TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` HUNGRY KIWIS TURNED AWAY. THE TIGHTENING HARDSHIP RULES AND ADMINISTRATION ERROR SENDING MORE PEOPLE TO FOOD BANKS. I JUST THINK IT'S DIABOLICAL, YOU KNOW. FOOD IS ESSENTIAL. COULD IT BE A FIRST SINCE WWII? A FAR-RIGHT PARTY'S POPULARITY SURGES ` REKINDLING MEMORIES OF GERMANY'S PAST. MAKING MEMORIES WITH MY FRIEND THAT WILL LAST FOREVER. AND AIMING HIGH AT THE AIMS GAMES ` A BIG BOOST FOR TAURANGA AS A RECORD NUMBER OF INTERMEDIATE AGED ATHLETES COMPETE. CAPTIONS BY REBEKAH ADAMS AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2026 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT WE REVEAL A CLAMPDOWN ON FOOD GRANTS. 1 NEWS HAS OBTAINED DATA UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT TRACKING WHEN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DISHES OUT SUPPORT. THE 'SPECIAL NEEDS GRANTS', ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY'S OWN CRITERIA, ARE FOR URGENT, ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COSTS WHEN PEOPLE HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO PAY. RECENT FIGURES SHOW MORE IN NEED ARE BEING TURNED DOWN. WHILE THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS REJECTED HAS FLUCTUATED, THEY'VE SOARED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS ` JUMPING 55%, WITH AROUND 85,000 FOOD GRANTS DECLINED IN 2024 AND 88,000 IN 2025. THE FIGURES OVERALL REVEALING SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF KIWIS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, WITH 318,000 CLIENTS JUST LAST YEAR ALONE. THAT'S CLOSE TO 6% OF THE NEW ZEALAND POPULATION. ON AVERAGE, EACH PERSON ASKED FOR HELP FOUR TIMES, LEADING TO A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION APPLICATIONS IN 2025. WHILE MOST ARE APPROVED, WITH $130M PAID OUT, QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED WHY MORE KIWIS ARE BEING REJECTED. HERE'S THOMAS MEAD'S EXCLUSIVE REPORT. EVERY WEEKDAY ON THIS NEW BRIGHTON STREET IN CHRISTCHURCH, THE HUNGRY ARRIVE EARLY. IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM, HALF THESE PEOPLE PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE FOOD TO EAT. LINING UP TO SHARE FOOD DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY, IN WHAT IS, IN MANY CASES, A LAST RESORT, AFTER THE STATE TURNED THEM AWAY. I'VE GOT TO BE STRONG, AND I'VE GOT TO EAT TO KEEP HEALTHY FOR MY NEXT GENERATION. WHAT IF YOU LOST YOUR JOB TOMORROW AND YOU WERE IN THEIR POSITION AND YOU WENT TO WINZ AND GOT TURNED DOWN FOR FOOD? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL? AND NOW, WE CAN PULL BACK THE CURTAIN ON HOW THE GOVERNMENT CHOOSES WHO TO SUPPORT. 1 NEWS HAS OBTAINED THE REASONS THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT USES FOR DECISIONS ON SPECIAL NEEDS GRANTS FOR FOOD. APPLICANTS CLAIMING THEY WERE HUNGRY TOLD IN SOME CASES... AND... USE OF ANOTHER ALMOST DOUBLING. IT'S NOW THE MOST COMMON REASON TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY, USED MORE THAN 18,000 TIMES LAST YEAR. THOSE AT THE COMMUNITY PANTRY BELIEVE THAT'S UNFAIR. FOR SOMEONE TO SIT AT A DESK TO SAY TO THEM, 'THIS ISN'T AN EMERGENCY,' OR, 'DID YOU BRING THIS ON YOURSELF?' YOU KNOW, IT'S QUITE A JUDGMENT ON THEM, REALLY. MANY HERE HAVE DISABILITIES ` HEATHER IS DEAF. THE MINISTRY DECLINED TO BE INTERVIEWED, BUT SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT ITS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA HAD NOT CHANGED, SAYING IT HAD 'RETURNED TO PRE-COVID 19 PRACTICES,' INCLUDING REQUIRING MANAGERS TO SIGN OFF ON SOME APPLICATIONS, SOMETHING THAT BEEN RELAXED DURING THE PANDEMIC, ADDING... BUT THEY'VE ALSO MADE MISTAKES. WHILE LOOKING THROUGH THE NUMBERS, WE FOUND SOME APPLICANTS WERE TOLD FOOD WAS 'NOT AN ESSENTIAL NEED'. THE MINISTRY CALLED THIS AN 'ADMIN ERROR', BUT THE DATA SHOWS THAT 'ERROR' HAS BEEN REPEATED MORE THAN 8,000 TIMES OVER SIX YEARS. I JUST THINK IT'S DIABOLICAL, YOU KNOW. FOOD IS ESSENTIAL. I MEAN, A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING LEFT. TELLING ANYBODY THAT IS STRUGGLING TO FIND ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT, THAT FOOD IS NOT AN ESSENTIAL ITEM IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT AN ADMIN ERROR FOR SO MANY PEOPLE IS REASONABLE. IN RESPONSE, THE MINISTRY SAID THE ERROR HAD AFFECTED LESS THAN 0.1% OF ALL APPLICATIONS IN THE SIX YEARS. IN THE MEANTIME, THE COMMUNITY PANTRY IS KEEPING ITS DOORS OPEN. I DON'T WANNA GO NEAR THEM NOW. IT'S LIKE THEY'VE BROKEN NOT ONLY MY HEART, BUT A WHOLE LOT OF HEARTS OUT THERE THAT ARE MY AGE ` 70, 80. WE'RE TOO OLD TO BE RUBBISHED. WE'VE WORKED HARD ALL OUR LIFE FOR OUR COUNTRY. SHE SAYS SHE'S LOSING THE WILL TO ASK THE MINISTRY FOR HELP. LET'S BRING IN THOMAS. WITH SO MANY APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS, IS A DECLINE RATE OF JUST OVER 6% A BIG AMOUNT? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE WATCHING AT HOME WILL HAVE TO MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS ON. THERE IS CLEARLY TWO SIDES TO THE STORY ` THE MINISTRY ARGUES THAT ITS SYSTEM IS ACCESSIBLE. IT CLEARLY FEELS THAT ITS SYSTEM IS FAIR. IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE FOOD BANK IN CHRISTCHURCH, YOU'LL HEAR A NUMBER OF DESPERATE STORIES. DEMAND CLEARLY GROWING THEIR. TWO SIDES TO THAT STORY. PEOPLE HAVE TO WEIGH OUT WHETHER THAT'S BEING TACKLED iN THE RIGHT WAY. AND, THOMAS, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT AFTER THAT ADMINISTRATION ERROR? THE ANSWER COMING BACK NO. THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, INSTEAD STANDING US THOSE INSTEAD REFER TO OTHER INITIATIVES THAT THE NATIONAL PARTY HAVE FUNDED FOR FOOD. THE MSD MAINTAINS IT WAS AN ERROR. THANKS, THOMAS. THERE ARE CALLS FOR TOUGHER CONTROLS ON RIDESHARE DRIVERS AS THE NUMBER OF SERIOUS PASSENGER COMPLAINTS INCREASES. DATA OBTAINED BY 1 NEWS SHOWS AN ONGOING RISE IN REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS, ALONG WITH OTHER INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR. NOW INDUSTRY LEADERS THEMSELVES ARE CALLING FOR STRICTER RULES TO KEEP PASSENGERS SAFE. HENRY MCMULLAN REPORTS. THERE ARE BELIEVED TO BE MILLIONS OF TAXI AND RIDESHARE TRIPS IN NEW ZEALAND EVERY YEAR, BUT NOT EVERY JOURNEY ENDS WELL. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS MADE AGAINST TAXI AND RIDESHARE DRIVERS HAS BEEN RISING OVER RECENT YEARS. THE MOST SERIOUS ACCUSATIONS INCLUDE SEXUAL ASSAULTS, ALONG WITH OVERCHARGING AND OTHER INAPPROPRIATE DRIVER BEHAVIOUR, THE MAJORITY INVOLVING RIDE-SHARING COMPANIES. I IMAGINE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THAT DON'T GET MADE. A LOT OF INCIDENCES THAT AREN'T BEING REPORTED. SEXUAL ASSAULT IS ONE THING THAT PEOPLE OFTEN ARE RELUCTANT TO REPORT. SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE, IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. INDUSTRY ADVOCATES CONCERNED BY THE TREND, CALLING FOR TIGHTER REGULATION TO REBUILD INDUSTRY TRUST. IN THE SHORT TERM, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE. CAMERAS WOULD BE A GREAT START. TO HAVE CAMERAS IN ALL SMALL PASSENGER SERVICE VEHICLES. THIS IS ITS MODEL OF SELF-REGULATION AND IT DOESN'T WORK. WE NEED TO MOVE BACK TO A SYSTEM WHERE WE HAVE EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT REGULATION HAS BECOME TOO HANDS-OFF. LOOK, THE ENVIRONMENT HAS CERTAINLY CHANGED SINCE 2017. BUT SO TOO HAS THE WAY THAT WE REGULATE. SO TOO HAS THE DATA THAT WE RESPOND TO. THE NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY SAYS THE COMPLAINT NUMBERS ARE LOW COMPARED TO THE GROWING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE CATCHING RIDES EVERY YEAR. BUT OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE RECEIVE SERIOUS COMPLAINTS, WE ACT ON THEM. THERE IS NO SILVER BULLET WHEN IT COMES TO RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS. IT COMES DOWN TO THE COMPANIES. IT COMES DOWN TO THEIR OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS. IT COMES DOWN TO THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE TO BRING DRIVERS INTO THE SYSTEM. IN A STATEMENT, THE BIGGEST RIDESHARE OPERATOR, UBER, SAID SAFETY IS ITS TOP PRIORITY AND IT HAS SEVERAL FEATURES IN ITS APP TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO REPORT INCIDENTS. DRIVERS FOUND BREACHING THEIR COMMUNITY GUIDELINES CAN ALSO LOSE THEIR ACCESS. BUT FOR SOME, THIS APPROACH STILL ISN'T ENOUGH. WE NEED MORE REGULATION. WE'RE AN INDUSTRY BODY. WE DON'T WANT TO SEE REGULATION, BUT WE WANT TO SEE FIT-FOR-PURPOSE REGULATION. THE TRANSPORT MINISTER SAYS HE'S ASKED OFFICIALS TO CONSIDER MAKING IN-VEHICLE CAMERAS MANDATORY IN THE FUTURE, BUT ANY MOVE WILL NEED CAREFUL THOUGHT. HENRY MCMULLAN, 1 NEWS. IT'S A SMALL STATE ELECTION SENDING BIG SHOCKWAVES ACROSS EUROPE. A FAR-RIGHT PARTY IS ON THE CUSP OF POWER IN GERMANY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WORLD WAR TWO. EARLY RESULTS SHOW ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY OR AFD WON 44% OF THE VOTE IN THE STATE OF SAXONY-ANHALT. SHY OF THE 50% REQUIRED FOR AN OUTRIGHT MAJORITY, POWER NOW RESTS ON RIVAL PARTY SUPPORT. THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S PARTY THE CDU ON JUST OVER 17%, CALLING IT A 'DARK DAY.' MUCH OF THE FOCUS IS ON AFD'S IMMIGRATION AND EDUCATION POLICIES ` IT WANTS TO START DEPORTING IMMIGRANTS WITHOUT RESIDENCY PERMITS RIGHT AWAY, IT WOULD ENFORCE MANDATORY WORK FOR ASYLUM-SEEKERS, AND WANTS TO CUT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR INTEGRATION SCHEMES, CALLING THEM AN 'ASYLUM INDUSTRY.' IT WOULD PUT CHILDREN OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND DISABLED CHILDREN IN SEPARATE CLASSES OR SCHOOLS, AND CHANGE THE CURRICULUM TO REDUCE FOCUS ON THE NAZI ERA. IT WOULD ALSO BAN GAY PRIDE FLAGS AT SCHOOLS AND REVIVE STUDENT EXCHANGES WITH RUSSIA, AS PART OF A WIDER PLAN TO REBUILD TIES WITH MOSCOW. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS REPORTS. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) CELEBRATING WHAT COULD BE A NEW ERA IN GERMANY'S POST-WAR HISTORY. A LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR ALTERNATIVE FOR DEUTSCHLAND, DEEMED FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISTS BY INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS ` A LABEL AFD REJECTS. WIR HOLEN UNS UNSER... TRANSLATOR: WE ARE TAKING OUR COUNTRY BACK. IT BEGINS HERE IN SAXONY-ANHALT. TRANSLATOR: I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE CHANCELLOR'S PARTY WILL NEVER WIN A FEDERAL ELECTION AGAIN, AND I WILL ALSO TELL YOU THAT CHANCELLOR MERZ WILL BE REPLACED. THE FINAL RESULT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH FOR THE PARTY TO TAKE POWER, BUT IT'S CLAIMING A MANDATE TO GOVERN. THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S OWN PARTY LOSING HALF ITS SUPPORT. A GROWING SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION FEELS THERE NEEDS TO BE A RADICAL CHANGE, AND THE AFD IS REALLY GOOD AT SERVING THIS. IT'S SAXONY-ANHOLT CANDIDATE ULRICH SIEGMUND NOW ONE OF GERMANY'S MOST POPULAR POLITICIANS. A FORMER PERFUME SALESMAN, HIS CHARISMA AND PITCH TO REDUCE IMMIGRANTS WHILE PROMOTING PATRIOTISM, A WINNING COMBINATION. TRANSLATOR: WE'RE STILL BEING CONDEMNED FOR THE SECOND WORLD WAR. THOSE GENERATIONS HAVE LONG SINCE PASSED AWAY. WE CAN'T HELP IT, NO, FOR THE DAMAGE THAT'S BEEN DONE. IT'S NOT NICE WHAT HAPPENED, BUT IT HAPPENED. AFD FIRST GAINED GROUND PROTESTING THE INFLUX OF MORE THAN A MILLION ASYLUM SEEKERS IN 2015. IT TAPPED INTO FEARS ABOUT ISLAM. THERE'S TOO MANY CRIMINALS HERE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. I'M NOT SAYING THAT GERMANS AREN'T CRIMINALS. OF COURSE, WE ALSO HAVE SOME CRIMINALS, BUT IT'S JUST GETTING TOO MUCH. BUT THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT HOW ITS POLICIES WOULD EXCLUDE MANY PEOPLE HERE. HUGE COMMUNITY'S ` TURKISH-GERMAN COMMUNITIES, FOR EXAMPLE ` THAT MIGHT FEEL UTTERLY THREATENED BY THIS NOTION OF IMMIGRATION AND RE-EMBRACING GERMAN ETHNICITY. AND SOME SEE ECHOES OF NAZI GERMANY. SEVERAL MEMBERS HAVE NEO-NAZI HISTORIES. AFD HAS SIMILAR SLOGANS. THE AFD'S APPROACH, A SEISMIC SHIFT FOR A COUNTRY WHERE 'NEVER AGAIN' IS CORE TO CULTURE. AFD'S SUCCESS COMES AMID A WAVE OF FAR-RIGHT POPULARITY ACROSS EUROPE. NIGEL FARAGE'S REFORM IS NIPPING AT THE HEELS OF LABOUR HERE, WHILE IN FRANCE, MARINE LE PEN IS THE FAVOURITE TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT. (ALL CHANT) IMMIGRATION IS FUELLING DIVISION ACROSS THE CONTINENT. THIS PROTEST BLOCKING TRAFFIC TO THE UK'S PORT OF DOVER, WHERE MIGRANTS ARE BROUGHT TO SHORE. GERMANY'S AFD PROMISING A RADICAL ALTERNATIVE THAT HAS TAKEN A BIG STEP TOWARDS POWER. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1NEWS, LONDON. BACK HERE, WILD WEATHER HAS CAUSED SLIPS AND FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, FORCING MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. PARTS OF STATE HIGHWAY 65 WILL REMAIN CLOSED POTENTIALLY UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING AS CONTRACTING TEAMS WORK TO CLEAR DEBRIS, ROCKS AND MUD FROM THE ROAD. NZTA SAYS WHILE THE WEATHER IS EASING, THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE IN SOME PARTS AND WILL TAKE TIME TO CLEAR. STATE HIGHWAY 6 BETWEEN MURCHISON AND KAWATIRI JUNCTION HAS NOW REOPENED, BUT MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTREME CARE. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ATHLETES FROM ACROSS NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, FIJI AND THE COOK ISLANDS HAVE DESCENDED ON TAURANGA FOR THE ANNUAL AIMS GAMES. KNOWN AS THE OLYMPICS OF SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS, THIS YEAR IS ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKER, WITH 14,500 YOUNG ATHLETES SET TO COMPETE. THE INFLUX A WELCOME FINANCIAL BOOST FOR THE REGION FOLLOWING THE FATAL MT MAUNGANUI LANDSLIDE. OUR BAY OF PLENTY REPORTER JORDYN RUDD HAS MORE. (CHEERING) FILL OUT NETBALL COURTS, RUGBY FIELDS AND SWIMMING POOLS, THOUSANDS OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL STUDENTS GIVING IT THEIR BEST SHOT AS THIS YEAR'S AIMS GAMES KICKS OFF IN TAURANGA MOANA. IT'S SUPER FUN, AND, LIKE, EVERYONE'S SO NICE. PEOPLE THAT WE'VE MET SO FAR HAVE BEEN REALLY LOVELY. MAKING MEMORIES WITH MY FRIEND THAT WILL LAST FOREVER. IT'S OVERWHELMING IN THE SENSE WE GOT HERE YESTERDAY, PLAYED OUR FIRST GAME, DIDN'T REALISE HOW MANY PEOPLE TURN UP TO THE GAMES. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY EVERY YEAR. OPENING WITH TWO SOLD-OUT CEREMONIES WELCOMING ATHLETES FROM ACROSS NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA AND THE PACIFIC. IT IS LIKE CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR ME. I'M SO EXCITED TO HAVE EVERYONE HERE. THESE ARE KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINING ALL YEAR, FUNDRAISING ALL YEAR. THE GAMES BEGAN IN 2004 WITH 17 SCHOOLS. NOW THERE ARE 467, AND WITH 14,500 ATHLETES, COMES A LOT OF BEHIND-THE-SCENES HELP. LOTS OF PREP. LOTS OF PRACTICES. LOTS OF GAMES. US PARENTS, WE'RE DOING ALL THE COOKING, THE CLEANING, THE WASHING, GETTING THEM HERE, MAKING SURE THEY'RE EATING WELL, SLEEPING WELL. A LOT OF FROM THE PARENTS AND MANAGERS AND COACHES. YEAH. GRATEFUL THAT THEY'RE HERE. WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM. THE INFLUX OF VISITORS, A TIMELY MORALE BOOST FOR THE CITY STILL GRAPPLING WITH THE GRIEF AND DISRUPTION LEFT BY JANUARY'S MT MAUNGANUI LANDSLIDE TRAGEDY. THE GAMES ARE ALSO A WELCOME INJECTION FOR BUSINESSES. LAST YEAR'S TOURNAMENT GENERATED ALMOST $9.8M FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY, AND 2026 IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED THAT. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR THE CITY, OBVIOUSLY, WHAT HAPPENED WITH MAUAO, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT WE'VE GOT OVER 14,000 KIDS HERE. THEY'RE ALL OUT IN THE COMMUNITY ENJOYING GETTING OUT TO OUR HOSPITAL AND ACCOMMODATION BUSINESSES. TO OUR HOSPO AND ACCOMMODATION BUSINESSES. HERE IT'S LESS ABOUT THE SCOREBOARD AND MORE ABOUT HAVING FUN ` WELL AWAY FROM THE CLASSROOM. IT'S WAY BETTER THAN SCHOOL. YEAH, WAY BETTER THAN SCHOOL. ALL OF OUR FRIENDS ARE REALLY JEALOUS THAT WE HAVE A WEEK OFF. ALL THE OTHER KIDS GOTTA DO ALL THE WORK. ATHLETES AND SUPPORTERS READY FOR A WEEK OF FRIENDLY YET FIERCE COMPETITION. ALL: WE LOVE AIMS GAMES! (ALL SCREAM) JORDAN RUDD, 1NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI, COMING UP ` PRINCIPALS SAY PARENTS ARE SENDING SICK CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE. ARE THE STRICT NEW ATTENDANCE RULES MAKING PARENTS SCARED TO KEEP THEIR KIDS AT HOME? AND SCARY SCENES IN MIAMI AS A CARGO PLANE OVERSHOOTS THE RUNWAY, CRASHES AND BURSTS INTO FLAMES, KILLING AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` TICKING OFF THE FIVE BASIC SKILLS EVERY MAN SHOULD'VE MASTERED BY THE TIME HE'S FIFTY. LIGHT A FIRE, COOK A STEAK, MOW A LAWN, CATCH A FISH AND REVERSE A TRAILER ` THAT'S THE BIG 5. BUT HOW TRICKY IS THAT LAST ONE? PLUS ` THE REMARKABLE WOMAN BEHIND THE BOOK CALLED BOLLIX. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. SOME SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SAY PARENTS ARE SENDING THEIR SICK KIDS TO SCHOOL BECAUSE STRICTER ATTENDANCE RULES HAVE MADE THEM SCARED TO KEEP THEM HOME. IT COMES AS SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE DEALING WITH A SURGE IN COLD AND FLU CASES. JAMES FLEURY REPORTS. PREPARING FOR UPCOMING EXAMS. YOU'D ESSENTIALLY BREAK IT DOWN BY TURNING THAT INTO A STATEMENT. OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, CLASSES AT THIS HIGH SCHOOL HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN THIS FULL, WITH MANY STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS OFF SICK. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF STAFF SICK OVER THE COURSE OF THE WINTER MONTHS. WE FOUND THAT THE BIGGEST NUMBER THAT WE HAD OUT IN ANY ONE DAY WAS 26. THIS YEAR THE GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED A NEW NATIONAL ATTENDANCE SYSTEM ` A TARGET OF 80% OF STUDENTS BEING PRESENT FOR MORE THAN 90% OF TERM BY 2030. THIS PRIMARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SAYS THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE DURING WINTER. WE'VE HAD LOTS OF DAYS WHERE THERE'S 100 CHILDREN, 50 CHILDREN AWAY. SO THERE ARE LOTS OF CLASSES THAT ARE HALF FULL. IF A CHILD IS ABSENT FOR THREE DAYS OR MORE DUE TO ILLNESS, A DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE MAY BE REQUESTED, AND SCHOOLS ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO FOLLOW UP WITH PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS. IT REALLY GOES AGAINST OUR GRAIN A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE ATTENDANCE IS NOT A BLACK-AND-WHITE ISSUE. SHE SAYS IT'S ADDING UNNECESSARY PRESSURE. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY BRINGING IN THEIR CHILDREN TOO SICK THAT AREN'T 100% WELL. YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T GET DOCTORS VISITS. LAST FRIDAY 127,000 STUDENTS WERE AWAY FROM SCHOOL ACROSS THE MOTU, PUTTING THE DAILY ATTENDANCE RATE AT 83% ` WELL BELOW THE GOVERNMENT TARGET. MY DAUGHTER AT SCHOOL HAS BEEN SICK WITH INFLUENZA. HOW LONG WAS SHE OFF SCHOOL FOR? SHE WAS OFF SCHOOL PROBABLY JUST OVER, LIKE, SEVEN DAYS. IT'S QUITE REMARKABLE HOW LONG THEY WERE UNWELL. LIKE, ABOUT TWO WEEKS. HERETAUNGA COLLEGE IN UPPER HUTT HAS SEEN UP TO A QUARTER OF STUDENTS ABSENT, WITH ENTIRE YEAR LEVELS ROSTERED TO WORK FROM HOME FOR CERTAIN DAYS. THE EDUCATION MINISTRY SAYS IT IS ENCOURAGING SCHOOLS TO TAKE A PRAGMATIC APPROACH WHEN CONSIDERING WHETHER A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IS NECESSARY, BUT SAYS CHANGES TO ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT BEING CONSIDERED. THIS PRINCIPAL SAYS THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO GIVE PRINCIPALS A BREAK. AS THEY NAVIGATE THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST FLU OUTBREAK IN A DECADE. JAMES FLEURY, 1NEWS. IN THE U.S, AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER AN AMAZON AIR CARGO PLANE OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE BOEING 767 CRASHED INTO A CARPARK AND BURST INTO FLAMES ` FORCING THE AIRPORT TO TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN. AZIZ AL SA'AFIN REPORTS. WHOA! OH MY (BLEEP)ING GOD! SHOCK AS AN AMAZON CARGO PLANE CRUNCHES TO A STOP ` FLAMES BURSTING FROM ITS RIGHT WING. OOOH! WHOA! NO! MORE THAN 200 FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING, DOUSING THE BLAZE AND FREEING THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT WHO WERE TRAPPED IN THE COCKPIT. THOSE KILLED WHEN THE JET OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY, HITTING A NUMBER OF VEHICLES... (SIRENS WAIL) ...AT MORE THAN 200K/H. MY HEART IS WITH ALL OF THE FAMILIES WHO WERE AFFECTED AND TO EVERYONE WHO IS GRIEVING TONIGHT, AND WE'RE ALSO PRAYING FOR THE INJURED AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THE PLANE, A BOEING 767 FLYING FOR AMAZON PRIME AIR, HAD DEPARTED FROM PUERTO RICO. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS. OUR FIRE RESCUE TEAM WAS THERE WITHIN SECONDS OF THE CRASH. IN A STATEMENT, AMAZON SAYING ITS HEARTBROKEN, SENDING ITS DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILIES, LOVED ONES AND ALL THOSE AFFECTED. MORE THAN 300 FLIGHTS WERE DELAYED OR CANCELLED BY THE MID-AFTERNOON INCIDENT ON ONE OF AMERICA'S BUSIEST WEEKENDS FOR TRAVELLERS. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH IS UNDERWAY. AZIZ AS SA'AFIN, 1NEWS. MEANWHILE, IN INDONESIA, JAKARTA'S MAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REMAINS CLOSED BECAUSE OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY FROM MT ANAK KRAKTAU. THE VOLCANO BEGAN ERUPTING ON FRIDAY AND HAS NOW FORCED THE CLOSURE OF EIGHT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, LEAVING AROUND 170,000 PEOPLE STRANDED. THE BBC'S LIZA TAM-BUNAN REPORTS. (PERSON SPEAKS BAHASA INDONESIA) THIS IS THE SCENE CAPTURED FROM AN INDONESIAN FISHING BOAT, SHOWING ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS VOLCANOES ACTIVE AGAIN, SPEWING LAVA INTO THE SKY. MT ANAK KRAKTAU, WHICH SITS IN THE SUNDA STRAIT BETWEEN THE ISLANDS OF JAVA AND SUMATRA, BEGAN ERUPTING LATE ON FRIDAY. IT HAS CONTINUED ITS SEISMIC ACTIVITY OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH TWO NEW ERUPTIONS IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. HUGE CLOUDS OF SMOKE CONTINUE TO SPEW INTO THE SKY, SENDING VOLCANIC ASH TO THE SURROUNDING REGIONS. IT IS CAUSING CANCELLATIONS OF HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS AT THE MAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CAPITAL, JAKARTA. SMALLER REGIONAL AIRPORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN TEMPORARILY CLOSED, LEAVING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS STRANDED. THIS MORNING, I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET BACK TO GET BACK HOME TO SPAIN, AND AFTER I ARRIVED IN THE AIRPORT, I LEARNED THAT DUE TO THE VOLCANO, THAT MY FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED. (SPEAKS BAHASA INDONESIA) TRANSLATOR: WE WERE ABOUT TO CHECK IN AND DROP OFF OUR BAGS WHEN WE WERE FINALLY INFORMED. IT WAS ALL VERY SUDDEN. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR NOTICE. WE WERE SHOCKED BECAUSE WE HAD THINGS TO DO, AND WE'RE NOW GOING TO BE LATE. THE VOLCANIC ASH IS ALSO IMPACTING AIR QUALITY. THIS JAKARTA RESIDENT IS WIPING THE DUST FROM HIS BALCONY. THE HEALTH MINISTER HAS URGED THOSE IN AFFECTED AREAS TO STAY INDOORS AND WEAR FACE MASKS TO PROTECT AGAINST RESPIRATORY, EYE AND SKIN RISKS. DISASTER RESPONSE TEAMS PLANNED CLOUD SEEDING OPERATIONS TODAY TO TRIGGER RAIN IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISPERSE AIRBORNE ASH. IN 2018, ANAK KRAK-ATAU TRIGGERED A HUGE TSUNAMI WHICH KILLED OVER 400 PEOPLE. COMING UP, A BIG WIN FOR INLAND REVENUE AS NEARLY A THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE NABBED INTENTIONALLY CLAIMING MILLIONS IN EXPENSES THEY'RE NOT ENTITLED TO. HOW IT CAUGHT THE FRAUDSTERS, AND HOW IT PLANS TO GET MORE THAN $2m BACK. # COS I'M A H-DOUBLE-O-D. # LOWLIFE SCUM. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ME. WHY WINSTON PETERS ISN'T HAPPY WITH THESE CONTROVERSIAL BELFAST RAPPERS. THEIR RESPONSE AFTER THE BREAK. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE FORMER ALL BLACK SHOWING PARENTS HOW TO ENJOY COACHING THE KIDS. PLUS ` HOW TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE USING YOUR FREEZER THE RIGHT WAY TO SAVE MONEY. AND A NEW BOOK ABOUT STARTING AGAIN WHEN LIFE DOESN'T PLAY FAIR. THE ASTONISHING STORY ALMOST TOO UNBELIEVABLE TO BE TRUE. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. THE RESULTS OF A REVIEW AIMED AT SIMPLIFYING NEW ZEALAND'S PRODUCT LABELS IS OUT TODAY. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 36 DIFFERENT LABELLING REGULATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND, WITH THE REVIEW AIMING TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS FOR EXPORTERS. NEW QR CODE LABELS WILL PROVIDE REAL-TIME UPDATES ON PRODUCT INFORMATION. REGULATIONS MINISTER DAVID SEYMOUR SAYS CURRENT RULES CAUSE EXTRA COMPLIANCE COSTS FOR KIWI EXPORTERS. DIGITAL LABELS WILL BE ACCEPTED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINARY LABELLING. THAT MEANS PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GET MORE PRODUCTS, AND IF THEY NEED THE INFORMATION, THEY CAN LOOK AT THE QR CODE AND GET SOMETHING THAT'S ABSOLUTELY UP TO DATE DIGITALLY. THE UPDATED RECOMMENDATIONS WILL GENERATE OVER $100M IN NET BENEFITS ACROSS 10 YEARS, IT'S CLAIMED. INLAND REVENUE SAYS IT'S CAUGHT NEARLY A THOUSAND PEOPLE COMMITTING FRAUD ON ITS MYIR WEBSITE. THE COORDINATED SCHEME SAW PEOPLE CLAIM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS' WORTH OF ILLEGITIMATE EXPENSES. HOWEVER, IRD SAYS IT'S NOW WORKING TO GET ALL THE MONEY BACK. ABBEY WAKEFIELD REPORTS. THE INLAND REVENUE'S MAIN FUNCTION IS TO COLLECT TAXES, BUT AS OF LATE, THEY'VE BEEN COLLECTING EVIDENCE OF FRAUD. WE HAD THE SYSTEM FLAG SOME UNUSUAL ACTIVITY. THEN WE HAD SOME REALLY TALENTED PEOPLE TAKE A LOOK, FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, JOIN ALL THE DOTS TOGETHER, AND PUT AN IMMEDIATE STOP TO THE MONEY GOING OUT TO THE DOOR. THE ORGANISATION FOUND THAT 985 PEOPLE USED THE MYIR SYSTEM DISHONESTLY, CLAIMING EXPENSES AGAINST INCOME THAT THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR. AN AMENDED PRIOR RETURNS WITH THE BOGUS EXPENSE CLAIMS, WHICH ESSENTIALLY MEANS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET MONEY THAT THEY'RE NOT ENTITLED TO THROUGH THOSE RETURNS. HOW TO GAME THE SYSTEM SPREAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ACCORDING TO IRD, WITH ONE PERSON TRYING TO STEAL AROUND $70,000. IT COULD BE LOOKED` YOU KNOW, DESPERATE TIMES AT THE MOMENT, ECONOMICALLY, MAYBE SOME DESPERATE MEASURES. 'I'M REALLY SUFFERING. I FOUND THIS GREAT HACK. I GOT SOME MONEY. 'I KNOW YOU'RE STRUGGLING. I COULD SEND IT TO YOU AS WELL.' THIS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST SAYS FOR SOME, IT MAY HAVE FELT LIKE A VICTIMLESS CRIME. NOBODY'S HARMED. WE'RE NOT HOLDING ANYBODY UP AT GUNPOINT. THERE'S NO VICTIMS HERE. IT'S 'ONLY' THE GOVERNMENT MAYBE AS WELL. SO I THINK THOSE THINGS CONTRIBUTE TO THAT SENSE OF PEOPLE FEELING MAYBE PERMISSION TO DO IT AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO ENGAGING IN SOMETHING THAT MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE DO. IN TOTAL, $5M WAS DISHONESTLY CLAIMED, BUT INLAND REVENUE PREVENTED $3.3M BEING PAID OUT. NOW IT'S CHASING THE REST. $400,000 HAS BEEN ALREADY REPAID VOLUNTARILY, AND WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT STORIES OF PEOPLE COMING TO THE FRONT COUNTER SAYING, 'HEY, I WANNA PAY THIS BACK IN FULL,' AND REALLY DOING THE RIGHT THING. BUT FOR A FEW CASES, IT'S WORKING WITH POLICE. ABBIE WAKEFIELD, 1NEWS. THE BELFAST HIP-HOP TRIO KNEECAP HAVE BEEN WARNED TO STAY OUT OF NEW ZEALAND POLITICS BY FOREIGN MINISTER WINSTON PETERS AFTER THE GROUP BACKED GREEN MP TAMATHA PAUL FOR CALLING ENGLISH A 'BASTARD LANGUAGE'. # COS I'M A H-DOUBLE-O-D. # LOWLIFE SCUM. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ME. KNEECAP HAD TO GET EXEMPTIONS FROM IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND TO PERFORM TWO CONCERTS HERE NEXT YEAR. THEY OFFERED MR PETERS AN INVITE TO THEIR SHOWS, BUT EVEN THOUGH NZ FIRST USED A KNEECAP SONG IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST LAST YEAR, THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HAPPENING. THEY'VE INVITED YOU TO THE SHOWS. NO, NO, NO. (STAMMERS) I'VE FOUND THEM OUT. I'VE EXPOSED WHO THEY ARE. AND I'M TELLING THEM DON'T START POKING YOUR NOSE INTO MY COUNTRY. WHOEVER IT MAY BE, WHATEVER COUNTRY WE ARE, WE TRY AND CONNECT WITH THE LOCAL ACTIVISTS OR LOCAL SPEAKERS ABOUT LANGUAGE AND SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN INSPIRE US. IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND SAYS IT CONSIDERED THE IMMIGRATION HISTORIES AND RISKS OF THE GROUP BEFORE ISSUING THE VISAS. AND KNEECAP SPOKE WITH OUR REPORTER SAM OLLEY. YOU CAN SEE HER STORY ON BREAKFAST TOMORROW MORNING FROM 6.30. ABBY'S HERE WITH SPORT AND NRL FINALS ARE UPON US. WITH THE WARRIORS LOCKING IN SECOND SPOT UP AGAINST THE DOLPHINS ON SATURDAY. AS THE TOP TEAMS GATHER IN SYDNEY, THE WARRIORS REMAIN FOCUSED. I'M ALREADY THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NAME THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY FOR THE WARRIORS WINNING IT. WE BREAKDOWN THE PLAYOFFS PICTURE FOR YOU NEXT. PLUS ` A SPECIAL FIRST-FIFTEEN WIN FOR A CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL, AND THE SPECIAL LENGTHS THIS 90-YEAR-OLD HAS GONE TO TO KEEP DOING WHAT SHE LOVES. AND IN WEATHER, WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY. THINGS ARE LOOKING MUCH, MUCH QUIETER. WE'RE STILL A BIT IN BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS, SO THAT MEANS ONE'S GOING AWAY, ANOTHER ONE SLOWLY WORKS IN FROM THE WEST. SO WITH THAT, IT'S GONNA BE A DAMP START TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST. A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS FOR QUITE A FEW OF US THROUGH THE DAY, AND THERE COULD BE SOME SHOWERS PARTICULARLY IN THE WEST. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE, AFTER SPORT. (DOG WHIMPERS) Look at this. (BEEP) (MACHINES WHIRRING) VOICEOVER: Power use off the leash? Power Shout. Save any time, even back in time. Genesis. (SLURPING) (LAUGHTER) Let's get it. Woo! Woo! Hey! You took all the up and goes. VOICEOVER: Also available in dairy and gluten free. To get up & go. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT. IT'S OFFICIALLY WEEK ONE OF THE NRL FINALS, WITH THE WARRIORS BOOKING AN ALL IMPORTANT TOP TWO SPOT HEADING INTO THIS WEEKEND'S PLAYOFFS. THEY'LL TAKE ON THE THIRD PLACED DOLPHINS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT MT SMART. WIN THE QUALIFYING FINAL AND THEY GET A CRUCIAL WEEK OFF, BEFORE HOSTING A PRELIMINARY FINAL AT HOME TWO WEEKS LATER.. LOSE THE FIRST WEEK AND THEY HOST A SEMI-FINAL THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, BUT THAT'LL BE THEIR LAST AUCKLAND GAME. ANY PRE-LIM FINAL THEN BECOMES AN AWAY MATCH, BEFORE THE GRAND FINAL IN SYDNEY ON OCTOBER 4. TODAY, ALL 8 TEAMS WHO'LL FEATURE IN THE POST SEASON MATCHES CAME TOGETHER IN SYDNEY. LUKE ROBINSON REPORTS. ONE, TWO, THREE. ONE OF THESE TEAMS WILL WIN NRL'S ULTIMATE PRIZE, AND ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK BELIEVES IT CAN BE HIS SIDE. WE'RE REALLY CONFIDENT, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF BELIEF THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY GO ALL THE WAY. SO MUCH SO THAT THE KIWI IS ALREADY PLANNING A PARADE. I'M ALREADY THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NAME THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY FOR THE WARRIORS WINNING IT. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S ME GETTING REALLY EXCITED AND GETTING TOO FAR AHEAD. BUT, YES, IT'LL BE MASSIVE. STILL PLENTY OF WORK TO DO, STARTING WITH THE DOLPHINS THIS WEEKEND IN THE ELIMINATION FINAL. HERBIE FARNWORTH GOES THROUGH! THE TEAM FROM BRISBANE, UNFAZED BY THE PROSPECT OF PLAYING IN WARRIORS TERRITORY. WE HAVE A REAL BELIEF THAT WE CAN WIN THE COMP, AND, LOOK, I RECKON THEY'RE ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THE COMP, SO TO DO THAT, YOU'VE GOT TO BEAT EVERYONE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXCITED ONCE AGAIN FOR THAT CHALLENGE. THAT BELIEF COMING FROM THEIR ATTACK, AVERAGING ALMOST 30 POINTS PER GAME IN THEIR SEVEN STRAIGHT WINS. GRAYSTONE! DESPITE WINNING SIX IN A ROW, THE WARRIORS HAVE CONCEDED ALMOST 90 POINTS IN THEIR LAST THREE. DRAWING SOME CRITICISM FROM ACROSS THE DITCH. JUST DIDN'T` THEY DIDN'T SCRAMBLE THAT WELL. AND I'M THINKING IF THAT'S A BIGGER GAME AND MORE IMPORTANT GAME, THEY'VE GOT TO GET ON THEIR BIKE AND GET BACK AND SET THEIR DEFENCE A BIT. THEY WERE A BIT LAZY GETTING BACK ON SIDE AFTER THE BREAK. THE WARRIORS, THOUGH, BACKING THE ABILITY THAT SAW THEM FINISH SECOND ON THE LADDER. THEY'VE GOT STRIKE RIGHT ACROSS THE BOARD. SO DO WE. AND THEN THEY'VE GOT THE FASTEST SOME FULLBACK IN THE GAME TOO. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD BATTLE. BUT I THINK WE JUST GOT TO APPLY PRESSURE WITH OUR FORWARD PACK. THEIR PACK OF FANS ALSO THE ENVY OF THE COMPETITION UP. (ALL CHANT) 'UP THE WAHS' MOVEMENT IS EVERYWHERE. EVERY STREET YOU WALK DOWN, SOMEONE WILL DRIVE PAST AND YELL OUT, 'UP THE WAHS!' THAT CONTINUING TODAY. THREE, TWO, ONE. ALL: UP THE WAHS! LET THE FINALS BEGIN. LUKE ROBINSON, 1 NEWS. KIWI SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN'S SAVED HIS BEST FOR LAST, CLAIMING HIS FIRST INDYCAR WIN IN MORE THAN TWO YEARS IN THE SEASON FINALE IN CALIFORNIA. STARTING FROM POLE, THE TEAM PENSKE DRIVER LEADING FOR 87 OF 95 LAPS. A MEANINGFUL VICTORY FOR MCLAUGHLIN AND HIS FAMILY. HE SNAPS A 35-RACE WINLESS STREAK. SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN ENDS THE SEASON ON A HIGH. MY LITTLE GIRL HASN'T SEEN ME WIN YET. NOW SHE HAS. DAD'S COMING HOME WITH A TROPHY, BABY. LET'S GO. FELLOW KIWIS MARCUS ARMSTRONG AND SIR SCOTT DIXON WERE SEVENTH AND 17TH RESPECTIVELY. RESULTS ASIDE, IT WAS DIXON'S LAST DRIVE FOR CHIP GANASSI AFTER 25 YEARS WITH THE TEAM. NEXT YEAR HE'S SWITCHING TO ARROW MCLAREN. IT'S BEING HAILED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEBACKS FORMULA 1 HAS EVER SEEN ` KIMI ANTONELLI STARTING FROM THE BACK OF THE GRID TO WIN AT MONZA. A SPECIAL VICTORY FOR THE ITALIAN CROWD. MICHELLE BANKS HAS MORE. (CHEERING) SOME WINS ARE REMEMBERED, BUT THIS ONE WILL BE CELEBRATED FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. I TELL YOU, IT'S PROPER DEAFENING HERE. ALL HAIL KING KIMI. IT WAS BETTER THAN WHAT THEY EXPECTED TO BE FAIR. IT'S A DAY THAT WILL REMEMBER FOREVER. A DAY ITALY HAS WAITED 60 YEARS FOR ` ITS OWN DRIVER ON TOP ` FROM 19TH ON THE GRID, ANTONELLI HAD TO CONQUER ALMOST THE ENTIRE FIELD. I'M SPEECHLESS. IT'S ONE OF THE TYPE OF RACE THAT, UH, YOU WANT TO SAY, 'I WAS THERE.' ALL SEASON, THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER HAS SHOWN HE HAS THE PACE. TODAY, A DISPLAY OF PATIENCE AFTER LAP ONE UP TO 14TH. BY LAP 16... KIMI ANTONELLI IS UP INTO SECOND PLACE! ...COME LAP 18 ` YOU GUESSED IT... KIMI ANTONELLI LEADS THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX! GEORGE RUSSELL AND ANTONELLI TRADING THE LEAD FIVE TIMES. ANTONELLI GOES OFF INTO THE GRAVEL! ANTONELLI MADE TO EARN EVERY INCH OF HIS SEVENTH WIN THIS SEASON. HE KEPT HIS HEAD DOWN AND THEN ONE BY ONE, ONE BY ONE, AND I MUST REALLY SAY, AN AMAZING DRIVE. FOR OTHERS, THEIR DRIVE UNRAVELLED... ...FERRARI` AND HE'S OFF! ...CHARLES LECLERC OUT ON LAP TWO. AS FOR LIAM LAWSON, 14TH AFTER FRONT WING DAMAGE. JUST ON THE RESTART, I THINK. NICO` I DON'T KNOW IF HE DIDN'T SEE ME, BUT I TOUCHED HIS BACK WHEEL AND BROKE THE FRONT WING, SO, HAD TO BOX FOR A NEW ONE AND THEN LOST. UH, YEAH.... 20, 30 SECONDS... TEN ROUNDS REMAIN. ANTONELLI, NOW 66 POINTS CLEAR. THE 20-YEAR-OLD'S CLOSING IN ON BECOMING F1'S YOUNGEST WORLD CHAMPION. I KNEW THAT I HAD TO KEEP THE INTENSITY. KEEP THE PRESSURE. THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO DO IS WAS TO WIN. THE BOY FROM BOLOGNA PROVING THERE REALLY IS NO PLACE TO WIN LIKE HOME. MICHELE BANKS, 1NEWS. ALL BLACKS ASSISTANT COACH NEIL BARNES HAS A SIMPLE MESSAGE FOR HIS SIDE AHEAD OF THE FOURTH AND FINAL TEST AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA ` BE BETTER. BOTH TEAMS HAVE ARRIVED IN THE U.S. AFTER SHARING A CHARTER FLIGHT FROM JOHANNESBURG. BARNES SAYS THEY NEED TO BE PROACTIVE HEADING INTO SUNDAY'S TEST. YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM IT. THEIR SET-PIECE IS PRETTY DAMN DOMINANT, AND THEY GET A GRAVY TRAIN OF PENALTIES FROM IT. I'M NOT GONNA SAY THEY'RE ALL LEGIT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE GOTTA CHANGE THE PERCEPTION FOR THE OFFICIALS AS WELL SO THAT WE GET A FAIR RUB OF THE GREEN. WE GOTTA BE SOLUTION-BASED HERE. AS FAR AS IF HE THINKS A CHANGE OF SCENERY WILL HELP THE ALL BLACKS. I'VE BEEN MARRIED A LONG TIME AND I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT IF YOU DO THE JOB PROPERLY AND GET THE RIGHT RESULTS THERE, EVERYTHING RUNS PRETTY WELL. SO I DON'T NEED A CHANGE OF SCENERY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. THE ALL BLACKS WITHOUT CAPTAIN ARDIE SAVEA, LUKE JACOBSON AND THE ALL BLACKS WITHOUT CAPTAIN ARDIE SAVEA, LUKE JACOBSON AND QUINN TUPAEA.. ON THEIR WAY HOME WITH INJURIES. WHILE THE SPRINGBOKS WILL BE WITHOUT CHESLIN KOLBE.. SUFFERING A BROKEN JAW. FOR THE FIRST TIME, CHRISTCHURCH'S ST ANDREW'S COLLEGE HAS CLAIMED FIRST FIFTEEN NATIONAL HONOURS. STUDENTS WELCOMING THE TRIUMPHANT TEAM BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY. THE THISTLES BEATING TAURANGA BOYS 34-24 AT THE WEEKEND. A HUGE MOMENT FOR STAC, WHO'VE HAD TO OVERCOME THEIR FAIR SHARE OF ADVERSITY. JORDAN OPPERT HAS THE STORY. IN SCHOOL SPORT, IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BIGGER. A FIRST 15 NATIONAL TITLE. WHAT HAS THE RECEPTION AND SUPPORT MEANT OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS? IT'S BEEN AMAZING. AT THE AIRPORT WAS INCREDIBLE, HAVING LOTS OF OUR MATES AND FAMILY THERE TO CELEBRATE AND TODAY HAVING THE HAKA AT SCHOOL. STILL CAN'T REALLY BELIEVE IT AT THE MOMENT. BECAUSE WHILE SAINT ANDREW'S COLLEGE HAS PRODUCED ALL BLACKS LIKE THE LATE ALEX WILEY AND RICHIE MO'UNGA, IT'S NOT A TRADITIONAL ALL BOYS RUGBY SCHOOL EXCLUDED FROM A TOP SOUTH ISLAND COMPETITION BECAUSE THEY'RE CO-ED. IT WAS OUT OF OUR HANDS EFFECTIVELY, BUT WE AS A GROUP WANTED TO SEND A BIT OF A MESSAGE IN OUR OWN WAY AND AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FLYING THE FLAG FOR OUR SCHOOL, BUT ALL CO-ED SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT ABSOLUTELY STILL GOT A PLACE TO BE PLAYING TOP LEVEL RUGBY. THAT ADVERSITY ULTIMATELY SERVING AS MOTIVATION. THE THISTLES WINNING THE REGIONAL PREMIERSHIP BEFORE CLINCHING A MAIDEN NATIONAL TITLE. WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS RUGBY, ST ANDREW'S COLLEGE. OH, LOOK, IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL. WELL, LOOK, THESE THESE OCCASIONS DON'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN IN 100 YEARS HISTORY OF ST ANDREW'S COLLEGE, RUGBY, THIS IS PROBABLY RIGHT UP THERE. PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCES BY A FIRST 15. I'M JUST REALLY GLAD TO BE A PART OF SUCH A COOL TEAM AND CONNECTED TEAM AND YEAH, JUST TO GET THE WIN, IT WAS, YEAH, HONESTLY, JUST OUT OF THIS WORLD FOR ME. AN ESPECIALLY BIG WEEKEND FOR THE STOWERS-SMITH FAMILY. OLDER BROTHER AT THE WARRIORS. MAKING HIS MARK IN UNION THOUGH. CREATING A SPECIAL PIECE OF HISTORY. FINALLY TONIGHT, SPORT RUNS ON THE GOOD-WILL OF VOLUNTEERS, AND MARY MCFARLANE IS A PRETTY SPECIAL ONE. STILL WORKING AT SWIMMING MEETS AROUND THE COUNTRY AT 90 YEARS YOUNG, SAM OLLEY WENT TO MEET THE POCKET ROCKET IN DUNEDIN. SHE'S ONLY 4'9, BUT MARY MACFARLANE IS HELD IN VERY HIGH ESTEEM IN NEW ZEALAND SWIMMING... BOYS, COULD YOU STAND BACK JUST A WEE BIT, PLEASE? ...AND HAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF HERSELF. HOW'S MY EYEBROWS? THE SOUTH ISLAND SHORT COURSE CHAMPS TODAY, BUT OVER THE PAST 56 YEARS, SHE'S VOLUNTEERED AT HUNDREDS OF MEETS, DRIVING TO THOSE SHE CAN. AND AT 90, THAT'S MEANT PASSING ANOTHER LICENCE TEST. NO HASSLES AND FELT QUITE GOOD. ALTHOUGH I DID TAKE RESCUE REMEDY BEFORE I STARTED. THE TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T ALWAYS DO ITS JOB... STAND DOWN PLEASE, SWIMMERS. ...BUT SHE'S NOT STOPPING. DON'T REALLY OWE THAT. IF MY HUSBAND HAD BEEN ALIVE ` HAD HE DIED 13 YEARS AGO IN OCTOBER, MAYBE I WOULDN'T DO AS MUCH BUT HE'S NO LONGER HERE, AND I DON'T SEE WHY I SHOULD SIT AT HOME DOING NOTHING. SHE HARDLY DOES IT FOR THE MONEY. YOU WOULD HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OVER THE YEARS, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDSA THREAT OF CORRUPT ART SHE WALKS AT 100 MILES AN HOUR. SHE DRIVES AT 300 MILES AN HOUR. SHE'S JUST A BUNDLE OF ENERGY. EVEN SNEAKING IN ON OUR INTERVIEW. SHE'S BEEN A CONSTANT IN PETER DEAN'S DAUGHTER CAITLYN'S SWIMMING SUCCESS. SHE'S BEEN POOLSIDE. EVERY COMPETITION FROM THAT I CAN REMEMBER. AND I DEFINITELY THINK MARY'S TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. SHE'S JUST ALWAYS BEEN THERE. I LIKE WATCHING THE YOUNGER CHILDREN COME UP LIKE ERICA, DANYON, AND CAITLINM AND EVEN THE LITTLE ONES WHO TRY ON RIBBON NIGHT, THEIR FIRST SWIM IS AMAZING. WHEN THEY GET TO THE END, YOU'D THINK THEY'D WON OLYMPIC MEDALS. HER OWN SURPRISE CEREMONY. A BAGPIPER ON HER 90TH BIRTHDAY, AN OTAGO SWIMMING. THANK YOU FOR A GENERATION OF SERVICE. ISN'T SHE A TREASURE! AND DON'T FORGET, YOU CAN KEEP UP TO DATE ON ALL OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES. HEAD TO OUR NEWS PAGE ON TVNZ+ OR OUR WEBSITE 1news.co.nz. THAT'S IT FROM ME. DAN HAS YOUR WEATHER NEXT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE FORMER ALL BLACK GREAT WITH SOME ADVICE FOR VOLUNTEER COACHES. PLUS ` VOICEOVER: Karicare Gold Toddler is premium nutrition proven to improve your little one's digestion and contains higher levels of Omega-3 and Prebiotics Karicare Gold Toddler, made for happy little tummies. Did you know Phone Dollars are for phones? Yeah... and the sky is blue. ...and my hair is long. ...and you are a guinea pig. Bit windy. I am vibrating. Whoop... Might need a new phone. Pepper's on TV. Yep. Phone Dollars... are for phones. Obviously. HELLO. WE CATCH A BREATHER FROM THE SPRING UPS AND DOWNS OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY TOMORROW. BUT WE HAVE SEEN THEM OVER THE LAST 24 AND 48-HOUR'S. SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY GETTING A SOAKING. EVEN INTO THE INTERIOR. THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE SEE NEW FACES. AND BLOSSOMS TRY TO COME INTO SOME PLACES. AS THE WEATHER STARTS TO CHANGE, THE MILD WEATHER COMES IN. BUT THERE ARE SOME OOMPH COMING THROUGH. LATER IN THE WEEK, WE HAVE A COLD SURGE COMING IN THROUGH THURSDAY. 19 FOR WHANGAREI FOR THE TOP TEMPERATURE. ANYWHERE FROM ONE MONTH TO HALF A MONTHS RAIN IN SOME PLACES. THOSE ARE THE HIGHS. MANY SPOTS ARE DOING WELL. DOWN SOUTH, THERE IS STILL COOL AIR HINTING IT WAY. SNOW WARNING IN THE DESERT ROAD. RAIN WATCH IN SOME OF THE RANGES. THIS SYSTEM BENDS AROUND AND SLOWLY GOES AWAY. THEN THIS LITTLE BIT OF A BREATHER. A LITTLE BIT OF RIGGING OF SORTS. IT DOES A PIROUETTE OF SORTS. COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING TO PARTS OF THE NORTH. SAME THING FOR AUCKLAND. THE DAY IS PRETTY GOOD. THE OVERNIGHT SHOWERS WILL GO AWAY. A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLER FEEL. IT WILL EVENTUALLY EASE. TAKE THE EDGE OF THE TEMPERATURE. 17 FOR HAMILTON. SAME THING FOR TAURANGA. YOU WILL SEE THE LEFTOVERS ACROSS THE EAST. MAYBE A CHANCE FOR A SHOWER EARLY IN THE MORNING. THEN THAT GOES AWAY AND YOU DRY OUT. DIFFERENT STORY HERE. THEN QUIETENED DOWN TO MASTERTON. A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST IN THE WEST. WELLINGTON, YOUR DAY IS OTHERWISE OKAY. 13. A GOOD DOSE OF RAIN YOU HAVE HAD HERE IN THE LAST 24-HOUR IS AS WELL. SOUTH ISLAND, IT IS A MIXED BAG OF SORTS. WESTPORT SEES THE RAINCOATS IN HAND. CHILLY START IN CHRISTCHURCH. 1 GOING TO 13. FOR MOST OF CANTERBURY, THE SAME SORT OF THING. SHOWERS FURTHER WEST TO GREYMOUTH. QUEENSTOWN, MAYBE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS. 12 FOR YOU. JUST A SMALL CHANCE OF A SHOWER. SOME WET WEATHER FOR MILFORD SOUND. FOR DUNEDIN, THE DAY IS PRETTY GOOD. JUST SOME CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. THE REST OF THE WEEK, IT IS OKAY FOR WEDNESDAY. THAT IS A DECENT DAY. THE CHANGES THE FRONT. THURSDAY, GRAB YOUR LAYERS. GUSTY SOUTHWESTER.