TASMAN BRACES FOR MORE SERIOUS RAIN, AS THE TRUE EXTENT OF DAMAGE FROM LAST WEEK'S FLOODS IS ONLY NOW BEING REVEALED. SO-CALLED COWARD PUNCH ATTACKS ARE SET TO BECOME THEIR OWN CATEGORY OF CRIME, WITH SENTENCES TO MATCH ` WE'LL TELL YOU WHY. OZEMPIC-STYLE WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS WILL BE AVAILABLE HERE FROM THIS WEEK ` WE TALK ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS. AND LIAM LAWSON'S BEST-EVER FINISH ` WE'LL EXPLAIN THE RISKY GAMBLE HIS TEAM CONVINCED HIM TO TAKE AND HOW IT PAID OFF BIG TIME. CAPTIONS BY JASON CONRAN AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 NAU MAI, HAERE MAI. WELCOME TO THREE NEWS. ANXIETY IS RISING FAST ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SOUTH, WITH ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT DUE THIS WEEK. IN THE WORST-HIT REGION OF TASMAN, THE CLEAN-UP HAS BARELY BEGUN, BUT ALREADY MANY ARE BRACING FOR WHAT COULD COME NEXT. ONE FARMER HAS CALLED IT THE WORST EVENT IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS, AND COMMUNITIES AND SECTORS LIKE THE HOP INDUSTRY ARE NOW FACING A CLEAN-UP LIKELY TO COST MILLIONS AND LAST YEARS. SENIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY HAS THE LATEST. AS A DAUNTING WEATHER FORECAST LOOMS, THE TASMAN REGION IS DEALING WITH A FLOOD RECOVERY UNSEEN FOR GENERATIONS. IT IS PRETTY DRAMATIC, AND IT'S MUCH EASIER TO SEE THE DAMAGE ON THE GROUND. LIKE, THE AERIAL VIEWS DON'T REALLY SHOW JUST HOW DRAMATIC SOME OF THE IMPACTS ARE. AND I'VE SEEN ORCHARDS THAT ARE JUST COMPLETELY PILED UP WITH DEBRIS ` TREES RIPPED OUT, ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE RAIN COMING IN SO THICK AND FAST THAT FARMER GARY OMLO MOVED THESE COWS WITHIN MINUTES OF THE ENTIRE HERD DROWNING. I'VE NEVER, EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT EVER ` NOT ONLY SINCE I'VE BEEN FARMING IN TAPAREWA, BUT IN MY LIFE. LAND IS ERODED, BUSINESSES, FENCES DESTROYED; MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO ROADING AND BRIDGES ALONE. THAT FARM'S BEEN IN OUR FAMILY FOR 90 YEARS AND FOR FOUR GENERATIONS, AND THERE'S ONLY BEEN TWO OR THREE EVENTS THAT HAVE COME ANYWHERE NEAR THIS. THIS IS CERTAINLY THE BIGGEST IN MY MEMORY. A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAT'S HAPPENED TO THEIR PROPERTY IN THEIR LIFETIMES. THE LAST TIME SOME OF THESE AREAS WERE HIT THIS BADLY IS, KIND OF, 50 YEARS AGO. A LOT OF FARMS OF COURSE HAVE GOT SILT AND WATER IN THEIR PADDOCKS, FENCES DOWN, BUT THE ROADING NETWORK IS THE KEY ONE FOR US THAT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN, TO GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES AND ACTUALLY GET PEOPLE MOVING AGAIN. NELSON'S VITAL HOP INDUSTRY TAKING A MAJOR HIT ` THE SAME INDUSTRY PETER LINES WORKED IN BEFORE HE WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED BY A FALLING TREE DURING THE CLEAN-UP. THIS IS THE PRODUCT FOR BEER, A VERY IMPORTANT EXPORT CROP, AND THOSE HOP GARDENS HAVE JUST BEEN HAMMERED. THE REASON THEY'VE BEEN SO ADVERSELY AFFECTED IS THAT IT IS THOSE SILTY PLAINS ADJACENT TO RIVER WHERE THE HOPS DO VERY WELL. THAT INDUSTRY IS GOING TO HAVE A LONG AND HARD RECOVERY. WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN ON THE WAY THIS WEEK, THE ENTIRE REGION IS ON EDGE. I KNOW I'M VERY NERVOUS, AND I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, SOME, YOU KNOW, OTHER FARMING FRIENDS WHOSE PROPERTIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SO DAMAGED ALREADY BY THIS WEATHER EVENT ` IT'S NOT WHAT THEY NEED NOW. THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS ` OBVIOUSLY, LAND STABILITY, LANDSLIDES, LAND SLIPS, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE EVENT HITS AND QUITE HOW MUCH RAIN WE END UP GETTING. OBVIOUSLY ALREADY COMPROMISED RIVERS, STOCK BANKS, AND CERTAINLY ON PEOPLE'S INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES AS WELL ` AREAS THAT MIGHT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DAMAGED THAT NOW PRESENT A GREATER RISK IF THERE'S MORE RAIN. SO IT'S QUITE WIDESPREAD, THE RISKS THAT COME WITH ANOTHER RAINFALL EVENT SO SOON AFTER THIS ONE. THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT OF STRESS OUT THERE. CALLS ARE GROWING FOR PROPER RAIN RADARS IN THE REGION. SO THAT REMAINS A PLEA FOR GOVERNMENT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET A RAIN RADAR, BECAUSE IT WOULD ENABLE US TO BETTER MANAGE BOTH THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE, BUT ALSO WHERE WE CAN SEND OUR ROAD AND THOSE SORTS OF EMERGENCY CREWS. NOW COUNCILS ACROSS THE THREE REGIONS ARE HARD AT WORK BOTH TRYING TO GET ROADS OPEN BUT ALSO TO MITIGATE WHAT MIGHT COME NEXT. ONE OF OUR OVERRIDING PROBLEMS, JULIET, IS WE HAVE JUST HAD SO MUCH RAIN THIS YEAR; NEARLY 800MM, WHERE WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE ABOUT 500MM AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. THAT MEANS THE GROUND IS REALLY SODDEN, AND WE'RE GETTING LAND SLIPS, AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM. PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATION PLANS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. WE'RE TAKING SOME VERY PRECAUTIONARY ACTION AND ALREADY THINKING ABOUT WHO OR WHO WE MAY NOT HAVE TO EVACUATE AND PREPARE AND GIVEN THEM NOTICE IF THE EVENT COMES AS LARGE AS PREDICTED. THERE WILL BE EVACUATIONS IN SOME AREAS. NOW, THE BATTERED REGIONS JUST WANT A BREAK IN THE WEATHER AND TIME TO DRY OUT. AND, JULIET, THE GOVERNMENT TODAY ANNOUNCING MORE HELP FOR THE REGION? THAT'S RIGHT SAM, THE GOVERNMENT TODAY OFFICIALLY CLASSIFYING THIS FLOOD AS A MEDIUM SCALE ADVERSE EVENT, WHICH UNLOCKS MORE FUNDING. $100,000 TOWARDS THE CLEANUP AND RECOVERY. THIS CLASSIFICATION WILL ALSO UNLOCK TAX SUPPORT AND RELIEF FOR FARMERS AND GROWERS. THIS IS ON TOP OF THEM A REAL RELIEF FUND GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY GIVEN, SOCIAL BE A BIG RELIEF TO THE REGION, BUT WHETHER IT WILL BE ENOUGH IS STILL TO BE SEEN AS THEY ARE STILL AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS ENORMOUS CLEANUP, PARTICULARLY AS THESE REGIONS GET BATTERED BY RAINFALL LATER THIS WEEK. IN WELLINGTON TODAY, THERE WAS FLOODING TOO, BUT NOT WEATHER-RELATED. A BURST DRINKING WATER PIPE CAUSED WATER TO FLOW DOWN JOHNSTON STREET IN THE CITY CENTRE THIS AFTERNOON. WELLINGTON WATER SAID ITS TEAM WOULD NEED TO TURN OFF WATER TO THE SURROUNDING AREA TO REPAIR THE PIPE. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE BACK ON BY 9 O'CLOCK TONIGHT. THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO MAKE A 'COWARD PUNCH' A SPECIFIC OFFENCE. IT USED TO BE CALLED A 'KING HIT', WHEN THE VICTIM IS HIT UNAWARE. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS PEOPLE CAN BE KILLED OR SUFFER LIFELONG BRAIN INJURIES, YET PERPETRATORS OFTEN RECEIVE LENIENT AND INSUFFICIENT SENTENCES. BUT ONE PROMINENT LAWYER SAYS EXISTING LAWS ALREADY DEAL WITH THIS KIND OF OFFENCE. ADAM HOLLINGWORTH REPORTS. PUNCHES LIKE THESE CAN BE DEADLY, AND THAT'S WHY THE GOVERNMENT IS ACTING. WELL, IT'S THE LEVEL OF, WELL, COWARDICE, FOR A START ` THE VICTIM HAS NO NOTICE, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE CHANCES OF THEM DEFENDING THEMSELVES IS JUST IMPOSSIBLE. SO WE WANNA SPELL IT OUT, HOW UNACCEPTABLE IT IS. WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS LEGISLATION IS SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE FROM PARLIAMENT TO THE COURTS AND TO SOCIETY AS A WHOLE, THAT THIS IS SOMETHNG THAT WE WON'T TOLERATE AND IF YOU DO IT, YOU'LL GET AN EXTRA-SEVERE SENTENCE. WE'RE ON THE SIDE OF THE VICTIM, NOT THE OFFENDER. UNDER THE PROPOSED CHANGES, MAXIMUM SENTENCES WOULD BE EIGHT YEARS IF THE OFFENDER INTENDED TO CAUSE INJURY OR ACTED WITH RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR SAFETY, 15 YEARS IF THE OFFENDER INTENDED TO CAUSE GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM, AND LIFE FOR A CULPABLE HOMICIDE. IN THE MOST PROMINENT RECENT CASE, PROMISING MMA FIGHTER FAU VAKE DIED HERE AFTER BEING PUNCHED IN 2021 ON AUCKLAND'S SYMONDS ST. THE MAN WHO THREW THAT PUNCH, DANIEL HAVILI, RECEIVED A SENTENCE OF TWO YEARS AND NINE MONTHS. FOR THE VICTIMS LIKE FAU, HIS FAMILY AND FOR OTHER VICTIMS, THIS WILL CERTAINLY ACT AS A LITTLE BIT OF SOLACE THAT AT LEAST OUT OF THOSE DEATHS, THERE HAS BEEN SOME MOVEMENT. FAU VAKE'S TRAINER, MIKE ANGOVE, IS ON THE BOARD OF THE WALK WITHOUT FEAR CHARITABLE TRUST. HE SAYS EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION IS THE WAY TO GO. BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SERIOUS DETERRENT, IN TERMS OF YOUR SENTENCING, THEN THERE'S NO REAL DISINCENTIVE TO CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOUR. BUT PROMINENT LAWYER MARIE DYHRBERG KC SAYS THE EXISTING LEGISLATION WORKS WELL ` IT'S MEASURED AS AN AGGRAVATING FACTOR IN AN ASSAULT. IF WE DISPUTE THE FACTS THAT MAKE AN OFFENCE MORE CULPABLE BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE HAVE THAT COURT. AND A COURT DECIDES ` IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. NONE OF THIS LEGISLATION MAKES SENSE ` IT'S JUST NONSENSE. DYHRBERG SAYS THE LEGISLATION IS A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. THERE'S NOTHING MAGICAL ABOUT ONE PUNCH. IT IS NONSENSICAL. A FIGHT IS A FAST-MOVING, NON-STATIC INCIDENT, SO WHEN IS THE ONE PUNCH GOING TO BE THE COWARDLY PUNCH, WHEN YOU'VE GOT A SERIES OF PUNCHES? OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, THE GOVERNMENT'S BEEN ANNOUNCING IT'S GETTING TOUGHER ON SENTENCES, ALSO RESTRICTING JUDGES FROM SHORTENING THEM AND TARGETING THOSE WHO ATTACK FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY'RE ALL PRACTICAL COMMON-SENSE THINGS THAT I THINK THE REGULAR NZERS WATCHING THIS CONVERSATION WOULD SAY THAT'S GOOD STUFF. THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE A FAST-GROWING PRISON POPULATION, BUT THE GOVERNMENT ARGUES IT'S GOT TO PUT PEOPLE INSIDE SHORT-TERM, TO ENSURE THERE'S A DROP IN CRIME. NEW ZEALANDERS CAN PURCHASE THE WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG WEGOVY FROM PHARMACIES TOMORROW, PROVIDING THEY HAVE A PRESCRIPTION, BUT IT WILL COST BETWEEN $500 AND $600 A MONTH ACCORDING TO ESTIMATES. WEGOVY IS RELATED TO OZEMPIC, MADE FAMOUS BY CELEBRITIES SUCH AS OPRAH, WHO ATTENDED JEFF BEZOS' WEDDING OVER THE WEEKEND. IN FACT, COMMENTATORS DUBBED THE EXTRAVAGANZA 'THE BATTLE OF THE SKINNY WAISTLINES' AS A-LISTER AFTER A-LISTER SHOWED OFF THEIR NEWLY TRIM BODIES. WEGOVY AND OZEMPIC ARE BRAND NAMES FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE MEDICATION SEMAGLUTIDE, WHICH WORKS AS AN APPETITE SUPPRESSANT. I SPOKE TO ROYAL COLLEGE OF GPS PRESIDENT DR SAMANTHA MURTON A SHORT TIME AGO AND ASKED HER WHO CAN GET A WEGOVY PRESCRIPTION. ANYONE WHO HAS MEETS THE CRITERIA, AND THE CRITERIA ARE TO HAVE A WEIGHT THAT MEETS THE OBESITY SCALE OF OVER 30. SO YOUR BODY MASS INDEX HAS TO BE OVER 30, OR IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THAT IF YOU HAVE OTHER CONDITIONS THAT RELATE TO OBESITY. OK. ARE YOU PREDICTING A HUGE RUN ON THIS ` DO YOU THINK THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF DEMAND? I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF DEMAND, BUT AS YOU SAY, IT'S QUITE COSTLY. SO PEOPLE WILL STILL HAVE TO PAY A DECENT AMOUNT OF COST TO TAKE THE MEDICATION. BUT THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF SUCCESS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE REALLY STRUGGLED WITH THEIR WEIGHT FOR A LONG TIME, OR HAVING SIDE EFFECTS OF BEING SO OVERWEIGHT THAT THEY NEED SOMETHING TO HELP GET ON TOP OF THINGS. YEAH. I WONDER IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU QUALIFY AND YOU'VE LOOKED AT THE CRITERIA, AND THEN YOU GO TO YOUR GP, DO YOU THINK THAT GENERALLY THEY WILL BE OPEN TO PRESCRIBING IT, OR COULD THEY POTENTIALLY SAY NO? I THINK PEOPLE WILL BE OPEN TO PRESCRIBING IT, BUT WE ARE VERY CAUTIOUS, BECAUSE NO MEDICATION IS WITHOUT SIDE EFFECT, AND SOME OF THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THESE WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS ARE QUITE SIGNIFICANT. SO WE DO HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS IN THE WAY THAT WE GO AHEAD. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PANCREAS ` WE WOULDN'T BE PRESCRIBING IT FOR THEM. AND THEN THERE'S OTHER CAUTIONS AS WELL THAT WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON. SO IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC THAT IF YOU MEET THE WEIGHT GUIDANCE, THAT YOU CAN HAVE THE MEDICATION. CAN YOU TALK ME THROUGH WHAT SOME OF THOSE SIDE EFFECTS ARE? YEAH. SO, SOME OF THEM ARE WE'D NEED TO KEEP A WATCH ON YOUR LIVER-FUNCTION TESTS, MAKE SURE THAT OTHER MEDICATIONS THAT YOU'RE TAKING ARE NOT INTERFERED WITH BY THE WAY THAT OZEMPIC OR WEGOVY SLOWS DOWN HOW YOUR GUT FUNCTIONS. WE ALSO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR PANCREATITIS AND ANY ABDOMINAL PAIN. SOME PEOPLE WILL GET TERRIBLE DIARRHOEA AND VARIOUS OTHER SIDE EFFECTS AS WELL. SO THOSE ARE THE MAIN ONES THAT WE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEGOVY AND OZEMPIC, THAT WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT? YEAH. SO, OZEMPIC AND WEGOVY ARE THE BRAND NAMES FOR THE MEDICATION. AND THE UNDERLYING MEDICATION IS EXACTLY THE SAME ` THEY'RE BOTH MADE WITH THE SAME ACTIVE INGREDIENT, SO THAT PEOPLE WILL USE THEM INTERCHANGEABLY, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. PEOPLE MIGHT SEE IT AS A SORT OF A WEIGHT-LOSS QUICK FIX ` WILL THERE BE CHECKS AND BALANCES TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST HANDED OUT TO EVERYBODY? YEAH. I THINK THERE WILL BE SOME MONITORING OF HOW IT IS PRESCRIBED. I THINK AS GPs, WE ARE PRETTY CAUTIOUS IN WHAT WE'RE PRESCRIBING TO PEOPLE. AND THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE CURRENTLY, AND THERE'S A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO'VE COME IN TO TALK ABOUT THAT MEDICATION, BUT WE DO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE MEET THE CRITERIA. THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE LOSING WEIGHT AT THE RIGHT RATE, THAT THEY ARE INJECTING IT APPROPRIATELY, COSS IT IS AN INJECTION TAKEN ONCE A WEEK INTO YOUR SKIN ` IT CAN BE DONE IN DIFFERENT PLACES, AND SOME PEOPLE FIND THAT REALLY DIFFICULT AS WELL. SO IT'S NOT JUST A SIMPLE POP THIS PILL, YOU'LL LOSE WEIGHT ` IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX THAN THAT. WILL THERE BE A WAY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO ASSESS HOW SUCCESSFUL THE ROLLOUT OF WEGOVY IS DOWN THE LINE ` PRESUMABLY A REDUCTION IN PEOPLE NEEDING OTHER HEALTHCARE SERVICES? YEAH, I THINK WHAT WE WILL HOPE TO SEE, IF PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO LOSE WEIGHT, THAT A) THEY'RE OFF THE MEDICATION, THAT THEIR WEIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP GOING DOWN OR STAY STABLE. I THINK THE OTHER THING IS THAT, OFTEN WITH THESE SORTS OF THINGS, PEOPLE GET MORE ACTIVE AND ONCE THEY'VE DROPPED THE WEIGHT OFF, THEY MAY FIND THAT THEIR JOINT PAINS ARE MUCH BETTER, THAT WE'RE NOT PRESCRIBING SO MANY OTHER MEDICATIONS THAT RELATE TO CARRYING EXTRA WEIGHT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, LIKE DIABETES, WE'D HOPE THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE HEADING FOR DIABETES, WE DON'T SEE AS MANY GETTING INTO THAT CATEGORY AS WELL. ROYAL COLLEGE OF GPS PRESIDENT DR SAMANTHA MURTON THERE. AND NOVO NORDISK, THE COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURES WEGOVY, SAYS IT WILL ASK PHARMAC LATER THIS YEAR TO FUND THE DRUG. SOUTHERN EUROPE IS SWELTERING, PROMPTING HEALTH AND FIRE WARNINGS IN MANY COUNTRIES, AS TEMPERATURES ARE TIPPED TO GO OVER 45 DEGREES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SPAIN IS WORST AFFECTED SO FAR ` A NEW JUNE HEALTH RECORD OF 46 DEGREES REACHED OVER THE WEEKEND IN EL GRANADO. RED HEAT WARNINGS ARE IN FORCE IN PARTS OF PORTUGAL, ITALY AND CROATIA. HEALTH SERVICES HAVE REPORTED AN UPTICK IN HEATSTROKE CASES IN ITALY, ESPECIALLY AMONG OLDER CITIZENS. SPEAKING OF WEATHER ` IMOGEN'S HERE WITH A LOOK AT OURS. AND, OF COURSE, IT'S LOOKING VERY DIFFERENT. YES, SAM, THE HOTTEST IT GOT HERE TODAY WAS 18 DEGREES IN NAPIER. TWIZEL ONCE AGAIN CLAIMING OUR COLDEST SPOT, GETTING DOWN TO NEGATIVE-3. NOT TOO MUCH RAIN ABOUT, BUT, AS WE'VE ALREADY HEARD, MORE WET AND WILD WEATHER IS FORECAST TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS AFTER SPORT. JUST AHEAD ON THREE NEWS ` AS ISRAEL WARNS OF ANOTHER MAJOR OFFENSIVE, WE SEE WHAT IS LEFT OF THE CITY TO TARGET. CONTROVERSY AT THE GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL AS WHAT'S BEEN LABELLED HATE SPEECH FROM A PERFORMER IS BROADCAST LIVE. AND LATER, ANOTHER ALARMING INDICATOR OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ANTARCTICA, AND WHY IT'S HARD TO SPOT. RUSSIA HAS LAUNCHED ITS BIGGEST AERIAL ATTACK AGAINST UKRAINE, CRUSHING HOPES OF AN END TO THE 3-YEAR-OLD WAR. UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS SAY RUSSIA FIRED MORE THAN 530 AERIAL WEAPONS, INCLUDING DRONES, DECOYS AND MISSILES, WITH MANY SHOT DOWN OR LOST BEFORE MAKING CONTACT. THERE ARE REPORTS OF SOME INJURIES AND BUILDING DAMAGE IN SMILA. THE FRESH ATTACKS FOLLOW COMMENT FROM RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN LAST WEEK THAT MOSCOW IS READY FOR A NEW ROUND OF DIRECT PEACE TALKS IN ISTANBUL. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS ARE FLEEING EASTERN PARTS OF GAZA CITY AFTER ISRAEL WARNED OF A MAJOR OFFENSIVE. THE ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCES SAID ON SOCIAL MEDIA, 'MILITARY OPERATIONS WILL ESCALATE, INTENSIFY, 'AND EXTEND WESTWARD TO THE CITY 'CENTRE TO DESTROY THE CAPABILITIES 'OF TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS.' THEY HAVE DIRECTED RESIDENTS TO THE COASTAL AREA OF AL-MAWASI IN THE SOUTH. MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS TOLD ISRAEL TO MAKE A CEASEFIRE DEAL. CHANNEL 4'S ALEX THOMSON REPORTS FROM TEL AVIV. BRING THEM HOME NOW! (CHEERING) HOSTAGE SQUARE RAMMED LAST NIGHT AS PRESSURE GROWS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ISRAEL FOR PEACE IN GAZA AND HOSTAGES HOME. AND JUST A QUARTER OF A MILE AWAY OR SO, THOUSANDS MORE. (STEADY DRUMMING) BUT THIS TIME, A MUCH MORE OVERTLY POLITICAL DEMO. THEY OPPOSE THE WAR. THEY OPPOSE PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU, TOO. BUT HE DOES RETAIN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SUPPORT. HE'S WEIGHED IN, DEMANDING CORRUPTION CHARGES ARE DROPPED AGAINST NETANYAHU, EVEN USING HIS AFFECTIONATE NICKNAME. 'LET BIBI GO,' HE POSTED. BUT THERE'S A PRICE, OF COURSE. TRUMP WANTS RESULTS, WRITING... PRECIOUS LITTLE SIGN OF THAT IN GAZA, WITH THE ISRAELI MILITARY URGING PEOPLE NOW IN AREAS OF THE NORTH TO EVACUATE SOUTH TOWARDS KHAN YOUNIS. BUT EVEN THERE, AN AIRSTRIKE OVERNIGHT ON TENTS IN THE AL MAWASI AREA KILLED SEVERAL PEOPLE. THE DEAD BROUGHT TO THE NASSER HOSPITAL. FURTHER NORTH, AND MORE INJURED PEOPLE ARRIVE AT THE AL-AHLI BAPTIST HOSPITAL. STRIKES WERE REPORTED ACROSS GAZA CITY, INCLUDING ON THIS HOUSE IN THE AL SABRA NEIGHBOURHOOD, WHERE FOUR PEOPLE ARE REPORTED TO HAVE DIED. THE ISRAELI MILITARY CLAIMS ITS BOMBING CAMPAIGN IS GETTING RESULTS, ANNOUNCING THE KILLING OF HAKHAM MUHAMMAD ISSA AL-ISSA, A TOP HAMAS COMMANDER. BUT THEN AGAIN, ISRAEL RECENTLY INDICATED IT HAD KILLED THIS MAN, GENERAL ESMAIL QAANI, HEAD OF IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS QUDS FORCE, ONLY FOR HIM TO APPEAR ALIVE AND WELL YESTERDAY IN TEHRAN. THE LAST THING THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING RIGHT NOW, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AT LEAST, IS NUCLEAR. THEY'VE HAD IT. NO MATTER HOW LOUDLY THE PENTAGON AND WHITE HOUSE PROTEST, QUESTIONS PERSIST ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF U.S. STRIKES ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. THE BOSS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY TOOK TO THE U.S. AIRWAVES TO SHARE HIS ASSESSMENT ` IRAN HAS THE KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TO GO FOR A BOMB IN SHORT ORDER, DESPITE THE ATTACKS. THE CAPACITIES THEY HAVE ARE THERE. UM, THEY CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN A MATTER OF MONTHS, I WOULD SAY, A FEW CASCADES OF, UM, CENTRIFUGES SPINNING AND PRODUCING ENRICHED URANIUM. ONE CANNOT CLAIM THAT EVERYTHING HAS DISAPPEARED AND THERE IS NOTHING THERE. SHOULD THAT HAPPEN, ISRAEL HAS SAID THE BOMBING OF IRAN WILL BEGIN AGAIN. GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL SAYS IT IS 'APPALLED' BY COMMENTS MADE BY PUNK DUO 'BOB VYLAN' DURING THEIR PERFORMANCE, WHERE THE LEAD SINGER LED THE CROWD IN CHANTING 'DEATH TO THE IDF'. THE ISRAELI EMBASSY IN LONDON HAS SAID IT IS DEEPLY DISTURBED BY THE REFERENCE TO ITS MILITARY FORCES, AND AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE ARE REVIEWING VIDEO FOOTAGE TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY CRIMINAL OFFENCES WERE COMMITTED. ITV'S RISHI DAVDA REPORTS. # WE'RE OUT HERE ON THE FLOOR. OH, YEAH. SO, MISTER... AS EXPECTED, SIR ROD LIVED UP TO THE LEGEND NAME GIVEN TO THE SUNDAY TEATIME SLOT AT GLASTONBURY. # WE ARE SAILING... # A 90-MINUTE MUSICAL MASTERPIECE AS THE CURTAIN BEGINS TO CLOSE AT WORTHY FARM. BUT IT WAS YESTERDAY THAT DREW ALL THE HEADLINES OUTSIDE THE FESTIVAL FENCES. FREE, FREE... CROWD: PALESTINE! LIVE ON BBC IPLAYER, PUNK PAIR BOB VYLAN STARTED A CHANT OF 'FREE PALESTINE' BEFORE THEN CALLING FOR THE DEATH OF THE ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCES. BOB VYLAN'S COMMENTS HAVE BEEN HEAVILY CRITICISED. I THINK THE BBC AND GLASTONBURY HAVE SERIOUS QUESTIONS TO ANSWER ABOUT HOW THIS ACT WENT AHEAD AND WAS BROADCAST IN THE WAY THAT IT WAS, AND THE CULTURE SECRETARY WILL BE TALKING TO THE BBC DIRECTOR-GENERAL. REALLY SAD THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO JOINED IN, REALLY SAD THAT THAT ATMOSPHERE WAS THERE. AND IT'S A PROBLEM THAT GLASTONBURY NEEDS TO DEAL WITH IN THE FUTURE, AND` AND ALSO THE POLICE. AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES AS WELL. (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS) BOB VYLAN WERE ON THE WEST HOLTS STAGE, WHERE CONTROVERSY CONTINUED AS NORTHERN IRISH RAP TRIO 'KNEECAP' PERFORMED. LAST WEEK, MEMBER LIAM OG O HANNAIDH, KNOWN AS MO CHARA, WAS RELEASED ON UNCONDITIONAL BAIL OVER A TERRORISM CHARGE, SOMETHING HE DENIES. BANDMATE NAOISE O CAIREALLAIN CALLED FOR THE CROWD TO RIOT AT THE NEXT COURT DATE... AT WESTMINSTER, WE'LL GO TO SUPPORT MO CHARA. WE'LL START A RIOT OUTSIDE THE COURTS. ...BEFORE BACKTRACKING AND ASKING FOR JUST MORE SUPPORT. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO START A RIOT. NO RIOTS, JUST LOVE. SPEAKING ABOUT THE BOB VYLAN CHANTS, PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER SAID, 'THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS KIND OF APPALLING HATE SPEECH. 'KNEECAP SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN GIVEN A PLATFORM, AND THE SAME GOES 'FOR ANY OTHER PERFORMER MAKING THREATS OR INCITING VIOLENCE. 'THE BBC NEEDS TO EXPLAIN HOW THESE SCENES CAME TO BE BROADCAST.' WHILE THE BBC ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SOME OF THE COMMENTS DURING THE BOB VYLAN SET WERE DEEPLY OFFENSIVE AND IT'S NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO VIEW. GLASTONBURY SAYS THE CHANTS CROSS THE LINE, AND THERE IS NO PLACE AT THIS FESTIVAL FOR ANTI-SEMITISM, HATE SPEECH OR INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE. (CHEERING) AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE HAS SAID IT IS ASSESSING VIDEOS OF COMMENTS MADE BY ACTS ON THE WEST HOLTS STAGE TO SEE IF ANY REQUIRE A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. STILL TO COME ON THREE NEWS ` NEW RULES FOR LANDLORDS KICK IN TOMORROW. WE FIND OUT HOW MANY KIWI RENTAL HOMES ARE FALLING SHORT. ANOTHER RUNIT CONTROVERSY, THIS TIME INVOLVING NRL VETERAN KEVIN PROCTOR. AND LATER ` IT'S A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME, AS THE ABs DEAL WITH INJURY INS AND OUTS. VOICEOVER: Introducing a breakthrough in skincare in the form of a Huggies nappy. That's right baby. Because unlike some wearable toilets, Huggies is specially designed to protect against skin irritation. So whether your skin is rash-prone, sensitive or you just want to keep your new human glow. Huggies is skin care for your other cheeks. Oh...it's from Jade! Mhm, read it... Dearest Pepper and family... ...I hope this correspondence finds you well. I found out my Scotlandish Mum is actually somewhat famous. Yesterday she told me that... (THUD) ...when she was travelling around New Zealand, she got a part in a television advertisement. That's where I met your Da. (MUSIC PLAYS ON TV ADS) Is that him? No. What about this guy? No, wait for it. There we are. Where? There! How glamorous. Oh, heck! She told me. I tried so hard to find him. I tried everything. I loved you, but I knew I couldn't give you the life you deserved on my own. Did you get a good Ma and Da? THIS IS THREE NEWS. IF YOU'VE JUST JOINED US, HERE ARE OUR TOP STORIES SO FAR TONIGHT. THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND IS BRACING FOR MORE RAIN, AS THE FULL EXTENT OF DAMAGE FROM LAST WEEK'S FLOODING IS ONLY NOW BEING REVEALED. THE GOVERNMENT IS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO MAKE A COWARD OR ONE-PUNCH ATTACK A SPECIFIC OFFENCE. AND FROM TOMORROW NZERS WITH A PRESCRIPTION CAN PURCHASE THE OZEMPIC-LIKE WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG WEGOVY. A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION'S BEEN LAUNCHED AFTER A MAN FOUND WITH CRITICAL INJURIES AT A SOUTH AUCKLAND PROPERTY DIED. POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE ACCOMMODATION ON BEATTY ST IN OTAHUHU LAST NIGHT, WHERE THE INJURED MAN WAS FOUND. HE HAS SINCE DIED IN HOSPITAL. A SCENE EXAMINATION HAS BEEN GOING ON AT THE HOUSE TODAY. IN THE U.S., A SNIPER HAS AMBUSHED FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO A BLAZE IN IDAHO, KILLING AT LEAST TWO AND INJURING ANOTHER. A STAND-OFF BETWEEN THE GUNMAN AND POLICE WENT ON FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN A MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY IN THE NORTH OF THE STATE. A TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAM SAYS IT HAS FOUND THE BODY OF A MAN WITH A FIREARM NEARBY. THE STATE GOVERNOR HAS CALLED THE ATTACK A 'HEINOUS' ASSAULT. THE FIRE IS CONTINUING TO BURN IN A REGION POPULAR WITH HIKERS AND MOUNTAIN BIKERS. RETIRED NRL VETERAN AND KIWIS TEST RUGBY LEAGUE FORWARD KEVIN PROCTOR HAS BEEN KNOCKED OUT IN A COLLISION AT A RUNIT COMPETITION IN DUBAI. HE WAS FACING OFF AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER JORDAN SIMI. THE RUNIT LEAGUE SHARED THIS VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT ON INSTAGRAM. PROCTOR (36) APPEARS TO BE KNOCKED OUT AS HE HITS THE FLOOR, WITH HIS ARMS AND LEGS GOING STIFF. EVENTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN NEW ZEALAND, BUT SEVERAL VENUES HAVE STOPPED HOSTING THEM AND DOCTORS ARE WARNING PEOPLE NOT TO TAKE PART. FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, EVERY PRIVATE RENTAL HOME IN AOTEAROA MUST MEET THE HEALTHY HOMES STANDARDS, A LAW INTRODUCED IN 2019 TO MAKE HOMES WARMER, DRIER, AND HEALTHIER. BUT WITH WINTER UNDERWAY AND THOUSANDS STILL LIVING IN COLD, DAMP HOMES, THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW MANY LANDLORDS HAVE ACTUALLY MET THE MARK. AVA WHITWORTH HAS THE STORY. WHANAU ORA MINISTER TAMA POTAKA HAS LAUNCHED THE FIRST OF FOUR NEW COMMISSIONING AGENCIES. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ALLOCATE FUNDING TO THE REGIONS OF GREATEST NEED, BASED ON STATISTICS. THE THREE ORIGINAL WHANAU ORA COMMISSIONING AGENCIES LOST THEIR CONTRACTS IN A TENDER PROCESS EARLIER THIS YEAR. LAST WEEK, THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ADVISOR ON MAORI WELL-BEING, TE PUNI KOKIRI, LAUNCHED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW INTO ALLEGATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDING. THEY INCLUDED ELECTIONEERING CONCERNS RELATING TO AN AD ENCOURAGING MAORI TO SIGN UP TO THE MAORI ELECTORAL ROLL. THERE'S BEEN SOME ALLEGATIONS AROUND THE INCUMBENT COMMISSIONING AGENCIES WHO FINISHED TODAY. THOSE MATTERS, OF COURSE, ARE NOW SUBJECT TO AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW THAT'S BEEN LED BY TE PUNI KOKIRI, AND WE'LL LET THEM GO THROUGH THAT REVIEW BEFORE WE SPECULATE TOO MUCH FURTHER. THE NEW COMMISSIONING AGENCIES WILL TAKE OVER FROM TOMORROW. EVERY RENTAL PROPERTY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FROM TOMORROW, WILL BE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WARMTH AND DRYNESS IN HOMES. BUT WITH THE DEADLINE FINALLY KICKING IN AFTER YEARS, QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED ABOUT HOW MANY LANDLORDS ARE ACTUALLY READY. SO, SIX YEARS WITH A PHASED-IN APPROACH TO SUPPORT PEOPLE TO BE COMPLIANT. ABSOLUTELY, THAT IS ENOUGH TIME FOR PEOPLE TO BE COMPLIANT. THE STANDARDS COVER HEATING, INSULATION, VENTILATION, MOISTURE DRAINAGE AND DRAUGHT STOPPING. AND LANDLORDS WHO FALL SHORT COULD BE HIT WITH FINES STARTING AT $7000. FOR LARGER LANDLORDS, IT CAN BE UP TO $50,000. AND FOR SMALLER LANDLORDS WITH UNDER SIX PROPERTIES, $7200. SO QUITE SUBSTANTIAL. THE REAL CONCERN NOW ISN'T JUST WHETHER HOMES ARE COMPLIANT. IT'S WHETHER ANYONE'S ACTUALLY CHECKING. THE ASTHMA AND RESPIRATORY FOUNDATION SAYS TENANTS SHOULDN'T BE THE ONES CHASING ENFORCEMENT WHEN THEIR HEALTH IS ON THE LINE. THEY'RE CALLING FOR STRONGER OVERSIGHT TO MAKE SURE THIS ISN'T JUST A POLICY ON PAPER, BUT SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY PROTECTS PEOPLE IN PRACTICE. MBIE IS REASSURING THAT CHECKS ARE BOTH PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE, WITH AN INVESTIGATION TEAM IN OPERATION AND ANNUAL SURVEYS UNDERWAY, AND SOME LANDLORDS WHO HAVEN'T KEPT UP ARE ALREADY BEING DROPPED. WE'VE ALSO HEARD THAT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS ARE REMOVING LANDLORDS THAT AREN'T COMPLIANT FROM THEIR BOOKS, SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD THING. MATT BULL FROM THE PROPERTY INVESTORS FEDERATION SAYS MOST LANDLORDS ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING AND AGREES THEY'VE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO SORT IT. THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF NOTICE TO DO THIS. IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOUR HOME FULLY COMPLIANT, IF IT'S A MISTAKE, OK, I GET THAT. JUST GET IT UP TO SPEED. BUT IF YOU ARE AVOIDING DOING THIS, PLEASE DON'T, AND GET YOUR HOME UP TO SPEED. AND FOR RENTERS UNSURE ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS, BOTH MBIE AND INDUSTRY GROUP SAY DON'T STAY SILENT. GET THAT FIXED. IF THE LANDLORD WON'T COMPLY, THEN YOU CAN GO AND SEE TENANCY SERVICES. THERE ARE REALLY GOOD SUPPORT NETWORKS THERE. YOU CAN GO TO MEDIATION AND THEN ` HOPEFULLY YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO, BUT YOU CAN GO TO A FULL TRIBUNAL HEARING. WITH THE DEADLINE NOW HERE, THE PRESSURE IS ON, NOT JUST FOR LANDLORDS TO COMPLY, BUT FOR THE SYSTEM TO PROVE IT CAN PROTECT RENTERS. AND FOR THOUSANDS STILL LIVING IN SUBSTANDARD HOMES, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE THIS WINTER. AND MITCH, LIAM LAWSON'S FINALLY HAD SOME LUCK ON HIS SIDE. ABSOLUTELY, SAM ` A CAREER-BEST SIXTH PLACE, EIGHT POINTS FOR HIS RACING BULLS TEAM, AND ALL ACHIEVED AT A PRETTY EXCEPTIONAL STANDARD AS WELL. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE STRATEGY GAMBLE THAT PLAYED OFF NEXT. AND THEN ` AN INJURY CLOUD HOVERS OVER THE ALL BLACKS YET AGAIN. PLUS, WE HEAR FROM LULU SUN, AHEAD OF HER RETURN TO WIMBLEDON. TAKE THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH SUZUKI SWIFT SPORT AND THREENEWS SPORT. LIAM LAWSON'S HAD THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF HIS F1 CAREER, FINISHING SIXTH AT THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX. HE WAS THE STANDOUT ACROSS RED BULL'S TWO TEAMS, WITH ALL THREE OTHER DRIVERS, INCLUDING MAX VERSTAPPEN, FAILING TO CLAIM POINTS. FOR LAWSON, A ONE-STOP STRATEGY WORKED, AND HE'S HOPEFUL A BETTER RUN OF RESULTS CAN CONTINUE. THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX WILL BE A RACE TO REMEMBER FOR LIAM LAWSON ` A SIXTH PLACE FINISH, EIGHT POINTS IN THE BAG AND A MOUNTAIN OF PRESSURE OFF THE YOUNG KIWI DRIVER. YEAH, VERY HAPPY. IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLY TOUGH SEASON, N WITH A LOT OF POTENTIAL AS WELL, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES IN F1, IT DOESN'T SHOW. TODAY, IT DID SHOW. A STRONG QUALIFYING ALLOWED LAWSON TO START FROM P6, WHERE HE HAD TO ESCAPE TROUBLE ON TURN THREE OF THE OPENING LAP. MAX VERSTAPPEN OUT OF THE RACE! THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF AN ORDINARY DAY OUT FOR RED BULL. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 31 RACES, VERSTAPPEN FINISHED WITHOUT POINTS. YUKI TSUNODA WAS ALSO HANDED A TIME PENALTY, ENDING UP 16TH, AND ISAAK HADGAR FAILED TO FIRE FOR RACING BULLS ` IT WAS LAWSON'S TIME TO SHINE. HE SEEMED A DIFFERENT PERSON THIS WEEKEND. HE WAS SAYING HE'S COMFORTABLE ` HASN'T HAD THAT BEFORE. HE SAID THERE'S ALWAYS A FEW PROBLEMS GOING ON, AND THAT HASN'T NECESSARILY BEEN THE CASE THIS WEEKEND. FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE RACE, LAWSON HAD FORMER WORLD CHAMPION FERNANDO ALONSO ON HIS TAIL. HE DID, HOWEVER, MANAGE TO HOLD HIM TO SEVENTH. IT WAS A TOUGH RACE, OBVIOUSLY, WITH FERNANDO THERE. IT'S ALWAYS FERNANDO! A ONE-STOP STRATEGY ALSO PAID OFF FOR RACING BULLS ` ONE OF ONLY TWO TEAMS TO TAKE THE GAMBLE. I MEAN, HONESTLY, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A RISK. BUT THEY KNEW IT, HONESTLY. AND SUPER-STOKED WITH THEIR WORK THIS WEEKEND, COS THEY WERE SURE ABOUT IT. IF YOU ARE AN OUTLIER ON STRATEGY, YOU'RE TAKING A RISK. WELL, HE MANAGED THAT RISK. HE MANAGED TO DRIVE WITHIN THE CAPABILITY OF THE TYRES HE WAS GIVEN, AND IT WAS A GREAT RACE SIMPLY FOR THAT. FOR LAWSON, A TOP 10 FINISH IS A RELIEF. YEAH, IT IS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE TEAM, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SIDE OF THE GARAGE, WHO'S BEEN PUSHING VERY, VERY HARD, AND DOING A LOT OF WORK AS WELL, TO MAKE ME COMFORTABLE IN THE CAR. I THINK THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THIS YEAR THAT'S BEEN MORE CHALLENGING THAN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE COULD SAY THIS ` IN TWO OR THREE RACES' TIME, WE COULD SAY THIS RACE IN AUSTRIA WAS A TURNING POINT IN LIAM'S SEASON. I HOPE WE CAN, BECAUSE THAT MEANS HE'S CONTINUED TO IMPROVE. BUT YOU CAN'T REALLY SAY IT'S A TURNING POINT ON THE EVIDENCE OF ONE RACE, AS FANTASTIC AS IT IS. LAWSON'S BEST EVER FINISH. EYES NOW ON THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX, IN A WEEK'S TIME. THE INJURIES KEEP ON COMING FOR THE ALL BLACKS, WITH TAMAITI WILLIAMS NOW RULED OUT OF THE FRENCH SERIES. THE FRONT ROWER REQUIRES SURGERY ON A TORN MENISCUS, WHICH HE MANAGED TO PLAY THROUGH IN THE SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC FINAL. ALL BLACKS COACH SCOTT ROBERTSON SAYS WILLIAMS IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF ACTION FOR SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. THE SURGEON HAS HAD A GOOD LOOK AT IT AFTER THE SCANS. THE BEST THING IS TO HAVE SURGERY. CARTILAGE, HE DIDN'T QUITE STRAIGHTEN IT. IT IS AN IMMENSE EFFORT FOR HIM TO DO THE MAJORITY OF THE FINAL. FELLOW CRUSADERS FRONT ROWER GEORGE BOWER HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE SQUAD IN WILLIAMS' ABSENSE. I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER, LIKE, BROKEN A BONE PROPERLY BEFORE, SO THAT WAS A FIRST. YEAH, WENT, GOT SURGERY, PUT A PLATE, THREE SCREWS EACH SIDE, SO I'M A BIT OF A BIONIC MAN, WITH ALSO HAVING TWO SCREWS IN MY SHOULDER ALREADY, SO... NAH, IT'S BEEN GOOD. BONE HEALS FAST, AND ONCE IT HEALS, IT'S GOOD TO GO. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S BEEN A PRETTY DIFFICULT SEASON FOR YOU WITH INJURY. HOW ARE YOU TRACKING, AND WHEN CAN WE EXPECT YOU BACK? YEAH, NO, I'M TRACKING WELL. I GOT THROUGH SATURDAY'S TRAINING WAS PRETTY MUCH FULL CONTACT. SWEET AS, AND THEN WE'LL GIVE IT ANOTHER WEEK. DOWN IN DUNNERS TO GET MY MATCH FITNESS BACK UP. AND THEN I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION FROM THERE. HOW'S IT BEEN, GETTING BACK IN CAMP THIS YEAR? OBVIOUSLY PREPARING FOR FRANCE. THE ENVIRONMENT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A YEAR TOGETHER. WE'VE GOT SOME NEWCOMERS, WHICH IS ALWAYS EXCITING. THEY BRING FRESH ENERGY. BUT I THINK AS A GROUP AS A WHOLE, WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF LEARNINGS FROM LAST YEAR. AND I GUESS, YEAH, COMING IN THIS TIME THIS YEAR, THINGS HAVE RUN A LOT MORE SMOOTHLY, AND WE'VE TAKEN GREAT LEAPS FORWARD. JUST IN TERMS OF THOSE MIDFIELDERS ` OBVIOUSLY A PRETTY EXCITING GROUP THERE WITH, YOU KNOW, TIMOCI COMING IN AS WELL, POTENTIALLY, AS AN OPTION, AND QUINN BACK IN THE SQUAD. WHAT DO YOU MAKE UP OF, YOU KNOW, THE MIDDIES THAT YOU'RE WITH? YEAH, THERE'S PLENTY OF OPTIONS. EVERYONE'S GOT DIFFERENT STRENGTHS. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S HOW THEY SORT OF MARRIES UP OR WILL COME DOWN TO WHAT THE COACHES SELECT. BUT, YEAH, I THINK WE'VE DEFINITELY GOT AN EXCITING MIDFIELD TO MOD THERE. AND QUINN, MASSIVELY DESERVING. QUINN'S ONE OF MY BEST MATES, SO I'M JUST SO PROUD OF HIM. PROBABLY TO SEE THE HARDSHIP HE WENT THROUGH LAST YEAR ` WELL, OBVIOUSLY IN THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, WITH, FIRST OF ALL WITH A PRETTY HORRIFIC INJURY ` GETTING HIMSELF BACK TO PLAYING, BUT PROBABLY NOT PLAYING TO A LEVEL WHERE HE WANTED TO. AND NOW HE'S OBVIOUSLY BACK TO HIS BEST. THAT'S BEEN A JOURNEY AND IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY OF MASSIVE RESILIENCE. AND THEN TO MOD THERE. I LOVE WATCHING HIM AS A PLAYER. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST CAN'T NOT LIKE HIM. HE'S A GREAT MAN, AND HE'S OBVIOUSLY A LEADER. HE LEADS THE HIGHLANDERS WELL. AND HE'S SPECIAL TO WATCH ON THE FIELD. NICE HAVING JORDIE BACK TOO, FROM OVER THE WAY? GOOD TO HAVE HIM BACK IN THE COUNTRY? YEAH, FOR SURE. JORDIE IS ANOTHER GOOD MATE OF MINE, AND HE WAS SPECIAL UP AT LEINSTER. HE MADE A REAL IMPACT UP THERE. AND IT'S QUITE COOL, YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO HIS EXPERIENCES, WHAT HE LEARNT, THE WAY THEY DID THINGS DIFFERENTLY AND, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, I LIKE HEARING THAT, BECAUSE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW YOUR GAME. AND COMING UP THREE MONTHS NOW SINCE YOU LAST STEPPED FOOT ON THE FIELD, YOU MUST BE PRETTY EXCITED TO GET BACK. YEAH, IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY. THERE'S BEEN, YEAH, A FEW NIGGLES. BUT, YEAH, IF THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD MEAN A LOT. IT MEANS A LOT TO BE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY, TO PUT ON THE JERSEY WOULD BE AWESOME. THE BLACK FERNS HAVE CONFIRMED A 33-STRONG SQUAD FOR THEIR FINAL HOME GAMES AHEAD OF THIS YEAR'S RUGBY WORLD CUP, AND ONCE AGAIN, RUBY TUI HASN'T MADE THE CUT. FOUR CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE PAC4 SERIES SQUAD, INCLUDING POTENTIAL DEBUTS FOR MATATU LOCK LAURA BAYFIELD AND CHIEFS MANAWA LOOSIE MIA ANDERSON, WHILE VETERANS RENEE HOLMES AND KELLY BRAZIER RETURN. ALANA BREMNER HAS STEPPED UP TO TAKE ON LEADERSHIP DUTIES ALONGSIDE RUAHEI DEMANT. THE SQUAD WILL MEET IN WHANGAREI FOR A TRIAL MATCH ON JULY 5, BEFORE TAKING ON AUSTRALIA IN THE O'REILLY CUP TEST IN WELLINGTON ON JULY 12. SHE SHOCKED THE DRAW LAST YEAR, AND NOW LULU SUN IS BACK ON THE GRASS AT WIMBLEDON AND READY TO DO IT ALL AGAIN. THE KIWI-SWISS RISING STAR TURNED HEADS IN 2024, AFTER REACHING THE FOURTH ROUND ON HER WIMBLEDON DEBUT. SUN RETURNS WITH PLENTY OF MOMENTUM AFTER A STRONG WIN IN EASTBOURNE, DEFEATING WORLD NUMBER 16 DARIA KASATKINA. EVERY WIN I CAN TAKE FROM A TOP PLAYER LIKE THAT, IT'S DEFINITELY A CONFIDENCE BOOSTER, SO I'M DEFINITELY GONNA TAKE EVERYTHING FROM EASTBOURNE THAT I LEARNT TO WIMBLEDON. LULU SUN IS SET TO BEGIN HER WIMBLEDON CAMPAIGN TONIGHT, FACING CZECH WORLD NUMBER 47 MARIE BOUZKOVA IN THE FIRST ROUND. WREXHAM HEAD COACH PHIL PARKINSON SAYS THEIR CLASH WITH THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX IN THE CAPITAL ON JULY 19 WILL BE CRUCIAL FOR HIS TEAM. THE WELSH CLUB BACKED BY HOLLYWOOD STARS RYAN REYNOLDS AND ROB MCELHENNEY HAVE SECURED THREE CONSECUTIVE PROMOTIONS AND ARE GEARING UP FOR THEIR FIRST SEASON IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 1982. SO, YEAH, THE QUALITY OF THE GAME, THE INTENSITY LEVEL IS CRUCIAL FOR US, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY AFTER WELLINGTON, WE'RE ON THE WAY BACK, YOU KNOW, AND THEN WE'RE TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM PLAYING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, YOU KNOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 43 YEARS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST, THE TOUGHEST, MOST CHALLENGING LEAGUES IN WORLD FOOTBALL. THE WREXHAM COACH SAYS HE'S ALSO KEEN TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ANY POTENTIAL SIGNINGS WHILE IN NZ. EXCITING TO HAVE WREXHAM COMING BACK. THAT WILL BE COOL. I BET THEY ARE KEEPING THEIR EYE OUT FOR MORE KIWIS TO ADD TO THE TEAM. WARMING WATERS ARE CAUSING DEEP CREVASSES TO FORM IN THE ANTARCTIC ICE. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST ALARMING INDICATORS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE GAPS WITHIN THE GLACIERS ARE INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS FOR SCIENTISTS TRYING TO CARRY OUT THEIR RESEARCH, SO INTREPID EXPERTS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THE VITAL TASK OF MAPPING THE CREVASSES. ITV'S MARTIN STEW REPORTS. YOU CAN'T GROW TIRED OF THIS VIEW, CAN YOU? NOT AT ALL. EVERY DAY IT'S DIFFERENT. YEAH, PRETTY SPECIAL, HUH? IT'S UNREAL. YEAH. BUT IT'S CHANGING. IT'S CHANGING. (LAUGHS) JONO AND VICKI ARE FIELD GUIDES. IT'S THEIR JOB TO GET SCIENTISTS SAFELY TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. JUST CONNECTING TO THE GPS ` GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR. IT SCANS ACROSS THE SNOW. AND WHAT WE LOOK FOR IS BIG VOIDS IN THE IN THE GLACIER. THEY'RE CREVASSES, SNOW-COVERED POTENTIAL KILLERS, WHICH IS WHY WE NEED TO ROPE UP. ALL GOOD, VICKI? THE GUIDES SAY THE WARMING CLIMATE IS MAKING THEIR JOB MUCH HARDER AND MORE DANGEROUS. THE RAIN SOFTENS THE SNOWPACK THAT'S AROUND THE HOLES, AND THEREFORE INCREASES THE RISK OF US FALLING INTO A CREVASSE. WHERE THE TWO RED FLAGS ARE, YOU CAN SORT OF SEE, LIKE, A REAL VAGUE TRACK THAT... WHAT'S TERRIFYING IS, TO THE UNTRAINED EYE, THEY'RE INCREDIBLY HARD TO SPOT. IT'S PRETTY BIG. (LAUGHS) YEAH. HAVE A PEEK INSIDE. YOU'RE NICE AND TIGHT. YOU'RE NICE AND SAFE. OY. EVERY TIME WE CROSS, WE TAKE A MEASUREMENT OF THE WALL ITSELF TO SEE IF THE WALLS GOT WIDER OF THE CREVASSE. IT HAS ` SIGNIFICANTLY. THE TIME AND EFFORT TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, A SCIENTIST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM STATION IS HUGE, LOGISTICALLY. BIG STEP HERE. IT'S NOT LONG UNTIL THE RADAR PICKS UP A WHOPPER. WHERE WE HAVE THESE ARCS OF LINES HERE, THAT SHOWS LIKE A VOID THERE. TO SEE FOR MYSELF JUST HOW BIG IT IS, I HAVE A POTENTIALLY STUPID IDEA. WE'RE GOING TO LOWER THIS IN. VICKI'S GOING TO BE MY ANCHOR, SO I DON'T FOLLOW THE CAMERA IN TOO. I TELL YOU WHAT ` IT'S ENORMOUS. LUCKILY WE HAVE 30M OF ROPE. IS IT WORKING? AMAZINGLY, IT IS. HOW FAR ARE WE GOING? SO FAR I'VE GONE DOWN ABOUT MAYBE 15M. IT IS VAST. IMAGINE FALLING DOWN ONE OF THESE THINGS. TIME TO QUIT WHILE WE'RE AHEAD. WE STILL HAVE A CAMERA. HEY! YEAH, BIG STEP OVER. WE HEAD HOME. THAT'S IT. AMAZING. SAFE, BUT SADDENED BY THE INSTABILITY OF THIS FRAGILE WILDERNESS. IMOGEN'S BACK, AND SO IS THE WET WEATHER ` EVENTUALLY. YES, WE HEARD ABOUT IT IN JULIET'S STORY ` THE MORE SETTLED WEATHER WE HAD TODAY, AND THAT WE'LL GET TOMORROW, IS GOING TO BE SHORT-LIVED. A DEVELOPING LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE TASMAN MEANS MORE RAIN FROM WEDNESDAY. IT'LL START IN THE NORTH AND SPREAD TO THE SOUTH, AND THERE COULD BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG WINDS ` EVEN TORNADOS. I'LL HAVE YOUR FULL FORECAST NEXT. MAKING THE MOST OF THE WEATHER AND HEADING AWAY? KEEP YOUR HOME SAFE BY CHECKING LATCHES. NAU MAI ANO ` WELCOME BACK. WE HAD A FAR MORE SETTLED DAY TODAY AFTER WHAT WAS A WILD WEEKEND FOR SOME AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT'LL STICK AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER, THANKS TO A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY COME MIDWEEK, THE WHEELS FALL OFF AND THE WET STUFF RETURNS, THANKS TO A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE TASMAN. I'LL GET TO THAT A LITTLE LATER. NOW, TONIGHT'LL BE A CHILLY ONE FOR MANY DOWN SOUTH, BUT TOMORROW, APART FROM A FEW SHOWERS HERE AND THERE IN THE MORNING, TUESDAY'S LOOKING PRETTY FINE FOR MOST ` BIT OF CLOUD AND MORNING FOG AROUND FOR SOME IN THE NORTH ISLAND, AND SHOWERS STILL HANGING AROUND IN SOME PARTS TOO, BUT OTHERWISE, IT'S ALSO LOOKING LIKE A PRETTY FINE DAY. IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY FOR MOST UP TOP HERE, AND THERE'LL BE A FEW SHOWERS AROUND TO START THE DAY, FOR ALL APART FROM HAMILTON, AND SOME LIGHT WINDS. FINE WITH FROSTY STARTS FOR TOKOROA, TAUPO AND ROTORUA. THERE'LL BE SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING, THOUGH, IN THE EVENING FOR YOU, ROTORUA, AND THEN AS WELL FOR WHAKATANE. EVERYONE HERE IS IN FOR FINE DAYS WITH LIGHT WINDS TOMORROW. GISBORNE, SOME SHOWERS BEFORE DAWN. MORNING FROST FOR MASTERTON AND POSSIBLY SOME EARLY FOG FOR DANNEVIRKE. AND TUESDAY'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR THE REST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. SOME MORNING FOG FOR TAUMARANUI AND SHOWERS BEFORE DAWN FOR WHANGANUI, BUT THINGS SHOULD ALL CLEAR AS THE DAY GOES ON. CLOUDY STARTS FOR ALL HERE, APART FROM NELSON. MORNING SHOWERS FOR WESTPORT AND GREYMOUTH, CLEARING TO FINE BY AFTERNOON. SOU, SOU'WEST, AND SOU'EASTERS AROUND, EASING IN THE MORNING. CHILLY, CHILLY STARTS FOR CHRISTCHURCH AND THOSE SOUTH OF IT TOMORROW ` OTHERWISE FINE DAYS ALL ROUND, WITH A MIXED BAG OF WINDS. AND THERE'LL BE A FEW MORNING SHOWERS ABOUT FOR INVERCARGILL AND SOME EVENING DRIZZLE FOR STEWART ISLAND ` OTHERWISE IT'S LOOKING LIKE A FINE DAY HERE, WITH WEST AND NOR'WESTERS. DUNEDIN, TUESDAY IS LOOKING FINE FOR YOU, WITH FRESH WESTERLIES, EASING IN THE AFTERNOON. 13 DEGREES IS YOUR HIGH. IT'LL BE A FROSTY START IN CHRISTCHURCH WITH THAT MINUS-2 LOW, BUT IT WILL BE A FINE DAY, WITH WESTERLIES TURNING NORTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TE WHANGA NUI A TARA, WELLINGTON, TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE A FINE DAY FOR YOU ALSO, WITH LIGHT WINDS AND A HIGH OF 12. SAME THING FOR HAWKES BAY, ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY WARMER, A FINE TUESDAY IS ON THE CARDS ` LIGHT WINDS, 14 IS YOUR HIGH. SOU'WESTERLIES TO START THE DAY IN TAURANGA, BUT THEY'LL DIE OUT THROUGHOUT THE MORNING ` SUNNY SKIES, WITH A 15-DEGREE HIGH. KIRIKIRIROA, HAMILTON, YOU WILL HAVE SOME AREAS OF MORNING FOG AND CLOUD TO BEGIN WITH, BUT IT'LL ALL BURN OFF, WITH SOME LIGHT WINDS ABOUT. AND THERE'LL STILL BE A SHOWER OR TWO TO COME TOMORROW IN THE MORNING, TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND, WITH CLOUDY PERIODS AND LIGHT WINDS. FEW SHOWERS AROUND FOR MELBOURNE TOMORROW, RAIN FOR SYDNEY, AND IT'LL BE WINDY IN BRISBANE. AND FIJI, FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW, THE ONLY SPOT WITH FINE-LOOKING WEATHER IN THE PACIFIC. BACK AT HOME, AND AS I MENTIONED, MID-WEEK IS WHEN WE'RE IN FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF UNSETTLED WEATHER THANKS TO ANOTHER SYSTEM BRINGING MORE HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. A LARGE BAND OF RAINFALL MOVES OVER THE COUNTRY, POSSIBLY BRINGING WITH IT SOME THUNDERSTORMS FOR NORTHERN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND. THAT WILL BE SOMEWHERE TO KEEP AN EYE RIGHT DOWN TO TARANAKI. IT THEN MAKES ITS WAY DOWN TO EASTERN AND INLAND PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, AND THEN THE TOP OF THE SOUTH BECOMES ANOTHER SPOT TO WATCH. NOT GREAT NEWS, I KNOW, GIVEN THE DEVASTATING FLOODS THE AREA HAS JUST SEEN. IT'S LIKELY THERE'LL BE SOME WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. BUT, OF COURSE, ALL THESE LOWS AND BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES MEAN SNOWFALL IN SEVERAL REGIONS ` PERFECT FOR THOSE HITTING THE MOUNTAINS THESE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND MAKING FOR STUNNING PICTURES LIKE THIS, FROM JEFF, OF TASMAN GLACIER LAKE. THAT IS THREE NEWS FOR TONIGHT. THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS AND INFORMATION ON STUFF.CO.NZ I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. POMARIE, I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY JASON CONRAN AND FAITH HAMBLYN. 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