP SESSION IN AUCKLAND'S CBD LAST NIGHT. (LORDE SINGS) (SCREAMING) (SINGING CONTINUES) THE 28-YEAR-OLD SHARING HER NEW SINGLE 'MAN OF THE YEAR' FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BATHROOM AT THE YMCA. (LAUGHS) IT COMES AFTER A POP-P EVENT IN NEW YORK'S WASHINGTON SQUARE, WHICH WAS SHUT DOWN BY LOCAL POLICE. WOW. IT'S NOT QUITE NEW YORK, IS IT? THE YMCA BATHROOM. I PLAYED QUITE A BIT OF FOOTBALL THERE AT THE YMCA PITT ST ` NOT IN THE BATHROOM. CAN CONFIRM IT IS NOT GLAMOROUS. YOU DIDN'T GET AN INVITE. MUST HAVE GOT LOST IN THE POST. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` A WET WEATHER DAY AHEAD FOR MOST OF YOU IN THE NORTH ISLAND TODAY. HOWEVER, THE EAST COAST CAN EXPECT SOME SUN. 19 IS YOUR HIGH IN HASTINGS. ROTORUA, YOUR HIGH IS 16. KI TE WAIPOUNAMU, TO THE SOUTH ISLAND. IT'S A RAINY DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE SOUTH ISLAND AS WELL. CANTERBURY, YOU CAN EXPECT WINDS, WHICH MAY BE STRONG AT SOME POINTS. 17 IS YOUR HIGH IN WESTPORT. WANAKA, YOUR HIGH IS 9. NOT COOL, BUT TECHNICALLY I CAN SAY I PLAYED AT THE SAME VENUE AS LORDE. CAN YOU? I CAN. PITT STREET YMCA. THIS SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MELBOURNE ` EVERY BIT DIFFERENT. THIS WEEK, MATT GIBB HAS BEEN SHOWCASING SOME OF THE THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN MELBOURNE WITH VISIT VICTORIA. THIS MORNING HE'S AT THE ICONIC NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE EXHIBITIONS CURRENTLY ON AT THE GALLERY. GOOD MORNING, MATT. GOOD MORNING. MORENA. WAS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING IT IS. 6:35 HERE IN MELBOURNE. IT IS A PRETTY DECENT TEMPERATURE HERE ` NOT TOO COLD. WE STARTED OFF THE DAY LOOKING AT SOME BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK. THIS IS MEG, ONE OF THE CURATORS HERE. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT DAY WALKING AROUND. WHAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN BECAUSE IT HAS AN OPEN YET IS AN INCREDIBLY EXCITING EXHIBITION ` THE FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM EXHIBITION. YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS? VERY EXCITED. THESE HAVE COME OVER FROM BOSTON? THAT IS CORRECT. THEY HAVE ONE OF THE BEST COLLECTIONS OF FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM IN THE WORLD, SO WE'RE VERY LUCKY. FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM, FOR THOSE VIEWERS WHO MAY NOT BE AS UP TO THE PLAY WITH ART AS YOU AND I ARE, WHAT IS IMPRESSIONISM EXACTLY? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IT IS IN THE NAME ` IMPRESSION. THAT IS THE KEY HERE. THESE ARTISTS WERE TAKING VERY QUICK IMPRESSIONS OF CHANGING ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS, USUALLY IN NATURE, SOMETIMES IN CITIES AS WELL. IT WAS THE LATE 19TH CENTURY ART MOVEMENT THAT ORIGINATED IN FRANCE, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT WAS REALLY QUITE CONTROVERSIAL. BECAUSE THEY WERE COMPLETELY GOING AGAINST WHAT THEY HAD BEEN TAUGHT IN ART SCHOOL. SO COULD YOU SAY IT WAS LIKE A SNAPSHOT OF A MOMENT IN TIME RATHER THAN A DETAILED PHOTOREALISTIC? EXACTLY. MONET TFOR EXAMPLE WOULD TAKE THE SAME SUBJECT OVER THE COURSE OF A DAY TO SEE HOW IT CHANGED. THAT IS WHY PEOPLE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND SEE HOW IT ALL COMES TOGETHER. WE HAD SOME VISION PLAYING SOME OF THE ART THERE. THAT IS ELSEWHERE, BUT WHEN IT IS HERE IT WILL BE QUITE DIFFERENT. EXTREMELY DIFFERENT. THE CURATOR FROM BOSTON WALKED IN AND WAS JUST WOWED. SO WE HAVE RECREATED THESE LATE 19TH CENTURY DECORATIVE INTERIORS WHICH COME FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN TERMS OF REFERENCING, BUT YOU WILL CEASE TO COAST INTERIORS FROM THE TIME, BUT ALSO EUROPEAN INFLECTIONS AS WELL. EAST COAST* YOU DO PRETTY WELL IN MELBOURNE, DON'T YOU? WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT MELBOURNE? WHAT IS NOT TO LOVE? I AM FROM BRISBANE ORIGINALLY WHICH I LOVE, BUT I DO LOVE THE ARTS AND CULTURE HERE. I AM BIASED, BUT THAT IS A BIG REASON WHY I CAME. ART, CULTURE, COFFEE, SPORTS EVENTS. COFFEE, YES. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. CAN'T WAIT TO COME BACK WHEN THE EXHIBITION OPENS ON DURING THE SIX. DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE PIECE? I CAN'T CHOOSE ONE. BUT THE FINAL ROOM WAS 16 MONETS, YOU CAN'T GET BETTER THAN THAT. TODAY IS THE LAST LETTER INTO THE DRAW, SO GO TO WINWITHBREAKFAST.CO.NZ. HERE IS WHAT YOU COULD WIN ` YOU WOULD BE FLYING WITH AIR NEW ZEALAND TO MELBOURNE, STAYING THREE NIGHTS IN A BEAUTIFUL HOTEL, GETTING SOME AMAZING FOOD EXPERIENCES, HEADING TO BETELGEUSE THE MUSICAL, THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND THE WORKS OF ART HERE AS WELL. IT IS WORTH NZ$5500. SO WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING, YOU MIGHT BE GETTING THE KIDS OUT THE DOOR FOR SCHOOL. STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING, GET YOUR PHONE OUT, GO TO WINWITHBREAKFAST.CO.NZ. THAT IS US FROM VICTORIA THIS WEEK. HUGE THANK YOU TO VICTORIA FOR PUTTING THIS ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MATT. THE MAN WHO LOVES IMPRESSIONISM SO MUCH HE WILL WEAR THE SAME JACKET AS HIS GUEST. WE DID TELL THEM. TIME TO COME HOME NOW, MATT. A LOCAL CLOTHING COMPANY IS OPENING THE VERY FIRST 'BRAND' SECOND-HAND STORE IN AOTEAROA. WELL-KNOWN STREETWEAR LABEL 'RUBY' THAT STARTED IN 1999, IS NOW MAKING WAVES, CREATING A PLACE FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD SUSTAINABLE CLOTHING. BY SELLING THEIR OWN PRE-LOVED GARMENTS. LUCY BENDELL IS THERE CHECKING IT OUT AHEAD OF THE OPENING. MORENA, LUCY. MORENA, JENNY MAY. YES, RUBY SAYS RECYCLE HERE IN A BUSTLING NEW MARKET HERE. IT IS PAVING THE WAY FOR A BRANDED PRE-LOVED STORE. IT GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THE BEAUTIFUL COLOURS AND STYLES AND PATTERNS. THERE ARE NEW STORE OPENS UP TOMORROW, BUT COME ON IN. WE WILL GET A SNEAK PEAK WITH EMILY THAT GEN MANAGER. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. TELL ME HOW EXCITED YOU ARE AND WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT. MORENA. WELL, EXTREMELY EXCITED. IT IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST OWN BRAND SECOND-HAND STORE IN NEW ZEALAND. AND IT IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO SAY IS THAT OUR CLOTHING HAS TRUE VALUE AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO BUY IT SECOND OR THIRD OR FOURTH HAND, IT HAS ALWAYS GOT TIME FOR ANOTHER LIE. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT AND WHY DID YOU WANT TO START THIS? OBVIOUSLY WE ARE A CLOTHING COMPANY, SO WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING CLOTHES. AND ALSO WE KNOW THAT AS A PLANET, AND AS PEOPLE ON OUR PLANET, WE CANNOT KEEP EXTRACTING MORE MORE MORE MORE, TO SELL MORE MORE NEW. SO WHAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO IS FIND WAYS TO OFFER CLOTHING TO PEOPLE WITHOUT EXTRACTING NEW RESOURCE. ALSO WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT BECAUSE OF HOW THE ECONOMY IS, MANY PEOPLE HAVE MUCH LESS DISPOSABLE INCOME, AND BY OFFERING PIECES THAT ARE SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH HAND IT GIVES PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY SOMETHING NEW TO THEM AT A LOWER RETAIL PRICE. RUBY HAS ALWAYS FOCUSED A LOT ON SUSTAINABILITY, SO IT IS AMAZING. THERE ARE OVER 800 PIECES IN THIS ROOM. IT IS NOT A SECOND-HAND THAT IT IS THIRD AND FOURTH HAND, AND THERE ARE ALL THESE DIFFERENT RACKS FULL OF DIFFERENT SIZES. DO YOU THINK THIS COULD LEAD THE WAY TO OTHER BRANDS PERHAPS OPENING UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN UP A SECOND-HAND STORE LIKE THIS? I HOPE SO. WE HAVE CONSULTED A LOT WITH OTHER CLOTHING COMPANIES IN OUR AOTEAROA TO GIVE THEM OUR INSIGHTS PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE PROCESS OF HOW TO TAKE BACK AND RESELL. SUSTAINABILITY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT ONE BRAND SHOULD BE HANGING ITS HAT ON. SUSTAINABILITY SHOULD BE PART OF ALL OUR MISSIONS. AND KEEPING CLOTHING IN USE FOR LONGER AND OUT OF LANDFILL IS AN ULTIMATE GOAL. I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE A QUICK RAP ON HOW IT WORKS. SO IF YOU HAVE A PRE-LOVED RUBY ITEM, YOU CAN GRAB SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YOU BRING INTO THE STORE HERE OR ANY OF THE RUBY STORES, THE TEAM ASSESSES THAT AND PUTS A PRICE MARK ON IT, AND THEN YOU GET TO HAVE 20% TO 40% OF THE ITEM. IT IS ABOUT RECYCLING THE ITEM AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR HANDS ON ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL PIECES. THE STORE OPENS TOMORROW MORNING AT 10 AM, SO VERY EXCITING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LUCY. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THEY'VE ALREADY CONQUERED THE NATIONAL STAGE. NOW FOUR OTAUTAHI STUDENTS ARE TAKING THEIR PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS GLOBAL. CHARLOTTE MULDER'S GONE TO INVESTIGATE. MORENA, CHARLOTTE. MORENA, TEAM. AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM WORKING VERY HARD WITH THESE PROBLEMS. BUT THESE FOUR GIRLS I GOING TO AMERICA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. YOU WILL BE FINDING OUT EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE GOING FOR WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` POLICE HAVE CORDONED OFF A STREET IN THE SOUTH AUCKLAND'S MANGERE AFTER AN INCIDENT OVERNIGHT. ST JOHN SAYS AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AT AROUND 2.30am AND A PATIENT IN CRITICAL CONDITION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. OVERSEAS, CONTROVERSIAL INTERNET PERSONALITY ANDREW TATE AND HIS BROTHER ARE NOW FACING 21 CHARGES IN THE UK, INCLUDING RAPE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. TO SPORT, AND BLUES CAPTAIN PATRICK TUIPULOTU HAS RE-SIGNED WITH THE CLUB AND NEW ZEALAND RUGBY FOR THREE MORE YEARS THROUGH TO THE END OF 2028. FOUR CHRISTCHURCH STUDENTS ARE HEADING TO THE U.S. TO REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND AT THE WORLD FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING CHAMPIONSHIPS. THEY'LL TAKE ON MORE THAN 2000 STUDENTS FOR THREE REPORTER CHARLOTTE MULDER IS MEETING THE TEAM FROM HEATON REPORTER CHARLOTTE MULDER IS MEETING THE TEAM FROM HEATON SCHOOL THIS MORNING. I AM HERE WITH THESE FOUR LOVELY GIRLS ` GRACE, HANNAH, CHARLIE AND JASMINE. THEY ARE DOING SOME PRACTICE QUESTIONS WHICH THEY WILL BE DOING IN AMERICA. THEY ARE LEAVING ON SUNDAY. MY FIRST QUESTION FOR YOU, CHARLIE, IS WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS ARE THESE? IT IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL MATHS QUESTION. ENTERS DIFFERENT EVERYWHERE, BUT THEY ARE RELEVANT WORLD ISSUES, LIKE WE DID A PRACTICE PROBLEM ABOUT AI ACCURACY. SO THEY ARE BIG PROBLEMS. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS? WE STARTED AT THE START OF THE YEAR AND HAVE BEEN DOING A SESSION AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK SINCE THEN. AND YOU'VE BEEN COMING INTO THE LIBRARY AND PUTTING ALL OF YOUR IDEAS HERE. AND HOW DOES IT WORK, BECAUSE YOU WERE SAYING BEFORE THAT YOU ARE IN PAIRS. WE ARE IN A BIG TEAM, BUT EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT ROLES. WHAT OTHER ROLES? THERE ARE SIX STEPS TO FPS, SO THERE ARE CHALLENGES, THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM WHICH IS THE BIG PROBLEM, WITH GOT THE SOLUTIONS, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT ALL THE CRITERIA STUFF, AND THEN YOU HAVE A BIG ACTION PLAN. IT IS A BIG JOB. SO IT IS A BIG TEAM EFFORT. JASMINE, WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED FOR? YOU ARE LEAVING ON SUNDAY, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST? I'M PROBABLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EXPERIENCE OF JUST BEING IN AMERICA. 12 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ` THAT IS A LOT OF KIDS HE WILL BE ABLE TO MEET. I THINK THERE ARE THOUSANDS. LIKE, 2000. YOU TELL ME YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FOOD. DEFINITELY. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING? JUST THE LOLLIES. I AM GOING TO LEAVE THESE GIRLS TO PRACTICE, BUT I AM GOING TO BRING YOU OVER TO THE HEATON SCHOOL PRINCIPAL JAMES. IT IS SUCH AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE TO HAVE THESE GIRLS GO OVER. THEY HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB, WORKED REALLY HARD, THANKS TO THEIR TEACHERS FORGETTING THEM TO THIS POINT WAS THAT WE JUST WANT THEM TO HAVE A GREAT TIME. WHO IS GOING OVER WITH THEM? WE HAVE TWO TEACHERS AND OUR LIBRARIAN JANE WHO FACILITATES THE PROGRAM. ONE OF THE PARENTS IS GOING AS WELL. THEY WILL BE A GREAT TRIP FOR THEM ALL. HOW CAN PEOPLE HELP OUT ` DONATE? IT HAS BEEN AN ENORMOUS FUNDRAISING EFFORT. PARENTS HAVE BEEN GREAT IN THAT REGARD THE STOP WE DO HAVE A GIVE A LITTLE PAGE, SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO ENGAGE WITH THAT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. BUT EVERYONE WHO HAS GOTTEN THEM TO THIS POINT, IT IS FANTASTIC THIS UP BEST OF LUCK. IT WILL BE AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CATCH THEM ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE. GOOD LIKE TO THEM. THANK YOU, CHARLOTTE. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE MASTERTON MAN WHO'S JUST SEVERAL DEGREES OF SEPARATION FROM ANYONE YOU CAN THINK OF. 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. Let's just call Steve and see if it's possible. Fine. 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. There's always plenty of space for another room. Could be close to the bedroom or even backing on to the garden. Oh, Archie would love that, wouldn't you? Yes. Call me any time. He's great. Yeah. Alright. Let's roll. Yeah let's go babe. Come on. ARMED WITH JUST A SECOND-HAND MICROPHONE AND A BLACK BELT IN GOOGLE SEARCHING, A MASTERTON DAD OF THREE HAS CLOCKED UP A HUNDRED MILLION VIEWS ON HIS 'SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION' TIKTOKS. FOR EXAMPLE, A LINK FROM HIMSELF TO RASPUTIN... HERE IS ME AND PETER JACKSON. THERE'S PETER JACKSON WITH STEVEN SPIELBERG, STEVEN SPIELBERG AND THE QUEEN, THAT LITTLE GIRL IN THE MIDDLE IS ELIZABETH THE SECOND, WHEN SHE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD. AND THAT IS HER GRANDMOTHER, QUEEN MARY. THE GIRL IN THE BACKGROUND BETWEEN THOSE TWO LADIES IS QUEEN MARY, WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD. AND THIS LITTLE DUDE DOWN HERE IS TSAREVICH ALEXIS, AND THERE'S TSAREVICH ALEXIS IN HIS NICE LITTLE SAILOR HAT, STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO RASPUTIN HIMSELF. RYAN COLES JOINS US NOW. WILL RYAN, LONGTIME FOLLOW-UP, FIRST-TIME INTERVIEWER HERE. I HAVE BUT LOVING YOUR WORK, WHAT DOES THE IDEA BEHIND 6 OF SEPARATION? MORENA, BREAKFAST TEAM. THE THING AROUND IT... THE WHOLE POINT AROUND 6 OF SEPARATION IS IN 1929, THERE WAS A HUNGARIAN WRITER WHO THEORISED THAT EVERYONE WAS SIX HANDSHAKES APART IN A SHORT STORY HE WROTE, AND THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN POP CULTURE, LIKE WITH 6 DEGREES OF KEVIN BACON THEY HAVE HAD PEOPLE FROM MIT AND OXFORD LOOK AT THIS TO SEE IF IT IS AN ACTUAL VIABLE CONCEPT, AND APPOINTED ME MAKING THOSE VIDEOS WAS TO PROVE THAT WE ARE ALL MORE CONNECTED, WITH THAT BE IN THE ONLINE SPACE OR IN REAL LIFE, AND IT IS A LOT OF FUN DOING THE RESEARCH. YOU LOVE THE CHALLENGE OF SOMEONE SAYING, I BET YOU CAN'T LINK TO THIS PERSON? IT'S GREAT, I AM VERY MUCH ONE OF THOSE, IF SOMEONE CALLS ME CHICKEN, I WASTED THE CHALLENGE, SO I DIDN'T REALLY LEARN TO MUCH FROM BACK TO THE FUTURE, UNFORTUNATELY, AND IT IS KIND OF THE VIBE, PEOPLE GO, I BET YOU CAN'T DO THIS PERSON. WELL... I'M ABOUT 80% SURE I CAN MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN PEOPLE SUGGEST PEOPLE THAT WERE PRE-CAMERAS, SOMETHING LIKE 1834, ANYTHING PRE-THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, BUT ANYONE AFTER THAT IS PRETTY GETTABLE. I WANTED YOU TO LINK ME TO SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS RECENTLY, POPE LEO. TAKE US THROUGH THE STEPS. IT WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISINGLY EASY. YOU ARE A TOTTENHAM SUPPORTTER, I WANT TO USE ANY OF THEM FOR AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE THEM. THERE AS TOMMY SMITH FROM AUCKLAND FC. AND THE NEXTEP AS TOMMY SMITH IN THE MIDDLE THERE AND COSTA. THERE IS THE BATTLE OF THE 23s. BABAROUSES WITH DAVID BECKHAM, DAVID BECKHAM WITH MARADONA, AND THEN BEING THAT POP FRONT AS WAS ARGENTINIAN, THERE IS DIEGO MARADONA AND POPE FRANCIS, AND THE FINAL SPOT... AND THEN FROM POPE TO POPE, YOU POPE FRANCIS AND POPE LEO. RYAN, YOU ARE A LEGEND. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. LOVING YOUR WORK, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. PEACE AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. # RA RA RASPUTIN. # LOVER OF THE RUSSIAN QUEEN. CAPTIONS BY DREW WELSH, RUBY WEBB-SAGARIN, COURTNEY SOLE AND KITTY WASASALA.