TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` FEWER COPS, MORE METH CRIME. THAT'S A NORTHLAND IWI LEADER'S EQUATION, CALLING OUT POLICE FOR WORSENING THE REGION'S METH PROBLEM. WE ASK A TOP COP ` DID THEY TAKE THEIR EYE OFF THE BALL? TRUANCY CRACKDOWN ` HOW PARENTS COULD BE PROSECUTED IF THEIR KIDS DON'T TURN UP FOR CLASS. AND... (YODELS) BIG SOUNDS, BIG STRUMMING, BIG SEQUINS. WE CELEBRATE FIVE DECADES OF COUNTRY MUSIC MELODIES AT THE GOLD GUITAR AWARDS IN GORE. # BLOW MY BLUES AWAY. # CAPTIONS BY LELE SIMEON, CHELSEA BRADY AND REBECCA SCHOLTZ. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 TENA TATOU KATOA, GOOD EVENING. A NGAPUHI IWI LEADER IS CALLING OUT POLICE AFTER A SERIES OF VIOLENT CRIMES SAYING THERE ARE TOO FEW COPS TO DEAL WITH METH ADDICTION AND CRIME IN THE AREA. NORTHLAND IS THE REGION WITH THE HIGHEST METHAMPHETAMINE USE IN THE COUNTRY AND POLICE ACKNOWLEDGE THEY'VE BEEN UNDER STRENGTH THERE. YVONNE TAHANA REPORTS. TWIN TRAGEDIES FOR WHANAU LAST WEEK, THE ALLEGED MURDER OF A THREE-YEAR-OLD, AND OUTSIDE OF KAIKOHE IN A SEPARATE HOKIANGA INCIDENT - ANOTHER HOMICIDE. THE NORTH LEFT REELING. IT'S VIOLENCE, ITS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FAMILY HARM, UM, METH. IT'S REALLY A CONCOCTION OF BAD THINGS. BUT HE SAYS IT'S BEEN RARE TO SEE THE BOYS IN BLUE. EARLIER THIS YEAR, HE CALLED OUT BASELINE POLICE NUMBERS, COUNTING SIX COPS AT ANY ONE TIME BETWEEN THE BAY OF ISLANDS AND HOKIANGA. HE BELIEVES LOW NUMBERS HAVE EXACERBATED THE TOWN'S METH PROBLEM. FROM WHERE WE'RE SITTING AS IWI, IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE A STRATEGY EMERGING TO DEAL WITH METH. I HAVE ASKED FOR A TAI TOKERAU/ TE WHARETAPU O NGAPUHI, HOWEVER YOU PUT IT - BESPOKE STRATEGY. 1 NEWS SAT DOWN WITH ONE OF OUR TOP COPS WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE STAFFING ISSUES BUT WOULDN'T CONFIRM THERE WAS AS FEW AS SIX. WE ARE AWARE OF, FROM A POLICING CONTEXT, THAT WE'VE HAD A SHORTAGE OF STAFF INTO THERE. DID THE POLICE TAKE THEIR EYE OFF THE BALL IN TERMS OF METH IN NORTHLAND AND POLICING IT? THE TEAM IN NORTHLAND HAVE DONE WHAT THEY CAN DO, AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN UNDER STRENGTH IN THAT REGION. POLICE HAVE SENT IN 23 EXTRA STAFF WHO WERE DUE TO LEAVE SOON. 31 OTHER TEMPORARY OFFICERS ARE ON THEIR WAY IN JUNE FOR FIVE WEEKS. BOTH AGREE KAIKOHE IS NOT THE ONLY TOWN DEALING WITH METH. I THINK IT'S LIKE WE'RE SEEING ACROSS MANY OF OUR SMALL REGIONAL COMMUNITIES THAT IT CAN HAVE CATASTROPHIC EFFECTS. SUCH A MASSIVE PROBLEM FOR OUR WHANAU, THAT... WHETHER YOU'RE ON THE COMEDOWN, WHETHER YOU'RE, UH... SEARCHING FOR YOUR NEXT FIX. IT'S PART OF THE CRIME THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. POLICE SAY THERE'S A RANGE OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION PLANNED ALONGSIDE CONTINUED HEALTH REFERRALS. AND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, THEY'RE ASKING FOR TRUST. WE CAN'T DO A LOT OF THINGS IF WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION TO DO IT. SO FIND THAT TRUSTED PERSON, WHETHER IT BE, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT BE THEIR LOCAL POLICE TEAM, OR WHETHER IT BE CRIME STOPPERS OR HOWEVER THEY WANT TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION. MEANTIME, LOCALS ARE WELCOMING ANY INCREASE IN NUMBERS. GOTTA HAVE THEM. GOTTA HAVE THEM. I MEAN, THE METH PROBLEM'S BAD. UM, KAIKOHE HAS GOT TO THE STAGE THAT IT'S PROBABLY RUN BY THE GANGS. THERE'S GOT TO BE A SUPPLIER. SO THE POLICE HAVE ACTUALLY GOT TO NAIL THE SUPPLY. TEMPORARY STAFF ROLLING IN BUT A PERMANENT FIX DEPENDENT ON LONG TERM RECRUITMENT. YVONNE, WASTEWATER TESTING SHOWS NORTHLAND AS OUR BIGGEST CONSUMERS OF METHAMPHETAMINE. WHAT ARE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND TELLING YOU ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN PRACTICE? SOCIAL WORKERS TOLD ME THAT IT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO WORK IN THE SPACE. THAT BEEN TARGETED BY THE GANGS AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT A CONCERN. PLEASE TELL ME THAT NORTHLAND .. IF YOU TAKE A STEP BACK NEW ZEALAND HAS BECOME A MYTH IMPORTER. BUT IN NORTHLAND PLEASE ARE STILL SEEING LAB ACTIVITY. WHERE UNDERESTIMATING POLICING IN NORTHLAND. ERANA KARA TOLD ME THAT ONE THING THEY WORRY ABOUT IS THE PRENATAL IMPACT AND IT COULD HAVE A ROLE IN EFFECT - INTO THE KURA. DOES APPEAR TO BE A BURGEONING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLICE AND NAPO NGAPUHI. RUN OFF THE ROAD TARGETED BY GANGS FOR THEIR WORK TOWNS ARE LIKE THE BANKS WHERE TRANSACTIONS HAPPEN UKRAINE'S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SAYS THE LATEST NEW ZEALANDER KILLED IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA IS OFFICIALLY LISTED AS MISSING. THE UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SAYS THAT MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE HIS BODY. IT'S BELIEVED SHAN-LE KEARNS (26) WAS KILLED IN RUSSIAN-OCCUPIED TERRITORY BUT RUSSIA SAYS IT'S UP TO KYIV TO HELP GET HIM HOME. CORAZON MILLER HAS THE LATEST. I'LL PROBABLY BE BACK EVENTUALLY. WORDS OF COMFORT SHAN-LE KEARNS OFFERED HIS MOTHER FROM UKRAINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, JUST LIVE YOUR LIFE, ENJOY YOUR TIME. BUT AFTER NEWS OF HIS DEATH IT'S UNCLEAR IF HIS FAMILY WILL BE ABLE TO SAY A PROPER GOODBYE. THEY'VE TRIED TO RETRIEVE, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SO THEY'VE TOLD US THAT, UM, AT THE VERY EARLIEST, IT WOULD BE SIX MONTHS. TODAY OUR PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBED THE 26-YEAR-OLD'S DEATH AS AN 'ABSOLUTE TRAGEDY'. BUT COULDN'T SAY WHAT, IF ANYTHING, CAN BE DONE TO BRING HIM HOME. WE ARE IN A POSITION OFFICIALLY AS A GOVERNMENT WHERE WE HAVEN'T HAD OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION FROM THE UKRAINIAN AUTHORITIES, SO IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE REALLY FOR ME TO COMMENT TOO MUCH FURTHER ON IT. AND WHILE HIS REMAINS ARE STILL BELIEVED TO BE ON RUSSIAN-OCCUPIED LAND, THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY TOLD 1NEWS SINCE HE WAS SUPPORTING UKRAINE KIEV IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS FATE AND ANY QUERIES ABOUT GETTING HIM HOME. UKRAINE'S AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND WASN'T AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW TODAY BUT SAID SHAN-LE IS OFFICIALLY LISTED AS MISSING, WHICH COULD MEAN AUTHORITIES HAVEN'T LOCATED HIS BODY. THE CHRISTCHURCH MAN IS THE FOURTH KIWI KNOWN TO HAVE DIED IN UKRAINE. DOMINIC ABELEN WAS THE FIRST KILLED ON THE FRONTLINE IN 2022 WHILE ON LEAVE FROM THE NZDF. ANDREW BAGSHAW DIED IN JANUARY THE FOLLOWING YEAR WHILE HELPING EVACUEES, AND IN MARCH 2023 KANE TE TAI WAS KILLED WHILE FIGHTING IN THE DONETSK REGION. EFFORTS TO REPATRIATE THEIR BODIES TAKING AS LITTLE AS A FEW MONTHS TO YEARS. THEY ALL PERFORMED WITH DISTINCTION AND THEY PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE KNOWING THAT THAT MIGHT WELL BE THE CASE. THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO GO TO UKRAINE DO SO WITHOUT OUR GOVERNMENT'S BACKING. I THINK THAT'S SAD, PERSONALLY. BUT YOU KNOW THAT'S ONLY A PERSONAL VIEW. IT'S ONLY MY VIEW, AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER. I KNOW THAT. NEW ZEALAND'S SUPPORTED THE WAR TORN NATION OFF THE BATTLEFIELD INSTEAD, HELPING TRAIN ITS SOLDIERS BEFORE DEPLOYMENT. WE THINK THAT'S THE WAY THAT WE WOULD FOCUS OUR EFFORTS. DESPITE THAT, FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER RON MARK SAYS IT'S HARD TO DISSUADE THOSE WHO HOLD A STRONG CONVICTION TO SERVE. I FEEL FOR THE FAMILY. I FEEL FOR HIS MUM. I FEEL FOR HIS DAD. BUT I TAKE SOME CONSOLATION KNOWING THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF THEIR SON. I KNOW THAT HE LOVED WHAT HE WAS DOING. HELPING OTHERS SURVIVE. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. 'SUDDEN' AND 'VIOLENT'. THAT'S HOW RESIDENTS ARE DESCRIBING A SUSPECTED TORNADO THAT TORE THROUGH PARTS OF HAMILTON LAST NIGHT. THE INTENSE WINDS CAME WITH LITTLE WARNING BUT LEFT WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. LUCY BENDELL SPOKE WITH LOCALS TODAY. A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION ` ROOFS LIFTED, FENCES DOWN, TRAMPOLINES THROWN ` ALL THE RESULT OF JUST ONE TERRIFYING MOMENT. IT WAS VERY QUICK, BUT VIOLENT. I'VE NEVER FELT WIND THAT STRONG BEFORE. IT BECAME REALLY VIOLENT VERY QUICK, AND I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE EVERYTHING LIFTED KIND OF UPWARDS. EVERYTHING WAS, LIKE, BEING PULLED UP, SO SUN SHADES, THE TRAMPOLINE WAS TRYING TO LIFT OFF... CIVIL DEFENCE SAYING A SMALL TORNADO CAME THROUGH AROUND 8pm. FIRE CREWS REPLACING THE ROOF OF THIS YOUNG FAMILY'S HOME OVERNIGHT. WE HEARD A BANG DOWN THE STREET, WHICH WAS THE FIRST THING THAT WE REALLY NOTICED. SO MY HUSBAND WITH OUR 8-WEEK-OLD IN HIS HANDS WENT AND OPENED THE DOOR AND HAD A LOOK OUTSIDE, AND THE WIND JUST STARTED GOING CRAZY. THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE BECOMING CLEARER THIS MORNING. THERE WERE JUST BINS LITTERED EVERYWHERE ` COS IT'S RUBBISH DAY. THERE WAS JUST TRASH THAT HAD ALL BEEN EMPTIED. THE INTENSITY OF IT WAS INCREDIBLE, SO IT FELT LIKE IT WAS JUST AN UPWARD PRESSURE, EVERYTHING LIFTING UPWARDS. THIS TRAMPOLINE HERE ILLUSTRATES JUST HOW STRONG THOSE WIND GUSTS WERE HERE LAST NIGHT. IT WAS ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT WERE PICKED UP AND THROWN AROUND, THIS ONE LANDING FOUR HOUSES AWAY FROM WHERE IT BELONGS. ANOTHER KNOCKING OUT POWER FOR AROUND A HUNDRED HOMES. THE TRAMPOLINE GOT AIRBORNE AND KNOCKED ONE OF THE ELECTRICITY WIRES DOWN, AND THAT'S WHY POWER IS OUT. THE STRONG GUSTS CAME WITH NO OFFICIAL WARNING. YES, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING FROM OFFICIALS. IT WOULD'VE DEFINITELY BEEN HELPFUL. RAIN WAS EXPECTED, AND THAT'S ALL WE WERE AWARE OF, SO, NO, IT CAME OUT OF BLUE. METSERVICE SAYING TODAY CONDITIONS WERE FAVOURABLE FOR TORNADOES AT THE TIME, BUT ANY THAT MAY HAVE FORMED WERE NOT PICKED UP BY ITS RADAR. THE FOCUS NOW SHIFTING TO RECOVERY. ARBORISTS WILL COME OUT TODAY AND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T ANY MORE LONG-TERM DAMAGE TO TREES. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE OUT FIXING FENCES AND TRIMMING TREES, AND THEIR GARDENS WILL BE WRECKED, SO IT'S PRETTY SAD FOR EVERYONE, REALLY. RESIDENTS' PLANS FOR THE LONG WEEKEND NOW FOCUSED ON CLEANING UP. LUCY BENDELL, 1 NEWS. THE CONTROVERSIAL 'RUN IT STRAIGHT' CRAZE IS UNDER FURTHER SCRUTINY, AS THE GOVERNMENT SEEKS ADVICE ON WHAT ACTION IT CAN TAKE. 19-YEAR-OLD RYAN SATTERTHWAITE DIED ON MONDAY FROM SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES AFTER TAKING PART IN THE COLLISION TREND. OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO RESPOND TO UNREGULATED EVENTS THAT POSE A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF RISK, AS THE PRIME MINISTER MADE A DIRECT APPEAL TO ORGANISERS AND WANNABE PARTICIPANTS. YOU ARE HEARING THE ADVICE FROM THE POLICE, FROM THE MEDICAL FRATERNITY, FROM THE GOVERNMENT, FROM PRINCIPALS TO SAY DON'T DO IT. AND THEN SECONDLY I WOULD JUST SAY TO THE ADULTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN MORE FORMAL ORGANISATION OF IT AND ARE INFLUENCING IT AND LEADING THIS OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, I THINK YOU NEED TO STOP. SPORT AND RECREATION MINISTER MARK MITCHELL SAYS HE EXPECTS TO HEAR BACK FROM OFFICIALS NEXT WEEK. STRONG ECONOMIC TIMES AHEAD ARE BEING SIGNALLED AS DAIRY FARMERS ENJOY HIGH RETURNS AND MEAT PRICES RECOVER, BUT IT COMES WITH A WARNING. ECONOMISTS SAY WHILE PROFITS ACROSS FARMING ARE STARTING TO FILTER THROUGH TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, WE'RE STILL AT THE MERCY OF UNCERTAIN GLOBAL TRENDS. DONNA-MARIE LEVER EXPLAINS. COULD THIS BE THE CASH COW THE ECONOMY NEEDS? (COW MOOS) DAIRY FARMERS ARE ON A DREAM RUN WITH MILK PRICES HIGH AND PREDICTED TO STAY THAT WAY. IT'S A GREAT THING FOR FARMING. IF YOU THINK ABOUT MID-CANTERBURY, FARMERS ARE GOING TO BE, ONE, PAYING OFF DEBT, THEREFORE PAYING TAX, AND THEN LOOKING AT REINVESTING IN THEIR FARMS AND IMPROVING THEIR FARMS. AND ALL THAT MONEY THEN FLOWS THROUGH THE LOCAL ECONOMY. I WOULD NEVER SAY, 'HEY, THIS IS THE START OF 20 GOLDEN YEARS.' I ALWAYS THINK LET'S KEEP A CAREFUL EYE ON THE NEXT COUPLE OF SEASONS WHEN IT COMES TO THINKING ABOUT MONEY FLOWING INTO THE ECONOMY. FONTERRA SAYS THE CURRENT SEASON'S PRICE OF $10 PER KG OF MILK SOLIDS POURS $15b INTO THE ECONOMY. THE FARMERS HAVE STARTED OPENING THEIR WALLETS, AND IT FEELS GOOD FOR THE LOCAL RETAILERS. IT FEELS GOOD FOR THE LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE THAT CONTINUE, BECAUSE WHEN AGRICULTURE'S DOING WELL, THE NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY DOES WELL. AND IT'S NOT JUST DAIRY DOING WELL. BEEF AND SHEEP FARMERS HAVE SEEN A POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE MARKET TOO, WITH RED MEAT EXPORT SALES DELIVERING A RECORD $1.2b IN MARCH ALONE. THAT'S UP 34% ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR. BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS THAT COMMODITY PRICES CAN GO UP AND DOWN A LOT. SO JUST LIKE A SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE WEATHER, THE OPTIMISM COMES WITH CAUTION. NEXT SEASON'S MILK IS FORECAST BETWEEN $8 TO $11. IT IS A HIGH PRICE, AND WE HAVE HAD THESE, YOU KNOW, HIGH PRICES BEFORE, AND THEN WE'VE GONE TO QUITE LOW PRICES RELATIVELY QUICKLY. FARMERS FACTORING RISK INTO INVESTMENT AND LEAVING CASH IN THE BANK TOO, AS THE GLOBAL ECONOMY WEIGHS ON MANY MINDS. IT STOPS US ALL FROM GOING TOO CRAZY ON THE SPENDING FRONT. KIWIS IN GENERAL DON'T LIKE UNCERTAINTY. STILL, A POSITIVE SIGN FROM THE INDUSTRY DUBBED THE BACKBONE OF THE COUNTRY. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. PARENTS ARE BEING WARNED THEY COULD FACE PROSECUTION PARENTS ARE BEING WARNED THEY COULD FACE PROSECUTION IF THEIR CHILDREN REGULARLY FAIL TO SHOW UP FOR SCHOOL. THE ASSOCIATE EDUCATION MINISTER SAYS THE DEPARTMENT WILL PURSUE PENALTIES, BUT SOME PRINCIPALS FEAR THOSE CONSEQUENCES RISK MAKING THE SITUATION WORSE. JAMES FLEURY REPORTS. LIKE MANY SCHOOLS FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC, PORIRUA COLLEGE HAS EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES WITH ATTENDANCE. IN ANY AREA WHERE YOU HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF UNEMPLOYMENT ` WHICH ARE GROWING IN THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT ` WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE ON THE BENEFIT, THEN IT IS ALWAYS MORE DIFFICULT AROUND SCHOOL ATTENDANCES, BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGES THE WHANAU ARE FACING. BUT IN RECENT MONTHS, THE SCHOOL HAS WITNESSED A DIFFERENT TREND. WE HAVE THE BEST ATTENDANCE WE'VE HAD SINCE BEFORE COVID. IMPROVING ATTENDANCE IS SOMETHING THE ASSOCIATE EDUCATION MINISTER ALSO WANTS TO SEE, TODAY ANNOUNCING PARENTS COULD FACE PROSECUTION IF THEIR CHILDREN REGULARLY FAIL TO SHOW UP FOR SCHOOL. IF A SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT A FAMILY IS NOT SO MUCH A 'CAN'T ATTEND' BUT A 'WON'T ATTEND', THEY CAN REPORT THEM TO THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, WHO WILL LEAD A PROSECUTION, WHICH MAY LEAD TO FINES. FINES WILL RANGE FROM $30 FOR EVERY DAY THE STUDENT IS ABSENT UP TO $300 FOR THE FIRST OFFENCE, AND THEN UP TO $3,000 FOR A SUBSEQUENT INFRINGEMENT. I THINK ONCE THE SCHOOL IS SEEN AS PROSECUTING PEOPLE AND FINING PEOPLE, YOU ARE BREAKING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WHANAU. YOU ARE PUSHING THEM AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL. THE PRINCIPAL OF HORA HORA SCHOOL AGREES FINES COULD LEAD TO STUDENTS BECOMING COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. IF YOU'RE TALKING OF FINES OF UP TO $3,000 A DAY, HOW CAN HE SAY IT'S NOT PUNISHING CHILDREN WHEN YOU'RE TAKING $3,000 A DAY, IN THEORY, OUT OF THE FAMILY? DAVID SEYMOUR SAYS ITS PURPOSE IS NOT TO ADD TO PEOPLE'S WOES. A` A SCHOOL AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AREN'T GOING TO TAKE A PROSECUTION, AND A JUDGE ISN'T GOING TO ACCEPT A PROSECUTION, UNLESS IT'S CLEARLY GOING TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE. HORA HORA SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL SAYS THERE IS NO ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH, CLAIMING MONEY FOR AN EXTRA VAN WOULD BE A MUCH BETTER SOLUTION FOR HIS COMMUNITY. SO WE BRING IN 24 KIDS EVERY MORNING AND TAKE 'EM HOME EVERY NIGHT THAT WOULDN'T BE COMING TO SCHOOL. BOTH PRINCIPALS HOPING THE MINISTER WILL KEEP AN OPEN MIND. JAMES FLEURY, 1 NEWS. SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE SET TO GET NEW SCIENCE KITS AS PART OF A NEAR $40 MILLION BUDGET INVESTMENT. EDUCATION MINISTER ERICA STANFORD SAYS THE KITS WILL INCLUDE HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR YEAR ZERO TO YEAR EIGHT STUDENTS. THE RESOURCES WILL SUPPORT A NEW SCIENCE CURRICULUM AIMING TO GET MORE KIDS ENGAGED IN SCIENCE. THEY'LL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN TE REO MAORI AND BE IN SCHOOLS FROM THE START OF NEXT YEAR. E WHAI AKE NEI ` OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN. THE ECONOMIC WHIPLASH OF TRUMP'S TARIFFS. JUST HOURS AFTER ONE COURT RULED THE U.S. PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL TARIFFS WERE UNLAWFUL, ANOTHER KEEPS THEM IN PLACE... FOR NOW. AND TRUMP REACTS TO CRITICISM THAT HE KEEPS 'CHICKENING OUT'. AND MAKING A RETURN TO ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ART MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD ` WE'RE THERE AS MAORI WORKS ARE PUT ON DISPLAY ALONGSIDE OTHER INDIGENOUS CULTURES AT 'THE MET' IN NEW YORK. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` MEET THE ACCIDENTAL BAKER WHO'S NOW THE BEST IN THE LAND. PLUS, IF YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT GETTING A DOG, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN TAKE ONE FOR A TEST DRIVE, SO TO SPEAK. AND ESCAPING KANGAROOS AND CHEESE. THE UNUSUAL CONNECTION TONIGHT AT 7. NAU MAI, HOKI MAI. JUST HOURS AFTER A FEDERAL COURT RULED THE U.S. PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL TARIFFS POLICY WAS UNLAWFUL, AN APPEALS COURT HAS ALLOWED IT TO BE TEMPORARILY REINSTATED. IT'S THE LATEST IN THE SAGA THAT'S SEEN SKY-HIGH TARIFFS PLACED ON SOME COUNTRIES AND A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE. THE BBC'S SARAH SMITH REPORTS. (BELL CLANGS) THE OPENING BELL MARKED A SMALL CELEBRATION FOR U.S. STOCK MARKETS THIS MORNING, WITH PRICES RISING ON THE NEWS THAT DONALD TRUMP'S TRADE TARIFFS MAY BE ILLEGAL AND MIGHT HAVE TO BE STRUCK DOWN. THE MARKETS HATE THE IDEA OF A GLOBAL TRADE WAR. MY FELLOW AMERICANS, THIS IS... LIBERATION DAY. THE PRESIDENT HAS DELIGHTED IN IMPOSING TRADE TARIFFS ON ALMOST EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, CLAIMING THAT HE COULD USE EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCY POWERS TO DO THIS WITHOUT PASSING LEGISLATION BECAUSE, HE SAID, AMERICA WAS FACING A NATIONAL ECONOMIC CRISIS. THEY'RE RIPPIN' US OFF AND THEY UNDERSTOOD IT. BUT A COURT HAS RULED HE DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS ON HIS OWN, PROMPTING OUTRAGE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. THE COURTS SHOULD HAVE NO ROLE HERE. THERE IS A TROUBLING AND DANGEROUS TREND OF UNELECTED JUDGES INSERTING THEMSELVES INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. DONALD TRUMP HAS RAISED TARIFFS ON SOME COUNTRIES SKY-HIGH AND THEN PROMPTLY DROPPED THEM AGAIN, LEADING SOME PEOPLE TO SAY HE CHICKENS OUT. MR PRESIDENT, WALL STREET ANALYSTS HAVE COINED A NEW TERM CALLED THE 'TACO' TRADE. THEY'RE SAYING 'TRUMP ALWAYS CHICKENS OUT', AND THAT'S WHY MARKETS ARE HIGHER THIS WEEK. WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? I KICK OUT? CHICKEN OUT. OH, IS IT THAT I CHICKEN OUT? I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT. SIX MONTHS AGO, THIS COUNTRY WAS STONE COLD DEAD. WE HAD A DEAD COUNTRY. WE HAD A COUNTRY` PEOPLE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA SURVIVE, AND YOU ASK A NASTY QUESTION LIKE THAT? UH, IT'S CALLED NEGOTIATION. THE COURT CASES WERE BROUGHT BY 12 U.S. STATES AND FIVE BUSINESSES THAT ARGUED THE TRUMP TARIFFS WERE HURTING AMERICAN COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS. TARIFFS ARE SOMETHING THAT ARE NOT JUST OUT THERE IN THE AETHER, RIGHT? THEY ARE SOMETHING THAT WE ALL PAY. THEY GET PASSED DOWN TO US AS CONSUMERS. THEY GET PASSED DOWN TO SMALL BUSINESSES, WHICH IMPACT US. NEWS THAT AN APPEALS COURT HAS REINSTATED THE PRESIDENT'S TARIFF PLAN FOR NOW IS BEING TREATED AS A VICTORY BY THE ADMINISTRATION. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CASE IS IRONCLAD, AND THE APPEALS COURT TOOK ALMOST NO TIME AT ALL. IN FACT, WE'RE SURPRISED IT TOOK TILL THE END OF THE DAY FOR THEM TO OVERTURN THIS PREVIOUS RULING. THE CLOSING BELL ON WALL STREET SAW A MARKET EXTREMELY UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT WITH THE TRUMP TARIFFS, WHO WILL ULTIMATELY WIN IN COURT ` AND UNCERTAINTY IS NEVER GOOD FOR BUSINESS. IT MAY BE SOME TIME BEFORE A FINAL DECISION IS MADE ON THE LEGALITY OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TARIFFS. THE APPEALS COURT HAS ALLOWED THE TARIFFS TO REMAIN WHILE LEGAL ARGUMENTS CONTINUE. ISRAEL'S GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED ANOTHER 22 JEWISH SETTLEMENTS IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK, THE BIGGEST EXPANSION OF ITS KIND FOR DECADES. ISRAEL HAS ALREADY BUILT WELL OVER 100 SETTLEMENTS ACROSS THE TERRITORY, HOME TO AROUND 500,000 SETTLERS. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST CONTENTIOUS ISSUES BETWEEN ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS AND IS WIDELY SEEN AS ILLEGAL UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW. ISRAEL'S DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS TODAY'S EXPANSION IS 'A STRATEGIC MOVE TO PREVENT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PALESTINIAN STATE 'THAT WOULD ENDANGER ISRAEL'. MEANWHILE, THE BBC'S REPORTING A SENIOR HAMAS OFFICIAL HAS SAID THE GROUP WILL REJECT THE LATEST U.S. PROPOSAL FOR A TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE AND HOSTAGE DEAL IN OCCUPIED GAZA. THE WHITE HOUSE EARLIER SAID ISRAEL HAD AGREED TO THE PLAN ` REPORTEDLY A 60-DAY CEASEFIRE WITH ISRAELI HOSTAGES EXCHANGED FOR PALESTINIAN PRISONERS. THE HAMAS OFFICIAL TELLING THE BBC THE PROPOSAL DOESN'T MEET ITS CORE DEMANDS, INCLUDING AN END TO THE WAR. A CHINESE PARAGLIDER HAS SURVIVED A FLIGHT TEST GONE WRONG WHEN HE WAS HAULED INTO EXTREME ALTITUDE BY A RARE PHENOMENON CALLED 'CLOUD SUCK'. PENG YUJIANG (55) WAS CONDUCTING A ROUTINE EQUIPMENT TEST IN CHINA'S MOUNTAINOUS GANSU PROVINCE WHEN A SUDDEN UPWARD DRAFT LIFTED HIM TO 8500m. HE HAD NO OXYGEN, AND EXPERTS SAY TEMPERATURES AT THAT ALTITUDE CAN PLUMMET TO MINUS-40 DEGREES CELSIUS. TRANSLATOR: I FOUND MYSELF SURROUNDED BY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS AND TRAPPED INSIDE. IT WAS TERRIFYING. EVERYTHING AROUND ME WAS WHITE. WITHOUT THE COMPASS, I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN WHICH DIRECTION I WAS HEADING. I THOUGHT I WAS FLYING STRAIGHT, BUT IN REALITY, I WAS SPINNING. EVENTUALLY, I MANAGED TO FLY OUT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. PENG YUJIANG SAYS THE ORDEAL WAS SO TERRIFYING, IT'S PUT HIM OFF FLYING ` AT LEAST FOR THE NEAR FUTURE. MAORI ART AND HERITAGE IS SET TO RETAKE THE STAGE AT ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ART MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD. NEW YORK'S METROPOLITAN MUSEUM IS RE-OPENING A WING WITH AN INDIGENOUS WORKS REVIVAL FOUR DECADES IN THE MAKING. U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH WENT TO CHECK IT OUT. A MORNING PROCESSION OUTSIDE THE MET. (CONCHES RESOUND, WOMEN PERFORM KARANGA) THE SUNRISE CEREMONY FEATURING INDIGENOUS CULTURES FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. (CLAPSTICKS RATTLE, CHANTING) INSIDE THE MET, THEY'RE REOPENING ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST WINGS WITH A NEW EXHIBIT SHOWCASING MORE THAN 1800 ARTWORKS FROM AFRICA, THE AMERICAS AND OCEANIA. BUT AT ITS HEART, WORKS FROM AOTEAROA, INCLUDING BY RENOWNED ARTIST FIONA PARDINGTON. (APPLAUSE) (PERFORMS KARANGA) AT A PRESS EVENT IN FRONT OF THE WORLD'S MEDIA, THE NEW ZEALAND DELEGATION TOOK CENTRE STAGE. (MAN CHANTS) THIS EVENT EXTRA SPECIAL AS IT MARKS 40 YEARS SINCE THE OPENING OF THE TE MAORI EXHIBIT HERE AT THE MET, THE FIRST TIME MAORI ART WAS GIVEN SUCH A GLOBAL PLATFORM. THE IMPACT AND LEGACY OF TE MAORI WAS DEEPLY FELT IN NEW ZEALAND, AND ITS TRAJECTORY REACHED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. TE MAORI RAISED AND ELEVATED THE PROFILE OF OUR ARTWORKS AND TAONGA, GIVING VOICE AND MANA TO OUR PEOPLE AND CULTURE. PUAMIRIA ATTENDED IN THE CHICAGO LEG OF THE TOUR IN THE MID-1980s. AND IT WAS A REAL STATEMENT IN MOVING US FROM A... A CULTURE WHERE WE WERE SEEN AS CRAFT TO A, UH, TO A COLLECTION OF TAONGA THAT SPOKE ABOUT IDENTITY. MORE THAN 6 MILLION VISITORS COME HERE TO THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART EACH AND EVERY YEAR, AND THERE ARE HOPES THAT THIS EXHIBIT WILL HAVE AN EVEN GREATER IMPACT THAN TE MAORI FOUR DECADES AGO. THIS HAS BEEN A MULTI-PHASED, VERY COMPLEX PROJECT, AND WE HAVE TEAMS OF PREPARATORS, CONSERVATORS. THE IMAGING DEPARTMENT HAVE TAKEN NEW COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY OF THESE WORKS. OUR DIGITAL TEAMS HAVE CREATED FEATURES. A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR HERITAGE TO SHINE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE. LOGAN CHURCH, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. AHEAD ` CELEBRATING THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOLD GUITARS. # IT CAN'T BE WRONG # WHEN IT FEELS # SO RIGHT. # GORE WELCOMES PAST WINNERS AND A RECORD 800 ENTRANTS AS THEY MARK 50 YEARS OF NEW ZEALAND'S COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. AND WILL IT BE A 'THREE-PEAT' FOR THIS CHRISTCHURCH DISC GOLFER? SARAH WADSWORTH (10) HEADS TO THE JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPS IN THE U.S. TO DEFEND HER TITLE. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` NO EXPERIENCE, NO WORRIES. HOW ONE BAKER HAS SHOWN EVERYONE PASSION CAN BE THE CREAM ON TOP. STRAIGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, GOT INTO BAKING, WHICH WAS NOT PLANNED. IT HAPPENED BY ACCIDENT ` BUT HAPPY ACCIDENT, COS HERE WE ARE. (LAUGHS) PLUS THE CYCLING BARISTA FROM CAMBRIDGE. WHY HER NEXT STOP IS SPAIN. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. VOICEOVER: Get your free Consumers's Guide to Hearing Aids. New Zealand's only independent guide to all the latest models. Choose the right hearing aid for your lifestyle and budget. Call 0800 45 45 42 for your free copy. THERE'S AN EXTRA GLEAM TO NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY MUSIC'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE THIS YEAR, AS GORE'S GOLD GUITAR AWARDS CELEBRATES ITS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY. A RESURGENCE IN THE GENRE HAS LED TO A RECORD-NUMBER OF ENTRIES FOR THE THREE-DAY COMPETITION, WITH PAST WINNERS ALSO HELPING MARK THE OCCASION. OUR REPORTER IN THE SOUTH, JARED MCCULLOCH, IS THERE. # DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES... # A SHOW FOR THE AGES. # TELL ME THAT YOUR SWEET LOVE HASN'T DIED. # PAST WINNERS RETURNING TO GORE'S GOLDEN STAGE... # FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. # ...AND RELIVING THE GOLD GUITAR MAGIC IN A SPECIAL GALA CONCERT,... # EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT. # ...MARKING HALF A CENTURY AS A MAINSTAY ON NEW ZEALAND'S COUNTRY MUSIC CALENDAR. (YODELLING) FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, STARTING AS A ONE-DAY EVENT... ARCHIVE: THE OVERALL WINNER, A YODELLING MILKMAN FROM DUNEDIN, COMBINED THE BEST OF OLD AND NEW. (MUSICIANS PLAY UPBEAT COUNTRY MUSIC, PEOPLE WHOOP) IT'S NOW PART OF A 10-DAY COUNTRY-THEMED FESTIVAL. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SIMILAR AWARDS THAT HAVEN'T LASTED THE DISTANCE, AND IT'S REALLY THE TENACITY AND THE HARD WORK OF ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN PUTTING IT TOGETHER THAT'S LED TO ITS SUCCESS. WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME, GORE, THE INCREDIBLE KYLIE PRICE? (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) # YOU CAN GO TO SLEEP BY MY SIDE. # JETTING IN FROM THE UK, KYLIE PRICE CLAIMED THE COVETED TITLE 13 YEARS AGO. IT'S LIKE A BIG FAMILY, WHICH I THINK IS A MASSIVE THING WHEN, UH, YOU'RE TRYING TO BRING THE FUTURE GENERATION IN. LIKE, WE WANT TO BE AS WELCOMING AS POSSIBLE. THIS YEAR'S AWARDS IS A RECORD BREAKER, WITH 829 ENTRANTS SPREAD ACROSS FOUR DIFFERENT VENUES, WITH THE WINNERS BEING REVEALED ON SUNDAY. # IT'S A CRUEL SUMMER. # # I'D BE FEELIN' ON FIRE ON A HARDWOOD STAGE... # BIG INCREASE IN OUR NUMBERS HAS BEEN IN THE INTERMEDIATES, WHICH IS YOUR TEENAGERS, WITH THE LIKES OF TAYLOR SWIFT AND SOME OF THE UPBEAT-TYPE COUNTRY MUSIC ARTISTS. THEY'RE RECOGNISING THAT AND ENJOYING IT, AND I THINK THAT'S HELPING. # TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP LOUD. # FOR A LONG TIME, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS SINGING, AND IT WASN'T DEEMED AS THE COOL GENRE TO SING. AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO REALISE THAT COUNTRY ISN'T JUST THIS ONE SPECIFIC SOUND, THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT COUNTRY WAS. 50 YEARS ON AND STRONGER THAN EVER, WITH THE SEARCH ON FOR THE NEXT GOLD GUITAR STAR. # AWAY... # (CROWD CHEERS) JARED MCCULLOCH, 1 NEWS. A 10-YEAR-OLD CHRISTCHURCH DISC GOLF STAR IS GETTING READY TO JET OFF TO THE U.S. TO DEFEND HER WORLD TITLE. IT'LL BE SARAH WADSWORTH'S THIRD TIME AT THE JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPS. KATIE STEVENSON WENT TO SEE HER IN ACTION. EVEN COLD AND MOODY CHRISTCHURCH DAYS... DON'T STOP SARAH WADSWORTH GETTING IN ALL THE PRACTICE SHE CAN. NEXT WEEK, WITH HER DAD/COACH IN TOW, SHE'S HEADED TO THE U.S. TO DEFEND HER JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. THREEPEAT IT IS. AND IN CASE YOU AREN'T SCHOOLED UP ON THE DETAILS OF DISC GOLF... DISC GOLF'S JUST LIKE GOLF. YOU HAVE A MID-RANGE, PUTTER AND A DRIVER, BUT IT'S BASICALLY JUST THE SAME AS CLUBS, BUT IN DISCS. AND WE HAVE BASKETS, OF COURSE. AND YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO THROW IT AND PUT IT IN THE BASKET. IT'S PLAYED IN PUBLIC PARKS OR, IN THIS CASE, THE FOREST, AND IS GROWING IN POPULARITY. TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, IN CHRISTCHURCH, JELLIE PARK IS THE MOST PLAYED DISC GOLF COURSE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. SARAH WAS INVITED TO GIVE IT A GO WHEN SHE WAS 6. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GO TO A DISCO. EVEN SO, SHE SOON CAUGHT THE EYE OF THOSE IN THE KNOW. CHRIS FROM VORTICA DISC GOLF SAW US ONE DAY, AND HE POINTED OUT THAT HE THOUGHT SHE'S REALLY GOOD. GAVE HER A LITTLE SET OF FOUR DISCS AND SAID, 'I JUST WANT HER TO THROW. 'I'VE BEEN WAITING 25 YEARS TO SEE SOMEBODY COME ALONG LIKE THIS.' NOW, THE 10-YEAR-OLD HAS MADE QUITE A NAME FOR HERSELF IN THE DISC GOLF WORLD. SHE'S NUMBER ONE IN HER AGE GROUP WORLDWIDE. AND WHAT DISC WOULD YOU PICK FOR SOMEBODY LIKE ME WHO YOU'RE GOING TO TEACH? WHICH ONE TO START FOR A BEGINNER? WELL, I WOULDN'T JUST GIVE YOU ONE. CUE MY TIME TO TEE OFF. VERY GOOD. IT'S MEANT TO GO A BIT FURTHER. THAT'S REALLY GOOD. I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO GIVE UP MY DAY JOB, THOUGH. A CHANGE IN CAREER CLEARLY NOT ON THE CARDS FOR ME, BUT THIS CHAMP HAS BIG DREAMS FOR HER FUTURE. WELL, I'M TRYING TO BE THE YOUNGEST PRO. WELL, THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO TURN PRO. TAKING ON THE WORLD ONE DISC AT A TIME. FOR BIRDIE. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. THANK YOU. AND A CRUCIAL 24 HOURS AHEAD IN SUPER RUGBY. ALL EYES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TASMAN TONIGHT. A SPECIAL WELLINGTON WELCOME FOR MOANA AS THEY TRY TO KEEP THEIR SEASON ALIVE AGAINST THE IN-FORM 'CANES. THE PASIFIKA LINKS, MATE AGAINST MATE, NEPHEW AGAINST UNCLE, FORMER AGAINST CURRENT. PLUS, A SILVER FERNS GREAT MAKES A SHOCK RETURN TO TOP-CLASS NETBALL. AND RETURNING TO THE SCENE ` WHY SAN FRANCISCO MEANS SO MUCH TO A KIWI TRIATHLETE. AND IN WEATHER, WE'RE HEADING INTO THE LONG WEEKEND. IT IS GONNA SLOWLY QUIETEN DOWN THE WEATHER, BUT NOT JUST YET. HANG ON TO YOUR HATS, FIRST THING. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF ACTIVE TROUGHS TO MOVE THROUGH. THAT MEANS SOME STRONG, POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. THERE'LL BE SOME SUN AND SOME CLOUD THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY. WATCH OUT FOR THOSE GUSTY WINDS, WHICH, AS I SAY, COULD BE EASILY 120km/h, 130km/h IN PLACES. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE AFTER SPORT. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA, WELCOME TO SPORT. AND TONIGHT FINISHING POSITIONS AND PLAYOFF BERTHS ALL GO ON THE LINE IN SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC, STARTING SOON. THE CHIEFS, CRUSADERS AND BRUMBIES ALL VYING FOR TOP SPOT LATER TONIGHT. WHILE TOMORROW SEES THREE TEAMS TRYING TO FIT INTO THE LAST PLAYOFF SPOT. MOANA PASIFIKA'S HOPES ALL HINGE ON A GAME IN THE CAPITAL. MOANA AGAINST THE HURRICANES IN WELLINGTON IS MORE THAN A GAME. IT'S A HOMECOMING AND A CELEBRATION OF PASIFIKA, WITH CLOSE LINKS THROUGHOUT THE TEAMS. A LOT OF THOSE PLAYERS, UM, TAUGHT ME... UM, HELPED ME ON MY WAY, UM, IN MY RUGBY JOURNEY, WITH JULES AND ARDIE AND, UM, CLOSE MATES LIKE JACKSON. AROUND 60% OF THE CANES PLAYERS HAVE PASIFIKA HERITAGE. PETER UMAGA-JENSEN PART OF THE UMAGA WAINUIOMATA SPORTING DYNASTY. WHEN I GO BACK TO MY CLUB RUGBY, THEY'LL BE LIKE, 'OH, JUST FOR THIS WEEK, WE AIN'T GOING TO BE SUPPORTING YOU.' THEY'RE SUPPORTING MOANA. SO, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF FEELING AND LOVE FOR, YOU KNOW` FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR FORMER CLUB. WE'RE UP HERE NOW. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF LOVE FOR THE MOVEMENT THAT WE'RE A PART OF NOW. YOU DON'T GET MUCH MORE WELLINGTON, DO YOU, THAN CANES GREATS TANA UMAGA AND ARDIE AND JULIAN SAVEA. AND THE BIG WINGER IS IN FOR THE FIRST TRY! MOANA ASSISTANT COACH ALANDO SOAKAI ALSO LED WELLINGTON TO NPC GLORY LAST WINTER. CANES HALFBACK EREATARA ENARI PLAYED THREE SEASONS WITH MOANA. A LOT OF MY FRIENDS HAVE ASKED ME IF THEY'RE ALLOWED TO SUPPORT MOANA AS WELL. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE A TEAM THAT'S FOR THE PEOPLE. THE HURRICANES ARE ON FORM, THOUGH, UNBEATEN IN THEIR LAST FIVE GAMES, TRYING TO SECURE A FOURTH SPOT. MOANA UPSET THEM IN AUCKLAND BACK AT THE START OF MARCH. TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF MOTIVATION, HAVEN'T YOU? YES, MOANA ARE ON THE VERGE OF MAKING THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE BLUES RESULT TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL HAVE A MAJOR BEARING ON THAT. THEY'LL THEN HAVE TO BEAT THE CANES EITHER WAY. TOMORROW NIGHT, THE CAPITAL IS THE CENTRE OF THE PACIFIC RUGBY UNIVERSE. BUMPS AND BRUISES BETWEEN MATES, GUARANTEED. MEANWHILE, THE HIGHLANDERS HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO DODGE THE WOODEN SPOON, FACING A CHALLENGING MUST-WIN AGAINST THE TABLE TOPPING CHIEFS IN DUNEDIN TONIGHT. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH RETURN FOR HEAD COACH JAMIE JOSEPH IN HIS FIRST SEASON BACK IN CHARGE. LOSING CLOSE HAS BEEN THE THEME OF THEIR 10 DEFEATS, SEVEN OF THEM DECIDED BY SEVEN POINTS OR LESS. I HAVEN'T LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE TEAM. I FEEL SORRY FOR OUR TEAM, BECAUSE THEY WORK HELLISHLY HARD, AND... BUT THAT'S FOOTY. YOU KNOW, THERE'S KIND OF NO FAIRY TALES IN SPORT. WHAT WE DISCUSS AS A TEAM IS WHAT PURPOSE DOES YEAR ONE PLAY? YOU KNOW? YOUNG TEAM, NEW CAPTAINS, AND, I GUESS, WE'RE BUILDING, AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE` ALL GO OUR WAY. ALL NOT LOST. JOSEPH CONVINCED A NUMBER OF HIS PLAYERS ARE IN LINE FOR ALL BLACKS SELECTION, INCLUDING MIDFIELDER TIMOCI TAVATAVANAWAI AND LOCK FABIAN HOLLAND. ALMOST SIX YEARS AFTER HER LAST PROFESSIONAL NETBALL GAME, CASEY KOPUA HAS ANSWERED AN 'SOS' FROM THE GIANTS ACROSS THE DITCH. KOPUA A ONE-GAME REPLACEMENT FOR JAMAICAN DEFENDER JODI-ANN WARD, WHO TORE HER ACL. GIANTS COACH JULIE FITZGERALD WORKED WITH THE 39-YEAR-OLD AT THE MAGIC. SHE SAYS IN HER YOUNG TEAM, KOPUA'S EXPERIENCE WILL BE INVALUABLE. I SPOKE TO HER ON TUESDAY. WE FINALISED EVERYTHING ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SHE FLEW IN ON WEDNESDAY AND TRAINED ON THURSDAY, AND SHE DID A GREAT JOB. SHE'S DEFINITELY BEEN ON COURT, AND SHE'S AS FIT AS ANYTHING ` POSSIBLY FITTER THAN I'VE SEEN HER. SO THERE WAS NO CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. IT'S A MAGIC REUNION OF SORTS. KOPUA JOINING FORMER TEAMMATES JAMIE-LEE PRICE AND JO HARTEN AT THE GIANTS. THE MAGIC PROBABLY WISH THEY'D SENT OUT THEIR OWN SOS TO KOPUA, HAVING STARTED THEIR DOMESTIC SEASON WITH THREE STRAIGHT LOSSES. IT'S A WORRY IN A TEN-ROUND PREMIERSHIP, AND IT'S FORCED A BIT OF SOUL SEARCHING AT THEIR TAURANGA HQ. HERE'S KATE WELLS. ZERO FROM THREE ` IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE ANYONE GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. IT'S JUST AS WELL THE MAGIC HAVE NO PROBLEM CALLING IT LIKE IT IS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TALK OUR TRUTHS TO EACH OTHER, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE EXPECTATIONS. THIS GROUP HERE, THEY'RE REALLY REALISTIC AROUND WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, AND NOW REALLY WHAT THEY WANT IS TO GO OUT THERE AND PLAY THEIR BEST NETBALL. HONEST CONVERSATIONS AFTER BIG DEFEATS TO THE PULSE AND STEEL, AND LAST WEEKEND... OH NO! A MISCOMMUNICATION. ...UNABLE TO CLOSE OUT THIS MATCH AGAINST THE TACTICS. ALTHOUGH, THERE WERE POSITIVES. THAT GAME AGAINST TACTIX WAS DEFINITELY MORE OUR STYLE THAT WE WANTED TO PLAY. WE CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST, BUT YEAH, WE'RE JUST WORKING EVERY SINGLE DAY TO, YOU KNOW, PLAY HOW WE WANT TO PLAY AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT SHOWS UP IN THE GAMES. ONE WAY TO IMPROVE ` MORE SHOTS. AND THAT'S THE DANGER. AVERAGING JUST 43 GOALS PER MATCH, THE LEAGUE'S WORST ATTACKING RECORD. THE NEW TWO-POINT RULE ALSO CHALLENGING PLAYERS ON DEFENCE. YOU NO LONGER ARE PROTECTING THE POST. YOU HAVE TO FILL THE TWO ZONE. TO BE ABLE TO COME AWAY FROM THAT MINDSET, THAT'S QUITE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE GOT SOME OLDER PLAYERS WITH YOU WHO HAVE BEEN PLAYING THE GAME FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE GAME IS SUPER FAST OUT THERE, WHICH IS HONESTLY REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSIVE. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE` THE BETTER YEARS OF ANZ THAT I'VE SEEN, ACTUALLY, ACROSS THE BOARD. WE JUST NEED TO CONTINUE TO KEEP PUSHING TO MATCH THAT. THEY CERTAINLY AREN'T LACKING INSPIRATION. A NEW MURAL OF THE 2012 TRANS-TASMAN-WINNING MAGIC SIDE DISPLAYED AT THEIR TAURANGA TRAINING BASE. SEEING THIS EVERY DAY COULD GIVE THEM THE SPARK THEY NEED. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. TO THE NBA, WHERE THE NEW YORK KNICKS HAVE KEPT THEIR SEASON ALIVE, BEATING THE INDIANA PACERS 111-94 IN GAME FIVE OF THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS. JALEN BRUNSON LEADING THE CHARGE, STEPPING UP WITH A GAME-HIGH 32 POINTS. THE KNICKS WINNING AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SERIES. WHOA! (CROWD CHEERS) HE HAS BEEN A FIRST QUARTER MACHINE TONIGHT! UNDER THREE TO PLAY IN THE THIRD. BRUNSON WITH A THREE. GOT IT! NEW YORK SMOTHERING THE PACERS, CLAWING THEIR WAY BACK INTO THE BEST OF SEVEN SERIES 3-2, WITH GAME SIX IN INDIANAPOLIS ON SUNDAY. DANIEL HILLIER IS THE BEST OF THE KIWIS ON THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF SCENE. AFTER DAY ONE OF TOURNAMENTS AROUND THE GLOBE. HE'S TIED FOR FOURTH AT THE D.P TOUR'S AUSTRIAN OPEN. THREE SHOTS BACK. FINISHING HIS OPENING ROUND WITH A BIRDIE AT THE NINTH. MEANWHILE LYDIA KO'S PUSH FOR A CAREER GRAND SLAM HAS HAD A ROUGH START. THAT... THAT IS... IT'S SHOCKING, ALMOST LIKE AN OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE. A DOUBLE BOGEY MIDWAY THROUGH HER ROUND AT THE FIRST, DERAILING THINGS. A ONE OVER PAR 73 LEAVING HER TIED FOR 58TH, FIVE SHOTS BACK. MICHAEL VENUS WILL FACE HIS FORMER PLAYING PARTNER IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE MIXED DOUBLES AT ROLAND GARROS. HE AND FELLOW KIWI ERIN ROUTLIFFE DEFEATING JOE SALISBURY AND TEREZA MIHALIKOVA IN STRAIGHT SETS. (APPLAUSE) SETTING UP A SECOND-ROUND MATCH AGAINST VENUS' OLD DOUBLES MATE NEAL SKUPSKI AND AMERICAN DESIRAE KRAWCZYK. MEANWHILE, NOVAK DJOKOVIC NEEDED A MEDICAL TIME-OUT IN HIS SECOND-ROUND MATCH TO DEAL WITH A NASTY TOE BLISTER. THE SIXTH SEED EVENTUALLY CLOSING OUT A STRAIGHT SETS VICTORY OVER FRANCE'S CORENTIN MOUTET. TRIATHLETE KYLE SMITH IS EYING REDEMPTION THIS WEEKEND AS HIS PURSUIT OF THE T-100 TRIATHLON SERIES TITLE, STARTS IN SAN FRANCISCO. HIS LAST RACE IN THE CITY WON'T BE QUICKLY FORGOTTEN. LUKE ROBINSON HAS MORE. A GOLDEN BACKDROP FOR KYLE SMITH THIS WEEKEND. LAST YEAR, SAN FRANCISCO WAS THE LOCATION OF AN AGONISING DEFEAT FOR THE KIWI. CARL SMITH IS PUTTING DOWN THE HAMMER! ONE OF THE CLOSEST FINISHES LONG DISTANCE TRIATHLON HAS SEEN. OH MY GOODNESS! I KNEW IT WAS KIND OF PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL, BUT... YEAH, TO BE HONEST, I CAN JUST REMEMBER THAT LAST KILOMETRE TRYING TO BREAK THE TWO OTHER GUYS. THE GRUELLING 100KM RACE ENDED UP BREAKING THE KIWI TOO. THAT SECOND IN SAN FRAN, ALONG WITH A SECOND IN LONDON, ENOUGH TO FINISH RUNNER-UP IN THE YEAR-LONG T-100 SERIES. AND THIS MAN, KYLE SMITH, HE FOUGHT SO HARD. IT WAS SUPER FULFILLING AND IT WAS AWESOME. AND I THINK LIKE... ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT WOULD BE A BIT OF A SHAME. AND SO I REALLY SET MY SIGHTS THIS YEAR ON WINNING THE T-100 SERIES. HE'S LOOKING TO REPLICATE WHAT OLYMPIC MEDALLIST HAYDEN WILDE DID IN THE OPENING RACE OF THE SERIES IN SINGAPORE LAST MONTH. HAYDEN WILDE, YOU'RE A T-100 WINNER. YOU KNOW, HE REALLY WIPED THE FLOOR OF THOSE GUYS. I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO BE QUITE THAT DOMINANT. UH, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A CONFIDENT PLACE THAT, YOU KNOW, I CAN REALLY BRING THE FIGHT TO THEM. CONFIDENCE - SOMETHING SEVERELY LACKING A FEW YEARS AGO. THE 27-YEAR-OLD QUESTIONING HIS ABILITY AND PLACE IN THE SPORT, AND A FEW OF THOSE DOUBTS STARTED TO CREEP IN. LIKE, AM I THE ATHLETE THAT I THOUGHT I WAS? IS IT JUST DELUSION, YOU KNOW? IS IT JUST SORT OF THAT THE MIND BEING STRONGER THAN THE BODY, SO TO SPEAK, AND YEAH, I REALLY LOST A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN MYSELF. BUT THEN CAME HIS BREAKTHROUGH 2024 SEASON. A BIG SIGH OF RELIEF. THAT BIG MONKEY OFF MY BACK, THAT OK, I AM THE ATHLETE THAT I THOUGHT I WAS. I REALLY WANT TO WIN THE WORLD TITLE THIS YEAR. YEAH, THERE'S ALCATRAZ. THAT QUEST STARTS THIS WEEKEND WITH THE GREAT ESCAPE IN SAN FRAN. LUKE ROBINSON, 1 NEWS. A SAD DAY TODAY FOR CRICKET ` FORMER BLACK CAPS AND CANTERBURY COACH DAVID TRIST HAS DIED, AGED 77. TRIST LED THE NATIONAL SIDE FROM 1999 TO 2001, COACHING THEM TO THEIR FIRST EVER ICC TITLE ` THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY IN NAIROBI. THE COLOURFUL FORMER CANTERBURY AND NEW ZEALAND BOWLER ALSO HELD COACHING ROLES IN SOUTH AFRICA, HONG KONG AND THE NETHERLANDS. I'D PROBABLY SAY HE'S THE BEST CRICKET COACH I HAD IN MY CAREER, BECAUSE HE WAS CRAFTY, AND HE WAS SMART. AND I LIKE TO CALL HIM THE DESERT FOX. HE WAS KIND OF LIKE ROMMEL. HE WAS ALWAYS COMING UP WITH A PLAN, AND HE'D TWIST HIS LITTLE MOUSTACHE, AND HE'D ALWAYS HAVE A CUNNING PLAN. HE COACHED RICHARD PETRIE AT CANTERBURY IN THE LATE-80s AND EARLY-90s, ALSO BRINGING THROUGH NAMES LIKE FLEMING, CAIRNS, HARRIS AND ASTLE. LITTLE RIVER'S FINEST. THAT IS QUITE THE LIST DOESN'T IT? A GREAT MAN. OUR CONDOLENCES ARE WITH HIS FAMILY. STAY WITH US. DAN SAYS IT COULD BE A WET AND WINDY START TO THE LONG WEEKEND. DETAILS NEXT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP THE ODD COMBINATION OF KANGAROOS, CHEESE AND... NUNS WITH A MUSICAL BEAT. IT'S ALL AHEAD IN THE FRIDAY COUNTDOWN. PLUS, THE DOGS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME AND HOW YOU CAN HELP. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT SEVEN. YOUR PLANS FOR THE LONG WEEKEND ` HANG ONTO YOUR HATS. THE BLUSTERY WEATHER KICKS OFF THE WEEKEND. SOME SNOW ONTO THE PEAKS DOWN HERE. HAVE A LOOK AT THIS. THE BLUSTERY SHOWERS AND HAIL. THE TUSSOCKS ARE REALLY GOING IN THE MACKENZIE BASIN. HIGH-PRESSURE WILL COME IN FROM THE WEST. SEE THE SPEAKER LEASED FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN? THERE IS ONE MORE ACTIVE TROUGH. THAT WILL WORK IN AND BRING SOME DAMAGING WINDS TO THE FAR SOUTH AND EAST OF THE COUNTRY. NAPIER 21 DEGREES. TEMPERATURE WISE, ONLY EIGHT FOR GORE. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS? IT WILL QUIETEN DOWN. DOW THE STRONG WINDS, 120 OR 130 FOR PARTS OF HAWKE'S BAY ON THAT SQUEEZE WATCH HOW THE DAY STARTS. IT WILL TRACK ITS WAY NORTH. THEN EASES THE WAY. THE WIND WILL IMPROVE TOWARDS THE FAR SOUTH. MUCH OF NORTHLAND HAS ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. JUST A COUPLE OF SHOWERS NOT STORMY ONES. AUCKLAND A CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR TWO. CHANCE FOR A COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN HAMILTON TWO. AND FOR THE BAY OF PLENTY, SIMILAR SORT OF THING. COULD PICK UP A COUPLE OF SHOWERS. BUT IN BETWEEN IS NOT A BAD LOOKING DAY. THOSE STRONG WINDS THEY COULD BE QUITE GUSTY. IT IS A GUSTY BUT DRY DAY IN WELLINGTON. WEST COAST SEES SOME SHOWERS. IT IS A BREEZY ONE AND A SIMILAR SORT OF THING. CHRISTCHURCH 15 DEGREES AND A COOL START. GOING INTO THE AFTERNOON IT WILL FEEL BETTER AS WINDS CONTINUE TO EASE. HEADS UP FOR MUCH OF THE COASTAL PART OF DUNEDIN, SOME STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, EASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUNDAY IS QUIETER. LOOK AT THIS HIGH-PRESSURE. SHOWERS TO THE WEST, BUT WE WILL FINISH THE LONG WEEKEND ON A POSITIVE NOTE.