A STATE OF EMERGENCY AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND WITH PROPERTIES EVACUATED AND SCHOOLS AND ROADS CLOSED. MEANWHILE IN AUCKLAND, A HUGE GUST PICKED UP A ROOF, FLINGING IT 60m. INLAND REVENUE HAS SIGNALLED THAT TAX HIKES MAY BE NEEDED TO PAY FOR AN AGEING POPULATION. AND ARGUABLY THE MOST INFLUENTIAL VOICE IN FASHION, ANNA WINTOUR, IS STEPPING DOWN AS EDITOR OF VOGUE. CAPTIONS BY REBECCA SCHOLTZ AND LELE SIMEON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 NAU MAI, HAERE MAI AND WELCOME TO THREENEWS. A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS IN PLACE IN TASMAN AND MARLBOROUGH AS WIDESPREAD FLOODING HIT THE REGIONS OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS THE DAY TODAY, CLOSING ROADS, SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES. AROUND 60 SPRING CREEK HOMES REMAIN EMPTY TONIGHT AS MANDATORY EVACUATIONS CONTINUE IN THE MARLBOROUGH AREA WHILE AUTHORITIES MONITOR THE EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGED STOCK BANK. SENIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY HAS ALL THE LATEST. FROM THE AIR, THE EXTENT OF THE FLOODING IS EVIDENT ` TOWNS AND FARMLAND UNDER AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF WATER. (RIVER THUNDERS) NELSON'S WAIMEA RIVER RAGING AS SEVERE FLOODING INUNDATES TASMAN AND MARLBOROUGH. NELSON RECORDED MORE THAN 300mm OF RAIN IN JUST 24 HOURS, CLOSING STATE HIGHWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THIS IS AT THE TURN OFF TO GO TO KAITERITERI AND TO GO TO TAKAKA, TO MOTUEKA, AND AT THIS STAGE, IT'S ALL CLOSED DOWN. ROADS ARE FLOODED AND MANY SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED TODAY ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SOUTH. MOST (BLEEP) WATER I'VE SEEN ROUND HERE. NEIGHBOURS GOT EVACUATED. IT IS (BLEEP) FLOWING LIKE A RIVER. 60 HOMES IN SPRING CREEK WERE EVACUATED; OTHERS WERE PREPARING TO. WE'VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE EVACUATIONS FURTHER DOWN JUST COS OF THE STOCK BANK BEING AT RISK, BUT WE'RE OUT OF THE FLOOD ZONE. HIS BROTHER DOWN THE ROAD WAS TOLD TO LEAVE. HE'S TAKEN A BAG TO WORK AND NOT SURE WHAT'S HE DOING AFTER THAT. BUT HE WON'T BE GOING HOME TONIGHT. WE WILL BE KEEPING THE SPRING CREEK RESIDENTS OUT OVERNIGHT, BECAUSE THIS EVENT IS STILL DYNAMIC. WE ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO CHECK THOSE STOCK BANKS BEFORE WE LET THEM IN TOMORROW MORNING. (WATER SLOSHES) WHERE MOST IN NELSON SAW FLOODED PADDOCKS, CALEB AND ZEUS SAW AN OPPORTUNITY ` TAKING THEIR KAYAK FOR A PADDLE. KNOW WHERE THE SAFE SPOTS ARE, SO WE JUST HEADED OUT THERE. YEAH. TRY AND STAY OUT OF FAST-FLOWING WATER. MAKE THE BEST OUT OF A BAD SITUATION. YEAH. AND, UH, JUST TAKE PART IN SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS ` EVER. EVER. METSERVICE SAYS A BIG SYSTEM MOVED ITS WAY UP THE COUNTRY OVERNIGHT. AS THOSE TROUGHS AND THOSE FRONTS MOVED UP THE SOUTH ISLAND, THEY SORT OF STALLED. IT SLOWED RIGHT DOWN OVER THE NORTH WEST OF SOUTH ISLAND AND CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND IN GENERAL, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY SAW JUST THIS HEAVY, RELENTLESS RAIN OVERNIGHT. HOLY (BLEEP)! THERE'S TWO CARS IN THERE THAT JUST DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT, AND AS I SAY, IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER. THE MARLBOROUGH MAYOR URGING PEOPLE TO HUNKER DOWN FOR THE WEEKEND. PEOPLE HERE ARE UNFORTUNATELY A LITTLE BIT FAMILIAR WITH FLOODING, AND EVERYONE'S RESPONDED REALLY WELL. UM, SOME SCHOOLS HAVE CLOSED EARLY. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS PEOPLE TRYING TO KEEP OFF THE ROAD. SOME EMPLOYERS HAVE SENT PEOPLE HOME EARLY, PARTICULARLY WHERE THERE'S BIG GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE WANT EVERYONE TO GET HOME BEFORE DARK AND TO GET HOME WITHOUT RUSHING. THE RAIN IS NOW EXPECTED TO EASE, BUT THE RISK REMAINS, AND SO DO THE EVACUATION ORDERS. AND JULIET, YOU'RE HEARING FROM AUTHORITIES THERE ARE OTHER EVACUATIONS POSSIBLE? THAT IS RIGHT. MARLBOROUGH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAVE ISSUED A BE READY TO EVACUATE NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF RENWICK. THE STOCK BANK IS AT RISK OF BREAKING AND THE TOWN IS AT RISK OF FLOODING. PEOPLE ARE DOORKNOCKING TO INFORM OF THE RISK. IF YOU ARE STRANDED OR WITHOUT ACCOMMODATION, THERE IS A STADIUM IN BLENHEIM WHICH IS A CIVIL DEFENCE CENTRE. YOU CAN GO FOR A DRINK OR TO BE WARM. SPORTS ARE CANCELLED AND LIBRARIES ARE CLOSED. THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF CHILDREN STRANDED INDOORS IF THEY CAN GET INTO THEIR HOMES. A MESSAGE TO PARENTS IS I AM SORRY AND GOOD LUCK. NORTH ISLANDERS HAVE ALSO BEEN ON THE RECEIVING END OF A BUFFETING. IN WEST AUCKLAND, A GUST PICKED UP A ROOF AND FLUNG IT 60m, SCATTERING ASBESTOS. AUTHORITIES SAY THERE WAS LITTLE RISK TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE OF THE RAIN. ADAM HOLLINGWORTH REPORTS. CHAOS AT ONE OF WEST AUCKLAND'S BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS ` WHERE BLOCKHOUSE BAY ROAD MEETS NEW NORTH ROAD. AND THEN THERE WAS A REALLY BIG GUST OF WIND. WE WERE REALLY FRIGHTENED. WE MOVED AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS AS A PRECAUTION. WE HEARD A REALLY LOUD BANG AND WE THOUGHT A BRANCH HAD FALLEN ON OUR ROOF, AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE METAL SIGN FROM THE SHOP DOWN HERE. NOT ONLY SIGNAGE ` NEIGHBOUR MICHELLE WILLIAMS SAYS THE ROOF OF THIS BUSINESS WAS DESTROYED AS DEBRIS FLEW 60m AND MORE. SO THAT'S THE KEBAB SIGN THAT WAS IN OUR YARD. OUR LIVES AS KEBAB VENDORS HAS BEEN CUT SHORT. (CLUNK!) WILLIAMS IS FROM THE UNITED STATES, WHERE THE INFAMOUS TORNADO ALLEY RUNS THROUGH THE MIDWEST. SMASHED A BIT OF THE ROOF. FORTUNATELY MISSED THE WINDOW. THERE WAS A LOT OF, LIKE, PLANT DEBRIS ON THE OUTSIDE OF OUR WINDOW, BUT THIS DID NOT, FORTUNATELY, COME THROUGH THE WINDOW. THAT WAS OUR GREATEST FEAR. WILLIAMS AND HER HUSBAND NEVER EXPECTED THEY'D BE GETTING A TASTE OF HOME HERE IN BLOCKHOUSE BAY. SO WE HAD ONE BIG METAL SIGN IN OUR GARDEN, ANOTHER ONE STUCK UP IN A TREE, BITS OF ROOF EVERYWHERE AROUND OUR PROPERTY. AS QUICKLY AS THE WIND CAME, IT WAS SUDDENLY OVER. REALLY SCARY FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES, BUT WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT EVERYONE'S ALL RIGHT, AND THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE HELPING OUT. THE OWNER OF THIS VAN WAS THE FIRST TO CALL 111. HE SAYS THE WOOD THAT PENETRATED THE WINDSCREEN ALSO PUSHED OUT THE DASH, MAKING THE VAN A PROBABLE WRITE-OFF. THE WET WEATHER IS ACTUALLY A GOOD THING, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO US THAT THERE IS ASBESTOS IN THE ROOF. HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT IS WET, THAT MEANS THE DUST IS NOT BEING RELEASED. AS THE OWNER SURVEYED THE DAMAGE, THE PRIORITY FOR THOSE CLEANING UP WAS TO CLEAR ANY DANGEROUS DEBRIS BEFORE THE SUN CAME BACK OUT. BUT INCREDIBLY, THE SUDDEN EVENT THAT BORE ALL THE HALLMARKS OF A TORNADO OFFICIALLY ISN'T YET. A LOT OF THE TIMES, TORNADOES IN NEW ZEALAND ARE PROVEN, IF YOU LIKE, BY VIDEOS, BY PHOTOS, BY BEING ABLE TO SEE A FUNNEL CLOUD, BUT ALSO BY BEING ABLE TO SEE DESTRUCTION WITH A PATH AS THAT TORNADO MOVES ACROSS. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET, SO AT THIS STAGE, WE'LL JUST GO WITH REALLY INTENSE WIND GUSTS AS PART OF THAT THUNDERSTORM. AUCKLAND BEARING THE BRUNT OF THE MORNING DELUGE; RESIDENTS HAPPY TO SEE THE STORM PASSING THROUGH. LAURA'S HERE NOW SO, WHERE IS THIS SEVERE WEATHER HEADING? GENERALLY EASTWARDS, SO TONIGHT, THERE IS STILL AN ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNING FOR THE BAY OF PLENTY AND GISBORNE/TAIRAWHITI AREAS AS THAT RAINBAND MOVES ACROSS. IN THE SOUTH ISLAND, THE LOW OFF THE EAST COAST WILL BRING HEAVY FALLS TO DUNEDIN AND CLUTHA, BOTH UNDER AN ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNING UNTIL 6PM TOMORROW. ALSO A FEW RAIN WATCHES IN THE SOUTH. ALONG WITH A HEAVY SNOW WATCH UNTIL MIDDAY SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL OTAGO, SOUTHLAND AND INLAND DUNEDIN AND CLUTHA. NOW, IF YOU ARE HEADING AWAY FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS THERE ARE SOME ROAD SNOWFALL WARNINGS. FOR MILFORD ROAD, CROWN RANGE ROAD AND LINDIS PASS UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING. I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE REST OF THE COUNTRY A LITTLE LATER. AN INVESTIGATION'S BEEN LAUNCHED AFTER A PERSON DIED AND ANOTHER WAS CRITICALLY INJURED FOLLOWING A PURSUIT IN SOUTH AUCKLAND THIS MORNING. POLICE SAY THEY ATTEMPTED TO STOP A CAR THAT WAS PURSUING ANOTHER AT AROUND 1am WHEN THE TWO CIVILIAN CARS MADE CONTACT AND ONE VEERED OFF THE ROAD, HITTING A TREE. OFFICERS GAVE FIRST AID AT THE SCENE BUT A PASSENGER DIED. POLICE WERE BACK AT THE SCENE THIS MORNING KNOCKING ON DOORS. MULTIPLE INQUIRIES ARE UNDERWAY AND THE INDEPENDENT POLICE CONDUCT AUTHORITY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NEW ZEALAND FIRST MP TANYA UNKOVICH HAS RESIGNED FROM PARLIAMENT. UNKOVICH SAID SHE COULD BE OF MORE SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THROUGH HER COACHING AND CONSULTANCY WORK. NEW ZEALAND FIRST LEADER WINSTON PETERS SAID IT WAS SAD TO SEE UNKOVICH LEAVE, BUT HE SUPPORTED HER DECISION. UNKOVICH WAS ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT IN THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTION. SHE'LL BE REPLACED BY THE NEXT CANDIDATE ON NEW ZEALAND FIRST'S LIST ` DAVID WILSON, A FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE FROM WHANGAREI. INLAND REVENUE HAS SIGNALLED THE NEED FOR TAX HIKES IN THE FUTURE TO PAY FOR AN AGEING POPULATION. IN ITS 'LONG-TERM INSIGHTS' REPORT, IRD ACKNOWLEDGES THAT GOVERNMENTS COULD CUT SPENDING TO SAVE MONEY, BUT SUGGESTED EXPLORING NEW REVENUE STREAMS, SUCH AS WHAT'S LONG BEEN CONSIDERED POLITICAL KRYPTONITE ` TAXING CAPITAL GAINS. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ZANE SMALL REPORTS. IT'S WITHIN THE HALLS OF POWER IN WELLINGTON WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE ABOUT HOW MUCH TAX NEW ZEALANDERS MUST PAY, AND WITH A GROWING AGEING POPULATION, THE TAX DEPARTMENT HAS SIGNALLED THE NEED FOR CITIZENS TO FORK OUT MORE IN THE FUTURE. CAN'T DENY THAT, YEAH, IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. THE SUPERANNUATION IS LARGELY NOT FUNDED, AND WITH INCREASING CLAIMS. INLAND REVENUE'S LONG-TERM INSIGHTS REPORT, OUT FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION, SAYS ` IT GOES ON TO SAY ` IT WOULD HELP BRING IN SOME MORE MONEY ` ESTIMATES BEING $2B-$3B AND MORE. NEW ZEALAND'S TAX SYSTEM RELIES HEAVILY ON INCOME TAX AND CONSUMPTION TAX, OR GST, WHICH TOGETHER MAKE UP ABOUT 88% OF GOVERNMENT REVENUE. SO WITH A GROWING AGEING POPULATION, INLAND REVENUE SUGGESTS THAT TAXING CAPITAL GAINS COULD MAKE A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO ADDRESSING LONG-TERM FISCAL CHALLENGES. THE REPORT IS THE LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF EVIDENCE THAT WE EITHER FIX OUR TAX SYSTEM OR WE CONTINUE TO WATCH OUR COUNTRY CRUMBLE. BUT THE FINANCE MINISTER IS NOT INTERESTED IN TWEAKING THE TAX SYSTEM. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE TIME FOR A CAPITAL GAINS TAX. WHAT WE ALL NEED TO FOCUS ON NOW IS OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY, AND THE GOOD NEWS IS WE CAN DO THAT WHILE STILL BALANCING THE BOOKS. THE 2019 TAX WORKING GROUP ESTIMATED THAT, IN THE LONG TERM, A CAPITAL GAINS TAX WOULD GENERATE AROUND 1.2% OF GDP IN REVENUE, BUT JACINDA ARDERN'S LABOUR GOVERNMENT, IN COALITION WITH NEW ZEALAND FIRST, COULDN'T GET IT ACROSS THE LINE. THE RESPONSIBLE POLITICAL DEBATE SHOULD NOT BE ABOUT WHETHER WE FIX OUR TAX SYSTEM. IT'S ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT FIXING OUR TAX SYSTEM. INLAND REVENUE WARNS, HOWEVER, THAT ` NEW ZEALAND ALSO ALREADY HAS SOMETHING CLOSE TO A CAPITAL GAINS TAX, KNOWN AS THE 'BRIGHT-LINE TEST'. IF AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY IS SOLD WITHIN TWO YEARS, INCOME TAX MUST BE PAID ON THE PROFIT. CAPITAL GAINS FLOWS TEND TO BE... THEY FLUCTUATE A LOT ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF CAPITAL MARKETS. SO IT'S BEST NOT TO USE THAT MONEY TO LOCK IN REGULAR SPENDING. I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED THAT IF YOU INTRODUCE A NEW TAX, LIKE A CAPITAL GAINS TAX, THAT IT'LL PUT PEOPLE OFF STARTING BUSINESSES IN NEW ZEALAND, EXPANDING THEIR BUSINESSES, HIRING NEW WORKERS, BECAUSE THEY WILL SEE LESS REWARD FOR DOING SO. WHAT'S OUR VALUE ADD TO THE WORLD? DO WE REALLY WANT TO HOLD OURSELVES OUT AS BEING A TAX HAVEN IN THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM, OR DO WE WANT TO BE A COUNTRY WITH STRONG, UNIVERSAL BASIC SERVICES? IN THESE HALLS, THE REAL POWER IS WINNING THE POLITICAL NARRATIVE TO ADDRESS THE LOOMING PROBLEMS OF TOMORROW. IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER, AYATOLLAH KHAMEINI, IS STILL IN HIDING, BUT HE'S APPEARED ON VIDEO FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE ATTACKS ON HIS COUNTRY'S NUCLEAR SITES TO INSIST PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS EXAGGERATED THE IMPACT OF AMERICA'S BOMBING MISSION. BUT AMERICA'S DEFENCE SECRETARY, PETE HEGSETH, INSISTED AGAIN IT HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL. ITV'S DAN RIVERS HAS MORE. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST TIGHTLY GUARDED SECRET MISSIONS INSIDE THE US MILITARY. THIS WAS THE MOMENT B2 BOMBERS LIFT THEIR BASE IN MISSOURI TO FLY HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD AND STRIKE IRAN'S NUCLEAR FACILITIES. BUT NOW THERE IS A BATTLE FOR THE NARRATIVE OF THIS MISSION. (SPEAKS FARSI) FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE WAR STARTED WITH ISRAEL, IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER HAS BROKEN COVER... (SPEAKS FARSI) ...CLAIMING PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD EXAGGERATED THE IMPACT OF AMERICA'S BUNKER BUSTERS. THE PENTAGON HAS RELEASED THIS FOOTAGE OF A TEST BOMBING TO PROVE ITS EFFECTIVENESS... AND TRYING TO FIND WEDGES AND SPIN STORIES. ...TODAY PUSHING BACK ON A LEAKED INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUGGESTING THE STRIKE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL. THERE'S A LOW CONFIDENCE IN THIS PARTICULAR REPORT. THERE'S` IT SAYS IN THE REPORT THERE ARE GAPS IN THE INFORMATION. IT SAYS IN THE REPORT MULTIPLE LINCHPIN ASSUMPTIONS ARE WHAT THIS ASSESSMENT` A LINCHPIN ASSUMPTION, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS? IT MEANS YOUR ENTIRE PREMISE IS PREDICATED ON A LINCHPIN. IF YOU'RE WRONG, EVERYTHING ELSE IS WRONG. AND YET, STILL, THIS REPORT ACKNOWLEDGES IT'S LIKELY SEVERE DAMAGE. AGAIN, THIS IS PRELIMINARY. BUT THE` LEAKED... BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD AN AGENDA TO TRY TO MUDDY THE WATERS AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THIS HISTORIC STRIKE WASN'T SUCCESSFUL. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON THE MISSION, BUT IT DID LITTLE TO SETTLE THE ARGUMENT ABOUT WHETHER IRAN COULD STILL MAKE A BOMB. I` I JUST DO NOT THINK THE PRESIDENT WAS TELLING THE TRUTH WHEN HE SAID THIS PROGRAMME WAS OBLITERATED. THERE` THERE WAS CERTAINLY DAMAGE UNDER THE PROGRAMME, UM, BUT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT... THERE IS STILL SIGNIFICANT REMAINING CAPABILITY. 'OBLITERATED' IS A GOOD WORD FOR ME TO USE. I CAN TELL PEOPLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA NOBODY IS GOING TO WORK IN THESE THREE SITES ANY TIME SOON. I THINK... WE'VE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME. THAT'S NOT TO SAY THEY MIGHT NOT TRY TO RECONSTITUTE IT. WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED DURING THE STRIKE ON THIS MOUNTAIN AT FORDOW IS PERHAPS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT IRAN COULD STILL DO ELSEWHERE. THERE ARE REPORTS IT MAY HAVE ANOTHER UNDISCLOSED FACILITY NEAR NATANZ UNDER THE SO-CALLED PICKAXE MOUNTAIN, AND THE WHEREABOUTS OF IRAN'S URANIUM STOCKPILE IS STILL A MYSTERY. STILL TO COME ON THREE NEWS ` A BOOST FOR MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES. CONSTRUCTION ON A STATE-OF-THE-ART UNIT IN LOWER HUTT HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN. THE WOMAN WHO CHARTED FASHION TRENDS FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS IS STEPPING DOWN AS EDITOR OF VOGUE. AND LORDE'S NEW ALBUM IS OUT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ONLINE ABOUT SOME OF THE PACKAGING. BUT STILL FALLING SHORT IN KEY AREAS, LIKE EMERGENCY WAIT TIMES. BACKED BY A $50 MILLION DONATION CONSTRUCTION ON A STATE-OF-THE ART MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN LOWER HUTT HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN. IT'LL HAVE 34 ADULT ACUTE INPATIENT BEDS ` 10 MORE THAN THE EXISTING FACILITY ` AND IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE 2027. IT COMES AS NEW DATA SHOWS THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING PROGRESS ON SOME OF ITS MENTAL HEALTH TARGETS BUT STILL FALLING SHORT IN KEY AREAS, LIKE EMERGENCY WAIT TIMES. SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BRIDIE WITTON HAS THE STORY. TURNING THE SOD ON A NEW MENTAL HEALTH CENTRE. (POLITE CLAPPING) BACKED BY A $50 MILLION DONATION FROM PHILANTHROPIST SIR MARK DUNAJTSCHIK, THE FACILITY IS A KEY PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND REDUCE PRESSURE ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ` BUT WITH A DIFFERENCE. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS LISTEN TO PEOPLE WHO PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN IN THE CARE OF THESE FACILITIES AND AT TIMES HAVE QUITE OFTEN BEEN LET DOWN. SIR MARK STARTED SPEAKING TO HEALTH OFFICIALS ABOUT FUNDING A NEW FACILITY IN JULY 2022, BUT DECIDED TO KEEP OUT OF THE FINER DETAILS. I LEFT ALL THE PLANNING TO THE POWERS TO BE, BECAUSE I AM NOT, BY ANY STRETCH OF IMAGINATION, QUALIFIED TO PUT ANY INPUT INTO THE DESIGN. THE WELLINGTON BUSINESSMAN (90) IS ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S MOST SIGNIFICANT PHILANTHROPISTS. HE AND PARTNER DOROTHY SPOTSWOOD DONATED MORE THAN $53 MILLION TO BUILD THE WELLINGTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. SIR MARK'S INTEREST IN HEALTH IS SPARKED BY HIS LIFE EXPERIENCES. AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR, I WAS LIVING IN A MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY PLACE I COULD FIND ACCOMMODATION. AND I HAVE LIVED IN A MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THEREFORE, I KNOW THE PROBLEMS. IT COMES AS THE LATEST NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH DATA SHOWS SOME PROGRESS, BUT KEY CHALLENGES REMAIN IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES AND WORKFORCE CAPACITY. ONLY 63.5% OF MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS WERE ADMITTED, TRANSFERRED OR DISCHARGED WITHIN SIX HOURS, WHICH IS WELL SHORT OF THE 95% TARGET SET BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. SHOWING THAT TURNING MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS AROUND MAY TAKE MORE THAN NEW BUILDINGS. DAME ANNA WINTOUR HAS SHOCKED THE FASHION WORLD BY ANNOUNCING SHE'S STEPPING DOWN AS AMERICAN VOGUE'S EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES, THE 75-YEAR-OLD HAS TOLD MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHAT TO BUY, HOW TO LOOK AND WHO TO CARE ABOUT. BUT AS ITV'S IAIN WOODS EXPLAINS, THE QUEEN OF ICY STARES WON'T BE VANISHING COMPLETELY. FOR 37 YEARS, SHE WAS THE UNDISPUTED QUEEN OF FASHION, AND EVEN AT THE AGE OF 75, SEEMED RELUCTANT TO END HER REIGN. DAME ANNA WINTOUR, FOR SERVICES TO FASHION. WHEN THE KING MADE HER A COMPANION OF HONOUR, ONE OF ONLY 65 PEOPLE ALLOWED TO HAVE THE TITLE AT ANY ONE TIME, SHE COMPARED HER LONGEVITY TO THE LATE MONARCH. WE BOTH AGREED WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR JOBS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND THEN THIS MORNING, HIS MAJESTY ASKED ME IF THIS MEANT I WAS GOING TO STOP WORKING, AND I SAID FIRMLY, 'NO.' SO THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHE IS STEPPING DOWN AS EDITOR OF AMERICAN VOGUE IS SOMETHING OF A SURPRISE, THOUGH SHE WON'T BE RELINQUISHING CONTROL COMPLETELY ` SHE TOLD STAFF SHE'LL REMAIN AS VOGUE'S GLOBAL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, BUT SAID, DURING HER TIME IN CHARGE, SHE TRANSFORMED WHAT HAD BEEN SOMETHING OF A SLEEPING GIANT INTO A POWER HOUSE PUBLICATION WITH HUGE INFLUENCE OVER FASHION TRENDS. HER MAGISTERIAL DEMEANOUR INSPIRED A FORMER ASSISTANT TO WRITE 'THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA'. IT LATER BECAME BOTH A STAGE MUSICAL AND A MOVIE. SOMETHING FUNNY? WITH MERYL STREEP TAKING ON THE ROLE OF THE WINTOUR CHARACTER, MIRANDA PRIESTLY. HER POWER AND INFLUENCE LED HER TO ORGANISE THE MET GALA, AND FOR 30 YEARS THE NEW YORK FUNDRAISER HAS ATTRACTED THE 'WHO'S WHO?' OF THE WEALTHY AND THE FAMOUS. AS WELL AS RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH ROYALTY FROM HER NATIVE COUNTRY, DAME ANNA WAS HONOURED AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR HER CONTRIBUTION TO FASHION. IT'S LIKELY THE TRADEMARK SUNGLASSES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN ON RED CARPETS AND CATWALKS IN THE FUTURE, BUT FOR MANY IN THE WORLD OF FASHION, IT'S THE END OF AN ERA. STAY WITH US. I TALK TO OUR OWN LISETTE REYMER ABOUT HER NEW BOOK. IT'S ABOUT HER TIME AS WHAT SHE CALLS 'AN ACCIDENTAL WAR CORRESPONDENT', AND IT'S CRAMMED WITH THE STORIES BEHIND THE BIGGEST WORLD STORIES OF THE PAST FEW YEARS. AND WE'RE WITH A GLOBAL OPERA STAR AS SHE TRIES OUT THE ACOUSTICS IN THE CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL. PLUS, BLAIR TUKE SPEAKS OUT ON BURLING'S LUNA ROSSA BOMBSHELL. THIS IS THREE NEWS. IF YOU'VE JUST JOINED US, HERE ARE OUR TOP STORIES SO FAR TONIGHT ` A STATE OF EMERGENCY REMAINS IN PLACE FOR TASMAN AND MARLBOROUGH AFTER HEAVY DOWNPOURS SOAKED THE REGIONS, CLOSING ROADS, SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES. AND INLAND REVENUE HAS SIGNALLED THE NEED FOR TAX HIKES IN THE FUTURE TO PAY FOR AN AGEING POPULATION. AN INVESTIGATION INTO A DERAILMENT AT AN AUCKLAND TUNNEL HAS FOUND KIWIRAIL STAFF WERE OVERWORKED AND UNDER-SUPPORTED. A TAMPER MACHINE WAS BADLY DAMAGED WHEN IT CAME OFF THE RAILS DURING A NIGHT-TIME OPERATION IN 2023. THE CREW HAD BEEN AUTHORISED TO GO THROUGH THE PUREWA TUNNEL NEAR ST JOHN'S DESPITE A MISSING SECTION OF TRACK. A REPORT FOUND STAFF WERE AWARE OF THE GAP BUT DIDN'T PROPERLY COMMUNICATE IT TO KEY PERSONNEL. A TRANSPORT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SAYS THE DERAILMENT WAS 'PREVENTABLE' AND IS CALLING FOR STRONGER ENGINEERING SAFEGUARDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE. AUCKLAND COUNCIL HAS SETTLED A LONG-RUNNING DISPUTE OVER HOW MANY DOGS CAN BE WALKED AT ONCE. IT'S DECIDED THAT QUALIFIED PACK WALKERS CAN HAVE UP TO 12 CANINES AT ONCE, ON OR OFF-LEASH, AS LONG AS THEY ARE UNDER CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE DOG WALKER MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE COUNCIL. OTHER OWNERS CAN WALK A MAXIMUM OF FOUR DOGS AT ONCE, WITH ONLY TWO OFF LEASH. THE NEW RULES COME INTO EFFECT AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR. WELL, IT'S AN EXCITING DAY FOR US HERE AT THREE NEWS, BECAUSE OUR SENIOR CORRESPONDENT, LISETTE REYMER, HAS WRITTEN A BOOK, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT WE DO. IT'S CALLED 'NO, I DON'T GET DANGER MONEY ` 'CONFESSIONS OF AN ACCIDENTAL WAR CORRESPONDENT', AND COVERS LISETTE'S TIME AS NEWSHUB'S EUROPE CORRESPONDENT, INCLUDING HER EIGHT ASSIGNMENTS INTO UKRAINE DURING THE RUSSIAN INVASION. SHE SAT DOWN WITH ME THIS AFTERNOON AND TOLD ME ABOUT SOME OF THE STORIES BEHIND THE BIG STORIES SHE COVERED FOR US, INCLUDING THE TIME SHE ALMOST STOOD ON A LANDMINE IN UKRAINE AT THE WAR'S FRONTLINE. A SCARY MOMENT, FOR SURE ` MAYBE THE MOST TERRIFYING OF ALL OUR EXPERIENCES. WE WERE IN THE FAR EAST, AND WE WERE SUPER MOTIVATED TO GET A GOOD STORY, AND I THINK THAT KIND OF HAD US A BIT IN TUNNEL VISION, AND WE PROBABLY WERE TAKING RISKS WE SHOULDN'T HAVE. I HEARD THINGS REALLY TENSE UP BEHIND ME, AND I REALISED THAT THE SECURITY OFFICER BEHIND ME ` I HAD JUST STEPPED OVER A LANDMINE AND HE HAD SEEN IT, AND THAT KIND OF SPARKED THIS... JUST AN OUTCRY OF CONCERN, OBVIOUSLY. STOP, STOP, STOP, EVERYBODY STOP? STOP, STOP, STOP. THE UKRAINIAN MAN WHO WAS WITH US WHO HAD BEEN TELLING US AND ESCORTING US, HE HAD BEEN TELLING US IT WAS SAFE. HE COULDN'T SPEAK GREAT ENGLISH. HE COULD SEE ALL OF THE HYSTERIA AND THE CONCERN. AND OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE, I TURNED AROUND AND SAW HIM KICK THIS LANDMINE. OH. AND I CAN STILL FEEL THE PANIC. IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE, CLICHE. BUT YOUR LIFE FLASHES AND YOU'RE THINKING IT'S OVER. WE'RE DONE FOR. AND I LEAPT ON TOP OF DANIEL, WHO WAS FILMING, SO HE HAD HIS FACE KIND OF IN A VIEWFINDER, VERY FOCUSED, AND I LAUNCHED MYSELF ON TOP OF HIM ` QUITE HEROIC OF ME... SOUNDS LIKE IT. ...ACTUALLY. YEAH, IT DIDN'T EXPLODE. AND THAT WAS BECAUSE THIS UKRAINIAN FAMILY HAD BEEN BACK TO THEIR HOME AFTER THE RUSSIANS HAD LEFT, GOT ALL OF THESE LEFTOVER ARTILLERY AND REPLANTED IT TO INTIMIDATE THE RUSSIANS IF THEY WERE TO RETURN TO` AND IF THEY WERE TO COME BACK, THEY WOULD THINK THERE ARE ALREADY LANDMINES HERE. LET'S MOVE ON. YES. AND THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO GO INTO THAT TERRITORY BECAUSE IT WAS DANGEROUS AND THEY DON'T WANT TO GET BLOWN UP. SO YOU DON'T KNOW ANY OF THAT? WE DON'T KNOW THIS. IT WAS A REAL WAKE-UP CALL, BECAUSE WE WERE IN AN AREA THAT HAD HAD A LOT OF DANGER, A LOT OF HIDDEN DANGER. IN THE BOOK, YOU WRITE ABOUT THE EIGHT DIFFERENT TRIPS THAT YOU MADE INTO UKRAINE DURING THE CONFLICT. HOW DID IT CHANGE YOU? THE WHOLE THING CHANGED ME IN EVERY WAY. IT MADE ME SO MUCH BRAVER ABOUT EVERYTHING. I MEAN, NOTHING IS AS SCARY NOW WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO KILL YOU. IF THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN ISN'T DEATH, I'M LIKE, OK, GREAT, WE'LL WE'LL DIVE IN. THE TURKEY EARTHQUAKE ` THIS IS 2023 ` 50,000 PEOPLE WERE KILLED. LOGISTICALLY, HOW DO YOU GO IN AND COVER AN EVENT LIKE THAT WHEN THE DESTRUCTION IS SO WIDESPREAD? THAT WAS HECTIC IN TERMS OF GETTING TO THE EPICENTRE. WE WERE SLEEPING IN THE CAR, OF COURSE, WHICH ` WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES TO HAVE A CAR, THE AFTERSHOCKS WERE THAT SEVERE. SO YOU'RE REPORTING DURING THE DAY AND FILMING AND DOING LIVE CROSSES, AND THEN YOU GET INTO YOUR SLEEPING BAGS IN THE VAN AT THE END? YEAH, IT WAS REALLY DISGUSTING. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS WORKING WITH A NEW CAMERA OPERATOR, ALEX PARSONS. IT WAS A REAL BAPTISM OF FIRE FOR HIM, BECAUSE I WAS SNORING NEXT TO HIM EVERY NIGHT IN A TINY LITTLE CAR, AND WE'D BE EDITING IN THERE ALL NIGHT, AND THEN WE'D KIND OF TRY AND GET SOME SLEEP BEFORE OUR NEXT LIVE CROSS. AND I WAS USING IT AS A WEIRD MAKEUP CENTRE AS WELL, AND THERE WAS FOOD EVERYWHERE. THERE WERE NO BATHROOMS WORKING. IT WAS INCREDIBLY UNHYGIENIC. IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY HARD ONE TO COVER. AND THEN THERE'S PROCESSINH WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND THE LOSS OF LIFE AS WELL. YEAH, WHICH DOESN'T EVEN BEGIN UNTIL YOU LEAVE AND GET HOME, AND I THINK FOR US, ALL OF OUR PROCESSING WAS DELAYED, BECAUSE WE'D GET BACK AND SOMETHING MASSIVE WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. AND YOU NEVER HAD TIME TO STOP AND THINK. YOU'RE JUST ALWAYS RUNNING ON ADRENALINE. CONSTANTLY. AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY ADDICTIVE. OF COURSE, I SAW YOU IN LONDON AFTER THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN AND THAT TEN DAYS OF COVERAGE ` IT WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS PREPARED FOR, THOUGH. IT KEPT ME UP AT NIGHT. LIKE, I HAD CRAZY FLASH CARDS THAT I TRAVELLED WITH THAT HAD FACTS ABOUT YOU HANGING ON THEM IN MY HANDBAG EVERYWHERE I WENT. I NEVER WENT ANYWHERE WITHOUT A BLACK BLAZER. LIKE I WOULD TAKE IT ON HOLIDAYS WITH ME. AND THEN IT WOULD GET DIRTY AND I'D HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DRY CLEANER AND GET IT CLEANED AGAIN. NEVER WORE IT, BECAUSE I WAS JUST WAITING FOR THE QUEEN TO DIE. I DIDN'T WANT A DIRTY BLAZER. AND IT WAS ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF NEWS, IDEAL TIMING FOR US. THE PRESENTER WAS INTRODUCING ME, AND I SAW THIS IRAQI JOURNALIST JUMP IN FRONT OF MY EYELINE AND HE STARTED GOING, (WHISPERS) 'SHE'S DEAD, SHE'S DEAD' IN THE PERFECT TIME. LIKE, PROBABLY 20S BEFORE IT WAS CUTTING TO ME. BUT YOU'RE THINKING, I'M NOT WEARING THE RIGHT JACKET. OH MY GOSH. I TURN AROUND AND ON BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE FLAG IS GOING DOWN TO HALF MAST. IT'S HAPPENING. OK, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND HAS JUST DIED. AND THEN I SWIVEL BACK, LUNGE FOR MY BLACK COAT. PRETTY MUCH KNOCK OFF THE LIGHT STAND, GRAB MY COAT, START STRIPPING OFF THE BEIGE ONE, AND THEN PUTTING ON THE BLACK ONE. AND THAT'S HOW THE NEW ZEALAND CONTROL ROOM PRETTY MUCH GOT THE NEWS, AND THEN THEY VERIFIED IT ON ALL THE STATEMENTS, BUT THEY SAW ME FRANTICALLY AND TAKE THESE COATS. SECONDS LATER. YEAH. IN THE BLACK COAT. AND MITCH - THE BLACKCAPS HAVE NAMED THEIR T20 SQUAD TO HEAD OFF AND MITCH - THE BLACKCAPS HAVE NAMED THEIR T20 SQUAD TO HEAD OFF TO ZIMBABWE. YOU THAT'S RIGHT, SAM ` BEVAN JACOBS (23) THE BIG ADDITION TO THE SQUAD. HE'S GOT QUITE THE STORY TO TELL - HE'S JUST RETURNED FROM THE IPL, AND THAT'S DESPITE NOT HAVING PLAYED FOR NEW ZEALAND AS YET. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON HIS SELECTION FOR THE BLACKCAPS NEXT. AND THEN, SAILGP HAS ANNOUNCED IT'S RETURN TO AUCKLAND NEXT YEAR. PLUS, LIAM LAWSON PREPARES FOR THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX - CAN HE GET BACK INTO POINTS? VOICEOVER: From simplicity comes invention. Cheese meets dough a timeless dance imagined anew. The new cheese-encrusted triple cheese stuffed crust. Only at Pizza Hut. MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE WITH SUZUKI IGNIS AND THREE NEWS SPORT. SAILGP HAS ANNOUNCED ITS RETURN TO THE CITY OF SAILS NEXT FEBRUARY. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE EVENT BROUGHT IN $60m FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY WITH 25,000 FANS WATCHING IN THE FLESH AND A FURTHER 17 MILLION TUNING IN ACROSS THE GLOBE. AUCKLAND WILL BE STOP NUMBER TWO ON A 12-RACE CALENDAR. AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE PETER BURLING AND BLAIR TUKE WEARING BLACK TOGETHER ` A SIGHT KIWI SAILING FANS WON'T BE SEEING AS OFTEN IN YEARS TO COME. THEY'RE ONE OF OUR MOST FORMIDABLE SPORTING DUOS ON THE WATER, AND SAILGP IS WHERE YOU CAN STILL SEE THEM JOINING FORCES ` THE BLACK FOILS CO-CEO TODAY ANNOUNCING THEIR HOMECOMING. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THIS LAST EVENT WE HAD IN JANUARY WAS PRETTY AWESOME. AFTER TWO LEGS IN LYTTELTON AND ONE IN AUCKLAND, 2026 COULD BE THE COUNTRY'S LAST; IT'S THE END OF A FOUR-YEAR DEAL BETWEEN SAILGP AND NEW ZEALAND. BUT THERE'S HOPE THE EVENT CAN KEEP COMING BACK. AS A TEAM, WE WANT TO SEE THAT CONTINUE, SO ONCE WE GET THROUGH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE PLANNING FOR THIS EVENT, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK TALKS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY BETWEEN SAILGP LEAGUE AND AUCKLAND CITY. BUT NO MATTER WHERE IT GOES, HE'S CONFIDENT HE'LL HAVE PETER BURLING ALONGSIDE HIM. HE SAYS EVEN THOUGH BURLING'S LEFT TEAM NEW ZEALAND AND JOINED LUNA ROSSA FOR THE NEXT AMERICA'S CUP, THERE'S MORE TO THEIR PARTNERSHIP THAN JUST THE AULD MUG. HUGELY EXCITING NEWS FOR PETE AND HIS FAMILY. YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE CHAPTER CLOSED OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TEAM NEW ZEALAND, BUT, UH, OUR STORY STARTED LONG BEFORE, UH, TEAM NEW ZEALAND, SO IN THE 49er WITH THE OLYMPICS. AND TUKE'S ADAMANT SAILGP IS THE RIGHT PLATFORM FOR MORE COMBINED SUCCESS. IT'S UNCHARTED TERRITORY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE VERY DRIVEN, TOGETHER, AT GROWING THIS TEAM AND TO ENJOY SUCCESS. SO THERE'S MORE TO WRITE IN THE STORY, UM, AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO TAKE IT ON WITH THEM. WITH THE TEAM SITTING THIRD IN THE STANDINGS BEHIND SPAIN AND AUSTRALIA, TUKE'S EYES ARE STILL VERY MUCH ON THE PRIZE. WE'RE STILL CO-CEOs OF THE BLACK FOILS, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE RACING AGAIN IN THREE WEEKS, SO IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL AS FAR AS THE BLACK FOILS ARE CONCERNED. PLENTY MORE MEMORIES TO BE MADE FOR TWO OF OUR SAILING GREATS. THE MAORI ALL BLACKS HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN TOKYO - AHEAD OF TOMORROW NIGHT'S CLASH AGAINST A JAPANESE XV. BLUES HOOKER KURT EKLUND WILL CAPTAIN THE SIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME - WITH EIGHT POTENTIAL DEBUTANTS NAMED IN THE STARTING 23. COACH ROSS FILIPO SAYS IT'S BEEN A TIGHT TURNAROUND FOR THE TEAM, WITH PLENTY OF PLAYERS JOINING CAMP RIGHT AFTER LAST WEEKEND'S SUPER RUGBY FINAL. THE LAST TIME THE TWO SIDES FACED EACH OTHER WAS JULY LAST YEAR, THE JAPAN 15 WINNING 26-14. OFF-FIELD ISSUES ARE HANGING OVER THE BRISBANE BRONCOS AHEAD OF TOMORROW NIGHT'S CLASH WITH THE WARRIORS. IT'S BEEN ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON THAT SELWYN COBBO WILL BE LEAVING THE SIDE AT THE END OF THE SEASON, JOINING THE RIVAL DOLPHINS. THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM LEFT IN THE SALARY CAP TO KEEP THE 23-YEAR-OLD, WHO'S ALREADY REPRESENTED QUEENSLAND AND THE KANGAROOS. BRONCOS COACH MICHAEL MAGUIRE SAYS IT'S A TOUGH PREDICAMENT, BUT THE TEAM'S SIGHTS ARE SET ON THE WARRIORS. IT'S ANOTHER GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US. YOU KNOW, WE ARE PLAYING AGAINST A GOOD TEAM. UM, BUT ALSO TOO, WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF DOING. AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE FIND THAT, THEN I'LL BE PLEASED AS A COACH AND, AND WE'LL` AS A PLAYING GROUP. THE WARRIORS SNUCK PAST THE BRONCOS BACK IN APRIL, WINNING THE ROUND 7 ENCOUNTER 20-18. ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST EXCITING CRICKET PROSPECTS LOOKS SET TO BE UNLEASHED ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE. BIG HITTING ALLROUNDER BEVAN-JOHN JACOBS COMES INTO THE BLACKCAPS SQUAD TO TRAVEL TO ZIMBABWE FOR A T20 TRI-SERIES. AT THE EXPENSE OF ANOTHER SOUTH AFRICAN-BORN PLAYER, DEVON CONWAY. AND AS GORDON FINDLATER REPORTS, THE FIRST MATCH IS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA. THE CRICKETS BALLS GOT OFF FAIRLY LIGHT IN AUCKLAND TODAY. OH, BAD SHOT. THAT'S NOT USUALLY THE CASE WHEN BEVAN-JOHN JACOBS IS OUT IN THE MIDDLE, THOUGH. OH, HE'S GONNA GET SMASHED OVER COVER. THAT IS A RIPPER! ALL THE WAY FOR SIX! AND ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST HITTERS IS NOW ON THE CUSP OF MAKING HIS INTERNATIONAL DEBUT, POTENTIALLY AGAINST HIS COUNTRY OF BIRTH SOUTH AFRICA LATER THIS MONTH. THAT PART OF IT IS` WOULD BE PRETTY COOL IF THAT WAS TO BE MY DEBUT AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA. I'M SURE A LOT OF THE FAMILY WHO ARE OVER IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE FAMILY THAT ARE HERE WOULD FIND THAT PRETTY COOL. JACOBS IS THE ONLY DEBUTANT NAMED IN NEW BLACK CAPS COACH ROB WALTER S SIDE TO TAKE ON SOUTH AFRICA AND HOSTS ZIMBABWE IN A T20 TRI-SERIES. IT'S A CHANCE FOR THE 23-YEAR-OLD TO PUSH HIS CASE FOR WORLD CUP SELECTION NEXT YEAR. THAT'S A MASSIVE GOAL FOR ME. IT WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE TO GO TO THAT AND I GUESS, FOR ME, IT'S JUST ABOUT CONTROLLING WHAT I CAN CONTROL AND IF THAT OPPORTUNITY COMES, IT WOULD BE PRETTY SPECIAL TO ME. JACOBS FIRST MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF LAUNCHING PROJECTILES INTO THE CROWD FOR CANTERBURY TWO YEARS AGO. LAST SEASON HE CONTINUED IN THE SAME MANNER FOR AUCKLAND. ALL THE WAY FOR SIX. LOVELY SWIVEL OF THE HIP. DESPITE HAVING NO INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE, HE WAS PICKED UP IN THE IPL AUCTION. ALTHOUGH HE MAY NOT HAVE PLAYED FOR HIS MUMBAI INDIANS SIDE THIS YEAR, HE WAS ABLE TO LEARN PLENTY AND FACE THE LIKES OF JASPRIT BUMRAH IN THE NETS DAILY. I THINK IT WAS HALF AND HALF. YOU KNOW HALF OF IT IS A 'PINCH ME' MOMENT AND THE OTHER HALF IS 'COOL!'. LIKE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO LEARN. HE'S THE BEST IN THE WORLD, SO IT PRESENTS ITS OWN SETS OF CHALLENGES. YEAH, THAT WAS REALLY COOL. THE JOB NOW TO PUSH HIS CASE FOR SELECTION IN THE 11 TO TAKE ON SOUTH AFRICA IN THE FIRST T20 ON JULY 16. I THINK, FOR ME, THAT SKILLSET IS SEEN AS TRYING TO FINISH OFF AN INNINGS, AND I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO GET BETTER AT THAT STEP BY STEP AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S WHAT GETS ME INTO THE SIDE. IF HE CAN BLAST SOME OF HIS FORMER COUNTRYMEN OUT OF THE PARK, JACOBS MAY CEMENT A SPOT IN THE SIDE FOR YEARS TO COME. THE FIRST TEST OF THE NEW WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLE IS PROGRESSING AT SPEED IN BARBADOS. BRIDGETOWN RESUMING ON DAY TWO, THE WEST INDIES TOOK A NARROW 10-RUN ADVANTAGE INTO THE SECOND INNINGS AFTER THEY WERE BOWLED OUT FOR 190 IN REPLY TO AUSTRALIA'S 180. SHAI HOPE ` TOP SCORING WITH 48. THE TOURISTS THEN LIMPED TO 92/4 IN THEIR SECOND TURN AT BAT. GONE HE'S CHOPPED IT ON! GONE HE'S CHOPPED IT ON! THE TOURISTS THEN LIMPED TO 92/4 IN THEIR SECOND TURN AT BAT. AUSTRALIA LEADS BY JUST 82 RUNS WITH SIX SECOND-INNINGS WICKETS IN HAND. LIAM LAWSON IS HOPEFUL OF PUTTING HIS DNF AT THE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX BEHIND HIM WITH A GOOD RESULT AT THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX THIS WEEKEND. LAWSON HAS FINISHED IN THE POINTS JUST ONCE THIS SEASON. DESPITE HAVING NOT RACED THE RED BULL RING IN AN F1 CAR BEFORE, HE'S EXPECTING TO BE AMONGST THE FIGHT. ONE THING I KNOW I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE. THIS YEAR IN GENERAL IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY CLOSE. I EXPECTED TO BE EVAN MORE SO THIS WEEKEND. IT'S BEEN THAT KIND OF SEASON. OUR CAR HAS BEEN STRONG RECENTLY. THE FIRST PRACTICE SESSION IN AUSTRIA GETS UNDERWAY LATER TONIGHT. EXCITING NEWS FOR UFC FANS TONIGHT ISRAEL ADESANYA HAS BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME IN LAS VEGAS THIS AFTERNOON. A MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE WHOLE TEAM AT CITY KICKBOXING. LORDE HAS SHOCKED SOME FANS BY APPEARING TO BARE ALL IN THE VINYL VERSIONS OF HER NEW ALBUM 'VIRGIN'. # I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING. # NOW WE WAKE FROM A DREAM. # WELL, BABY, WHAT WAS THAT? # WHAT WAS THAT? THE ALBUM COVER SHOWS AN X-RAY IMAGE OF A PELVIC REGION WITH VISIBLE OUTLINES OF A ZIPPER, BELT BUCKLE AND IUD BIRTH CONTROL. HOWEVER FANS WHO GOT EARLY COPIES OF THE ALBUM DISCOVERED A NEW PICTURE INSIDE THE VINYL. THE IMAGE SHOWS THE SAME INDIVIDUAL IN THE X-RAY WEARING CLEAR PLASTIC SHORTS, MOSTLY UNZIPPED. THE RICH AND FAMOUS HAVE BEEN ARRIVING IN VENICE FOR WHAT'S BEEN DUBBED ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CELEBRITY WEDDINGS. AMAZON FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS AND JOURNALIST LAUREN SANCHEZ ARE SET TO TIE THE KNOT TOMORROW, ALTHOUGH CELEBRATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. THE STAR-STUDDED GUEST LIST INCLUDES ORLANDO BLOOM, THE KARDASHIANS, LEONARDO DICAPRIO, USHER, AND TOM BRADY. PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS REPORTEDLY INVITED TO THE THREE-DAY EVENT BUT TURNED IT DOWN DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. THE NUPTIALS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE COST THE COUPLE MORE THAN $80m NEW ZEALAND. A GLOBAL OPERA STAR WHO HAS PERFORMED ON SOME OF GRANDEST STAGES IN THE WORLD HAS JUST DELIVERED A FIRST IN CHRISTCHURCH. NEW ZEALAND OPERA'S LEAD SOPRANO IN LA BOHEME, ELENA PERRONI, PERFORMED AN ARIA IN ONE OF THE MOST FRAGILE SPACES IN THE COUNTRY ` THE EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGED CATHEDRAL. THREE NEWS SENAIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY HAD THE EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE TOO. (SINGS 'LA BOHEME') A BREATHTAKING VOICE FLOATING THROUGH BROKEN STONE AND SILENT SCAFFOLDS. (CONTINUES SINGING OPERA) STANDING IN THE SHADOW OF THE STILL BADLY DAMAGED CATHEDRAL IN CENTRAL CHRISTCHURCH. ELENA PERRONI SINGING THE FIRST ARIA FROM NEW ZEALAND OPERA'S PRODUCTION OF LA BOHEME. I TRULY FEEL... LIKE THE LUCKIEST SINGER TODAY. THESE, THESE` THIS IS THE REASON WHY I SING. HARD HATS FOR ALL AS THE LUCKY SMALL AUDIENCE LISTENED TO THE LARGE VOICE RISE AND ECHO THROUGH THE DAMAGED WALLS. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR SINGING. REALLY BEAUTIFUL. TO HAVE THIS, THIS CAVERNOUS SPACE, THESE LOVELY HARD RESONANT WALLS. IS A BEAUTIFUL SPACE TO SING IN. EVERY CORNER IS ALIVE STILL SO... YOU GET A RESPONSE IN A WAY, WHICH IS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL THING FOR A` ME, AS A SINGER. BUT OF COURSE, THIS ISN'T ANY ORDINARY CATHEDRAL. THE BUILDING IS CURRENTLY AT 34% OF CODE, WHICH MEANS NO MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE CAN GATHER INSIDE AT ONE TIME. WHAT I HOPE WILL JUST... LIFT OFF SOME MEMORIES OF, UM, WHAT I HOPE WILL JUST... LIFT OFF SOME MEMORIES OF, UM, THE DEVASTATION THAT THIS CITY FACED. THIS ARIA AND LA BOHEME STORYLINE IN TUNE WITH THE CITY'S OWN STORY. IT'S A HOPEFUL SONG. IT'S A SONG ABOUT SPRING. IT'S A SONG ABOUT NEW BIRTH. SET IN 1947, PARIS, SO THAT'S REALLY ALL ABOUT REGENERATION COMING OUT OF A PERIOD OF DIFFICULTY WITH HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE, NEARLY 15 YEARS AGO, THAT OPERA HAS ONCE AGAIN TAKEN CENTRE STAGE HERE IN THE CATHEDRAL. LITERALLY BREATHING LIFE BACK INTO THIS BUILDING. BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE REINSTATEMENT IS CURRENTLY ON PAUSE, THEY ARE STILL HOPING THAT ONE DAY THIS BUILDING WILL BE FULLY RESTORED. (APPLAUSE) IN THE SPACE, THE ONLY WORDS THAT CAN BE USED ARE ANGELIC AND DIVINE. THIS WAS BOTH OF THOSE. IT KEEPS THE SPACE ALIVE FOR US. YOU KNOW, WE STILL TREAT THIS AS A HOLY BUILDING, AND SO, TO HAVE PEOPLE VISIT, TO HAVE SONGS BEING SUNG, TO HAVE WORSHIP IN THIS SPACE IT` IT KEEPS IT ALIVE FOR US. (SINGS LA BOHEME) (APPLAUSE) LAURA'S BACK. AND HOW'S THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS LOOKING? GET THE INDOOR ACTIVITIES READY BECAUSE IT WILL BE WET AND HEAVY RAIN FOR THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE SOUTH ISLAND IN PARTICULAR - ALSO SNOW ON THE CARDS DOWN TO 400m FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL OTAGO, SOUTHLAND, AND INLAND DUNEDIN AND CLUTHA. SO SUNDAY WILL BE THE MORE SETTLED OF THE TWO. IN THE NORTH ISLAND IT WILL BE A STORMY NIGHT FOR SOME AND THEN RAIN OR SHOWERS TOMORROW. AGAIN SUNDAY WILL BE LESS EVENTFUL. STILL SHOWERY THOUGH. I'LL HAVE THE FULL FORECAST NEXT. SOAKING UP THE GREAT OUTDOORS THIS WEEKEND? WAIT UNTIL YOU GET HOME TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AMI, BRINGING YOU THREE NEWS WEATHER. NAU MAI ANO. ANOTHER WET DAY AHEAD FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY AS THE LOW CONTINUES MOVING EASTWARDS ALONG WITH ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS AND TROUGHS. IT WILL ALLOW A COLD SOUTHWEST FLOW TO DEVELOP TOMORROW AND BRING SOME SEVERE WEATHER TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH. HEAVY RAIN OR SHOWERS FOR TASMAN, NORTH OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. ALSO, HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 400m EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL OTAGO, SOUTHLAND, AND INLAND DUNEDIN AND CLUTHA. THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL IN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND TOO FROM AUCKLAND TO TARANAKI, AND AN INDOORS KIND OF DAY FOR MOST OTHER PLACES. HEAVY FALLS AND OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL POSSIBLE FOR THE BOTTOM HALF HERE, THEN A MOSTLY CLOUDY MORNING WITH SHOWERS FOR ALL. THEY'LL BECOME MORE FREQUENT AROUND LUNCHTIME AND THEN EASING INTO THE EVENING. EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FOR MOST PLACES HERE TOO, THEN THE SHOWERS WILL TURN TO RAIN FOR A TIME IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A FINE START FOR GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY, BUT THE CLOUD WILL BUILD AND BRING A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. FOR DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON, YOU'LL HAVE SOME OCCASIONAL RAIN, MAINLY AFTER MIDDAY. TARANAKI AND TAUMARUNUI COULD GET THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL IN THE MORNING. THEY WON'T EASE TO SHOWERS UNTIL THE EVENING. FOR EVERYONE ELSE, JUST SOME ON-AND-OFF RAIN THAT COULD GET HEAVY. NELSON COULD GET SOME THUNDER IN THE MORNING ALONG WITH THE RAIN, AND IT'LL BE ANOTHER WET DAY FOR ALL, BUT NOT AS INTENSE AS IT HAS BEEN TODAY. THE RAIN WILL EASE IN THE AFTERNOON FOR WESTPORT AND HOKITIKA. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH THE ODD SHOWER FOR SOUTH CANTERBURY; OCCASIONAL RAIN FOR THE REST, AND SOUTHERLIES WILL RAMP UP IN THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF CHRISTCHURCH. RAIN FOR MOST HERE, BUT IT WILL BE INTERMITTENT. SOME COULD BE HEAVY FOR OAMARU, AND SNOW FLURRIES ABOVE 500m FOR QUEENSTOWN. THEY'LL EASE IN THE EVENING. TO OUR MAIN CENTRES NOW ` RAIN WITH HEAVY FALLS IN DUNEDIN, EASING IN THE EVENING, AND THE SOU'WESTERS WILL BE STRONG AT TIMES. 9 DEGREES, YOUR HIGH. OTAUTAHI ` SOU'WESTERS FOR YOU TOO AND A CLOUDY START WITH SCATTERED RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING, EASING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN RETURNING TO BANKS PENINSULA AT NIGHT, GETTING TO THE DOUBLE DIGITS ` JUST 10 DEGREES. TE WHANGANUI A TARA ` OCCASIONAL RAIN THAT COULD GET HEAVY. THE NORTHERLIES WILL TURN FRESH SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 14 DEGREES, YOUR HIGH. TE MATAU A MAUI ` A FINE MORNING, BUT BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND NORTHERLY WINDS. 18 DEGREES FOR BOTH NAPIER AND HASTINGS. TAURANGA, HEAVY FALLS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS TURNING TO RAIN FOR A TIME BEFORE AND AFTER LUNCH. YOU'LL GET TO 16. KIRIKIRIROA ALSO REACHING 16, AND A VERY SIMILAR DAY TO TAURANGA. A STORMY START, BUT THEN MOSTLY SHOWERS WITH SOME RAIN LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TAMAKI MAKAURAU, 17 FOR YOU. YOU COULD GET SOME EARLY MORNING HAIL AND STORMY WEATHER TOO. THEN, THE SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE PERSISTENT AROUND LUNCH. OVERSEAS NOW ` PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST AUSTRALIAN CENTRES. FINE SKIES FOR ALICE SPRINGS. IN THE PACIFIC, ANOTHER DAY OF MOSTLY SHOWERY SKIES. A CLEAR DAY FOR FIJI THOUGH. BACK HOME, SUNDAY WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE NORTH ISLAND, CLEARING FOR MOST ` BUT NOT THOSE IN THE FAR NORTH. THE CLOUD WILL STICK AROUND ON MONDAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE WEST. THEN ON TUESDAY, THE SHOWERS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE SOUTH. FOR TE WAIPOUNAMU, SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE EAST. MONDAY WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN WESTERN AREAS. THEN ON TUESDAY, IT'LL BE THE SOUTH'S TURN FOR A SPRINKLING. SO THINGS WILL EVENTUALLY CALM DOWN FOR MOST PLACES FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. AND THAT IS YOUR WEATHER. THANKS, ANTHEA, FOR CAPTURING A RAINY DAY IN PETONE. THAT IS THREENEWS FOR TONIGHT. THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS AND INFORMATION ON www.stuff.co.nz. I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY REBECCA SCHOLTZ AND LELE SIMEON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025