TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS, KIWISAVER FROM BIRTH ` INDIRECTLY COMPARING ITS COALITION PARTNERS TO SMALL CHILDREN AND LABELLING THE OPPOSITIONS POLICIES ECONOMIC LUNACY. NATIONAL COMES OUT FIRING AT ITS AGM. IRAN'S THREATS ABOUT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ FOLLOWING CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS. CELEBRATIONS IN THE CAPITAL AFTER THE HURRICANES BLOW AWAY THE CHIEFS IN A BLUSTERY SUPER RUGBY FINAL. PLUS... # WE'RE ON OUR WAY, WE'RE ON OUR WAY # TO VANCOUVER. # ALREADY LOSING THEIR VOICE. NEXT UP, EGYPT, FOR ALL WHITES FANS AND PLAYERS AT THE FIFA WORLD CUP. CAPTIONS BY REBEKAH ADAMS AND CHELSEA BRADY CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2026 TENA TATOU KATOA, GOOD EVENING. MAKING KIWISAVER COMPULSORY FOR ALL WORKERS, AND TAXING THE SUPER-RICH. NATIONAL AND THE GREENS HAVE RELEASED MAJOR ELECTION PLEDGES AHEAD OF NOVEMBER'S VOTE. CHRISTOPHER LUXON ANNOUNCING ALL WORKING KIWIS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE TO KIWISAVER, OR AN EQUIVALENT RETIREMENT SCHEME, FROM JULY 1 2028. ALSO, UPPING A PLEDGE FROM COALITION PARTNER NEW ZEALAND FIRST BY $500, NATIONAL WILL GIVE EVERY NEW-BORN A $1500 BABY BOOST KICK-START, IF ELECTED, FROM THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR. MEANWHILE, THE GREENS TODAY PROMISING IT'LL 'TACKLE INEQUALITY AND CORPORATE GREED', THE PARTY PROPOSING A TAX-FREE THRESHOLD FOR INCOME BELOW $10,000, WHILE INCREASING TAX FOR INCOMES OF MORE THAN $160,000. IT'LL INTRODUCE A 2.5% TAX ON NET ASSETS ABOVE $10M, EXCLUDING FAMILY HOMES. SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS JOINS US LIVE IN A MOMENT FOR MORE REACTION. FIRST, HIS REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL PARTY AGM IN LOWER HUTT. IT MAY HAVE BEEN A ROCKSTAR ENTRANCE, BUT CHRISTOPHER LUXON'S PITCH WAS A PRACTICAL ONE. WE'RE MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS, BUT OUR PLAN NEEDS MORE TIME. WE NEED THREE MORE YEARS OF NATIONAL. (APPLAUSE) AND TO TRY AND SECURE THAT GOAL... SO, FIRST, AND THIS IS BIG, WE WILL MAKE SURE EVERY NEW ZEALANDER IS SAVING FOR THE FUTURE BY MAKING KIWISAVER COMPULSORY FOR WORKING NEW ZEALANDERS. (APPLAUSE) THEY'D ALSO TOP IT UP WHILE PEOPLE TAKE PARENTAL LEAVE, AND... FROM THE 1ST OF JULY NEXT YEAR, NATIONAL WILL ENROL EVERY CHILD BORN IN NEW ZEALAND INTO KIWISAVER AT BIRTH, AND THEN WE'LL BACK THEM IN WITH A $1500 KICKSTART. (APPLAUSE) CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT $1500 BABY BOOST? BECAUSE A PREVIOUS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT REMOVED THAT $1000 KICKSTART THAT THERE USED TO BE? LOOK, I'M FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE. I WASN'T HERE AT THAT TIME. I FULLY ADMIT THAT. WE JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY. THAT ACUTALLY, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SOMEONE, I THINK A BABY BORN TODAY, BY THE TIME THEY GET TO 18, IT'S BASED OFF AVERAGE RETURNS, YOU'RE PROBABLY CLOSE TO ABOUT $5000 BY THE TIME THEY HIT 18. WE DON'T WANT ANYONE LEFT BEHIND. IT WOULD COST $360 MILLION OVER FOUR YEARS. LABOUR RECKONS NATIONAL'S ALL OVER THE SHOW. THE NATIONAL PARTY'S TRACK RECORD ON KIWISAVER IS ABYSMAL. SO THEIR SUPPOSED BOOST LITERALLY JUST REVERSES THE CHANGE THAT THEY MADE WHEN THEY CUT THE KICKSTART PAYMENT. IN THE '70S, NATIONAL FAMOUSLY AXED A COMPULSORY SUPER SCHEME, LIKENING IT TO COMMUNISM. ONE DAY THE GOVERNMENT COULD WIND UP OWNING LITERALLY EVERYTHING AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S CALLED, DON'T YOU? SO, WHAT'S CHANGED? THIS IS A NATIONAL PARTY FOR TODAY AND A NATIONAL PARTY FOR THE FUTURE. YOU SAW THE STANDING OVATION WE GOT FROM OUR MEMBERS. THIS IS A POLICY WHOSE TIME HAS COME. I'M REALLY ENCOURAGED TO SEE THERE'S POSITIVE PROGRESSION IN KIWISAVER POLICY FROM THE NATIONAL PARTY ` COMPULSION, INCREASING THE CONTRIBUTION RATE, SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN, AND SUPPORT FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND WORKING MUMS. I THINK THESE ARE ALL REALLY POSITIVE THINGS. SOME STILL HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT MAKING IT MANDATORY. THAT'S 12% OF YOUR INCOME THAT YOU CAN'T USE TO PAY DOWN YOUR MORTGAGE, YOU CAN'T USE TO INVEST IN YOUR SMALL BUSINESS. AND IT WAS DAVID SEYMOUR AND WINSTON PETERS ON THE RECEIVING END OF SOME POT SHOTS TODAY. ONE WANTS THE HEATER ON, THE OTHER THROWS THE WINDOW OPEN. ONE WANTS THE RUGBY ON, THE OTHER WANTS THE FOOTBALL. IT'S UP TO MUM AND DAD TO KEEP THE PEACE. YOU KNOW WHO THOSE TWO KIDS ARE. I WAS SURPRISED BY THAT FROM SIMEON, BECAUSE WE'VE WORKED WELL TOGETHER TO MAKE MORE MEDICINES AVAILABLE. I THINK PEOPLE WANT MORE OF US WORKING TOGETHER THE WAY WE HAVE AND LESS BICKERING. MR PETERS GOT THE BIGGEST SERVE FOR HAVING GONE WITH LABOUR IN THE PAST. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT RISK AGAIN? NO. AND I DON'T, EITHER. YOU JUST CAN'T TRUST THEM. THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER FOR THREE YEARS, AND THEY'RE SAYING THEY WANT ANOTHER THREE TO CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME THING. AND THREE YEARS IN POWER IS THE PRIZE EVERYONE'S AFTER. SO, BENEDICT, NATIONAL ALSO HAVING A FEW DIGS AT THEIR COALITION PARTNERS. WHAT HAS WINSTON PETERS HAD TO SAY? WE SAW IN MY STORY THERE THAT DAVID SEYMOUR TOOK THE HIGH ROAD. WINSTON PETERS NOT SO MUCH. HE SAID LOOK NATIONAL DOESN'T NEED TO BE WORRYING ABOUT NEW ZEALAND FIRST. NATIONAL NEEDS TO BE WORRYING ABOUT NATIONAL. WHEN YOU'RE UNDER PRESSURE, YOU'RE LIKELY TO SAY DUMB THINGS. AT THE MOMENT THE ONLY GOVERNMENT PARTNER WORKING WITH LABOUR AS THE NATIONAL PARTY, AND OF COURSE THAT'S TO GET THE INDIAN FTA OVER THE LINE. THE GREEN PARTY ALSO ANNOUNCED THEIR TAX POLICY FOR THE ELECTION. THE GREEN PARTY SETTING THE TONE. THE PARTY LEADERS SAY TIMES ARE TOUGH. CUE THEIR NEW TAX POLICY. THE GREENS WON'T TOUCH THE FAMILY HOME, BUT WILL INTRODUCE A 2.5% TAX ON NET ASSETS ABOVE $10 MILLION. THAT COULD INCLUDE A PORTFOLIO OF PROPERTIES, COMPANIES OR SHARES. THERE'S ALSO A 33% TAX ON ASSETS AND GIFTS YOU GET OVER $1 MILLION, INCLUDING INHERITANCE. AGAIN, THE FAMILY HOME OR FARM ARE EXEMPT. WE WILL TACKLE CORPORATE GREED TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR OUR SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES BY RETURNING THE CORPORATE TAX RATE TO PRE-2008 LEVELS TO 33% FOR THE 0.7% OF BIGGEST CORPORATIONS. LANDLORDS WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO CLAIM BACK INTEREST SPENT ON INVESTMENT PROPERTIES. FOREIGN-OWNED BANKS WILL PAY A LEVY, LIKE IN AUSTRALIA, AND BIG TECH, SUCH AS GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK, WILL PAY A 5% WITHHOLDING TAX ON PROFITS SENT OFFSHORE. THERE ARE LOTS OF BITS, BUT FOR LABOUR, THERE'S NO APPETITE TO ADD TO THE ONE NEW TARGETED CAPITAL GAINS TAX THEY'VE ANNOUNCED. LABOUR'S BEEN VERY CLEAR WE WILL NOT SUPPORT A WEALTH TAX. WE WILL NOT SUPPORT AN INHERITANCE TAX. AND IT'S A NO FROM NATIONAL. IF YOU SERIOUSLY THINK THAT WEALTH CREATORS AND WEALTH GENERATORS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE GOING TO HANG AROUND IN NEW ZEALAND ON THE BACK OF THAT POLICY, THAT'S QUITE SOMETHING. BUT THE GREENS AREN'T WAVERING. WE ARE PUTTING OUT A POLICY THAT WILL BENEFIT THE MAJORITY. 96% OF PEOPLE WILL PAY THE SAME OR LESS INCOME TAX. 99.7% OF THE POPULATION WILL NOT PAY THE SUPER RICH TAX. THE GREENS HOPING VOTERS WILL BACK THEIR POLICY, EVEN IF THE MAJOR PARTIES DON'T. LAURA TUPOU, 1 NEWS. BENEDICT'S WITH US AGAIN. THE GREENS HAVING A BIT OF A SCRAMBLE THIS MORNING, ANNOUNCING ITS TAX POLICY? THEY SURE DID HAVE A SCRAMBLE THIS MORNING. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE TAX ANNOUNCEMENT WE HEARD FROM THE GREENS THIS MORNING IS REALLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES ARE OFFERING AT THE MOMENT. AND NATIONAL HAVE BEEN QUICK TO SHOOT THE GREENS POLICY DOWN TODAY, BENEDICT? THEY HAVE INDEED, BUT WHAT NATIONAL DID THEY WERE VERY QUICK TO LINK IT TO THE LABOUR PARTY. REALLY TRYING TO CONNECT THE GREENS THERE WITH THE LABOUR PARTY. AND WE SAW CHRIS HIPKINS COMING OUT THERE PRETTY QUICKLY THERE SAYING ' WE DO NOT SUPPORT THESE POLICIES' THANKS, BENEDICT. OVERSEAS, IRAN CLAIMS IT'S CLOSED THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, ACCUSING THE U.S. AND ISRAEL OF BREACHING A FRAGILE CEASEFIRE, AFTER ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES KILLED AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON. WASHINGTON DISPUTES THE CLAIM, AND SAYS TRAFFIC CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE CRITICAL SHIPPING LANE. ABC'S SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT SELENA WANG REPORTS. TONIGHT, THE FRESHLY SIGNED U.S. IRAN DEAL ALREADY FRAYING. REOPENING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS CENTRAL TO THE AGREEMENT, BUT TODAY, IRAN'S DECLARING IT'S ONCE AGAIN CLOSING THAT CRITICAL WATERWAY, CITING ISRAEL'S DEADLY STRIKES ON LEBANON, AND THE BLATANT BREACH IN VIOLATION BY THE UNITED STATES OF THE FIRST CLAUSE OF THE CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT, WHICH CALLS FOR THE FIGHTING TO END ON ALL FRONTS. BUT THE U.S. MILITARY DENYING IRAN'S CLAIM THAT IRAN CONTROLS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, SAYING... THE STRAITS ARE NOW OPEN. THE IRANIAN MILITARY IS NOW DESTROYED. AND TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP DECLARING HE WON'T TOLERATE TOLLS ON SHIPS THAT TRANSIT THROUGH THE STRAIT, UNLESS THEY'RE IMPOSED BY THE U.S. IF TALKS FAIL. BUT THAT'S NOT IN THE SIGNED U.S. IRAN DEAL, WHICH SAYS IRAN WILL ALLOW SHIPS TO PASS THE STRAIT WITH NO CHARGE FOR 60 DAYS ONLY. CENTRAL COMMAND SAYS 55 COMMERCIAL SHIPS TRAVELLED THROUGH THE STRAIT ON SATURDAY, THE MOST IN A SINGLE DAY SINCE EARLY IN THE WAR, BUT STILL BELOW THE 100 TO 120 DAILY PRE-WAR AVERAGE. AND, TONIGHT, IT'S UNCLEAR IF TRAFFIC HAS CHANGED AFTER IRAN'S ANNOUNCEMENT. TONIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE ON HIS WAY TO SWITZERLAND, JOINING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ENVOYS STEVE WITKOFF AND JARED KUSHNER FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS. THE DEAL GIVES BOTH SIDES 60 DAYS TO REACH A FINAL AGREEMENT. I SPOKE TO ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR MICK MULROY. THE IRANIANS CLEARLY THINK THAT THEY HAVE THE UPPER HAND. THEY'RE GETTING MOST OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE NEVER THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD CONCEDE TO BY ANY ADMINISTRATION, BEFORE WE EVEN GET INTO THE NUCLEAR DISCUSSIONS. IRAN SAYS NUCLEAR TALKS CAN'T MOVE FORWARD, UNLESS THE U.S. FULFILS ITS COMMITMENT UNDER THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, BY COMPELLING ISRAEL TO END ITS ATTACKS ON LEBANON. BACK HERE, CELEBRATIONS HAVE CONTINUED IN THE CAPITAL TODAY, AFTER THE HURRICANES' DOMINANT WIN OVER THE CHIEFS, TO CLAIM THEIR FIRST SUPER RUGBY TITLE IN A DECADE. BOTH FANS AND PLAYERS REVELLING IN THE TEAM'S SUCCESS, AS ABBEY WAKEFIELD REPORTS. WELLINGTON'S WATERFRONT... ALL CHANT: OK, HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO, THAT'S HOW WE ROLL. ...TURNED BLACK AND YELLOW TODAY... (GROUP PERFORM HAKA) ...TO HONOUR THE 2026 SUPER RUGBY CHAMPIONS. (CHEERING) MANY OF THEM OPERATING ON VERY LITTLE SLEEP. HOW MUCH SLEEP HAVE YOU HAD? I'VE ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE HOURS. SO I'M IN PRETTY GOOD SPIRIT FOR TODAY, BUT, YEAH, SOME BOYS HAVEN'T HAD ANY, (LAUGHS) AND I THINK THEY'RE FEELING IT NOW. EVEN SPIDER MAN HAD A BIG NIGHT. PRETTY DUSTY, PRETTY GOOD. FANS LINING UP FOR SELFIES... CAN I GET A PHOTO? ...AND COLLECTING SIGNATURES. ARE YOU GONG TO KEEP THAT ON? ARE YOU NOT GOING TO WASH YOUR HEAD? NEVER WASH IT OFF. WE'RE A PRETTY GOOD TEAM, AND WE JUST HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE OF WELLINGTON CAN SEE THAT, AND THE HARD WORK THAT WE'VE PUT IN. IT'S FOR MOMENTS LIKE THIS, FOR PEOPLE TO BE HAPPY, HAVE A SMILE ON THEIR FACE. AND, YEAH, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO US. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE THAT THE HURRICANES HAVE BROUGHT HOME THE SUPER RUGBY TROPHY. SOME WELLINGTONIANS ARE SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE CELEBRATIONS THAT THEY'RE CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HOLIDAY TOMORROW. I COULD DO THE OLD BOB HAWKE THING AND SAY THAT ANY EMPLOYER WHO DIDN'T GIVE THEIR WORKERS THE DAY OFF WOULD BE A BASTARD, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. FOR THE HURRICANES, THE VICTORY IS STILL SINKING IN. IT'S SO SURREAL THAT IT'S ACTUALLY DONE, LIKE JOB'S DONE NOW. YEAH, IT'S A CRAZY FEELING. JUST TAKING IT ALL IN. THERE'S BEEN COUNTLESS YEARS WE'VE SAT THERE DISAPPOINTED AFTER A SEASON. SO, ALMOST A BIT OF WEIGHT OFF THE SHOULDER AND RELIEF. SO, YEAH, IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL TO HAVE SOME COLLECTIVE CELEBRATION. A TEAM BRINGING HOME SO MUCH MORE THAN A TROPHY... (CHEERING) ...SHOWING THAT HARD WORK, DETERMINATION AND TEAM SPIRIT PAYS OFF. ABBEY WAKEFIELD, 1 NEWS. AND IN VANCOUVER, FAN AND PLAYER EXCITEMENT'S BUILDING AHEAD OF THE ALL WHITES NEXT WORLD CUP GAME AGAINST EGYPT. OUR REPORTING TEAM ARE THERE. KIA ORA KORUA. HI, YOU TWO. WE NEED THE WIN DON'T WE? WE ABSOLUTELY DO MELISSA. FIRST, IF THERE'S ANY CONFUSION IN VANCOUVER AS TO WHO'S PLAYING TOMORROW, TAKE A LOOK AT THE STADIUM. THERE IT IS NEW ZEALAND VS EGYPT. A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AND ENTHUSIASM... FANS SING: # SWEET CAROLINE, BA! BA! BA! # KIWI FOOTBALL FANS ON THE LONG TRAIN RIDE NORTH... # OH, STEVE-O WE LOVE YOU. # ...AFTER WATCHING THE DRAW WITH IRAN IN LOS ANGELES, IT'S UP THROUGH CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, THEN ONTO VANCOUVER ` A 40-HOUR JOURNEY FOR SOME. (PLAYERS CHATTER) ALL TO SEE THESE GUYS ` THE ALL WHITES ARE NOW TRAINING IN CANADA AHEAD OF THEIR MATCH WITH EGYPT TOMORROW. THE PRESSURE ON TO KEEP THEIR DREAM OF MOVING OUT OF THE GROUP STAGE ALIVE. WE'RE BOTH ON ONE POINT, BOTH LOOKING FOR THE FIRST WIN. AND IT WOULD BE` IT WOULD BE MASSIVE FOR NEW ZEALAND, TO GET THAT WIN. IT WOULD BE HISTORY. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THIS GROUP OF PLAYERS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO DO FOR 3 OR 4 YEARS NOW. THIS WILL BE WHERE THAT DREAM MIGHT BECOME A REALITY, THEIR NEW STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER ` LAST-MINUTE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY. ANNOUNCER: NEW ZEALAND, LET'S GET LOUD! THIS STADIUM FITS ABOUT 55,000 SPECTATORS. IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE 1980s, AND IT'S HOSTED EVENTS INCLUDING THE WORLD EXPO AND THE WINTER OLYMPICS. BUT FIRST, A SMALL LEGION OF KIWI FANS LACING UP THEIR BOOTS... COME ON! ...AND GETTING READY TO FACE EGYPT FANS IN A HIGHLY ATTENDED SOCIAL MATCH, DOWN THE ROAD. (CHEERING) WHAT'S THE PREDICTION FOR TOMORROW RESULT-WISE? I WOULD SAY 2-0 FOR EGYPT, INSHALLAH. YEAH, 2-0. I DON'T MIND LOSING TODAY, BUT WE HAVE TO WIN TOMORROW. (LAUGHTER) YEAH, I THINK WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT FOR TOMORROW. OUR BIGGEST CHANCE TO WIN. WE KIND OF HAVE TO, DON'T WE? WE DO, INDEED. WE DON'T WANT TO RELY ON BEATING BELGIUM. WELL, I WAS IN L.A., AND THAT WAS JUST A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE. AND, LOOK, I PUT THE BODY ON THE LINE FOR THE COUNTRY TODAY, SO I'M SURE THE BOYS CAN BRING IT HOME TOMORROW AND THEY'LL DO SOMETHING SPECIAL. LET'S GO! TWO GAMES GOING ON SIDE-BY-SIDE, THE JOB OF COMMENTATING FALLING TO YOURS TRULY. SO, THERE ARE TWO GAMES GOING ON. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOSING THAT ONE BY TWO GOALS, BUT THIS ONE WE ARE WINNING, SO WE WILL STAY OVER HERE. GREAT DEDICATION FROM THE KIWIS, AFTER A FULL DAY OF SOCIAL MATCHES. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) THE FINAL RESULT WAS... WELL, NO ONE WAS QUITE SURE. THE FOCUS NOW, THOUGH, ON SUPPORTING THE ALL WHITES IN THEIR FIRST GAME ON CANADIAN SOIL. # WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO VANCOUVER. # WE WERE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC. I'VE ENJOY TRAVELLING AROUND NORTH AMERICA. THERE HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF CONFIDENCE OUT OF THEIR PERFORMANCE AND LA. TOMORROW IS EVEN TOUGHER, IT'S MAKE OR BREAK FOR THE ALL WHITES. WHEN WOULD GUARANTEE THEM A SPOT IN THE ROUND OF 32. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FORMAL ALL WHITES IN TOWN. I CAUGHT UP WITH HIM EARLIER. I THINK LET'S LOCK IN A LITTLE BIT BETTER AROUND THE DEFENDING MOMENTS. AND I THINK IF WE'D HAVE SEEN THAT IN THE OPENING GAME, AGAINST IRAN, THEN WE'RE PROBABLY STANDING HERE TALKING ABOUT THREE FANTASTIC POINTS. SO THEY'RE NOT FAR AWAY FROM THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE INTERESTING. I THINK THE EGYPTIAN SIDE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO BEAT. BUT JUST THOSE MOMENTS, FOR ME, IF THEY CAN TIDY THOSE UP, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN THE GAME FOR LONGER PERIODS. BACK TO THE ALL WHITES ` WE WON'T KNOW THAT UNTIL AN HOUR BEFORE KICKOFF. I WILL HAVE MORE WITH THE TEAM LATER IN SPORT. WE ARE EXPECTING A HORDE OF NEW ZEALAND, EVEN MORE THAN LOS ANGELES. THANKS. AND JUST A REMINDER, THE ALL WHITES WORLD CUP GAME AGAINST EGYPT IS LIVE AND FREE HERE ON TVNZ ONE AND TVNZ+. THE BUILDUP STARTS AT MIDDAY. E WHAI AKE NEI, COMING UP. FIGHTING TO STAY PUT. I'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY THAT I'VE SPENT A LONG, LONG TIME GETTING TO WARM, COSY, INSULATED, EVERYTHING. WITH PLANS TO DEMOLISH MORE THAN A THOUSAND BUILDINGS IN FLOOD-PRONE SOUTH DUNEDIN, WHY SOME RESIDENTS SAY THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO SAVE THEIR COMMUNITY. AND BORN THREE MONTHS EARLY. (CHUCKLES) YOU'RE LOOKING AT MUM. OF COURSE YOU ARE. HOW PLAY IS HELPING SOME OF OUR SMALLEST PEPI THROUGH THEIR FIRST MONTHS IN HOSPITAL. Morning team. Morning boss. Sunrise any moment. Hurry guys! Heads! (SONG): 'OUR HOUSE' BY CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG Morning Steve. Morning. # By the evening # Sunshine through them... 3, 2, 1. New boots? Yeah! What a beautiful morning. It's gorgeous. We're gonna need more flour. On it. Grandma! Darlings... # Our house is a very, very, very fine house. Let's get the band into position. # Cats in the yard. # Life used to be so hard. # Now everything is easy 'cause of you... Table three, ready for mains. # La la la la la la... Wait! Clara doesn't like basil. # La la la la la la la... # THE UK COULD SOON HAVE ITS SEVENTH PRIME MINISTER IN A DECADE, AFTER A BY-ELECTION RESULT HAS OPENED THE DOOR TO A LABOUR LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE. SIR KEIR STARMER IS FACING CALLS TO SET A TIMETABLE FOR HIS DEPARTURE, AFTER FORMER GREATER MANCHESTER MAYOR ANDY BURNHAM WON A RESOUNDING VICTORY IN THE MAKERFIELD BY-ELECTION. THE 56-YEAR-OLD HAS SIGNALED HE HAS HIS SIGHTS ON THE TOP JOB. BUT STARMER, UNDER PRESSURE AFTER LABOUR'S POOR SHOWING IN LOCAL ELECTIONS LAST MONTH, HAS PREVIOUSLY INSISTED HE'LL FIGHT ANY CHALLENGE, AND WON'T WALK AWAY FROM THE JOB. PLANS TO DEMOLISH MORE THAN 1000 BUILDINGS ON FLOOD-PRONE LAND IN SOUTH DUNEDIN HAVE LEFT SOME RESIDENTS FEARING THEIR PROPERTIES ARE NOW DEVALUED. DESPITE COUNCIL REASSURANCES OF A FAIR DEAL FOR THOSE BOUGHT OUT, THOSE DETERMINED TO STAY SAY DEMOLITION ISN'T THE ANSWER. DUNEDIN REPORTER SAM OLLEY HAS MORE. LYNNE NEWELL RETIRED IN SOUTH DUNEDIN. SHE LOVES THE SUN AND FLAT LAND FOR EASY WALKING AS SHE AGES. I'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY THAT I'VE SPENT A LONG, LONG TIME GETTING WARM, COSY, INSULATED EVERYTHING. BUT ON NEW COUNCIL MAPS, IT'S AN AREA LIKELY FOR DEMOLITION, AND NOW... I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS. SHE'S PART OF A STORMWATER ACTION GROUP THAT WANTED MORE INVESTMENT IN PIPES, INSTEAD. NOT JUST THE SEWAGE, BUT THE STORMWATER ITSELF FLOODS INTO OUR PROPERTIES. THE COUNCIL'S THREE OPTIONS, PLANNED FOR CONSULTATION NEXT MONTH, REMOVED BETWEEN 1100 AND 1700 BUILDINGS, MOST WITHIN 25 YEARS, TO PUT IN COMBINATIONS OF WETLANDS, PIPES AND PUMPS, CANALS, PARKS AND RAISED LAND. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE THAT OTHER COUNCILS CAN LOOK AT. SOME HOMES IN SOUTH DUNEDIN ARE JUST HALF A METRE ABOVE SEA LEVEL. $425,000 THE AVERAGE PRICE. WE ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER A LOT OF THE HOUSING DOWN IN SOUTH DUNEDIN IS VERY OLD. IN THE NEXT 25, 50, 100 YEARS, IT'S 100% GOING TO BE REACHING THE END OF ITS LIFE. THE COUNCIL WANTING TO OFFER MARKET VALUE TO RESIDENTS. THEY WILL BE TREATED FAIRLY. THERE IS AN OBLIGATION UPON THE COUNCIL TO TRY AND NEGOTIATE, NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT FIRST. IF THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, THEN WE DEFER TO THE PUBLIC WORKS ACT. AND FOR HOUSING AND AREAS MARKED TO STAY... IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR SALE AT THE MOMENT, THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF DROP-OFF IN INTEREST. THAT WILL COME BACK ONCE PEOPLE REALISE THAT, ACTUALLY, THERE IS A PLAN TO MAKE SOUTH DUNEDIN EVEN BETTER. STICKING WITH THE STATUS QUO ALSO MEANS INSURANCE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY OUT OF REACH. WE'VE HEARD THAT SOME SALES COMPLETELY HAVE FALLEN OVER BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET INSURANCE. AND THEN SOME OLDER PEOPLE ON A FIXED INCOME HAVE STRUGGLED TO KEEP UP WITH INSURANCE PAYMENTS CURRENTLY, BECAUSE THEY'VE JUST SKYROCKETED SO MUCH WITH THE HAZARDS DOWN IN SOUTH DUNEDIN. ANYTHING THAT YOU DO TO REDUCE RISK HAS GOT TO BE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND ALSO TO THE AVAILABILITY OF INSURANCE. TO TRY TO AVOID RESIDENTS GOING THROUGH THIS AGAIN, ALL THREE COUNCIL PLANS INCLUDE NEW BUILDS ELSEWHERE ON HIGHER LAND. AND I KNOW SOME COMMUNITY ALREADY, THEY'RE FEELING NOT LISTENED TO, BUT IT'S A REALLY... YOU KNOW, THE CONSULTATION IS JUST BEGINNING AGAIN. THOUGH SOME DECIDING ALREADY THEY OPPOSE ALL THREE COUNCIL OPTIONS. SAM OLLEY, 1 NEWS. FOR YEARS, PLAY SPECIALISTS HAVE HELPED CHILDREN COPE WHILE BEING IN HOSPITAL. NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THAT SUPPORT IS BEING EXTENDED TO SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S SMALLEST PEPI ` BABIES IN NEONATAL CARE AT SOUTH AUCKLAND'S KIDZ FIRST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. AND, AS LOUISE TERNOUTH EXPLAINS, THERE'S HOPES THE SERVICE COULD EVENTUALLY ROLL OUT AROUND THE MOTU. ENJOYING PLAYTIME NOW,... (CHUCKLES) YOU'RE LOOKING AT MUM. ...BUT IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME. OF COURSE YOU ARE! BORN THREE MONTHS EARLY, THESE TWINS HAVE SPENT THE LAST FOUR MONTHS IN NEONATAL CARE. I WAS A LITTLE BIT WORRIED IN THE BEGINNING FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL THINGS, BECAUSE THEY WERE HERE, AND THEN THE OTHER KIDS WHO ARE AT HOME, THEY ARE DOING MUCH` A LOT MORE ACTIVITIES. THANKFULLY, THAT'S BEEN FAR FROM THE CASE, WITH PLAY SPECIALISTS HELPING THE TWINS AND THEIR PARENTS COPE WITH BEING IN HOSPITAL. SO I'LL GET YOU GUYS TO COME AND CHOOSE YOUR COLOURS. THEY USUALLY WORK WITH OLDER CHILDREN, BUT OVER THE LAST YEAR, THEY'VE BEEN TRIALLING SESSIONS WITH PREMATURE AND SICK BABIES. PLAY IS VERY DIFFERENT FOR AN INFANT. IT'S GROUNDED IN ATTACHMENT THEORY, WHICH IS LOTS OF CUDDLES, LOTS OF GENTLE SINGING. CRUCIAL WHEN INVASIVE PROCEDURES ARE OFTEN A MAJOR PART OF THEIR START TO LIFE. NICU IS A VERY STRANGE PLACE TO BE. TO HAVE SOMEONE TO COME ALONGSIDE YOU AND ENCOURAGE YOU, TEACH YOU ABOUT WHAT'S NORMAL IN A WAY THAT'S VERY CONVERSATIONAL, VERY RELATIONAL, IS VERY DIFFERENT TO WHAT ALL OF OUR OTHER STAFF DO. ESPECIALLY WHEN PARENTS HAVE OTHER CHILDREN AT HOME. SOMEONE IS THERE FOR YOUR BABY WHEN YOU ARE NOT THERE. AND IT'S LIKE A HOME FOR THEM. IT'S NOT JUST LIKE HE'S A PATIENT HERE. TICKLE, TICKLE. (CHUCKLES) THIS FAMILY ALREADY SEEING THE REWARDS. HE IS NOT BEHIND IN ANY ACTIVITY. LIKE, HE'S LOOKING AROUND, HE'S COOING, HE'S DOING ALL THE INTERACTIONS. PARENTS CAN ALSO ACCESS SUPPORT THROUGH WEEKLY GROUP SESSIONS IN PLACE OF THINGS LIKE A POSTNATAL COFFEE GROUP. IT'S A REALLY HARD JOURNEY FOR PARENTS BEING HERE. A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE NEVER BEEN IN HOSPITAL BEFORE. NO ONE EXPECTS TO BE HERE. KIDZ FIRST IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL WITH PLAY SPECIALISTS IN NEONATAL CARE. HAVING PROVEN SUCCESSFUL, THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HAS NOW OFFICIALLY SIGNED OFF ON THE SERVICE. THERE'S HOPE IT COULD EVENTUALLY ROLL OUT AROUND THE MOTU. I FEEL LIKE EVERY BABY WHO IS HERE, THEY'RE HELPING A LOT. GIVING OUR SMALLEST PEPI AN EQUAL CHANCE TO LEARN. LOUISE TERNOUTH, 1 NEWS. AA MURI AKE NEI, UP NEXT. A KIWI FOOTBALL BRAND GETTING A RUN WITH THE PROS. HOW TWO YOUNG AUCKLANDERS TURNED A PAIR OF SOCKS INTO A GROWING SPORTS BUSINESS. AND A NEW STAGE FOR THE WARRIORS. ALL THE ACTION FROM THEIR FIRST GAME AT CHRISTCHURCH'S TE KAHA STADIUM. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A VERY DECENT DAY TOMORROW, JUST A FEW SHOWERY POCKETS. BUT WHAT DOES THE REST OF THE WEEK HAVE IN STORE? WIND, RAIN, SNOW... IT'S LOOKING LIKE A MESSY ONE. AND I'LL BE BACK WITH DETAILS ON THAT AFTER SPORT. VOICEOVER: We all know the rules. (MYSTERIOUS MUSIC) The pantry piece is just the piece you eat while you decide whether or not you're going to eat a piece. (INTRIGUING MUSIC) Hello Chocolate Lovers! We got a new car you have to plug in. How far does it go? Turns out it went for one huge argument. I'm driving and it's my stereo! For two wee stops. (BARKS) One masterpiece. Girls! (ALL LAUGH) Four unlucky possums... hang on... FIVE! And two drivers. Do you know your left? So pretty far. Fast charge on the road and pay like you're at home. With Genesis at ChargeNet stations. VOICEOVER: The new Subway Korean-style BBQ Steak Sub. Loaded with tender steak. Freshly cut salad. Sweet, spicy BBQ glaze. Good food. Good value. That's Subway. NEW ZEALAND'S WELL PREPARED TO RESPOND TO BIRD FLU AFTER THE DEADLY H5 STRAIN OF THE DISEASE WAS DETECTED IN AUSTRALIA FOR THE FIRST TIME. AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE CONFIRMED THE DISEASE IN A SEABIRD BUT SAY THERE'S NO EVIDENCE OF MASS MORTALITY OR POULTRY INFECTION. OUR BIO-SECURITY MINISTER SAYS THE SITUATION IS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY, AS WILD BIRDS WITH THE VIRUS CAN'T BE STOPPED, BUT THE IMPACT CAN BE LIMITED. PEOPLE WHO SEE SICK OR DEAD WILD BIRDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT IT TO THE EXOTIC PEST AND DISEASE HOTLINE. NOW TO A STORY OF TWO SCHOOLMATES WHO LOVE FOOTBALL, LOVE RUNNING A BUSINESS AND ARE MAKING THEIR PRESENCE FELT AT THE WORLD CUP. SIMON MERCEP HAS MORE. (CROWD CHEERS) ELLIOT'S CHALLENGE. EVERY FOOTBALL BRAND WANTS TOP PLAYERS TO USE THEIR PRODUCTS, AND ALL WHITES LIKE CALLAN ELIOT AND BEN WAINE ARE AMONG THOSE TRYING A NEW KIWI BRAND. YES, IT'S A SOCK ` A GRIP SOCK ` DESIGNED TO STOP YOUR FOOT SLIDING INSIDE YOUR BOOT. AND FROM THIS SMALL ROOM IN AUCKLAND, TWO 24-YEAR-OLDS ARE TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING FROM THEIR PASSION. IF WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, SELLING SOCKS OR WORKING, THEN WE'RE PLAYING FOOTBALL OR WATCHING IT. ME AND BEN ARE BOTH ENTREPRENEURIAL, AND OUR DREAM HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO HAVE OUR OWN THING OR WORK FOR` WORK FOR OURSELVES. WHAT'S UP? I'M ALEX. AND I'M BEN. THE PAIR STARTED IN 2015 WHILE STILL AT SCHOOL. USING THEIR SAVINGS, THEY BEGAN BUYING RETRO BOOTS AND RESELLING THEM ONLINE. WE DIDN'T PAY OURSELVES FOR A LONG TIME. IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, ONE PAIR. YOU SELL IT FOR DOUBLE, AND THEN YOU BUY TWO PAIRS. AND THEN, YEAH... UNTIL EVENTUALLY WE HAD AN INSTAGRAM PAGE WITH, YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS. BUT THEY WANTED THEIR OWN BRAND. THEY KNEW GRIP SOCKS WERE GETTING POPULAR, AND THEY SAW A GAP FOR SOMETHING LOCAL. WE USED TO DO ZOOM CALLS EVERY NIGHT, KIND OF GOING THROUGH DIFFERENT DESIGN IDEAS, AND WE WERE LITERALLY SKETCHING ON A BIT OF PAPER WITH A PENCIL DIFFERENT DESIGNS. WE ACTUALLY FOUND A LOCAL COMPANY IN NEW ZEALAND TO BEGIN WITH, DOWN IN ASHBURTON, AND THEY WERE THE FIRST MANUFACTURERS OF OUR GRIP SOCKS. NOW THE ONZ SOCKS ARE MADE IN CHINA, IN THE THOUSANDS. NEXT STOP ` REBEL SPORT. THEY'VE JUST LANDED IN MAJOR SPORTS RETAILERS, AND THEY'RE STARTING TO GET NOTICED BY THE PROS. IT'S REALLY GOOD. I MEAN, I'VE WORN IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. UM, BUT, YEAH, IT'S REALLY GOOD SOCKS. IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE. BUT IN SAYING THAT, IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE'RE STILL JUST GETTING STARTED. NEXT UP, A SHOCKPROOF SHIN GUARD. IT'S OFTEN USED IN, LIKE, MOTORCYCLE PROTECTIVE GEAR. THEY WANT TO MOVE INTO AUSTRALIA NEXT. IT WOULD BE A BIG STEP FROM A MODEST BEGINNING. FOR THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, FEW MONTHS, WE WERE MAYBE MAKING, LIKE, 2 OR 3 SALES A WEEK ON OUR WEBSITE AT BEST, AND HALF THE TIME IT WAS PEOPLE WE KNEW. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP GOING AT SOMETHING. BUSINESS SAVVY AND GOOD ADVICE TO BOOT. SIMON MERCEP, 1 NEWS. KATE'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND ANOTHER BIG CHALLENGE AHEAD FOR THE ALL WHITES? THEY'RE TAKING ON EGYPT TOMORROW IN VANCOUVER. LOOKING TO MAKE HISTORY AGAINST A SIDE WITH SOME BIG NAMES. SPEAKING OF HISTORY, THE HURRICANES MADE THEIR OWN LAST NIGHT WITH SOME STAND-OUT PERFORMANCES AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S ALL BLACKS TEAM NAMING. THE WARRIORS DIVE INTO CHRISTCHURCH, THOUGH NOT WITHOUT A KEY CASUALTY. PLUS, THE BLACKCAPS FIRED UP HEADING INTO DAY FIVE OF THE SECOND TEST AGAINST ENGLAND AT THE OVAL. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT, AND IT'S DO OR DIE FOR THE ALL WHITES TOMORROW IN THEIR SECOND GROUP MATCH AGAINST EGYPT. THE SQUAD RELOCATING FROM CALIFORNIA TO CANADA, WHERE THEY NOW HAVE A CHANCE TO DO WHAT NO NEW ZEALAND TEAM HAS DONE BEFORE. OUR WORLD CUP REPORTER ZION DAYAL'S WITH THE TEAM IN VANCOUVER. A CHANGE OF SCENERY FOR THE ALL WHITES, LOOKING TO RISE TO THEIR NEXT CHALLENGE IN CANADA. IN THE SHORT TIME YOU'VE BEEN IN VANCOUVER, WHAT HAVE YOU MADE OF THE PLACE? IT'S PRETTY SPECTACULAR, TO BE FAIR, EH? IT'S NOT A BAD PLACE TO BE. THE KIWIS GETTING ONE TRAINING SESSION ON CANADIAN SOIL BEFORE TOMORROW'S MUST-WIN WORLD CUP MATCH AGAINST 29TH-RANKED EGYPT. AS A GROUP, HOW MUCH BELIEF DO YOU TAKE OUT OF L.A. TO VANCOUVER? YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF CONFIDENCE FROM THE GAME. WE NEED TO BRING THAT BELIEF WITH THE CONFIDENCE AND BRING THIS INTO THIS GAME, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WILL GET US THROUGH. THE ALL WHITES WILL BE HOPING VANCOUVER ISN'T THE LAST STOP ON THEIR WORLD CUP JOURNEY. A WIN TOMORROW WILL ALL BUT GUARANTEE THEM A SPOT IN THE ROUND OF 32. AND AS FOR WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT INSIDE VANCOUVER STADIUM? WELL, A SOLD-OUT CROWD OF OVER 50,000 FANS. DO YOU DARE TO DREAM WHAT A WIN WOULD DO FOR THIS TEAM AT A WORLD CUP? YEAH, I MEAN, WE DON'T` WE DON'T DREAM. WE BELIEVE WE CAN DO THAT. BUT SO DO EGYPT, WHO ARE ALSO ONE WIN AWAY FROM PROGRESSING AT THE TOURNAMENT AFTER DRAWING THEIR FIRST MATCH WITH BELGIUM. (CHEERING) THAT'S A BRILLIANT FINISH! BOASTING STARS LIKE MANCHESTER CITY'S OMAR MARMOUSH AND FORMER LIVERPOOL STRIKER MO SALAH. COACH, GIVEN NEW ZEALAND'S LOW RANKING, DO YOU EXPECT TO WIN THIS MATCH? TRANSLATOR: WE RESPECT THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. ANY TEAM THAT QUALIFIES FOR THE WORLD CUP DESERVES TO BE HERE. WE HOPE IT IS A VERY GOOD GAME FOR US. DO YOU EXPECT EGYPT TO BE A STEP UP FROM IRAN? UM, IT'S A DIFFICULT ONE TO SAY. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LOWER RANKED, YOU KNOW, UM, BUT THEY'VE OBVIOUSLY GOT SOME REALLY GOOD PLAYERS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE A VERY GOOD TEAM. THE ALL WHITES KNOW THEY HAVE TO LIFT THEIR GAME IF THEY'RE ANY SHOT AT MAKING WORLD CUP HISTORY. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS, VANCOUVER. TO TODAY'S FIFA MATCH-UPS, WHERE ANOTHER MINNOW HAS PICKED UP A POINT WITH WORLD NUMBER 82 CURACAO HOLDING 23RD-RANKED ECUADOR TO A DRAW. THE SOUTH AMERICANS WITH 15 SHOTS ON GOAL TO THE TINY CARIBBEAN NATION'S THREE, BUT UNABLE TO CONVERT. KANSAS CITY ERUPTING AT FULL TIME. A BOULDER IN THE SEA HAS A POINT AT THE WORLD CUP! CURACAO HAS SHOCKED ECUADOR! ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING WORLD CUP RESULTS IN RECENT MEMORY. COTE D'IVOIRE ALMOST PULLING OFF A SHOCK DRAW, TOO, AGAINST GERMANY, BEFORE CONCEDING IN INJURY TIME. NO SUCH ISSUES FOR THE NETHERLANDS, PUMMELLING SWEDEN 5-1. THE HURRICANES HAVE CAPPED OFF A STELLAR SEASON BY SECURING SUPER RUGBY HISTORY, THRASHING THE CHIEFS 60 POINTS TO JUST FIVE IN THE GRAND FINAL. IT ENDS A DECADE-LONG DROUGHT FOR THE WELLINGTON-BASED SIDE, WITH SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST EXCITING TALENT ABSORBING THE HIGH-PRESSURE OCCASION AND PUTTING THEIR HAND UP FOR HIGHER HONOURS. LUKE ROBINSON WAS THERE. CELEBRATIONS 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING. THE HURRICANES SUPER RUGBY CHAMPIONS FOR THE SECOND TIME EVER. AHHHH! I'VE GOT A MEDAL AROUND MY NECK, SO THAT'S ALL I NEED TO ASSESS, BUT... YOU'VE GOT TWO OF THEM NOW. OH, TWO OF THEM, YEAH. OH, IT'S BEEN A HELL OF A RIDE. AND A WILD GRAND FINAL, ONE WHICH SAW THE HURRICANES SCORE 60 POINTS IN A BLISTERING DISPLAY OF FLAWLESS ATTACK. OH, GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME! HOLY MOLY! THEY'RE PUTTING ON AN ABSOLUTE CLINIC HERE. THE CANES' CLINIC EXCEEDING THEIR OWN EXPECTATIONS. WE WOULDN'T HAVE DREAMT OF BEING ABLE TO WIN A FINAL BY` BY 60. DOMINANT AND DETERMINED TO FINALLY BREAK THEIR TITLE DROUGHT. YEAH, WE DID IT. JORDIE SAID IT'S TAKEN US OVER 100 GAMES TO ACHIEVE. IT DEFINITELY FEELS THAT WAY. (CHUCKLES) WINGERS JOSH MOORBY AND FEHI FINEANGANOFO BOTH BREAKING THE TRY-SCORING RECORD WITH 17 IN A SEASON, SURELY GETTING THEM ALL BLACK'S ATTENTION. JOSH MOORBY! (WHISTLE TRILLS) WHEN THEY TURN IT ON, THEY ARE SIMPLY UNSTOPPABLE. TURNING A GRAND FINAL MATCH INTO A MASTERCLASS. FANS WITNESSING HISTORY AND A NEW LOVE AFFAIR. (WHISTLE TRILLS, CROWD ROARS) OH! RUBEN LOVE! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MESMERISING. THE YOUNG PLAYMAKER IMMENSE IN A MAN OF THE MATCH PERFORMANCE. THE CHIEFS OUTCLASSED, AND OUT OF ANSWERS. THE BIGGEST FINAL DEFEAT IN SUPER RUGBY HISTORY. THERE'S A FEW REGRETS, AND THAT'S ALWAYS DISAPPOINTING TO WALK AWAY FROM A FINAL WITH A FEW REGRETS. NONE FOR THE CANES, THOUGH. ALL CHANT: WE ARE THE HURRICANES... COMPLETING THE FAIRYTALE END FOR PLAYERS LEAVING. THIS TEAM AIN'T GOING TO BE THE SAME, SO IT'S GOOD TO BE ABLE TO GET A WIN. YOU GET SPEECHLESS WHEN YOU` WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE COME TO ACCOMPLISH, AND I'M GOING TO LOVE THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. THE ICING ON TOP OF ONE MEMORABLE NIGHT AT THE CAKE TIN. (PLAYERS SING) LUKE ROBINSON, 1 NEWS. TO OUR DOMESTIC NETBALL PREMIERSHIP, WHERE THE SOUTHERN STEEL ARE THROUGH TO THEIR FIRST GRAND FINAL IN NEARLY A DECADE. THE STEEL TOO STRONG FOR THE DEFENDING CHAMPION TACTIX IN TODAY'S ELIMINATION MATCH, AT ONE POINT TAKING A 12-GOAL LEAD. IN THE END, THOUGH, WINNING BY 6 IN FRONT OF THEIR INVERCARGILL FAITHFUL. AND THERE IT IS, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEARS. HOW DOES IT FEEL? OH, AMAZING. YEAH. WE'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. WE'VE KEPT, LIKE, THE CORE OF OUR GROUP. WE JUST MISSED OUT LAST YEAR. SO WE WANTED TO PROVE TO EVERYONE WE SHOULD BE IN THAT FINAL, AND WE DID IT. NEXT WEEKEND'S GRAND FINAL AGAINST THE MYSTICS IN AUCKLAND WILL BE THE STEEL'S FIRST SINCE THEY WON THE TITLE IN 2018. THE WARRIORS HAVE MARKED THEIR DEBUT AT CHRISTCHURCH'S NEW STADIUM WITH A CRUCIAL 38-20 WIN OVER THE COWBOYS. COMING OFF TWO CONSECUTIVE LOSSES, THE HOME SIDE GIVING THE SELL-OUT CROWD PLENTY TO CHEER ABOUT. BUT THERE'S CONCERN FOLLOWING AN INJURY TO ANOTHER KEY PLAYER. BRODYN KNUCKEY REPORTS. BACK IN THE GARDEN CITY, THE WARRIORS SEASON IN FULL BLOOM. SPACE FOR HIM! HE GETS ONE UNDER THE STICKS. THE WARRIORS RUNNING RIOT AGAINST THE COWBOYS 38-20, CEMENTING THEIR SPOT IN SECOND ON THE NRL LADDER. THESE GUYS ALWAYS TURN UP AND, IN THIS NEW STADIUM, THEY TURNED UP IN DROVES. SO, AWESOME EXPERIENCE AND JUST GLAD WE GOT THE WIN FOR THEM. IN FRONT OF A SOLD OUT 25,000 STRONG CHRISTCHURCH CROWD, CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD GOT THE HOME SIDE OFF TO A PERFECT START. HERE'S MARTIN! HERE'S HARRIS-TAVITA! THEY GONNA SCORE? YEAH! THEY WILL! NICOLL-KLOKSTAD! THEY HIT THE SHORT RIGHT HERE, AND ONE PASS AGAIN. NICOLL-KLOKSTAD GETS A SECOND! AN EARLY 10-0 LEAD ` AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE. HE'S GONE LEFT AND RIGHT... INTERCEPTED. SCOTT DRINKWATER STOPPING MOMENTUM BEFORE FLIPPING IT ALTOGETHER. ATTA GO, DRINKWATER. WIDE PASS. HERE'S BURNS. OPEN SPACE, TRY IN THE CORNER. DRINKWATER JOINS THE LINE. DRINKWATER HOLDS THE PASS. DRINKWATER'S IN! SCORES TO BE LEVEL IN JUST A MOMENT. NOT FOR LONG ` NICOLL-KLOKSTAD COMPLETING HIS HAT TRICK BEFORE HALF TIME FOR A FOUR POINT LEAD. THEN BACK OUT TO 10 AGAIN AFTER THE BREAK WITH HIS FOURTH, THE COWBOYS STRUGGLING TO KEEP HIM CONTAINED. JASON TAUMALOLO SENT OFF FOR THE DANGEROUS FLIP, BOTH SIDES TRADING TRIES IN HIS ABSENCE BEFORE THE WARRIORS DEALT THE FINAL BLOWS ` PRESSURE! KNOCK ON! TRY! THE WIN NOT WITHOUT CONCERNS THOUGH. STANDOUT PROP JACKSON FORD DEPARTING THE FIELD EARLY, WITH A SUSPECTED TORN PECK. IT WON'T JUST BE THE AFTERNOON OR THE GAME THAT TAKES NO FURTHER PART, IT` COULD BE A VERY LONG STINT OUT FOR HIM. THE INJURY WARD COULD BE CLAIMING ANOTHER, DESPITE A GOLDEN AFTERNOON UNDER THE ROOF. BRODYN KNUCKEY, 1 NEWS. THE BLACKCAPS ARE CLOSING IN ON WHAT WOULD BE AN EMPHATIC TEST VICTORY OVER ENGLAND AT THE OVAL. NEW ZEALAND NEED JUST FIVE WICKETS TO WIN ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE SECOND TEST AND FORCE A SERIES DECIDER. HENRY NICHOLS MAY HAVE STOLEN THE SHOW ON DAY THREE, BUT ON DAY FOUR, JOFRA ARCHER MADE SURE HE WOULDN'T BE THE STORY. HE GETS IT RIGHT AGAIN. HE DESERVES THAT, JOFRA ARCHER. A SIZEABLE RUN CHASE NOT BOTHERING ENGLAND'S BOWLERS, SHOWING PLENTY OF INTENT. NO FOOTWORK. (CROWD CHEERS) DARYL MITCHELL AND NATHAN SMITH SETTLING THINGS, TAKING NEW ZEALAND TO 345 FOR SIX AT LUNCH. WITH A 445 RUN LEAD, THEY DECIDED TO REALLY GO FOR IT, WHICH ULTIMATELY BENEFITTED THE HOSTS. YAY! (CROWD CHEERS) BOWLED HIM. THE BLACK CAPS ALL OUT FOR 362. WHILE AN AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE DIDN'T QUITE PAY OFF WITH THE BAT, IT CERTAINLY DID WITH THE BALL. (CHEERING) OH NO, HE'S CLIPPED IT STRAIGHT TO RAVINDRA. LEVELLING THE SERIES CERTAINLY AT THE FOREFRONT. KYLE JAMIESON WITH TWO SCALPS IN HIS FIRST OVER. THE EVER-RELIABLE JOE ROOT COMING TO THE CREASE, GIVING ENGLAND SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. HE'S JUST THE SECOND MAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME TO SCORE 14,000 TEST MATCH RUNS. THE STAND-IN SKIPPER JOINING SACHIN TENDULKAR IN REACHING THE MILESTONE SHOWING HIS CLASS AT THE OVAL, WORKING WELL WITH HARRY BROOK, WHO WAS ON A ROLL UNTIL... OH, OUT. HENRY HAS BEEN RELENTLESS WITH HIS LINE AND LENGTH. ENGLAND ENDING DAY FOUR 182 FOR FIVE. MOMENTUM ON NEW ZEALAND'S SIDE. I THINK JUST TRYING TO STAY PATIENT, AS YOU SAID, STAY RUTHLESS. AND WHETHER IT COMES QUICK OR, YOU KNOW, SORT OF LAST HOUR OF THE DAY, WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE THERE. TO SECURE WHAT WOULD BE A RARE BUT IMPORTANT VICTORY AT THE ICONIC ENGLAND VENUE. THE BLACK FOILS HAVE MADE THEIR LONG AWAITED RETURN TO SAIL GP, SITTING SECOND OVERALL IN THEIR GROUP AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF RACING IN CANADA. THE HALIFAX GRAND PRIX, THEIR FIRST SINCE THAT HORROR CRASH IN AUCKLAND FOUR MONTHS AGO. ORGANISERS OPTING FOR SPLIT FLEET RACING, AND TWO RACES INSTEAD OF THREE TODAY, DUE TO WINDY WEATHER THAT NEVER EVENTUATED. DEFINITELY A SUPER TRICKY DAY TO GET BACK IN, BUT I THINK IT'S AWESOME FOR THE TEAM TO MAKE IT THROUGH A DAY. IT'S OUR FIRST DAY WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH THIS SEASON, SO THAT'S ALWAYS NICE. UM, AND, YEAH, SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF TRYING TO GET INTO THE FINAL TOMORROW. AND, YEAH, NEW BOAT FEELS GREAT. TWO MORE RACES OVERNIGHT, WHERE THE TOP TWO TEAMS OVERALL FROM EACH GROUP, WILL PROGRESS TO THE FINAL. WHAT A WEEKEND OF SPORT IT HAS BEEN. THE BLACK STICKS WOMEN ARE TAKING ON INDIA FOR GOLD RIGHT NOW. IT IS ON TVNZ PLUS. TOMORROW AT MIDDAY IT'S ON FOR THE ALL WHITES. 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. NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. THE BRAVE SOULS IN DUNEDIN MARKING THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR WITH A POLAR PLUNGE ` THE RAIN WELL AND TRULY CLEAR OF THE LOWER SOUTH, BUT SHOWERS STILL HANGING ABOUT FURTHER UP THE ISLAND. AND THEY TRACKED OVER THE NORTH ISLAND TOO. WE CAN SEE IT HERE FROM THE SATELLITE, THE RAINBAND TRACKING NORTH, BUT WEAKENING. AND SOME FAIRLY HEAVY FALLS TO THE UPPER SOUTH AND NOW LOWER NORTH ISLAND. NO 25 DEGREES LIKE YESTERDAY, GISBORNE JUST SCRAPING INTO 20. OVERNIGHT, SHOWERS CONTINUE TO TRACK UP THE EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND - A FEW REMAIN THROUGH THE DAY. BUT IT'S A GORGEOUS, WINTRY DAY FOR MOST. FROSTY STARTS FOR MANY IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. IT DOESN'T LAST LONG THOUGH ` TUESDAY, THE FIRST SIGNS OF AN INCOMING SYSTEM, DELIVERING WIND AND RAIN TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS. AND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, THIS THING JUST HANGS ABOUT. WE CAN EXPECT WATCHES AND WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED, AND SNOW IS LIKELY ABOUT HIGHER PARTS OF INLAND CANTERBURY AND MARLBOROUGH. WE MAY SEE ROAD SNOW WARNINGS FOR THESE AREAS, WHICH MEANS, TEMPERATURE-WISE, YOU'LL NEED THE LAYERS. IT'S A CHILLY WEEK. FROM MID-WEEK, LOTS OF SINGLE DIGIT HIGHS FOR THE LOWER SOUTH. LOW TO MID-TEENS FOR THE REST. UP TOP TOMORROW, ANY MORNING CLOUD CLEARS TO A FINE AFTERNOON, AND 16 TO 18 FOR ALL. MAKE THE MOST OF A FINE MONDAY IN TAMAKI MAKAURAU, AUCKLAND. EVENING CLOUD FROM THE APPROACHING SYSTEM ROLLS IN, AND TOP OF 16. CLOUD COVER TO START AND END YOUR DAY, KIRIKIRIROA, HAMILTON. 16 IS YOUR HIGH. A SUNNY DAY IN TAURANGA. BY EVENING THOUGH, CLOUD AND MAYBE A SHOWER ARRIVES. 17 FOR YOU. WHAKATANE'S FINE ALL DAY, AND THE OTHERS JOIN YOU IN A FINE AFTERNOON. A COOLER 12 FOR TAUPO. A FEW SHOWERS TO THE EAST COAST, DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON CLEAR EARLY TO A FINE DAY. TEMPERATURES ALL DOWN WITH THE SOUTHERLY. A PRETTY STUNNING MONDAY IN THE WEST OF THE ISLAND. WHANGANUI MAKING IT TO 17, OTHERS ALL A LITTLE COOLER. PRE-DAWN SHOWERS CLEAR TO A GORGEOUS DAY IN THE CAPITAL. A HIGH OF JUST 13. JUST SOME MORNING CLOUD TO CONTEND WITH AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH, AND 13 FOR MOST OF YOU. FOGGY OR FROSTY TO START IN OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH, BUT A MOSTLY FINE LOOKING DAY. 12 IS YOUR HIGH. A PERFECT RUN OF SUN HERE. A REAL WINTRY FEEL, THOUGH FROSTY TO START IN THE EAST AND TWIZEL, AND A HIGH OF JUST 6 FOR TWIZEL. WATCH THE ICY ROADS IN THE AREA HERE - A CRISP BUT CLEAR DAY FOR ALL. 9 THE HIGH IN QUEENSTOWN. OAMARU'S FINE ALL DAY. A BIT OF CLOUD ABOUT, AND THE CHANCE OF SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS FOR MOST OTHERS. AND COOL ` 10 TO 12 DEGREES FOR ALL. ANY MORNING CLOUD BURNS OFF TO A FINE AFTERNOON IN OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. 13 IS YOUR HIGH. TUESDAY ` THAT'S WHEN WE SEE THE FIRST SIGNS OF THE APPROACHING WIND AND RAIN TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS. WEDNESDAY ` HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE NORTH AND UPPER SOUTH. AND FINALLY TONIGHT, A QUICK GLIMPSE AT CANADA, AND THE CONDITIONS THE ALL WHITES AND ALL FANS CAN EXPECT. AND VANCOUVER IS DELIVERING A SUNNY DAY WITH A PLEASANT 24 DEGREES. BACK HERE, MAKE THE MOST OF THE SUN ON MONDAY. A BIT OF A MISERABLE TIME FROM THERE, BUT A LEAST THE DAYS WILL BE GETTING LONGER. AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS SUNDAY. AND A REMINDER, FOR MORE ON TODAY'S TOP STORIES YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR NEWS PAGE ON TVNZ+ OR OUR WEBSITE 1NEWS.CO.NZ. FROM US, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY REBEKAH ADAMS AND CHELSEA BRADY. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2026