TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` TACKLING RISING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT. IF YOU HOLD IT FLAT WITH THAT. SO, HIT IT. SHARPENING TOOLS AND CVs. WILL STUDENT-TRAINING SCHEMES HELP OR ARE THEY JUST A QUICK FIX? ELECTION FUNDING COMES INTO FOCUS. BOTH NATIONAL AND LABOUR QUESTION WHETHER EACH PARTY'S SPENDING PLANS ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. PLUS ` IT'S OVER! IT'S OVER! KNICKS FANS, THIS IS NOT A DREAM. YOUR LONG, LONG WAIT HAS ENDED. HOW LONG THAT WAIT'S BEEN AS THE NEW YORK KNICKS BECOME NBA CHAMPIONS. CAPTIONS BY REBEKAH ADAMS AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2026 TENA TATOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IS SOARING, AS MORE YOUNG PEOPLE COMPETE FOR FEWER JOBS. THE LATEST FIGURES FROM STATS NZ SHOW THE RATE IS THE HIGHEST IT'S BEEN IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS. IN THE YEAR TO MARCH, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT NOW SITS AT 17.3% LAST TOPPING THAT IN 1994, AT 17.5%. THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES MORE JOBS ARE COMING. TO PREPARE FOR THAT, IT ALLOCATED IN THE BUDGET TO DOUBLE STUDENT PLACES IN TRADE ACADEMIES FROM 10 TO 20,000. BUT UNIONS WORRY ` EXTRA JOB TRAINING WILL ONLY END UP PREPARING THEM FOR WORK IN AUSTRALIA. HERE'S SIMON MERCEP'S FIRST REPORT OF A TWO-PART INVESTIGATION. HE'S 19; ON THE TOOLS AS AN APPRENTICE. DAVID MAFILEO IS A FORMER STUDENT AT MANUREWA HIGH ` NOW ONE OF HUNDREDS OF WORKERS HELPING BUILD AUCKLAND AIRPORT'S NEW TERMINAL. IT'S THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, WORTH AROUND $4 BILLION. WHEN THEY PUT ME TO WORK WITH SOME TOOLS AND I ACTUALLY DID SOME WORK, WHEN I STOOD BACK AND LOOKED AT IT, I WAS LIKE REALLY IMPRESSED... ON HOW I CHANGED SOMETHING. DAVID'S HERE THANKS TO THE ARA CHARITABLE TRUST, WHICH RUNS PROGRAMS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE. AT THE AIRPORT, HE'S HAD TO LEARN DISCIPLINE, LIKE GETTING UP ON TIME. I THINK WHEN I FIRST STARTED, OH MAN, I WAS THE WORST. (CHUCKLES) I WAS JUST FEELING SO TIRED ON THE WAY TO WORK. I'M STILL A BIT SLUGGISH EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT AS LONG AS I MAKE IT TO WORK AND I DO THE JOB, THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY. THE PROGRAM HELPS IN OTHER WAYS, SUCH AS PREPARING A CV. ALL OF THE THINGS THAT, KIND OF, COULD BE A BARRIER TO GETTING SOMEONE TO PUT THEMSELVES FORWARD. A DRIVING LICENCE? A DRIVING LICENSE. A HAIRCUT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BARBER WHO COMES ON SITE. EVEN IN A SUBDUED ECONOMY, CONSTRUCTION GIANT HAWKINS SAYS TAKING ON YOUNGSTERS IS VITAL. YOU MUST ALWAYS KEEP TRAINING, NO MATTER WHAT CYCLE YOU'RE IN, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BUILD FOR THE FUTURE. DOES THAT TAKE A BIT OF COURAGE TO DO THAT, WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH? YEAH, IT DOES TAKE COURAGE. BUT YOU'VE GOT TO INVEST IN YOUNG PEOPLE. GETTING A YOUNG PERSON WORK HERE INVOLVES A LOT OF PEOPLE ` SEVEN SOUTH AUCKLAND SCHOOLS, THE AIRPORT, THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HAWKINS, TWO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND A TRAINING FACILITY. IT'S A HUGE TEAM EFFORT. EVERYBODY HAS TO PULL THEIR WEIGHT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. YOU HOLD IT FLAT. FLAT, LIKE THAT. SO, HIT IT. HERE'S WHERE IT STARTS. YOU'RE THE BUILDER, I'M JUST THE INSTRUCTOR. (LAUGHS) SINCE 2021, THE ARA TRADES ACADEMY HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS, WITH HALF GOING ON TO FIND JOBS. THEY TEACH BASIC SKILLS ` TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, WORK OUT MEASUREMENTS THAT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO BEFORE, AND TOOLS, WORKING WITH POWER TOOLS, YOU KNOW? JUST BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE. AND THEY FOLLOW UP ` I'M GOING IN TO CATCH UP WITH THREE BOYS THAT WENT INTO EMPLOYMENT. IT'S CALLED PASTORAL CARE. SO, IT'S SPEAKING TO THE EMPLOYER ON HOW THEY'RE GOING AND ALSO CATCHING UP WITH THEM. FOR ALL THAT, SCHOOL LEADERS KNOW FULL WELL MANY STUDENTS STRUGGLE TO FIND WORK. PERFECT. THAT ALWAYS WEIGHS HEAVY WITH US. AND SO WE WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THOSE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE COMING FROM. UNIONS SHARE THAT CONCERN. OTHERWISE THEY'LL TRAIN, AND, AS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THEY'RE GOING TO DISAPPEAR TO AUSTRALIA AND GET JOBS WITH GOOD WAGES. THAT'S NOT HOW THE PRIME MINISTER SEES IT ` YOU SAW TREASURY FORECASTING 220,000 NEW JOBS IN OUR ECONOMY OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. WE NEED YOUNG KIWIS WITH THE SKILLS TO FILL THOSE JOBS. FOR THOSE WANTING JOBS HERE, THIS IS DAVID'S TIP ` I THINK JUST THE SINGLE THING IS JUST SHOW UP. SHOW UP? SHOW UP. DO WHAT YOU CAN AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET THROUGH IT. AND SIMON, THE ARA ACADEMY FEATURED IN YOUR STORY. ARE THERE OTHERS? ABSOLUTELY WE HAVE 24 IN THE COUNTRY AND LOTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WANT TO STUDY IN THEM. THIS YEAR AROUND 1200 YOUNG PEOPLE APPLIED. AROUND ABOUT 1/4 COULDN'T GET IN. SO A TOUGH JOB MARKET FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, SIMON. WHAT'S THE OUTLOOK? RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS GRIM. AS HE HAD THE PRIME MINISTER SAY HE IS POINTING TO PROJECTIONS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. , WERE GOING TO DIG DEEPER INTO THAT TOMORROW NIGHT WILL HEAR MORE FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THANKS, SIMON. DOCTORS ARE ANOTHER CRITICAL AREA OF EMPLOYMENT. NEW FIGURES SHOW A RECORD NUMBER OF PASIFIKA ARE NOW WORKING AS FIRST-YEAR DOCTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER WENT BEHIND THE SCENES TO FIND OUT WHAT'S MAKING THE DIFFERENCE. FIRST-YEAR DOCTOR EMELINE MAFI KNOWS WHAT'S AT STAKE IN SOUTH AUCKLAND; HER HOME TURF. THERE'S A HIGH-NEEDS, HIGH DEPRIVATION AREA. A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OUR PATIENTS ACTUALLY DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. SPEAKING A SECOND LANGUAGE IS A GAME CHANGER. IT'S EMPOWERING FOR PATIENTS TO LOOK AT ME AND SEE THEMSELVES IN ME AND JUST LIKE IT BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS. JUST IMMEDIATELY, I GUESS, THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE TO TALK TO YOU OR TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION. OF THE 531 GRADUATES BEGINNING THEIR FIRST YEAR AS DOCTORS, 55 OF THEM, INCLUDING EMELINE, ARE PASIFIKA ` UP FROM 37 IN 2022. IT'S FABULOUS. WHEN I STARTED HERE, SO THAT'S, LIKE, 30 YEARS AGO, I CAN'T REMEMBER ANY OTHER PACIFIC DOCTORS. OF THE 55 DOCTORS WHO HAVE JUST GRADUATED, 19 OF THEM HAVE ENDED UP HERE AT MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY ARE MUCH NEEDED. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES TO ENCOURAGE THE NEXT GENERATION. WE'VE HAD PROGRAMMES TO WORK IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TAKE SCIENCES AND TO DO HEALTH SCIENCES, AND THEN WE HAVE PROGRAMMES AT THE UNIVERSITIES. BUT SIX YEARS OF STUDY ISN'T EASY. EMELINE CREDITS HER FAMILY FOR GETTING HER THROUGH. I HAVE A HUMBLE FAMILY BACKGROUND. YOU KNOW, THERE'S, LIKE, A SAYING IN THE PACIFIC THAT WHEN ONE PERSON SUCCEEDS, IT'S NOT JUST YOU. SO COLLECTIVELY, IT WAS AN ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL OF US, AND I THINK BACK TO ALL THE YEARS... THAT, I GUESS, MY PARENTS HAVE SACRIFICED. HER PARENTS AND BROTHERS EVEN PITCHING IN FINANCIALLY. IT'S A HARD TIME, BUT WE MADE IT. HER BROTHERS, THEY'RE ALL WORKING. SUPPORT HER. THEY WORKED AND GAVE ME MONEY EVERY WEEK. I PUT IT ASIDE. THE MOMENT SHE GRADUATED ALONG WITH HER PACIFIC COLLEAGUES, SHE TOOK A COMMUNITY WITH HER. I'M SO GRATEFUL. (CRIES) TRYING TO SAVE A LIFE IS HUGE. SOME DAYS I'M JUST EXHAUSTED. I FEEL IT'S WORTH IT. THE GIRL BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTH AUCKLAND, GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY SHE LOVES. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. TO READ MORE ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL TOLL ON EMELINE AND HER FAMILY, DOWNLOAD OUR APP OR GO TO 1NEWS.CO.NZ. FISCAL BATTLE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN AHEAD OF NOVEMBER'S ELECTION, WITH NATIONAL TAKING AIM AT LABOUR OVER WHAT IT'S CALLING AN $18-BILLION HIDDEN BILL. LABOUR'S FIRED BACK, ACCUSING NATIONAL OF DESPERATE SCAREMONGERING. BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT JASON WALLS REPORTS. WILLIS ON A WAR PATH... THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR LABOUR TO WITHHOLD HOW IT WILL PAY FOR ITS SPENDING PLANS. IT SHOULD COME CLEAN WITH THE PUBLIC. ...CALLING ON HER POLITICAL RIVALS TO FRONT UP OVER WHAT SHE'S CALLING... 'LABOUR'S $18B HIDDEN BILL.' THAT ALLEGED BILL COMPRISING A NUMBER OF SO-CALLED SPENDING COMMITMENTS. MAJOR ONES INCLUDE ` REINSTATING PAY EQUITY CHANGES, AT ALMOST $1B OVER FOUR YEARS; FOREGOING THE DIVIDENDS OF CROWN-OWNED COMPANIES, AT $2.7B OVER THE SAME PERIOD; AND REVERSING THE PUBLIC SECTOR JOB CUTS, ALSO AT $2.7B. LABOUR, NO DOUBT, INTEND TO ANNOUNCE A NUMBER OF OTHER SPENDING PROMISES. AND MY POINT IS THEY ARE BUILDING THAT ON THE EDIFICE OF AN ALREADY GAPING HOLE. THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET TO LABOUR'S LEADER. IF HE IS NOT REINSTATING THE PAY-EQUITY REGIME, I DARE HIM TO SAY IT ON THE NEWS TONIGHT. FIRING BACK ON HER BOSS' BEHALF, LABOUR'S FINANCE SPOKESPERSON COMMITTING TO REINSTATING PAY EQUITY BUT QUESTIONING THE TREASURY'S NUMBERS. WELL, THE GOVERNMENT HAS REDACTED A LOT OF KEY INFORMATION AROUND HOW THAT $11B WAS PUT TOGETHER. SO WE'RE DOING OUR OWN WORK. BUT WE COMMIT TO EVERY POLICY THAT WE COMMIT TO WILL BE FULLY COSTED. SAYING QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN FINANCES. AT PRESENT, NEW ZEALAND IS FORECASTED TO FALL SHORT OF ITS PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMITMENT PLEDGE OF HALVING EMISSIONS BY 2030, AND THE TREASURY ANTICIPATES IT MIGHT COST MORE THAN $5B TO BUY THE OVERSEAS CARBON CREDITS NEEDED TO FULFIL THAT COMMITMENT. WILLIS REVEALING THIS WON'T BE HAPPENING UNDER HER WATCH. I'M NOT SETTING NEW ZEALANDERS' HARD-EARNED CASH ASIDE TO SEND CHEQUES TO MALAWI. MALAWI, ONE OF THE COUNTRIES SUPPLYING CARBON CREDITS. BUT INSTEAD, WILLIS KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON LABOUR'S $20 TRANSPORT FEE CAP. LABOUR TODAY OFFERING IDEAS ON HOW IT MIGHT FUND THE POLICY. WE HAVE OVER A BILLION DOLLARS THAT'S SET ASIDE IN POT-HOLE PREVENTION FOR STATE HIGHWAYS AND FOR LOCAL ROADS. NOW, SOME OF THOSE POT-HOLES, THE SAME POT-HOLES, ARE BEING FILLED TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE TIMES. IF I HAD PUT OUT A POLICY IN OPPOSITION THAT CLAIMED AN AVERAGE BENEFIT OF $1200 BENEFITING MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE AND CLAIMED THAT THAT ADDED UP TO $65M, NEW ZEALANDERS WOULD HAVE RIGHTLY HAD MY GUTS FOR GARTERS. THIS IS JUST DESPERATE SCAREMONGERING BY THE NATIONAL PARTY, WHO ARE TRYING TO DISTRACT FROM THE FACT THAT THEIR BUDGET DELIVERED NOTHING FOR EVERYDAY NEW ZEALANDERS. ALTHOUGH ALL TAKING AIM AT LABOUR TODAY... WELL, THERE'S TIME YET. ...HINTING SOME ELECTION YEAR FRIENDLY FIRE COULD BE ON THE WAY. JASON, ISN'T THIS JUST PAR FOR THE COURSE IN AN ELECTION YEAR? AS NIGHT FOLLOWS DAY SOMEWHAT OF AN INEVITABILITY THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE BIT EARLY FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING. WE STILL HAVE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS FOR THE ELECTION. I WAS THERE BACK IN 2017 FOR THE INITIAL FISCAL WHOLE DEBATE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING UNDER SOME PRESSURE SOON. THERE'S BEEN TALK IN THE PAST ABOUT COSTINGS BEING DONE INDEPENDENTLY. COULD THAT STILL HAPPEN? THAT WAS RAISED WITH NICOLA WILLIS TODAY. ' THERE WOULD BE MERIT IN A LIGHT TOUCH INDEPENDENT COSTINGS UNIT.' THANKS, JASON. A MAN WAS ALLEGEDLY HOLDING A LOADED CROSSBOW WHEN POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A CRASH ALERT IN PALMERSTON NORTH. POLICE HEADED TO THE SINGLE-CAR CRASH ON BOURKE STREET ABOUT 1.30 AM ON SATURDAY MORNING. ON ARRIVAL, POLICE SAY THE MAN HAD A CROSSBOW, WHICH HE DROPPED IMMEDIATELY. AFTER A SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE AND SURROUNDING AREA, THEY FOUND AN ARSENAL OF WEAPONS, INCLUDING A FIREARM AND SWORDS. A 22-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND IS DUE TO APPEAR AT PALMERSTON NORTH DISTRICT COURT NEXT WEEK. FIRE INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN BACK AT THE SCENE OF A LARGE BLAZE WHICH ENGULFED A BLOCK OF THREE DUNEDIN STUDENT FLATS. EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPONDED AROUND 8 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT, FOLLOWING INITIAL REPORTS PEOPLE COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE. EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY. NEIGHBOURS SAY FLAMES SPREAD TO ALL FLOORS WITHIN MINUTES. I LITERALLY JUST WALKED DIRECTLY DOWN THE ROAD PAST THE FLAT. AND WE'RE ONLY, YOU KNOW, FOUR MINUTES DOWN THE STREET WHEN WE TURN AROUND AND THE WHOLE FLAT'S ON FIRE. I KNOW ONE OF THE RESIDENTS TRIED TO PUT IT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND THEN GAVE UP AND CAME OUT. I WAS JUST FINISHING MY SPAG BOL AND WAS DOING THE DISHES AND THEN, NEXT THING OUR FRIEND, HE JUST YELLS, 'FIRE! FIRE!' AND YEAH, JUST THANK GOD EVERYONE GOT OUT. IT TOOK AROUND TWO AND A HALF HOURS FOR CREWS TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE. NOW, DON'T BE ALARMED, THIS TIME AT LEAST. THE ANNUAL TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT WILL SOON RING OUT ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE ` EVEN IF IT'S IN SILENT MODE. THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY SAYS THE ALERT WILL OCCUR SOMETIME BETWEEN NOW AND SEVEN THIS EVENING. THE ORGANISATION SAYS IT'S A NECESSARY PART OF MAKING SURE THE SYSTEM WORKS WELL. IMAGINE TELLING YOUR PARTNER HE'S ABOUT TO BECOME A VIRAL SENSATION. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT TIM PAYNE'S PARTNER DID AS SHE TRANSLATED A SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO THAT SENT HIS FOLLOWERS INTO THE MILLIONS. MICHELLE PETERS SAYS THE PAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN WILD AND OVERWHELMING. SHE SAT DOWN WITH MEI HERON BEFORE SHE FLEW OUT TO JOIN HIM AT THE WORLD CUP. WHEN MICHELLE WAS FIRST PLANNING THIS WORLD CUP TRIP, THINGS FELT PRETTY NORMAL. I JUST MADE HIM A DINNER TO SEND HIM OFF TO GO TO THE STATES UNTIL THE WORLD CUP, AND THEN MEETING HIM IN A FEW WEEKS, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY NEVER DID I IMAGINE, OR HIM EITHER, THAT ALL OF US WAS GONNA HAPPEN. IT WAS ACTUALLY MICHELLE WHO MOVED TO COSTA RICA AT 10 AND SPEAKS FLUENT SPANISH, WHO TOLD HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHILE ON A VIDEO CALL WITH THEIR NEARLY 1-YEAR-OLD SON. WELL, I WAS JUST WITH BROOKLYN. AND WE WERE JUST CHATTING AND, HE WAS LIKE, 'UM, I'M JUST GETTING LOTS OF RANDOM FOLLOWS.' AND I'M LIKE, 'OH YEAH,' AND WE JUST KEPT GOING. AND AFTER THAT, IT WAS JUST WILD. UM, YEAH. IT WAS DAY AFTER DAY, IT JUST KEPT GOING. IT ALL STARTED WHEN ARGENTINE CONTENT CREATOR EL SCARSO IDENTIFIED PAIN AS THE LEAST KNOWN WORLD CUP PLAYER AND URGED FOOTBALL FANS TO SUPPORT HIM. THE TWO MEETING IN PERSON LAST WEEK. MY FRIEND! A VER. HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD, BRO. YOURSELF? IT'S A STORY THAT'S CAPTURED THE FOOTBALLING WORLD. MORE THAN HOLLYWOOD STARS RUSSELL CROWE AND TAIKA WAITITI, AND MORE THAN F1 DRIVER LIAM LAWSON. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW BIG THAT NUMBER IS ON AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE, TIM PAYNE NOW HAS MORE FOLLOWERS THAN 12 OF LAST SEASON'S PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN SO POSITIVE IN SO MANY WAYS ` YOU KNOW, FOR NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL, FOR TIM'S CAREER, FOR US AS A FAMILY. GLOBAL FAME MEANS THERE'S PLENTY OF DECISIONS TO COME FOR THIS FAMILY. BUT FOR NOW, THERE'S A WORLD CUP TO FOCUS ON. TIM IS ACTUALLY REALLY NOT FAZED TOO MUCH ABOUT THE WHOLE SOCIAL MEDIA. (CHUCKLES) HE'S FULLY FOCUSSED ON FOOTBALL. MICHELLE'S JUMPED IN ON THE HYPE TOO... # OJO DE TIM PAYNE EN EL MUNDIAL IT'S HARD NOT TO. NOW GETTING READY TO HEAD OFF TO THE WORLD CUP WITH SON BROOKLYN AS TIM PAYNE'S NUMBER ONE SUPPORTERS. MEI HERON, 1NEWS. AND MANAGING GOING FROM A FOOTBALL PLAYER TO A GLOBAL BRAND. YOU CAN HEAR MORE FROM MEI'S INTERVIEW WITH MICHELLE ON BNZ BUSINESS BREAKFAST FROM 6 TOMORROW MORNING. FOR THE 26 ALL WHITES SELECTED TO PLAY AT THIS FIFA WORLD CUP, IT'S A CHILDHOOD DREAM COME TRUE. AND WHILE ONLY A FEW EVER MAKE IT TO THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE, OTHERS FIND WAYS TO GET THERE TAKING A DIFFERENT PATH. WORLD CUP REPORTER ZION DAYAL EXPLAINS. FOR THE NEW ZEALAND CREW IN BLUE, THEY'RE ALSO LIVING OUT THEIR FOOTBALL DREAMS AT THE MOMENT, JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY. A LOT OF THE STAFF PLAYED FOOTBALL THEMSELVES, SO IT WAS A DREAM OF THEIRS TO BE AT THE WORLD CUP AS A PLAYER. WELL, I DON'T THINK WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET THERE AS PLAYERS. (CHUCKLES) SO NOW STILL BEING INVOLVED IN SOME CAPACITY IS MASSIVE, MASSIVE DREAM. SUNZ SINGH HAS BEEN THE ALL WHITE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH FOR SEVEN YEARS ` IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE PLAYERS ARE AT PEAK FITNESS. AND JUST LIKE THOSE WHO TAKE THE FIELD, HIS JOURNEY TO THE WORLD CUP STARTED AT GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL. AND I'VE JUST BEEN GRAFTING DOMESTICALLY SINCE '09 ` SHOOTING FOR THIS. AT SOME POINT, I WAS LIKE, 'IT'S PROBABLY GONE. 'I'M NEVER GONNA GET THERE.' BUT I SAID, 'I'LL DO THE BEST THAT I CAN IN THE DOMESTIC LEAGUE.' I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR EVERYONE THAT THE GROUP WOULDN'T BE THE SAME IF HE WASN'T AROUND AND KIND OF OFFERING HIS ADVICE, BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO BE ON THAT LEVEL WHERE HE CAN CONNECT WITH THE PLAYING SQUAD, BECAUSE THAT'S THE SORT OF HUMAN BEING HE IS. SO, YEAH. HE'S AMAZING. ONLY FOUR PEOPLE OUT OF THE ENTIRE ALL WHITES CONTINGENT WERE AT THE LAST WORLD CUP IN 2010. CHRIS WOOD, TOMMY SMITH, SIMON ELLIOT AND PHYSIO ROLAND JEFFREY. THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK. I CAN'T REALLY REMEMBER HAVING A DAY OFF OVER SIX WEEKS, AND WE DID A REAL, REAL GOOD JOB OF KEEPING EVERYONE ON THE PITCH, WHICH WAS WHAT THE COACH WANTED. EXACTLY LIKE SUNZ, I DON'T THINK THE PLAYING SQUAD WOULD BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM THERE. REALLY HE'S AMAZING. HE REALLY MAKES THE GROUP TICK OVER. IT'S THE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES THAT MAKES THESE GUYS SHINE. ZION DAYAL, 1NEWS, SAN DIEGO. A MURI AKE NEI, AFTER THE BREAK. AN OFF-DUTY LIFEGUARD HAILED A HERO... AS A LUNCHTIME SWIMMER ENCOUNTERS A SUSPECTED GREAT WHITE SHARK OFF A POPULAR SYDNEY BEACH. PLUS... (YELL) RIGHT! THE ROYALS OUT IN FORCE FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST MILITARY SPECTACLES OF THE YEAR. Have you seen my boxxcost? What? My boxxcost? What's a boxxcost? Nah. $4.99. La la la la la... VOICEOVER: All this for $4.99. Oh, oh and he finds the gap. And he throws. VOICEOVER: Earthwise with naturally derived enzymes to deliver uncompromising results. Incoming! Wow. VOICEOVER: Simon's all over your next phone. Get $500 phone dollars to spend on a new interest-free phone, when you join an eligible Pay Monthly plan this June only. Redeem the offer before it's gone. Ts & Cs apply. One New Zealand. Let's get connected. VOICEOVER: The new Subway Footlong Peri Peri-Style Chicken Sub. Hot grilled chicken. Freshly cut salad. Tangy and spicy peri peri sauce. Made fresh, just for you. Good food. Good value. That's Subway. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN THAT WOULD IMMEDIATELY REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ COULD BE SIGNED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS, ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. PAKISTANI OFFICIALS WHO ARE HELPING MEDIATE THE DEAL SAY AN 'ELECTRONIC SIGNING' IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT DAY, ALTHOUGH IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY HAS PUSHED BACK, BUT SAYS AN AGREEMENT IS CLOSE. IT'S UNDERSTOOD THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WOULD END FIGHTING, AND LAUNCH A 60 DAY PERIOD OF NEGOTIATIONS. AND WHILE IT REMAINS HIDDEN BEHIND THIS TARPAULIN FOR NOW, DONALD TRUMP'S NAME HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN REMOVED FROM THE KENNEDY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN WASHINGTON DC. THE PRESIDENT'S NAME WAS CONTROVERSIALLY ADDED TO THE INSTITUTION LATE LAST YEAR, BUT A FEDERAL COURT ORDERED ITS REMOVAl, STATING ONLY AN ACT OF CONGRESS COULD RENAME THE LANDMARK. A NUMBER OF SYDNEY BEACHES HAVE BEEN CLOSED, FOLLOWING WHAT'S SUSPECTED TO BE A GREAT WHITE SHARK ATTACK. A WOMAN IS FIGHTING FOR LIFE AFTER BEING BADLY MAULED IN THE ATTACK AT COOGEE BEACH. THE INCIDENT FOLLOWS A RECENT SPATE OF FATAL ATTACKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ELIZABETH BRYAN FROM 9 NEWS HAS MORE ON WHAT UNFOLDED. 11AM AND A WINTER SWIMMER AT COOGEE TAKES A TERRIFYING TURN. A WOMAN (35) CARRIED FROM THE SHALLOWS, BARELY CONSCIOUS AFTER BEING BITTEN BY A LARGE SHARK. IT ACTUALLY GRABBED ONE OF THE GIRLS AND STARTED DRAGGING HER AROUND A LITTLE BIT. SHE HAS SIGNIFICANT INJURIES TO HER LEFT LOWER LEG AND ALSO HER UPPER ARMS. CHARLIE VERCO WAS ON HIS BOARD AND WITNESSED THE ATTACK. I SAW THE SHARK COME OUT OF THE WATER, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST I'VE EVER SEEN. I WAS PRETTY SCARED. HE DECIDED TO PADDLE HEADFIRST INTO DANGER. I HAD TO GO, PADDLE UP TO HER AND GRAB HER ARM AND JUST DRAG HER IN, PADDLING WITH ONE ARM TO THE BEACH. AFTER FINALLY MAKING IT TO THE SHORE, IT WAS A COMMUNITY EFFORT TO STEM THE BLEEDING. GOOD LIFESAVING ACTIONS BY EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED. PEOPLE HAD APPLIED TOURNIQUETS TO BOTH HER ARM AND HER LEG BEFORE THE FIRST PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. THE VICTIM RUSHED TO ST VINCENT'S HOSPITAL IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. IT WAS SUCH A NICE VIBE, AND THEN TO JUST, YEAH, SEE IT ON ALL UNFOLD WAS HORRIFIC. STEVE DENNY HAD BEEN SWIMMING JUST MOMENTS EARLIER, SENDING HIS DRONE UP WHEN HE HEARD THE SHARK ALARM AND SPOTTED WHAT HE BELIEVES IS A GREAT WHITE. FOR A GOOD HALF AN HOUR AFTER, IT WAS JUST HANGING AROUND. THE COUNCIL CONFIRMING TODAY THAT THE BEACH'S SHARK NET WAS REMOVED BACK IN APRIL AS IT IS EVERY YEAR, BUT THAT THERE WERE TWO SMART DRUM LINES IN THE WATER THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF INVESTIGATIONS TO GO IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS, BUT AT THE MOMENT, OUR HEART GOES OUT TO THE LADY WHO IS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE RIGHT NOW. I HOPE SHE PULLS THROUGH, AND I HOPE THAT SHE'S ABLE TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY AND GET TO ENJOY THE OCEAN AGAIN. THIS LATEST INCIDENT COMING IN THE WAKE OF FOUR SHARK ATTACKS IN SYDNEY OVER SUMMER. AND WITNESSES ESTIMATE THE SHARK WAS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 METRES IN LENGTH. SWITZERLAND'S SET TO VOTE OVERNIGHT ON A CONTROVERSIAL REFERENDUM, THAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS "SWISS BREXIT". THE INITIATIVE CALLS FOR THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION TO BE CAPPED AT 10 MILLION PEOPLE UNTIL 2050, TO EASE PRESSURE ON INFRASTRUCTURE. OPPONENTS SAY THE PROPOSAL IS ANTI-IMMIGRATION, AND PUTS AGREEMENTS FOR FREE MOVEMENT WITH EUROPE AT RISK. SWITZERLAND'S POPULATION IS CURRENTLY JUST OVER 9.1 MILLION PEOPLE, AND IS PROJECTED TO HIT THE 10 MILLION MARK BETWEEN 2031 AND 2042. KING'S BIRTHDAY MAY HAVE BEEN A FEW WEEKS AGO NOW, BUT THE FESTIVITIES FOR HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS CONTINUE. THOUSANDS TURNING OUT IN LONDON FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST ROYAL AND MILITARY SPECTACLES OF THE YEAR, CELEBRATING THE MONARCH'S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY. HERE'S THE BBC'S DANIELA RELPH. (FANFARE) TROOPING THE COLOUR ` AN EVENT OF MILITARY PRECISION AND ROYAL UNITY. THE OPEN CARRIAGES GAVE THE THOUSANDS WHO LINE THE MAL A GOOD VIEW OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. THE PRINCESS OF WALES WAS ON PARENTING DUTY, TAKING IN THE CROWDS WITH PRINCE GEORGE, PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, AND PRINCE LOUIS. THE PRINCE OF WALES WAS ON HORSEBACK, RIDING WITH OTHER ROYAL COLONELS ` PRINCE EDWARD AND PRINCESS ANNE. ON HORSE GUARDS PARADE, THE COLOUR OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS WAS TROOPED. ('GOD SAVE THE KING' PLAYS) LOOKING ON PROUDLY WAS QUEEN CAMILLA, COLONEL OF THE GRENADIERS ` A ROLE SHE TOOK OVER FROM THE THEN PRINCE ANDREW WHEN HE SURRENDERED HIS MILITARY AFFILIATIONS FOUR YEARS AGO. THE CAREFUL CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE TROOPING PARADE IS A SPECTACLE. (YELLS) RIGHT! WITH 8000 FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THOSE TAKING PART LOOKING ON AT HORSE GUARDS. THERE ARE NOW VERY FEW OCCASIONS WHERE WE SEE ALL SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY TOGETHER ON OFFICIAL DUTY. FOR THAT REASON, IT ALSO DREW A SMALL BUT AT TIMES NOISY, ANTI-MONARCHY DEMONSTRATION... DOWN WITH THE CROWN! ALL: DOWN WITH THE CROWN! ...FROM THE CAMPAIGN GROUP REPUBLIC, THAT BROUGHT SOME PUSHBACK. YOU'RE A DISGRACE! THE TROOPING THE COLOUR BALCONY MOMENT REMAINS ONE OF THE KEY IMAGES OF THE ROYAL YEAR. WITH ONE CURRENT KING ON THE BALCONY ALONGSIDE TWO FUTURE MONARCHS IN PRINCES WILLIAM AND GEORGE, THIS SCENE IS A REMINDER OF ROYAL CONTINUITY AND THAT THIS IS VERY MUCH A FAMILY BUSINESS. THE RED ARROWS, THE GRAND FINALE OF ANY TROOPING THE COLOUR STILL IMPRESSES BOTH THE ROYAL FAMILY AND THE CROWDS BELOW. IF YOU'RE WONDERING, KING CHARLES' ACTUAL BIRTHDAY IS NOVEMBER 14. HE'LL TURN 78 THIS YEAR. STILL TO COME ` A LIFELINE DURING EMERGENCIES. WHY LOCAL RADIO OPERATORS ARE NOW CALLING FOR HELP. AND TROUBLE CHECKING YOUR NUMBERS? THE REASON BEHIND LAST NIGHT'S LOTTO DELAY. AND A WET AND WINDY TIME FOR MANY IN THE SOUTH. THE NORTH ISLAND'S STILL FAIRLY SETTLED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TOMORROW. SO WHAT DOES THE REST OF THE WEEK HAVE IN STORE? FIND OUT AFTER SPORT. VOICEOVER: Get your free Consumer'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. VOICEOVER: The new Subway Footlong Peri Peri-Style Chicken Sub. Hot grilled chicken. Freshly cut salad. Tangy and spicy peri peri sauce. Made fresh, just for you. Good food. Good value. That's Subway. IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES PEOPLE TURN TO IN AN EMERGENCY, AND RECENT EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS HAVE SEEN LOCAL RADIO OPERATORS BUSIER THAN EVER. BUT MANY STATIONS DON'T RECEIVE ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT ` FALLING OUTSIDE OF NZ ON AIR'S REMIT. NOW THEY'RE PUSHING FOR FUNDING TO HELP KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. JORDYN RUDD HAS MORE. THIS IS KAPITI AND HOROWHENUA'S LOCAL RADIO STATION. BROADCASTING TO AUDIENCES LIVE FROM THE COMFORT OF HIS KAPITI COAST HOME. I LIVE IN THE RADIO STATION. (CHUCKLES) IT MEANS I'M AVAILABLE TO GO TO AIR AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE. ROB WALKER'S BEEN ON THE AIRWAVES FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES AND HAS SEEN THE INDUSTRY CHANGE DRAMATICALLY. REVENUE IS SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN, BUT WE'RE STILL MANAGING TO DO WHAT WE DO. WE'RE JUST HAVING TO MODIFY THE WAY WE DO IT. RECENT EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS HAVE SEEN COMMERCIAL RADIO STATIONS PLAY A VITAL ROLE. STAY AT HOME. DON'T TRAVEL UNLESS IT'S A GENUINE EMERGENCY. SEEN HERE IN THE COROMANDEL DURING APRIL'S CYCLONE VAIANU. WE'VE ACTUALLY BUILT A PLATFORM WHERE WE KIND OF GET INFORMATION FROM OUR LISTENERS. THEY LET US KNOW, AND WE KIND OF GET THE INFORMATION OUT THERE. BUT WITH NO STATE FUNDING, THESE PLATFORMS ARE UNDER THREAT. NZ ON AIR FUNDS RNZ, COMMUNITY ACCESS, STUDENT AND PACIFIC RADIO NETWORKS, BUT NOT LOCAL COMMERCIAL STATIONS. THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA ASSOCIATION, MADE UP OF 17 RADIO BRANDS NATIONWIDE, WANTS TO CHANGE THAT. WE'RE NOT ASKING TO BE PROPPED UP AS A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS BY THE GOVERNMENT. THERE'S A FUNDING POOL THERE NOW THAT'S GOING TO NZME, MEDIAWORKS AND EVERY OTHER RADIO ENTITY IN THE COUNTRY. BUT NONE OF IT IS COMING OUR WAY. NZ ON AIR DECLINED AN INTERVIEW, BUT IN A STATEMENT, SAID IT HAS FINITE FUNDS, RECENTLY REDUCED BY 2% IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, AND CANNOT AFFORD TO SUPPORT MAINSTREAM COMMERCIAL RADIO STATIONS. PAUL GOLDSMITH, THE MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER, HAS MET WITH THE IMA TO HEAR THEIR CONCERNS. THE MINISTER TOLD ONE NEWS IT'S UP TO INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES TO BEST DETERMINE HOW TO RESPOND TO A CHANGING MARKET, AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT SOLVE THESE ISSUES ENTIRELY. WE DO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING ACROSS THE COALITION OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS ISSUE IS. HOW DO WE FUND THIS INTO THE FUTURE? BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS AND OTHER EVENTS WHERE WE ARE RELYING ON THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF RADIO. LOCAL OPERATORS LEFT WONDERING HOW MUCH LONGER THEY CAN SERVE THOSE COMMUNITIES OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS. JORDAN RUDD, 1NEWS. A TECHNICAL ISSUE AT TVNZ LAST NIGHT MEANT SATURDAY'S LOTTO DRAW COULDN'T GO AHEAD AS USUAL, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019. TVNZ SAYS IT WAS CAUSED BY A POWER ISSUE IN THE STUDIO THAT WAS QUICKLY FIXED BUT DIDN'T ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO RESET. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE IN THE BUILDING, WE ARE UNABLE TO BRING YOU TONIGHT'S LIVE LOTTO DRAW. WHEN POSSIBLE, THE DRAW WILL BE CONDUCTED OFF-AIR UNDER AUDIT NEW ZEALAND SCRUTINY, AND THE OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITES AND AT ALL LOTTO NEW ZEALAND OUTLETS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO, WHEN A FIRE AT THE SKYCITY CONVENTION CENTRE DISRUPTED FILMING. THERE WERE WINNERS, THOUGH. THREE LOTTO PLAYERS TAKING OUT THE FIRST-DIVISION PRIZE LAST NIGHT. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND A HUGE DAY AT THE WORLD CUP. THREE BIG GAMES. THREE VERY INTRIGUING RESULTS. FROM NEW YORK TO BOSTON, AND VANCOUVER NEXT, THE BRAZILIANS OPEN THEIR CAMPAIGN; SCOTLAND'S 30-YEAR WAIT IS OVER; AND THE AUSSIES MAKE THE WORLD TAKE NOTICE ONA MAGIC NIGHT IN VANCOUVER. PLUS ` FLYING HIGH. THE HURRICANES MOVE A STEP CLOSER TO BREAKING A 10-YEAR DROUGHT. THE DEPLETED WARRIORS SUFFER A FRUSTRATING SET BACK. A 50-YEAR WAIT IS OVER FOR BASKETBALL'S NEW YORK KNICKS. AND WE'RE WITH THE KIWI HELPING SHAPE THE SAN DIEGO BASEBALL TEAM AND NEW ZEALAND RUGBY. (SCOTTISH BAGPIPE MUSIC) (INDECIPHERABLE YELLING) Oooh! Wow. There's one... the Mahoenui giant weta. VOICEOVER: One New Zealand, National Conservation Partner of DOC. (JAUNTY MUSIC) Perfect Italiano is perfect for that. And Perfect Italiano is perfect for that. Um...not so good for that. (SNAP!) But for mouthwatering pizza every time, Perfect Italiano is perfect for that. ANEI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA, WELCOME TO SPORT, AND FIRST UP TO DAY THREE OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP, A DAY CHOCK FULL OF GAMES AND DRAMA. BRAZIL HELD TO A DRAW, SCOTLAND'S MADE THEIR CUP RETURN AFTER NEARLY 30 YEARS, AND OUR OLD MATES AUSTRALIA HAVE WON THEIR FIRST MATCH. NEW JERSEY, WELCOMING THE ONE TEAM THAT SUMS UP THE WORLD CUP ` COLOUR, FRENZIED FANS, HISTORY AND FOOTBALLING SKILLS. THE POINTS OF BRILLIANT BRAZILIAN DIFFERENCE. THE FIVE TIME CHAMPIONS ARE ON THE BACK FOOT EARLY AGAINST MOROCCO... DIAZ...SIFTING IT THROUGH HERE FOR SIDE` BARI! WHAT A FINISH! BRAZIL HAVEN'T LOST AN OPENING WORLD CUP GAME SINCE 1934. THEY NEEDED SOMETHING SPECIAL TO EQUALISE. A REAL MADRID SUPERSTAR PROVIDED IT ` VINICIUS JUNIOR FLASHES IN THE EQUALISER! IN HIS 50TH MATCH FOR BRAZIL, LITTLE ELSE TO CELEBRATE THOUGH FOR THE FANS. FOR THE NEXT HOUR, PUNCH AND COUNTERPUNCH BETWEEN THE HISTORIC HEAVYWEIGHT AND THE NEW AFRICAN STARS. WORLD NUMBER SIX VERSUS NUMBER SEVEN ` 1 ALL. SCOTLAND'S IN GROUP C AS WELL. 28 YEARS SINCE THEIR LAST CUP, THE WAIT IS OVER IN BOSTON. AND MCGINN... AND IN FOR SCOTLAND! JOHN MCGINN SCORING FROM A DEFLECTION, THE ONLY GOAL OF THE GAME, THE SCOTS IN THE END HANGING ON AGAINST THE LOWLY RANKED HAITIANS 1-0. THEIR FIRST CUP WIN SINCE 1990. IN VANCOUVER, AUSTRALIA, NOW WORLD CUP REGULARS, ON THE BOARD EARLY AGAINST TURKIYE. AND AT THE OTHER END, AUSTRALIA SWARMING FORWARD. THAT'S A LOVELY TOUCH! AND THAT'S A LOVELY FINISH! AN UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT FOR 20-YEAR-OLD NESTORY IRANKUNDA, THE FORMER ADELAIDE UNITED WING NOW WITH WATFORD AND ENGLAND. AUSTRALIA DEFENDED PRETTY MUCH ALL THE SECOND HALF,BEFORE A REAR BREAKOUT. BECAUSE AUSTRALIA ARE COMING FORWARD! AND THEY'VE MADE IT TOO! CONNOR METCALFE FROM THE GERMAN SECOND DIVISION TO NEW AUSSIE HERO, SEALING THE 2-0 VICTORY. GERMANY AND THE NETHERLANDS TAKE THE STAGE TOMORROW, BOTH IN TEXAS, AS THE WORLD CUP ROARS INTO LIFE. THEY'VE BEEN THE BEST TWO SIDES ALL SEASON, AND NEXT SATURDAY, THE HURRICANES WILL HOST THE CHIEFS IN THE SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC FINAL. THE CANES DISPATCHING THE BLUES 57-21 ON THE BACK OF A DOMINANT SECOND HALF. LUKE ROBINSON HAS THE ACTION. IT WAS THE ICING ON THE TOP AT THE CAKE TIN. JOSH AGAIN! A SECOND HALF MAULING BY THE HURRICANES, THRASHING THE BLUES 57-21 TO ADVANCE TO NEXT WEEKEND'S SUPER RUGBY FINAL. DELIGHTED TO, I GUESS, PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION TO WIN THIS THING NOW. YOU KNOW, IT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO WHEN THE BOYS GOT TOGETHER IN NOVEMBER. BUT IT WAS A GRIND AND A TIGHT FIRST HALF WITH THE BLUES. AND SPENCER GETS THE TIE FOR THE BLUES. THE HOSTS UP BY JUST 5 AT THE BREAK. WE CAME IN WITH A PLAN, AND FOR 40 MINUTES, WE WEREN'T TOO FAR OFF. BUT A STORM WAS BREWING. THE HURRICANES BLOWING THEM OFF THE PARK IN THE SECOND 40. WHAT A TRY THAT IS! 33 STRAIGHT POINTS THROUGH ACCURATE AND BRUISING ATTACK, RUNNING AWAY WITH THE GAME. HE FINDS INARI. POPS THE PASS. OH BOY OH BOY! WE TACTICALLY MADE TWO ERRORS OR THREE ERRORS, AND THEN WE JUST PAID FOR IT. THEY JUST GOT ON THE FRONT FOOT AND GOT THEIR GAME GOING. SO YOU JUST CAN'T LET THEM GET THEIR GAME GOING. YOU COULD FEEL THE CHANGE IN ENERGY FROM HALF TIME. WE JUST MANAGED TO GET A BIT MORE LEG SPEED AND GO FOR THE ATTACK AND DEFENCE. THE CANES THROUGH TO THEIR FIRST FINAL IN A DECADE. THEY'LL HOST THE CHIEFS WHO HAVE LOST THE LAST THREE DECIDERS. I GUESS WE'VE GOTTA TRY AND JUST MAKE SURE WE PUT ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THEM TO SEE HOW THAT FEELS. YOU KNOW, BE IN THEIR FOURTH FINAL AFTER LOSING A FEW. SO THAT'LL BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US NEXT WEEK. IT'S A GRAND FINAL. IT'S A SUPER RUGBY GRAND FINAL. SO WE'LL ACKNOWLEDGE IT, BUT WE'LL PUT IT IN ITS PLACE, AND WE'LL GO ABOUT BUILDING OUR WEEK LIKE WE HAVE ALL YEAR. HOPING THEY'LL DO A LOT MORE OF THIS NEXT WEEKEND. LUKE ROBINSON, 1NEWS. LIAM LAWSON HAS BAGGED ANOTHER TOP TEN START, QUALIFYING EIGHTH FOR TOMORROW MORNING'S BARCELONA GRAND PRIX. THE KIWI DRIVER WHO SITS 10TH IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS LOOKING TO BUILD ON RECENT FORM. LAWSON REACHING THE THIRD QUALIFYING SESSION TO EQUAL HIS BEST STARTING POSITION OF THE SEASON. WE WOULD LOVE TO KEEP IT GOING. THAT IS THE TARGET. WE HAVE HAD A FAST CAR ALL WEEKEND. OBVIOUSLY, TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY TOUGH RACE. I'M SURE COMPARED TO EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE DEALT WITH THIS YEAR, THE TYRES ARE DEFINITELY STRUGGLING HERE, SO I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH RACE. A REPAIR JOB AHEAD FOR FERRARI'S CHARLE LECLERC CRASHING OUT OF Q3. MERCEDES GEORGE RUSSELL WILL START ON POLE AHEAD OF FERRARI'S LEWIS HAMILTON. CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER KIMI ANTONELLI IS ON THE SECOND ROW. THE WARRIORS COULDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BEING BACK HOME AFTER NEARLY TWO MONTHS PLAYING AWAY FROM AUCKLAND. GOING DOWN 10-8 TO THE SHARKS. THE WARRIORS HAVING THEIR CHANCES IN A TIGHT CONTEST. TE MAIRE MARTIN'S LATE FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT CHARGED DOWN WHEN THE SCORES WERE LEVEL. BRAYDON TRINDALL THEN NAILING THIS LONG-RANGE EFFORT. BACK IT GOES. DROPKICK FROM HIM. IT'S LONG. IT'S HIGH. AND IT LOOKS GOOD. HE'S GOT IT. WHAT A MARKSMAN! ADAM POMPEY THEN MISSING A PENALTY ATTEMPT TO TAKE THE GAME TO GOLDEN POINT. THE WARRIORS STILL SECOND ON THE NRL TABLE. THEY'LL HOST THE COWBOYS NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN CHRISTCHURCH. THE WHITE FERNS T20 WORLD CUP DEFENCE IS OFF TO THE WORST POSSIBLE START ` LOSING TO THE WEST INDIES BY SEVEN WICKETS. IT WAS A GAME THEY REALLY NEEDED TO WIN AND LET, QUITE LITERALLY, SLIP THROUGH THEIR HANDS. MICHELLE BANKS HAS MORE. NOW, WHO WANTS THIS ONE? SURELY THAT'S GOT TO BE TAKEN. NO! THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO WIN, NEW ZEALAND. IN TERMS OF HORROR STARTS, IT DOESN'T GET MORE NIGHTMARISH THAN THIS. OH, IT'S GONE DOWN. IT HAS GONE DOWN. OH, CAMPBELL HAS GONE FOR THE BIG SKEW. TOP EDGE AND ANOTHER DROP. THIS IS SHOCKING FROM NEW ZEALAND. TOUGH DAY, AND IT'S A TOUGH DAY TO HAPPEN, AND A REALLY IMPORTANT GAME FOR US AT A WORLD CUP. AND, YEAH, YEAH, NO EXCUSES. JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTING. CHANCE AFTER CHANCE... ANOTHER ONE GOES DOWN. YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF PAGES. SEVEN GOING BEGGING IN ONE OF THE MOST ABYSMAL FIELDING DISPLAYS IN WHITE FERNS HISTORY. WELL, IT'S JUST UNACCEPTABLE. FROM DROPPED CATCHES TO MISSED STUMPINGS. OH, ANOTHER ONE THERE. EVEN THE COACH CAN'T LOOK NOW. IT'S GETTING TO THAT STAGE. THERE'S NO ONE MORE DISAPPOINTED THAN THE GIRLS SITTING IN THE DRESSING ROOM. AND, YOU KNOW, THESE GIRLS WORKED SO HARD ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME, FIELDING INCLUDED. AS FOR THE BAT, IT WAS HARD TO FAULT. THE WHITE FERNS SCORING 162/6. GOT A TICKLE ON IT. THAT'S EXCELLENT. BUT THAT WAS AS GOOD AS IT'D GET. THE WEST INDIES SCAMPERING TO THE TARGET WITH ONE BALL TO SPARE. REVENGE FOR THEIR SEMI-FINAL DEFEAT TWO YEARS AGO. THIS IS A SPECIAL, SPECIAL MOMENT FOR WEST INDIES WOMEN'S CRICKET. WE CAN BE SAD TONIGHT. WE CAN BE DISAPPOINTED. BUT THEN COME TOMORROW, WE GOTTA TURN UP AND BE BETTER AND LOOK FORWARD BECAUSE THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF GAMES TO COME. THAT INCLUDES SRI LANKA AND ENGLAND. ONLY THE TOP TWO TEAMS ADVANCE FROM EACH POOL. GOTTA WIN THEM, AND WE'VE GOTTA MOVE ON QUICKLY, AND THERE'S NO ONE PERSON TO BLAME. IT'S JUST A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE. ONE THAT COULD HAVE MAJOR IMPLICATIONS ON THEIR WORLD CUP DEFENCE. MICHELLE BANKS, 1NEWS. THE LONG WAIT IS OVER FOR KNICKS BASKETBALL FANS, NEW YORK BEATING THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS 94-90 TO BECOME NBA CHAMPIONS, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS. GAME FIVE OF THE FINALS FOLLOWING A FAMILIAR SCRIPT. THE SPURS UP BY DOUBLE DIGITS, BEFORE THE KNICKS ROARED HOME, TAKING THE LATE LEAD. HOLDING ON TO WIN THE BEST OF SEVEN SERIE 4-1. HE PUTS IT UP OFF THE MARK. ANUNOBY THE REBOUND. IT'S OVER! IT'S OVER! KNICKS FANS, THIS IS NOT A DREAM. YOUR LONG, LONG WAIT HAS ENDED. GO AHEAD AND CRY. AFTER 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE FINALLY NBA CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN! GUARD JALEN BRUNSON NAMED FINALS MVP, SCORING A WHOPPING 45 POINTS IN TODAY'S GAME. THE TOP THREE WERE ALREADY CONFIRMED, BUT THE SOUTHERN STEEL HAVE SECURED HOSTING RIGHTS FOR NEXT WEEKEND'S ELIMINATION FINAL, BEATING THE TACTIX 56-54. IN A TENSE GAME, A COSTLY MISS FROM THE TACTIX SAW THE STEEL HOLD A 2 GOAL LEAD INTO THE DYING SECONDS. THE TACTIX NEEDED A TWO POINTER TO TIE UP THE GAME. UNABLE TO HIT THE TWO POINT SHOT. AND THERE IT IS! THE STEEL TOO STRONG AT HOME. BEATING THE TACTIX 56-54 THE TWO TEAMS WILL MEET AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND, THE WINNER TAKING ON THE MYSTICS, WHO'LL HOST THE GRAND FINAL. BACK TO THE WORLD CUP, AND THE ALL WHITES HAVE HAD A VISIT FROM ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING HIGH-PERFORMANCE EXPERTS ` DON TRICKER. THE FORMER BLACK SOX COACH CURRENTLY WORKING IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BEFORE REJOINING NEW ZEALAND RUGBY. WORLD CUP REPORTER ZION DAYAL VISITED HIM AT THE BALL PARK. SAN DIEGO'S SPORTING SCENE IS CENTRED AROUND THE PADRES BASEBALL TEAM, AND AT THE HEART OF THE ORGANISATION IS KIWI DON TRICKER. IT'S LEADING THE MEDICAL TEAM AND THE STRENGTH, CONDITIONING, NUTRITION, SPORTS PSYCH, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, I DO A LITTLE BIT OF WORK WITH THE COACHES IN TERMS OF ` HOW DO WE DECLUTTER? HOW DO WE KEEP THINGS SIMPLE? AND TO GIVE THE PLAYERS THE BEST CHANCE OF PERFORMING OUT THERE ON EVERY GIVEN NIGHT. THAT'S SOMETHING THEY HAVE TO DO OFTEN, GIVEN EACH TEAM PLAYS 162 GAMES A SEASON PER DAY. BUT THEY'RE GOING BACK, AND IT'S GONE! BASEBALL IS NOT EXACTLY FOREIGN TO TRICKER ` A FORMER NEW ZEALAND SOFTBALL CAPTAIN WHO WENT ON TO COACH THE BLACK SOX TO TWO STRAIGHT WORLD TITLES. HE SPENT A DECADE AT NEW ZEALAND RUGBY AS A HIGH-PERFORMANCE MANAGER BEFORE JOINING THE PADRES NINE YEARS AGO. IF I WAS TO THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF WHAT I'M MOST PROUD OF IN COMING TO THE PADRES, IN COMING TO THE PADRES, IT'S THE TRANSITION TO ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT OUR FAMILIES. WE NEED TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE OUR FAMILIES LOVE US WORKING FOR NEW ZEALAND RUGBY, LOVE US WORKING FOR THE PADRES. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I BROUGHT TO THE PADRES, AND IT WAS COMPLETELY FOREIGN, PRETTY MUCH TO AMERICAN SPORT. TRICKER'S SET TO RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND RUGBY AT THE END OF THE BASEBALL SEASON IN OCTOBER AS THE NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR. WITH THE PADRES ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK, TRICKER ROPED IN TO ALL WHITES TRAINING. OVERALL OBSERVATION IS THAT YOU HAD A TEAM THAT IS FOCUSSED, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, AND EVERYTHING THAT LOOKED REALLY IMPRESSIVE TO ME. HIGH PRAISE FROM ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S LEADING SPORTS FIGURES. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS, SAN DIEGO. HE WILL BE WELCOMED BACK HERE WITH OPEN ARMS I AM SURE. GERMANY AND NETHERLANDS ON THE WORLD CUP TOMORROW AND UFC ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN. COMING UP, ERIN'S HERE WITH YOUR WEATHER FOR THE WEEK. VOICEOVER: The new Subway Footlong Peri Peri-Style Chicken Sub. Hot grilled chicken. Freshly cut salad. Tangy and spicy peri peri sauce. Made fresh, just for you. Good food. Good value. That's Subway. NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. MANY SPOTS STARTING OFF FOGGY AGAIN THIS MORNING. AND WHILE RAIN HIT THE SOUTH, MUCH OF THE NORTH ISLAND WAS TREATED TO ANOTHER STUNNING DAY. TODAY YOU CAN SEE THE SYSTEM APPROACHING, AND RAIN'S NOW SET UP SHOP IN THE SOUTH AND WEST COAST. A WARM 22 IN HASTINGS TODAY, MANY FEELING THE WARMTH, BUT THAT'S SET TO CHANGE. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, THAT RAIN REMAINS HEAVY ON THE COAST. MORE RAIN WORKING UP THE ISLAND THROUGH TOMORROW. JUST THE ODD BIT OF SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE NORTH BUT NOTHING MUCH, UNTIL LATE DAY RAIN. FUTHER INTO THE WEEK ` TUESDAY, IT'S THE NORTH'S TURN FOR A WET ONE. BUT LATE TUESDAY, MORE INCOMING RAIN FROM THE SOUTH WORKING UP COUNTRY. AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURE WISE, SEVERAL COLD SOUTHERLY SURGES THIS WEEK, SO TEMPERATURES FEELING LIKE TRUE WINTER TEMPERATURES. MAYBE EVEN SOME SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. A PRETTY DECENT MONDAY UP TOP. JUST SOME AFTERNOON CLOUD, MAYBE A SPRINKLE. AND 17 OR 18. ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR A FOGGY MORNING FOR PARTS OF TAMAKI MAKAURAU AGAIN. SOME CLOUD BUILDS IN THE AFTERNOON TO AN EVENING SHOWER FOR SOME. AND 17 DEGREES. A BIT OF A GREY START TO THE WORKING WEEK, HAMILTON. MAYBE A SHOWER TOO, AND 16 IS YOUR HIGH. SOME CLOUD OVER-HEAD IN THE CENTRAL NORTH. A FEW SHOWERS FOR TAUPO AND TAUMARUNUI TOO , MAYBE FURTHER NORTH AS WELL, AND 14 FOR ROTORUA. THE SUN/CLOUD MIX FOR YOU, TAURANGA. AND STILL A DECENT 18 DEGREES. YET ANOTHER STUNNING DAY IN GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. OTHERS STARTING THAT WAY, BUT CLOUD ROLLS IN AND RAIN ARRVING IN THE EVENING. 20 IN HAWKE'S BAY. A FEW SHOWERS THOUGH THE DAY IN THE WEST, BUT THAT BECOMES POSSIBLY HEAVY RAIN IN THE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. 16 FOR MANY HERE. THE ODD SHOWER IN THE CAPTIAL, AGAIN UNTIL THE HEAVY STUFF MOVES IN FROM EVENING., AND THE NORTHERLY WHIPS ROUND TO A STRONG SOUTHERLY. A16 IS YOUR HIGH. TAKE THE RAINCOAT TO SCHOOL AND WORK. IF YOU START FINE, YOU WON'T END THAT WAY AS THE RAIN ROLLS IN. WESTPORT VERY WET MUCH OF THE DAY. AND 16 OR 17 FOR ALL. CHRISTCHURCH, EXPECT THE RAIN LATE MORNING IN OTAUTAHI CHCH. CHRISTCHURCH, EXPECT THE RAIN LATE MORNING IN OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH. EASING BACK TO SHOWERS EARLY EVENING. A SOUTHLERY SHIFT AND 14 DEGREES. A VERY WET TIME HERE. THE FALLS COULD BE HEAVY IN THE WEST COAST. EASING IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. AND 15 FOR MANY. WET OVERNIGHT, BUT THINGS EASE THROUGH THE MORNING IN TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN. A CHILLY 11 FOR YOU. OAMARU'S STILL IN THE FIRING LINE IN THE MORNING. THE RAIN'S EASED BACK BY DAWN FOR OTHERS SO IT'S BACK TO THE COOL DAYS. 10 FOR GORE. SHOWERS STICKING AROUND IN OTEPOTI DUENDIN. BUT WITH THAT COLD WIND SHIFT YOU START AT 10 AND ONLY RISE TO 12. TUESDAY ` THE NORTH ISLAND'S TURN FOR A BIT OF A RAINY DAY. THE SOUTH'S FARING WELL UNTIL MORE RAIN ARRIVES TO THE SOUTH. WORKIGN UP THE ISLAND OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY .. CROSSING TO THE LOWER NORTH. A REAL MIXED WEEK. AND THAT'S 1NEWS THIS EVENING. AND A REMINDER ` FOR MORE ON TODAY'S TOP STORIES, YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR NEWS PAGE ON TVNZ+? OR OUR WEBSITE ONENEWS.DO.NZ FROM US, GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY REBEKAH ADAMS AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.