DESTINY CHURCH LEADER BRIAN TAMAKI CALLS FOR A PURGE OF HINDUS, SIKHS AND MUSLIMS FROM THE COUNTRY AND FOR MOSQUES TO BE BURNED. AN ISLAMIC LEADER SAYS THE LESSONS OF MARCH 15 HAVE NOT BEEN LEARNED. THE WHANAU OF AN AUTISTIC GIRL (11) WHO WAS MISTAKEN FOR AN ADULT, RESTRAINED AND INJECTED WITH DRUGS, SAY THEY'RE STILL LIVING WITH THE TRAUMA. AND AFTER ACHIEVING ALL HIS DREAMS FOR AUCKLAND FC IN THEIR FIRST TWO YEARS, COACH STEVE CORICA IS MOVING ON. NAU MAI, HAERE MAI. WELCOME TO THREE NEWS. POLICE SAY THEY ARE ASSESSING COMMENTS MADE BY DESTINY CHURCH LEADER BRIAN TAMAKI AFTER HE CALLED FOR A 'PURGE' OF HINDUS, SIKHS AND MUSLIMS IN NEW ZEALAND, AND FOR MOSQUES TO BE BURNED DOWN. TAMAKI ACCUSED INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI OF SUBJECTING CHRISTIANS TO THE SAME TREATMENT IN HIS COUNTRY, SAYING IT'S MERELY 'TIT FOR TAT'. AS ANTONY STEVENS REPORTS, TAMAKI'S COMMENTS HAVE BEEN CONDEMNED. HE IS CURRENTLY PURGING INDIA OF ALL CHRISTIANS AND BURNING CHURCH BUILDINGS DOWN. I THINK WE SHOULD RECIPROCATE IN KIND. LET'S PURGE NEW ZEALAND OF HINDUS, SIKHS AND MUSLIMS. AND, WHILE WE'RE AT IT, IF THEY'RE BURNING CHURCHES DOWN, WHY DON'T WE BURN MOSQUES AND THEIR TEMPLES DOWN? TIT FOR TAT. WE'VE GOT A PERSON WHO IS PROMOTING HATEFUL VIOLENCE, USING WORDS LIKE 'PURGING', WORDS LIKE 'BURNING MOSQUES AND TEMPLES', AND THIS IS IN NEW ZEALAND. SO SOON AFTER MARCH 15TH, THE LESSONS HAVE NOT BEEN LEARNED. THAT FEELS LIKE AN ACTIVE INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING RIGHT NOW. ETHNIC COMMUNITIES AND POLICE MINISTER MARK MITCHELL DECLINED AN INTERVIEW WITH THREENEWS TODAY, BUT TOLD RNZ TAMAKI'S REMARKS WERE THE 'ACTIONS OF A SCARED BULLY'. NEW ZEALAND POLICE ARE ASSESSING WHETHER THE COMMENTS FALL WITHIN THE THRESHOLDS SET OUT IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT. IN A STATEMENT TO THREENEWS, THEY SAID ` POLICE ARE AWARE OF A VIDEO THAT HAS BEEN POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA. BRIAN TAMAKI DIDN'T RESPOND TO AN INTERVIEW REQUEST. FOR ABDUR RAZZAQ, HIS COMMENTS REOPEN THE WOUNDS OF THE MARCH 15 MOSQUE ATTACKS SEVEN YEARS AGO. THESE ARE VERBAL BULLETS. THESE ARE NOTHING BUT VERBAL BULLETS, INCITING, PROVOKING HATE, AND WHO'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN THE END? HAS ALSO CALLED FOR A PROTEST ON JULY 7 TO COINCIDE WITH PRIME MINISTER MODI'S SCHEDULED VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND, URGING KIWIS TO, QUOTE, 'FIGHT FOR YOUR COUNTRY AND CHILDREN'S FUTURE'. WHAT IS SO INCREDIBLY DISTRESSING ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE WHO BRIAN TAMAKI IS PREACHING TO ARE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND BY SOCIETY AND BY OUR STATE INSTITUTIONS ` OFTENTIMES ARE LEFT BEREFT AND INCREDIBLY IMPOVERISHED. AND HE, THEREFORE, IS ACTIVELY MANIPULATING THEM, AND NOW CHANNELLING THEIR RIGHTEOUS ANGER AND FRUSTRATION TOWARDS COMPLETELY THE WRONG TARGET. (CROWD CHANTS) IN JANUARY, THE DESTINY CHURCH-AFFILIATED 'FREEDOM AND RIGHTS COALITION' DISRUPTED A SIKH EVENT IN AUCKLAND. (PERFORMS HAKA) TODAY THE ISLAMIC FEDERATION OF NEW ZEALAND SAID NOTHING WILL CHANGE UNTIL THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT IS UPDATED. AT THE MOMENT, THAT INCLUDES RACE, GENDER, COLOUR. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE FAITH, AND THAT HAS TO BE INCLUDED. THAT'S WHAT THE ROYAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDED AND PUT IT UNDER THE CRIMES ACT. UNTIL THEN, WHAT BRIAN TAMAKI SAID MAY STILL JUST BE CONSIDERED FREEDOM OF SPEECH. TWO REPORTS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT A NON-VERBAL, AUTISTIC, 11-YEAR-OLD MAORI GIRL WAS MISTAKEN FOR AN ADULT MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT THEN RESTRAINED AND INJECTED WITH PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION TWICE. POLICE PICKED UP THE GIRL ON HAMILTON'S FAIRFIELD BRIDGE AND TOOK HER TO HOSPITAL, BUT AFTER A MIX-UP BETWEEN POLICE, A NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION AND HOSPITAL STAFF, SHE WAS MIS-IDENTIFIED AS A 20-YEAR-OLD MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT THE NGO HAD DEALT WITH. THE RESTRAINT AND MEDICATION HAPPENED WITHOUT CONSENT, AND ONE OF THE REPORTS FOUND THAT EVEN IF THE GIRL HAD BEEN THE ADULT SHE WAS MISTAKEN FOR, THERE STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN NO LEGAL BASIS FOR THEIR ACTIONS. MINISTRY OF HEALTH DIRECTOR, JOHN CRAWSHAW, FOUND HOSPITAL STAFF FAILED TO FOLLOW THE FORMAL PROCESS FOR CONFIRMING THE IDENTITY OF UNKNOWN PATIENTS. HE SAID THE SITUATION HAD NOT MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR URGENT TREATMENT. THE FAMILY RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING IT'S HAD A 'LASTING AND TRAUMATIC IMPACT'. SENIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY HAS MORE. THE WAIKATO BRIDGE WHERE AN 11-YEAR-OLD NON-VERBAL AUTISTIC GIRL WAS PICKED UP BY POLICE, MISIDENTIFIED FROM THE OUTSET AS AN ADULT, THEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS RESTRAINED AND FORCIBLY INJECTED WITH MEDICATION. THE DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH SAYS THE TRAUMATIC INCIDENT HAS IMPACTED HIM PERSONALLY. I REMAIN QUITE DEEPLY AFFECTED BY WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS YOUNG GIRL, AND SO MY HEART GOES OUT TO THAT YOUNG GIRL AND HER FAMILY. BUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT WE NOW PUT THINGS RIGHT SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. DR JOHN CRAWSHAW COMMISSIONED ONE OF THE REPORTS INTO WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT... THERE WAS A WHOLE SERIES OF SYSTEM AND PROCESS FAILINGS. ...FAILURES THE GIRL'S WHANAU CAN'T FATHOM. I'VE GIVEN THEM AN APOLOGY, BUT THEY ARE STILL LIVING WITH THE EFFECTS. THE REPORTS HAVE RECOMMENDED WIDESPREAD CHANGES, AND ALSO FOUND THE PATIENT ` WHETHER AN ADULT OR CHILD ` SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN RESTRAINED OR MEDICATED. THE INCIDENT HAS STRUCK FEAR INTO PARENTS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. PENELOPE THOMPSON HAS FIVE CHILDREN, INCLUDING TWO AUTISTIC SONS. EVERYBODY NEEDS A VILLAGE, AND I THINK THESE DAYS VERY FEW PEOPLE HAVE ONE THAT PROVIDES THE KIND OF SUPPORT THAT WE NEED, AND I THINK THAT'S ALSO WHY ITS SO HEARTBREAKING WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS A REALLY SCARY LIFE. SHE SAYS IN THIS INSTANCE, A CRUCIAL PART OF THAT VILLAGE LET THE VICTIM AND HER FAMILY DOWN. WE RELY ON AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES SUCH AS THE POLICE AND OUR HOSPITALS AND OUR MEDICAL TEAMS TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, AND ABSOLUTELY THERE NEED TO BE TIGHTER CONTROLS AND PROCESSES AROUND THIS. HOWEVER, WHAT I JUST KEEP THINKING IS THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. DISABILITY ADVOCATES SAY THE REPORTS ANSWER HOW IT HAPPENED, BUT NOT WHY. I WAS HORRIFIED TO READ WHAT HAPPENED, AND THE FAILING OF THE SYSTEM AT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. AND WHILE THE REPORTS ARE DAMNING, THEY STOPPED SHORT OF SAYING WHY IT HAPPENED. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO SAY HOW IT HAPPENED; WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE WHY IT HAPPENED. AND SHE SAYS MAORI CHILDREN ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED IN A BIG WAY. THE COMMISSIONER SAID THAT IT WAS LIKELY THAT A CHILD WHO WAS NOT MAORI, NOT AUTISTIC, AND NOT NON-VERBAL WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT HAVE HAD TO SPEND THE NIGHT TERRIFIED AND HANDCUFFED AND STRONGLY SEDATED. SHE SAYS THIS CASE IS NOT A BLIP IN A FUNCTIONING SYSTEM. THIS ISN'T JUST AN ISOLATED CASE IN WAIKATO. I'M SEEING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE RESPONSES OF DISABLED PEOPLE SAYING THIS IS HAPPENING IN TAURANGA, THIS IS HAPPENING IN NORTHLAND, THIS IS HAPPENING AROUND THE MOTU. THIS IS A NATIONWIDE SYSTEMATIC FAILURE. HEALTH NEW ZEALAND SAYS IT HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED MOST OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS DUE TO AN EARLIER REVIEW. BUT FOR MANY AUTISTIC AND MAORI HEALTH ADVOCATES, THE REAL TEST WILL BE WHETHER THIS BECOMES THE MOMENT THE SYSTEM FINALLY CHANGES. THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, AND IT CAN ABSOLUTELY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, AND IT'S UP TO THE AUTHORITIES TO FIND OUT WAYS ` HOPEFULLY IN COLLABORATION WITH WHANAU LIKE MYSELF ` TO ENSURE THAT IT DOESN'T. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE THE MOMENT THAT THINGS SHOULD CHANGE. WE JUST NEED TO HAVE THE POLITICAL WILLINGNESS TO DO IT. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CHAIN OF ERRORS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAPPEN TO A CHILD AGAIN. THE YOUNG GIRL PICKED UP ON FAIRFIELD BRIDGE ALREADY ONE CHILD TOO MANY. UKRAINE HAS HAMMERED MOSCOW WITH ONE OF ITS BIGGEST AIR RAIDS SINCE THE START OF THE WAR. NEARLY 200 DRONES HIT TARGETS AROUND THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL, INCLUDING A MAJOR OIL REFINERY. CHANNEL FOUR'S MATT FREI REPORTS. ALMOST 200 UKRAINIAN DRONES TARGETED MOSCOW ` THE BIGGEST SUCH ATTACK SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. SEVERAL DRONES MANAGED TO EVADE THE CITY'S MUCH VAUNTED AND MANY LAYERED AIR DEFENCES TO REACH THE OIL REFINERY IN KAPOTNYA. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME ITS BEEN HIT THIS WEEK, SENDING THE ROOF OF A STORAGE TANK SOARING TO THE SKY, WITH HUGE CLOUDS OF BLACK SMOKE FILLING THE HORIZON. ONE DRONE, WHICH APPEARED TO BE HIT BY AN AIR DEFENCE MISSILE, THEN CRASHED INTO A SHOPPING CENTRE, SETTING OFF A LARGE FIRE. ALL FOUR OF MOSCOW'S AIRPORTS WERE CLOSED DURING THE NIGHT, GROUNDING HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS. OFFICIALS CLAIMED THAT 17 PEOPLE HAD BEEN INJURED, INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN. MANY RESIDENTS COMPLAINED OF POLLUTED OIL RAIN, AND SAID THERE HAD BEEN NO ACCESS TO SHELTERS, WHICH THE AUTHORITIES DENIED. PRESIDENT ZELENSKY SAID IT HAD BEEN A RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S ATTACK ON ONE OF UKRAINE'S MOST IMPORTANT CULTURAL SITES, THE KYIV-PECHERSK LAVRA, WARNING, 'IF KYIV BURNS, THEN YOUR MOSCOW WILL BURN TOO', ADDING, 'IT'S TIME TO END THIS WAR.' ADDRESSING NATO DEFENCE MINISTERS EARLIER TODAY IN BRUSSELS, UKRAINE'S LEADER ALLUDED TO THE STRIKES WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS LONG-RANGE SANCTIONS. HE PLACED THE BLAME SQUARELY ON PRESIDENT PUTIN. AT THE SAME TIME, OUR MID-RANGE STRIKES ARE SERIOUSLY DISRUPTING RUSSIAN MILITARY LOGISTICS, BUT PUTIN IS NOT STOPPING THIS WAR. MR PUTIN HIMSELF SPENT THE DAY HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM MOSCOW IN KAZAN, HOSTING A REGIONAL LEADERS MEETING. WHILE HE MADE NO MENTION OF THE ATTACKS, HIS FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEY LAVROV, THREATENED MORE MASSIVE STRIKES AGAINST UKRAINE. U.S. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE HAS REBUKED ISRAELI POLITICIANS FOR CRITICISING AMERICA'S DEAL WITH IRAN. HE SAID THE ISRAELI CABINET NEEDED TO REMEMBER THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS THE ONLY HEAD OF STATE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD SYMPATHETIC TO ISRAEL. CHANNEL 4'S HARRY FAWCETT REPORTS. FOND FAREWELLS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM THE MACRONS LAST NIGHT. FROM JOURNALISTS, A QUESTION ` HAD HE SIGNED HIS AGREEMENT WITH IRAN? WE SIGNED IT IN VERSAILLES. ALREADY SIGNED IT. THE STORY IS MADE IN VERSAILLES? MADE IN VERSAILLES ` QUITE THE ENDORSEMENT FOR A DOCUMENT PURPORTING TO RESHAPE THE MIDDLE EAST... THIS WAS NOT EASY. ...ONE ALREADY BEING CHARACTERISED BY FRIENDS AND FOES IN THE U.S. AND IN ISRAEL AS CAPITULATION. SO WHAT HAS DONALD TRUMP SIGNED UP TO? OR TO HIS CRITICS, SIGNED AWAY? WITHIN THE MOU, CONFIRMATION THAT A FINAL DEAL WOULD PROVIDE IRAN WITH A RECONSTRUCTION FUND WORTH AT LEAST $300B, ALONG WITH A PLEDGE TO TERMINATE ALL TYPES OF SANCTIONS AGAINST IT. IN THE MEANTIME, THE U.S. WILL IMMEDIATELY... AND DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS... IN RETURN, IRAN SAYS IT WILL... THAT IT WILL ALLOW AT A MINIMUM, THE DOWN-BLENDING ON SITE OF ITS HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM, AND THAT IT WOULD DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF FUTURE ENRICHMENT. TRUMP INSISTS HE'LL GET WHAT HE WANTS ON THE NUCLEAR ISSUE FROM THOSE NEGOTIATIONS. IN THE MEANTIME, FOCUSING ON THE GAINS FROM A TOLL-FREE REOPENING OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THOSE WHO DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT, HE POSTED TODAY, WERE EITHER 'JEALOUS, BAD OR STUPID'. THE TEXT ALSO INCLUDES LANGUAGE ON RESPECTING LEBANON'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, SEEN AS SHORTHAND FOR AN ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SOUTH, WHERE TODAY ISRAELI STRIKES KILLED THREE PEOPLE, AND HEZBOLLAH FIRED ROCKETS AT ISRAELI POSITIONS. SINCE THE INITIAL CEASE FIRE IN APRIL, ISRAEL'S CLAIMED A BUFFER ZONE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON, BORDERED BY A SO-CALLED FORWARD DEFENCE LINE. FAR FROM SIGNALLING WITHDRAWAL, TODAY THE ISRAELI MILITARY PUT OUT A NEW VERSION PUSHING DEEPER INTO LEBANESE TERRITORY. ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER BEING HEAVILY CRITICISED AT HOME FOR FAILING TO SECURE REAL GAINS FROM THE WAR MONTHS OUT FROM A GENERAL ELECTION. TODAY, NETANYAHU TELLING ISRAELIS THE CHALLENGES WEREN'T OVER, THAT HIS WAS THE CALM JUDGEMENT REQUIRED TO MEET THEM AND PRESERVE THE U.S. RELATIONSHIP ` SOMETHING THE U.S. VICE PRESIDENT MADE NO EASIER THIS AFTERNOON. DONALD J TRUMP IS THE ONLY HEAD OF STATE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD WHO IS SYMPATHETIC TO THE NATION OF ISRAEL AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, AND HE HAPPENS TO BE THE HEAD OF STATE OF THE WORLD'S SUPERPOWER. IF I WAS IN THE CABINET OF THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT, I MIGHT NOT BE ATTACKING THE ONLY POWERFUL ALLY THAT I HAVE ANYWHERE LEFT IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. VANCE ALSO SAID THE 60-DAY NEGOTIATING PERIOD OFFICIALLY BEGINS TODAY, AS MORE CIVILIANS RETURN TO SOUTHERN LEBANON ` AT ONCE HOME TO SOME OF THE STRONGEST HOPES FOR AND BIGGEST THREATS TO THE TALK'S SUCCESS. FRIGHTENING FOOTAGE HAS EMERGED OF A HOT AIR BALLOON CRASHING IN METHVEN THIS MORNING. THIS VIDEO, CAPTURED BY A LOCAL, SHOWS THE BALLOON LOSING AIR BEFORE DROPPING, HITTING TREES, AND TUMBLING ONTO A STREET. TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE BALLOON WAS AMONG THOSE SET TO TAKE PART IN THIS WEEKEND'S FIRE & ICE HOT AIR BALLOON GLOW AND LASER FESTIVAL. THE EVENT WAS DUE TO TAKE PLACE TOMORROW, BUT ORGANISERS HAVE NOW POSTPONED IT UNTIL SUNDAY BECAUSE OF ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. DAME LYNDA TOPP HAS PAID TRIBUTE TO HER TWIN SISTER JOOLS, DESCRIBING HER LAST DAY ON EARTH AT A CELEBRATION OF HER LIFE. 1600 PEOPLE CRAMMED INTO THE VIADUCT EVENTS CENTRE TO GIVE DAME JOOLS ONE LAST SEND-OFF. ADAM HOLLINGWORTH WAS ALSO THERE. HOWDY DOODY, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE REST OF THE WORLD WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING. RIGHT NOW I WANT TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU. JOOLS TOPP ALWAYS WANTED TO BE PART OF HER FAREWELL, AND SHE RECORDED A SURPRISE MESSAGE FOR HER FANS. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR GREATEST FANS. LOVE YOU FOREVER IN MY HEART. THE TOPP TWINS ALWAYS HAD A FLAIR FOR THE DRAMATIC, AND THEY DELIVERED YET AGAIN WITH JOOLS MAKING ONE GRAND FINAL ENTRANCE IN THE HANDS OF HER TWIN SISTER. DAME JOOLS HAD INSISTED NO-ONE SHOULD MOURN HER. INSTEAD, THEY SHOULD HAVE FUN. WELL TODAY, I TE WHANAU, IS A CELEBRATION. HELEN CLARK SAYS SHE AND HER SISTER REFLECTED WHO WE ARE AS A PEOPLE. THEY ALWAYS HAD US LAUGHING AT OURSELVES. WE'LL NEVER FORGET CAMP LEADER AND CAMP MOTHER, THE TWO KENS, THE BOWLING CLUB LADIES. WE'VE SEEN THEM ON SCREEN AGAIN TODAY; THEY LEFT US IN STITCHES EVERY TIME THEY APPEARED. CLARK ONE OF MANY POLITICIANS OF A CERTAIN PERSUASION HONOURING A CHAMPION OF THE LEFT. MARILYN WARING, STEVE ABEL AND PAUL GOLDSM` SORRY, THE ARTS MINISTER IS NOT HERE. COUNTRY SINGER TAMMI NIELSEN HAD FAREWELLED THE WOMAN SHE HAD TOURED WITH FOR DECADES. AND WHEN I SAID GOODBYE TO HER, SHE HUGGED ME AND SAID, 'YOU'RE GOING TO BE OK, BUDDY. 'YOU HAVE THAT SAME LOVE INSIDE YOU.' AND THAT IS SOMETHING I TREASURE THAT SHE SAID TO ME. 1650 PEOPLE HAVE GOT TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT. SOME OF THEM ARE THE GREAT AND THE GOOD, BUT THERE ARE MANY, MANY ORDINARY NEW ZEALANDERS ` PEOPLE WHO WERE TOUCHED BY HER COMEDY AND MUSIC. SOME OF THEM ARE WEARING COWBOY OUTFITS. DAME LYNDA STRUGGLED TO SPEAK ABOUT HER BELOVED SISTER, WHO DIED THREE WEEKS AGO AFTER LIVING FOR 22 YEARS WITH CANCER. THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I'VE EVER HAD TO DO ` TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY BEAUTIFUL TWIN. LYNDA WAS JOOLS' CAREGIVER, AND DEVOTED HER SPEECH TO HER TWIN'S LAST DAY ` SPENT WITH FOUR WOMEN SHE LOVED. LYNDA WAS JOOLS' CAREGIVER, AND DEVOTED HER SPEECH TO HER TWIN'S LAST DAY ` SPENT WITH FOUR WOMEN SHE LOVED. AND WE WILL NEVER EVER FORGET THAT MOMENT WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY IN OUR ARMS. THE WOMEN ALSO FOLLOWED JOOLS' INSTRUCTIONS TO CARRY HER UP THE HILL ON HER FARM OVERLOOKING THE KAIPARA HARBOUR IN A SHEET, AND LAY HER NAKED IN THE GRASS. THEY TOOK HER BACK AT DUSK. AND I STAYED WITH HER ALL NIGHT AND I HELD HER HAND. SHE WAS NEVER ONCE ALONE. SHE LEFT THIS WORLD WITH ME, SHE CAME INTO THIS WORLD WITH ME, AND I WASN'T GOING TO LET HER GO WITHOUT ME. WHEN TIME CAME TO TAKE HER AWAY, THEY DRESSED HER IN A COWGIRL OUTFIT. WE ROLLED HER OVER, AND THERE STUCK IN HER BUM CRACK WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BIT OF HORSEGRASS YOU'VE EVER SEEN. AND I SAID, 'THAT'S STAYING.' THERE WAS ONE LAST INSTRUCTION FOR THE JOURNEY TO THE FUNERAL HOME ` GO ROUND EVERY ROUNDABOUT TWICE. AND AN HOUR LATER I GOT THE PHONE CALL TO CONFIRM NINE ROUNDABOUTS COMPLETED. JOOLS TOPP KEPT US LAUGHING TILL THE VERY END. AVA'S HERE NOW. AVA, WE'VE GOT SOME WET WEATHER KICKING OFF THE WEEKEND? YES, SAM, VERY WET FOR SOME PLACES. HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND HAVE BEEN UPGRADED AND EXTENDED TO THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND AS AN ACTIVE FRONT MAKES ITS WAY UP THE COUNTRY. ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE RANGES OF WESTLAND AND HEADWATERS AND THE CANTERBURY LAKES AND RIVERS SOUTH OF THE HURUNUI RIVER FROM MIDNIGHT. HEADWATERS OF THE OTAGO LAKES AND RIVERS AND FIORDLAND ARE ALSO UNDER HEAVY RAIN WARNINGS. I'LL HAVE MORE AFTER SPORT. STILL TO COME ON THREENEWS ` WHAT KILLED THE MAJOR OAK? IT'S AN ANCIENT TREE FAMED FOR SHELTERING ROBIN HOOD IN SHERWOOD FOREST IN THE 13TH CENTURY. SHOULD HEALTH STAR RATINGS ON PACKAGED FOODS BE MANDATORY? NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THEY HELP SHOPPERS MAKE HEALTHIER CHOICES. AND 30 YEARS ON FROM THE ORIGINAL, CAN TOY STORY 5 KEEP ON HITTING THE BOX OFFICE HIGHS? CHILDREN VACCINATED AGAINST THE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS, KNOWN AS HPV, HAVE CLOSE TO ZERO RISK OF DYING FROM CERVICAL CANCER BEFORE THE AGE OF 30. A LANDMARK STUDY SHOWS DEATHS IN THE UK HAVE FALLEN SHARPLY SINCE 12 TO 13 YEAR OLDS WERE OFFERED THE JAB IN 2008. RESEARCHERS SAY AROUND 200 LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED SO FAR. SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NEW ZEALAND ARE OFFERED THE SAME VACCINE IN YEAR SEVEN OR EIGHT. CONSUMERS ARE BEING URGED TO MAKE SUBMISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF MANDATORY HEALTH STAR RATINGS. THIS IS WHEN PACKAGED FOOD IS RATED FROM HALF A STAR TO FIVE STARS DEPENDING ON ITS HEALTHINESS. CURRENTLY, THE SYSTEM IS ONLY VOLUNTARY. HOWEVER, FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND IS MULLING OVER MAKING IT COMPULSORY. JOINING US IS UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST DR SALLY MACKAY. KIA ORA, DR MACKAY. SO, TELL ME, WHY DO YOU WANT TO SEE THIS FOOD LABELLING SYSTEM MADE MANDATORY? WE WANT TO SEE IT MANDATORY TO HELP CONSUMERS MAKE HEALTHIER CHOICES FOR PACKAGED FOOD. AT THE MOMENT, IT'S ONLY ON ABOUT A THIRD OF PRODUCTS. SO, IMAGINE IF YOU'RE STANDING AT THE BREAKFAST CEREAL AISLE, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO CHOOSE A HEALTHY CHOICE ` AND WE KNOW IT CAN BE QUITE OVERWHELMING IN THAT AISLE ` IF IT'S ONLY ON A THIRD OF THE PRODUCTS, IT'S REALLY HARD AT A GLANCE TO MAKE A HEALTHY CHOICE. IF THE HEALTH STAR RATING WAS ON EVERY PRODUCT IT WOULD MAKE IT A LOT EASIER. THE OTHER REASON WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT MANDATORY IS IT'S THEN A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL COMPANIES, AND IT MIGHT ENCOURAGE SOME REFORMULATION AS WELL. YES, SO ONLY ABOUT 30% OF PRODUCTS YOU'RE SAYING AT THE MOMENT. YOU WANT TO SEE THAT AT 100% OR AS CLOSE TO IT AS POSSIBLE. HOW IS IT DECIDED? WHO DECIDES WHAT STARS A PRODUCT GETS? AH, SO, THERE'S AN ALGORITHM THAT SITS UNDERNEATH IT, AND IT GIVES YOU POINTS, OR TAKES POINTS OFF IN A WAY, FOR THE NUTRIENTS AT RISK LIKE SODIUM, SATURATED FAT, SUGAR, AND HIGH ENERGY. AND THEN IT GIVES POSITIVE POINTS IF IT'S GOT FRUIT, VEGETABLES, NUTS OR LEGUMES, FIBRE AND PROTEIN. AND THEN THERE'S AN ALGORITHM UNDERNEATH THAT, SO THE FOOD COMPANIES CAN CALCULATE IT THEMSELVES. WHAT DOES THE EVIDENCE SHOW US? WHEN THERE ARE THESE WARNING LABELS OR THESE HEALTH STARS ON FOOD AND BEVERAGE, WHAT HAPPENS? DOES IT CHANGE BEHAVIOUR? THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THAT FRONT-OF-PACK LABELS DO HELP CONSUMERS BECAUSE IT IS INTERPRETIVE, AND SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO SO MUCH THINKING. SO YES, IT DOES HELP. AND WE KNOW THAT THE NUTRITION INFORMATION PANELS ARE VERY DETAILED AND THE FONT'S OFTEN VERY SMALL, AND SO IT HELPS IN THAT WAY AS WELL. OK, AND IF PEOPLE WANT TO GET BEHIND THIS, WHAT CAN THEY DO? SO, SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN AT THE MOMENT. THEY CLOSE ON THE 5TH OF JULY. ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION, AND SAY THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HEALTH STAR RATINGS MANDATORY. SO WE WOULD LIKE NEW ZEALANDERS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR VOICE. SOUNDS GOOD. DR SALLY MACKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. TENA KOE. STAY WITH US. WE'VE GOT A SPECIAL TREAT FOR TOY STORY FANS ` KATE RODGER REVIEWS THE FIFTH MOVIE IN THE FRANCHISE, AND GIVES HER VERDICT ON WHETHER WOODY, BUZZ AND JESSIE STILL HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. AND AFTER TWO SUPER-SUCCESSFUL YEARS AS COACH OF AUCKLAND FC, STEVE CORICA SAYS IT'S TIME FOR A NEW CHALLENGE. 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. 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. THIS IS THREE NEWS. IF YOU'VE JUST JOINED US, HERE ARE OUR TOP STORIES SO FAR TONIGHT. DESTINY CHURCH LEADER BRIAN TAMAKI HAS BEEN CONDEMNED BY THE ETHNIC COMMUNITY AFTER HE CALLED FOR A PURGE OF HINDUS, SIKHS AND MUSLIMS FROM THE COUNTRY. THE WHANAU OF AN 11-YEAR-OLD AUTISTIC GIRL WHO WAS MISTAKEN FOR AN ADULT, RESTRAINED AND INJECTED WITH DRUGS SAY THEY'RE STILL LIVING WITH THE TRAUMA. A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER HE WAS THROWN INTO A CROCODILE ENCLOSURE AT A ZOO IN ENGLAND. POLICE SAY A MAN (30) WHO DID NOT KNOW THE TODDLER WAS ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. IT'S BELIEVED THAT THE ZOO OWNER'S WIFE JUMPED INTO THE ENCLOSURE TO RESCUE THE CHILD. IT HASN'T BEEN SPECIFIED WHETHER THE BOY'S INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY THE CROCODILES OR BY THE FALL. JOHNSONS ZOO IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE HAS 10 SPECIES OF CROCODILE WHICH VISITORS CAN VIEW FROM A RAISED PLATFORM. WOODY AND BUZZ, JESSIE AND HER TRUSTY STEED BULLSEYE? YES-SIREE. ANOTHER TOY STORY IS RIDING INTO TOWN AND ON A BIG SCREEN NEAR YOU THIS WEEKEND. IT'S NUMBER 5 IN THE BELOVED FRANCHISE, AND WILL IT KEEP ON HITTING THE BOX OFFICE HIGHS? HERE'S KATE RODGER WITH FILMTHREE. THIS ENTERTAINMENT NEWS IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY HAYU, NOW WITH ALL YOUR FAVOURITE REALITY TV, PLUS ICONIC SHOWS AND BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES. HAYU ` IT'S A BIT EXTRA. JESSIE? HELLO? IS IT AS BAD OUT THERE FOR TOYS AS THEY SAY IT IS? I FEEL LIKE A TOY STORY FILM ALWAYS SEEMS TO LAND JUST WHEN WE NEED THEM THE MOST, AND THE RICH HEART OF EACH ONE NEVER FAILS TO REACH INTO OUR OWN. WITH JESSIE FRONT AND CENTRE, WOODY AND BUZZ BACKING HER UP. THIS IS TOY STORY 5. YOU DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT. WAIT! NO! # YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME. # WE ARE BACK WITH BONNIE ` SHE'S A LITTLE OLDER, BUT HER LOVE OF PLAYTIME IS KEEPING ALL OUR TOY STORY FAVES FEELING VERY LOVED INDEED. BUT BONNIE, SHE'S STRUGGLING TO MAKE FRIENDS OF HER OWN, AND HER PARENTS DECIDE THE BEST WAY FOR BONNIE TO CONNECT IS TO CONNECT ONLINE. ENTER STAGE LEFT THE VILLAIN OF THE PIECE ` LILY PAD. THE DARK AGE OF THE DEVICE HAS DAWNED. SHE'S GETTING AWAY, BUZZ! ENJOY THE GARAGE, STUFFALO BILL! 'STUFFALO BILL'? IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT PIXAR DELIVERS TIME AND TIME AGAIN, IT'S WRAPPING REAL-LIFE LESSONS INTO STORY TIME, AND INVITING US ALL, REGARDLESS OF OUR AGE, TO SIT DOWN ON THE MAT AND SOAK IT ALL UP. THE SHEER IMAGINATION OF THESE ANIMATORS, STORYTELLERS ALL ` IT'S A GIFT FOR US ALL. THERE'S AN UNSPOKEN RULE IN CINEMA. EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT A TOY STORY ARRIVES, ONE MUST IMMEDIATELY GO AND SEE IT. REINFORCING OUR SENSE OF PLAY AND CONNECTION IN A WORLD NOW RAVAGED BY DEVICES AND TOLD THROUGH THE LENS OF THE TOYS THAT ARE BEING DISCARDED AND IGNORED. LOOK, WHETHER YOU ARE 5 OR 50, I DARE YOU NOT TO FEEL THAT. LOOK, THERE'S A COUPLE OF MISSED BEATS, BUT GETTING THIS GANG BACK TOGETHER, AND WITH A FEW MORE INITIATED, WHAT A 4� STAR DELIGHT. SO WHAT HAVE YOU LOT BEEN FLOCKING TO AT THE MOVIES? LET'S FIND OUT. HERE'S THE TOP FIVE AT THE NEW ZEALAND BOX OFFICE. THAT IS YOUR FILM THREE FOR THIS WEEK. NOW, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. OFF TO THE MOVIES YOU TROT. MITCH IS IN WITH SPORT, AND STEVE CORICA'S SPRUNG A SURPRISE ON AUCKLAND FC FANS. NOBODY SEEMED TO SEE THIS ONE COMING. AFTER TWO SUCCESSFUL SEASONS, HE HAS ANNOUNCED HE IS OFF TO JAPAN. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON STEVE CORICA'S DEPARTURE NEXT. AND THEN ` GLENN PHILLIPS IS THE LATEST BLACKCAP TO SCORE 100 FOR NEW ZEALAND, CLAIMING HIS MAIDEN TON AT THE OVAL. PLUS ` OLLIE RITCHIE'S GOT SOME BIG QUESTIONS FOR THE BOSS OF SUPER RUGBY. JACK MESLEY DISCUSSES THE STATE OF THE COMPETITION NEXT. VOICEOVER: Get a $100 digital Visa card with AMI. Buy a new Comprehensive Car policy online before the end of September. Visit ami.co.nz Ts and Cs apply. 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. THREE NEWS SPORT, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NEW SUZUKI FRONX. YOU WANT IT? FRONX GOT IT! AUCKLAND FC SAY THEY'LL CAST THE NET FAR AND WIDE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR NOW FORMER HEAD COACH STEVE CORICA. AFTER TWO YEARS AT THE HELM, CORICA'S SURPRISE RESIGNATION WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY, WITH REPORTS HE'S OFF TO COACH IN JAPAN. WITH PRE-SEASON STARTING ON JULY 10, AUCKLAND FC WILL LEAN ON THEIR INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS INVOLVING EPL CLUB BOURNEMOUTH TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FAST. A SHORT TIME AGO I SPOKE TO AUCKLAND FC CHIEF EXECUTIVE NICK BECKER, AND STARTED BY ASKING HIM ABOUT THE MIXED EMOTIONS THE CLUB'S GOT AFTER SUCH A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. YEAH. EVENING, MITCH. IT IS THE CASE. YOU KNOW, STEVE` RIGHT FROM THE START, WE KNEW STEVE WAS THE RIGHT GUY TO COME IN AND HELP US SET UP THE CLUB TO WIN, TO BE COMPETITIVE ON THE PITCH, AND TO WIN TROPHIES, AND HE'S DONE EXACTLY THAT. UM, HE WAS ALSO, FOR US, VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE FACT THAT HE HAD ONLY EVER COACHED IN THE A-LEAGUE. YOU KNOW, COMING TO AUCKLAND WAS A EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM ` A NEW PROJECT. BUT HE SORT OF SAID THAT AFTER THREE YEARS HERE HE'D LOOK TO GO OVERSEAS. UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, IT'S HAPPENED AFTER TWO. BUT TO BE HONEST, HE LEAVES BEHIND A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE LEGACY WITH A PREMIERSHIP IN THE FIRST SEASON AND A CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE SECOND. YOU MENTIONED THERE THAT HE WAS ON A THREE YEAR DEAL AND YOU GUYS HAVE AGREED TO LET HIM GO AFTER TWO. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE REASONS BEHIND THAT DECISION AS A CLUB? WE KNOW AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE THAT JOBS IN FOOTBALL ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, AND WHEN THEY COME, YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY. IF YOU'RE THE COACH, AND YOU'VE SAID YOU WANT TO DO THAT` SO WE SAT DOWN WITH STEVE, WE TALKED TO THE CLUB HE'S GONE TO. WE RECEIVED SOME COMPENSATION FOR HIM. SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S` IT'S A DEAL THAT EVERYBODY'S HAPPY WITH. OBVIOUSLY IT'S VERY EARLY IN THE OFF-SEASON. IS THIS A CONVERSATION THAT HAD BEEN GOING ON AS THE SEASON WAS GOING, OR IS IT ALL HAPPENED QUITE QUICKLY? NO, NO. LIKE THINGS IN SPORT IN GENERAL, BUT FOOTBALL ESPECIALLY, THEY HAPPEN REALLY QUICKLY. WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR ABOUT A WEEK. AND SO YOU KIND OF JUST WORK THROUGH THAT. IT'S SORT OF A` SOMETHING THAT MOVES VERY FAST AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOW FOR US, IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND FIND WHO IS THE REPLACEMENT FOR STEVE, AND WHERE DO WE FIND THEM FROM. THE WORLD'S FULL OF FOOTBALL COACHES, SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEBODY OUT THERE. SOMEBODY WITH A-LEAGUE EXPERIENCE OBVIOUSLY HAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADVANTAGE, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A DEAL BREAKER. NOW, NICK, I UNDERSTAND WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION ON WHERE STEVE IS OFF TO, BUT JUST ANY FINAL MESSAGES FROM YOU AFTER AN INCREDIBLE TWO YEARS? I'VE SAID THIS TO STEVE PERSONALLY ALREADY, BUT YOU KNOW, HE LEAVES WITH OUR BEST WISHES. HE CAME, HE DID EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO. HE REALLY ENDEARED HIMSELF INTO THE POPULATION OF AUCKLAND. LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF AUCKLAND GOT ROUND STEVE, AND HE DID` HE PULLED OFF A MAGICAL TRICK ` WHICH WAS TO MAKE HIMSELF A POPULAR AUSTRALIAN IN NEW ZEALAND. SO HE LEAVES WITH ALL OF OUR, WELL WISHES, AND I'VE GOT NO DOUBT THAT HE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL WHEREVER HE ENDS UP. WELL, NICK, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING, AND ALL THE BEST WITH THE HUNT FOR THE REPLACEMENT FOR STEVE CORICA. THAT IS AUCKLAND FC CEO NICK BECKER. THANKS, MITCH. THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP HAS ALREADY CHANGED THE LIFE OF ONE OF THE ALL WHITES FOREVER, NOW TIM PAYNE'S GOT ANOTHER REASON TO SMILE. HE'S CONFIRMED HIS MOVE FROM WELLINGTON PHOENIX TO PARAGUAYAN CHAMPIONS CLUB OLIMPIA. MEANTIME, CO-HOSTS MEXICO HAVE BECOME THE FIRST TEAM TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP'S FIRST EVER ROUND OF 32 THANKS TO A 1-0 WIN OVER SOUTH KOREA. WHILE ANOTHER TOURNAMENT CO-HOST, CANADA, PILLED THE MISERY ON QATAR ` WITH THREE GOALS IN EACH HALF TO WIN 6-0. A MAIDEN TEST CENTURY FROM GLENN PHILLIPS HAS PUT THE BLACK CAPS IN CONTROL ON DAY TWO OF THE SECOND TEST AGAINST ENGLAND AT THE OVAL. PHILLIPS AND KYLE JAMIESON PUT UP A STRONG FIGHT IN THE MORNING, HELPING THE SIDE TO A FIRST INNINGS TOTAL OF 391. THE BOWLING UNIT THEN STRUCK LATE IN THE DAY TO HAVE ENGLAND 222 FOR SIX. GORDON FINDLATER HAS THE ACTION. STARTING THE DAY 291 FOR SEVEN, GLENN PHILLIPS AND KYLE JAMIESON NEEDED RUNS IN THE OPENING SESSION. ENGLAND'S BOWLING PLAN WAS CLEAR FROM THE OUTSET. NOW, IS THAT OFF THE GLOVE OR THE ARM? (THUD!) STRAIGHT ON TO THE HELMET. JAMIESON GIVEN SOME CHIN MUSIC ` HIS HELMET PELTED NOT ONCE... (THUD!) ...BUT TWICE IN THE EARLY GOING. HE WAS UNDETERRED, BUT IT WOULD GIVE ENGLAND AN OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S GONNA GO TO DUCKETT. IS IT GONNA GO OVER DUCKETT? NO, HE'S PUT IT DOWN. WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? WHILE JAMIESON WAS SURVIVING BY THE SKIN OF HIS TEETH, PHILLIPS WAS MAKING LIFE LOOK EASY. RUNS HERE. NICE PUNCH OFF THE BACK FOOT FROM PHILLIPS WHO'S IN GOOD ORDER NOW. HE PLAYED WELL AT LORDS. IT'S TOO STRAIGHT. CLIPPED. MORE RUNS. ANOTHER BOUNDARY. PHILLIPS GOING ON TO SCORE A MAIDEN CENTURY IN JUST 133 DELIVERIES. YES! (APPLAUSE) A LITTLE NUDGE INTO THE OFFSIDE BRINGS JOY... AND A LIFETIME MEMORY TO GLENN PHILLIPS. IT SAW HIM JOIN RARE COMPANY ` JUST THE THIRD BLACK CAP TO REACH THREE IN ALL FORMATS. WHILE HE WOULD FALL A FEW DELIVERIES LATER, THE WORK WAS DONE. NEW ZEALAND POSTING A MORE THAN COMPETITIVE 391. THE TOTAL WOULD SOON LOOK EVEN BETTER. OH! QUICK SINGLE. CLOSE! HE'S BEEN RUN OUT, BEN DUCKETT. NATHAN SMITH BRILLIANT IN THE FIELD AND BRILLIANT WITH THE BALL. EDGE. TAKEN. ENGLAND WOULD REBOUND WITH EMILIO GAY AND JOE ROOT, THOUGH ` THE HOSTS REACHING 142 FOR TWO BEFORE FOUR LATE WICKETS TURNED THE MOMENTUM. (CHEERING) OOH, GIVEN. OH, THAT'S GOTTA BE OUT. NOW, IS THERE SOME GLOVE ON THAT? YEP, I THINK THERE IS. THE BLACK CAPS FINISHING THE DAY IN CONTROL, ENGLAND STILL TRAILING BY 169. THE BLACK CAPS NEEDING JUST FOUR MORE WICKETS BEFORE THEY LOOK FOR MORE RUNS. IN TYPICAL WELLINGTON FASHION, SEVERE WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW NIGHT'S SUPER RUGBY FINAL IN THE CAPITAL. BUT NO NEED TO WORRY ` THAT SEEMS TO SUIT BOTH THE HURRICANES AND THE CHIEFS TO A TEE. THEY PUT ON A UNITED FRONT AT TODAY'S GRAND FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE, BUT COME TOMORROW NIGHT, IT'S WAR. WELL, THERE'S NO BEATING IT ON A GOOD DAY... IT'S ALWAYS LIKE THIS. (LAUGHTER) ...BUT TOMORROW NIGHT THE WELLINGTON WEATHER GODS COULD BE PUTTING ON A GRAND FINAL TREAT. BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO A LITTLE BIT OF WIND AND A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN HERE IN WELLINGTON. SO NATURALLY, THAT PLAYS INTO BOTH TEAMS' TACTICAL DECISIONS. IN SOME WAYS THE WEEK'S GONE VERY SLOW, BUT ALSO IT'S JUST POPPED UP ON US NOW. NEITHER TEAM HAS A SHORTAGE OF SPEED OUT WIDE, BUT TOMORROW NIGHT'S GAME LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE WON OR LOST UP FRONT. I GUESS IT'S JUST TWO FORWARD PACKS TO GO OUT AND BATTLE WITH EACH OTHER THROUGHOUT THE 80 MINUTES. TICKETS FOR TOMORROW NIGHT'S MATCH SOLD OUT WITHIN 15 MINUTES EARLIER THIS WEEK. MORE THAN 35,000 PEOPLE SET TO FILL THE TIN TO THE BRIM. IT'S PROBABLY THE GAME THAT EVERYBODY WANTED TO SEE. I'M HOPING A LOT OF THOSE IP ADDRESSES WERE BASED OUT OF THE WAIKATO. DESPITE A DECADE AWAY FROM SUPER RUGBY'S BIGGEST STAGE, THE HURRICANES ARE READY TO PUT ON A SHOW AT HOME. THAT'S LIFE. GUYS ARE A YEAR OLDER, HOPEFULLY A BIT WISER AND A LITTLE BIT SMARTER. THE SEASONED SECOND-PLACERS UP AGAINST A HURRICANE THAT'S HOT. A NEW CHAMPION WILL BE DECIDED FROM 7.05 TOMORROW NIGHT. AHEAD OF TOMORROW NIGHT'S FINAL, SUPER RUGBY CEO JACK MESLEY SAT DOWN WITH OLLIE RITCHIE TO REFLECT ON THE 2026 SEASON. HOW DO YOU REFLECT ON SEASON 2026 AS A WHOLE? SOME GREAT RUGBY PLAYED; A NEW CHAMPION WILL EMERGE. HOW DO YOU REFLECT ON THIS SEASON? WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH THE SEASON AND A GREAT GRAND FINAL YET TO COME. BUT IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF OUR CORE METRICS AND THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON IN THE START OF THE SEASON COME TO LIFE ` COME TO FRUITION. SO WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH THAT. CAN YOU PAINT A BIT OF A PICTURE FOR US AS TO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN TERMS OF THE IN-STADIA ATTENDANCE ` IS IT UP ON PAST YEARS? IS IT LEVEL? WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS ACTUALLY TELLING YOU? THIS WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC HAS POSTED REALLY GOOD ATTENDANCE GROWTH. COULD YOU EVEN QUITE BELIEVE THE SUCCESS OF SUPER ROUND? I THINK IT JUST SORT OF SHOWED THAT NEW ZEALANDERS WANT GREAT, GREAT EVENTS, AND WILL GET AROUND GREAT EVENTS, AND WE KNOW WITH SUPER RUGBY, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'VE GOT FANS ALL AROUND THE PACIFIC; IF WE DO THAT WELL WE'RE GOING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO TRAVEL. WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO KNOW, AND HOW SOON DO YOU NEED TO KNOW WHETHER THIS WILL BE A 10-TEAM OR 11-TEAM COMPETITION ` WITH OR WITHOUT MOANA PASIFIKA? YEAH, THAT CLOCK IS TICKING. AND AS WE'VE SAID ALL ALONG, THERE IS` WE'RE NOT PUTTING ANY DEFINED TIMELINES OUT THERE. BUT OUR, SORT OF, END PERIOD IS WE WANT TO DRAW A RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC IN EARLY AUGUST. THE PLAYOFF FORMAT, JACK ` IS IT RIGHT? HAVE YOU GOT THE PLAYOFF FORMAT RIGHT FOR SUPER RUGBY? WELL, THIS IS THE SECOND ITERATION OF IT, AND WE LEARNT A LOT FROM THE FIRST. THERE ARE NEW LEARNINGS FOR US TO CONSIDER. AND THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THE KEY ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE AND BEING REVIEWED AT THE MOMENT. SO, YEAH, WE UNDERSTAND FANS WANT US TO HAVE A LOOK AT IT. WE'RE HAVING A LOOK AT IT. HAVING THE BLUES ADVANCE TO A SEMI-FINAL OFF THE BACK OF FOUR STRAIGHT LOSSES ` DOES THAT DAMAGE THE INTEGRITY OF THIS COMPETITION? I MEAN, THAT'S NOT A FINALS FORMAT ISSUE. IT IS, THOUGH, BECAUSE THEY ADVANCE AS THE LUCKY LOSER. NO, BUT THEY'VE ADVANCED AS A LUCKY LOSER OFF THE BACK OF OTHER TEAMS NOT WINNING AS WELL, THOUGH, RIGHT? SO ARGUABLY THE REDS OR THE BRUMBIES SHOULD HAVE FINISHED HIGHER THE BLUES AND THEY DIDN'T, BECAUSE THEY LOST. AND SO THE BLUES EARNT THEIR POSITION INTO THAT SPOT. WHO WINS IT? HURRICANES OR CHIEFS? OH JEEZ. YOU KNOW I'M NOT ALLOWED TO ANSWER THAT. I MEAN, FOR BOTH FANBASES, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. SO WHICHEVER WAY WE GO, IT'S GOING TO BE A HELL OF A PARTY IN WELLINGTON OR HAMILTON. RYAN FOX IS IN A SOLID POSITION AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF THE US OPEN AT SHINNECOCK HILLS; CURRENTLY ONE OVER AND TIED FOR 29TH. FOX WENT ONE UNDER THROUGH THE FRONT NINE, BUT DROPPED A SHOT ON THE DIFFICULT PAR FOUR 10TH. FOXY REBOUNDED ON THE 12TH BEFORE DROPPING SHOTS AT 15 AND 16. HE COMPLETED 17 HOLES BEFORE PLAY WAS CALLED DUE TO BAD LIGHT. WYNDHAM CLARKE IS THE EARLY BREAKAWAY LEADER AT SIX UNDER, FOUR SHOTS CLEAR. THE US OPEN ` JUST ONE OF MANY THINGS TO WATCH THIS WEEK. I THINK THE HURRICANE IS GOING TO BE TOO GOOD OVER THE CHIEFS. WILL HOLD YOU TO THAT. AN GIANT, ANCIENT TREE, FAMED FOR SHELTERING ROBIN HOOD IN SHERWOOD FOREST IN THE 13TH CENTURY, HAS DIED. THE MAJOR OAK IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE LIVED TO UP TO 1200 YEARS, BUT NO MORE. CHANNEL FOUR'S SIMON JENKINS REPORTS. OVER A THOUSAND YEARS OLD, SHERWOOD FOREST'S LEGENDARY MAJOR OAK ` SPANNING 28m WITH AN 11m-WIDE TRUNK. BUT THIS SPRING, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES, NO LEAVES GREW. IT'S BEEN OFFICIALLY PRONOUNCED DEAD. AND WHAT A LIFE IT HAD ` IN THE 13TH CENTURY, IT'S SAID ROBIN HOOD HID OUT BENEATH IT. IT HAD QUITE A FOLLOWING FOR A TREE. VISITORS HAVE LONG BEEN DRAWN TO IT FROM FAR AND WIDE, AND ITS POPULARITY MAY IN PART EXPLAIN ITS DECLINE. 200 YEARS OF POPULARITY AND TOURISM HAVE LED BOTH THE SOILS AROUND THE TREE TO BE HEAVILY COMPACTED, THAT'S REALLY COMPROMISED ITS ROOT SYSTEM, BUT NOT ONLY THAT, ALL OF THE EFFORTS OVER A CENTURY THAT WERE WELL INTENTIONED AND TRIED TO HELP THE TREE RETAIN THE ICONIC FORM HAVE ULTIMATELY GIVEN IT EXTRA CHALLENGES LATER ON IN ITS LIFETIME. CLIMATE CHANGE HAS BEEN A FACTOR, TOO. SHERWOOD FOREST HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY WETTER WINTERS AND LONG PERIODS OF SUMMER DROUGHT. THE LEGEND OF SHERWOOD'S MAJOR OAK WILL LIVE ON. SAPLINGS FROM THE TREE HAVE BEEN PLANTED AROUND THE WORLD, BUT FOR THE STAR ATTRACTION IT IS SADLY THE END. THE MAYOR OF MANCHESTER, ANDY BURNHAM, HAS WON A SEAT IN PARLIAMENT, PAVING THE WAY FOR HIM TO CHALLENGE PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER'S LEADERSHIP. KNOWN AS 'THE KING OF THE NORTH', HE'S NOW ALSO MAKERFIELD'S MP AFTER A LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN A CRUNCH BY-ELECTION. BURNHAM USED HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH TO FIRE A WARNING SHOT AT THE PRIME MINISTER, DECLARING LABOUR HAD 'A FINAL CHANCE TO CHANGE'. AVA'S BACK NOW. AVA, HOW WAS THE WEATHER LOOKING FOR THE END OF THE WEEK? SAM, IT'S BEEN A MIXED BAG ACROSS THE MOTU. THE MIGHTY SOUTHLANDS BIRCHWOOD TAKING THE TOP TEMP TODAY WITH A SUMMERY 19 DEGREES. WHAT A WAY TO THE END THE WEEK. STICKING DOWN SOUTH, TWIZEL, WHAT A CHILLY START FOR YOU ` ALMOST NEGATIVE 5. THAT WOULD OF BEEN A HARD WAKE UP THIS MORNING. DOWN THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH ISLAND COPPING THE MOST WIND ` 133km/h GUSTS. AND A BIT WET FOR THE MILFORD SOUND WITH 17mm OF RAIN. I'LL HAVE MORE IN YOUR FULL FORECAST NEXT. (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 # You're like medicine to me... # VOICEOVER: Wonderful stories enter our stores every day. Find your wonderful. New World. VOICEOVER: Jump into Skinny today, and get $30 joining credit. # He's a real life human man... # Get the Skinny! NAU MAI ANO, HAPPY FRIDAY! LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT HOW YOUR WEEKEND IS GONNA LOOK. WHAT A DIVIDE BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH TOMORROW ` UP TOP LOOKING A BIT DRIER THAN THE BOTTOM OF THE COUNTRY, BUT THIS LARGE RAIN BAND, JUST LOOK AT IT, IS SET TO LINGER, MOVING UP THE SOUTH ISLAND. BY TOMORROW NIGHT ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN ` IT WILL BE WET DOWN SOUTH! ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE RANGES OF WESTLAND AND HEADWATERS FROM 7PM TONIGHT AND THE CANTERBURY LAKES AND RIVERS SOUTH OF THE HURUNUI RIVER FROM MIDNIGHT. HEADWATERS OF THE OTAGO LAKES AND RIVERS AND FIORDLAND, YOU'RE UNDER RAIN WARNINGS TOO. UP IN THE NORTH ISLAND, NO BIG BLUE RAIN BANDS FOR YOU! A FEW SHOWERS SCATTERED HERE AND THERE, BUT IT'S SET TO BE A FINE SATURDAY FOR MOST. LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK, NOW, AND LOOK AT THAT SUNSHINE! SOME MORNING FOG HERE AND THERE, BUT OTHERWISE ITS LOOKING FINE WITH SOME LIGHT NOR'WESTERLIES. OUT IN THE BAY OF PLENTY, AND ITS LOOKING LIKE A SIMILAR STORY ` MORNING FOG, THEN FINE. THAT CLOUD WILL COME BACK IN THE AFTERNOON, AS WELL AS SOME LIGHT WINDS. MORE SUNSHINE OUT ON THE EAST COAST ` FINE, FINE AND FINE UNTIL SOME HIGH CLOUD ROLLS ON IN FOR THE AFTERNOON, AND A SPOT OF RAIN DOWN THE BOTTOM. NOT AS SUNNY ON THE OTHER SIDE. A CLOUDY START TO YOUR SATURDAY MORNING, WITH SOME NOR AND NOR'WESTERLIES, AND A FEW SHOWERS FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE NORTH AS WELL. TO THE SOGGY SOUTH NOW, AND WE KNOW WHATS COMING ` RAIN. AND IT'LL BE HEAVY FOR MOST. SOME NORTHERLIES, TOO. THAT SHOULD EASE OFF BY EVENING. OUT ON THE EAST COAST, YOU'RE GETTING THE EDGE OF THIS RAIN BAND, SO OCCASIONAL RAIN COMING YOUR WAY AFTER MIDDAY. YOU GET NORTHERLIES TOO. BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH NOW ` LOTS GOING ON HERE. OCCASIONAL RAIN IN THE MORNING WITH A REAL MIXED BAG OF WINDS THROUGH TIL THE EVENING. TO OUR MAIN CENTRES NOW. OTEPOTI DUNEDIN, OCCASIONAL RAIN FROM AM. NORTHERLIES, TURNING WESTERLY IN THE EVENING. 15 YOUR HIGH. OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH ` SCATTERED RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE ARVO, STRONG NORTHERLIES DYING OUT IN THE EVENING, AND A LOVELY HIGH OF 21. TE WHANGANUI A TARA ` IF YOU'RE HEADING TO THE SUPER RUGBY FINAL TOMORROW NIGHT, YOU COULD NEED A RAIN JACKET OR A WINDBREAKER. STRONG NOR'WESTERLIES RISING TO GALE FROM THE AFTERNOON, AND A HIGH OF 16. HAWKE'S BAY ` LOOK AT THAT SATURDAY SUN. FINE FOR YOU. BIT OF HIGH CLOUD FROM AFTERNOON, 20 ARE YOUR HIGHS. SUNSHINE FOR TAURANGA TOO. MAINLY FINE. A CLOUDY AFTERNOON JOINED BY SOME LIGHT WINDS. 17 IS YOUR HIGH. A FOGGY START IN HAMILTON, AND A NOT-SO-SUNNY AFTERNOON THANKS TO CLOUD. NORTHERLIES FROM EVENING, AND A HIGH OF 14. TAMAKI MAKAURAU ` SOME MORNING FOG HERE AND THERE, BUT CLEARING TO BE A STUNNING DAY DESPITE SOME AFTERNOON CLOUD AND PESKY NOR'WESTERLIES. 16 YOUR HIGH. LETS JUMP OVER THE DITCH NOW. THE SOUTHEAST CORNER IS LOOKING RATHER WET WITH A FRONT AND RAINBAND SLOWLY MOVING EAST. OVER IN THE PACIFIC ITS LOOKING CLOUDY AND WET. FIJI, YOU'RE LOOKING FINE AND WARM, THOUGH. NOW WE CAN LOOK THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO THE NEXT WEEK. AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, A WEAKENING FRONT KEEPS THINGS UNSETTLED WITH RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. THERE'LL BE MORE DRY WEATHER AROUND, WITH SOME DECENT SUNNY BREAKS BY MONDAY. WHILE A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS LINGER, ESPECIALLY FOR THE NORTH, CLOUD WILL START TO BUILD FROM THE WEST, WITH SHOWERS AND RAIN IN SOME PLACES BY TUESDAY, BUT LOOKING CLEARER FOR THE SOUTH. SO A WET FINISH TO THE WEEKEND AND A BRIGHTER START TO THE NEW WEEK FOR MOST. AND WHAT A STUNNING START OUT IN MOUNT MAUNGANUI. THANKS, JO, FOR THE GORGEOUS PIC. AND SAM, THAT IS YOUR WEATHER! THAT IS THREENEWS FOR TONIGHT, THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS ON STUFF.CO.NZ. I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. CAPTIONS BY JOHNATHAN CHUI AND KATE PERCIVAL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2026