THE ALL WHITES DRAW EQUAL WITH IRAN, BUT IT'S ELI JUST WHO ETCHES HIS NAME INTO HISTORY, SCORING TWICE DURING A THRILLING FIFA WORLD CUP OPENER. THE U.S.`IRAN PEACE DEAL MAY BE SIGNED, BUT WITHOUT ANY PAPERWORK YET TO SEE, DETAILS ARE UNCLEAR. WHAT ARE BOTH SIDES SAYING ABOUT WHAT'S IN IT? LABOUR PROMISES FREE MATERNITY SCANS IF ELECTED TO HELP EASE THE COST OF LIVING. THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER ALLEGES OFFICIALS 'DELIBERATELY WITHHELD' INFORMATION ON A TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE WHICH COST $33m AND DELIVERED NOTHING. CAPTIONS BY LENA ERAKOVICH AND JASON CONRAN. 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. NEW ZEALAND HAS SECURED ITS FIRST POINT OF THE WORLD CUP AFTER A THRILLING DRAW WITH MUCH HIGHER-RANKED IRAN. THE ALL WHITES PROVED THEIR DOUBTERS WRONG IN WHAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING MATCHES OF THE TOURNAMENT SO FAR. ADAM HOLLINGWORTH REPORTS. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR 16 YEARS ` THE ALL WHITES UNLEASHING THEIR SKILLS ON THE FOOTBALL WORLD IN A ROLLER-COASTER GAME. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED FOOTBALL FIXTURES IN OUR HISTORY. NEW ZEALAND WENT INTO THE WORLD CUP AS THE LOWEST-RANKED TEAM. BUT TRY TELLING THE FANS WHO HAD FOLLOWED THEM TO L.A. WE'VE GOT TO STOP BEING UNDERDOGS ALL THE TIME. WE'RE GOOD ENOUGH, AND HAVE NO REGRETS. SO AS LONG AS THE GUYS GO WITH THAT ATTITUDE, WE HAVE A HELL OF A CHANCE. FRANK VAN HATTUM WAS IN THE ALL WHITES SQUAD IN 1982. THIS TIME HE'S THERE FOR FUN. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE I CAN RELAX, COS I WAS HEAD OF THE DELEGATION AT THE LAST ONE AS PRESIDENT OF NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL. BUT THIS ONE HERE WITH THE BOYS. WE'RE IN SHORTS AND BLOODY T-SHIRTS. NONE OF THIS FANCY STUFF. NO STRESS AT ALL. WE MIGHT JUST GET OUR FIRST WIN. THIS IS BRAND-NEW. IN ARGENTINA WE'VE GOT MARADONNA, MESSI AND TIM PAYNE. CAN WE GET A PREDICTION FOR TONIGHT? I'M SCARED, BUT I'M HOPING FOR THE BEST. 1-0 WIN. NO WORLD CUP FOR A GENERATION, BUT THE FLYING KIWIS' ENTHUSIASM AND CHRIS WOOD'S SKILLS PROVED INFECTIOUS. WHOA, BOY! THEY ARE IN! CUE DELIRIUM IN BARS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN NEW ZEALAND SCORE A GOAL AT THE WORLD CUP FOR A LONG TIME. ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC. BUT THE IRANIANS SOON BURST OUR BUBBLE, EQUALISING LATER IN THE FIRST HALF. THIS BAR ERUPTED ON FIVE MINUTES, BUT YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP WHEN IRAN SCORED THEIR EQUALISER. NOW YOU CAN JUST FEEL TENSION ALL ROUND. TENSION WHICH DISSIPATED WHEN ELIJAH JUST GRABBED A BEAUTIFUL SECOND GOAL. NEW ZEALAND ` VERY NICE. I'M FEELING... BUZZING. MY VOICE HAS ALMOST GONE. PLEASE LET US HOLD OFF AND GET OUR FIRST WIN IN THE WORLD CUP. JUST MAY HAVE GOT THE GOALS, BUT HE WAS HELPED BY WOOD. FANS PAYING HOMAGE TO THE ALL WHITES VETERAN. # CHRIS WOODS IS ON FIRE! BUT IRAN WEREN'T DONE, LEVELLING AGAIN TO DENY THE ALL WHITES THAT ELUSIVE FIRST WORLD CUP WIN. NEW ZEALAND HELD OUT, HAD BETTER CHANCES, AND JUSTIFIED THEIR PRESENCE AT THE TOP TABLE. THE ALL WHITES UNDEFEATED IN FOUR WORLD CUP GAMES ` AND COUNTING. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID A PRELIMINARY DEAL TO END THE WAR WITH IRAN HAS ALREADY BEEN SIGNED, SUGGESTING DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED 'PRETTY SOON'. NO TEXT HAS YET BEEN RELEASED, BUT BOTH SIDES ARE ALREADY PRESENTING VERY DIFFERENT IDEAS OF WHAT'S INCLUDED. SENIOR CORRESPONDENT LISETTE REYMER REPORTS. DONALD TRUMP SHOWED UP AT THE G7 SUMMIT TO MEET WITH HIS SIX ALLIES AND UPDATE THEM ON HOW, IN 24 HOURS, ENEMIES HAVE BECOME FRENEMIES. WE GOT ALONG VERY WELL WITH IRAN. PATTING HIMSELF ON THE BACK AFTER HIS DEAL TRIGGERED A SURGE IN THE STOCK MARKETS AND AN INSTANT FALL IN THE PRICE OF OIL. THE IRAN DEAL THAT WE MADE IS GOING TO BRING A LOT OF` A LOT OF SUCCESS TO THE WORLD, BECAUSE THE OIL WAS REALLY CLOGGED UP THERE FOR A WHILE. THE PRESIDENT CONFIRMING A PRELIMINARY DEAL HAS ALREADY BEEN SIGNED VIRTUALLY AND WILL BE PUBLISHED 'PRETTY SOON'. I WOULD SAY... I MEAN, I WANT IT TO BE RELEASED, BECAUSE IT'S A VERY POWERFUL DOCUMENT. (ENGINES WHOOSH) OF COURSE, 60 DAYS OF NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL TO FOLLOW. WE FEEL QUITE CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE IN A STRONG POSITION HERE. FUNDAMENTALLY, WE HAVE THE LEVERAGE. WE HAVE THE DIPLOMATIC, ECONOMIC AND MILITARY LEVERAGE. IN THE MEANTIME, BOTH SIDES HAVE BEEN BUSILY PROMOTING THEIR OWN VERSION OF THE INITIAL MEMORANDUM. WHEN IT COMES TO THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, IRAN SAYS IT WILL COLLECT SERVICE FEES. THE U.S. SAYS IT WILL BE PERMANENT TOLL-FREE TRAVEL. WE HAD A LITTLE ARGUMENT ON THAT AS TOLL-FREE. TEHRAN CLAIMS THE DEAL WILL TRIGGER THE RELEASE OF HALF OF THE $24 BILLION OF FROZEN IRANIAN ASSETS. THE U.S. INSISTS IRAN WILL HAVE TO MAKE GOOD ON COMMITMENTS BEFORE IT RELEASES A DIME. (SPEAKS FARSI) TRANSLATOR: SUCH DEEP-ROOTED MISTRUST EXISTS BETWEEN THE IRANIAN PEOPLE AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE UNITED STATES STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE IT CAN EARN THE TRUST OF THE IRANIAN PEOPLE. THERE IS ALSO THE MAJOR MATTER OF LEBANON. WE DO WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT THE LEBEN` THE LEBANON THING BOTH IRAN AND MEDIATORS PAKISTAN HAVE SAID AN END TO THE FIGHTING BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HEZBOLLAH IS INCLUDED IN THE AGREEMENT, BUT ISRAEL INSISTS ITS TROOPS WILL REMAIN IN THE SOUTH INDEFINITELY, DESCRIBING THE DEAL AS BAD FOR ISRAEL AND THE ENTIRE FREE WORLD. (SPEAKS HEBREW) TRANSLATOR: WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN, THE TREMENDOUS MILITARY ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR PILOTS IN THE SKIES OF IRAN AND THE HEROISM OF OUR FIGHTERS ON LEBANESE SOIL WERE ERASED. THE NUCLEAR ASPECT, TRUMP'S REASON FOR STARTING THE WAR, IS ALSO YET TO BE TACKLED, BUT THE PRESIDENT SEEMS TO HAVE DRAWN A LINE UNDER IRAN, ALREADY TURNING HIS ATTENTION BACK TO UKRAINE. SO, NOW THAT THIS IS FINISHED, WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON THAT AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT ONE DONE. A WAR HE DIDN'T START, BUT ONE HE DID PROMISE TO END IN A DAY. LABOUR'S LATEST ELECTION POLICY IS A PROMISE TO MAKE MATERNITY SCANS FREE TO HELP WITH THE COST OF LIVING. FIGURES OUT TODAY ILLUSTRATE THE STRAIN ON HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS FROM THE RISE IN FUEL PRICES, WITH THE COST OF DIESEL UP 76.8% COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO. BUT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE DEAL HAS GIVEN THE MINISTER OF FINANCE HOPE OF A RETURN TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY. HERE'S POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ZANE SMALL. NICOLA WILLIS WELCOMED WITH APPLAUSE... (APPLAUSE) ...AT THE THREADS OF TOMORROW SUMMIT IN AUCKLAND. RECENT GLOBAL DISRUPTIONS HAVE REALLY REINFORCED THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING CAPABILITY` CAPABILITY HERE IN NEW ZEALAND AND THE SECTORS WHERE RESILIENCE AND CONTINUOUS CONTINUITY OF SUPPLY MATTER. THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR FASHION AND TEXTILES INDUSTRY, CHALLENGED BY MASS-PRODUCED IMPORTS, RISING COSTS AND SOFT CONSUMER SPENDING. BUT THERE IS OPTIMISM. WE ARE REALLY HOPEFUL FOR HOW THE YEAR IS GOING TO PLAY OUT. WE'VE GOT AN AMAZING INDUSTRY HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, AND WE'VE GOT PHENOMENAL PRODUCTS THAT WE'RE TAKING TO MARKET. THE PEACE DEAL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN ENCOURAGING FOR THE FINANCE MINISTER. IT DOES MAKE ME VERY HOPEFUL. I'M MINDFUL THERE COULD BE SETBACKS IN FUTURE, SO I'M NOT CRACKING THE CHAMPAGNE YET. FIGURES OUT TODAY ILLUSTRATE THE STRAIN ADDED TO HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS FROM HIGHER FUEL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAR. PETROL AND DIESEL PRICES BOTH DECREASED FROM APRIL TO MAY, BUT ARE STILL SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO, WITH DIESEL UP 76.8%. FOOD PRICES WERE UP MONTH ON MONTH, WITH HIGHER COSTS FOR MILK, LAMB, CAPSICUM AND BUTTER CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCREASE. COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, FOOD PRICES WERE UP 3.2%, AND ELECTRICITY PRICES ALSO UP FROM APRIL TO MAY. COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, AN INCREASE OF 12.1%. I SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THAT THE COST OF LIVING WAS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE FACING NEW ZEALANDERS, AND THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT PRACTICAL COST OF LIVING STEPS THAT WE COULD TAKE TO EASE SOME OF THAT FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON FAMILIES. LABOUR'S LATEST ELECTION PROMISE IS FREE MATERNITY SCANS. WHAT LABOUR'S COMMITTING TO IS HAVING ALL ULTRASOUND SCANS FOR MATERNITY FUNDED ON THE MEDICARD, WITH A REFERRAL FROM THE LEAD MATERNITY CARER OR GP. THE POLICY IS COSTED AT $28.6 MILLION A YEAR, TO BE FUNDED FROM THE REVENUE OF LABOUR'S 28% CAPITAL GAINS TAX ON PROPERTIES, EXCLUDING THE FAMILY HOME, REVENUE THAT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO COVER THE COST OF LABOUR'S OTHER PROMISES OF THREE FREE DOCTOR VISITS PER PERSON PER YEAR, PLUS FREE CERVICAL SCREENING. I'M CONFIDENT IN THE COSTINGS THAT WE'VE USED. WE'VE USED TREASURY DATA AS WELL. AND THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE A CONSERVATIVE FIGURE. BUT LABOUR IS UNDER PRESSURE TO DISCLOSE HOW IT WILL PAY FOR ITS OTHER PROMISES, SUCH AS REINSTATING THE PAY EQUITY SCHEME THAT EXISTED BEFORE THE COALITION GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED A STRICTER CRITERIA. TREASURY IS SAYING ABOUT $11 BILLION. THAT'S CORRECT. AND WHAT THAT NUMBER REPRESENTS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CURRENT REGIME THE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED TO AND WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REVERT TO THE PREVIOUS REGIME. WE'VE SET OUT OUR OWN POLICY AND OUR OWN ESTIMATES, AND ON OUR OWN TIMETABLE. AND NICOLA WILLIS` NICOLA WILLIS CAN JUST FRET A LITTLE BIT LONGER. BUT IT GIVES THE FINANCE MINISTER A BIT LONGER TO GO ON THE ATTACK AND SOAK UP WHAT COULD BE THE START OF A FASHIONABLY LATE ECONOMIC RECOVERY. AND ZANE, LABOUR ALSO WANTS TO SCRAP MANDATORY PRIMARY SCHOOL TESTING? YES, THAT'S RIGHT, CHRIS HIPKINS CONFIRMING TODAY THAT LABOUR WILL NOT SUPPORT COMPULSORY NATIONAL TESTING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS. THAT COMES AFTER THE ROLLOUT OF A NEW ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR STUDENTS AND TO YEAR 10, TO SHOW PROGRESS ON WRITING READING AND MATHS. LABOURS IS THAT THE SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE TO CHOOSE THE TOOL THAT WORKS BEST FOR THEM. ERICA STANFORD SAID PARENTS ARE WANTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THEIR CHILDREN ARE ACHIEVING AND IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE TO REMOVE THE TOOL. ZANE, THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER HAS BEEN CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE A $33m IMMIGRATION TECH PROJECT WHICH WAS NEVER DELIVERED. THE BIOMETRIC CAPABILITY UPDATE WAS LAUNCHED BACK IN 2018 AND RUN BY MBIE. BUT TODAY A SELECT COMMITTEE HEARD IT HAD BEEN ABANDONED, AND THAT OFFICIALS LIED TO THE MINISTER ABOUT ITS SCOPE AND ITS BUDGET, AND MOVED ON ANYONE WHO QUESTIONED ITS VIABILITY. REBECCA WRIGHT HAS MORE. MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING. ERICA STANFORD ON THE WARPATH. IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AS A MINISTER THAT AFTER SEVEN YEARS, MBIE SOMEHOW SPENT TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT, BUT WE ARE NOW IN A POSITION OF HAVING TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE A NEW SOLUTION IS SOUGHT. THAT BUNGLED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WAS TO MODERNISE IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR BORDER SECURITY, BUT IT HAS NOW SPIRALLED INTO AN INVESTIGATION INTO MBIE'S INTEGRITY. STANFORD TELLING THE SELECT COMMITTEE SHE HAD BEEN LIED TO BY OFFICIALS... I WAS, AS I'M SURE THAT YOU CAN APPRECIATE, FURIOUS AT BEING PROVIDED WITH ADVICE THAT WAS DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED TO THE TRUTH ON SUCH A CRITICAL PROJECT. ...AND THAT PUBLIC SERVANTS COVERED UP SCOPE CREEP, BUDGET BLOWOUTS, AND OFFICIALS REMOVED ANYONE WHO QUESTIONED THE PROJECT. WHEN THEY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS VIABILITY, AND THAT... THE WHOLE OF LIFE COSTS WERE NOT` THEY DID` WEREN'T PUT TO MINISTERS TO GET PROPER APPROVAL. A REVIEW OF THE FAILED PROJECT FINDING THAT... NOW PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER SIR BRIAN ROCHE NOW PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER SIR BRIAN ROCHE HAS BEEN CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE, CALLING THE INTEGRITY MATTERS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE REPORT 'SERIOUS AND CONCERNING.' HE SAYS... CHIEF EXECUTIVE NICK BLAKELY JOINED MBIE EARLIER THIS YEAR. I WELCOME THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER, WHO WILL BE RUNNING AN INVESTIGATION NOW INTO THOSE INTEGRITY ISSUES. WE'LL BE FULLY COOPERATING WITH THAT, AND AWAIT THE FINDINGS OF THAT REVIEW. AND HE HAS APOLOGISED, AND SAYS HIS FOCUS IS NOW RESETTING HIS MINISTRY. THE UK HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BAN UNDER-16s FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, FOLLOWING THE SAME MODEL AS AUSTRALIA, WHICH LAST YEAR BECAME THE FIRST COUNTRY TO DO SO. NOW THE QUESTION IS ` WILL NEW ZEALAND FOLLOW THE TREND? AVA WHITWORTH REPORTS. TODAY, I CAN ANNOUNCE THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BAN ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16. (APPLAUSE, WHOOP) APPLAUSE FOR PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER AS THE UK FOLLOWS THE FLOW, BECOMING THE LATEST COUNTRY TO ANNOUNCE A SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. STARMER SAYS THEY PLAN TO FOLLOW THE SAME MODEL AS AUSTRALIA, AND PLATFORMS THAT FAIL TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO EXCLUDE THOSE UNDER 16 COULD BE PUNISHED WITH MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR FINES. THE BAN WILL INCLUDE SNAPCHAT, TIKTOK, YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND X, BUT NOT YOUTUBE KIDS, OR MESSAGING SERVICES LIKE WHATSAPP AND SIGNAL. BUT IT'S NOT ALL SUCCESS STORIES ACROSS THE DITCH ` CRITICS SAY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE USING VPNS TO GET AROUND THE RESTRICTIONS. SO WON'T THE SAME HAPPEN IN THE UK? I THINK WE'LL BE BETTER AT ENFORCING IT, ACTUALLY HAVING LEARNED FROM THE AUSTRALIAN MODEL, BUT I'M NOT PREPARED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE SOME CHILDREN MAY TRY TO GET AROUND IT AND SOME MAY GET AROUND IT, THAT IS NOT A GOOD REASON TO TAKE THE ACT OF BANNING. I JUST DON'T ACCEPT THAT. BACK HOME, THE QUESTION IS, WILL NEW ZEALAND FOLLOW SUIT? EDUCATION MINISTER ERICA STANFORD, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE, SAYS THE UK'S MOVE WAS HELPFUL. THIS IS NOW SORT OF A TSUNAMI OF COUNTRIES WHO ARE WANTING TO PROTECT YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BIG TECH, ESSENTIALLY. AND SHE ISN'T PREPARED TO WAIT ANY LONGER BEFORE ACTING. EVERY MINUTE THAT WE WASTE, ANOTHER YOUNG GIRL IS BEING FED AWFUL INFORMATION ABOUT HER WEIGHT AND HER LOOKS, AND SHE'S BEING TOLD THAT, YOU KNOW, HOW ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GOING TO USE THIS BLADE TO CUT YOURSELF? PLUS, THERE IS SUPPORT ACROSS THE POLITICAL DIVIDE. LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS SAID HE SUPPORTS THE BAN, AND IS EVEN WILLING TO WORK ALONGSIDE NATIONAL TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. IT'S A COMPLEX ISSUE, IT'S NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO WORK WITH THEM ON IT. BUT NOT EVERYONE IS IN FAVOUR ` LAST MONTH, THE LEADERS FROM NEW ZEALAND FIRST AND ACT SAID THEY WOULDN'T SUPPORT THE BILL UNLESS MAJOR CHANGES WERE MADE. A FINAL CABINET PAPER IS EXPECTED IN THE COMING WEEKS AS MINISTERS DECIDE WHETHER WE WILL FOLLOW AUSTRALIA AND NOW THE UK WITH A BAN OF OUR OWN. IMO'S HERE WITH THE WEATHER ` AND THERE'S BEEN SOME SNOWFALL DOWN SOUTH? A PRETTY DECENT DUMPING INDEED, SAM ` MT HUTT'S RECORDED 8CM-15CM OF NEW SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS ` IT'S STILL NOT AS MUCH AS THE TEAM WOULD LIKE, BUT I'M TOLD THE MOUNTAIN'S LOOKING FAR BETTER, AND THE SNOW-MAKERS ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING. BUT THERE IS SOME WARMER WEATHER ON THE WAY. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER ON. STAY WITH US ` STILL TO COME THIS EVENING ON THREE NEWS ` OUR MENTAL HEALTH WATCHDOG IS WARNING WE'RE 'LOSING GROUND' WHEN IT COMES TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE IN ITS LATEST REPORT CARD. CONSUMERS ARE BEING URGED NOT TO BE COMPLACENT ABOUT THEIR POWER PROVIDERS, WITH MORE THAN A MILLION OF US UNWITTINGLY PAYING A LOYALTY TAX. AND LONDON'S INFAMOUS PUTNEY PUSHER HAS FINALLY BEEN ARRESTED NEARLY A DECADE AFTER A WOMAN WAS SHOVED INTO THE PATH OF A MOVING BUS. 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. THE BAY OF PLENTY REGION HAS DETHRONED CANTERBURY FOR THE TITLE OF THE COUNTRY'S BEST PERFORMING LOCAL ECONOMY. ASB'S REGIONAL ECONOMIC SCOREBOARD RANKS NEW ZEALAND REGIONS ON FACTORS INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT, CONSTRUCTION, HOUSE PRICES AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE. IT SAID BAY OF PLENTY HAD STRONG JOB AND RETAIL GROWTH, AS WELL AS POSITIVE GAINS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING MARKETS. CANTERBURY DROPPED TO SECOND PLACE, AND OTAGO HELD ON TO THIRD. THE GOVERNMENT HAS REVEALED THEY WILL BACK A REVIEW INTO ITS UNDER-PRESSURE TRANSPORT SYSTEM AS PART OF ITS RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. THE PROPOSAL WAS RELEASED IN APRIL, AND SHARED SOBERING STATISTICS ABOUT NEW ZEALAND'S INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS A 30-YEAR IMPROVEMENT PLAN. ALL 16 RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTER, AS WELL AS FOUR FURTHER ACTIONS. IN A RARE MOVE, MUCH OF THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN BIPARTISAN, WITH BACKING FROM BOTH LABOUR AND THE GREENS. NEW ZEALAND'S MENTAL HEALTH WATCHDOG HAS ACCUSED THE SYSTEM OF LOSING GROUND FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. A REPORT OUT TODAY BY THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING COMMISSION FOUND THE WORKFORCE IS GROWING, AND WAIT TIMES FOR SERVICES HAVE IMPROVED, BUT YOUNG PEOPLE AND MAORI ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND. MOLLY SWIFT HAS MORE. THIS YEAR'S REPORT CARD ON THE STATE OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS IN. WE ARE SEEING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN NEED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, SO THIS IS A GLOBAL TREND. FOR MAORI, WE ARE ALSO SEEING HIGH RATES OF NEED, AND ON MANY MEASURES ACROSS THE SYSTEM, MAORI ARE NOT HAVING THEIR NEEDS MET BY SERVICES. BUT IT'S NOT ALL BAD. OVERALL, THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS IMPROVING ON SOME KEY AREAS, BUT THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT WE ARE FALLING BEHIND AS WELL. SIGNIFICANTLY, THE REPORT RAISES CONCERNS OVER THE USE OF SECLUSION DESPITE MORE THAN A DECADE OF GOVERNMENT POLICY AIMED AT REDUCING THE PRACTICE. PEOPLE WHO PRESENT LATE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DISTRESS, OFTEN IN CRISIS TO SERVICES, THAT THERE IS A SITUATION WHERE DECISION TAKEN THAT THERE IS A SITUATION WHERE THERE IS A DECISION TAKEN WHERE PEOPLE ARE PLACED IN SECLUSION, WHICH IS IN A ROOM WHERE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO LEAVE OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL. AND PEOPLE DESCRIBE THAT AS BEING TRAUMATIC FOR THEM. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PLACED IN SECLUSION HAS DECLINED SINCE 2009, BUT IN THE YEAR ENDING IN JUNE 2024, 755 PEOPLE IN MENTAL HEALTH INPATIENT CARE WERE PLACED IN SECLUSION ` 67 OF WHOM WERE AGED 19 AND YOUNGER. AND MAORI WERE MORE LIKELY THAN NON-MAORI TO BE SECLUDED. WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS ALTERNATES TO SECLUSION BEING USED, BUT ALSO PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO ACCESS SERVICES MUCH EARLIER IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DISTRESS. THE MENTAL HEALTH BILL CURRENTLY BEFORE PARLIAMENT SEEKS TO FURTHER REDUCE THE USE OF SECLUSION. AS MENTAL HEALTH MINISTER, I THINK WE SHOULD BE MOVING TOWARDS ELIMINATING SECLUSION IN OUR INPATIENT FACILITIES, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. BUT POLITICAL OPPONENTS SAY THERE NEEDS TO BE A COMPLETE BAN OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. MATT DOOCEY NEEDS TO PUT HIS MONEY WHERE HIS MOUTH IS. COMMITTING TO A REVIEW OF SECLUSION IS A COP-OUT; IT IS NOT THE SAME AS ENDING SECLUSION. LABOUR IS CALLING ON MATT DOOCEY TO CHANGE THE MENTAL HEALTH BILL. HE STILL CAN DO IT. IT'S STILL IN THE HOUSE. THE MINISTER WELCOMED TODAY'S REPORT, BUT AGREES THERE REMAINS MORE TO DO TO IMPROVE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH, AS WELL AS FURTHER INVESTMENT INTO KAUPAPA MAORI SERVICES... WE'VE GOT TO DO A LOT BETTER IN DELIVERING YOUNG PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE ENGAGING WITH, LESS MEDICALISED, LESS ADULT, AND SERVICES THAT ARE DESIGNED WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AT HEART. ...SO THE COUNTRY'S MOST VULNERABLE DON'T FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. STILL TO COME ON THREE NEWS ` THE LOYALTY TAX THAT COULD BE ADDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO YOUR ELECTRICITY BILL EVERY YEAR, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO STOP IT. THE CURIOUS WELLINGTON WALKER WHO CAME ACROSS WHAT'S THOUGHT TO BE A 19TH-CENTURY BRITISH CANNON. PLUS, LATER IN SPORT ` WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE ALL WHITES' STUNNING DRAW WITH IRAN, INCLUDING ELI JUST'S HISTORIC DOUBLE STRIKE. THIS IS THREE NEWS ` IF YOU'VE JUST JOINED US, HERE ARE OUR TOP STORIES SO FAR TONIGHT. NEW ZEALAND HAS ITS FIRST POINT OF THE WORLD CUP AFTER TWICE LEADING, BUT TWICE BEING PEGGED BACK BY IRAN IN A THRILLING OPENING CLASH. THE U.S. AND IRAN ARE OFFERING DIFFERING ACCOUNTS OF THE NEW PEACE DEAL, INCLUDING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND WHETHER IT WILL REOPEN THIS WEEKEND WITHOUT TOLLS. AND THE UK HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BAN UNDER-16s FROM SOCIAL MEDIA ` MINISTER ERICA STANFORD IS KEEN TO FOLLOW SUIT, AND SAYS A FINAL CABINET PAPER IS EXPECTED IN THE COMING WEEKS. CONSUMER NZ SAYS OVER A MILLION HOUSEHOLDS ARE PAYING THE PRICE FOR STAYING LOYAL TO THEIR POWER PROVIDER. DUBBED A LOYALTY TAX, IT'S ADDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO A PERSON'S ELECTRICITY BILL EVERY YEAR. JOINING US NOW TO EXPLAIN THIS PHENOMENON IS POWERSWITCH MANAGER PAUL FUGE FROM CONSUMER'S FREE PRICE COMPARISON WEBSITE. KIA ORA, PAUL. SO, CAN YOU FIRST EXPLAIN FOR US, PLEASE, WHAT IS A LOYALTY TAX? YEAH. SO A LOYALTY TAXES WHERE A CONSUMER UNDERSTANDABLY THINKS THAT IF THEY STAY WITH THE COMPANY FOR A LONG TIME, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKED AFTER IN TERMS OF PREFERENTIAL PRICING. BUT WHAT WE FIND IS THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE IN OUR ELECTRICITY, THAT THE CUSTOMERS WHO STAY WITH THE SAME PROVIDER FOR A LONG TIME OFTEN END UP PAYING A LOT MORE THAN NEW CUSTOMERS JOINING BECAUSE THE RETAILER'S OFFERING SPECIAL DEALS AND INCENTIVES FOR THE NEW CUSTOMERS THAT THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING TO THEIR EXISTING CUSTOMERS, AND SO THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO STAY THE SAME PROVIDER FOR A LONG TIME END UP PAYING MORE THAN THEY SHOULD BE. AND WE CALL THAT A LOYALTY TAX. IT'S SHOCKING, ISN'T IT, THAT THESE COMPANIES ARE TREATING THEIR BEST CUSTOMERS THE WORST AND CHARGING THEM THE MOST MONEY? SO WHY DON'T PEOPLE CHANGE IF THEY KNOW THAT IT CAN SAVE THEM HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS? SO, ON AVERAGE, WE FIND WITH OUR FREE COMPARISON SERVICE, POWERSWITCH, THE AVERAGE SAVINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE SEEING CURRENTLY IS $450. THAT'S COME UP SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO. SO THERE'S SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS TO BE MADE BY SWITCHING PROVIDER. PAUL, WHAT'S HOLDING PEOPLE BACK? WHY DON'T PEOPLE CHANGE IF THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS? WELL, IT'S INTERESTING. 30% OF PEOPLE THINK IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH PROVIDE YOU'RE WITH, BECAUSE THEY THINK ALL PROVIDERS CHARGE ABOUT THE SAME. AND THAT'S SIMPLY NOT TRUE. THERE'S A WIDE VARIANCE IN WHAT RETAILERS CHARGE CUSTOMERS AND A WIDE VARIANCE IN THE TYPES OF PLANS AVAILABLE NOW. SO I THINK THERE'S THAT MISUNDERSTANDING THAT PEOPLE THINK THAT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT IT REALLY DOES. THE OTHER THING IS, LIKE I SAID, THE LOYALTY TAX THING, PEOPLE THINK, I'VE BEEN WITH MY PROVIDER A LONG TIME. 'THEY'RE LOOKING AFTER ME, I'M GETTING SPECIAL RATES,' AND THEY'RE NOT. AND I THINK THE OTHER THING THAT WE FIND IS PEOPLE ARE NERVOUS AROUND SWITCHING BECAUSE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVEN'T SWITCHED OR SWITCHED FOR A LONG TIME, THEY THINK THAT THERE'S A DANGER OF THEIR POWER BEING CUT OFF OR SOMETHING GOING WRONG, AND THAT'S SIMPLY NOT ALLOWED TO HAPPEN. THERE'S STRICT RULES AROUND THAT, SO SWITCHING IS MUCH EASIER THAN PEOPLE THINK IT IS. I HOPPED ON TO POWERSWITCH, AND IT LOOKS LIKE I COULD SAVE BETWEEN $500 AND $600 A YEAR, BUT IT SAID I MIGHT NEED TO SIGN UP TO A BUNDLE DEAL. NOW, THIS IS WHERE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE SERVICES WITH THE SAME PROVIDER, BUT THERE ARE FISH HOOKS WITH THOSE AS WELL, AREN'T THERE? THAT'S RIGHT. WE DON'T RECOMMEND BUNDLED PLANS, AND THE REASON IS ` ONCE YOU'RE IN A BUNDLE PLAN, IT'S HARDER TO SWITCH BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT OTHER SERVICES TO CONSIDER, AND THAT CAN FORM A BARRIER FOR PEOPLE CHANGING. AND SO WHAT'S A GOOD DEAL NOW MAY NOT BE IN SIX MONTHS TIME. AND WHAT YOU FIND IS YOU'RE LOCKED OUT FROM THOSE CHEAPER PLANS WHEN THEY COME ALONG IN THE FUTURE. SO IF YOU JUST STICK WITH ELECTRICITY, YOU'RE MUCH MORE NIMBLE AND CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE FUTURE SPECIAL DEALS. NIMBLE, I LIKE IT. POWERSWITCH MANAGER PAUL FUGE THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. AS AMERICA IMPOSES MORE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST CUBA, SICK CHILDREN ARE PAYING THE PRICE. THE CARIBBEAN ISLAND HAS BEEN HIT BY LONG BLACKOUTS, FUEL AND FOOD SHORTAGES, AND NOW CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS ARE SUFFERING. WARDS ARE INCREASINGLY EMPTY BECAUSE STAFF EITHER CANNOT GET TO WORK OR HAVE LEFT THE COUNTRY. ITV'S DAN RIVERS HAS THIS SPECIAL REPORT. THIS FIVE YEAR OLD CHILD HAS ALREADY ENDURED OPEN HEART SURGERIES THE DOCTOR WHO IS TREATING CONSIDERED THE BLOCKADE BY AMERICA IS MAKING IT HARDER AND HARDER TO GET SUPPLIES. THIS EMBARGO, BLOCKADE, AFFECTS DIRECTLY THE CHILD. THE CARDIOLOGY HOSPITAL SAYS HALF THE STAFF ARE WORKING ` SOME CAN'T GET THERE, OTHERS HAVE TAKEN JOBS ELSEWHERE. WARDS SHUT DOWN AND EMPTY, AND THE WAITLIST HAS SWELLED.CHILDREN LIKE THIS ARE NOT ENEMIES. SWELLED. CHILDREN LIKE THIS ARE NOT ENEMIES. YOU HAVE TO FACE DAY AFTER DAY, THE REALITY, ANYONE WITH A MINIMUM SENSE OF HUMANITY WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THE SITUATION IS NOT HUMAN. THERE IS AN EXODUS OF SKILLED WORKERS LEAVING CUBA ` ANYONE WHO CAN PROOF THAT THEY HAVE A SPANISH GRANDPARENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR CITIZENSHIP, AND GETTING ON 10% OF THE POPULATION HAS ALREADY APPLIED. NEARLY NINE YEARS ON FROM LONDON'S INFAMOUS 'PUTNEY PUSHER' INCIDENT, POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST. IN 2017, A WOMAN WALKING ALONG PUTNEY BRIDGE WAS SHOVED INTO TRAFFIC BY A STRANGER, NARROWLY AVOIDING BEING HIT IN THE HEAD BY A BUS. THE CASE SPARKED A MAJOR INVESTIGATION. 50 MEN WERE INTERVIEWED AND THREE ARRESTED, BUT NO ONE WAS EVER CHARGED ` UNTIL TODAY. THE ACCUSED IS A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE BANKING EXECUTIVE AND FORMER ARMY CAPTAIN. EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN A B-52 BOMBER CRASH AT A U.S. AIR FORCE BASE NORTHEAST OF LOS ANGELES. THE MILITARY PLANE WAS ON A ROUTINE TEST MISSION, BUT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AN OFFICIAL DESCRIBED THE SCENE AS TRAGIC AND UNSURVIVABLE. AERIAL FOOTAGE SHOWED VIRTUALLY NOTHING LEFT OF THE CRASHED AIRCRAFT. A SAFETY INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. A BRITISH JURY HAS FOUND TWO MEN GUILTY OF A SERIES OF ARSON ATTACKS ON PROPERTIES LINKED TO UK PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER. A UKRAINIAN (22) AND A ROMANIAN (27) WERE CONVICTED OF SETTING FIRE TO TWO PROPERTIES AND A CAR LINKED TO THE PRIME MINISTER IN MAY LAST YEAR. PROSECUTORS SAID THE OFFENDERS WERE DIRECTED BY A RUSSIAN-SPEAKING MYSTERY FIGURE KNOWN ONLY AS 'EL MONEY'. FORMER TALL BLACKS COACH TAB BALDWIN HAS RESIGNED FROM HIS ROLE IN THE PHILIPPINES, AFTER TWO ATHLETES HE COACHED AT A MANILA UNIVERSITY DROWNED DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE. BALDWIN WAS STOOD DOWN AS OFFICIALS INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT, AND THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT HAS CONFIRMED THEY'VE ACCEPTED HIS RESIGNATION. THE 68-YEAR-OLD COACHED THE TALL BLACKS FROM 2001 TO 2006 AND WAS IN CHARGE WHEN THEY FINISHED FOURTH AT THE 2002 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. OLLIE'S IN NEXT WITH SPORT, AND THE ALL WHITES START WITH A BANG. THERE WAS A LOT OF NOISE IN THE OFFICE AND NOT A LOT OF WORK WAS GETTING DONE. THE SPORT'S DEPARTMENT WAS WORKING. SUCH AN EXCITING OPENER, AND ALL WHITES COMING AWAY WITH A DRAW ` WE'LL HAVE ALL THE ACTION FROM THE ALL WHITES' OPENING WORLD CUP GAME NEXT. PLUS ANTICIPATION IS BUILDING IN THE CAPITAL AS SATURDAY'S SUPER RUGBY FINAL SELLS OUT IN MINUTES, AND ENGLAND COACH BRENDON MCCULLUM BREAKS HIS SILENCE ON BEN STOKES' LATEST INDISCRETION. $9.99? Is that us then? Is what us? Lunch. I put it in the group chat. No you didn't. Might be the group chat about the group chat. Awkward! VOICEOVER: Lunch sussed for $9.99. (SCOTTISH BAGPIPE MUSIC) (INDECIPHERABLE YELLING) Oooh! Wow. There's one... the Mahoenui giant weta. VOICEOVER: One New Zealand, National Conservation Partner of DOC. VOICEOVER: Yay! Insurance! If only people thought that before they had to use it. That's why at State, we're making insurance simpler to get and simple to claim. More yeps. Less nahs. How do you like insurance now? State. (DYNAMIC MUSIC) SAVOUR EVERY MOMENT WITH SUZUKI S-CROSS HYBRID AND THREE NEWS SPORT. THE ALL WHITES HAVE RETURNED TO THE BIGGEST STAGE IN FOOTBALL IN STYLE, PULLING OFF A 2-2 DRAW WITH IRAN. ELI JUST BECAME THE FIRST KIWI TO SCORE A DOUBLE AT A FIFA WORLD CUP, SHOOTING HIM TO THE TOP OF NEW ZEALAND'S ALL-TIME WORLD CUP GOAL-SCORER STANDINGS. BUT DESPITE GRABBING A CRUCIAL POINT, THE ALL WHITES WERE LEFT WONDERING WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN. MITCH REDMAN HAS THE STORY. IT'S TAKEN THE ALL WHITES 16 YEARS TO RETURN TO THE WORLD CUP, BUT JUST SIX MINUTES TO SCORE THEIR FIRST GOAL. (CHEERING) BOY! THEY ARE IN! AND ELIJAH JUST! I DON'T NORMALLY GET TOO CARRIED AWAY WHEN WE SCORE, BUT THEY'RE GREAT MOMENTS. IN A GAME WHERE OPPORTUNITIES WERE AT A PREMIUM, THE ALL WHITES MAY RUE THIS MISSED CHANCE. AND IT'S WOOD ON THE TURN! JUST DENIED AT THE LAST. THE WOODWORK WAS ALL THAT STOPPED IRAN FROM EQUALISING IN THE 22ND MINUTE. BUT THEY HAD BETTER LUCK SECOND TIME AROUND. AND IT'S IN! ON THE STROKE OF HALFTIME, THE ALL WHITES LOOKED AS IF THEY'D CONCEDED ANOTHER, ONLY FOR IRAN TO BE CALLED OFFSIDE. BOTH TEAMS ENTERED THE SECOND HALF LOCKED AT 1-1. THAT WAS UNTIL ELI JUST 'JUST' DID IT AGAIN. THIS IS REALLY NICE. AND NEW ZEALAND VERY NICE! I'M JUST SO HAPPY. ONE WAS NICE. AND THEN TWO IS AMAZING. THE ALL WHITES HELD THE LEAD TWICE, BUT LET IT SLIP BOTH TIMES. HERE COME IRAN! HIT IT IN! THE NOW 23RD-RANKED IRAN CLAWING BACK A 2-2 DRAW AGAINST NEW ZEALAND, WHO MOVED UP THREE PLACES TO 82ND WITH TODAY'S RESULT. BUT IT WASN'T ALL SMILES FOR THE ALL WHITES. YOU KNOW, WE'VE COME OFF DISAPPOINTED. POTENTIALLY BECAUSE THE KIWIS HELD 53% OF POSSESSION AND HAD EIGHT SHOTS ON-TARGET COMPARED TO FOUR FROM IRAN. SO, IT'S GOING TO HURT A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE WE HAD A CHANCE TO MAKE HISTORY TONIGHT. THE ALL WHITES STILL SEARCHING FOR AN ELUSIVE FIRST-EVER WORLD CUP WIN, BUT CURRENTLY SIT ATOP GROUP G'S STANDINGS, SOMEWHERE THEY'LL BE HOPING THEY CAN STAY WHEN THEY FACE EGYPT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. EARLIER IN GROUP G, THE 9TH-RANKED BELGIUM COULD ONLY MANAGE A 1-1 DRAW WITH EGYPT. RANKED 29TH IN THE WORLD, EGYPT OPENED THE SCORING IN THE 19TH MINUTE, AND CELEBRATED ACCORDINGLY. DESPITE HAVING OVERWHELMING CONTROL OF THE GAME, BELGIUM HAD LESS SHOTS ON-TARGET THAN THE EGYPTIANS, BUT STILL MANAGED TO EQUALISE ` ALBEIT AS A RESULT OF AN OWN-GOAL. THEY HAVE GONE IN OFF A DEFENDER FOR AN OWNER GO. BUT YOU CAN BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR THAT HE WILL BE CLAIMING THAT ONE. MEANWHILE, 2010 WORLD CUP WINNERS SPAIN FAILED TO GET A RESULT OVER CAPE VERDE, A NATION OF JUST 500,000 PEOPLE. THAT GAME FINISHED 0-0. SAUDI ARABIA ALSO SURVIVED A MAMMOTH 25 SHOTS FROM URUGUAY, 10 OF WHICH WERE ON-TARGET, TO FINISH WITH A 1-1 DRAW. EXPECT BEDLAM IN THE CAPITAL THIS WEEKEND, WITH SATURDAY'S SUPER RUGBY FINAL BETWEEN THE HURRICANES AND CHIEFS SELLING OUT IN JUST 15 MINUTES. IT'S BEEN A LONG WAIT FOR HURRICANES FANS, WITH THEIR SIDE APPEARING IN THEIR FIRST FINAL IN A DECADE. AND WHILE THEY'RE HUNGRY TO DELIVER A SECOND TITLE, THEY FACE A CHIEFS SIDE WITH NO SHORTAGE OF MOTIVATION. FRESH OFF THEIR DEMOLITION OF THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS, THE CHIEFS WERE RIGHT BACK TO WORK. THEIR SIGHTS FIRMLY SET ON ENDING THEIR 13-YEAR TITLE DROUGHT. IT'S NOT EASY IN THIS COMPETITION. IN SUPER RUGBY, IT'S A HARD COMPETITION. TO GET BACK TO A FINAL FOR A FOURTH TIME IN A ROW SHOWS THE CHARACTER WE HAVE IN THIS BUILDING. THEY'LL NEED PLENTY OF CHARACTER IF THEY'RE TO TIP UP THE HURRICANES IN WELLINGTON. THE CHIEFS HAVE BECOME REGULARS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT HAVE PAINFUL MEMORIES. DESPAIR FOR THE CHIEFS. CRUSHING DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE CHIEFS. THE CHIEFS ARE GOING TO BE DENIED AGAIN. THEY'VE BEEN IN THE FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE FINALS, INCLUDING THE LAST THREE IN A ROW, AND HAVE LOST THEM ALL. WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST IS IRRELEVANT NOW. IT HASN'T BEEN SPOKEN ABOUT MUCH THIS WEEK. IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE BROUGHT UP FROM THE MEDIA AND FANS, ALWAYS REMINDING US. THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THOSE DEFEATS ARE SURE TO HOLD THEM IN GOOD STEAD IN WELLINGTON. THE BOYS HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THESE SORT OF GAMES, AND WE JUST NEED TO SHOW UP ON THE DAY AND PLAY OUR RUGBY. WHILE MAJORITY OF THE CHIEFS HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE, THE SAME CAN'T BE SAID FOR THE HURRICANES. BIT OF NERVES, TO BE HONEST, MYSELF INCLUDED. PROBABLY A GOOD THING. HAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS SITUATION DURING MY TIME AT THE CANES. ONLY BRAD SHIELDS HAS. AND THE CANES HAVEN'T MADE IT THIS FAR SINCE THEIR SOLE TITLE BACK IN 2016. TO FALL SHORT THE LAST FEW YEARS BEEN GUTTING. AND THIS YEAR BEEN GOING REALLY WELL, AND HERE WE ARE IN THE FINAL. IT MEANS A LOT TO THIS GROUP. AND TO A CITY STARVED OF SUCCESS FOR THE PAST DECADE. SORT OF FEEL THE ENERGY WALKING ROUND IN PUBLIC, SCHOOL DROP-OFF. SOME PEOPLE STOP BY AND JUST LEAN IN, 'OH, YOU GUYS ARE GOING WELL.' THERE'S A DIFFERENT FEEL TO THE CITY. A FEELING THE HURRICANES HOPE CAN LEAD THEM TO A SECOND PIECE OF SUPER RUGBY SILVERWARE. ENGLAND COACH BRENDON MCCULLUM HAS BROKEN HIS SILENCE ON THE NIGHTCLUB INCIDENT THAT SAW BEN STOKES AND GUS ATKINSON DROPPED FOR THE SECOND TEST AGAINST THE BLACKCAPS STARTING AT THE OVAL TOMORROW. AS ANTONY STEVENS REPORTS, WHILE MCCULLUM WAS FULL OF SUPPORT OF STOKES, HE STOPPED SHORT OF ENDORSING HIM TO REMAIN AS CAPTAIN. AS THE BLACKCAPS QUIETLY WENT ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS AHEAD OF THE SECOND TEST OF THE OVAL, IT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT VIBE IN THE ENGLAND CAMP. HEAD COACH BRENDON MCCULLUM FRONTING A SOMBRE PRESS CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS THE NOW-INFAMOUS CURFEW BREACH. I WAS OBVIOUSLY SLIGHTLY BEWILDERED, IF I'M BEING HONEST, AND THEN YOU GO THROUGH A RANGE OF EMOTIONS. I THINK YOU GO FROM BEING BEWILDERED ON TO ANGRY ON TO... KIND OF GUTTED, YOU KNOW. SKIPPER BEN STOKES AND PACE BOWLER GUS ATKINSON HAVE BEEN DROPPED FOR THE SECOND TEST, STARTING TOMORROW, PENDING AN INVESTIGATION INTO AN INCIDENT AT A LONDON NIGHTCLUB LAST WEEK. MCCALLUM'S MAIN CONCERN THAT OF SUPPORTING HIS CAPTAIN. I'M WORRIED ABOUT BEN. THAT'S IT. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. I'M IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH HIM, WHICH IS GREAT. I CARE FOR HIM IMMENSELY. IT'S ANOTHER OFF-FIELD CONTROVERSY FOR STOKES. DO YOU MIND JUST LOOSENING THAT RIGHT ONE ON MY WRIST? HE WAS ARRESTED BUT CLEARED OF CHARGES OF A FRAY FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT OUTSIDE A BRISTOL NIGHTCLUB IN 2017. IN 2021, HE TOOK A BREAK FROM CRICKET TO PRIORITISE HIS MENTAL WELL-BEING. FOLLOWING THIS LATEST INCIDENT, DIRECTOR OF CRICKET ROB KEY SAID HE COULD SEE STOKES PLAYING FOR ENGLAND AGAIN, BUT STOPPED SHORT OF ENDORSING HIM AS CAPTAIN. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE DECISIONS WHEN I'M ANGRY. AND ACTUALLY NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT IS THE BEST THING FOR THIS TEAM GOING FORWARD. MCCULLUM JUST AS VAGUE. IF THIS IS THE END OF HIS CAPTAINCY, THAT WOULD BE REALLY SAD, WOULDN'T IT? LOOK, I THINK` AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS FOR BEN. AN OFF-FIELD DISTRACTION THAT MAY JUST PLAY INTO THE BLACKCAPS' HANDS IN A TEST THEY MUST WIN. THE WHITE FERNS INSIST THEY'VE MOVED ON FROM THEIR SHOCK DEFEAT TO THE WEST INDIES AS THEY PREPARE TO FACE SRI LANKA IN THEIR SECOND T20 WORLD CUP MATCH IN SOUTHAMPTON OVERNIGHT. NEW ZEALAND SPILLED FIVE CHANCES IN THE FIELD, GOING ON TO LOSE BY SEVEN WICKETS TO THE WINDIES. BUT DESPITE THE POOR SHOWING, THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS ARE READY TO GET THEIR CAMPAIGN BACK ON TRACK. WE HAVE GOT FOUR MORE GAMES TO GO, AND IF WE WIN ALL THOSE WE GOT A GREAT SHOT AT THE SAME MAZE. YOU'VE GOT TO PARK IT AND MOVE ON, WHEN THE NEXT GAME, THEN AFTER THAT CAN FOCUS ON THE NEXT. HISTORY FAVOURS THE WHITE FERNS, HAVING WON 14 OF THE 16 COMPLETED T20s AGAINST SRI LANKA. EDITORS MUST WIN FOR THE WHITEFORD SURVEYOR TO GET OUT OF THE GROUP AND KEEP THEIR DEFENCE ALIVE. I BET YOU ARE STILL FIZZING AFTER THAT MATCH. I WILL BE WATCHING THE REPLAY. I'LL BE WATCHING WITH MY SON MY SUMMATION MARK A WELLINGTON MAN BELIEVES HE'S UNEARTHED A PIECE OF HISTORY WHILE OUT ON HIS DAILY WALK. JAMES KING HAS DISCOVERED WHAT HE THINKS IS A CANNON FROM A BRITISH FRIGATE THAT VISITED THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND IN THE 19TH CENTURY. STEVE KILGALLON REPORTS. JAMES KING KNOWS TITAHI BAY WELL, BUT HE WAS CAUGHT BY SURPRISE ON A RECENT STROLL DURING A PARTICULARLY LOW TIDE.JAMES KING INITIALLY FOUND THIS BIG PIECE OF METAL HERE, AND THEN WENT BACK AND HAD ANOTHER LOOK AND THOUGHT, 'OH GOSH, THAT LOOKS LIKE A CANNON.' A CANNON BURIED IN THE ROOTS OF A 100,000-YEAR-OLD PETRIFIED FOREST. THE IRON HAD RUSTED AND REACTED WITH THE SAND AND STONES. THERE WAS A TAPERED BARREL WITH A HOLE, THE MUZZLE, AND A ROUNDED BELL PART, THE CASCAVEL, AT THE OTHER END. THE PIECE OF METAL KING FOUND WAS THIS. HE SAYS IT WEIGHS TOO MUCH TO SIMPLY BE A PIPE, AND INSTEAD COULD BE A MOUNTING STOCK. FROM THE LOOK OF IT, YEAH, IT WOULD BE DEFINITELY PRE-WORLD WAR I. KING SHARED THIS VIDEO WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE INTERESTED IN MILITARY HISTORY. ONE WAS RETIRED ARMY MAJOR SIMON STROMBOM, WHO LIVES NEARBY AND OWNS A WORKING REPLICA CANNON. HE BELIEVES WHAT KING FOUND IS MOST LIKELY A BRITISH CANNON, LOST OVERBOARD DURING THE 19TH CENTURY LAND WARS. IT LOOKS LIKE A LONG GUN OFF A SHIP. IT'S HEAVY. THESE ARE BIG GUNS. 400KG OR 500KG. MY THEORY IS THEY DID IMPART A NEW TAKE A LONG GUN OFF ONE OF THE FRIGATES AND PUT IT ON A SWIFT BOAT. IT WOULDN'T BE BEYOND THE REALM THAT THEY COULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE IN HERE AND MAYBE TIPPED IN THE SURF, AND IT'S FALLEN OFF, AND THEY'VE NOT HAD THE ABILITY TO GET TO IT, TO WINCH IT BACK ON. HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE DISCOVERY, BUT STROMBOM WANTS TO SEE IT LIFTED OUT OF THE WATER. AND IT'S JUST SAT THERE FOR 100 YEARS, 200 YEARS, AND IT'S JUST BEEN DISCOVERED. SO HOPEFULLY WHEN WE GO IN THERE WITH A TEAM AND WE CAN FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THIS THING IS. IF IT IS, IT'S A BIT OF LOCAL HISTORY. AND THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY AROUND HERE THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY APPRECIATE, AND SO IT SORT OF BRINGS THAT A BIT MORE TO LIFE. SO, YEAH, SOMEWHERE PUBLIC AND SOMEWHERE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE IT AND ENJOY IT AND REFLECT ON OUR HISTORY. WHAT I FIND. IMO'S HERE AGAIN. AND HOW IS EVERYONE'S WEDNESDAY LOOKING? THERE'S A BIT OF EVERYTHING TOMORROW ` RAIN, SHOWERS, CLOUD, BUT ALSO SOME SUNSHINE. THAT FRONT SPENDS ALL OF TONIGHT MOVING UP THE COUNTRY, TURNING ITS ATTENTION TO THE NORTH ISLAND TOMORROW, SO THAT MEANS A GOOD DOSE OF THE WET STUFF UP HERE ` BUT I HOPE YOU'VE SPOTTED THAT BIG OL' H, BECAUSE HIGH PRESSURE IS ON ITS WAY IN. YOUR FULL FORECAST IS NEXT. NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK ` I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT TUESDAY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER. AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT A WET NIGHT IN THE SOUTH ISLAND, AND THIS BAND OF RAIN IS JUST GOING TO KEEP ON KEEPING ON, HITTING THE LOWER NORTH TOMORROW, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE GOT MOST OF THE GRUNT OUT OF ITS SYSTEM BY THEN, WHICH MEANS THERE ARE SOME BIG OL' POCKETS OF DECENT SPELLS. THERE COULD BE SOME HEAVY DOWNPOURS OR EVEN THUNDERSTORMS AROUND WESTLAND AND THE RANGES OVERNIGHT, BUT THE WORST SHOULD HAVE CLEARED BY MORNING, SO THEN IT'S A PRETTY DRY DAY, WITH SOME STRONG WINDS HANDING ROUND THE BOTTOM. AND TONIGHT THE NORTH GETS RID OF ONE FRONT BEFORE THE NEXT ONE CREEPS UP AND ON TO THE ISLAND ` SO, BIT MORE OF A MIXED BAG HERE, WITH THE HEAVIER RAINFALL HITTING IN THE AFTERNOON, AND COULD ALSO MEAN LATE DOWNPOURS FROM THE WAIKATO UP TO NORTHLAND. NOT A TERRIBLE START TO THE DAY UP TOP, BUT CLOUD WILL ROLL IN, AND THERE'LL BE THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER AS THE DAY GOES ON. SOU'WESTERLY WINDS AND 16 THE HIGH FOR MOST HERE ` A LOT OF CLOUD FOR BREAKFAST AND ALL IT'S GOING TO DO IS KEEP BUILDING, BRINGING AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS TO TAUPO AND TOKOROA. SOU'WESTERLY WINDS. GISBORNE'S SITTING VERY PRETTY ALL DAY, BUT THERE'LL BE CLOUD FOR THE REST, THEN SHOWERS FROM THE AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS WILL DIE OUT IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY. IT'S A VERY DRIZZLY, SHOWERY PICTURE FOR THE REST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, WITH THE HEAVIEST STUFF AFTER LUNCH ROUND THE MIDDLE, AND A BIG OL' MIX OF WINDS. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND NOW ` BIT OF CLOUD AND DRIZZLE TO START HERE, BUT ON THE HEELS OF THAT FRONT IS SOME FINER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WEATHER. SOU'WESTERLY WINDS, SOU'EASTERS FOR NELSON ` UNFORTUNATELY, THAT GOOD AFTERNOON DOESN'T STRETCH TO THE OTHER SIDE, AND ALL THAT MORNING CLOUD HANGS ROUND, AND THERE'LL BE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE MIX AS WELL. SOU'WESTERS, BUT SOU'EASTERS UP TOP HERE TOO. RAIN AND SHOWERS FIRST THING DOWN THE BOTTOM OF THE COUNTRY, BUT THE AFTERNOON IS LOOKING FAR MORE SETTLED ` SOU'WESTERLY WINDS, STRONG EVENING WESTERLIES FOR STEWART ISLAND. TO OUR MAIN CENTRES NOW ` SOME EARLY MORNING, POSSIBLY HEAVY RAIN TO START, DUNEDIN ` THEN SHOWERS LINGER, AND IT'LL BE COLD ` 10 WILL FEEL LIKE 7. CHRISTCHURCH ` WEDNESDAY WILL BE OVERCAST AND CHILLY, WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. NOR'WESTERLY WINDS TURN SOU'WESTERLY. CLOUD WITH A FEW SHOWERS FOR THE CAPITAL TOO. NOR'WESTERS TURN SOUTHERLY AFTER LUNCH. 15 DEGREES WILL BE THE HIGH. HAWKE'S BAY ` A DECENT ENOUGH MORNING BEFORE THE CLOUD AND SHOWERS ROLL IN FROM THE AFTERNOON. YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIGHS OF 16 AND 17. AN OVERCAST WEDNESDAY FOR YOU, TAURANGA. SOU'WESTERLY WINDS WILL DIE OUT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAMILTON ,PLENTY OF CLOUD ON THE CARDS FOR YOU TOO, HAMILTON, PLENTY OF CLOUD ON THE CARDS FOR YOU TOO, THEN SHOWERS AFTER LUNCH, WHICH COULD GET HEAVY. YOU WILL GET TO 15. IT'S A PRETTY GOOD START FOR AUCKLAND, BUT CLOUD WILL BUILD. THEN IT'S ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE WEST. SOUTHERLIES TURN WESTERLY. IT'S A VERY MIXED BAG HERE AS WELL TOMORROW, WITH PLENTY OF WET STUFF IN THE MIX, STRETCHING INTO ALICE SPRINGS. AND WHAT A DAY IT WOULD BE TO ESCAPE TO FIJI. LOOK AT THAT SUN. AND 29 DEGREES, WITH SHOWERS FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE PACIFIC. BACK HOME NOW, AND THURSDAY IS LOOKING FAR QUIETER WEATHER-WISE, AS THAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER MOST OF THE COUNTRY. YOU'LL NOTICE HERE SOME SHOWERS STILL KICKING ROUND, THOUGH. FRIDAY IS WHEN THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST, SO HEAVY RAIN FOR FIORDLAND AND WESTLAND. AND THAT THING'S GOING TO SPREAD, MAKING FOR A PRETTY WET SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTH ISLAND, AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE A NOR'WESTERLY FLOW PICKING BACK UP. SO A WEE BUMP IN TEMPERATURES ON THE HORIZON. FINGERS CROSSED THE SNOW MACHINES CAN KEEP WORKING OVERTIME. JUST LIKE THE SKY WAS WORKING OVERTIME TONIGHT. 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