TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS... A PEACE DEAL AND CAGE FIGHTING. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WE'RE AT THE WHITE HOUSE WATCHING UFC FIGHTS. ULTIMATE FIGHTING ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN AS IRAN GRAPPLES WITH THE TERMS OF A DEAL TO END HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. WHAT COMES NEXT? SECURITY'S RAMPED UP AT THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. THOUSANDS OF PROTESTERS EXPECTED, WHEN IRAN PLAY THEIR OPENING MATCH AGAINST THE ALL WHITES. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MOMENT. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING BUT WE DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO TOMORROW. AND THE TEAM ARE KICKING AWAY OUTSIDE DISTRACTIONS, AS THEY DEAL WITH AN INJURY SCARE. CAPTIONS BY REBEKAH ADAMS, LAURA YOUNG AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2026 TENA TATOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. DONALD TRUMP TURNS 80 TODAY, AND HE'S CELEBRATING THE MILESTONE BY HERALDING A MAJOR DIPLOMATIC BREAKTHROUGH WITH IRAN. THE U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMPETING AN AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED THIS WEEKEND, THAT'LL END ALL HOSTILITIES, INCLUDING IN LEBANON, LIFT AMERICA'S BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS, AND REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ - TOLL FREE. TRUMP DECLARING 'SHIPS OF THE WORLD, 'START YOUR ENGINES. 'LET THE OIL FLOW!' THROUGH STATE MEDIA, IRAN CONFIRMING AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN STRUCK, BUT ITS WORDING AND TIME-FRAMES ON KEY POINTS DIFFER. HOPES ARE HIGH ENOUGH THOUGH FOR WORLD LEADERS TO OFFER SUPPORT AND CONGRATULATIONS. OUR OWN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS HE'S 'CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.' BUT THERE ARE STILL BIG ISSUES TO RESOLVE, NOT LEAST IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS. ISRAEL'S ATTACK ON SOUTHERN BANGLADESH THREATENED TO DERAIL TALKS AT THE LAST MOMENT. THE DEADLY STRIKE IN DEFIANCE OF IRAN'S RED LINE OF PEACE HERE, TOO, OR NOT AT ALL. DONALD TRUMP'S RESPONSE TO ISRAEL'S LEADER FAST AND FURIOUS, TELLING U.S. MEDIA: NOT LONG AFTER, THE MOMENT THE WORLD'S BEEN WAITING FOR. WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS. IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCED THE U.S. STRUCK A DEAL WITH IRAN TO END THE WAR. I SUSPECT THAT BEHIND THE SCENES, BEYOND SOME STERN LANGUAGE, THE UNITED STATES ACTUALLY PUT SOME REAL PRESSURE ON THE ISRAELIS AND SOME THREATS, AND PERHAPS ALSO GAVE SOME ADDITIONAL CONCESSIONS TO THE IRANIANS, IN ORDER TO GET THE DEAL WITHOUT THE IRANIANS RETALIATING AGAINST ISRAEL. THAT MAY INCLUDE RELEASING BILLIONS IN FROZEN IRANIAN ASSETS AND THE LIFTING OF SANCTIONS ON ITS OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. THE STAGE DOES SEEM TO BE SET. THIS DOES SEEM TO BE THE MOMENT EVERYONE WAS HOPING FOR. THERE ARE A FEW CONFIRMED DETAILS OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN. ON TOP OF LIFTING TWO WAY BLOCKADES ONCE IT'S SIGNED, IT'S THOUGHT TO INCLUDE A 60-DAY CEASEFIRE ON ALL FRONTS, INCLUDING LEBANON, WITH NEGOTIATIONS ON THORNY ISSUES, SUCH AS IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS, TO TAKE PLACE IN THAT TIME. NOW, THAT'S A HUGE MATTER, AND I SUPPOSE WE'RE ALL WAITING TO FIND WHAT THE DETAIL OF THAT IS. OR IS THAT YET TO BE RESOLVED, AS IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE? WHILE THE SIDES HAVE COME CLOSE TO PEACE BEFORE, THIS TIME THERE'S MORE, ALBEIT CAUTIOUS, OPTIMISM. I HOPE THAT THEY HAVE NEGOTIATED SOMETHING THAT CAN LAST. THAT THERE'S A PERMANENCY ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS ANYMORE. AND THE CATASTROPHE FOR THE IRANIAN PEOPLE THEMSELVES HAS BEEN MASSIVE. THERE ARE FIVE DAYS UNTIL A PLANNED SIGNING CEREMONY IN SWITZERLAND ON SATURDAY, WITH TRUMP POSSIBLY HEADING THERE HIMSELF. BUT AS THE PAST THREE-AND-A-HALF MONTHS OF WAR HAS PROVED, A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN THAT TIME. U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH JOINS US FROM LOS ANGELES NOW. SO, HOW CLOSE IS ALL THIS TO PROPER PEACE, LOGAN? WELL MELISSA WE DON'T HAVE SIGNATURES ON A SPINAL PEACE DOCUMENT. IN JUST THE LAST 24:48 HOURS. BECAUSE WHATEVER WAY YOU CUT IT, EVEN IF THE STRIKES END, ULTIMATELY AMERICA TODAY IS IN A FAR WORSE POSITION THAN WHAT IT WAS WHEN THIS WAR STARTED. THE IRANIAN REGIME HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A REGIME THAT IS ARGUABLY MORE RADICAL. INSIDE THE UNITED STATES AS WELL, THE PRESIDENT'S APPROVAL RATINGS HAVE TAKEN A TUMBLE. OF COURSE THE LONG-TERM TEST FOR THIS PEACE DEAL, OR WHAT MIGHT COME AFTER IT, WE DON'T NOTE THE STAGE. AS WITH THESE THINGS THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL. AND OF COURSE LOGAN - THE IRAN ISSUE FRONT AND CENTRE AT THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP, WHERE YOU ARE NOW? WE ARE HERE IN LOS ANGELES ON THE EVE OF IRAN'S FIRST MATCH OF THIS FIFA WORLD CUP. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DENY THAT THIS IS A MATCH THAT WILL MUCH LIKELY BE POLITICALLY CHARGED. IRAN'S FOOTBALL TEAM ON AMERICAN SOIL. AFTER A LONG AND DISRUPTED JOURNEY, FINALLY TAKING A MOMENT IN THIS MAMMOTH LOS ANGELES STADIUM. TRANSLATOR: WE ARE HERE TO PLAY AND REPRESENT THE GREAT NATION OF IRAN, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. OUR SOLE FOCUS IS ON FOOTBALL AND ON MAKING THE PEOPLE OF IRAN HAPPY. WE ARE NOT POLITICAL. IMPOSSIBLE, THOUGH, IN THE CURRENT CLIMATE. THE TEAM TRAVELLED WITHOUT MUCH OF ITS SUPPORT CREW, MANY OF WHOM WERE DENIED VISAS. THE TEAM GOT A FOND FAREWELL THIS MORNING FROM FANS AT THEIR HOME BASE IN TIJUANA, MEXICO. TRANSLATOR: AND IT REALLY IS A PLEASURE TO WELCOME THEM. I THINK WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH WITH THE UNITED STATES IS VERY SAD, AND I'M SO GLAD THEY ARE FEELING THE WARMTH AND LOVE OF THE WORLD CUP THROUGH MEXICO AND ALL ITS FANS. BUT THEIR PRESENCE IN AMERICA IS NOT POPULAR AMONG MANY IRANIANS HERE. THEY DO NOT REPRESENT US. PROTESTERS OUTSIDE THE TEAM'S HOTEL SAYING THEY REPRESENT AN AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT THAT'S KILLED THOUSANDS OF ITS CITIZENS. IF I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING TO THEM, IS THAT I` ONLY I SAY, 'SHAME ON YOU. SHAME ON YOU.' THIS LOCAL IRANIAN LEADER WROTE TO FIFA CALLING FOR IRAN TO BE KICKED OUT, LIKE SOUTH AFRICA WAS OVER APARTHEID. THE IRAN REGIME IS TERRORISING ITS OWN PEOPLE, EXECUTING ATHLETES. THE FIFA, IF THEY BELIEVE IN THEIR OWN STANDARDS, THEY SHOULD GIVE A RED CARD TO THE IRAN'S FOOTBALL FEDERATION. WHILE THE IRANIAN TEAM SAYS ITS WORLD CUP EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN CHALLENGING SO FAR... TRANSLATOR: WE, THE PLAYERS OF THE IRAN NATIONAL TEAM, REPRESENT ALL THE PEOPLE OF IRAN AROUND THE WORLD. EVERY COUNTRY HAS ITS DIFFERENCES. IT'S NORMAL. BUT AS FOOTBALLERS, WE ARE HERE TO UNITE EVERYONE. I LOVE FOOTBALL, I PLAYED FOOTBALL, I WATCH FOOTBALL, BUT THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE IS A LARGE CROWD EXPECTED TOMORROW. THERE'S ABOUT 750,000 IRANIANS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES, AND 30% OF THEM ARE HERE, IN THE GREATER L.A. AREA. FINAL PREP NOW FOR A MATCH THAT MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR MORE THAN FOOTBALL. SO HOW ARE THE ALL WHITES DEALING WITH ALL THIS? THE ALL WHITES ARE FOCUSED ON ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY AND THAT'S PLAYING THE BEST FOOTBALL THEY CAN FOR THE OPENING MATCH. THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINING DOWN IN SAN DIEGO. THAT IS THEIR HOME BASE. THEY ARE NOW IN THE CITY. WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF THE ALL WHITES? THEY'VE MADE THE TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO TO LA. I DID CATCH UP WITH COACH DARREN BAZELEY. HE PICKED UP A HAMSTRING INJURY YESTERDAY IN TRAINING. AT THIS STAGE, HE'S STILL BEING ASSESSED BY THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. WE'VE GOT A GREAT MEDICAL DEPARTMENT THAT WILL ENSURE, ONCE DECISIONS ARE MADE, THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY WANT TO BE FOCUSING ON. IT IS INCREDIBLE THEY WERE EVEN HERE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. SO MANY OF THESE PLAYERS HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE STORY OF EVEN JUST GETTING TO THIS POINT. I SPOKE TO CAPT CHRIS WOOD TODAY. I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS LATER IN SPORT. AND JUST A REMINDER, ALL THE ALL WHITES GAMES, INCLUDING TOMORROW'S AGAINST IRAN, ARE FREE TO AIR HERE ON TVNZ ONE AND TVNZ+. COVERAGE STARTS FROM MIDDAY. JUST HOURS AFTER DECLARING THE DEAL WITH IRAN, DONALD TRUMP CELEBRATED AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH A CAGE-FIGHTING EXTRAVAGANZA ON THE SOUTH LAWN. THOUSANDS GATHERING TO WITNESS THE UFC SPECTACLE, WHICH THE U.S. PRESIDENT PROMISED WOULD BE, 'THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.' ALI PUGH REPORTS. THE HOME OF THE U.S. PRESIDENT TRANSFORMED FOR A FIGHT-NIGHT LIKE NO OTHER. THE CLAW ALMOST 80FT TALL ON THE SOUTH LAWN. A TOWERING $100M CAGE-FIGHTING ARENA, DUBBED THE CLAW, RIGHT ON THE SOUTH LAWN OF THE WHITE HOUSE. AND ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, STRAIGHT FROM HIS IRAN DEAL, LAPPING UP THE HIGHLY CHOREOGRAPHED SPECTACLE, MARCHING IN WITH UFC BOSS DANA WHITE. I'M SO FILLED WITH TESTOSTERONE! I HAVE SEEN SOME SURREAL THINGS IN MY LIFE. THIS IS THE MOST SURREAL. MILITARY PERSONNEL FRONT AND CENTRE FOR THE ALL-AMERICAN SHOWCASE, # FOR THE LAND OF THE FREE # THE FORECAST THUNDERSTORMS NOT STOPPING THE ACTION. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN! 14 ELITE FIGHTERS USING THE WHITE HOUSE CHANGING ROOMS IN BACK-TO-BACK MATCHES, BEATING THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF EACH OTHER. THE EVENT WAS BILLED AS A CELEBRATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, BUT FELT MORE LIKE A RALLY FOR THE PRESIDENT. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'D LIKE TO THANK PRESIDENT TRUMP. IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON TO HAVE THE BALLS TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SHOUT OUT TO TRUMP FOR HAVING THE BALLS TO PUT SOME (BLEEP) LIKE THIS ON. IT'S THE FIRST TIME A PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENT'S BEEN HELD ON WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS, AND IT WASN'T WITHOUT BACKLASH. MANY HAD OBJECTED TO THE FIGHT AS BEING AN UNSUITABLE CELEBRATION ` THERE WAS EVEN AN UNSUCCESSFUL LEGAL CHALLENGE TO HAVE IT SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. ...A KNOCK-OUT TO POTENTIALLY SECURE THE TITLE SHOT... NOT A MOMENT'S REST FOR THE PRESIDENT, HE'S NOW HEADING TO FRANCE FOR THE G7. THE ENTIRE SUMMIT WAS RESCHEDULED TO ACCOMMODATE HIS BIRTHDAY CAGE-FIGHTING PARTY. ALI PUGH, 1 NEWS. UNIONS SAY IT'LL TAKE MORE THAN BUILDING NEW ROADS TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE INTO WORK. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER BELIEVES NEW INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WILL BE 'JOB-RICH' AND HELP ADDRESS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, WHICH, AT 17.3%, IS THE HIGHEST IT HAS BEEN IN DECADES. THE GOVERNMENT IS SET TO SPEND MORE ON TRADE ACADEMIES, SO STUDENTS ARE READY FOR THE WORK THAT'S AHEAD. HERE'S SIMON MERCEP WITH THE SECOND PART OF HIS INVESTIGATION. MOSTLY, THEY WEAR THE UNIFORM OF MANUREWA HIGH SCHOOL... TAKEAWAY LARGE LATTE? ...BUT THEY ALSO DRESS FOR CAFE WORK NEAR AUCKLAND AIRPORT ` PART OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE ARA TRUST. I WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING ON MY CV SO THAT WHEN I APPLY FOR A JOB, IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO GET IN, BECAUSE NOWADAYS, US TEENAGERS, ESPECIALLY US GIRLS, IT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO GET JOBS. AT FIRST, IT WAS REALLY NERVE-WRACKING. LIKE, IT WAS, LIKE` I WAS A BIT NERVOUS, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY... LIKE, I REALLY LIKED IT, BECAUSE THE CUSTOMERS, THEY'RE, LIKE, THEY HAVE GOOD ENERGY. THE TRUST AIMS TO HELP STUDENTS ADJUST TO THE WORKPLACE. SO THAT THEY CAN WALK AWAY FROM AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THIS AND THINK, 'YEAH, I CAN DO THIS, I CAN APPLY. 'IT'S NOT AS SCARY AS I THOUGHT.' THE BOSS IS HAPPY TO GIVE THE YOUNG WOMEN A CHANCE. WHEN I WAS THE SAME AGE AS THOSE GIRLS ARE, THAT THOSE GIRLS ARE, I HAD THE SAME OPPORTUNITY GIVEN TO ME, SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO DO TO KEEP IT GOING. THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCED MORE FUNDING FOR TRADES ACADEMIES. UNIONS WELCOMED THE INVESTMENT, BUT ALSO WORRY THAT WITH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT SO HIGH, THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE MAY END UP CHASING WORK IN AUSTRALIA. THE PRIME MINISTER RECENTLY MET STUDENTS AT A TRADES ACADEMY. LAST WEEK, 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. WE'VE GOT A MASSIVE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, WITH $7 BILLION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS UNDERWAY THAT ARE JOB-RICH. HE ALSO SUGGESTED SOME KIWIS WERE DISAPPOINTED WITH AUSTRALIA. YEAH, I WAS ON A SITE JUST LAST FRIDAY, ACTUALLY, AND THEY WERE DOING A RE-CLADDING JOB, AND TWO OF THOSE FIVE BUILDERS HAD COME BACK FROM NEWCASTLE BECAUSE THEY'D GONE TO AUSTRALIA, DISCOVERED THAT, ACTUALLY, HOUSING IS A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE. BUT UNIONS ARGUE THE LURE OF AUSTRALIA IS STILL STRONG, AND THE PAY IS MUCH BETTER IN AUSTRALIA. AND OF COURSE, WE'VE JUST WIDENED THAT GAP BECAUSE WE HAD A VERY TINY MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE AND THEY'VE HAD A REALLY BIG, SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE MINIMUM WAGE. SHE DOUBTS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE WILL HELP. THE THING IS, THEY ARE PUTTING SOME MONEY INTO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AT THE SAME TIME AS THEY'RE DOING MASSIVE CUTS TO PUBLIC SERVICES FROM, YOU KNOW, KAITAIA DOWN TO INVERCARGILL, WITH AROUND 9000 JOBS GOING FROM THE PUBLIC SECTOR. WE'VE GOT TO DO MORE THAN JUST INVEST IN A COUPLE OF ROADS. AND HERE'S WHAT AN ECONOMIST MAKES OF THE DEBATE. IS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT REALLY HIGH RIGHT NOW? ABSOLUTELY. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK FORWARD FOR THE NEXT TWO, THREE, FOUR YEARS, WE SHOULD GET A RECOVERY. YOU KNOW, WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF A RECOVERY. AND ONCE SOME OF THOSE GLOBAL RISKS FADE, NEW ZEALAND WILL GET BETTER. AND HE SAYS PEOPLE ON BUILDING SITES OR IN CAFES SHOULD BENEFIT. SO WHEN AN ECONOMY RECOVERS, THE THINGS THAT REALLY TAKE OFF ARE THINGS LIKE RETAIL, HOSPITALITY AND CONSTRUCTION. THEY ARE SUPER CYCLICAL, SO THEY FEEL THE DOWNTURNS THE MOST AND THEY FEEL THE RECOVERY THE MOST. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS, PRECIOUS HOPES TO BE READY. IN A BUSINESS, YOU NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS, YOU HAVE CLIENTS, AND YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WANT. SIMON'S WITH ME. PUTTING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO ONE SIDE, JUST HOW VALUABLE ARE THESE TRAINING PROGRAMMES? MELISSA THE VALUE IS IN GIVING STUDENTS A SET OF SKILLS TO PREPARE FOR WORK AND IT SEEMS A BETTER CHANCE OF SUCCEEDING IN WORK. HE'S SAYING THAT THESE ACADEMIES THERE ARE 24 OF THEM AROUND THE COUNTRY, GET STUDENTS ENGAGED IN THE IDEA OF WORK AND WANTING TO PREPARE FOR IT. YOU'VE LOOKED AT THE ARA ACADEMY. WHAT IS ITS SUCCESS RATE LIKE? THEY WERE PART OF AN ACADEMY BASED AROUND AUCKLAND'S AIRPORT. THERE IS NO DOUBT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR YOUTH IS VERY HIGH. THANKS, SIMON. A MURI AKE NEI. COMING UP... AN OVERNIGHT INTERCEPTION. WHY BRITISH ARMED FORCES BOARDED THIS VESSEL IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. AND I'M IN CAMBRIDGE, IN THE UK, FINDING OUT HOW ENGLISH CITIES ARE PUTTING PUBLIC TRANSPORT AT THE CENTRE OF THEIR GROWTH AND HOW NEW ZEALAND COULD FOLLOW SUIT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP... WE'LL EXPLAIN THE DO'S AND DON'TS IF YOU'RE CALLED FOR JURY SERVICE. ARE YOU ALLOWED TO IGNORE THAT SUMMONS LETTER? PLUS... THE WRONG NUMBER THAT TURNED OUT TO BE VERY MUCH THE RIGHT NUMBER. AND IT'S CHEAP AND FILLING. WE LEARN HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF PASTA THIS WINTER. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. VOICEOVER: Streaming all killer TV shows and movies, eh? We'll see... Right... the big dragon. Oh, I know her. ... or did. Oh, them too. Wow... I'm gonna build something bigger, faster, wilder. Ah, I believe ya. Ah, now you're just braggin'. 'A MISSED OPPORTUNITY.' THAT'S HOW ONE KIWI RESEARCHER IS LABELLING AUCKLAND'S MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CITY RAIL LINK, IN LIGHT OF HOW SOME CENTRES IN THE UK ARE DEVELOPING. THE FORMER REGIONAL COUNCILLOR SAYS BUILDING AROUND TRANSPORT HUBS CAN DELIVER BIG CASH, CLIMATE AND SOCIAL BENEFITS. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. WELCOME TO THE HALLOWED ENGLISH CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, FAMED FOR ITS UNIVERSITY AND WORLD-CHANGING SCIENCE AND TECH INNOVATIONS. MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORT'S VITAL FOR ITS GROWTH. ACCESSIBILITY TO GOOD TRANSPORT, THE ABILITY TO GET TO AND FROM THAT PLACE IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THAT GLOBAL TALENT. CAMBRIDGE'S EUREKA MOMENT IS DEVELOPING RIGHT NEAR TRAIN STATIONS ` THIS AREA NOW CREATES NEARLY A THIRD OF THE CITY'S CASH AFTER DEVELOPMENT TRIPLED ITS REVENUE. THIS IS WHAT TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT LOOKS LIKE. YOU WALK OUT OF THE MAIN TRAIN STATION AND THERE'S HOUSING, SHOPS, A HOTEL AND COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON AND MICROSOFT ALL RIGHT HERE, FOR THE EASE OF TRANSPORT. FORMER GREEN PARTY BACKED REGIONAL COUNCILLOR AND RESEARCHER THOMAS NASH SAYS THIS HAS TO BECOME THE NORM FOR NEW ZEALAND. HAVING HOMES AND JOBS CLOSE TO RAILWAY STATIONS INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY. IT MAKES PEOPLES' LIVES BETTER. IT MAKES THEIR LIVES MORE CONVENIENT. HIS NEW RESEARCH INCLUDES UK CITIES WITH SIMILAR POPULATIONS TO AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON AND CHRISTCHURCH, SOME WITH RURAL URBAN DIVIDES. THEY'RE GETTING THESE, WHAT THEY CALL, MAYORAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, AND THEY HAVE THE POWER TO DO ALL THE CONSENTING TO BRING ALL THE LAND TOGETHER IN ONE PACKAGE, TO BORROW AGAINST IT, AND TO DO ALL THE COMMERCIAL ASPECTS AND GET THOSE BUILDINGS BUILT AND LET OUT. HE CALLS THE $5.5B AUCKLAND CITY RAIL LINK A 'MISSED OPPORTUNITY.' OF THE FOUR STATIONS, ONLY TE WAIHOROTIU TICKS THE BOXES RIGHT NOW, WITH FLATS AND RETAIL TO BE BUILT DIRECTLY ABOVE. AND IN THE WELLINGTON REGION, THE BUSY PORIRUA STATION IS ONE OF SEVERAL WITH A STRONG CASE FOR DEVELOPMENT. WHAT STUCK OUT TO YOU FROM BEING HERE ON THE GROUND, AND SEEING HOW THEY HAVE DONE THEIR DEVELOPMENTS AROUND TRAIN STATIONS? I THINK IT SHOWS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT YOU CAN HAVE AROUND RAILWAY STATIONS. WE CAN HAVE A FULL MENU, I GUESS, OF OF DEVELOPMENT AROUND PUBLIC TRANSPORT. TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IS A REAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITY. IT MAKES REAL SENSE TO LOCATE HOUSING CLOSE TO THINGS, LIKE TRAIN STATIONS, HIGH DENSITY BUS ROUTES, FOR EXAMPLE, BECAUSE THE PRODUCTIVITY BENEFITS OF DOING SO ARE SO VAST. AND THE REALITY IS, IT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S ALREADY THERE. A CONCEPT WITH REAL CASH, CLIMATE AND SOCIAL BENEFITS NOW NEEDING THE MANDATE TO REAP THE REWARDS. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS, CAMBRIDGE. BRITISH ARMED FORCES HAVE INTERCEPTED AND GONE ABOARD A SANCTIONED RUSSIAN OIL TANKER IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. THE VESSEL WAS SAILING UNDER A CAMEROONIAN FLAG IN WHAT'S BECOME KNOWN AS RUSSIA'S 'SHADOW FLEET', WHICH HELPS FUND THE WAR WITH UKRAINE. THE BBC'S JOE PIKE REPORTS. THEY STRUCK AT NIGHT ` ROYAL MARINE COMMANDOS USING THE COVER OF DARKNESS TO DROP ON TO THE DECK, SECURING THE SMYRTOS AND ITS 25 CREW. MINISTERS HAVE BEEN PROMISING FOR MONTHS THEY'D DO MORE TO TACKLE RUSSIA'S SHADOW FLEET, THE OIL EXPORTS WHICH HELP FUND THE WAR IN UKRAINE. HOLDING. TODAY, THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPLOYED THEIR OWN CAMERA CREW TO ENSURE THEY COULD CAPTURE THIS CAPTURE. yeah, HOLD THAT. ONE THROUGH, CHARLIE. WE DIDN'T MEET ANY RESISTANCE. ONCE WE BOARDED THE VESSEL AND MOVED TO THE BRIDGE. THE DIALOGUE THAT WE HAD WITH THEM WAS PROFESSIONAL, SAFE, AND INDEED THE CREW ENABLED US TO CONDUCT THE ACTIONS THAT WE NEEDED TO COMPLETE TO SAFELY TAKE CONTROL OF THAT VESSEL AND MOVE IT TO AN ANCHORAGE. IN THE LAST 11 MONTHS, THIS OIL TANKER HAS TRIED TO EVADE SANCTIONS, CHANGING ITS NAME ONCE, AND THE COUNTRY IT'S FLAGGED UNDER TWICE. WE HELPED THE AMERICANS IN JANUARY WITH A BOARDING THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE DONE ON OUR OWN. WE HELPED THE FRENCH, I THINK, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SO WE'VE BEEN SORT OF WARMING UP TO THE IDEA, BUT YOU JUST CONSTANTLY GET THE SENSE THAT WE'RE LEGALLY RELUCTANT TO DO THESE THINGS, AND IT MAKES US LOOK VERY WEAK. A SHIPPING TRACKING SITE SUGGESTS THE SMYRTOS LEFT AN OIL TERMINAL NEAR ST PETERSBURG NINE DAYS AGO. BY YESTERDAY, IT WAS HEADING WEST VIA THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. TODAY, MARINES AND OFFICERS FROM THE NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY BOARDED THE TANKER CLOSE TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT. IT'S NOW ANCHORED OFF WEYMOUTH IN DORSET. THE GOVERNMENT HOPES THIS COMPLEX OPERATION IS THE FIRST OF MANY, AND IT BOLSTERS THE REPUTATION OF THE BRITISH MILITARY. THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER CALLING THE OPERATION A GREAT SUCCESS, BUT NOW HEADS TO EVIAN IN FRANCE FOR G7 MEETINGS AMID HEAVY CRITICISM THE UK ISN'T BUDGETING ENOUGH ON DEFENCE. JUST ACROSS THE BORDER IN GENEVA, PROTESTERS DENOUNCING MILITARY SPENDING GATHERED TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS ` SOME CLASHING WITH SWISS POLICE, WHO USED TEAR GAS AND WATER CANNON TO DISPERSE THE LARGE CROWDS ` THE RALLY IN GENEVA BECAUSE FRANCE DECLINED TO ISSUE PERMITS FOR PROTESTS NEAR THE G7 SUMMIT VENUE. ALSO IN SWITZERLAND, A PROPOSAL TO LIMIT THE POPULATION TO 10 MILLION PEOPLE HAS BEEN REJECTED. NEARLY 55% VOTED AGAINST THE REFERENDUM MOTION, AND 45% FOR. THE INITIATIVE WAS LED BY SWITZERLAND'S LARGEST RIGHT-WING PARTY, AMID CONCERNS ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND POPULATION GROWTH. THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION HAS GROWN FROM JUST OVER SEVEN MILLION TO MORE THAN NINE MILLION SINCE 2002. IN THE U.S., 12 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A SKY-DIVING PLANE CRASHED IN MISSOURI, KILLING EVERYONE ON-BOARD. EMERGENCY SERVICES ALERTED TO THE CRASH JUST BEFORE MIDDAY LOCAL TIME. THE PRIVATE PLANE, MANUFACTURED BY A NEW ZEALAND COMPANY, LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR BUTLER MEMORIAL AIRPORT, ENGULFED IN FLAMES. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS DESCRIBING THE SCENE AS 'BRUTAL'. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. COMING UP ` COLLECTED FROM HOME, BUT NOT GETTING TO CLASS ` THE PLACE ONE CHILD ENDED UP AS CONCERNS ARE RAISED THAT SPECIAL-NEEDS VAN DRIVERS AREN'T ADEQUATELY TRAINED. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHY NOT ALL PASTA IS CREATED EQUAL. IF THE COLOUR IS MORE PALE AND LIGHTER, IT MEANS IT'S BEEN DRIED SLOWER, AT A LOWER TEMPERATURE, AND THIS CREATES A MUCH NICER TEXTURE AS WELL. PLUS ` THE UNFORTUNATE OWN GOAL IN TARANAKI, AND THE TALE THAT'S GONE INTO OVERTIME. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. VOICEOVER: Every day Spark stops millions of online threats from reaching their customers. Click my link. Click my link. (WOLF HOWLING) Click my link. Click my link. (SCREAMS) Join the network working hard to keep you safe. VOICEOVER: Sometimes damage can be a bit of a mystery... Oh no, who put that there? Make sure you're covered with Tower, Canstar's insurer of the year for home and contents, 3 years running, and get $200 off new house insurance today. Ts and Cs apply. (ENGINE REVS) Oh. OK, turn off the car. (PHONE RINGS) GIRL: Dad! Hey, man. Long time no talk. Yeah, just... I'm teaching Samara how to drive. (BRIGHT MUSIC) Hi! Could you do something for me? SONG: # Oh, baby, you... # Thanks. # You've got what I need # You got everything I need CONCERNS ARE BEING RAISED ABOUT DRIVER TRAINING UNDER THE MINISTRY'S TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. IT'S BEING INVESTIGATED AFTER TWO STUDENTS WERE LEFT INSIDE VANS FOR HOURS WITH NO EXPLANATION. LOUISE TERNOUTH REPORTS. MANY FAMILIES SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL IN VANS LIKE THESE THROUGH A FUNDED SERVICE FOR STUDENTS WHO CAN'T TRAVEL INDEPENDENTLY, INCLUDING THIS COUPLE, WHOSE IDENTITY 1 NEWS HAS AGREED TO PROTECT. DROP-OFF WENT WRONG FOR THEIR AUTISTIC AND NON-VERBAL SON (11) JUST OVER A WEEK AGO. WE RECEIVED THE FIRST TEXT MESSAGE AT 11.01 ` SPECIFICALLY, THAT HE'S ABSENT. THE CHILD WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DROPPED OFF HERE AT MANUKA PRIMARY BY 9am ` JUST BEFORE 1pm, HIS PARENTS RECEIVED A CALL TO SAY HE'D BEEN FOUND IN THE SCHOOL VAN AND HE WAS DROPPED OFF SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. BUT THE FAMILY SAYS THEY STILL HAVE NO EXPLANATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED OVER THOSE FOUR HOURS. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT WHILE HE` THE DRIVER WENT HOME, LOCKED HIS VAN WITHOUT LOOKING INSIDE AND WENT HOME FOR RESTING. THEY'RE NOT ALONE ` THAT SAME DAY, ACROSS THE CITY, A 17-YEAR-OLD WAS ALSO LEFT IN A VAN OPERATED BY A DIFFERENT COMPANY FOR TWO HOURS. ADVOCATES WELCOMING THE NEWS THE EDUCATION MINISTRY IS REVIEWING THE TRANSPORT PROGRAMME. I BELIEVE THERE COULD BE SOME REALLY SMALL THINGS WE COULD PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE THESE CHILDREN FEEL A LOT SAFER, AND EVEN IF IT'S JUST INTERIM MEASURES ` AS I SAID, TRAINING, AS I SAID, HAVING SUPERVISORS ON THE BUSES IN THE MEANTIME. AS FAR AS TRAINING GOES, DRIVERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIT EIGHT NZQA UNIT STANDARDS ` TWO OF THOSE FOCUS ON TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS WITH IMPAIRMENTS OR DISABILITIES ` NOT UP TO SCRATCH FOR THIS FAMILY. AT LEAST THEY HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT KIND OF DIAGNOSIS THESE CHILDREN HAVE, WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS, AND IF THEY THINK IT IS TOO MUCH FOR THEM, IT IS BEYOND THEIR CAPACITY, THEN THEY SHOULD SAY NO. THE UNION CALLING FOR ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER ON BOARD. THERE SHOULD BE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE CHILDREN ARE SAFE REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS. THE MINISTRY'S SEEKING AN URGENT EXPLANATION FROM RITCHIES AND TRANZIT GROUP ABOUT THESE INCIDENTS, AND POLICE ARE MAKING ENQUIRIES. BOTH COMPANIES HAVE APOLOGISED, AND ARE INVESTIGATING. MEANWHILE... I'VE LOST FAITH IN THE SYSTEM, AND WE'VE VOICED IT OUT BECAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO PARENT A SPECIAL-NEED CHILD. ...NOT GIVING UP ON THEIR FIGHT FOR ANSWERS. LOUISE TERNOUTH, 1 NEWS. WHAT HAPPENS TO A HOUSE AFTER IT'S CONDEMNED? THREE YEARS ON FROM AUCKLAND'S ANNIVERSARY FLOODS AND CYCLONE GABRIELLE, RESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING AT WHETHER MATERIAL RECOVERED FROM FLOOD-DAMAGED HOMES COULD HAVE A SECOND LIFE. AZIZ AL SA'AFIN HAS MORE. THESE HOMES BECAME SYMBOLS OF AUCKLAND'S WORST WEATHER DISASTER. FLOODED, DAMAGED, AND IN MANY CASES, BEYOND REPAIR. MORE THAN 1200 PROPERTIES ULTIMATELY CONDEMNED. SOON AUCKLAND COUNCIL FACED ANOTHER CHALLENGE. WHAT TO DO WITH THEM? EVERY HOUSE WE APPROACHED, WE ASKED THE QUESTION, 'CAN THIS HOUSE BE RELOCATED? CAN IT BE SALVAGED AND REUSED SOMEWHERE ELSE?' AND WE'VE HAD REALLY GOOD SUCCESS TO DATE, SO JUST UNDER A THIRD OF HOUSES WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED TO RELOCATE ACROSS THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND. FOR HOUSES THAT COULDN'T BE MOVED, THE NEXT OPTION WAS DECONSTRUCTION. AND WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT THESE HOUSES NOT AS WASTE THAT WE HAVE TO GET RID OF, BUT AS RESOURCES THAT WE CAN RECOVER AND REUSE. THE PROGRAMS NOW DIVERTING BETWEEN 80% AND 90% OF MATERIAL AWAY FROM LANDFILL. AMONG THE BIGGEST PRIZES, TIMBER. AT THIS WEST AUCKLAND YARD, WOOD FROM FLOOD DAMAGED HOMES IS PAINSTAKINGLY SORTED, STRIPPED OF NAILS AND PREPARED FOR A SECOND LIFE. WE PROCESS HERE, WE STRIP STACK SO THAT WE CAN DRY THE MATERIALS, AND THEN WE SLOWLY MOVE IT BACK OUT INTO WHAT WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY THE RETAIL SPACE OF THE YARD, WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND BUY TIMBER. ONCE DRIED AND SORTED, THIS TIMBER IS SOLD. PEOPLE DOING PROJECTS AT HOME, NON CONSENTED WORKS, GARDENS. WE GET A LOT OF BUILDERS COME IN, THEY'LL USE IT FOR FORM WORK INSTEAD OF BUYING A BRAND NEW PACK OF TIMBER AND GETTING CONCRETE ALL OVER IT. THE NEXT CHALLENGE IS DETERMINING HOW MUCH OF IT CAN BE SAFELY REUSED. AND TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, AUCKLAND COUNCIL HAS PARTNERED WITH RESEARCHERS AT AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY. WE'RE TRYING TO BRING SOME SCIENCE TO THOSE PROCESSES BY DIGITALLY SCANNING THINGS, RUNNING NUMBERS, SO THAT WE CAN BE MUCH MORE SPECIFIC AND ACCURATE ABOUT WHAT'S THERE. RESEARCHERS HOPING THE TECHNOLOGY HELPS THEM MAP THE CITY'S REUSABLE RESOURCES. SEEING THE CITY AS SOMETHING LIKE A MINE. AND SO WHEN WE NEED SOME RESOURCES, OR WHEN SOME RESOURCES BECOME AVAILABLE, SAY, WHEN A PARTICULAR BIT OF TOWN BECOMES UNUSABLE BECAUSE OF FLOOD CONDITIONS, THAT WE CAN KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S IN THAT AREA AND THEN BE ABLE TO GO AND EXTRACT IT AND PUT IT BACK INTO THE SYSTEM. THREE YEARS AGO, THESE HOMES SEEM DESTINED FOR THE LANDFILL. TODAY, THEY COULD BE PART OF THE CITY'S FUTURE. AZIZ AL SA'AFIN, 1 NEWS. KATE'S HERE WITH SPORT ` AND MATCH DAY MINUS ONE, THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE ALL WHITES. READY FOR THE BIG MATCH AGAINST IRAN IN THE CITY OF ANGELS ` AND WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE STADIUM ` OUR REPORTER ON THE GROUND TAKES US INSIDE FOR A LOOK THESE KIWIS ALSO TAKING CENTRE STAGE, FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AN ICONIC ROWING PAIR. PLUS ` LEWIS HAMILTON FIRING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A FERRARI. IN WEATHER, WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY, THINGS AREN'T LOOKING TOO BAD. THERE'S A COUPLE OF FRONTS TO CONTEND WITH, WEAK AREA OF FINE-LOOKING WEATHER. WHAT IT MEANS ` GRAB THE RAINCOATS FIRST PART OF THE DAY OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. THAT'S A BAND OF RAIN. THAT TRACKS NORTH. THEN, SOME FINE WEATHER, AND A NEW FRONT HITS THE FAR SOUTH LATER IN THE DAY. You know, coffee spikes your cortisol. Yeah, but it's good for your liver. Pro tip, magnetic hydration. (DOG BARKS) (QUIRKY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) Cardio ruins muscle gains. Hey! Standing ruins your knees. Sleep is overrated. Sitting is hard on your hips. (UNINTELLIGIBLE CHATTER) (NOTIFICATION BEEPS) (QUIRKY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES) VOICEOVER: Streaming all killer TV shows and movies, eh? We'll see... Right... the big dragon. Oh, I know her. ... or did. Oh, them too. Wow... I'm gonna build something bigger, faster, wilder. Ah, I believe ya. Ah, now you're just braggin'. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT. WE'RE LESS THAN 24 HOURS OUT FROM THE ALL WHITES OPENING THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN IN 16 YEARS. THE KIWI CAMP SHIFTING TO LOS ANGELES AHEAD OF THEIR MATCH AGAINST IRAN, A SIDE RANKED 65 SPOTS HIGHER THAN THEM. ZION DAYAL HAS BEEN WITH THE TEAM TODAY, AND HE JOINS US NOW LIVE. ZION. KATE, L.A. IS FULL OF CELEBRITIES. TOMORROW, THE ALL WHITES WILL BE THE BIG TICKET ITEM. IN A CITY FULL OF STARS, THE LATEST ARRIVALS ARE THE ALL WHITES. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MOMENT. THE STAGE ONE OF THE BIGGEST THERE IS. THE LIKES OF THE WEEKEND, KANYE WEST AND METALLICA HAVE PERFORMED HERE. THE FIELD'S BEING BUILT WELL BELOW THE SURFACE. HARD TO SEE THERE BEING A BAD VIEW ANYWHERE IN THE STADIUM. WORKING ON THE BUILDING BLOCKS, GO OUT THERE AND PLPAY OUR GAME. ABOUT TO FACE THE MOST TALKED ABOUT TEAM ` IRAN. THEY GAVE THE VISA TO US SO LATE, SO WE CAME HERE SO LATE. WE WEREN'T ALMOST ALLOWED TO DO THIS. WE WANT TO MAKE OUR PEOPLE PROUD OF US. TWO PROUD NATIONS HOPING TO BRING JOY TO THEIR COUNTRIES. THE ALL WHITES NEED TO SCORE GOALS. THEY DIDN'T SCORE ANY IN THEIR WARM UP MATCHES. THE TALKING IS OVER. THE 16 YEAR WAIT IS OVER. THANKS, ZION. ZION DAYAL LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES AHEAD OF THE ALL WHITES' FIRST WORLD CUP MATCH. A COUPLE OF RUTHLESS THRASHINGS, AN HISTORIC GOAL, AND A COMEBACK STORY SUM UP A THRILLING FOURTH DAY OF WORLD CUP ACTION ` FOUR-TIME WINNERS GERMANY KICKING OFF THEIR TOURNAMENT WITH A 7-1 ROMPING OVER CURACAO, BUT IT WAS THE EARLY EQUALISER FROM THE CARIBBEAN NATION ` THEIR FIRST EVER WORLD CUP GOAL ` STEALING MOMENT OF THE MATCH... AND THAT'S A STRIKE, AND THAT'S THE EQUALISER! HISTORY IN HOUSTON, A NATION OF SCARCELY MORE THAN 100,000 SOULS HAS JUST SILENCED MILLIONS. MEANWHILE, ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED GROUP STAGE MATCHES LIVED UP TO ITS HYPE, THE JAPAN-NETHERLANDS CLASH ENDING 2-2 IN A SEESAWING BATTLE. NEVER WRITE OFF JAPAN. ONE NIL DOWN, TWO NIL DOWN, AND HERE THERE ARE, BATTLING DEEP INTO THE AFTERNOON. IN THE LATE GROUP F GAME, SWEDEN PUMPING TUNISIA 5-1. WE'VE HAD BOND AND MURRAY, NOW THERE'S TAYLOR AND WELCH. THE NEW NEW ZEALAND MEN'S PAIR CONTINUING OUR PROUD ROWING TRADITION IN THE BOAT. THE DUO WINNING GOLD AT THE ROWING WORLD CUP IN BULGARIA, COMING CLOSE TO BREAKING THE WORLD RECORD SET BY THE ORIGINAL 'KIWI PAIR'. FIVE MEDALS IN TOTAL WON BY THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM, A PROMISING SIGN AHEAD OF AUGUST'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. BEN TAYLOR AND OLI WELCH HAVE A CHAMPION MINDSET, PUTTING THEIR COMPETITION ON NOTICE. BEAUTIFULLY CONNECTED. LOOK, THEY'RE LEADING ALREADY. IF ANYONE WANTS TO KEEP UP WITH US, WE WANNA MAKE THEM HURTING, SO THAT IN OUR THIRD 500, WE CAN REALLY PUT SOME DAMAGE IN. SO, YEAH, WE COME OUT HOT. JUST TRY HOLD IT. COMING OUT HOT ALL RIGHT. OH MY GOD, LOOK AT THAT TIME. IT IS TWO SECONDS INSIDE WORLD'S BEST TIME PACE, COULD WE SEE MURRAY AND BOND'S 6:08 BROKEN? ERIC MURRAY AND HAMISH BOND SETTING THAT WORLD RECORD AT THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS. THESE TWO JUST FALLING SHORT WITH A STRONG TAILWIND. OH NO, IT'S GOING TO BE SO CLOSE. 0.54 SECONDS OFF THE RECORD. NEVERTHELESS, WINNING GOLD IN BULGARIA, IN A REGATTA RECORD. THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT WORLD CUP VICTORY. I THINK WE CAN KEEP JUST GETTING FITTER. THAT'S OUR MAIN GOAL, IS MAKE THAT MIDDLE K EVEN FASTER. JUST REALLY WORKING ON OUR FITNESS SO WE CAN REALLY HOLD OURSELVES, AND MAYBE HAVE A BIT OF A SPRINT IN THE NEXT REGATTA. IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL DAY OUT FOR THE KIWI TEAM ` FIVE MEDALS ALL UP. DESPITE A SLOW START, THE MEN'S DOUBLE OF FINN HAMILL AND BEN MASON RECOVERED TO TAKE SILVER. IT DIDN'T FEEL THAT FAST WHEN CROATIA AND CHINA WERE JUST LEAVING US IN THE DUST AT THE START. I THINK IT JUST TOOK US A WHILE TO COME ON TO A RHYTHM, IN THE SECOND K, WE STARTED TO FIND IT, AND THE SPEED PICKED UP, AND I THINK WE BROUGHT IT HOME WELL. ANOTHER SILVER IN THE WOMEN'S FOUR, TAKING AWAY VALUABLE LESSONS. WE NEED TO BE PRETTY RUTHLESS. EVERY STROKE. THERE'S NO TIME TO WAIT. PEOPLE ARE REALLY HOT OFF THE START. EVERYONE'S STRONGER, EVERYONE'S FITTER, EVERYONE'S FASTER AND EVERYONE'S TECHNICAL NOW - YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO HAVE ALL OF IT. THESE KIWIS KNOW WHAT'S REQUIRED AHEAD OF AUGUST'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AMSTERDAM. BUT FOR NOW, IT'S BACK TO WORK AT LAKE KARAPIRO. LIAM LAWSON HAS SCRAPED INTO THE POINTS AT THE BARCELONA GRAND PRIX, BUT THE DAY BELONGED TO LEWIS HAMILTON. THE 41-YEAR-OLD ANNOUNCING HIMSELF AS A CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER ONCE MORE, WITH HIS MAIDEN GRAND PRIX VICTORY AS A FERRARI DRIVER. MICHELLE BANKS HAS MORE. LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BARCELONA CATALONIA GRAND PRIX, AND HE CAN BARELY BELIEVE IT. ANY FERRARI WIN IS ICONIC, BUT WON WITH THE SPORT'S MOST SUCCESSFUL DRIVER... WELL THAT'S SOMETHING MANY BELIEVED WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. TO BE ON THE TOP OF THAT PODIUM, TO COME ACROSS THE LINE IN THE RED CAR. WOW. I DREAMT OF IT AS A KID. A DREAM SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE AFTER A DISASTROUS FIRST SEASON LAST YEAR, 686 DAYS SINCE THE 41-YEAR-OLD'S LAST GRAND PRIX VICTORY. THOSE DAYS COMPOUNDING. EMOTION RUNNING HIGH. I CAME FROM REALLY QUITE A LOW PLACE TO GET BACK HERE, AND I THINK IT'S JUST` I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY ABOUT JUST NEVER GIVING UP, NEVER SECOND GUESSING YOURSELF, NEVER GIVING UP ON YOURSELF. PREVAILING IN TRACK TEMPERATURES OVER 50 DEGREES, WHILE THE MERCEDES DRIVERS LOOK TO BE IN CONTROL, PIT STRATEGY PROVING CRUCIAL. HAMILTON THEN FLYING ON THOSE NEW TYRES. HAMILTON HELPED BY DRIVERS DROPPING OUT. THE BIGGEST CASUALTY ` CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER KIMI ANTONELLI. PROBLEM ` PROBLEM FOR ANTONELLI, WHO MOVES TO THE SIDE OF THE RACETRACK. ONLY 14 DRIVERS ABLE TO FINISH... OH, I'M LOSING THE POWER STEERING. ...KIWI LIAM LAWSON SURVIVING, FINISHING IN THE POINTS AGAIN A LATE POST-RACE PENALTY UPGRADING HIM TO EIGHTH. IT'S GREAT WE FINISHED IN THE POINTS, BUT IF THE TOP GUYS HAD A FINISH WE WOULDN'T HAVE. SOMETHING FOR US TO REVIEW. I THINK WE HAD A GOOD CAR YESTERDAY AND STRUGGLED MORE TODAY. LAWSON 10TH IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS, BUT UP FRONT IT'S HEATING UP. AN ALL BRITISH PODIUM, THE FIRST IN ALMOST 60 YEARS. THE CHASING PACK CLOSING IN ON ANTONELLI, HAMILTON JUST 41 POINTS BEHIND. GONNA KEEP WORKING. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP TRYING TO CLOSE THAT GAP. IT'S NOT OVER, THAT'S FOR SURE. (CHEERING) WHAT A CATCH! YES, RACE WIN NUMBER 106 AND STILL COUNTING. MICHELLE BANKS, 1 NEWS. NEW ZEALAND WILL FIELD A RECORD FIVE POLE VAULTERS AT NEXT MONTH'S COMMONWEALTH GAMES. IMOGEN AYRIS GOES IN AS THE CURRENT BRONZE MEDALLIST, HOT OFF A NEW PB IN FINLAND, JOINED BY 2018 SILVER MEDALLIST ELIZA MCCARTNEY AND OLIVIA MCTAGGART. THIS TIME THOUGH THERE'LL ALSO BE TWO MALE JUMPERS, ONE WHO HELPS COACH THE WOMEN'S TRIO WHEN THEY'RE HOME. TO SPEND TIME TRYING TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE TO IMPROVE HAS JUST CHANGED MY ATHLETICISIM IN A WAY THAT I COULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED. WHEN I GOT THE EMAIL, I WAS A LITTLE TEARY, BUT, YEAH, IT'S SPECTACULAR. IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG ROAD, SO I'M PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND ON THE WORLD STAGE. REIGNING COMMONWEALTH CHAMPION HAMISH KERR WILL DEFEND HIS HIGH-JUMP TITLE, WHILE STEEPLECHASE WORLD CHAMPION GEORDIE BEAMISH HEADLINES THE TRACK SIDE. AN EVENTFUL BACK NINE SAW KIWI RYAN FOX SLIP DOWN THE LEADERBOARD AT THE CANADIAN OPEN, BUT HE STILL MANAGED A TOP 10 FINISH AT THE EVENT HE WON LAST YEAR. THE HIGHLIGHT OF HIS FINAL ROUND AN EAGLE ON THE PAR 4 12TH, MOVING HIM FROM 14TH TO 5TH. REALLY NOT OUT OF IT NOW! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) A BIRDIE ON 16 MOVED HIM TO A TIE FOR SECOND, BUT FINISHING HIS ROUND WITH TWO BOGEYS, LEAVING HIM FIVE SHOTS OFF WINNER BUD CAULEY. AND DON'T FORGET ` YOU CAN KEEP UP TO DATE ON ALL OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES ` HEAD TO OUR NEWS PAGE ON TVNZ+? OR OUR WEBSITE - 1NEWS.CO.NZ THAT'S IT FROM ME ` DAN HAS YOUR WEATHER NEXT. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP ` HOW TO BALANCE WORK, FAMILY AND JUSTICE IF YOU'RE CALLED UP FOR JURY DUTY. PLUS HOW A MIXED-UP PHONE CALL REVEALED A GOOD SAMARITAN. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT 7. 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. Just like new. Yeah, tell them what happened to the car. That was a mystery. Who is this reversing prodigy from Ranui? Some say a generational talent. generational talent. Where did that come from? A total mystery. Oh no, who put that there? He's such a mystery. Such a mystery. But I had already made the big switch to Tower, car's good as new. VOICEOVER: Why switch? HELLO, IF YOU HAVEN'T DUG OUT ALL THE EXTRA MARINA LAYERS YET, YOU MIGHT BE TEMPTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SOME OF THE COLDER AIR TO WORK TOWARDS, PARTICULARLY TOMORROW, YOU MAY NOTICE AS IS ABOUT TO THE BUS STEP TOMORROW. LITTLE BIT OF THE CLEAREST LOT, SLIDING THROUGH. STARTING TO GET THE AIR MASSES COMING FROM FURTHER DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. HAEMORRHAGES BY DAY WILL BE COOLER AS WELL. NAPIER, TOP TEMPERATURE. BARELY GETTING TO 10 DEGREES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FRONT. A GOOD DOSE OF RAIN, 80 MM TO MILFORD SOUND. EVERYONE ELSE GETTING ABOUT 10 TO 20 MM. TOMORROW, WE PUSH THE COOLER AIR THROUGH. THE COOL AIR WILL WORK IN. TONIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. JACK FROST. IT WILL BE QUITE CHILLY, QUITE FROSTY. YOU GOT THE BOUNDARY OF MOISTURE TO CAN ATTEND WITH. NOTICES ARE ENERGY MOVES AWAY, SOME WILL SEE DUSTING IS ON THE PEAKS DOWN SOUTH. LEFTOVER SHOWERS OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. CHILLY START, BUT FINE IN THE SOUTH ISLAND. BY THE END OF THE DAY, ANOTHER SPELL OF WET WEATHER. RAINCOATS IN THE MORNING OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND, ANYONE AT THE BUS STOP IN THE MORNING. WHEN IS GOING WEST SOUTH-WEST. BY THE EVENING, IT WILL FEEL QUITE COLD. SPELL OF RAIN, SHOWERS EASING BACK IN THE AFTERNOON IN HAMILTON. IN THE BAY OF PLENTY, AND THE CENTRAL PLATEAU, THE RAIN PUSHES AWAY. SEE THE SHOWERS GOING BACK AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP BACK. GET THAT SMELL OF RAIN EASING BACK IN TAURANGA. REMEMBER NAPIER, 21 DEGREES IS LONG GONE. A SPELL OF SOME RAIN THERE, EASING BACK. LOOKING AT THE WEST COAST, A SPELL OF RAIN EASING BACK. AS BRIGHTER, IT'S DRIER, AND WELLINGTON. THE SOUTHERLY FADING AWAY. MUCH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND WILL SEE SHOWERS BY THE EVENING. IS LOOKING GOOD FOR THE START OF THE DAY, BUT CHILLY IN CHRISTCHURCH. REALLY, IS THE SAME SORT OF THING, NOT A BAD START. FURTHER START OF THE CHILLY, FROSTY START. TWIZEL CHILLY IN PARTICULAR. I FROSTY START HERE, AND YOUR DRAGON SOME CLOUD. FOR MOST OF THE DEEP SOUTH, A GREAT LOOKING START. YOU'LL JUST PICK UP THE WIND TO FOR THE AFTERNOON. IN DUNEDIN, YOU'LL SEE MORE CLOUDS IN THE EVENING. THE FRONTAL TRACK TO THE NORTH ISLAND, AND WILL LOSE SOME OF ITS OMPH. THE COOLEST SOUTH-WEST BELOW, YOU KNOW THAT'S COMING FROM, FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. FIFTH GOT A BIT OF A BREEZE, WESTLEY, FOR THE WEST FOR THE ALL WHITES.