New Zealand lamb producers are hoping the Chinese Year of the Sheep will be good for business.

In the past decade exports of the meat to China have risen steadily - good news in a country where sheep vastly outnumber people.

These sheep are basking in New Zealand's long hot summer.

They are part of the Sheepworld tourist attraction, a small farm in Warkworth with a rotating flock of some 160 sheep which teaches tourists and locals about rural New Zealand life - especially where sheep are concerned.

Along with 4.5 (m) million people, there are some 30 (m) million sheep in New Zealand and the associated meat and wool industries are very important to the New Zealand economy.

Meet Milo the sheepdog.

She is a working farm dog and is responsible for rounding up and bringing in small flocks of sheep. Farmers communicate with their sheep dogs with a complex set of commands and associated whistles.

Milo is rounding up a small flock of sheep which she will bring down the hillside to Sheepworld musterer and shearer Robert Allen.

Milo is listening to Allen's commands and whistles and takes the sheep to him.

The sheep are part of an ever changing flock at Sheepworld and - along with the dogs - are the stars of the daily shows.

Robert Allen says sheep are part of the country's national identity.

"Well New Zealand is famous for sheep. Once upon a time we had 80 (m) million sheep in New Zealand. We are down to about 30 (m) million sheep at the moment. But a lot of people want to know what we actually use these animals for and hopefully we are educating people in exactly why we use these animals and why we have got so many in the country."

Allen says the sheep on the farm are free range.

"Primarily our sheep stay outside all year round so they don't come into sheds and be fed over the winter time; they are not being locked away all the time. So these guys will actually spend all their life eating grass out in the paddock."

According to Allen sheep are more complex than many people think.

"Well believe it or not these sheep do actually have personalities. You get some that are really stubborn and want to fight with everybody including us and the dogs, some that are just quite happy and mellow and just go along with life and some that are just a bit scared and run for no reason at all. So every sheep will act differently whether it is working with a dog or working around us but they do actually have personalities of their own."

Visitors to Sheepworld watch as Allen demonstrates how to shear a sheep. He talks about rural life in New Zealand and how sheep and sheepdogs are looked after.

Following the show children have the chance to feed some hungry lambs.

The sheep here are on loan from local farmers. Afterwards they will be returned to their home farms to breed or, if they are over one year old and male, they will be killed for their meat..

The Warkworth Butchery is near Sheepworld and 60 kilometres (37 miles) north of the city of Auckland.

The owner, Rob Lees, says there are many reasons why New Zealand lamb is well known around the world.

"The fact that from start to finish it is (reared) outdoors. New Zealand has great pasture and certainly got a good reputation for being a good meat producer."

Lees is cutting up a lamb carcass and begins by chopping the carcass in half.

He prepares a lamb rack and trims a leg ready for roasting.

Lamb, along with the associated sheep meat products of mutton and offal, are big business in New Zealand.

Beef and Lamb New Zealand is an organisation which markets meat at home and abroad, as well as looks after the interests of beef and sheep farmers.

According to Beef and Lamb New Zealand exports of sheep meat (lamb, mutton and offal) around the world to December 2014 were worth 3.1 (b) billion New Zealand dollars (NZD) or $23,307,738,314.82 USD.

Beef and Lamb statistics show that lamb exports to China have increased greatly in the past decade.

Sales to China alone were worth 840 (m) million NZD ($631,543,330 US dollars) to the country to the end of 2014.

CEO Rod Slater says he thinks lamb consumption in China has increased for several reasons.

"I think the New Zealand lamb market has picked up in China reflects the changing pattern that has gone on in China, particularly with people's standards of living. We have got an emerging middle class in China whose tastes and experiences of life have expanded and they are looking to overseas for what they like to eat. In terms of what we have exported to China in recent years, if we go back to 2005 we exported something like 68-thousand (metric) tonnes (of lamb) to China. In the year ending 2014 that was 168-thousand (metric) tonnes, so a huge increase."

Slater says he hopes New Zealand lamb continues to be popular in China.

"I think our lamb is honest. It is grown in the open fields, it is healthy, it enjoys life while it is here and it arrives in China fresh and ready to eat."

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Warkworth - 29 January, 2015

1. Mid of sheep under tree in field at Sheepworld

2. Wide of field

3. Mid of sheep, pull out

4. Sheepdog Milo waiting to work

5. Wide of Milo running through trees, mustering sheep

6. Flock of sheep running on hillside

7. Sheep running, being mustered by Milo

8. Milo taking sheep back to Sheepworld musterer and shearer Robert Allen

9. Various of sheep in flock

10. Robert taking sheep into yard

11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert Allen, Musterer and shearer at Sheepworld:

"Well New Zealand is famous for sheep. Once upon a time we had 80 (m) million sheep in New Zealand. We are down to about 30 (m) million sheep at the moment. But a lot of people want to know what we actually use these animals for and hopefully we are educating people in exactly why we use these animals and why we have got so many in the country."

12. Cutaway of Sheepworld logo on shirt and musterering whistle

13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert Allen, Musterer and shearer at Sheepworld:

"Primarily our sheep stay outside all year round so they don't come into sheds and be fed over the winter time; they are not being locked away all the time. So these guys will actually spend all their life eating grass out in the paddock."

14. Cutaway of sheep in yard

15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert Allen, Musterer and shearer at Sheepworld:

"Well believe it or not these sheep do have different personalities. You get some that are really stubborn and want to fight with everybody including us and the dogs, some that are just quite happily mellow and just go along with life and some that are just a bit scared and run for no reason at all. So every sheep will act differently whether it's working with a dog or working around us, but they do actually have personalities of their own."

16. Various of young lambs in pen

17. Interior barn, Allen introducing sheep shearing show, pan to audience

18. Close up of audience

19. Allen taking sheep from holding pen, UPSOUND (English) "Here is my volunteer."

20. Various of Allen shearing sheep

21. Mid of Allen finishing shearing, UPSOUND (English) "And there we have one happy shorn sheep."

22. Wide of children waiting to feed lambs with bottles of milk

23. Close up of milk bottles

24. Various of lambs being fed with bottles of milk

25. Close up of boy holding lamb

26. Exterior of Sheepworld

27. Close up of sign

28. Close up of Sheepworld flag

29. Wide exterior of Warkworth Butchery

30. Close of Warkworth Butchery sign

31. Interior butchery, butcher Rob Lees serving customer

32. Close up of cuts of lamb in butchery

33. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rob Lees, Owner of Warkworth Butchery:

"The fact that it's from start to finish it is outdoors. New Zealand has great pasture and certainly got a good reputation for being a good meat producer."

34. Close up of Lees sharpening knife

35. Lees cutting up lamb carcass on hook

36. Various of Lees cutting up lamb on bench

37. Lees putting lamb leg on bench

38. Close up of New Zealand stamp on lamb leg

Auckland - 29 January. 2015

39. Wide of Beef and Lamb New Zealand office

40. Beef and Lamb New Zealand CEO Rod Slater walking into office

41. Cutaway of sign on wall

42. SOUNDBITE (English) Rod Slater, CEO of Beef and Lamb New Zealand:

"I think the New Zealand lamb market has picked up in China and it reflects the changing pattern that has gone on in China, particularly with people's standards of living. We have got an emerging middle class in China whose tastes and experiences of life are expanded and they are looking to overseas for what they like to eat. In terms of what we have exported to China in recent years, if we go back to 2005 we exported something like 68-thousand (metric) tonnes (of lamb) to China. In the year ending 2014 that was 168-thousand (metric) tonnes, so a huge increase."

43. Cutaway of picture of lamb cutlets in promotional material on wall

44. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rod Slater, CEO of Beef and Lamb New Zealand:

"I think our lamb is honest. It is grown in the open fields, it is healthy, it enjoys life while it is here and it arrives in China fresh and ready to eat."

Warkworth - 29 January, 2015

45. Sheep grazing in field

STORYLINE:

Speaking ahead of New Zealand's Test match against England on Thursday (29th March), captain Kane Williamson said Australia's David Warner is 'not a bad person' and that 'everyone makes mistakes'.

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New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson has gone in to bat for Australian vice-captain Dave Warner, saying the man claimed to be the ringleader of the ball-tampering incident is "not a bad person."

Williamson and the New Zealand team was obliquely drawn into the controversy this week when Australia coach Darren Lehmann, exonerated of any part in planning or attempting to change the condition of the ball during the third test against South Africa, said Australia in future should behave more like New Zealand.

The New Zealand team under coach Mike Hesson and recent captains Brendon McCullum and Williamson has been lauded for upholding the spirit of cricket by refusing to indulge in abuse of opposing players or other forms of gamesmanship.

At a news conference Thursday ahead of Friday's second cricket test against England in Christchurch, Williamson was asked for his view of the ball-tampering controversy which has seen Warner and Australia captain Steve Smith banned for 12 months and Cameron Bancroft for nine months.

Williamson expressed sympathy and understanding for Warner and Smith who, he said, were paying heavily for a single lapse in judgement.

Williamson said he had been in touch by text with Warner, with whom he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.

"He's not a bad person by any means," Williamson said. "Through what's eventuated in recent times, there's been a lot of emotion and energy pointed at certain players which has gone to extreme lengths.

"It will blow over in time, but it's grown and grown and, like I say, he's not a bad guy. He's made a mistake and certainly admitted that and they are disappointed with that action."

Williamson said Warner and Smith "will have to take the strong punishment and move on. You always learn from tough lessons and I'm sure they'll do that. But it is a shame that two fantastic, world-class players have made a mistake."

Williamson acknowledged New Zealand had made a conscious effort in recent years to play in a way which demonstrated respect for opponents and the sport.

"For us it's about how we want to play the game, that's important to us," he said. "It's been part of our environment for some time and we want to maintain that."

Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand. 29th March 2018.

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

(on Australia ball-tampering incident)

"Yeah, I mean I don't know a lot of the details, I haven't read much about it, probably not as much as you guys. But yeah, it's a shame I suppose. You know the act is certainly not condoned and in any team, the punishment is very strong. You know I think they'll all be looking to move past this and move on and look forward to some things coming up for themselves."

2. 00:32 SOUNDBITE (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

(Q: Darren Lehmann said he would like Australia to model themselves on New Zealand, what are your thoughts on that?)

"For us it's about how we want to play the game, and that's important to us. You know, it's been a part of our environment for sometime and we want to maintain that. We believe that suits us as people, and so we want to commit to that play as hard as we can on the park, play as well as we can on the park, but at the end of the day the game finishes and you're still people, that's what we like to try and hang out on. But we certainly don't point fingers and pretend that there's good and there's bad. Everyone makes mistakes at times and you do need to learn from those and move on, and you know I suppose no one's exempt in that respect."

3. 01:23 SOUNDBITE (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

(on David Warner)

"Yeah, I know he's not a bad person by any means and I suppose is through what eventuated in recent times there's been a lot of emotion and a lot of energy pointed at certain players which has gone to extreme lengths and it will blow over in time. But yeah it's probably growing and growing and growing. Like I say, he is not a bad guy, they have made a mistake, they've certainly admitted that and they are disappointed with that action. So, they will I suppose have to take that punishment, a strong punishment that it is, and move on. I suppose, I guess you always learn from some tough lessons and now they will I'm sure be doing them. But yeah it is a shame that two fantastic world class players that made a mistake."

4. 02:21 SOUNDBITE (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

(on team culture differences between Australia and New Zealand)

"Oh I can't judge that. I obviously haven't been in the Australian dressing room. Both teams play hard, you know when it comes on the field cricket. But like I say I don't know the difference in the environment's, I just know what sort of goes on in our environment."  

5. 02:49 SOUNDBITE (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

(Q: Do you feel an edge that isn't there when you play other side's?)

"I know, sort of my view on competition isn't perhaps like that. They (Australia) are an outstanding cricket side and I sort of, however they conduct themselves they win a lot of cricket games and I suppose there's some decisions for them to make and some adjustments that they perhaps looking to make moving forward for our team on the park it's about how we control ourselves how we want to play our cricket. I think when you look after that and look after your own yard then that competitive nature is created between two teams but it's sort of not personal aspects or things where there's that added motivation. We take pride in our performance in the way we go about things and we want to continue to do that."

6. 03:38 SOUNDBITE (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

(Q: Most Australian's want to be like New Zealand anyway, is this anything new?)

"I don't know if that's the case. Obviously we had a question on it and the answer is the same in terms of we like to do things the way we like to and we want to keep improving that as well. You know, no one's perfect. Everybody makes mistakes to a certain extent and to learn from them and move forward."

7. 04:07 SOUNDBITE (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

(on the second Test between New Zealand and England)

"I think it's a fairly even playing field. Obviously if we look back to the last game it was nice to come out on the right side, but we know this England team is a very well balanced side and a very talented side, and they certainly showed that in the second half of the last game. But we were fortunate to get a bit of a lead going into that second innings. So, coming into tomorrow I'm sure it'll be a close game."

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 04:41

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed support on Thursday for economic sanctions against North Korea while also urging a "de-escalation" on the Korean peninsula.

Arden, 37, who this week will mark her first 100 days in office, made the comments in an interview with The Associated Press that also touched on her country's relationship with China and the intense interest surrounding her recently announced pregnancy.

Despite her country's small size, it would always use its voice to stand up for what it believes to be right, Arden said.

She added the tensions surrounding North Korea were threatening regional security.

She said New Zealand doesn't hold the view expressed by US President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address this week that China is a rival.

"That is not how I would classify New Zealand's relationship with China at all," she said, emphasising the last two words.

She said her country was not beholden to China despite its economic importance in buying New Zealand's milk exports.

New Zealand should also keep working with the US for its own gain and the relationship with Washington is "incredibly important," Ardern said

The possibility of Ardern giving birth while in office had become a point of contention from the time she became Labour Party leader last year, seven weeks before the election.

She was twice asked by television hosts about her plans for children.

She responded that while she was happy to talk about her own plans, it was broadly an unacceptable question for women in the workplace.

Her answers resonated with many people around the world.

During the election campaign last year, Ardern's Labour Party set out a 17-point plan for its first 100 days in office.

Ardern said she felt they'd achieved all they had promised, although it was only the beginning.

She added she wants to boost regional employment and improve education and health.

Wellington - 1 February 2018

1. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern walks through office

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister:

"We have a role to play wherever our security is challenged, or that of our region. So of course there is a role for us to play. We have spoken openly about the need for there to be a de-escalation (on the Korean peninsula), our huge opposition to the use of nuclear weapons, we've called on sanctions to be upheld and we've done what we can to enforce them in our region. And so, yes, we've used the voice that we have."

3. Ardern seated on couch

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister:

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"That is not how I would classify New Zealand's relationship with China at all. No, no, not at all. I would characterise our relationship in the same way that you might with a family member. It is strong. It's solid. And it's sound enough that we can have those discussions around those kinds of issues, without it placing any strain on the relationship. Look, my last conversation with (Australian Prime Minister) Malcolm (Turnbull) was when he called to congratulate me on my baby news. So look, I think we've got a great relationship."

5. Ardern working at her desk

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister:

"It's been an extraordinary year, and there was this moment, really, at the end of last year where I was being interviewed and asked, you know, 'gosh, tell me what's been the biggest element of this year for you?' And the one thing that actually probably I would have named, I couldn't - and it was the fact that I had found out I was unexpectedly pregnant. So, the moment when I found out? It was shock, really. Because as I've spoken just a little bit about, my partner and I had been told that we would struggle to have kids on our own, so it was just pure shock, really."

7. Ardern on couch

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister:

"Yeah, I'm really pleased that what we set out to do in our 100-day plan, we've done. Some of those have a long tail on them, and so the next challenge will be managing them through till the end of their life. There's a couple of pieces of work we've kicked off that we have to see through. And we've set goals that we now have to fulfil. But it is a great start. Now it's about mapping out the rest of those policies that really sit behind the priorities we have as a government, which sit around boosting employment in our regions, making sure that we're creating and sharing our prosperity, making sure we boost those fundamental services around education and health. So we've got some weighty goals, and a lot of ideas on how to get there. It's all implementation now, and I'm enjoying the challenge of putting in place the mechanisms to do that."

9. Ardern working at her desk

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister:

"No, no recent discussions with Australia around those on Manus and Nauru. Simply there's been no need for that. We have set out clearly the offer that has sat on the table for nigh-on five years now. The Australian government knows it's there, so there's been no cause for discussion on that in recent times."

11. Ardern working at her desk

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister:

"The perspective I've held is from a New Zealand one, which is we do not face the same kind of border issues that Australia does. We have worked alongside them to try and crack down on people smugglers because we are a member of a wider region - we have a responsibility there. And that's the same way we've approached the offer of taking refugees, is to fulfil our international obligations, and so that's the manner in which that offer was made."

13. Ardern walking through office

STORYLINE:

New Zealand manager Anthony Hudson, captain Winston Reid, and forward Chris Wood spoke to the media in Wellington on Friday (10th November), on the eve of the first leg of their World Cup inter-continental play-off against Peru.

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

Since arriving in New Zealand for their World Cup playoff, Peru's players have responded cautiously and patiently to the same question. Not about who might play on Saturday, but who will not.

Paolo Guerrero, Peru's captain and leading scorer, is missing while provisionally suspended for failing a doping test following the World Cup qualifier against Argentina.

The absence of striker Guerrero is the biggest setback Peru faces as it attempts through home-and-away playoff matches against New Zealand to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 35 years.

There are also the formidable obstacles of travel, time zones and climate which make the match against No. 122nd-ranked New Zealand more difficult than it might have been for 10th-ranked Peru.

Peru's players have tried techniques of sleep deprivation to quickly acclimatize to a new time zone and have padded themselves lavishly against New Zealand's strong winds and cool temperatures.

But Guerrero's absence has been the recurring theme. He scored six times in South American qualifiers and led his team to fifth place. Peru's football association will challenge his suspension with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland and, if successful, will have him for the return leg in Lima on Nov. 16.

For now, the South Americans have done their best to treat persistent questions about their captain with respect but indifference.

Edison Flores, whose partnership with Andre Carrillo is one of the team's strengths, is hopeful the Guerrero-size gap will be filled by a player he is not naming.

"It will be someone who has all our confidence and characteristics similar to those of Paolo," Flores said. "We just have to wait for him to adapt to the work so that he does it in the best way."

New Zealand coach Anthony Hudson has said Guerrero is "irreplaceable," taking a neat opportunity to highlight Peru's problem.

"I don't really think they have anyone that is a physical presence like him and who can play the type of game they like to play with him in the team," Hudson said.

But he makes a concession.

"Attacking midfielders, the two who sit in behind whoever plays up front ... they're all quality players. Where people say (Peru goes) direct to Guerrero, they actually play a lot through (Christian) Cueva and Flores and (Yoshimar) Yotun. They've got some very good players through the middle.'"

Flores, based in Denmark, is one of those players and part of a new generation.

The older generation is represented by 36-year-old New Zealand striker Shane Smeltz and 33-year old Peru forward Jefferson Farfan, both in their last World Cup cycles. Smeltz played for New Zealand at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but Farfan has never had that experience, which adds urgency to his personal quest in Saturday's match.

Smeltz knows the opportunity to play in football's showpiece will never come again for him.

"It certainly adds to the occasion, I think, knowing that this is definitely or probably my last," Smeltz said. "It would certainly be a fairytale to get to another World Cup."

"I think it's just as exciting, the pressure, the intensity, as it was the first time."

Neither Farfan nor Smeltz have fully realized their youthful potential. Smeltz has played 58 games for New Zealand without matching his young promise and Farfan, whose talent was first recognized at 14, first played for Peru at 19. Now at Lokomotiv Moscow and after 75 caps, the inconsistent Farfan remains a contentious figure in Peru.

But his greatest endorsement may have come from the absent Guerrero, who said come the World Cup playoffs "Farfan will be playing. He is needed in the team."

Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand. 10th November, 2017

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Hudson, New Zealand manager (on team quality)

"You know I think we said in the beginning that we wanted to get to this point with our strongest team, strongest players available. You know, I think we set our plan in terms of creating depth in certain positions. There were certain positions that we needed a little bit more support in. I think we've done that. I think the mentality of the team is strong now. The spirit of the team is good. I think we've seen over the years, the team is growing, is getting stronger. And I think if we could have said three years ago, you know, how do we want to look leading into this week, and we've had a week like we've just had, this is perfect for us."

2. 00:47 SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Hudson, New Zealand manager (on confidence)

"You know, I'm quite calm. I think it's been a really good week of preparation. I think we've been quite fortunate, we've been able to just focus on ourselves and the plan. I think what gives me confidence is we've had really good week of training, we've got a really good group of players. I believe in the players. I think I'd be probably in a different place psychologically if I didn't believe in the players. So, you know, I get to this point, I trust the players. We've got a good plan. We've got a good team. Everyone understands what we need to do. It gives me confidence. A lot of confidence going into this game."

3. 01:32 SOUNDBITE (English) Winston Reid, New Zealand defender and captain (on their preparedness)

"I'm looking forward to it. It's a long time since I've been back playing in New Zealand so I really, really wanted to you know, stay fit and make the trip down. You know, obviously I'm here now. The team's fit, and like Anthony said, I think we've prepared the best way possible. We haven't left a stone unturned. And, um, ready for the game."

4. 02:04 SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Wood, New Zealand forward (on lessons from playoff defeat against Mexico in 2013)

"That's one of those things, over the years you develop as a player, you develop more experience the more games you play. You learn different things as you go by. As you said, four years ago was a long time ago. Everybody on this team has learned a lot since then. And the boys that were there, have learned extremely about what we have to do to achieve a positive outcome coming now. There's a lot of experience that we're implementing on the younger players to make sure we're all ready."

5. 02:41 SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Hudson, New Zealand manager (on what needs to be done to win)

"What we need to do tomorrow is just completely believe in ourselves and not be afraid of the task. Play the game rather than getting carried away in the occasion. Play the game, stick to the game plan. Trust each other. And look, that's the only thing that's probably standing in our way of getting to Russia. It's not... we're good enough. I'm telling you that now, we're good enough. Everyone on our team is good enough. That's the big thing for tomorrow. That's what we need."

6. 03:24 SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Hudson, New Zealand manager (on quality of Peru)

"We see Peru as a, and rightly so, they're a team who has some big players. Big group of players to pick from. They've had some unbelievable results in the last year against some big teams. The pressure really, you know, the whole foot balling world expects Peru to win. We know that. You know, I think everyone in this room, everyone expects Peru to win."

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 03:52

SNTV Features

The people of New Zealand were mourning the loss of one of its most famous and highly respected sons on Friday (January 11), following the death of world famous climber Sir Edmund Hillary.

Hillary, the first man to conquer Mount Everest, had been unwell for some time and died in hospital at about 9 a.m. local time on Friday (2000 GMT, Thursday) from a heart attack, said a statement from the Auckland District Health Board, the medical authority in New Zealand's largest city.

New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen was one of the first people to publicly pay tribute to Hillary, describing him as an extraordinarily humble man'

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Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, died on Friday at the age of 88.

New Zealanders left flowers at his Auckland home on Friday while the country's Deputy Prime Minister gave a verbal tribute, calling Hillary "the most important New Zealander."

Hillary devoted much of his life to aiding the mountain people of Nepal and took his fame in stride, preferring to be called Ed and considering himself an "ordinary person with ordinary qualities."

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"He was an extraordinarily humble man, very modest about his own achievements, very understated about his achievements and I think because of that he sort of touched off a response in New Zealanders that said this is how we'd like to see ourselves, this is how we'd like the world to see New Zealanders and of course he was seen by the world as the most important New Zealander. His death has been topping the news around the world over the last hour or two."

SUPER CAPTION: Michael Cullen, New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister

Hillary had been unwell for some time and died in hospital at about 9 a.m. local time on Friday (2000 GMT, Thursday) from a heart attack, said a statement from the Auckland District Health Board, the medical authority in New Zealand's largest city.

Family spokesman Mark Sainsbury said the offer of a state funeral had been accepted, on a date to be set.

Hillary's life was marked by grand achievements, high adventure, discovery, excitement, and by his personal humility.

He was humble to the point that he only admitted being the first man atop Everest long after the death of Tenzing Norgay, the mountain guide with whom he stood arm in arm on the summit on May 29, 1953.

He had pride in his feats.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"I think his legacy will be to have helped our national identity be created. He put New Zealand on the map to a very significant extent with the conquest of Everest in 1953. And continued that work and was seen I think in the rest of the world as the kind of archetypal New Zealander. And so he helped create that image of New Zealand, whether we can still claim to be that I'm not sure any longer but certainly he was the most important Kiwi of his time."

SUPER CAPTION: Michael Cullen, New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister

Close friends described him as having unbounded enthusiasm for both life and adventure.

Hillary's pace slowed in his final years, but he stayed active beyond the energy of most people his age.

He made his last visit to the Himalayas in April 2007, visiting with Sherpas in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.

A year earlier, he flew to Antarctica to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of New Zealand's Scott Base, which he helped build in 1957.

The first living New Zealander to be featured on a bank note, he helped raise nearly 530-thousand US dollars for the Himalayan Trust by signing one thousand of the new five-dollar bills sold at an auction in 1982.

Hillary's first big climb was in 1944 while he trained with the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II, the 2,940-meter (9,645-foot) Mount Tapuaenuku.

SHOTLIST: Various, New Zealand.

Auckland, New Zealand.

1. 00:00 Wide of New Zealand Explorer Edmund Hillary's house

2. 00:07 Various of people bringing flowers to Hillary's house

Wellington, New Zealand.

3. 00:18 SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Cullen, New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister

Auckland, New Zealand.

4. 00:44 Man delivering flowers

Wellington, New Zealand.

5. 00:50 SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Cullen, New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister

Auckland, New Zealand.

6. 01:!9 Wide of Hillary's house

The "haka" or traditional Maori dance is often people's first taste of New Zealand's indigenous culture.

Tours and cultural experiences are giving visitors to New Zealand a greater understanding of the history, culture and arts of the country's indigenous people, the Maori.

Maori people make up just under a fifth of New Zealand's population and their arts include wood carving, weaving, music and dance.

A Maori carved totem pole - known as a 'pou' - welcoming visitors to Arataki Visitors Centre in Auckland.

Here, Ceillhe Sperath from TIME Unlimited Tours is running cultural tours which showcase Maori history and culture.

Ceillhe is of Maori descent herself and is also part Irish.

She's from the Ngapuhi tribe in New Zealand's Northland region.

As part of this culture tour which she leads, Ceillhe speaks about Maori history, arts and culture.

She also helps visitors pronounce Maori words and teaches them about New Zealand's native plants and birds.

Maori people are indigenous to New Zealand.

They refer to New Zealand as 'Aotearoa', which translates into English as 'The Land of the Long White Cloud'.

According to Statistics New Zealand, Maori people make up some 15 percent of the population.

Along with English, the Maori language is an official language of New Zealand.

According to Te Ara, the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, it's thought the settlers who eventually became the Maori arrived in New Zealand in canoes from Polynesia in the 13th Century.

Before European colonisation, Maori were not called Maori - that name came with colonisation.

It was not until the 1650s that the country was discovered by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.

British explorer James Cook's team sighted New Zealand in 1769.

New Zealand's founding document - the pact between Britain and Maori, called 'The Treaty of Waitangi' - was signed in 1840.

Maori arts include wood and bone carving and weaving along with music and dancing.

Experiencing Maori culture first hand is one of many reasons people travel to New Zealand.

Ceillhe says she hopes the experience of meeting Maori people face-to-face will be something that stays with visitors for a long time.

"When people have a Maori experience they leave with the sense that it's a living culture - that they're not just being processed at a show or in an attraction," she says.

"But they feel like they met a local, they get a sense for the traditions that we hold true, but also how we've blended it with modern living to make sure our culture survives not just this generation but future generations."

Ceillhe believes that many people make the long trip to New Zealand to learn about Maori culture and history, as well as to see the scenery.

"If you're coming be prepared to be 'wowed'," she says.

"I think our country is beautiful. It's got the environmental, it's got the Maori culture that makes it unique. But I think, the essence of our culture we always talk about the famous whakatauki, the proverb of 'he aha te mea nui o te ao?' What is the greatest thing in this world? 'He tangata. He tangata. He tangata.' It is people. It is people. It is people. Anyone that's travelled knows that if you have a great people experience it will be a memory you'll have for life. And that's why I'd encourage you, New Zealanders love to embrace people. You've come a long way, if you make the investment we'll look after you. And hence the term 'haere mai, nau mai, piki mai, kake mai' - come and be welcomed."

Joe Sherman is here visiting New Zealand from his hometown of Columbus Ohio in the United States.

He says listening to Ceillhe and being on the Maori Culture Tour has taught him a great deal.

"Oh we're just certainly enjoying the tour because it really starts to talk about the culture and where all of this began and how much you respect your country and your lands," he says.

Once this stage of the tour is complete, it's off to the volcanic cone of Mount Eden or 'maungawhau'.

Here, tour members learn more about the history of the city of Auckland along with Maori customs such as the 'hongi' - a traditional greeting through pressing noses.

There are a variety of Maori-led tours in Auckland.

Potiki Adventures offers flax weaving lessons, Tamaki Hikoi offers walking tours of significant city landmarks and Toru Tours offer Maori cultural experiences.

Here at Auckland Museum, they have galleries of 'taonga' or Maori artefacts and treasures on show.

There's also daily cultural performances which showcase Maori songs, dances and games.

First, one performer from the group calls out to museum guests that the show is about to begin.

The group then - led by Parereina Rawiri - show guests examples of traditional Maori singing and dancing.

Linnae Pohatu is the director of Maori Projects and Development at Auckland Museum.

She says it's important that an institution as large as Auckland Museum plays its part in making tourists aware of Maori history as well as Maori as a living culture.

"I think it's really critical that we show how dynamic and diverse Maori actually are," she says.

"I think that it's one of the reasons why international visitors to Aotearoa/New Zealand come to New Zealand in the first place, aside from the wonderful scenery. They're here because they want to get a sense of the indigenous culture of Aotearoa/New Zealand. And it's really important that people know that Maori are alive and well, such as myself, and that we are actually walking around doing a whole lot of different things."

Pohatu says it's important for visitors to New Zealand to experience Maori culture first-hand.

"Auckland is the gateway to the rest of New Zealand so we want to be able to introduce, particularly our international guests, to Maori culture in a way that we would as Maori would anyway," she says.

"We put a lot of emphasis on welcoming people and making quite a big deal of our visitors. We call it 'manaakitanga' (hospitality)."

The Maori cultural performance group finish their show with a 'haka', a traditional war dance made famous throughout the world by The All Blacks, New Zealand's rugby team.

A Maori Culture Tour with TIME Unlimited Tours is a full-day tour and costs 245 NZ dollars ($209 US dollars).

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Auckland, New Zealand - 8 February 2014

1. Various of carved 'pou' (Maori totem pole) outside Arataki Visitors Centre

2. Various of Ceillhe (KAY'-lee) Sperath, TIME Unlimited Tours tour leader, addressing tour group about pou

3. Mid of tour group looking at pou

4. Wide of Ceillhe with group

5. Wide of Ceillhe speaking to group

UPSOUND (English): "We prefer to be known by our tribal names. Maori was a name given to distinguish us from non-Maori."

6. Mid of Ceillhe speaking about pronunciation

UPSOUND: (English) "The kauri tree k-a-u-r-i sounds like the man's name Cody."

7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ceillhe Sperath, TIME Unlimited Tours:

"When people have a Maori experience they leave with the sense that it's a living culture - that they're not just being processed at a show or in an attraction. But they feel like they met a local, they get a sense for the traditions that we hold true, but also how we've blended it with modern living to make sure our culture survives not just this generation but future generations."

8. Cutaway of Ceillhe wearing 'hei-tiki' pendant

9. SOUNDBITE: (English/Maori) Ceillhe Sperath, TIME Unlimited Tours:

"If you're coming be prepared to be 'wowed'. I think our country is beautiful. It's got the environmental, it's got the Maori culture that makes it unique. But I think, the essence of our culture we always talk about the famous whakatauki, the proverb of 'he aha te mea nui o te ao?' What is the greatest thing in this world? 'He tangata. He tangata. He tangata.' It is people. It is people. It is people. Anyone that's travelled knows that if you have a great people experience it will be a memory you'll have for life. And that's why I'd encourage you, New Zealanders love to embrace people. You've come a long way, if you make the investment we'll look after you. And hence the term 'haere mai, nau mai, piki mai, kake mai' - come and be welcomed."

10. Wide of Ceillhe speaking to group about native plants

UPSOUND: (English): "Now kawakawa is a pepper tree, likened to the peppermint but I think it's more a green tea taste."

11. Mid of Joe Sherman, Tourist from Columbus Ohio, US, looking at view

12. Cutaway of sign reading (English): "Waitakere Ranges Regional Park"

13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Joe Sherman, Tourist from Columbus Ohio, US:

"Oh we're just certainly enjoying the tour because it really starts to talk about the culture and where all of this began and how much you respect your country and your lands."

14. Wide of tour getting into van

15. Mid of Ceillhe showing tour Maori woven baskets

16. Pan left of van driving away

17. Mid of Ceillhe welcoming tour to the volcanic cone of Mount Eden (Maungawhau)

18. Wide of tour listening

19. Various of Ceillhe addressing tour

20. Cutaway of city of Auckland

21. Wide of tour

22. Various of Ceillhe teaching tour group the Maori 'hongi' greeting of pressing noses

23. Mid of Joe Sherman and partner practising 'hongi'

24. Wide of Auckland Museum exterior

25. Various of Auckland Museum windows

26. Wide of member of Maori cultural performance group calling people to show

27. Wide of Maori cultural performance group during show

28. Wide of Parereina Rawiri from cultural performance group speaking about performance

29. Various of group performing traditional songs and dances

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Auckland, New Zealand - 19 March 2014

30. Set up shot of Linnae Pohatu, Director of Maori Projects and Development at Auckland Museum, speaking with colleague

31. SOUNDBITE: (English) Linnae Pohatu, Director of Maori Projects and Development at Auckland Museum:

"I think it's really critical that we show how dynamic and diverse Maori actually are. I think that it's one of the reasons why international visitors to Aotearoa/New Zealand come to New Zealand in the first place, aside from the wonderful scenery. They're here because they want to get a sense of the indigenous culture of Aotearoa/New Zealand. And it's really important that people know that Maori are alive and well, such as myself, and that we are actually walking around doing a whole lot of different things."

32. Cutaway of Pohatu's hands

33. SOUNDBITE: (English) Linnae Pohatu, Director of Maori Projects and Development at Auckland Museum:

"Auckland is the gateway to the rest of New Zealand so we want to be able to introduce, particularly our international guests, to Maori culture in a way that we would as Maori would anyway. We put a lot of emphasis on welcoming people and making quite a big deal of our visitors. We call it 'manaakitanga' (hospitality)."

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Auckland, New Zealand - 8 February 2014

34. Wide of Maori cultural performance group performing traditional 'haka'

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SHOTLIST: Wellington, New Zealand. 16th January, 2017

1. 00:05 New Zealand Cricket Captain Kane Williamson arriving for news conference.

2. 00:05 SOUNDBITE: (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

"I think with the bat in the first innings, both teams were brilliant to get the scores that they did on a very good batting surface that still offered some pace and bounce, so to... I think from our perspective to get close to even after the first innings was a huge effort and from then on it became a second innings match and there was still plenty of time in the game, both teams scored very quickly, so it was an exciting Test match, one that went the duration and I'm sure it was a good Test match to watch."

3. 00:36 SOUNDBITE: (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

"When you go into the last innings of a Test match anything can happen. If you are able to bowl well and put any side under pressure and take wickets in clumps, that goes a long way to helping you out in terms of the back end of the Test match. The way our bowlers came back after a really tough first innins - when Bangladesh got pretty much 600 - and bowled with energy and put the ball in the right area, was a great effort that set the game up for us."

4. 01:06 SOUNDBITE: (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain (on Mushfiqur Rahim's injury after being struck by a bouncer):

"Oh, that certainly didn't help Bangladesh's cause. He's a senior player in their side. A great innings in the first innings and very unfortunate to be out with the injury and shortened his innings, so that certainly didn't help and yeah, the guys were genuinely concerned for his safety, you never want to see that happen and only have to take nine wickets, so that certainly didn't help their cause. But at the same time, we can control what we can control and the guys did stick to the plan, which was good to see. The Bangladeshis showed their class with the bat and their composure, to bat for such a long period of time in our conditions and score such big runs, so like I say, it was nice to be close to even after the halfway stage and then it became a second innings game and both teams I think should be credited for a great game of Test cricket."

5. 02:04 SOUNDBITE: (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

"Yeah, it is. It's a tactic to get players out... and it is unfortunate and I think nowadays, where cricket gear has got to, the quality of it is very high. It's really nice to see Mushfiqur (Rahim) out here, you know, doing the interviews. I looks like he's ok, which is really good from our side's perspective."

6. 02:28 Bangladesh opener Tammi Iqbal arriving for news conference

7. 02:36 SOUNDBITE: (English) Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh batsman:

"Not unlucky, you know. We have ourselves to blame. I think in the second innings, we could have batted well (better). Unlucky in the sense that we got an injury yes, but we could have batted well (better) than we have done, but you know, we had a good partnership early, with me and Imrul (Kayes), and then Imrul got injured - that was unlucky - and then 'Mushi' (Mushfiqur Rahim) and Sabbir (Rahman) were batting quite well and he got injured. So, overall I think it's a mixture. Bit unlucky, bit bad selection of shots."

8. 03:15 SOUNDBITE: (English) Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh batsman:

"You know, from... after we posted 550, one thing we knew... this game was not finished yet, because there were a lot of overs left, because we didn't have... we only had 40 overs on the first day, we had to start early and end late, so we always believed that the Test match was not over yet and there will be one session or a period of 20 or 25 overs for both teams, whoever did well in that small session might win the Test match and that's what New Zealand did better than us and that's why they are in a winning position today."

9. 03:54 SOUNDBITE: (English) Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh batsman:

"That's part of the game, you can't complain about it, you know. That was perhaps their strategy maybe and I have no complaints. I'm sure 'Mushi' (Mushfiqur Rahim) doesn't have complaints too. When they come to Bangladesh, we know they don't like playing spin. We will spin all day. So that's what happens, you know?"

SOURCE: Newshub.

DURATION: 04:14.

STORYLINE:

Reaction from Kane Williamson and Tamim Iqbal after New Zealand beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in the first Test at Wellington on Monday (16th January).

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

Kane Williamson made an unbeaten 104 and Ross Taylor chipped in with 60 as New Zealand completed a remarkable seven wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Wellington on Monday, after the tourists suffered a final day batting collapse and lost their captain to a head injury that forced him to make a precautionary visit to a nearby hospital.

After making a daunting first innings total of 595 for eight declared, Bangladesh were bowled out for just 160 in their second, setting New Zealand 217 to win from 57 overs.

After making a half century in the first innings, Kiwi skipper Williamson compiled his 15th Test hundred from 89 balls - and shared in a 163-run partnership for the third wicket with Taylor - as New Zealand cruised to victory with 17 overs to spare.

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was taken to hospital shortly before lunch after he was struck on the back of the helmet in trying to duck under a low bouncer from New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee.

He knelt, then collapsed to the ground near the pitch and lay motionless for almost 20 minutes as he received treatment from paramedics and team medical staff.

There were fears Mushfiqur had suffered a serious injury, but after being assessed at Wellington Hospital - which is only around 100 metres from the Basin Reserve where the match was being played - he was released and rejoined the team in time for the end of the match.

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SHOTLIST: Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand. 21st March 2018.

1. 00:00 New Zealand team huddle

2. 00:06 Throwing practise with pink ball

3. 00:12 Team stretch exercises

4. 00:15 New Zealand captain Kane Williamson stretching

5. 00:22 SOUNDBITE (English): Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:

(about preparing to play with a day-night Test)

"In the last week and a half, 10 days, there's been a number of occasions to get out and practise against the pink ball at different stages of the evening, so today and yesterday were another couple of opportunities to do that. We were training in the evening and it is a slightly unique and exciting opportunity and a great occasion coming tomorrow."

(Q: Is there a danger you can get distracted by the day-night aspect and forget about England?)

"Certainly won't be forgetting about England, but there is probably a danger of over-complicating some of the finer parts of the pink ball game and there has only been a handful of games and they have shown different characteristics within those Test matches and at different stages, with different conditions of the ball, different countries. It is hard to look into too much, but you do want to adapt, think on your feet quickly, because it can be important to try and utilise some of those occasions (during training), if you get the chance to do so, with perhaps a new pink ball at night."

6. 01:30 Various of pink ball

7. 01:44 Various of pink ball bowled in the nets

8. 01:52 Batsman Ross Taylor (far-right) during slip fielding practise

9. 01:57 Various of England team huddle

10. 02:11 England warm up exercise - tracking Ben Stokes

11. 02:21 SOUNDBITE (English): Joe Root, England captain:

(about whether Ben Stokes will play in the Test)

"I think there's still stuff that needs to come out of today and to be very sure of that, but yeah quite happy that Ben will play a part within the game."

12. 02:38 Various of Stokes showing frustration playing football during warm-up

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13. 03:03 SOUNDBITE (English): Joe Root, England captain:

(about playing day-night Tests)

"I think that one of the things with the day-night games is that there is still so much unknown. Certain sides have played more than others. We've come into this as our third game still trying to work out if there is a huge amount of difference in doing things, tweaking things slightly (compared to a traditional Test match)."

14. 03:26 Root scores a goal with a backheel during a football warm up game

15. 03:36 SOUNDBITE (English): Joe Root, England captain:

(about the appeal of day-night Tests and the aim to grow the support for cricket)

"The games I've been involved in obviously contrast quite drastically in terms of results. But throughout there have been periods of really entertaining cricket and that's one thing you want to see in the Test game, for people to turn it (television) on or to come to the games and leave having seen some really good cricket."

16. 04:01 Football is accidentally kicked towards journalists

17. 04:10 SOUNDBITE (English): Joe Root, England captain:

(about whether contemplating not giving the new ball to usual recipients, Stuart Broad and James Anderson, is a delicate decision that may upset England's leading bowlers)

"No, I don't think so. I think you know as a collective, as a group and as a squad, that the main thing is about taking 20 wickets and giving yourself the best chance to do that. It might be that certain players prefer to open the bowling for example or prefer to do certain things, as do batters around the world as well, but you've got to make sure that you're versatile enough to do a number of different skills for your team."

18. 04:44 England training cut short because of rain, team, including Stokes, leave the field

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DURATION: 04:50

STORYLINE:

England skipper Joe Root announced on Wednesday (21st March) the returning Ben Stokes will "play a part" in the first Test against New Zealand in Auckland on Thursday (22nd March), while both captains reflected on the "unknown" challenges of playing a day-night Test.  

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

England captain Joe Root stopped just short of naming Stokes in the team to face New Zealand when he held his pre-match news conference at Eden Park on Wednesday.

Stokes is expected to play in some capacity in the day-night fixture - his first Test in more than six months since his man-of-the-match performance in last September's series-sealing victory over West Indies at Lord's.

"I'm quite happy that Ben will play a part within the game," hinted Root, cautious that Stokes is recovering from a stiff back.

Stokes missed the recent 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia while he was waiting to hear if he would be charged following an altercation outside a Bristol nightclub in September last year.

Only after he was charged with affray and then last month indicated a not-guilty plea did the England and Wales Cricket Board announce the player could rejoin his team-mates, initially for their one-day international series win over New Zealand en route to the two-Test series set to begin on Thursday.

Root also discussed whether to follow on his warm up match decision of handing the new ball to Chris Woakes and not traditional recipients James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

Root was reassured he had a team who will pull together one for all, rather than dwelling on any individual disappointment at perceived demotion.

"As a collective, as a group, that the main thing is taking 20 wickets and giving yourself the best chance to do that," he said.

Meanwhile, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is also set to welcome back a leading player.

Batsman Ross Taylor overcame a thigh injury to be included in New Zealand's side.

One of the biggest questions about the first Test of a two-Test series is how the pink ball will perform in New Zealand conditions.

In a pink-ball warm up match in Hamilton, England lost 14 wickets in a day against an attack which contained none of New Zealand's Test bowlers.

Williamson echoed Root's own comments about the "unknown" of playing day-night Test cricket, but stressed he did not want the still novel element to prove a distraction.

"There is probably a danger of over-complicating some of the finer parts of the pink ball game.'

"We won't be forgetting about England," insisted Williamson.

MS Dhoni and Mike Hesson reflect on the first One Day international between New Zealand and India, which New Zealand won by 24 runs.

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

Hosts New Zealand drew first blood in the five One Day International series (ODI) with India, capturing a 24 run victory in Napier on Sunday (19th January).

MS Dhoni won the toss and choose to put New Zealand into bat first.

All rounder Corey Anderson produced superb display of power, making an unbeaten 68 from just 40 balls.

The Kiwis went on to make a challenging total of 292-7 from their 50 overs.

In the Indian innings, Virat Kohli shared a 95 run partnership with Dhoni to put their opponents under real pressure.

But when Mitchell McClenaghan dispatched Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja and Kohli in the space of six balls, the complexion of the match changed and this hosts went on to take the win.

Experienced Dhoni was at pains to take some positives from what was a frustrating performance by is side.

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson simply described his sides play as "a pretty good performance all round."

The second ODI will take place in Hamilton on Tuesday (21st January).

Napier, New Zealand. Sunday 19th January 2014

1. 00:00 Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrives at press conference

2. 00:03 SOUNDBITE: (English) MS Dhoni, India captain

"I think that three wickets, me (Ravindra) Jadeja and (Ajinkya) Rahane, we really got out in quick succession and I feel that that was the period that we needed a partnership to go on a bit further so that we could have targeted the spinner. You know with one of their bowlers getting injured we had an extra two overs, but sadly the batsmen didn't hang around and there was no partnership. So I think they learnt about the wickets that until the game is really over, we shouldn't think that it is over."

3. 00:34 SOUNDBITE: (English) MS Dhoni, India captain

"In this particular game I think that the first three of four overs we didn't bowl really well but after that we came back nicely. I think in the middle overs, the spinners also bowled well and we used a few overs off the part-timer Virat Kohli and he also contributed. I think that that bowling was fantastic. The last few overs were really good. When their set batsmen was batting we were able to contain them so that is a big positive out of this game. And if you look at the positives when it comes to batting, not many batsmen scored but we were still able to get close to 290 runs which means that we have got plenty of firepower."

4. 01:09 Cut away of reporters

5. 01:20 Mid shot of camera

6. 01:26 SOUNDBITE: (English) MS Dhoni, India captain

"You know the rules will change when you're playing outside the subcontinent and the home team will never make something that turns which means that they will have to play more with the pace and the length. They will have to keep working that. So I think looking at that, it looks good and also the fact that whenever we have played with four fast bowlers, there's only one result. First the captain gets banned and second we lose the game so they're not very good stats (statistics) to play with and of course I would like to play in the series."

7. 01:54 MS Dhoni leaves press conference

8. 02:00 SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Hesson, New Zealand coach

"Yes a good fightback. I thought for the majority of the game we were excellent but when Virat (Kohli) and MS (Dhoni) were putting together that partnership we were obviously starting to slip behind the game. But funny game this one. If you're only one or two wickets away from being right back in drivers seat and thankfully we were able to get those wickets tonight and finish off their batting and put together what was a pretty good performance all round."

9. 02:27 SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Hesson, New Zealand coach (Q: What did you think of your total at halfway?)

"Par I thought. I thought we were on target there to get more than par but the way that they bowled at the end there was outstanding in tough circumstances so in the end 290 we said at half time thinking it was a par score. It's probably 310 normally here but the outfield was a little bit slower than we normally see here so I took that into account as well. But I thought it was a par score and knew that we were going to have to bowl and field well to get the result."

10. 02:56 SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Hesson, New Zealand coach

"yes I thought it was a pretty good innings. We obviously missed that early impetus that both Jesse (Ryder) and (Martin) Guptill can provide but I thought that the way that Ross (Taylor) and Kane (Williamson) put together that partnership and obviously took the innings deeper and allowed our out and out power hitters to come in at luxury times so it gave us a platform that we needed. And obviously Corey (Anderson) was outstanding in the way that he played and I thought that Luke Ronchi played another valuable hand for us and obviously we were able to get ourselves to a pretty decent score.

11. 03:26 SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Hesson, New Zealand coach

"I'm delighted for the guys. Delighted with todays performance but we've still got four hard games to go and we know that India will continue to get better as the tour goes on but I still think we've got a little bit that we can improve on as well."

12. 03:40 End of press conference

Peru manager Ricardo Gareca spoke to the media in Wellington on Friday (10th November), on the eve of the first leg of their World Cup inter-continental play-off against New Zealand.

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

Since arriving in New Zealand for their World Cup playoff, Peru's players have responded cautiously and patiently to the same question. Not about who might play on Saturday, but who will not.

Paolo Guerrero, Peru's captain and leading scorer, is missing while provisionally suspended for failing a doping test following the World Cup qualifier against Argentina.

The absence of striker Guerrero is the biggest setback Peru faces as it attempts through home-and-away playoff matches against New Zealand to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 35 years.

There are also the formidable obstacles of travel, time zones and climate which make the match against No. 122nd-ranked New Zealand more difficult than it might have been for 10th-ranked Peru.

Peru's players have tried techniques of sleep deprivation to quickly acclimatize to a new time zone and have padded themselves lavishly against New Zealand's strong winds and cool temperatures.

But Guerrero's absence has been the recurring theme. He scored six times in South American qualifiers and led his team to fifth place. Peru's football association will challenge his suspension with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland and, if successful, will have him for the return leg in Lima on Nov. 16.

For now, the South Americans have done their best to treat persistent questions about their captain with respect but indifference.

Edison Flores, whose partnership with Andre Carrillo is one of the team's strengths, is hopeful the Guerrero-size gap will be filled by a player he is not naming.

"It will be someone who has all our confidence and characteristics similar to those of Paolo," Flores said. "We just have to wait for him to adapt to the work so that he does it in the best way."

New Zealand coach Anthony Hudson has said Guerrero is "irreplaceable," taking a neat opportunity to highlight Peru's problem.

"I don't really think they have anyone that is a physical presence like him and who can play the type of game they like to play with him in the team," Hudson said.

But he makes a concession.

"Attacking midfielders, the two who sit in behind whoever plays up front ... they're all quality players. Where people say (Peru goes) direct to Guerrero, they actually play a lot through (Christian) Cueva and Flores and (Yoshimar) Yotun. They've got some very good players through the middle.'"

Flores, based in Denmark, is one of those players and part of a new generation.

The older generation is represented by 36-year-old New Zealand striker Shane Smeltz and 33-year old Peru forward Jefferson Farfan, both in their last World Cup cycles. Smeltz played for New Zealand at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but Farfan has never had that experience, which adds urgency to his personal quest in Saturday's match.

Smeltz knows the opportunity to play in football's showpiece will never come again for him.

"It certainly adds to the occasion, I think, knowing that this is definitely or probably my last," Smeltz said. "It would certainly be a fairytale to get to another World Cup."

"I think it's just as exciting, the pressure, the intensity, as it was the first time."

Neither Farfan nor Smeltz have fully realized their youthful potential. Smeltz has played 58 games for New Zealand without matching his young promise and Farfan, whose talent was first recognized at 14, first played for Peru at 19. Now at Lokomotiv Moscow and after 75 caps, the inconsistent Farfan remains a contentious figure in Peru.

But his greatest endorsement may have come from the absent Guerrero, who said come the World Cup playoffs "Farfan will be playing. He is needed in the team."

Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand. 10th November, 2017

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ricardo Gareca, Peru manager (on how he feels before the match):

"We've done the work, I'm satisfied. We're good, the team is, I think they will be ready for the match. We have prepared what we think is appropriate for this encounter. And in general, with the training today, we're ready for the match tomorrow. The most important thing is that I see the guys as ready. We're ready and here in New Zealand, they've received us excellently in all aspects, and that also helps a lot, so I would like to thank them for all of the hospitality we've received."

2. 00:51 SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ricardo Gareca, Peru manager (on Paolo Guerrero):

"With respect to Paolo, I've spoken with him very briefly, in the hotel before traveling here to New Zealand. And well I found him, logically, that is to say in this type of situation, to be ill-at-ease but optimistic, from the point of view, that is, is not very convinced in respect to his situation, which is the most important. And in respect to what I can say about him, expanding a little the answer, in general what is important football-wise in our case, which are these two matches, is to say, the importance of Paolo, who is of course our captain, and those questions are important. Now we are completely focused. We have complete confidence in the guys who will replace him. We know we have experienced players, important players. We have already shown this throughout the qualifiers, in the many situations we've faced, and we've always shown a response from the guys. In regards to that, there is calm. We wish the best for him. We're with him, we support him, as much his teammates, all of us, the technical staff, the leadership. The federation communicated in a statement that we will await the resolution. From that it is simply wishing him the best and hopefully be able to count on him very soon."

3. 02:40 SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ricardo Gareca, Peru manager (on quality of New Zealand):

"I believe that New Zealand is a good team. They've made it to this occasion. We have to be careful in all aspects. They've got a plan, they know what they're playing for. In respect to that we have to be careful in all aspects, not in anything in particular, but in all aspects."

4. 03:07 Various broll of Peru training

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 04:40

STORYLINE: Reaction from Wellington after New Zealand held Peru to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff on Saturday (11th November).

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Few would have predicted the 0-0 result in Wellington on Saturday.

Peru are ranked 10th in the world and bombarded the New Zealand defence throughout, but somehow the 'All Whites' go into Wednesday's second leg in Lima level with Peru.

Peru are 112th places higher than New Zealand in the FIFA rankings so this result is cause for celebration for All Whites fans, although their manager Anthony Hudson played down the result ahead of the second leg.

"The mind set for us is now we have not achieved anything."

The teams now head off for the second leg in South America on Wednesday (15th Wednesday), an arduous 11,000 kilometre journey lasting over 15 hours.

The schedule for the All Whites, who have many English based players in their squad, is so hectic that FIFA extended the international break to accommodate the turnaround between matches.

Jet lag will be one of the biggest challenges, with the New Zealand capital Wellington 18 hours ahead of Lima.

Peru are aiming to end a 36-year World Cup drought, while New Zealand - ranked 122 - are hoping to make only their second finals since 1982.

Wellington, New Zealand. 11th November 2017.

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ricardo Gareca, Peru manager:

"I am not angry with my team. I wasn't very happy with the score even though my team played well. Part of the game was very tough. We have played against a very good side today, very organised. They sat back and waited for us because we had control of the match. In general I am very happy with the performance, it's not a bad result. I know it was important to come here against New Zealand to get a draw."

2. 01:28 SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ricardo Gareca, Peru manager:

(on the second leg in Lima)

"It won't be an easy game, it will be really tough. I know we are playing at home but still it will be hard. New Zealand are a good team, a well organised team. But we will have the fans and everybody will be behind the team so we have a good chance but it won't be easy."

3. 02:04 SOUNDBITE: (English) Anthony Hudson, New Zealand manager:

"We are pleased with the performance. Personally, and I know all the players should feel proud, and everyone should feel proud of the players. However, and I know it's an incredibly good results for us, but we are not in a position to be settling on that and the mind set for us is now we have not achieved anything. It's all about making sure we recover and we travel well and we do a professional job for when we get out there (Lima, second leg on Wednesday). The mindset is we've achieved nothing. We want to go to Russia."

4. 02:57 SOUNDBITE: (English) Anthony Hudson, New Zealand manager:

(on playing in Lima on Wednesday)

"There's pros and cons for both sides. What's good for us is that, if we were to be jumping on a plane in a couple of hours with some of the niggly injuries that we have then I don't think that would be good for us. I don't think Tommy (Smith, went off injured in the 67th minute) and Marco (Rojas) had an injury that is why he came off as well, and a few others. If those players had all jumped on a long haul flight tonight I think that would have caused us problems. What we are able to do is get a good night's sleep. We will be nice and calm tomorrow when we will have a session (training) with those that didn't play. One or two might be involved in the game on Wednesday, the rest can have a good recovery session in our own environment, have some good food, and then start of our travel. It's really good that we can recover before we travel."

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 04:02

New Zealand captain Tommy Smith issued a rallying cry to his teammates as they try to overcome a 5-1 deficit in their 2014 FIFA World Cup play-off with Mexico.

A 4-0 win for the All Whites would see them progress to Brazil and Smith hasn't given up hope ahead of Wednesday's (20th November) match in Wellington.

"You know anything can happen in football and that's what we have to believe. We have to believe we can win this and I believe we've got the attributes to do that on Wednesday." Smith said.

New Zealand manager Ricki Herbert had faced massive pressure to resign following the 5-1 first leg defeat in Mexico City, which was described as 'The Ricki Horror Show' in the New Zealand media.

"Who knows what tomorrow night will bring. But you know the doom and gloom that a number, or some people have wanted to paint, just is kind of not with us. You know we'll be up for this and we'll certainly be giving it the best possible opportunity that we can" the 52-year-old said.

Wellington, New Zealand - 19th November 2013.

1. Ricki Herbert and Tommy Smith walk into press conference

2. 00:08 SOUNDBITE: (English) Ricki Herbert, New Zealand manager (Q: Mexican fans think they've already qualified for the World Cup, what do you think about that?) "You know it's important for us to change that challenge to the level that we can possibly can and potentially put pressure back on to the Mexican side to see how they are. You know I think within your own (Mexican) media they are probably saying be careful. Brazil, Spain, those sorts of challenges that may face Mexico in a World Cup could be completely different and have they actually got it right or did they play a side that, you know, really struggled to compete on the night."

3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ricki Herbert, New Zealand manager (Q: What examples of great comebacks have you mentioned to your players to try and inspire them?) "I suppose the America's Cup was pretty good for New Zealand at one stage, until that took a u-turn! I'm not quite sure where we buy one of those automatic rudders or whatever they're called but maybe we could inject them into the boots at some stage! But isn't that the beauty of sport around the world, you know there's probably been other instances that with respect don't have company with this stage. But that's the beauty of it, isn't it - the anticipation, the excitement, the belief, the uncertainty and you know who knows what tomorrow night will bring. But you know the doom and gloom that a number, or some people have wanted to paint, just is kind of not with us. You know we'll be up for this and we'll certainly be giving it the best possible opportunity that we can."

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tommy Smith, New Zealand captain (Q: What have you heard from Winston Reid?) "He sent us a text before the first leg, just to wish us all the best and since then he's just said don't give up really. You know anything can happen in football and that's what we have to believe. We have to believe we can win this and I believe we've got the attributes to do that on Wednesday."

5. Ricki Herbert and Tommy Smith leave at end of press conference

SOURCE: SNTV

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said his team coped well with a flatter wicket at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, after they secured an innings and 67-run victory over the West Indies in their first Test on Monday (4th December).

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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said his team coped well with a flatter wicket at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, after they completed a resounding first Test victory over the West Indies on Monday.

The Black Caps won by an innings and 67 runs within four days.

New Zealand's bowlers ripped through the 'Windies' tail on the fourth day - dismissing them for 319 in their second innings, after the tourists had conceded a 386-run first innings deficit.

The second Test is at Seddon Park in Hamilton and begins on 9th December.

Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand. 4th December, 2017.

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (English): Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain.

(on his side's performance against the West Indies):

"I thought in the first innings, we were fairly fortunate, as well as bowling very well - exploiting the bounce in the surface. But I suppose a lot of the dismissals you saw weren't a regular thing that you see on the first day of a Test match. Perhaps we were fortunate, but we executed our plans well and we had to adjust. So we knew in the second innings as the wicket became a little bit flatter, we knew it was going to be a tough job to bowl them out and it was. At 200 for 2, I thought the bowlers were exceptional to change their tact of thought. To play the long game, be patient with how they operated and we saw the rewards later on, into the second session today. So it was a great effort with the ball in hand."

2. 00:47 SOUNDBITE (English): Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain.

(on the playing surface):

"I suppose with the bounce that we had on the surface. That's often one of the more challenging aspects in a wicket, so with the new ball it's harder and it does tend to bounce more. If the wicket, like that we always get here at the Basin, does bounce, then that's when you tend to knick guys off. Seeing a bit of sideways movement out of the surface is what we probably expected, but that wasn't to be. But I thought overall it was a very good cricket surface and it would have been interesting to see how it played going into tomorrow. Whether it spun or went up and down a little bit."

3. 01:27 SOUNDBITE (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain.

(on Colin de Grandhomme):

"I think we've seen, when I say glimpses, we've seen a number of contributions from Colin (de Grandhomme) in that role and they've always been in a positive fashion. Whether it's been 30s or 40s or 50s, but, as is a challenge for any batter to go on and make a big contribution to a team performance, and it's I suppose crossing that 100 mark and going even further. For Colin, where he is batting, to come out after guys put in a huge effort to weather the storm I suppose. The West Indies bowled really well and were really disciplined for a long period of time. But, because the likes of Ross (Taylor) and Henry Nicholls showed some strong defence, it allowed the likes of Colin and Tom (Blundell) to come out and be positive, and it was a really good blueprint of batting I thought."

4. 02:24 SOUNDBITE (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain.

(on Neil Wagner):

"In terms of four Tests, it's kind of the nature of the schedule I suppose. After playing quite a few Tests in previous years and looking like playing quite a few more in the next few, it's just the way it's panned out. But he's (Neil Wagner) been brilliant. His ability to bowl that short pitch, bowling as accurately as he does, is not an easy thing to do. You don't see many bowlers able to do that, that accurately and for that long period of time. But one thing with Neil, certainly in the last couple of years, is his fuller length as well. He's bowled a number of overs for not many runs and taken on the ball in hand. So, I think maybe a few years ago, when he was just bowling short and being really effective, to the last couple of years, where the plan hasn't been utilised so much. It's probably Neil's plan rather than a big team thing. Its guys looking to do what's suited to them and I think we saw today, perhaps in the second innings that, on that surface, the short stuff was not as easy. The ball was getting up. The nature of it is that you might go for a few, but you'll create a few opportunities as well. He was able to change his length today and bowl really well and really economically as well. He's been playing a number of different roles which is great for us."

5. 03:49 SOUNDBITE (English) Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain.

(on final result):

"I suppose one of the most pleasing things was to see how the guys adapted with the ball when it was really tough, to pick up wickets in our second innings there. So a lot of positives, but we know that the West Indies are going to be better. They're a proud side and have put some really good performances on the board in recent times, so we know they'll be strong again in the next game."

SOURCE: SNTV.

DURATION: 04:07.

STORYLINE:

British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton spoke to the media on Thursday (29th June), after being named in Warren Gatland's first XV (15) for Saturday's (1st July) make-or-break second Test against New Zealand's All Blacks.

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Sam Warburton described himself as "delighted" on Thursday, following the news that he has been promoted to the starting XV for the British and Irish Lions second Test against New Zealand on Saturday.

Fitness woes ensured that Warburton was just a replacement for the first test, with Peter O'Mahony starting in his place and leading the side.

Some squandered chances and a high penalty count ensured that the Lions lost that match 30-15, causing head coach Warren Gatland to make some significant changes ahead of the must-win second test.

Elsewhere in the pack Maro Itoje preferred to George Kruis, while Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell will line up together in the midfield for the first time on tour.

Warburton was clearly frustrated with the first test and sees this as an opportunity for the squad to make amends.

"I think the messages have been quite clear from last Saturday, what we've got to do. Discipline and penalty count's got to be in single figures, and we've got to improve our all-round game when it comes, from a physicality point of view, when it comes to breakdown, lineout, scrum."

Lions sides rarely recover from losing the opening Test.

The last time that happened was in Australia in 1989, but Warburton is clear that these players are desperate for a Test win on New Zealand soil - and to keep the series alive.

"We definitely want to take it (the test series) to a deciding match and I'm sure, all Lions fans and neutrals would like to see that happen, make it a more entertaining Test series."

While the Lions might have been beaten 3-0 in New Zealand soil in 2005, they did secure one test win back in 1993 - and that was in Wellington.

Wellington, New Zealand. 29th June, 2017.

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (on being selected in the starting XV (15) for the second test after being on the replacements' bench in the first):

"I'm delighted with the selection for this week. It's probably, the most nervous I've been going into a team selection, this week. Really didn't know what was going to happen. I thought some guys played absolutely brilliantly on Tuesday (against the Hurricanes). They could have come straight into the test team, which we saw last week, so, I was very nervous about the selection for this week and which direction it was going to go but, absolutely delighted that I'm starting in a test series."

2. 00:24 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (on being selected at blindside flanker ahead of Peter O'Mahony):

"I mean Peter came up to me and congratulated me and shook my hand and, which was nice of him, but everybody does that. When we have selection meetings, they'll (the coaches) name the team. Not much is said afterwards but everybody makes the effort to go up and congratulate each other. So, it's a really nice environment to be in. That doesn't really happen when, for me, it hasn't happened when you're with your club or with your country."

3. 00:47 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (on what the team must improve on from the first Test):

"I think the messages have been quite clear from last Saturday, what we've got to do. Discipline and penalty count's got to be in single figures, and we've got to improve our all-round game when it comes, from a physicality point of view, when it comes to breakdown, line-out, scrum. New Zealand were excellent last Saturday and that's one aspect that we've definitely got to pick up. But, you give away penalties because New Zealand exerted pressure on us, and they played extremely well and put us under a lot or pressure, so it's managing and handling that pressure a lot better than we did last Saturday. A lot easier said than done, but I think they're going to be two clear messages going forward for us on Saturday."

4. 01:24 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain:

"Sometimes you lose games from a bounce of a ball or a controversial decision perhaps, but when you've been - and we were, beaten pretty well when it comes to, from a physical side of things, that is disappointing for a playing group. So, I think, for that reason motivation won't be a factor for the Saturday guys. We're extremely.... looking forward to going back and, trying to improve that area of the game. A lot easier said than done but I think you've got to take credit to New Zealand. They took us on where we were perceived to be strong, and they took away our threats really. So you've got to give them credit for that."

5. 02:04 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (asked if he will have to wind the Lions players up heading into the second test):

"If anything before the game I'm going to have to try and calm the players down, I think. Motivation's never a problem for Lions matches like this but, it's easier said than done. When New Zealand are so efficient and they play so quickly, you're tired and it's hard to get off the (defensive) line, it's hard to put those collisions in. So, that's why it's so important to, as we say, to work hard early. I think if you can slow ball down within the first two or three phases, it makes the rest of the game so much easier. If you allow teams to go, five, six, seven phases and then try and recover, it's much harder from a defensive point of view."

6. 02:39 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (on the claims that New Zealand players were targeting scrum-half Conor Murray's standing leg in the first test):

"With the incident on Conor, forwards take that responsibility and we should look after him better as a forward pack and.... but yeah, stuff off the ball goes on every game. There's no defending that. People try and get into each other, whether it's at ruck time, at maul. Referees can't see everything and you just accept that as players. But, that's all part of the psychological battle of, not just before a game but during the match. Players are always trying to wind each other up and get into each other, but it's all handshakes afterwards and, I've spoken to most of the Kiwi (New Zealand) guys and, they're a great bunch of lads. So none of the guys have taken anything personal."

7. 03:15 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain:

"We definitely want to take it (the Test series) to a deciding match and I'm sure, all Lions fans and neutrals would like to see that happen, make it a more entertaining test series. But, yeah, you definitely don't want to be down two-nil. That would be very disappointing from us as a group of players. It would be easy again to pick yourself up for the week after, as it always is for a test match for the Lions, but (we're) desperate to make it one-all this weekend."

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 03:40

New Zealand's farmers are in crisis, with a world milk glut and a decline in Chinese demand for imported dairy products sending prices down by 50 percent.

Many farmers are borrowing to stay afloat and suicides have increased.

Chris Engel, a farmer with 400 cows near Carterton, has been farming with his wife, Jude, for more than three decades.

He told the Associated Press that there have been droughts and other challenges in the past but never such bleak pay days.

Not long ago it was all so different.

As China's economy raced ahead, dairy farmers in verdant New Zealand felt like they'd won the lottery.

They were getting record prices for their milk and it seemed there was no stopping China's thirst for premium New Zealand infant formula, especially after a tainted milk powder scandal made Chinese shoppers wary of local brands.

However dairy exports in the year ended June totalled 12 billion New Zealand dollars (7.6 billion US dollars), down from nearly 16 billion New Zealand dollars (10 billion US dollars) a year earlier.

Dairy trade to China has proved particularly volatile, rising from 2.8 billion New Zealand dollars (1.8 billion US dollars) in 2013 to 6 billion New Zealand dollars (3.9 US dollars) last year, then plunging to 2.3 billion New Zealand dollars (1.48 US dollars) this year.

The financial dilemma for New Zealand's dairy farmers, and the economy they help power, underscores that China's quarter century of supercharged growth has given it enough global weight to create not only winners, but losers too.

Statistics released this month show 27 New Zealand farmers and farm workers committed suicide over the past year, the most in five years.

The rate of suicide tends to be higher in rural areas than in cities, even during prosperous times.

The isolation of farm life may be one factor, but many are also suffering financially.

New Zealand's central bank is doing its best to help the farmers, in trying to prevent a farming-led recession.

It has cut benchmark interest rates three times this year, as it seeks to give farmers and other exporters a boost by lowering the value of the country's currency.

To help keep farmers solvent, Fonterra, which collects and sells most of the country's milk has also offered hundreds of millions of dollars in interest-free loans, repayable only when the price of milk rises.

Theo Spierings, the chief executive of Fonterra believes China is very serious about developing its own supply of milk.

But he doesn't believe China will be able to produce enough on its own to meet the rising demand, and there will still be a place for foreign suppliers.

New Zealand's farmers are hoping this will be the case.

New Zealand's farmers are in crisis, with a world milk glut and a decline in Chinese demand for imported dairy products sending prices down by 50 percent.

Many farmers are borrowing to stay afloat and suicides have increased.

Chris Engel, a farmer with 400 cows near Carterton, has been farming with his wife, Jude, for more than three decades.

He told the Associated Press that there have been droughts and other challenges in the past but never such bleak pay days.

Not long ago it was all so different.

As China's economy raced ahead, dairy farmers in verdant New Zealand felt like they'd won the lottery.

They were getting record prices for their milk and it seemed there was no stopping China's thirst for premium New Zealand infant formula, especially after a tainted milk powder scandal made Chinese shoppers wary of local brands.

However dairy exports in the year ended June totalled 12 billion New Zealand dollars (7.6 billion US dollars), down from nearly 16 billion New Zealand dollars (10 billion US dollars) a year earlier.

Dairy trade to China has proved particularly volatile, rising from 2.8 billion New Zealand dollars (1.8 billion US dollars) in 2013 to 6 billion New Zealand dollars (3.9 US dollars) last year, then plunging to 2.3 billion New Zealand dollars (1.48 US dollars) this year.

The financial dilemma for New Zealand's dairy farmers, and the economy they help power, underscores that China's quarter century of supercharged growth has given it enough global weight to create not only winners, but losers too.

Statistics released this month show 27 New Zealand farmers and farm workers committed suicide over the past year, the most in five years.

The rate of suicide tends to be higher in rural areas than in cities, even during prosperous times.

The isolation of farm life may be one factor, but many are also suffering financially.

New Zealand's central bank is doing its best to help the farmers, in trying to prevent a farming-led recession.

It has cut benchmark interest rates three times this year, as it seeks to give farmers and other exporters a boost by lowering the value of the country's currency.

To help keep farmers solvent, Fonterra, which collects and sells most of the country's milk has also offered hundreds of millions of dollars in interest-free loans, repayable only when the price of milk rises.

Theo Spierings, the chief executive of Fonterra believes China is very serious about developing its own supply of milk.

But he doesn't believe China will be able to produce enough on its own to meet the rising demand, and there will still be a place for foreign suppliers.

New Zealand's farmers are hoping this will be the case.

AP TELEVISION

Carterton – 28 August 2015

1. Calves eating hay at the farm where sharemilkers Clarence and Elise Stolte work near Carterton

2. Cows awaiting milking on Chris Engel's farm near Carterton

3. Cow backing off milking rotary

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Engel, Farmer:

"Well we saw it happening on the cash-flows way back in April, May, and could see well ahead that there was going to be just massive deficits. And just had to be in constant contact with the bank, updating them regularly, to get their support to pay the bills."

5. Various of cows having milking cups attached

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Engel, Farmer:

"Well it just comes back to costs. We just have to trim them. But that's that balancing act all the time. Is...a lot of our costs are for tomorrow, which is like a reinvestment if you like. Do you buy food for that cow? Or, you have to fix the tractor. Do you just not fix it?"

7. Elise Stolte putting hay in tub on the farm she works on near Carterton

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Elise Stolte, Farmer:

"We don't easily get worried. I mean, I suppose we take a risk, we took a risk in running this business. Setting up we always knew, we'd better do it young, because we can cope with the risk. If everything goes belly-up for us, whether it's due to China or whatever causes that, then we'll just start again, try something else."

9. Stolte picking up bag of feed

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Clarence Stolte, Farmer:

"People are too busy and need to get on with calving young cows, and getting into milking cows, and into the swing of things. I think people will probably start to feel it when they've got a bit more time to actually look at their businesses and see that there's some holes in the bottom line, and a lot of red."

11. Engel pouring milk product into a tub to feed calves

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Clarence Stolte, Farmer:

"Really if we look at the world today, we see how many people there are around. Surely, people still need to eat, now more than ever, and in the future, more than now. So the future's only going to be bright, and it's only going to keep getting better. We've just got to take the lows when they come and make the most of the highs I think."

13. Calves sucking milk product from a tub

MS Dhoni and Mike Hesson reflect on the first One Day international between New Zealand and India, which New Zealand won by 24 runs.

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

Hosts New Zealand drew first blood in the five One Day International series (ODI) with India, capturing a 24 run victory in Napier on Sunday (19th January).

MS Dhoni won the toss and choose to put New Zealand into bat first.

All rounder Corey Anderson produced superb display of power, making an unbeaten 68 from just 40 balls.

The Kiwis went on to make a challenging total of 292-7 from their 50 overs.

In the Indian innings, Virat Kohli shared a 95 run partnership with Dhoni to put their opponents under real pressure.

But when Mitchell McClenaghan dispatched Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja and Kohli in the space of six balls, the complexion of the match changed and this hosts went on to take the win.

Experienced Dhoni was at pains to take some positives from what was a frustrating performance by is side.

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson simply described his sides play as "a pretty good performance all round."

The second ODI will take place in Hamilton on Tuesday (21st January).

Napier, New Zealand. Sunday 19th January 2014

1. 00:00 Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrives at press conference

2. 00:03 SOUNDBITE: (English) MS Dhoni, India captain

"I think that three wickets, me (Ravindra) Jadeja and (Ajinkya) Rahane, we really got out in quick succession and I feel that that was the period that we needed a partnership to go on a bit further so that we could have targeted the spinner. You know with one of their bowlers getting injured we had an extra two overs, but sadly the batsmen didn't hang around and there was no partnership. So I think they learnt about the wickets that until the game is really over, we shouldn't think that it is over."

3. 00:34 SOUNDBITE: (English) MS Dhoni, India captain

"In this particular game I think that the first three of four overs we didn't bowl really well but after that we came back nicely. I think in the middle overs, the spinners also bowled well and we used a few overs off the part-timer Virat Kohli and he also contributed. I think that that bowling was fantastic. The last few overs were really good. When their set batsmen was batting we were able to contain them so that is a big positive out of this game. And if you look at the positives when it comes to batting, not many batsmen scored but we were still able to get close to 290 runs which means that we have got plenty of firepower."

4. 01:09 Cut away of reporters

5. 01:20 Mid shot of camera

6. 01:26 SOUNDBITE: (English) MS Dhoni, India captain

"You know the rules will change when you're playing outside the subcontinent and the home team will never make something that turns which means that they will have to play more with the pace and the length. They will have to keep working that. So I think looking at that, it looks good and also the fact that whenever we have played with four fast bowlers, there's only one result. First the captain gets banned and second we lose the game so they're not very good stats (statistics) to play with and of course I would like to play in the series."

7. 01:54 MS Dhoni leaves press conference

8. 02:00 SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Hesson, New Zealand coach

"Yes a good fightback. I thought for the majority of the game we were excellent but when Virat (Kohli) and MS (Dhoni) were putting together that partnership we were obviously starting to slip behind the game. But funny game this one. If you're only one or two wickets away from being right back in drivers seat and thankfully we were able to get those wickets tonight and finish off their batting and put together what was a pretty good performance all round."

9. 02:27 End of press conference

SHOTLIST

AP Television

FILE: Suva, Fiji - 23 August 2001

1. Top shot of central Suva city

2. Wide of Suva harbour

TVNZ - No Access New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand - 23 December 2008

3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Murray McCully, New Zealand Foreign Minister:

"From day one we've had nothing but threats and ultimatums. As I say, it's extremely difficult to try and make progress in resolving issues when there are simply threats and ultimatums and no constructive discussion."

AP Television

FILE: Fiji - 5 December 2006

4. Commodore Frank Bainimarama walking into news conference

AP Television

FILE: Suva, Fiji - 6 December 2006

5. Various of soldiers guarding Fijian parliament senate compound

TVNZ - No Access New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand - 23 December 2008

6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Murray McCully, New Zealand Foreign Minister:

"The acting high commissioner will attend the offices of the ministry of foreign affairs at 7.30 tonight. He will be given one week to leave New Zealand."

AP Television

FILE: Suva, Fiji - 3 November 2006

7. Ministers walking into Fijian parliament building

TVNZ - No Access New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand - 23 December 2008

8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Murray McCully, New Zealand Foreign Minister:

"The ministry will be making rapid plans to exit her from Fiji and we'll be having to sit down and think about what this means in terms of our capacity to carry out our normal work."

AP Television

FILE: Suva, Fiji - 3 November 2006

9. Security at Fijian parliament building gates, cars driving in

TVNZ - No Access New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand - 23 December 2008

10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Murray McCully, New Zealand Foreign Minister:

"No, there are no specific reasons stated, and I think fundamentally that's because there are none."

AP Television

FILE: Suva, Fiji - 23 August 2001

11. Women walking along Suva streets

AP Television

FILE: Suva, Fiji - 23 August 2001

12. Children playing in Suva streets

13. Market in Suva

14. Yacht sailing past palm trees in Suva harbour

STORYLINE

New Zealand's foreign minister said on Tuesday that his country and Fiji's military regime have expelled each other's top diplomats in a rapidly deepening rift.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully said New Zealand's acting High Commissioner in Fiji, Caroline McDonald, was informed on Tuesday that she had a week to leave the South Pacific country.

McCully said New Zealand would retaliate by ejecting Fiji's High Commissioner to New Zealand, Ponsami Chetty.

The sparring started when New Zealand refused to grant a student visa to the son of a Fijian official under sanctions Wellington imposed on key members of Fiji's government and their relatives following a bloodless coup in 2006.

Military leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, ousted Fiji's elected government in that coup - the fourth in that country in twenty years.

The diplomatic spat escalates a rift between the two countries over Bainimarama's broken promise to restore democracy by April next year.

Bainimarama has said there must be reform of Fiji's "racist" electoral system and corruption must be rooted out before elections can be held.

He has given no time frame for a ballot.

New Zealand, along with Australia, has been heading international pressure on Bainimarama to return the troubled nation to democratic rule.

McCully said that McDonald had done nothing that would justify the decision to expel her, and that Fiji officials had given no reason for her expulsion.

He said Bainimarama had earlier threatened to expel McDonald if New Zealand did not grant the visa for the son of the senior official.

Fiji officials were not immediately available for comment after McCully's statement.

New Zealand coach Anthony Hudson put his squad through a light training session at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Friday (10th November), on the eve of the first leg of their World Cup inter-continental play-off against Peru.

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On paper, New Zealand stand little chance in their World Cup inter-continental play-off against Peru.

Ranked at 122 in the world by FIFA, the 'All Whites' will be conceding 112 places to their opponents in Saturday's first leg at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

However, Anthony Hudson's side might not prove to be the pushovers that some have been expecting.

The formidable obstacles of travel, time zone changes and climate could come to New Zealand's aid.

Peru's players have tried techniques of sleep deprivation in an attempt to quickly acclimatise to being on the other side of the planet and have not been shy in wrapping themselves up against New Zealand's strong winds and cool temperatures.

However, Peru's biggest setback will be the absence of their captain and leading scorer, Paolo Guerrero.

Guerrero is missing because of a provisional suspension for failing a doping test following the World Cup qualifier against Argentina.

Guerrero scored six times in the South American qualifiers and led Peru to fifth place in the standings.

Peru's football association is challenging his suspension with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland and, if successful, will have him available for the return leg in Lima on November 16th.

Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand. 10th November, 2017

+++ PLEASE NOTE TRAINING SHOTS ARE MUTE +++

1. 00:00 Wide shot of stadium as New Zealand squad come onto the pitch

2. 00:05 Wide shot of goalkeepers warming up

3. 00:14 Players stretching

4. 00:27 New Zealand head coach Anthony Hudson talking to assistant

5. 00:36 Goalkeepers training

6. 00:50 Hudson looks on as squad go through warming up exercises

7. 00:58 Squad in 'one touch' exercise

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION:01:12

STORYLINE:

British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton said on Wednesday (31st May) that he's eager to start in the first match against Provincial Barbarians and that the squad would go into it "all guns blazing". He also praised the build-up to the tour and said there would be "no excuses for not being prepared or not knowing our roles".

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After an epic three-legged, 11,500-mile trip from the UK, the British and Irish Lions arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday (31st May) with high hopes.

Warren Gatland's men are hoping their 13th rugby tour to New Zealand will be a lucky one, though that may depend on their ability to digest lessons of history and particularly to note the dangers of hubris.

The Lions have not been to New Zealand in 12 years and if the current squad needs a lesson in how not to handle one of world rugby's toughest tours, they need look no further than Clive Woodward's ill-fated 2005 team.

That squad left Britain hailed as the best rugby team ever assembled, not just in terms of players, coaches and support staff but in its preparation, analysis and equipment.

Its high hopes were quickly dispelled on an acrimonious tour which ended in a 3-0 series loss to a vastly superior All Blacks team guided by flyhalf Dan Carter.

The Lions failed on the field and off, with Woodward struggling to adapt to the combined squad environment, skipper Brian O'Driscoll injured early in the opening test and missing the rest of the series, and the team withdrawing into itself as losses mounted.

Warren Gatland, the New Zealand-born coach of the 2017 Lions, insists he has heeded the lessons of '05.

If anything, the task ahead of the 2017 tourists is even harder than the one the Lions faced a dozen years ago when they lost four of 11 matches.

The itinerary is more intense: 10 matches compacted into five weeks including three tests, a match against the New Zealand Maori - who beat the 2005 team - and matches against all five New Zealand Super Rugby sides.

Even with 41 players and with the benefit of long and careful logistical planning, the task ahead of Gatland's team is daunting.

The first match of the tour is against a Provincial Barbarians team at Whangarei on Saturday is by far the easiest of the tour.

The Barbarians team is drawn mainly from New Zealand's provincial teams - only a handful of players have Super Rugby experience - and that may allow the Lions a heavy opening win.

But from then on the pressure of the tour will be relentless with matches against Super Rugby teams midweek and on Saturdays which will test the fitness and resilience of the Lions squad long before the test series begins.

Captain Sam Warburton said on Wednesday, "You enjoy these games a bit more because they come so quick, you don't have much time to think about them. Once that first game is underway we're all guns blazing and looking forward to it."

Auckland, New Zealand - 31st May 2017.

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE: (English) John Spencer, British and Irish Lions Tour manager (on relief of finally arriving in New Zealand)

"It is a relief to be here to be honest. Nice to get some action in for both the administrative staff and the boys. They are all now both feet in this camp after all the domestic finals. A lot of them have been training very hard, injuries are nominal. It is a great relief to be here and getting on with the real business."

2. 00:30 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (on arrival in New Zealand)

"It's nice to finally be here. There's been a lot of talk ever since the start of the season really. It's great we're actually here and the tours underway. The good thing is when the first game gets underway on Saturday (3rd June), they start coming through thick and fast then. It's nice to get that first game under your belt and crack on. What's nice is you don't have a lot of time to think about the games coming up like you would in a normally international week. On Monday you would prepare all the way through to the Saturday. You enjoy these games a bit more because they come so quick, you don't have much time to think about them. Once that first game is underway we're all guns blazing and looking forward to it."

3. 01:08 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (Q: The team is announced tomorrow, do the team know it already?)

"We have a meeting tonight which I assume will be squad selection. I presume a lot of the guys that have been involved for the past two and a half weeks will make up the majority of that team but we'll find out tonight for sure."

4. 01:34 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (Q: You've said before you won't consider yourself a Lion until I've pulled on the red jersey, have you been knocking on Warren Gatland's door saying I'd like to play game one?)

"That's what I'm hoping will happen this time around. Obviously I've got a good chance, I've been in camp for the past two and a half weeks. That's what frustrated me four years ago, I think I played the third game on tour. I was the last guy in that squad to play a game. I'm was pretty jealous when I see the guys red jerseys coming back in the laundry nice and clean and they have the Lions jersey. You just want that Lions jersey in your kit bag and actually say you played for the Lions on this tour. Obviously I'm desperate to be involved in the first game."

5. 02:06 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (Q: What has training been like, as a captain what have you seen that has pleased you?)

"It's surprising how quick guys pick up calls but you've got the best and most intelligent rugby players out of the four nations. Today we've just landed, it's a very easy day but we're doing lineout sessions. We're not jumping but we're doing everything on the ground full speed and the guys have picked it up extremely quickly, who have been in the finals at the weekend. The players are very professional. We have great analysis, we have the apps on our phones, there's no excuse not to know what our calls are. We're getting that stuff drip-fed to us throughout the day, on our phones, on our laptops downstairs. There's no excuses for not being prepared or not knowing our roles."

6. 03:00 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (Q: Lions have had big margin wins in their opening games on previous tours, do you want to lay down a marker and achieve something similar or just go out and win?)

"Just win. I don't care how we win. If we won every game 3-0 I'd bite your arm off. It's all about winning at this level. Obviously it's nice from a spectators point of view, fans, yourselves, that it is a great spectacle and hopefully it is because they're better games to play in. But I'll take a win all day long."

7. 03:21 SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Warburton, British and Irish Lions captain (on facing Warren Gatland's son Bryn Gatland in the opening game)

"We know the number 10 pretty well. I've known Bryn (Gatland) when he was coming in, doing some kicking with the squad, going back six or seven years ago. The Welsh lads know Bryn very well. I have a lot of respect for Bryn, I saw him play last year as well. I thought he showed a lot of courage to step up and kick the drop goal last year, to win. You have to give him a lot of credit for that. He's obviously in a good blood line as well. Looking forward to coming up against him and shaking hands after the game. It's a fantastic achievement for him and he's got a lot of potential."

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 04:03

STORYLINE:

Reaction from both camps after New Zealand beat Australia 37-10 at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday (22nd October) to post a world record 18th successive win.

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

New Zealand clinched a record-breaking 18th consecutive victory with a bruising 37-10 win against Australia at Eden Park in Auckland.

Julian Savea scored a pair of tries as the All Blacks were made to fight for the record win, despite the size of the margin, in easily their most difficult test of a hugely dominant southern hemisphere winter.

A physical Australian outfit managed to unnerve the world champions, and controlled possession for large parts of the second half, but typical clinical finishing from the hosts proved the difference.

Auckland, New Zealand. 22nd October 2016.

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE: (English) Steve Hansen, New Zealand coach:

"Yes, firstly I want to give credit where credit is due. I thought Australia played a fantastic game of rugby tonight. If you were in our changing room you would know the boys have been through the mill and it was a really tough, tough game. It was just the sort of game if you were going to break a record on that you would want so you could be proud of the record. We're very proud that we've got to 18, but we didn't do it easy. We had to work hard for it and it took until that 60-65-minute mark until we actually got really on top and our boys managed to score a couple. Probably the turning point was when they didn't get their one awarded and, mentally, we got a bit of a charge out of that. Maybe they felt a bit flat afterwards, but after that we certainly came back. Our subs came on and played particularly well again as we have asked them to do all season. So, another good night for them."

2. 01:01 SOUNDBITE: (English) Kieran Read, New Zealand captain:

"It will sink in in time from our point of view. It felt like a big week, I guess, because of the intensity of the game, the amount that was put on to get to 18, so the boys will be really proud to come through it and expectation or a different type of game which was similar to a final, a game that had a lot on it. So the boys are feeling pretty stoked, pretty happy, but know that you had to work so hard. I think that what Steve said is right, that we always love going out there and playing well. I think what put the icing on the cake is that it was a tough Test match was the thing that was most pleasing from the guys to score some tries. It was hard out there, it was tough. They put us under a lot of pressure, but the boys responded. It took a little time, but I'm really pleased with the way they did."

3. 02:03 SOUNDBITE: (English) Steve Hansen, New Zealand coach:

(responding to Australia coach Michael Cheika comments that New Zealand don't respect Australia)

"That's rubbish. We respect them immensely. What he's got to remember is that just because over the years there's been fierce competition and things happen that doesn't mean you don't respect them. Our guys respect them a lot. We've been to war with these guys. So, at what point does winning mean you're not respecting them?"

4. 02:43 SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Cheika, Australia coach:

(The "clowns" comments refers to an illustration in an Auckland daily newspaper's sports section which depicted Cheika as a clown)

(Q: Do you have a comment on what the All Blacks have been able to achieve with their 18 wins in a row?)

A: "Oh mate, I don't really think they want my comment anyway. Well no they don't. They dressed us up as clowns today, so they wouldn't really want our comment. I don't think they respect our comment anyway so we won't make one."

(Q: When you say they dressed you up as clowns...)

A: "It was on the front page of the paper. They dressed us up as clowns and..."

(Q: The All Blacks didn't do that.)

A: "Well I think that's the same guy who reported the supposed bug isn't it as well? Where did that come from? So if that's the way it is that's fine, but they don't need our comments. We obviously go out there to play the game with them and they're an unbelievably good team. They're so strong. Their bench is very strong. They come on, finish games. The way they play the game is outstanding. No doubt about that. But I don't think they need our comments."

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 03:34