NATIONAL ACCUSES LABOUR OF HAVING AN $18B GAP IN ITS SPENDING PLANS. LABOUR ACCUSES NATIONAL OF SCAREMONGERING. TRUMP'S NAME COMES OFF THE KENNEDY CENTRE AS IRAN POURS COLD WATER ON HIS CLAIM A PEACE DEAL WILL BE SIGNED TOMORROW. AND IN A FEW DAYS, WE'LL FIND OUT WHICH KIWI EATERIES WILL RECEIVE THE COUNTRY'S FIRST EVER MICHELIN STARS. WE VISIT SOME OF THE CONTENDERS IN QUEENSTOWN. CAPTIONS BY KATE PERCIVAL AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2026. NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, WELCOME TO THREE NEWS. WITH THE ELECTION NOW LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AWAY, THE BATTLE OVER WHO CAN BEST MANAGE THE ECONOMY IS INTENSIFYING. NATIONAL TODAY ACCUSED LABOUR OF MAKING PROMISES IT CAN'T PAY FOR, CLAIMING THERE'S AN $18B FUNDING GAP IN ITS PLANS. LABOUR SAYS THAT'S NONSENSE AND A SIGN NATIONAL IS GETTING DESPERATE. MEANWHILE, THE NEW LEADER OF THE OPPORTUNITY PARTY IS SETTING HER SIGHTS ON A TRADITIONAL LABOUR SAFE SEAT. SENIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY HAS TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS. THE BATTLE OVER ELECTION SPENDING HAS BEGUN, WITH NATIONAL TODAY ACCUSING LABOUR OF MAKING PROMISES IT CAN'T AFFORD. THE PURPOSE OF INVITING YOU HERE TODAY IS TO CALL UPON THE LABOUR PARTY, TO EXPLAIN HOW IT IS GOING TO CLOSE THE YAWNING GAP BETWEEN ITS SPENDING PLANS AND ITS REVENUE INTENTIONS. NATIONAL HAS COMPILED WHAT IT CALLS, 'LABOUR'S HIDDEN BILL', CLAIMING THE OPPOSITION HAS COMMITTED TO BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN NEW SPENDING WITHOUT FULLY EXPLAINING HOW IT WOULD BE FUNDED ` THE BULK OF THE SPENDING COMING FROM BRINGING BACK THE PAY EQUITY BILL. THIS IS LABOUR'S $18M HIDDEN BILL FOR NEW ZEALANDERS. EVEN IF YOU REMOVED ONE OF THESE, YOU STILL HAVE BILLIONS OF UNFUNDED DOLLARS, AND WHAT THIS HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU IS THE AMBIGUITY THAT LABOUR HAS INTENTIONALLY CREATED ABOUT WHAT THEIR POLICIES ARE, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT IF THEY ARE CLEAR, THE SPENDING HOLE WILL BE EVEN CLEARER. LABOUR REJECTS NATIONAL'S NUMBERS ENTIRELY, CALLING THEM MADE UP. IT'S JUST DESPERATE SCAREMONGERING FROM THE NATIONAL PARTY, WHO ARE ATTACKING LABOUR'S PLANS, BECAUSE THEIR ONE ISN'T WORKING OUT. SHE SAYS NATIONAL IS TRYING TO DISTRACT, AFTER THREE YEARS OF BROKEN PROMISES. SHE MADE SOME PRETTY BIG PROMISES IN 2023 ` WHEN SHE GOT INTO GOVERNMENT, SHE HAD TO BORROW TO PAY FOR THOSE PROMISES. I'M NOT GONNA MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES AS NICOLA WILLIS ` I'M BEING VERY CAREFUL ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THIS IS MY 18TH BUDGET; I'M BEING SO CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING, ALL OUR POLICIES WILL BE COSTED, AND YOU'LL SEE THE FULL PLAN AS PART OF OUR FISCAL PLAN. NATIONAL IS ALSO DISPUTING LABOUR'S COSTINGS FOR ITS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED PUBLIC-TRANSPORT POLICY. THAT WOULD COST $1.6B, NOT $65M. WHILE THE MAJOR PARTIES TRADED BLOWS OVER THE ECONOMY, A SMALLER CHALLENGER WAS PLOTTING AN UPSET. OPPORTUNITY PARTY LEADER QIULAE WONG TODAY LAUNCHED HER ELECTORATE CAMPAIGN IN THE LABOUR STRONGHOLD OF MT ALBERT. THE SEAT'S CURRENTLY HELD BY LABOUR MP HELEN WHITE, BUT HAS BEEN HELD BY FORMER PRIME MINISTERS HELEN CLARK AND JACINDA ARDERN. WINNING MT ALBERT WOULD BOOST WONG'S CHANCES OF BRINGING OTHER OPPORTUNITY MPs INTO PARLIAMENT WITH HER. VOTERS WANNA BELIEVE THAT WE CAN WIN AN ELECTORATE, THAT HELPS WITH THE WASTED-VOTE MENTALITY, BECAUSE IT BRINGS THE PARTY VOTE THRESHOLD DOWN TO 3%, AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, HAVING A STRONG ELECTORATE PLAY HELPS WITH THE PARTY VOTE CAMPAIGN AND VICE VERSA. THE RACE TO SHAPE THE NEXT PARLIAMENT IS GATHERING PACE. DONALD TRUMP SAYS AN AGREEMENT WITH IRAN IS SCHEDULED TO GET SIGNED TOMORROW, AND THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL REOPEN. BUT IRAN HAS DENIED A DEAL IS IMMINENT, SAYING, A FRAMEWORK 'HAS NOT YET BEEN FINALIZED'. CROWD CHANTS: TAKE IT DOWN! TO A CHORUS OF CHANTS SHOUTING 'TAKE IT DOWN!' THE LETTERS SPELLING DONALD J TRUMP WAS STRIPPED OFF THIS OLD INSTITUTION. THE U.S. PRESIDENT'S CONTROVERSIAL RENAMING OF THE KENNEDY CENTRE TO THE TRUMP-KENNEDY CENTRE RULED ILLEGAL. THE REMOVAL CONDUCTED AT 3am AND BEHIND A SCREEN. NOW THIS TARP, THAT'S A TRUMP THING ` YOU KNOW, COVERING IT UP, NOT WANTING THE PUBLIC TO SEE HIS NAME COME OFF OF THIS VANITY PROJECT THAT HE HAS CREATED. THE SELF-DUBBED PRESIDENT OF PEACE SPENT THE NIGHT ORDERING STRIKES ON VENEZUELA, EXECUTING THE LEADER OF ONE OF LATIN AMERICA'S MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL GANGS, AND CONTINUING HIS FLURRY OF TRUTH SOCIAL DIPLOMACY TO END THE WAR HE STARTED WITH IRAN. ...HE WROTE. PAKISTAN, A KEY MEDIATOR, HAS ALSO INDICATED THE DEAL WILL BE DONE WITHIN 24 HOURS, CONFIRMING THEY ARE PREPARING FOR AN ELECTRONIC SIGNING. THE U.S. PRESIDENT ENDING HIS POST WITH A THREAT ` WARNING IF THE DEAL DOESN'T GO AHEAD SMOOTHLY... IRAN, THOUGH, HAS CAUTIONED THE EXACT DATE OF THE SIGNING IS STILL UP IN THE AIR, AND CRITICISED WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS TRUMP'S UNUSUAL INSISTENCE ON GETTING THE DEAL DONE TOMORROW, HIGHLIGHTING THAT IT IS THE U.S. PRESIDENT'S 80TH BIRTHDAY AND SUGGESTING HE IS LOOKING TO USE THE DEAL AS A PERSONAL PUBLICITY EVENT. ...HEAVY-WEIGHT CONTENDER IN THE WORLD. ALREADY, THE 47TH PRESIDENT HAS ARRANGED HIMSELF A UFC BIRTHDAY BASH, USING THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL FOR A PRESS CONFERENCE, AND TRANSFORMING THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN INTO AN ARENA. DONALD TRUMP TRYING HIS HAND AT THE ART OF DISTRACTION AS HE GRAPPLES WITH THE ART OF THE DEAL. LARGE CROWDS HAVE GATHERED IN BELFAST AND DERRY FOR ANTI-RACISM RALLIES AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF VIOLENT UNREST ACROSS NORTHERN IRELAND LINKED TO A KNIFE ATTACK. RIOTERS TARGETED BELFAST'S ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES AFTER A SUDANESE NATIONAL WAS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER. POLITICIANS SAID THE UNITED AGAINST RACISM PROTEST IN BELFAST WAS THE BIGGEST EVER SEEN IN THE CITY, WHILE DEMONSTRATORS APPLAUDED SPEECHES CONDEMNING RACIST VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION. THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST NIGHTS EVER FOR NEW ZEALAND'S HOSPITALITY SCENE. IN LESS THAN A WEEK, THE COUNTRY'S FIRST MICHELIN STARS WILL BE HANDED OUT AT A GLITTERING CEREMONY IN AUCKLAND, ENDING MONTHS OF SPECULATION OVER WHICH RESTAURANTS HAVE MADE THE CUT. THE JUDGING HAS LONG SINCE WRAPPED UP, BUT IN QUEENSTOWN, ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S DINING CAPITALS, THE GUESSING GAME IS ONLY HEATING UP. SENIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY WENT TO MEET SOME OF THE CONTENDERS. YEAH, RHUBARB PATCH, BUT MOST OF IT'S ALL, SORT OF, PERENNIAL. QUEENSTOWN'S SHERWOOD RESTAURANT IS FAMOUS FOR ITS EXQUISITE SEASONAL MENUS USING LOCAL FOODS. HYPER-SEASONAL MENUS ` WE'VE GOT A KITCHEN GARDEN, YOU KNOW, 10M AWAY FROM OUR BACK DOOR. SHERWOOD'S CHRIS SCOTT KNOWS HIS RESTAURANT WAS ASSESSED BY MICHELIN; WHETHER IT IMPRESSED THE INSPECTORS IS ANYONE'S GUESS. I DON'T THINK ANYONE HAS ANY IDEA. SHERWOOD IS NOT FINE DINING, IT DESCRIBES ITSELF AS CASUAL EXCELLENCE, BUT NOWADAYS, MICHELIN STARS ARE AWARDED TO A BROAD RANGE OF EATERIES. THEY'RE RECOGNISING PLACES LIKE RAMEN SHOPS IN JAPAN WILL GET A STAR OR A TAQUERIA OR A TACO PLACE IN MEXICO ` LIKE, THESE SORTS OF THINGS. TOURISM NZ INVESTED $6.3M TO SECURE THE MICHELIN GUIDE'S FIRST-EVER EXPANSION INTO OCEANIA. THE MICHELIN STARS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A GRAND CEREMONY IN AUCKLAND NEXT WEEKEND, AND A NUMBER OF CHEFS AND OPERATORS HAVE ALREADY GOT INVITES TO THAT, BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THEY'RE GOING TO WIN, AND, IN FACT, THE MICHELIN GUIDE WAS ONLY ANNOUNCED AS COMING TO NZ, AFTER THE VERY SECRET JUDGING HAD ALREADY TAKEN PLACE. I WAS LOOKING OUT FOR A FEW BERETS OR SOME SORT OF, YOU KNOW, INCOGNITO, KIND OF, YEAH, PERSONS OF INTEREST. SO THIS ONE OVER HERE IS OUR CRAB RAVIOLO. COOKING ACROSS TOWN, TOAST & OAK'S GIULIO BARDUCCI IS ANOTHER CHEF WITH AN INVITATION TO THE AWARDS, BUT ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE WHAT IT MEANS. WE HAVE A VERY GOOD FOOD OFFERING ` IN THIS CASE WE'RE DOING A LA CARTE. WE'RE DOING TASTING MENUS, PAIRING ` WE HAVE WINE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE ITALIAN NATIVE SAYS GETTING A STAR WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE. IT'S A DREAM. SO EVERYTHING IS STILL SURREAL. AND, YOU KNOW, MOVING TO NZ, OPENING A RESTAURANT, I MEAN, YOU WALK AWAY FROM THOSE DREAMS A BIT TO CREATE YOUR OWN DREAM, AND THEN MICHELIN COMING HERE IS JUST SOMETHING ELSE. HE THINKS IT WILL BE A BIG DRAWCARD FOR FOOD TOURISTS. MICHELIN IS SUCH A MASSIVE NAME FOR FOODIES AROUND THE WORLD. QUEENSTOWN'S FOOD SCENE HAS QUIETLY BECOME ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S STRONGEST, WITH MORE THAN 150 RESTAURANTS AND BARS COMPETING FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS ALIKE. I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE BEST-KEPT SECRETS, ACTUALLY ` NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW, AND WE'RE ALL GOING, 'WHO'S IT GOING TO BE?' BUT IT'S EXCITING TO SEE, ACTUALLY, TO SEE A CELEBRATION LIKE THIS, TO LOOK AT THE WONDERFUL FOOD AND WINE THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY AND ACTUALLY SHOWCASE IT TO THE WORLD AND SAY, 'LOOK, COME DOWN HERE AND COME AND TRY OUT OUR WONDERFUL CUISINE.' SO NEXT WEEK, MICHELIN WILL REVEAL WHERE IT CONSIDERS NZ'S BEST PLACES TO EAT, AND UNTIL THEN, I'M DOING SOME HIGHLY RIGOROUS FIELD RESEARCH. MMM. THREE STARS FOR THE FERGBURGER. THE REAL STARS, THOUGH, WILL BE REVEALED ON SATURDAY. ANY MINUTE NOW NEMA WILL BE UNDERTAKING ITS NINTH NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY MOBILE ALERT TEST. THAT GOES OUT TO ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WITH CELL PHONE COVERAGE. NOW, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO RECEIVE THE ALERT, YOU CAN PUT YOUR PHONE ON FLIGHT MODE UNTIL 7PM TONIGHT. OR IF YOU FIND THE NOISE ANNOYING, ONCE IT STARTS, JUST TURN THE VOLUME DOWN. I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU HAVE NOT BROUGHT YOUR PHONE INTO THE STUDIO. WE DON'T WANT IT INTERRUPTING YOU TELLING US ABOUT THIS SUPER WRAP THE FINALISTS. THE HURRICANE'S BEAT THE BLUES LAST NIGHT. WE'LL HAVE ALL THE ACTION FROM THE HURRICANES SEMI FINAL VICTORY NEXT. PLUS, THE WHITE FERNS GET THEIR T20 WORLD CUP DEFENCE OFF TO THE WORST POSSIBLE START. AND AFTER 53 LONG YEARS, THE NEW YORK KNICKS ARE ONCE AGAIN NBA CHAMPIONS. VOICEOVER: The new Subway Korean-style BBQ Steak Sub. Loaded with tender steak. Freshly cut salad. Sweet, spicy BBQ glaze. FAITHFUL, FUN, ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE ` IT'S SUZUKI SWIFT AND THREENEWS SPORT. THE HURRICANES WILL HOST THE CHIEFS IN THE SUPER RUGBY FINAL AFTER A DOMINANT SECOND HALF PUT THE BLUES TO THE SWORD. THEIR 57-21 VICTORY IN WELLINGTON SETS UP A MOUTHWATERING DECIDER IN THE CAPITAL, AND LEAVES THE HURRICANES DARING TO DREAM OF FINALLY ADDING A SECOND SUPER RUGBY TROPHY TO THE CABINET. THE HURRICANES RUNNING FULL STEAM INTO THEIR FIRST SUPER RUGBY FINAL IN A DECADE. HUGELY PROUD OF THE MEN ` THE WAY THEY'VE FOUGHT THROUGH THE YEAR, YEAH, TO GET TO THAT GAME AND TO GET TO THE GRAND FINAL. THEY HAD TO FIGHT THROUGH A DEMANDING OPENING 40 MINUTES THAT SAW THE BLUES THROW EVERYTHING AT THEM. NOW CHRISTIE SLINGS IT ACROSS! AND THE CAPTAIN IS IN! THE VISITORS SHOWED SIGNS OF LIFE THAT HAVE BEEN NON-EXISTENT FOR THE PAST MONTH. AND HE FEEDS IT UP AT SPENCER! AFTER HALF AN HOUR, THE BLUES HAD THE LEAD. BUT XAVIER NUMEA STORMED OVER TO ENSURE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE IT HEADING INTO THE BREAK. AND A CHARGE! (WHISTLE BLOWS) BEFORE A CLINICAL SECOND HALF SAW ANY HOPES OF THE BLUES PULLING OFF A SHOCK UPSET EVAPORATE. YOU COULD FEEL THE CHANGE IN ENERGY FROM HALF TIME ` WE JUST MANAGED TO GET A BIT MORE LEG SPEED, IN BOTH ATTACK AND DEFENCE. ASAFOA AUMUA'S BURST UP THE LEFT-HAND SIDE TO SCORE FELT LIKE THE HAMMER BLOW TO THE BLUES. ASAFOA AUMUA! (WHISTLE BLOWS) WHAT A TRY THAT IS! THE HURRICANES HAD WELL AND TRULY FOUND THEIR RHYTHM. THE BLUES WEREN'T HELPED BY LOSING BOTH AJ LAM AND CALEB CLARKE TO HIAs IN THE FIRST HALF ` NEITHER WOULD RETURN. BUT IT LIKELY WOULDN'T HAVE MATTERED; THE CANES SIMPLY COULDN'T BE STOPPED IN THE SECOND HALF. NAHOLO! OH, BOY, OH BOY! IT SETS UP A BLOCKBUSTER FINAL SHOWDOWN IN THE CAPITAL; HURRICANES VS CHIEFS ` ONE VS TWO ON THE TABLE. A FOURTH FINAL IN A ROW FOR THE CHIEFS; A FIRST IN A DECADE FOR THE CANES. I THINK IT WOULD BE REMISS OF US NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE 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. THE HURRICANES ARE READY TO END 10 YEARS OF SUPER RUGBY HEARTBREAK. THE ALL WHITES ARE CONFIDENT THEY WILL BE AT THEIR BEST AND GRAB A CRUCIAL POINT WHEN THEIR WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF AGAINST IRAN. THE SIDE HAS PROVED POPULAR AT THEIR SAN DIEGO BASE IN THE LEAD UP TO TUESDAY'S FIRST GAME. IT'S A MATCH THE ALL WHITES ARE CONFIDENT THEY CAN COMPETE IN, BUT DEFENDER NANDO PIJNAKER ADMITS IRAN HAVE PROVEN DIFFICULT TO GET PAST. THEY ARE A REALLY TOUGH TEAM TO PLAY AGAINST. THEY ARE A REALLY STRONG TEAM, THEY WON A LOT OF GAMES OVER THE YEARS. MEANWHILE, ONE OF THE PRE-TOURNAMENT FAVOURITES BRAZIL WERE HELD TO A 1-ALL DRAW WITH MOROCCO THIS MORNING. THE WHITE FERNS' T20 WORLD CUP DEFENCE HAS GOT OFF TO THE WORST POSSIBLE START, AND THEY ONLY HAVE THEMSELVES TO BLAME. TAKING ON THE WEST INDIES, THEY SET AN IMPOSING 163 FOR VICTORY. BUT A SEVERE CASE OF THE DROPSIES ALLOWED THE WEST INDIES TO PULL OFF THE SECOND LARGEST RUN CHASE IN INTERNATIONAL T20 HISTORY. GORDON FINDLATER HAS THE ACTION. IT WAS A NIGHT TO FORGET FOR THE WHITE FERNS. GOT TO RUN, GOT TO RUN! CAMPBELL GETS THERE SAFELY. THE WEST INDIES PULLING OFF THE SECOND HIGHEST RUN CHASE IN WOMEN'S T20 HISTORY. THE WHITE FERNS ALL TOO AWARE OF HOW IT ALL WENT WRONG. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR FIELDING LET US DOWN. IT WAS JUST A REALLY BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE FOR THE GROUP. AFTER SETTING THE WINDIES 163 FOR VICTORY, THE EARLY SIGNS WERE PROMISING FOR THE WHITE FERNS. BIG CHANGE AND A RUN OUT. JUST A COMPLETE AND UTTER MESS UP. THE RUN OUT LEAVING THE WEST INDIES FRUSTRATED AND EMBARRASSED. SOON THOSE FEELINGS WOULD BE RESERVED FOR THE WHITE FERNS, THOUGH. NOW A CHANCE FOR NEW ZEALAND TO PICK UP ANOTHER. OH, IT'S GONE DOWN. IT HAS GONE DOWN. SHARP PUTS DOWN A CATCH THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKING AT THIS LEVEL. OH, IS IT CARRIED? IS IT ANOTHER CHANCE? THE FIELDING WOES DIDN'T JUST COME IN THE FORM OF DROPPED CATCHES EITHER. OH, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY GOES ABEGGING. THAT IS AS COMFORTABLE AS STUMPINGS SHOULD GET. IT THEN GOT EVEN WORSE. SHE CHIPPED IT UP, BUT SHE GOT AWAY WITH` OH NO. THAT IS THE THIRD TIME. BACK-TO-BACK DROPS IN CONSECUTIVE DELIVERIES. TOP EDGE, AND ANOTHER DROP. THIS IS SHOCKING FROM NEW ZEALAND. IN TOTAL FIVE DROPPED OPPORTUNITIES THE WHITE FERNS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BACK. SURELY THAT'S GOT TO BE TAKEN. NO! ANOTHER ONE GOES DOWN. THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO WIN, NEW ZEALAND. THE WINDIES MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR MANY LIVES. BRILLIANT SHOT. ABSOLUTELY SUPERB SHOT. THE WEST INDIES LEFT POINTING TOWARDS THE HEAVENS IN VICTORY. THE WHITE FERNS ALSO LIKELY TO BE LOOKING TO THE SKIES AT PRACTICE BEFORE THEY FACE SRI LANKA ON WEDNESDAY. WARRIORS COACH ANDREW WEBSTER HAS LET RIP AT OFFICIALS, AFTER CONFUSION OVER THE SHOT CLOCK LED TO A CRUCIAL SHARKS PENALTY IN LAST NIGHT'S 10-8 LOSS. CHANEL HARRIS TAVITA ASKED REFEREE GERARD SUTTON HOW LONG HE HAD TO TAKE HIS GOAL LINE DROP OUT, BECAUSE THE SHOT CLOCK WAS COVERED BY AN AD. HE WAS TOLD FIVE SECONDS. TWO SECONDS LATER, HE WAS TIMED OUT. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW LONG TO GO. WHEN YOU ASK THE QUESTION, COS YOU CAN'T SEE IT ON THE CLOCK, AND THE RESPONSE IS, YOU'VE GOT FIVE SECONDS, AND YOU KICK IT IN TWO ` WELL, LIKE, I NEVER BLOW UP ` THAT'S EMBARRASSING. THAT GIFTED THE SHARKS A PENALTY IN FRONT OF THE POSTS. DESPITE THE INCIDENT, THE WARRIORS HAD THE CHANCE TO SEND IT TO GOLDEN POINT AT THE DEATH, BUT ADAM POMPEY'S PENALTY ATTEMPT WAS WIDE. LIAM LAWSON HAS MATCHED HIS BEST QUALIFYING EFFORT OF THE SEASON, GOING EIGHTH QUICKEST AHEAD OF TOMORROW MORNING'S BARCELONA GRAND PRIX. LAWSON WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME THE GEARBOX ISSUES, WHICH PLAGUED HIM IN YESTERDAY'S PRACTICE SESSION ` THE KIWI QUALIFYING FOR Q3 FOR JUST THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR. CHARGING IT FORWARD ACROSS THE LINE. GOOD LUCK FROM LAWSON. HONESTLY, JUST PUT ONE REALLY GOOD LAP TOGETHER IN Q2, SO, YEAH, VERY, VERY HAPPY. WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE FOR TOMORROW. MERCEDES DRIVER GEORGE RUSSELL WILL START FROM POLE. HE'S JOINED ON THE FRONT ROW BY LEWIS HAMILTON, SECURING HIS BEST QUALIFYING RESULT FOR FERRARI. THE NEW YORK KNICKS' 53-YEAR TITLE DROUGHT IS OVER, AFTER DEFEATING THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS 94-90 IN GAME FIVE. ONCE AGAIN, THE KNICKS HAD TO DO IT COMING FROM BEHIND, ELIMINATING A 16-POINT DEFICIT; THEIR COMEBACK ONCE AGAIN LED BY JALEN BRUNSON, WHO TOP SCORED WITH 45 POINTS. BRUNSON DRIVES. BRUNSON SHOOTS, TIES THE GAME! BRUNSON GETS AWAY FROM CASSEL. THE FLOATER'S UP AND GOOD! JALEN BRUNSON WITH ANOTHER ANSWER! KNICKS FANS, THIS IS NOT A DREAM! YOUR LONG, LONG WAIT IS ENDED! GO AHEAD AND CRY ` AFTER 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE FINALLY NBA CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN! BRUNSON WAS NAMED THE UNANIMOUS NBA FINALS MVP. I'M SURE YOU'LL BE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT. I WILL BE SINGING EMPIRE STATE OF MIND FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. COMING UP ` THE BEST OF THE WEEK'S WEATHER PICS. PLUS, A FOOTBALL-MAD DRUG DEALER IN PERU IS TAKEN DOWN BY A COUPLE OF COPS DISGUISED AS WORLD CUP MASCOTS VOICEOVER: AMI HomeHub's trusted trades people seem more than a house. So our expert team helps you restore to the home you love. Search AMI HomeHub to find out more. Where did that come from? A total mystery. VOICEOVER: Mystery damage can come out of nowhere... Good thing Tower instantly approves over 87% of online car claims. Get $100 off new comprehensive car insurance today. WELCOME BACK, YOU'RE WATCHING THREE NEWS. HERE ARE THE TOP STORIES FOR YOUR SUNDAY EVENING ` NATIONAL'S ACCUSED LABOUR OF HAVING AN $18B GAP IN ITS SPENDING PLANS. LABOUR SAYS IT SHOWS NATIONAL'S GETTING DESPERATE. IRAN HAS ACCUSED DONALD TRUMP OF PUSHING TO GET A DEAL DONE IN TIME FOR HIS BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. AND LARGE CROWDS HAVE GATHERED IN BELFAST AND DERRY FOR ANTI-RACISM RALLIES AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF VIOLENT UNREST ACROSS NORTHERN IRELAND. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LIES OVER THE NORTH ISLAND, MOVING EASTWARDS, WHILE A FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTH. THERE'S SCATTERED RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTH BECOMING HEAVY TOMORROW, WHILE IN THE NORTH, IT'S MOSTLY FINE, WITH JUST THE ODD SHOWER. THE MORNING IS LOOKING MAINLY FINE AT THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY TOMORROW, BUT WITH AREAS OF FOG, THERE IS THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON FOR EVERYONE AS WELL. IT IS MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR TWO HERE, AND NORTH-WESTERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING. AND HOW IS THIS FOR A GOOD-LOOKING MONDAY MORNING? A SUNNY START FOR EVERYONE HERE, BUT RAIN WILL DEVELOP IN THE EVENING FOR DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON. IT IS MOSTLY CLOUDY HERE, WITH THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER IN NEW PLYMOUTH AND TAUMARUNUI. RAIN WILL DEVELOP AT NIGHT FOR WANGANUI, PALMY AND WELLINGTON, BUT IT WILL BE HEAVIEST IN KAPITI. MOVING TO THE SOUTH ISLAND NOW, AND IT'S A FINE START FOR NELSON, BUT RAIN WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BUT CLEARING BY LATE ARVO. IT IS A PLEASANT START IN BLENHEIM AND KAIKOURA, BUT RAIN WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON. CHRISTCHURCH, ASHBURTON AND TIMARU WILL GET THE RAIN EARLIER, ARRIVING LATE MORNING AND EASING TO SHOWERS BY EARLY EVENING. AND AT THE BOTTOM, OF THE COUNTRY IT'S PRETTY WET AS WELL. THE RAIN WILL EASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THOUGH, CLEARING AT NIGHT, BUT THE CLOUD WILL REMAIN FOR MOST. LOOKING AT OUR NEIGHBOURS OVER IN AUSSIE, AND IT'S STILL FAIRLY CLOUDY. AND NOT A GOOD WEEKEND FOR A PACIFIC GETAWAY ` IT'S WET AND THUNDERY. NOW LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT HOW THE REST OF THE WEEK IS LOOKING AT HOME. # NOW YOU'RE IN NEW YORK. # WELCOME TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS, BABY. # THESE BRIGHTS LIGHTS WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BRAND NEW, # BIG LIGHTS WILL INSPIRE YOU. # LET'S HEAR IT FOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK. FINALLY TONIGHT, YOU'VE HEARD OF UNDERCOVER COPS, BUT PERHAPS NOT LIKE THIS. OVER THE WEEKEND, POLICE IN PERU DRESSED UP AS FIFA WORLD CUP MASCOTS TO CARRY OUT A DRUG BUST. OFFICERS SAY THE SUSPECT WAS A DEVOTED FOOTBALL FAN, AND THE COSTUMES ALLOWED THEM TO GET CLOSE WITHOUT RAISING SUSPICION. PREVIOUS UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS HAVE ALSO SEEN PERUVIAN OFFICERS DISGUISED AS SUPERHEROES AND EVEN CAPYBARAS. 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