SHANE JONES DEFENDS A TRAVEL BUDGET BLOWOUT THAT INCLUDED BUSINESS-CLASS FLIGHTS AND A PERSONAL LIMO DRIVER ON STANDBY FOR HOURS. LABOUR PROMISES TO REINSTATE UNIVERSAL FREE PRESCRIPTIONS IF IT WINS THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. THE PRESIDENTS OF THE U.S. AND IRAN HAVE SIGNED A DEAL MEANT TO END WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT ISRAEL IS STILL KILLING IN LEBANON. AND GLENN PHILLIPS IS PEPPERED BY THE ENGLISH BOWLERS ON DAY ONE OF THE SECOND TEST BUT IS STILL AT THE CREASE. CAPTIONS BY BRIGIT KELLY AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2026 NAU MAI, HAERE MAI ` WELCOME TO THREENEWS. SHANE JONES MASSIVELY BLOW THE BUDGET ON HIS MINISTERIAL TRIP SHANE JONES MASSIVELY BLEW THE BUDGET ON HIS MINISTERIAL TRIP TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST MINING CONFERENCE IN CANADA LAST YEAR. JONES SPENT $63,000 ON THE TRIP IN MARCH LAST YEAR DESPITE CABINET ONLY APPROVING A SPEND OF $33,000. HERE'S POLITICAL EDITOR JENNA LYNCH. IT WAS TAXPAYER FUNDED. IT'S THE WORLD'S LARGEST MINING CONFERENCE ` SOMETHING NEW ZEALAND'S BIGGEST MINING PROPONENT COULD NOT BEAR TO MISS. DRILL, BABY, DRILL. SHANE JONES JETTED OFF TO TORONTO IN MARCH LAST YEAR TO RUB SHOULDERS WITH THE CEOs OF MINING COMPANIES AND THE WORLD'S MINING MINISTERS, BUT A YEAR LATER, HE'S DUG HIMSELF INTO A SPENDING SCANDAL. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS SOME SORT OF COCK-UP... WITH THE, UM... ORIGINAL BOOKING, AND THEN IT WAS CORRECTED, AND BY THE TIME THEY CORRECTED IT, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A CHANGE IN THE COST STRUCTURE OF THE TRIP. DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY THREENEWS SHOW CABINET APPROVED A BUDGET OF $33,000, INCLUDING $15,500 FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY FLIGHTS FOR TWO PEOPLE, 10 GRAND FOR FOUR NIGHTS' ACCOMMODATION FOR TWO, $2000 FOR MEALS, $3000 FOR TWO VIP ALL-ACCESS PASSES, $500 FOR TRANSPORT, AND A CONTINGENCY OF $1575. BUT JONES'S FINAL BILL CAME IN AT NEARLY DOUBLE ` $63,000. THERE'S NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY ON THIS MATTER AT ALL, AND BY ANY OTHER COMPARISON WITH OTHER MINISTERS. THEY MADE A BUDGETARY MISTAKE AT THE START AS TO WHAT IT COSTS WORSE. WHEN I SAW THAT, ACTUALLY, I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT IT WAS SO LOW. AND THERE'S NOTHING FOR US TO APOLOGIZE HERE FOR. LOOK, I THINK WE SHOULD STICK TO BUDGETS, AND WHEN CABINET SETS A BUDGET FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, I TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. I WOULD EXPECT ALL MINISTERS SHOULD TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY, INCLUDING MR JONES. THE MINISTER ENDED UP GOING BUSINESS CLASS, TAKING THE AIRFARES FROM 15 GRAND FOR TWO PREMIUM ECONOMY SEATS TO OVER $40,000. I TEND NOT TO BOOK MY OWN TRAVEL. I MEAN, THESE THINGS ARE DETACHED FROM THE POLITICIANS SO THAT THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE SYSTEM RUNS THE BUDGETARY TRAVEL, AND THEN IT'S SIGNED OFF, I THINK, BY THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ANOTHER PART OF THE OVERSPEND WAS GROUND TRANSPORT BALLOONING FROM A BUDGET OF $500 TO AN ACTUAL SPEND OF NEARLY CA$4000 ON A PRIVATE LIMO, WHICH WAS KEPT ON STANDBY FOR A TOTAL OF 24 HOURS ACROSS THREE DAYS. COULD YOU HAVE TAKEN A TAXI? OH, LOOK, THESE MATTERS, THEY'RE TENDED TO BY THE... OFFICIALS. WHAT, DID THE OFFICIAL BOOK IT FOR YOU? I PRESUME THEY DID. SO, THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS, IF NOT MILLIONS, OF KIWIS AROUND THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW THAT ARE STRUGGLING, AND YOUR MINISTER HAS GONE OFFSHORE AND SPENT CA$4000 ON A PERSONALIZED LIMO SERVICE. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? WELL, I GOT TO KNOW WHAT THE WHOLE AGENDA WAS AND WHAT THE PROGRAM WAS, AND HOW QUICKLY HE HAD TO BE IN PLACES AND HOW MANY MEETINGS HE HAD. THAT'S WHAT IT READ RATES TO ` NOT WHAT THE LIMO WAS THERE FOR, BUT WHAT DID HE DO TO GET` TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LIMO WAS USED TO THE MAX. IT WASN'T JONES' GREATEST DAY TODAY. HE ALSO HAD TO SWALLOW A DEAD FISH AND DELAY HIS CONTROVERSIAL FISHING REFORMS, WHICH WOULD HAVE SEEN SMALLER FISH-SIZE LIMITS ALLOWED AND MADE IT HARDER TO OBTAIN FOOTAGE FROM CAMERAS ON FISHING BOATS. IT'S NOW UNLIKELY TO PASS THIS TERM DUE TO A LACK OF SUPPORT FROM HIS COALITION PARTNERS. HE ALSO REVEALED HIS BELOVED FISHING INDUSTRY HAD HAULED UP A COUPLE OF DEAD, CRITICALLY ENDANGERED ORCA IN THEIR NETS. THEY SET THE NETS FOR, I THINK, KINGFISH AND, UM... SHARK, AND THE NETS ARE AT A DEPTH WELL-UNDER THE SURFACE OF THE SEA, AND, LOOK, THEY GOT A HELL OF A SHOCK, I'M SURE. JONES IS THE SELF-STYLED AS THE KING OF INDUSTRY, AND NEW ZEALAND FIRST IS PITCHING ITSELF AS THE PARTY OF THE WORKER, WHICH SOUNDS GREAT IN TOWN HALLS, BUT MOST NEW ZEALAND WOULDN'T FIND THEMSELVES ANYWHERE NEAR A $20,000 BUSINESS-CLASS FLIGHT WITH A PRIVATE DRIVER WAITING ON THE OTHER END. THE POLITICAL RISK IN THIS LIES JUST NOT IN THAT $30,000 OVERSPEND, THE PERCEIVED WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY IN A TIME THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS ASKING EVERYONE ELSE TO TIGHTEN THEIR BELT, BUT ALSO THAT THE PARTY LOOKS OUT OF TOUCH. THAT IS A CARDINAL POLITICAL SIN. LABOUR SAYS IT WANTS TO REMOVE ANOTHER COST FROM HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS, PROMISING TO MAKE PRESCRIPTIONS FREE AGAIN IF ELECTED. THE PARTY ARGUES TOO MANY NEW ZEALANDERS ARE GOING WITHOUT MEDICINES BECAUSE OF THE COST, WHILE NATIONAL SAYS SUPPORT SHOULD BE TARGETED TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. SENIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY HAS THE STORY. $5 MIGHT NOT SOUND LIKE MUCH, BUT CHRISTCHURCH PHARMACIST ANNABEL TURLEY SAYS FOR SOME PATIENTS, IT IS ENOUGH TO STOP THEM COLLECTING THE MEDICINE THEY NEED. WHEN WE HAD THE EARTHQUAKE HERE, AND WHEN THE NORTH ISLAND HAD CYCLONE GABRIELLE, THEIR GOVERNMENTS, DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS REMOVED THE CO-PAYMENT, BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS A BARRIER TO HEALTHCARE. LABOUR SAYS THAT'S EXACTLY WHY IT WOULD SCRAP THE PRESCRIPTION CHARGE ALL TOGETHER. ABOUT 155,000 NEW ZEALANDERS GOT PRESCRIPTIONS LAST YEAR WHICH THEY DID NOT COLLECT FROM THE PHARMACY. THIS MEANS THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE MEDICATION THEY NEED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO STAY HEALTHY. THE POLICY CARRIES A PRICE TAG OF ABOUT $75 MILLIION A YEAR. THE POLICY CARRIES A PRICE TAG OF ABOUT $75M A YEAR. BUT LABOUR ARGUES PREVENTING ILLNESS IS CHEAPER THAN TREATING IT LATER. AVOIDABLE HOSPITALISATION OF PEOPLE WHO COULD STAY OUT OF HOSPITAL IF THEY GOT THE MEDICATION THEY NEEDED BY COLLECTING THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS FROM THE PHARMACY. IT WOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF LABOUR'S MEDICARD PACKAGE, WHICH ALREADY INCLUDES THREE FREE GP VISITS ANNUALLY, FREE MATERNITY SCANS AND FREE CERVICAL SCREENING. ALL OF IT IS TO BE PAID FOR BY THE PARTY'S PROPOSED CAPITAL GAINS TAX. WE PARTICULARLY WANTED TO FOCUS THE INVESTMENT FROM THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX ON PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS WE COULD EASE THE PRESSURE ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. LABOUR ABOLISHED THE FEE WHEN LAST IN GOVERNMENT, BUT NATIONAL REINTRODUCED IT. THIS IS COST OF LIVING RELIEF, THIS POLICY, FOR NEW ZEALANDERS WHO WON'T HAVE TO PAY UP TO $100 IN PRESCRIPTION FEES PER YEAR. BUT IT IS ALSO GOOD HEALTH POLICY ` KEEPING PEOPLE WELL IN THE COMMUNITY AND AVOIDING HOSPITALISATIONS. NATIONAL ISN'T CONVINCED EVERYONE SHOULD GET THE DISCOUNT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT FLAWED THAT` DO PEOPLE LIKE ME AND CHRIS HIPKINS REALLY NEED FREE PRESCRIPTIONS? AND IT'S NOT AS TARGETED AS IT NEEDS TO BE. IN OUR CASE, WE TARGET COMMUNITY FOLK, GOLD-CARD FOLK AND CHILDREN. ANNABELLE TURLEY SAYS UNIVERSAL ACCESS KEEPS THINGS SIMPLE. PHARMACISTS WILL BE SPENDING LESS TIME TALKING ABOUT THE RED TAPE AND MORE TIME ON HEALTHCARE. WITH LABOUR'S ELECTION PLEDGES INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS, IT WILL BE HOPING THIS MEDICINE PROVES POPULAR. JULIET JOINS US NOW. JULIET, SOME GOOD NEWS OUT TODAY FOR NEW PARENTS? YES, SAM. IT IS TO DO WITH PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ANNOUNCED TODAY I AM MINISTER EXPECTING A BABY LATER THIS YEAR. AS OF JULY, THE FIRST PAID PARENTAL LEAVE WILL INCREASE WITH WAGE INCREASES WITH AS LITTLE AS $20 A WEEK. IT IS PART OF THE PLEDGE BY NATIONAL. AS OF JULY 1, THOSE INCREASES WE'LL HEAD TO NEW PARENTS WHO ARE AT HOME FOR UP TO 26 WEEKS. NOW, THAT MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT, BUT FOR NEW PARENTS AT HOME WITH THE RISING COST OF LIVING IN THE RISING COST OF RAISING A CHILD, THAT WAS CERTAINLY BE WELCOME NEWS. THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN HAVE SIGNED A DEAL MEANT TO END THE MIDDLE EAST WAR, WITH TEHRAN AGREEING TO DILUTE ITS ENRICHED URANIUM IN RETURN FOR LARGE-SCALE ECONOMIC RELIEF. TRUMP PUT HIS SIGNATURE TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING DURING DINNER WITH FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON FOLLOWING A G7 SUMMIT. CHANNEL 4'S HELIA EBRAHIMI REPORTS. (SCATTERED APPLAUSE) MUTED APPLAUSE FOR A DEAL NO ONE'S SURE THEY LIKE. DONALD TRUMP AT THE G7 FACES BACKLASH OVER THE TERMS OF THE BARGAIN HE'D STRUCK WITH IRAN. AND THIS MEETING COULD NOT HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME. ON SUNDAY, WE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH IRAN THAT ACHIEVES EVERYTHING WE SET OUT TO ACCOMPLISH ` EVERYTHING AND MUCH MORE ` ENDING THE CURRENT CONFLICT, REOPENING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND PREVENTING IRAN FROM EVER OBTAINING A NUCLEAR WEAPON. THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT. OIL PRICES HAVE FALLEN ON RUMOURS OF THIS DEAL, AND THE PRESIDENT PROMISED IT WOULD FUEL A SURGE IN GLOBAL STOCKS. BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE AN ARRAY OF FINANCIAL WINS FOR THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC THAT PUTS THEM IN A STRONGER POSITION THAN BEFORE THE WAR BEGAN. IN ONE VERSION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SEEN BY BLOOMBERG, IRAN ENDS THE CHOKEHOLD ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WITH A PROMISE TO GET TRAFFIC TO PRE-WAR LEVELS WITHIN A MONTH, AN UNDERTAKING NOT TO SEEK A NUCLEAR WEAPON. BUT IN EXCHANGE, THE U.S. ENDS ITS NAVAL BLOCKADE, ISSUES WAIVERS FOR IRANIAN OIL EXPORTS ` BASICALLY, A MASSIVE SANCTIONS RELIEF ` GIVES AN UNDERTAKING TO UNFREEZE ASSETS, AND, MOST CONTROVERSIALLY, DELIVERS ACCESS TO UP TO $300B OF DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. BUT ANY SUGGESTION OF POSSIBLE U.S. AID TO IRAN PUT THE PRESIDENT ON THE BACK FOOT, NOT LEAST BECAUSE THE RUMOURED SUM EQUATES TO 100% OF IRAN'S GDP. WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM ANYTHING, BUT SOME PEOPLE MAY WANT TO INVEST. LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ` SAY YOU CAN NEVER, EVER INVEST IN A COUNTRY? I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY TOUGH. I DON'T MIND BEING TOUGH, BUT IT'S PRETTY CRAZY. YOU CAN INVEST IN A COUNTRY. YOU CAN INVEST IN ANY COUNTRY YOU WANT, BUT YOU CAN'T INVEST THERE. WELL, THEY NEED INVESTMENT, BECAUSE WE DID A $1.5 TRILLION, MAYBE $2 TRILLION WORTH OF DAMAGE. SO SOMEBODY IS GONNA HAVE TO HELP 'EM OUT. BUT PART OF THE DEAL STIPULATES THAT FIGHTING ENDS IMMEDIATELY IN LEBANON. BUT TODAY THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THIS, WITH FOUR KILLED IN THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTRY. SOME IN ISRAEL OPPOSED THE SETTLEMENT, AND THAT'S CREATED FRICTION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND ITS CLOSEST ALLY, WITH THE PRESIDENT TODAY CALLING FOR MORE RESTRAINT FROM BIBI NETANYAHU. WE'VE HAD AN AMAZING PARTNERSHIP. HE'S BEEN AN AMAZING PRIME MINISTER. WE HAVE A LITTLE DISPUTE OVER LEBANON. I SAY YOU CAN DO A LITTLE SOFTER TOUCH, BIBI. YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOCK DOWN A BUILDING EVERY TIME SOMEBODY WALKS INTO IT THAT'S FROM HEZBOLLAH. AS THE PRESIDENT LEFT FRANCE, THERE WAS A MULTITUDE OF QUESTIONS UNANSWERED. TRUMP WILL HOPE THAT IT CHANGES THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ON ENERGY BEFORE THE MIDTERMS. BUT IT MAY ALSO PROVE CONTROVERSIAL WITH HIS OWN PARTY, WHO FEAR IRAN HAS GOT THE BEST PART OF THE DEAL. THE ECONOMY HAD A SOLID START TO THE YEAR BEFORE THE WAR IN IRAN PUT THE BRAKES ON GROWTH. LATEST GDP FIGURES SHOW MANUFACTURING HELPED BOOST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY BY 0.8% IN THE MARCH QUARTER. BUT AS ZANE SMALL REPORTS, BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IS BEING HIT THE HARDEST BY THE FALLOUT FROM THE CONFLICT. THREE, TWO, ONE... WHOO-HOO! (APPLAUSE) CHRISTOPHER LUXON CUTTING THE RIBBON ON CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT'S $40M FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING PIECE IF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NEW ZEALAND. WE NEED THIS AIRPORT TO UNLOCK THE GROWTH THAT SITS IN THE SOUTH ISLAND. OPTIMISM TO MATCH ECONOMIC FIGURES OUT TODAY ` AN UPLIFT IN MANUFACTURING BOOSTED GDP IN THE MARCH QUARTER BY 0.8%. WE'RE EXPECTED TO GROW THE ECONOMY 2.7% OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS ON AVERAGE. THAT'S HIGHER THAN THE EU; IT'S HIGHER THAN AUSTRALIA. BUSINESS INVESTMENT WAS UP 3.7%, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT IS ATTRIBUTING TO ITS TAX POLICY THAT ALLOWS BUSINESSES TO DEDUCT THE COST OF A NEW ASSET. THAT ALLOWS BUSINESSES TO DEDUCT 20% OF THE COST OF A NEW ASSET. THERE'S EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE NOW PAYING OFF ` WHETHER IT WAS THE INVESTMENT BOOST TAX CREDIT, WHICH IS SUPPORTING FIRMS TO MAKE NEW INVESTMENTS, WHETHER IT'S THE FAST-TRACK LEGISLATION. BUT THE MARCH QUARTER GDP DATA ONLY CAPTURED THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR AND DOESN'T SHOW THE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT, AND THAT'S REFLECTED IN A NEW SURVEY OF BUSINESSES HERE IN AUCKLAND, THAT SHOWS CONFIDENCE HAS RETREATED AS THE GEOPOLITICAL SHOCK BITES. THE AUCKLAND BUSINESS CHAMBER'S CONFIDENCE SURVEY SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF FIRMS THAT RATE IT AS NEGATIVE SHOT UP FROM 25% IN FEBRUARY TO 54% IN MAY, AND THE SHARE EXPECTING THE ECONOMY TO DECLINE HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED FROM 7% TO 24%. A SENSE THAT THINGS WERE GOING SOMEWHERE, BUT IT'S TRUMP'S WAR THAT'S KNOCKED THE STUFFING OUT OF THAT. NOW, OF COURSE, WE'RE IN A CEASEFIRE AND THE END OF THE WAR ` TOUCH WOOD. ASB ECONOMIST KIM MUNDY EXPECTS THE ECONOMIC FALL-OUT FROM THE RISE IN FUEL COSTS TO SHOW UP IN THE NEXT GDP UPDATE. WE THINK THE RISK IS THAT GDP WILL DECLINE IN Q2 ` JUST THINGS LIKE PRIVATE CONSUMPTION, SO THE FACT THAT CONSUMERS HAVE HAD LESS MONEY AT THE END OF THE DAY AFTER THEY FILL UP THEIR CARS. WE EXPECT TO SEE A PULL-BACK IN BUSINESS INVESTMENT. BUT AT LEAST BEFORE THE CONFLICT, MANUFACTURING SAW A SIGNIFICANT UPLIFT OF 1.9%, EXPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES ALSO INCREASED 3.1% DRIVEN BY DAIRY, AND HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ` ON GOODS SUCH AS CARS AND AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT ` TICKED UP 0.5%. OVER THE COMING MONTHS, WE WILL SEE A STRONG RECOVERY FOR THE NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY, MEANING MORE JOBS, HIGHER INCOMES, AND A MORE AFFORDABLE COST OF LIVING FOR NEW ZEALANDERS. SIMON BRIDGES ALSO OPTIMISTIC BUT MORE CAUTIOUS. BE A BIT NAIVE IF YOU SAID, LOOK, IT'S GONNA FLICK A SWITCH ` THE WAR'S BEEN SOLVED, FUEL PRICES WILL COME RIGHT BACK DOWN, SUPPLY CHAINS WILL ALL BE PERFECT, AND EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OK. SADLY, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE QUITE LIKE THAT. THE GOVERNMENT SURE SEEMS TO HOPE IT WILL BE LIKE THAT. IMO'S HERE NOW. AND WE'VE HAD SOME WEATHER WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THIS NEXT FRONT. YES ` FOR BOTH FOR RAIN AND WINDS. THE FRONT HITS EARLIER ON IN THE DAY, BUT THE WARNINGS COME INTO PLAY FROM FRIDAY EVENING, WITH ORANGE HEAVY RAINFALL WARNINGS RUNNING FROM FIORDLAND THROUGH THE RANGES OF WESTLAND AND HEADWATERS OF THE OTAGO AND CANTERBURY LAKES. AND STRONGER WIND WATCHES FOR SOUTHLAND, CLUTHA AND INLAND PARTS OF OTAGO. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE WEEKEND AFTER SPORT. STAY WITH US. STILL TO COME ON THREE NEWS ` THE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE CONSERVATION LAND WILL BECOME EASIER TO SELL-OFF ARE UNCOVERED IN NEW MAPS. JEREMY CLARKSON REVEALS HIS AGGRESSIVE CANCER DIAGNOSIS ON CLARKSON'S FARM. AND YOU'VE HEARD OF THE PUB WITH NO BEER. WELL, HOW ABOUT THE CITY WITH NO BOOZE? BOSTON'S RUNNING OUT AS THE TARTAN ARMY WASH THROUGH. KAINGA ORA HAS TOLD THE RELATIVES OF A MAN WITH DEMENTIA AND MOBILITY ISSUES IT'S PULLING THE PLUG ON THEIR TEMPORARY MOTEL ACCOMMODATION TOMORROW. THE FAMILY REFUSED TO MOVE INTO A DIFFERENT HOME, BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS UNINHABITABLE, BUT KAINGA ORA IS ADAMANT THE HOME IS SAFE TO MOVE INTO. ADAM HOLLINGWORTH WENT ALONG TO SEE ` AND SMELL ` FOR HIMSELF. HAMIDA KAPSIN-ALI SAYS SHE HAS REACHED THE END OF HER TETHER. AND NOW KAINGA ORA ` AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF MAKING US LIVE IN A POKY LITTLE MOTEL ` HAVE MADE US HOMELESS. BECAUSE THAT'S` WE HAVE NOWHERE TO GO TO. THERE IS` I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE WE'RE GONNA GO TONIGHT. ON THE PHONE TO WORK AND INCOME YESTERDAY, HAMIDA BEGGED FOR AN EXTENSION OF THEIR MOTEL STAY. SHE GOT ONE... TILL TOMORROW. FULL-TIME CAREGIVER HAMIDA, HER DISABLED FATHER AND DAUGHTER LIVED IN THIS KAINGA ORA NEW-BUILD IN WATERVIEW IN AUCKLAND... IT'S A HOUSE THAT EVEN THE TRADIES COULDN'T GO INTO BECAUSE IT'S UNINHABITABLE. IT WAS WET AND MOULDY. SEE ` YOU CAN SEE IN THE CORNER. THAT'S SORT OF WHERE THE PAINT BUBBLE WAS. AFTER SEVEN YEARS, THE FAMILY'S HEALTH FAILING, KAINGA ORA MOVED THEM OUT. WE WOULD BRUSH OUR HAIR ` MY HAIR WAS LONG. CHUNKS OF HAIR WOULD COME OUT. THEY WAITED FOR THREE MONTHS IN A MT ALBERT MOTEL FOR KAINGA ORA TO SORT OUT THE LEAKS AND MOULD... IT WAS BLACK ` LIKE, BLACKER THAN YOUR BAG. ...KAINGA ORA EVENTUALLY DECIDING THEIR PREVIOUS HOME WAS UNINHABITABLE. MULTIPLE FLOODING ISSUES THAT KAINGA ORA HAVE JUST... DEALT WITH WITH BAND-AID JOBS. FOUR MONTHS AT THE MOTEL, AND KAINGA ORA PULLED THE PIN ON THAT TOO. HAMIDA SAYS THEY WERE FORCED TO ACCEPT A NEW KAINGA ORA HOME. I'M GIVING YOU THE REALITY. IT MIGHT BE ON PAPER THAT WE HAVE A RESIDENCE, BUT THE HOME IS NOT UP TO STANDARD FOR US TO MOVE IN. YES, THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THIS ONE TOO. WOULD YOU MOVE A FAMILY WITH HEALTH ISSUES INTO A HOME WITH PESTS STILL CRAWLING AROUND? WOULD YOU MOVE YOUR FAMILY INTO A NEW HOME THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CLEAN WITH A FOUL STENCH? WOULD YOU MOVE YOUR DAD WITH MOBILITY ISSUES INTO A HOME THAT HE CAN'T EVEN GET INTO? THERE'S NO RAMP FOR HER DAD, A NEAR-UNUSABLE BATHROOM... EVEN TO GET TO THE SINK, WHICH IS BEHIND HERE... LIKE... ...AND PLENTY OF COCKROACHES ` DEAD AND ALIVE. DEAD ROACH THERE. DEAD ROACH THERE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE DEAD ONES THERE RIGHT NOW. PLUS, AN ACRID, ACRID SMELL OF DEATH OR DECAY ` STRONG ENOUGH TO GIVE HAMIDA A HEADACHE AFTER FIVE MINUTES. IT WAS A MIXTURE OF, LIKE, WET DOG OR, LIKE... PESTS OR SOMETHING. IT WAS JUST FOUL, SO THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE AIR. HAMIDA'S ADVOCATE SAYS HER STORY IS BECOMING TYPICAL SINCE THE ASSET DISPOSAL POLICY CAME IN. HAMIDA'S JUST ONE OF MANY, MANY, MANY WHANAU, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S CURRENTLY LIVING IN REALLY, REALLY DIRE AND DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW POLICIES AND NEW CHANGES THAT THEY'VE MADE. KAINGA ORA SAID IN A STATEMENT ` THEY SAY MORE THAN 99% OF THEIR HOMES IN THEIR AREA ARE ALREADY TENANTED, KAINGA ORA SAYS THE COCKROACHES AND SMELL ARE LIKELY DUE TO RECENT FUMIGATION AND CARPET CLEANING, BUT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THEY COULD HAVE DONE A FINAL CHECK. THEY SAY IT'S WARM, DRY AND SAFE, AND THEY EXPECT THE FAMILY TO MOVE IN TOMORROW. HAMIDA'S ADVOCATE SAYS THE FAMILY DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE IN. HAMIDA SAYS ALL SHE WANTS IS A HOME THAT'S COMPLIANT, HEALTHY AND SAFE. THE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE CONSERVATION LAND COULD BECOME EASIER TO SELL-OFF HAVE BEEN REVEALED. NEW MAPS RELEASED BY FOREST AND BIRD SHOW 60% OF CURRENT CONSERVATION LAND COULD BE AFFECTED BY PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSERVATION AMENDMENT BILL. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE RELEASE OF THE MAPS IS JUST SCAREMONGERING. AVA WHITWORTH REPORTS. IT'S NOT JUST OUR BACKCOUNTRY. THE PROPOSED CONSERVATION AMENDMENT BILL COULD AFFECT UP TO 60% OF NEW ZEALAND'S CONSERVATION AREAS... (KOKAKO CALLS) ...ACCORDING TO NEW MAPS RELEASED BY FOREST AND BIRD TODAY. RED SHOWS AREAS THAT COULD BE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ORANGE, WHAT COULD BE SOLD, DISPOSED, OR EXCHANGED. AND IT'S A LOT. IT INCLUDES AOTEA CONSERVATION PARK ON GREAT BARRIER ISLAND, COROMANDEL FOREST PARK, CATHEDRAL COVE RECREATION RESERVE, MANAWATU GORGE SCENIC RESERVE, TARARUA FOREST PARK, AND IN THE SOUTH ISLAND, PLACES LIKE THE SEAWARD KAIKOURA RANGES, TAKAKA HILL SCENIC RESERVE AND THE REMARKABLES CONSERVATION AREA. I THINK NEW ZEALANDERS DON'T QUITE REALISE THE SCALE OF WHAT'S AT RISK HERE. THE BILL WOULD INTRODUCE A NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNCTION FOR DOC AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR SOME CONSERVATION LAND TO BE EXCHANGED OR DISPOSED OF. FOREST AND BIRD SAYS THAT'S PUTTING PLACES KIWIS KNOW AND LOVE IN THE FIRING LINE. THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE GO HUNTING, WHERE THEY GO FISHING, WHERE THEY LIKE TO GO TRAMPING, PLACES WHERE PEOPLE GREW UP GOING ON FAMILY HOLIDAYS. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER ISN'T BUYING THE CRITICISM. I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SCAREMONGERING ABOUT THAT CONSERVATION AMENDMENT BILL. CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAYS THERE'S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO, WITH SUBMISSIONS OPEN UNTIL JULY 2ND. LABOUR SAYS THE CONCERNS SHOULDN'T BE BRUSHED ASIDE. I COMPLETELY REJECT THAT. OUR CONSERVATION LAND IS HIGHLY VALUED BY NEW ZEALANDERS. IT'S A BIG PART OF OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULDN'T BE PREPARING FOR A FIRE SALE IN THE WAY THIS BILL ALLOWS THEM TO. FOREST AND BIRD SAYS POLLING IT COMMISSIONED ON THE BILL, DUE TO BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK, SHOWS OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO SELLING CONSERVATION LAND. THE GROUP SAYS THAT INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION FROM TRADITIONAL NATIONAL VOTERS. SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL ARGUE CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAN WORK TOGETHER, BUT OPPONENTS SAY NEW ZEALAND'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS ALREADY ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST ASSETS. WHY WE GET $19B OF TOURISM INCOME EVERY YEAR IS BECAUSE PEOPLE COME TO SEE OUR NATIONAL PARKS. THEY DON'T COME TO NEW ZEALAND TO SEE THEME PARKS. WITH THE BILL STILL TO BE DECIDED, THE BATTLE OVER AOTEAROA'S CONSERVATION LAND IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING. UP NEXT AFTER THE BREAK ON THREENEWS ` AS THE TARTAN ARMY SETTLE INTO BOSTON FOR THE WORLD CUP, THE CITY STRUGGLES TO SUPPLY ENOUGH BOOZE. PLUS ` LATER IN SPORTS ` GLENN PHILLIPS IS PEPPERED BY THE ENGLISH BOWLERS ON DAY ONE OF THE SECOND TEST, BUT IS STILL AT THE CREASE. THIS IS THREENEWS. IF YOU'VE JUST JOINED US, HERE ARE OUR TOP STORIES SO FAR TONIGHT ` SHANE JONES HAS DEFENDED A TRAVEL BUDGET BLOWOUT THAT INCLUDED BUSINESS CLASS FLIGHTS AND A PERSONAL LIMO DRIVER ON STANDBY DURING A MINING CONFERENCE IN CANADA LAST YEAR. LABOUR SAYS IT WANTS TO REMOVE ANOTHER COST FROM HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS, PROMISING TO MAKE PRESCRIPTIONS FREE AGAIN IF ELECTED. AND THE PRESIDENTS OF THE U.S. AND IRAN HAVE SIGNED A DEAL MEANT TO END WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT ISRAEL'S STILL LAUNCHING FRESH STRIKES IN LEBANON. JEREMY CLARKSON HAS DISCUSSED HIS TREATMENT FOR AN 'AGGRESSIVE' FORM OF PROSTATE CANCER. THE 66-YEAR-OLD REVEALED HIS DIAGNOSIS ON THE LATEST SERIES OF 'CLARKSON'S FARM', ADDING THAT HE'S KNOWN ABOUT IT SINCE MAY. EXPERTS HOPE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT IT WILL ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO CHECK FOR SYMPTOMS SO, AS IN HIS CASE, THE DISEASE IS DETECTED EARLY. EARLIER THIS YEAR, CLARKSON REVEALED HE'D PREVIOUSLY BEEN CLOSE TO HAVING A HEART ATTACK. A SELF-CONFESSED SON OF LUXURY HAS DECIDED TO LIVE OFF THE GRID IN THE FOREST WITH HIS WIFE AND FIVE KIDS. EX-LOCAL POLITICIAN RUSSELL JUDD CHOSE A VERY DIFFERENT LIFE. STEVE KILGALLON EXPLAINS WHY. RUSSELL JUDD LOVES HIS LIFE ON THE LAND. I LOOK UP AND HAVE A CHAT TO THE MOREPORK. (LAUGHS) YOU KNOW, IT'S, LIKE, A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE. THAT'S BECAUSE HIS FAMILY HAS INSULATED THEMSELVES FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD. WE'VE GOT GOATS THAT WE MAKE MILK AND CHEESE OUT OF. WE'VE GOT DEER THAT WE CAN HUNT HERE. VERY EASY. WE'VE GOT FIREWOOD. WE GENERATE OUR OWN ELECTRICITY AND HYDRO AND SOLAR. ALL OUR HOT WATER IS DONE THERMALLY. WE HAVE THE INTERNET. WE RUN FIVE FRIDGES. BUT LIFE HASN'T ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE THIS. JUDD WAS A ROTORUA TOWN COUNCILLOR 20 YEARS AGO, AND IN 2005 HE TOOK A RUN AT PARLIAMENT WITH UNITED FUTURE. I GOT BROUGHT UP IN EPSOM, AND I WENT TO AUCKLAND BOYS GRAMMAR, (CHUCKLES) AND MY PARENTS LIVE IN SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE REAL ESTATE IN THE WORLD, AND SOME OF MY MATES ARE MANAGING SOME OF THE BIGGEST COMPANIES IN THE WORLD, AND THEY ALL THINK I'M AN IDIOT AND I'M MAD, BUT I'M HAPPY. JUDD HAS OWNED THIS FORESTRY BLOCK NORTH OF WELLINGTON FOR A DECADE. THE FAMILY INITIALLY LIVED IN A 7.5m CARAVAN, BUT NOW RESIDE HERE ` AN OLD SKYLINE GARAGE CONVERTED WITH RECYCLED PLYWOOD, IRON AND TIMBER FROM BUILDING SITES AND SECOND-HAND WINDOWS AND A COMPOSTING TOILET. AND OUR HILLS IN NEW ZEALAND ARE DRIPPING WITH ENERGY. THERE'S GREEN SOLAR PANELS. THERE'S BIG BROWN BATTERIES. EACH ONE OF THESE THINGS HERE IS PRODUCING, IN ITS LIFETIME, AROUND ABOUT 1000 LITRES OF DIESEL ENERGY EQUIVALENTS. I FIRST MET RUSSELL JUDD MORE THAN A DECADE AGO WHEN HE WAS RUNNING THE CLEAN ENERGY CENTRE IN ROTORUA. HE GOT IN TOUCH AGAIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO TO SAY ALL THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THEN WERE, IN HIS MIND, COMING TO PASS, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE ON THIS HILLSIDE IN A FORESTRY BLOCK NEAR WELLINGTON, WHERE RUSSELL AND HIS WIFE AND HIS FIVE CHILDREN ARE LIVING AN ALMOST ENTIRELY SELF-SUFFICIENT LIFE. WE SHOULD BE FEEDING OUR OWN ENERGY SYSTEM IN NEW ZEALAND, MAKING FREE HEAT AND MAKING ELECTRICITY TO RUN ELECTRIC CARS. WE'VE GOT HYDRO. WE'VE GOT GEOTHERMAL. WE'VE GOT BIOMASS RESOURCE LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. JUDD SAYS NEW ZEALAND SHOULD BE BUILDING BIOMASS POWER PLANTS TO HARVEST OUR BEST NATURAL RESOURCE, WOOD FOR ELECTRICITY AND HEAT AND REMOVE OUR DEPENDENCE ON COAL, OIL AND GAS. A TRAINED FORESTER, JUDD SAYS HE LOGS THIS LAND SLOWLY AND SUSTAINABLY, TAKING EVERY SECOND TREE AND REPLANTING AS HE GOES. WE'VE COME UP HERE NOT TO BE ORGANIC AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING; WE HAVE COME UP HERE TO PROVE A MODEL THAT FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES, YOU CAN BUILD A SOCIETY IN EVERY PART OF IT, VERY SIMPLY, VERY WELL, AND YOU CAN GET THINGS RIGHT FROM SCRATCH. BOSTON IS FACING AN UNEXPECTED CHALLENGE AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FANS DESCEND ON THE U.S. CITY FOR THE WORLD CUP. THE TARTAN ARMY HAS TAKEN OVER RESTAURANTS AND BARS, AND AS ITV'S PETER SMITH REPORTS, PUBS ARE RUNNING OUT OF BOOZE. ALL: # LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA. THE TARTAN ARMY IS EXPANDING ITS MISSION IN MASSACHUSETTS. CAN YOU TEACH ME, GUYS? HOW DO YOU SAY NO SCOTLAND, NO PARTY IN GERMAN? IT'S, UH, KEIN SCHOTTLAND, KEINE FEIER. CAN WE GET THAT GOING, GUYS? # KEIN SCHOTTLAND, KEINE FEIER... LEARNING NEW LANGUAGES AND RECRUITING NEW FOREIGN LEGIONS. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ALL THIS? IN GERMANY, WE LOVE THE SCOTTISH FANS. BUT THERE IS ONE PROBLEM. CROAKS: THE LOCAL LAGER'S ABOUT THE ONLY THING THAT'S LEFT. SORRY, MY VOICE IS GONE AS WELL. (LAUGHS) THE BEER'S GONE, AND YOUR VOICE IS GONE. YES, IT'S TRUE. BOSTON BARS ARE RUNNING OUT OF BEER. THIS IRISH PUB JUST TRIPLED THE SALES OF THEIR BUSIEST EVER ST PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND. ALES AND LAGERS WERE THE FIRST TO GO, BUT WE WERE` WE THOUGHT WE WERE PREPARED, BUT WE WEREN'T. (LAUGHS) FOR WHAT WAS TO COME, WE WERE NOT PREPARED. SO BUSINESS HAS BEEN GOOD. BUSINESS HAS BEEN AMAZING, AND IT WAS REALLY A BOOST THAT WE ALL NEEDED. THE TARTAN ARMY HAS ALSO WON A CHARM OFFENSIVE WITH BOSTON POLICE, TEACHING THEIR KIND OF FOOTBALL AND THEIR KIND OF MUSIC. (CHEERING) THE IMPACT OF THESE FANS ON THIS WORLD CUP HAS NOW BECOME A NEW STORY HERE IN AMERICA... I HAVE LIVED HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE ` WHEN I TELL YOU THIS WAS ONE OF THE CRAZIEST THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN. ...WITH CALLS FOR NEW ENGLAND TO BE RELABELLED NEW SCOTLAND. SCOTLAND. SCOTTISH PEOPLE ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS IS AMAZING. CAN WE KEEP YOU? THEY LIKE OUR CITY, SO I'M HAPPY THEY CAME, MAN. THESE UNOFFICIAL AMBASSADORS OF SCOTLAND ARE ON THEIR FINAL DAYS HERE BEFORE MOVING TO MIAMI. THE BAD NEWS IS THEY'VE NOT LEFT MUCH ELSE IN THE BOSTON BARS FOR ENGLAND FANS WHO ARRIVE IN THE CITY NEXT WEEK. THEY WILL NEED TO DO SOME RESTOCKING. MITCH IS IN WITH SPORT. AND THE CHIEFS ARE MORE THAN HAPPY ABOUT THEIR POSITION HEADING INTO SATURDAY'S GRAND FINAL. A VERY CONFIDENT CHIEFS ASIDE AND DEPARTED FOR WELLINGTON THIS AFTERNOON. NEWLY CROWNED SUPER RUGBY PLAYER OF THE YEAR WENT AS FAR AS SAYING HE WOULD HAVE RATHER LOST THE LAST THREE FINALS AND BE IN A HURRICANES POSITION WHERE THEY HAVE NOT PLAYED A FINAL IN 10 YEARS. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE BUILD-UP TO SATURDAY'S SUPER RUGBY FINAL NEXT. AND THEN ` GLENN PHILLIPS SURVIVES AN ONSLAUGHT FROM JOFRA ARCHER ON DAY ONE OF THE SECOND TEST AGAINST ENGLAND. PLUS ` THE WARRIORS ARE HOPING FOR NO FURTHER SHOT-CLOCK-RELATED DRAMAS WHEN THEY HEAD TO CHRISTCHURCH ON SUNDAY. (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) You got this. One more! Nearly there! VOICEOVER: Packed with 35g of protein to Get Up & Go. AFTER 18 WEEKS OF COMPETITION, SUPER RUGBY WILL CROWN A NEW CHAMPION ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HURRICANES WILL BE PLAYING IN THEIR FIRST GRAND FINAL SINCE 2016, WHILE THE CHIEFS ARE HOPING IT'S A CASE OF FOURTH-TIME LUCKY TO CLAIM THEIR FIRST TITLE IN 13 YEARS. TWO DAYS OUT FROM KICK-OFF, THE SCALE OF THE OCCASION IS SINKING IN. IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS AND FOUR GRAND FINALS FOR THE CHIEFS, BUT THIS CERTAINLY ISN'T THE SILVERWARE SUPER RUGBY'S NEWLY NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS SEARCHING FOR. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THAT CHOKERS LABEL ON US. DESPITE BEING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE SCOREBOARD IN PAST SEASONS, THE CHIEFS ARE HAPPY WITH THE POSITION THEY'RE IN. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT THAT EXPERIENCE. I'D RATHER BE IN OUR SHOES, REALLY. WE'VE BEEN HAD THE HARDEST QUARTER, THE HARDEST SEMIS. WE THINK IT'S PUT US IN GOOD STEAD FOR THIS FINAL. THE HURRICANES HAVE HAD SOME EASIER GAMES. IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS SINCE THE HURRICANES LAST HEADED TO A GRAND FINAL. TODAY, THEY VISITED WELLINGTON ZOO, BUT QUINN TUPAEA ISN'T KEEN TO SEE ANY MORE MONKEY BUSINESS FROM CAM ROIGARD ON SATURDAY AFTER HIS SEMI-FINAL HISTRIONICS AGAINST THE BLUES. I DIDN'T REALLY RATE IT, TO BE FAIR. HE SAYS HE HAD NO REGRETS. IF YOU'RE FALLING DOWN FOR AN INJURY LIKE THAT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT UNTIDY. PLAYERS FROM BOTH TEAMS HOPING TO LIVE OUT THE CHILDHOOD DREAM AND LIFT THE SUPER RUGBY TROPHY. CRAZY HOW LIFE WORKS, THAT BUTTERFLY EFFECT. IF I NEVER GOT TO WATCH HURRICANES V REDS FOR MY 10TH BIRTHDAY WOULD I HAVE BEEN HERE? THAT'S WHERE THE DREAM STARTED. I WAS SITTING IN THE STANDS WITH MY HOT CHIPS AND COW BELLS. I WAS SITTING IN THE STANDS WITH MY HOT CHIPS AND COW BELLS. TO BRING A CHAMPIONSHIP TO THE CITY ` THAT'S MY NUMBER ONE GOAL. THE CHIEFS ALL CHECKED IN FOR A CRACKER TRIP TO THE CAPITAL AND HOPING TO BRING SOME EXTRA CARRY-ON BACK TO HAMILTON. THE HONOURS ARE SHARED HEADING INTO DAY TWO OF THE SECOND CRICKET TEST BETWEEN THE BLACKCAPS AND ENGLAND AT THE OVAL IN LONDON. AFTER BEING COMPLETELY OUTCLASSED IN THE FIRST TEST, THE BLACKCAPS BATSMEN SHOWED PLENTY OF FIGHT TO REACH 291 FOR 7 AT STUMPS. ANTONY STEVENS HAS THE ACTION. THE OVAL, LONDON ANTONY STEVENS HAS THE ACTION. AFTER MORE THAN A WEEK OF OFF-FIELD HEADLINES THAT SAW CAPTAIN BEN STOKES AND GUS ATKINSON DROPPED FOLLOWING A NIGHTCLUB INCIDENT, ENGLAND HAD A NEW-LOOK SIDE THAT INCLUDED THREE DEBUTANTS. AND IN FRONT OF A PACKED OVAL, ENGLAND CRICKET AND ITS FANS HAD PLENTY TO CELEBRATE EARLY. OH, GOT HIM. THAT IS SENSATIONAL. GOT HIM. GOT HIM! IT IS A FIRST TEST MATCH WICKET FOR SONNY BAKER. SENT IN, THE BLACKCAPS WERE IN TROUBLE AT 107/4 BEFORE DARYL MITCHELL... OH MY GOODNESS. ...AND TOM BLUNDELL.... WELL, THEY'RE NOT STOPPING THAT. ...PRODUCED A SOLID FIGHTBACK, WITH A STAND OF 81. WHILE IT WASN'T ALWAYS ORTHODOX... LEFT IT FOR FOUR. YEAH, ELITE SKILL THAT FROM BLUNDELL. ...THE PAIR TOOK THE BLACKCAPS TO 188 BEFORE MITCHELL FELL SOFTLY FOR 44. GLENN PHILLIPS ARRIVED WITH AN INTENT. LOVELY DRIVE. THUNDEROUS DRIVE. HE AND BLUNDELL ADDING 75 BEFORE BLUNDELL FELL FOR 51. GONE. EXCELLENT CATCH. PHILLIPS THEN DONNED A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES WHILE BATTING, WHICH SEEMED TO RILE THE KING OF COOL JOFRA ARCHER. THE ENGLAND QUICK PUTTING THE KIWI ON HIS BACKSIDE SEVERAL TIMES. PHILLIPS, THOUGH, REMAINED UNDETERRED. AND HE IS LUCKY. HE'S DOWN AGAIN, BUT NOT OUT. THUMBS UP. HIS HEROICS TO FINISH BEATEN UP BUT UNBEATEN ON 49, GUIDING NEW ZEALAND TO 291/7 AT STUMPS ON A DAY WHERE HEADLINES WERE ONCE AGAIN BEING MADE ON THE FIELD. LOGAN ROGERSON HAS JOINED THE ALL WHITES IN AMERICA WITH A WORLD CUP CALL-UP STORY THAT MIGHT COMPETE WITH STEPHEN DONALD. THE AUCKLAND FC ATTACKER (28) HAD TO CUT SHORT AN OFF-SEASON HOLIDAY TO BALI, TO REPLACE THE INJURED MATT GARBETT. AFTER A 1am CALL FROM COACH DARREN BAZELEY, ROGERSON STILL MANAGED A TRIP TO A MONKEY FOREST THE NEXT DAY BEFORE JUMPING ON A FLIGHT TO THE U.S. I HAVE NOT REALLY WRAP MY HEAD AROUND IT YET. I COULD NOT EVEN WATCH THE FIRST GAME BECAUSE I WAS IN THE AIR. I DO NOT HAVE ANY WI-FI COVERAGE, SO I THINK I SAW THE RESULT MAY BE FOUR HOURS AFTER THE FINAL WHISTLE. ROGERSON DIDN'T TAKE HIS BOOTS ON HOLIDAY, SO HAD TO TRAIN IN A PAIR SUPPLIED BY NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL. HIS GIRLFRIEND REMAINS IN BALI, HAVING BOOKED ACCOMMODATION FOR ANOTHER WEEK. ENGLAND HAS FIRED AN EARLY WARNING SHOT AT THE FIFA WORLD CUP, THRASHING CROATIA 4-2 IN THEIR TOURNAMENT OPENER. HARRY KANE LED FROM THE FRONT, TWICE PUTTING ENGLAND AHEAD IN THE FIRST HALF. BUT WHILE IT WAS LOCKED UP AT 2-2 AT THE BREAK, THE THREE LIONS POUNCED IN THE SECOND HALF. EYEING UP THE CHANCE. THAT IS THE GAME FOR ENGLAND. 4-2 THE FINAL SCORE. BUT CRISTIANO RONALDO'S RECORD-EQUALLING SIXTH WORLD CUP HAS GOT OFF TO A SHAKY START, AS PORTUGAL WERE HELD TO A 1-1 DRAW WITH THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. A SECOND HALF BARRAGE HAS SEEN QUEENSLAND FORCE A STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES DECIDER ` THE MAROONS DEFEATING NEW SOUTH WALES 44-24 IN MELBOURNE LAST NIGHT. IT WAS THE BLUES WHO MADE THE MOST OF THE FIRST HALF, TAKING A 12-8 LEAD TO THE BREAK. QUEENSLAND FOUND ANOTHER GEAR AFTER HALF-TIME, THOUGH. SELWYN COBBO LEADING THE WAY WITH A HAT-TRICK. QUEENSLAND COULD STRIKE. THAT IS THE FIGHTING BLOW. THREE CONSECUTIVE STANDS. HE STRIDES OUT FOR ANOTHER ONE. HE IS HAVING THE NIGHT OF HIS LIFE. THE MAROONS WIN NOW SETS THE STAGE FOR A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DECIDER IN BRISBANE ON JULY 8. MEANWHILE, THE WARRIORS COULD BE SET FOR A MASSIVE BOOST AHEAD OF SUNDAY'S CLASH WITH THE COWBOYS, COACH ANDREW WEBSTER CONFIRMING BOTH MITCH BARNETT AND KURT CAPEWELL WANT TO BACK UP FROM LAST NIGHT'S ORIGIN MATCH. THE DUO WERE SORELY MISSED IN LAST WEEKEND'S LOSS TO THE SHARKS AND WOULD ADD A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AS THE WARRIORS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK FROM TWO DEFEATS ON THE TROT. GORDON FINDLATER HAS MORE. HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RESULT LAST NIGHT... BARNETT WILL CRASH OVER AND PUT IT DOWN UNDERNEATH THE STICKS. ...BUT WARRIORS CO-CAPTAIN MITCH BARNETT HAD PLENTY TO CONTRIBUTE IN STATE OF ORIGIN TOO. I THOUGHT HE PLAYED REALLY WELL ` MITCH ` IN HIS FIRST STINT PARTICULARLY, AND HE GOT A GOOD TRY AT THE END. NOW, ANDREW WEBSTER REVEALING BARNETT AND QUEENSLAND REP KURT CAPEWELL COULD BE SET TO CONTRIBUTE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. THESE TWO ARE DESPERATE TO PLAY, SO ONCE WE GET EYES ON AND ASSESS THEM PROPERLY, AND THEY'RE FLYING BACK TODAY, OBVIOUSLY, SO ONCE WE SEE THEM TONIGHT, THEN WE CAN MAKE AN ASSESSMENT. THEIR BIG-GAME EXPERIENCE COULD BE CRUCIAL, WITH THE WARRIORS LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK FROM BACK-TO-BACK TWO-POINT LOSSES. AND... HE'S PUSHED UP. ADAM POMPEY STILL THINKING WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN, MISSING A KICK TO SEND LAST WEEKEND'S GAME TO GOLDEN POINT. I THINK FOR MYSELF, JUST FLUSHING IT. UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS (INHALES) A MOMENT THAT I... WILL HAVE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, BUT, UM, YEAH, I'M JUST KEEN TO TAKE THE, UH` THAT NEXT JOB AND ATTACK IT WITH BOTH HANDS. THAT'S TAKING ON THE COWBOYS WHO WE'RE COMING OFF A 26-POINT DRUBBING THAT'S TAKING ON THE COWBOYS WHO WERE COMING OFF A 26-POINT DRUBBING AT THE HANDS OF THE DOLPHINS. THE WARRIORS WILL ALSO BE UNDER A ROOF ` SUNDAY'S GAME AT CHRISTCHURCH'S NEW ONE NZ STADIUM. IT MEANS... THE CONDITION DOESN'T HAVE AN EFFECT OF STYLE OF PLAY THAT YOU WANNA PLAY, AND I THINK FOR A TEAM LIKE THE COWBOYS, THEY'RE GONNA WANNA PLAY FAST FOOTY. THEY'LL ENJOY THE FAST TRACK, WE LOVE A GOOD DRY CONDITION, SO WE'RE FINE WITH THAT AS WELL. OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE WARRIORS, THOUGH ` GETTING BACK TO WINNING WAYS. IT'S JUST ABOUT ADDING THOSE LITTLE IMPROVEMENTS, SO I THINK EVERYONE WAS EXCITED TO GET BACK INTO THE TRAINING AND GET BACK TO BEING US. THE WAHS HEADING SOUTH BUT LOOKING TO PUT THEIR SEASON ON THE UP. THE BLACK FOILS HAVE FINALLY RECIEVED SOME GOOD NEWS AFTER FOUR MONTHS OFF THE WATER, WITH THE TEAM ALL SET TO RETURN AT SAILGP IN HALIFAX THIS WEEKEND. AFTER THEIR HORROR RUN-IN WITH FRANCE BACK IN FEBRUARY, THE BLACK FERNS HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF THEIR NEW BOAT, MANAWATITI. WE GOT TO GET UP FOR A QUICK WHAT I WOULD CALL SHAKEDOWN SALE, RUNNING THROUGH SOME SYSTEMS CHECKS, JUST BUILDING UP WITH THE MANOEUVRES, TALKING BACK TO HEADQUARTERS THE WHOLE TIME. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT A 30 MINUTE SAIL ALL UP. THE CANADIAN GRAND PRIX STARTS AT 7 ON SUNDAY MORNING. AND FINALLY TONIGHT, IT'S BEEN A WEEK TO FORGET FOR TURKEY'S TOP FOOTBALL COMMENTATOR. STATE BROADCASTER TRT HAS SUSPENDED MURAT EKREM CIMEN AFTER HE MIXED UP THE ALL WHITES AND IRAN FOR THE OPENING FOUR MINUTES OF THE GAME. IRAN WORE ALL WHITE IN THE WORLD CUP OPENER, WHILE THE ALL WHITES WORE ALL BLACK. HIS EMPLOYER SAID THE MISTAKE WAS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SOMEONE WITH MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF BROADCASTING EXPERIENCE, AND HIS WORLD CUP IS OVER. OH! I TRIED TO DO MY BEST IN THE BULLETIN TONIGHT, BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT OUR BOSSES TO GET ANY IDEAS. YOU CAN SEE WHERE HE WENT WRONG. I ALSO HAD TO TAKE A MOMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THAT MATCH. AN EX-HOSPITAL WORKER HAS BEEN GIVEN A FORMAL CAUTION FOR ACCESSING AND ATTEMPTING TO SELL THE PRINCESS OF WALES'S PRIVATE MEDICAL RECORDS. KATE HAD ABDOMINAL SURGERY AT A PRIVATE LONDON CLINIC IN EARLY 2024. THE HEALTHCARE WORKER WAS LATER FIRED AND STRUCK OFF FOLLOWING AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. THE UK'S PRIVACY WATCHDOG, WHICH HAS THE POWER TO LAUNCH CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS, BEGAN ITS OWN PROBE. IT SAYS IN THIS INSTANCE, A CAUTION WAS THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE. IMO'S HERE NOW. HOW'S THE WEEKEND LOOKING? SATURDAY IS LOOKING PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND. BUT IT'S LOOKING PRETTY, PRETTY WET ACROSS THE SOUTH ISLAND, WITH THOSE WARNINGS LASTING FOR MOST OF THE DAY. AND IT'S NOT GREAT NEWS FOR THE SUPER RUGBY FINAL AT THIS STAGE. PREPARE FOR A WET AND WINDY ONE IN WELLINGTON AS THAT FRONT JUMPS THE STRAIT SUNDAY ` IT'LL CONTINUE ITS JOURNEY NORTH WHILE STILL KEEPING A HAND ROUND THE TOP OF THE SOUTH. I'LL HAVE YOUR FULL FORECAST AFTER THE BREAK. Hi! I'm a real Skinny mobile customer and a real life human man. # Real life... you... And Skinny have cloned me... with AI. They pay to use my face so my clients can sell Skinny all year long. It's the ultimate side hustle. # He's a real life human man... # It's just another way Skinny keeps prices low and customers happy. WELCOME BACK. IT'S WEATHER TIME. LET'S GET STRAIGHT INTO THINGS ` A FEW SHOWERS HERE AND THERE TO COME TONIGHT ` AS PER THOSE LITTLE BLOBS OF BLUE ` THEN A GOOD CHUNK OF THE COUNTRY'S IN FOR A GOOD FRIDAY. BUT THERE'S THAT WETTER WEATHER PUSHING INTO FAR SOUTH BEFORE MAKING ITS WAY UP THE WEST COAST. NOTHING MUCH TO REPORT TONIGHT, THEN IT'S LOOKING GREAT ALONG THE SOUTH ISLAND'S EAST COAST. SAME CAN'T REALLY BE SAID FOR THE WEST OR SOUTH WITH THAT FRONT MOVING IN. THERE'LL ALSO BE SOME STRONG WINDS TIED UP IN IT ALL. THAT HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE NORTH ISLAND PRETTY DRY. STILL A FEW EARLY SHOWERS IN THE MIX, BUT ALL OF THAT, INCLUDING ANY MORNING CLOUD OR FOG, LOOKS TO CLEAR UP FOR SOME STUNNING FRIDAY ARVOS. ODD MORNING SHOWER FOR ALL BAR HAMILTON, BUT GET A LOAD OF WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE AFTERNOON ` A VERY FINE FRIDAY, AND THOSE SOUTHERLIES WILL DIE OUT AS THE DAY GOES ON. MORNING CLOUD OR FOG CLEARING THROUGH TO A PRETTY GOOD AFTERNOON FOR ALL ROUND HERE. SOUTHERLIES ALSO DYING OUT, GETTING TO 17 ALONG THE COAST. A MOSTLY CLOUDY START WITH A SHOWER OR TWO FOR GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY, BUT THAT CLEARS UP A BIT, ESPECIALLY DOWN THE BOTTOM. MIX OF WINDS EASING AFTER LUNCH, THEN GET A LOAD OF THIS ` ANY EARLY CLOUD WILL BURN OFF, THEN THERE MIGHT BE SOME CRAWLING BACK IN IN THE EVENING, BUT STILL. PLENTY OF SUN STRETCHES DOWN TO NELSON, TOO ` ENJOY. BUT IT'LL BE A MOSTLY SHOWERY, RAINY DAY FOR THE WEST COAST, WITH THE BRUNT OF THAT FRONT HITTING AND SETTLING IN AFTER LUNCH. A TEXT-BOOK FINE AND FROSTY ONE FOR THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISLAND. A BIT OF HIGH CLOUD FROM THE EVENING, WHICH IS ALSO WHEN NORWESTERS WILL PICK UP, TOO. FINE-ISH AND FROSTY TO START, BUT AS THE DAY TRUCKS ALONG, THOSE NOR AND NORWESTERS WILL GET STRONGER, THEN A RAINY EVENING FOR QUEENSTOWN, INVERS AND STEWART ISLAND. COULD BE A BIT OF FROST TO START IN, WITH SOME HIGH CLOUD ROLLIN IN. NORTHERLIES STRONGEST FROM THE AFTERNOON; A WARM 17 DEGREE HIGH. CHRISTCHURCH, AFTER A VERY COLD -1 START, YOU DO HAVE A STUNNING DAY AHEAD ` HIGH CLOUD DRIFTING IN BY EVENING, NORTHERLIES FROM THE GET-GO. A GOOD-LOOKING FRIDAY IN THE CAPITAL, WITH FINE SPELLS, STRONG AFTERNOON NORWESTERS, THEN CLOUDING OVER IN THE EVENING. HAWKE'S BAY ` CLOUDY AND SHOWERY TO START, BUT THE SUN WILL PEeK THROUGH AFTER LUNCH. SOUWESTERS EASE OFF AS THE DAY GOES ON. THE MORNING CLOUD IN TAURANGA WILL OPEN RIGHT UP TO A GORGEOUS AFTERNOON, WHICH IS WHEN THE SOUTHERLIES WILL DIE DOWN, AS WELL. HAMILTON ` CLOUDY OR FOGGY TO START, THEN YOU'VE ALSO GOT A GORGIE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLIES DIE OUT EARLY, AS WELL, THEN COULD BE A FOGGY AUCKLAND START, WITH SOME SHOWERS LIFTING TO A GREAT AFTERNOON ` SOUTHERLIES EASING THEN, TOO. RAIN AND STORMS MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN TERRITORY, INLAND QUEENSLAND AND NEW SOUTH WALES TOMORROW. NEW CALEDONIA'S SHARING ITS SUN WITH TONGA TOMORROW, AND IT'LL BE A DRIER DAY FOR VANUATU. LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE ` SATURDAY'S NOT LOOKING TOO BAD ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND ` JUST A BIT CLOUDY OUT WEST, AND THERE'LL BE THAT WET AND WINDY STUFF FOR WELLINGTON IN THE EVENING, WITH A GOOD DOSE OF SUNDAY SHOWERS AS THAT FRONT MOVES NORTH, THEN A PRETTY OVERCAST START TO THE WEEK. THEN THAT FRONT DOWN SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BURSTS OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF THE ISLAND ON SATURDAY. SUNDAY, THINGS DRY UP NICELY, AND THEN THAT BETTER STUFF LOOKS TO HANG ROUND INTO MONDAY, AS WELL. GREAT SNAP FROM MURRAY THIS AFTERNOON LOOKING OVER THE HOKIANGA HARBOUR AS RAIN STARTS TO MAKE ITS WAY IN. BEAUTIFUL. WINTRY, BUT A GOOD VIEWPOINT UP THERE. THAT IS THREENEWS FOR TONIGHT. THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS ON stuff.co.nz. I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. PO MARIE, AND I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY BRIGIT KELLY AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2026