so, while i was down in new zealand, i called up p.j. and pitched him the idea of directing a spin-off based on my character. he said one word: "absolutely." and then a second word: "not." but he did agree to let us use a bunch of his sets and props so we could film our own trailer, and he even agreed to be in it. so join me now for an exclusive never-before-broadcast behind-the-scenes journey into my day filming in hobbiton with peter jackson. ♪ ♪ >> stephen: the village of hobbiton that they have created is a perfect depiction of the shire. i never wanted to leave. i cannot tell you from whness i came or what my errand may be. know only this: i am called the laketown spy. he is a spy master, so, obviously with the way he looks in the laketown spy getup can't be who he really is. who would he be? what would make sense? look at me. how you would typecast me? and i thought probably argon's brother, garl gorn. this is him. this is him. this is him, right? i am half elf, darrylgorn is half elf. we don't talk about it. this is behind the

never gave us the right we're here in polynesia the mahdi arrived in new zealand on voyaging vessels trophy used the pacific and accumulated a whole body of knowledge and tombs of being over with a different storms in and reach the elements in where look we're living in some very complex climbs into himself. international relations in politics geopolitical politics all deploying all of that skill set to be able to support the position of new zealand in our relationship started to use a fire relationships in consolidate what we want to say here in the present which is greatest ability economic once only once in the well being of their peoples open democracy which is fair and just they've also become the 1st woman in parliament to have a traditional maori chin tattoo the mco y. as for minister you're now in a much bigger international stage given the prejudice and the ignorance around indigenous cultures was that a difficult decision for you to get that tattoo and do you see this now as an opportunity really to educate a larger audience about maori culture it is an opportunity to educa

new zealand acted swift ly when the virus struck. bill neely on how they did it and how they pulled it off. >> reporter: it looks like the world we used to know. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: christmastime in new zealand. a summer celebration there. people mingling. families united. >> to the father, to the son. >> reporter: gathering in churches, no mask, no coronavirus epidemic. this island nation of 5 million is a world leader in stamping it out. >> we've had no community transmission for several months now in any part of new zealand. >> reporter: its record is remarkable. 25 covid deaths in all, compared to the horrifying figures in the u.s. new zealand's population matches south carolina's, and yet that state has had more than 5,000 deaths from the virus. new zealand did it by shutting down hard and fast. >> it's proven to be that it can be eliminated using this approach. >> reporter: they tested and traced, led by a tough prime minister. >> we are taking a rapid response to break the chain of transmission, to go hard to keep

new zealand security agencies the new zealand security agencies were too focused on the threat from terrorism. two of the bigger states in the united states one of a warning public health crisis. it is said that christmas will be a bigger challenge than thanksgiving. some ‘breaking' news for you now. a competitive form of break dancing, known as breaking, has been confirmed as a new sport for the 2024 paris olympics. the president of the international olympic committee says it will make the games "more youthful and urban". let's speak to antonio castillo, founder of competitive brea kdancing in the united states, and is a breakdancer himself. thank you forjoining us and congratulations. i suppose you are happy today. you had a role in making this happen, what was that? much of it was asked just trying new things in our community and organising competitions and, more than anything, advocating for breaking to become an olympic sport so the entire world is excited, we are excited and we will see what happens in the future in paris 202a. will see what happens in the future in paris 2024. and yo

for this new zealand farming family there are many new challenges but with views like this everyone can see why they choose this life . in our global ideas series we go to the andes in south america in colombia our reporter culture dinner met the indigenous me sack people who are determined to protect their cultural identity and their tradition of nature conservation. when the knees ach indigenous people have important matters to discuss they always sit by the fire. as 27 year old nestore explains is the most important place in the home. or placenta is cast into the fire after all. but the ritual which joins us to the earth. you know that so i leave you all leave for the cities rather than staying here to be no one who protects this area. then our beliefs our language. culture will be lost. nesta wants to do something to prevent that together with his friends from the village he's a member of the associate dean botanical yes that's an association designed to keep local horticultural traditions in line with. everything in a garden hose planted in circles the beds around to here they cult

a high level inquiry into last year's mass shooting into new zealand found failings by the police and intelligence but says nothing could have stopped the attack australian gunman brenton talent is serving life in prison without parole for murdering $51.00 were in march last year the world commission has made dozens of recommendations including setting up a new national security and intelligence agency. ultimately this roughly 800 page report can be distilled into one simple premise with some new zealanders should be safe anyone who calls new zealand harm regardless of race religion sick szell orientation should be safe new zealanders deserve a system that does its best to keep you safe and that is what we are committed to building. whitehead joins us live from christchurch new zealand so wayne how did the commission reach these findings. well as you heard from the prime minister there was a very extensive report some 800 pages long hundreds of interviews conducted hundreds more recent submissions provided it really looked in many different aspects leading up to the attacks and. what

katty: still remembering those terrible attacks in new zealand. now, 40 years ago on this day, the former beatle john lennon were dead as he returned home to the dakota apartment buildingthn york. thom broke cover the story that night, and today he reflects on the legacy johft lennon behind. >> and shrub berry fields that part of newark central park, dedicated to john lennon'sns memory, his outinely play and perform his music. it's just a stones throw from the dakota. 40 years ago when he died i was young and inexperienced i rushed to the dakota to help relay news of the former beatles shocking demise to early-morning radio listeners. >> can you tell us what happened questionark >> john lennon died two hours ago. i spoke with hundreds of fans -- there are hundreds of fans congregating where they will hold an all-night vigil. emotions.re ched with there is a slightly scary picture taken from my first bbc id card. as news of his death spread, a traumatized millions. near everyone could remember exactly where they were when i first got word that he h

show so you know you've got to appreciate new zealand history in context in the local issues to understand what the final outcome wants and that has since stopped people certainly with a mildly trip from is that caring for their interests even a member of his elance parliament since you were 26 years old and he were the 1st female indigenous foreign minister of a country that is increasingly becoming a model of diversity really for the world how do you navigate a world of foreign affairs. that 1st centuries has been dominated by men and colonial powers never gave us the right word here in polynesia the mahdi arrived in new zealand on voyaging vessels trophy used the pacific and accumulated a whole body of knowledge and tombs of being over with a different storms in. the elements in where look we're living in some very complex climbs into himself. international relations in politics geopolitical politics all deploying all of that skill set to be able to support the position of new zealand in our relationships though if we use a fire relationships in consolidate what we want to say here in t

should be safe new zealanders deserve a system that does its best to keep you safe and that is what we are committed to building the white house has more from christchurch where the attack happened. very long and detailed reports that has now been tabled in parliament and released to the public will mice a 100 pages long hundreds of people interviewed hundreds of submissions received a very exhaustive an extensive. it began the reports by looking into in great detail the events of the actual day and much. when the gunman brinson attacked the 2 mosques in christchurch and then it delves into the background of the events that led up to that day who was brenton terence i when i found that he had racist views from quite a young age when he was growing up in australia it looked at how he managed to get a firearms license legally when he moved to new zealand despite the fact that he failed to provide adequate character references and that adequate background checks were not carried out the commission found that the police failed to meet the required standards in handing out that firearms

for this new zealand farming family there are many new challenges but with views like this everyone can see why they choose this life. and in our global ideas series we go to the andes in south america in colombia our reporter culture dinner met the indigenous me sack people who are determined to protect their control identity and their tradition of nature conservation. when the nice ak indigenous people have important matters to discuss they always sit by the fire. as 27 year old nestore explains is the most important place in the home. centers cast into the fire after all. but at the ritual which joins us to the earth. we all leave for the cities rather than staying here no one who protects. our beliefs our language. culture will be lost the. next still wants to do something to prevent that together with his friends from the village he's a member of the associate. that's an association designed to keep local cultural traditions alive. everything in the garden is planted in the circle the peds around to here they cultivate plants that ancestors also used aloe vera and many others every

for this new zealand farming family there are many new challenges but with views like this everyone can see why they choose this life. in our global ideas series we go to the andes in south america in colombia our reporter culture dinner met the indigenous me sack people who are determined to protect their cultural identity and their tradition of nature conservation. when the knees act indigenous people have important matters to discuss they always sit by the fire. as 27 year old nestore explains is the most important place in the home. or placenta is cast into the fire after all. but the ritual which joins us to the earth. you know we're going to leave you all leave for the cities rather than staying here will be no one who protects this area . and then our beliefs our language the entire culture will be lost cynthia been said. nesta wants to do something to prevent that together with his friends from the village he's a member of the associate dean botanical yes that's an association designed to keep local cultural traditions in line with. everything in the garden is planted in the cir

level with new zealand. how we heard how the latest outbreak in sydney may have affected those plans? >> the travel bubble has been on-again, off-again, hasn't it? optimistic ang couple of weeks ago, that new zealand was beginning to look more favorably at the bubble. of course, new zealand -- has had a better track record that australia and containing community transmission. and while new zealand has been allowed to travel to australia without quarantine, the prime minister there has been clear any people returning or us joins making the other trip would quarantine, one can only imagine this cluster in sydney has thrown a spanner in the works and delayed preparations at least. in our own country here at, in australia, this cluster has seen state and territory across the nation, queensland, west australia, tasmania, pull up the drawbridge and renew those border restrictions, technically 5 million people across greater sydney are not allowed to leave the state and travel anywhere else and australia. it would

imo mathison this is all to see a live from doha also coming up new zealand releases a report on the 2900 christchurch mosque attacks recommending stronger anti terrorism and hate crime laws. still it all adds up at a crucial break that trade deal another round of talks between the e.u. and u.k. fails to resolve differences as a deadline looms. american singer songwriter bob dylan's tells his entire song catalog and what's been the cold one of the biggest ever publishing deals. the u.s. has seen its deadliest 7 days of the coronavirus pandemic since april and health experts are warning the worse is yet to come nearly 2000 americans have died each day and the past week the country's top infectious disease expert says the winter holidays surge hasn't hit yet as people prepare to travel and get together. and what we have now is a challenge ahead of us of the bleak months of december in january where we have a baseline of inspections that literally is breaking records every day with regards to number of infections number of hospitalizations and numbers of deaths the numbers are really st

for this new zealand farming family there are many new challenges but with views like this everyone can see why they choose this life. and in our global ideas series we go to the andes in south america in colombia our reporter culture dinner met the indigenous misaka people who are determined to protect and control identity and their tradition of nature conservation. when the knees ak indigenous people have important matters to discuss they always sit by the fire. as 27 year old nestore explains is the most important place in the home. centers cost into the fire after all. but the ritual which joins us to the earth. you know we're going to leave you all leave for the cities rather than staying here will be no one who protects this area . then our beliefs our language the entire culture will be lost and cynthia then said. nesta wants to do something to prevent not together with his friends from the village he's a member of the association. that's an association designed to keep local cultural traditions alive. everything in the garden is planted in circles the peds around to here they cu

i think some people might rush to interpret that as new zealanders may not want to ta ke as new zealanders may not want to take the vaccine. but i think we need to take a step back and understand that new zealanders like many people it might be just a little bit concerned about what is involved and the process by which the vaccine came to be so quickly. so concern, but then we will have it. is that what you were saying? hesitancy rather than anti—vaccine? yes, i think you could look at it as a spectrum. and where there might be some hesitancy, and i think that's natural and normal, people will want to know a little bit more about it andi to know a little bit more about it and i think within that spectrum, there will be some people who will find out a little bit more about it and then feel comfortable and press ahead with taking the vaccine once it becomes available. but then further along the route the a people who are a little bit more concerned and might need a little bit more information, and then you move along to the cohort of the population that might be somewhat more resistant. yo

an inquiry into last year's mass shooting at 2 new zealand mosques as found failings by the police and intelligence agencies but says nothing could have stopped the attack australian gunman brenton town to serving life in prison without parole. ultimately this roughly 800 page report came be distilled into one simple premise with some new zealanders should be safe anyone who calls new zealand harm regardless of race religion sick show orientation gene data should be saif new zealanders deserve a system that does its best to keep you safe and that is what we are committed to building. has more from christchurch where the attack happened. a very long and detailed reports that has now been tabled in parliament and released to the public will mice a 100 pages long hundreds of people interviewed hundreds of submissions received a very exhaustive an extensive. it began the reports by looking into in great detail the events of the actual day and much last year when the gunman brings in town to attack the 2 mosques in christchurch and then it delves into the background of the events that led u

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justin rowlatt, bbc news. james shaw is new zealand's minister for climate change. he's in wellington in new zealand. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. of 43 industrialised countries, 31 have experienced a drop of new missions the 12 has seen emissions increase recently and new zealand is near the top of the second group. why is that? over the course of the last three decades we simply have not put in place sufficient policies to bend the curve of our missions downwards as our population and economy has grown. that is what we we re economy has grown. that is what we were spending much of the first term of our government on, mirroring some legislation that the uk put in place about ten yea rs that the uk put in place about ten years ago so we have a climate commission who next year will provide us with advice on how to stay within that 1.5 degrees threshold. you say that but there is an organisation that reads your contributions as insufficient. and if every country did that, the world would be warming up to three degrees. that is righ

our top stories: a report into last year's christchurch terror attack on two mosques has found new zealand's security services were too focused on the threat from islamist terrorism. the report specifically notes that before 2018, the concentration of resources was not based on an informed assessment of the threats of terrorism associated with other ideologies. two of the biggest states in the us have warned of a worsening public health crisis and dr fauci says christmas will be a greater challenge than thanksgiving. we don't listen to the public health measures that we need to follow, then we could start to see things really get bad in the middle of january. with time running out, the british prime minister will travel to brussels this week, to try and secure a post—brexit trade deal with the eu. and bob dylan sells the publishing rights to his entire music back catalogue — in a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in new zealand, a report into last yea r‘s terror attack by a white supremacist on two mosques in chri

for this new zealand farming family there are many new challenges but with views like this everyone can see why they choose this life. series we go to the andes in south america in colombia our reporter culture. met the indigenous music people who are determined to protect their cultural identity and their tradition of nature conservation. when the indigenous people have important matters to discuss they always sit by the fire as 27 year old nestore explains is the most important place in the home. centers cast into the fire after all. but the ritual which joins us to the earth. we all leave for the cities rather than staying here to be no one who protects. our beliefs our language. culture will be lost. ness still wants to do something to prevent that together with his friends from the village he's a member of the. yes that's an association designed to keep local cultural traditions alive. everything in the garden was planted in the circle the peds around to here they cultivate plants that ancestors also used aloe vera and many others every plant here has its own special purpose. when

james shaw, the new zealand minister for climate change. this is bbc news. 0ur headlines: talks about a post—brexit trade deal between the uk and the eu are continuing through the night in brussels. in nigeria, hundreds of students are feared missing after gunmen on motorbikes raided a secondary school in katsina state in the north—west of the country. virgin galactic attempted a milestone test flight of its rocket—powered tourist plane on saturday, marking the first crewed flight of its reusable unity vehicle. it took off from the purpose—built commercial spaceport in new mexico but the flight did not reach space as planned after the ‘onboa rd computer that monitors the rocket motor, lost connection.‘ the pilots were however able to fly back to base and land safely. now this does of course come off the back of elon musk‘s spacex starship test flightjust days ago — which despite spectacularly exploding on landing was still a huge success. earlier i spoke to science and health journalist, christopher wanjek who authored: ‘s

here in new zealand, where according to the latest bulletin from the new zealand bulletin of health, no new cases of covid in the community, the celebrations are able to go ahead in a relatively normal fashion. cheering samoa and tonga already welcoming in the new year, 2021, ahead of new zealand, but auckland the first major world city to welcoming the new year and say goodbye to 2020. a year that i think most of us will be glad to see the buckle. with hopes that 2021 will bring a much better and healthier here for all of us —— glad to see the back of. how lovely to see that scene in auckland. borisjohnson‘s trade deal with the european union has become law. the bill has cleared the uk parliament, after being approved by mps and peers. 0vernight it was given royal assent by the queen. the deal takes effect at 11pm when the uk will stop following eu rules. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. this was the moment, late into the night, when the brexit trade deal became the law of the land. her majesty has signified her royal assent to the following act — european un

a report into last year's christchurch terror attack on two mosques has found new zealand's security services were too focused on the threat from islamist terrorism. the report specifically notes that before 2018, the concentration of resources was not based on an informed assessment of the threats of terrorism associated with other ideologies. two of the biggest states in the us warn of a worsening public health crisis — america's leading infectious diseases expert says christmas will be a greater challenge than thanksgiving. and the death that shocked millions of fans. remembering the former beatle, john lennon, who was killed a0 years ago today. good to have you with us. well, it's day one of vaccine rollout as the uk becomes the first country in the western world to immunise people against coronavirus. 800,000 doses of the jab will be available at hospitals across the country. british prime minister boris johnson has called it a huge step forward in the fight against covid—19, which has led to the deaths of more than 60,000 people across the country. 0ur health reporter jim r

how would, how will climate change affect new zealand in particular? we are already experiencing more frequent and more severe drought and our hotter seasons and we are also experiencing more frequent and severe storms throughout the year and the nature of those storms is changing as well. we're starting see the sea level rise increasing coastal erosion in the country is waking up to the fact that we will have to adapt to the effects of climate change that are already locked in and i think that will increase the sense of urgency with which people say we need to get on with cutting our emissions in the atmosphere. this is bbc news, our headlines: talks about a post—brexit trade deal between the uk and the eu are continuing through the night in brussels. in nigeria, hundreds of students are feared missing after gunmen on motorbikes raided a secondary school in katsina state in the north—west of the country. virgin galactic attempted a milestone test flight of its rocket—powered tourist plane on saturday, marking the first crewed flight of its reusa

i think the message from the report is that we can and must to be sure new zealand's prime minister promises change after an investigation into last year as mosque shootings finds failings by police and intelligence agencies. and chuck yeager the test pilot who broke the sound barrier dies at the age of 97. hello thanks for joining us the world's 1st approved coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out in the u.k. take a look at this 19 year old market margaret's kenan received the 1st official dose at the university hospital in coventry she says it was a privilege well 800000 doses of the pfizer by a vaccine will be available at 70 hospitals right across the u.k. the elderly and care home workers are being prioritized health chiefs caution the rollout will be a marathon not a sprint but the prime minister boris johnson is calling it a huge step forward the british health secretary has described it as the beginning of the end off this pandemic let's get an update from joining us from just outside st thomas's hospital that's over and london rory so you're saying the vaccine has now been administe

while the new year's eve countdown is still hours away in europe, people in new zealand and australia have already brought in 2021. sydney fireworks were spectacular as ever this year, but were shortened to just a few minutes due to coronavirus restrictions. the centre of the city was closed to most people, and only those with restaurant and hotel bookings were allowed in to limit the spread of covid—19. and in new zealand, some of the first to celebrate the arrival of 2021, were treated with a fireworks display launched from auckland's sky tower that lasted five minutes and included a laser display over the city's harbour. most secondary school pupils in england will return to the classroom after the christmas break, later than planned. the education secretary has emphasised the importance of getting coronavirus testing for school children up properly in place before pupils return. but teaching unions have criticised the government's plans, with one labelling it a "last—minute mess". primary schools will also remain closed in areas with the highest infection rates. here's our edu

he now works as a security consultant in new zealand he assisted. in the aftermath of the christ church attack. western security agencies have been late to the party there spent so much time and effort in the last almost 20 years now looking at extremists is lot that they haven't paid enough attention that was going behind the internet walls where white supremacist perhaps was a dialogical dialectical opposition to the islamists have organized very thoroughly their way ahead of the security authorities up until you know the last 3 years the issue a white supremacist was considered a local law enforcement problem it was not a national security problem this is for the entire western liberal democratic world now we know that that in fact it's false. it's an international phenomenon and it means to be combat as an international phenomenon with the same rumor that the fight against. to take on that far right community is considerable in scope and scale then after novel both me. populating behind the scenes of these lone wolves are a number of far right o

zealand. >> it is over for new zealand. everything is gone and they're beautiful and a massive break out yesterday. >> reporter: the second lockdown, closing borders worked. sports and fans are back. they head to their biggest industry, tourism is massive. new zealand borders is still closed and is now preparing again, ordering throw timee time vaccines than it needs. above all be vigilant. comeing up, how republicans are setting the stage to make it harder to vote. are setting the stage to make it harder to vote where we need to ask for help; and that's what food banks are here for. i asked dale if walmart would partner with us and he said, "absolutely, let's figure out how to get this done." when you start working in an area and you're out in the stores, and in the community, you see the need. it was just the right thing to do. ♪ ♪ tums ver(bell rings)la stick ♪ when heartburn hits fight back fast... ...with tums chewy bites... beat heartburn fast tums chewy bites honey honey? new nyquil severe honey is maximum stre

new zealand had been favourites to win the game as the final day started with the tourists on 71—3 — but a century from fawad alam, 11 years after his last his last century, gave the tourists hope of a draw. he was eventually removed on 102, setting up a thrilling end with the hosts needing four wickets from the final 22 overs to secure victory. despite resistance from pakistan, new zealand finally got the last wicket with less than five overs remaining. there was a dramatic finish in the australian big bash league as hobart hurricanes beat brisbane heat byjust one run. brisbane needed two runs to win from the final ball to at the gabba, but mark steketee was run out by a direct hit. it looked like the batsman had got the one run he needed to force a super—over but replays showed he'd left his bat in the air as he dived. the sport of surfing will make its debut at the tokyo olympics this summer — and it's also secured a place at the paris games in 202a. the head of the international surfing association told our sports news correspondent alex capstick that it will benefit both the

should be safe new zealanders deserve a system that does its best to keep you safe and made it's what we are committed to building south korea says it secured millions of coronavirus vaccines amid a growing surge of infections it's enough to cover 84 percent of the population but the inoculation program will only begin after monitoring other countries rollouts for a few months. at least 8 opposition activists have been arrested in hong kong it's because they joined an annual protest march on july 1st this year it was deemed an illegal assembly a number of those arrested which included several former politicians announced it on their social media pages. one day a nationwide shutdown has been merged in india as farmers ramp up protests against new agriculture laws transport workers and teachers are among the other unions supposed to strike tens of thousands of farmers have been camped outside india's capital for more than a week say the law will hurt their livelihoods and to calling on the government to repeal it. but as the headlines don't go away the news continues here on al jazeera

new zealand ‘s response to the attacks when it happened, attracted worldwide attention because of the manner it was handled. so i do hope that there are some learnings, not just that there are some learnings, notjust in new zealand but in other countries for implementing as well in swift manners. notjust implementing as well in swift manners. not just at implementing as well in swift manners. notjust at a government level but add an individual level as well. we all play a part in reducing hate crimes and our unconscious bias. that escalates to what we saw on march 15 last year. thank you for your time and for paying tribute to your brother here on bbc world news. we wish you well. two years ago, global headlines were dominated by political upheaval in venezuela — we reported extensively on what looked at the time like the end of the maduro regime. now, nicolas maduro is not only still in power, he has won a major electoral victory giving him back control of the national assembly. turnout was low and the poll was criticized internationally as fraudulent but it gives mr maduro complet

this roughly 800 page report came be distilled into one simple premise with the new zealanders should be safe anyone who harm regardless of race religion sexual orientation gender should be safe new zealanders deserve a system that does its best to keep you safe and that is what we are committed to building more opposition activists have been arrested in hong kong those detentions come as the u.s. imposes new sanctions and a travel ban on 14 chinese officials it's in response to hong kong's decision to disqualify opposition politicians from its legislative council e.u. and u.k. negotiators have failed to make any headway as they attempt to reach a post brags that trade deal but as prime minister boris johnson set to travel to brussels this week to try to work out an agreement those are the headlines coming up next it's one a one east good buy. the world food program will receive the nobel peace prize for fighting against hunger and the use of starvation as a weapon of war we ask executive director david beasley how the challenge of combating global hunger will be met in the age of the

the terrorist attack that shocked the world and devastated new zealand. on march the 15th 2019, brenton tarrant, a white supremacist, opened fire in two mosques, killing 51 people and wounding dozens more as they got ready for friday prayers. the quiet city of christchurch became the scene of one of the country's darkest days. more than a year and a half on, a royal commission report on the mass shooting has now been made public. today, we have answers on the matters of how the attack occurred and what could have been done to stop it. the commission found no failures within any government agencies that would have allowed the terrorist planning and preparation to be detected. but they did identify many lessons to be learned in significant areas that require change. the report found that security agencies were almost exclusively focused on the threat from islamic extremism and failed to investigate threats by the far right. it also said the police did not enforce proper checks on firearms licenses, but it found no failings within government agencies that wo

sophie: ahead of new zealand's third-quarter gdp resort that report, -- a powerful list for the new zealand economy seeing 1% quarterly growth driven by a rebound in consumption. although domestic services are still lacking. also looking for destabilized and for a bounce in goods trade. furthergdp report could power up the gdp dollar which is trading at a 20 high. wellington isand coming online. what else are you watching at the start of the week? sophie: we are watching the renminbi, given the yield premium china commands which will draw in more inflows. rally for the0% sincehe strongest level late 1993. the strength will be a key threat to china's macroeconomy. willing to see if the pboc have measures to guide the currency lower. haidi: let's get back to sterling news. brexit talks moving on. london and brussels agreeing to go the extra mile. let's get some insight from david bloom over in london. always great to have you. i'm not surprised to see some level of brexit fatigue. i would not be surprised if you tell me you have brexit fatigue as well when it comes to sterling. what is the ma

he now works as a security consultant in new zealand he assisted. in the aftermath of the christ church attack. western security agencies have been late to the party they spent so much time and effort in the last almost 20 years now looking at extremists is not that they haven't paid enough attention that was going behind the internet walls where white supremacist perhaps was a biological a biological opposition to the islamists have organized very thoroughly their way ahead of the security authorities up until you know the last 3 years the issue of white supremacist was considered a local law enforcement problem it was not a national security problem and this is for the entire western liberal democratic world now we know that that in fact it's false. it's an international front means to be combat as an international phenomenon. the fight against. tech and the far right community is considerable in scope and scale they often are . operating behind the scenes of these lone wolves are a number of far right online organizations who have now flooded the

the 1st of these attacks and 2900 was carried out in christ church new zealand brenton tarrant stormed into 2 mosques murdering 51 people he was the 1st attack ad to post a live video like in a 1st person shooter game and he inspired a way for further deadly attacks 1st in california and texas followed by in august and then finally in holland. dietrich is all too familiar with these image boards and far right gaming groups he monitors new extremist content being posted online every day and gives presentations explaining the danger emanating from these perpetrators in beijing as the lead in the sun and the world they live in is not really are it's about some apocalyptic end of the world scenario they claim there is a white genocide taking place it's basically a death cult where the end of the world is now and in germany too they see the end to germany that's coming any day now from an imminent attack on us by hordes of muslims or some other evil forces or end of days fantasy that people become obsessed with. the hate of muslims by these would be terrorists almost brought a bad shop owne

we have $800.00 pages of words and now we need them translated to powerful new zealand's muslims call for a change after an investigation on the christ church mosques massacre exposes failings of the security agencies. you know was. a nationwide strike in india farmers stepped up their protest against new laws on prop placements. and a desperate journey for a new beginning a rise in the number of child refugees trying to cross into europe from africa. follow the 1st doses of the pfizer biotech coronavirus vaccine have now been administered in the u.k. 19 year old margaret keenan received the 1st vaccination at university hospital in carbon 3 she says it was a privilege. i was thankful for his crew for it because it's free and it's the best thing that's ever happened. at the moment so do please go for it that's when i say you know. if i can do it. so can you will 800000 doses of vaccine are now available at 70 hospitals across the u.k. the elderly in care home workers are being prioritized health chiefs caution the rollout will be a marathon not a sprint but prime minister boris johnso

new zealand had been favourites to win the game as the final day started with the tourists on 71—3 — but a century from fawad alam, 11 years after his last his last century, gave the tourists hope of a draw. he was eventually removed on 102, setting up a thrilling end with the hosts needing four wickets from the final 22 overs to secure victory. despite resistance from paksitan, new zealand finally got the last wicket with less than five overs remaining. the wet weather has put paid to friday's new year racing meeting at cheltenham, which has been abandoned. 0rganisers say the track is waterlogged and unraceable. the seven—race card was due to feature the grade two relkeel hurdle. the event had been set to be held behind closed doors after gloucestershire entered tier 3 for coronavirus restrcitions. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. let's return to one of our main stories today, and the uk's medical regulators have approved the 0xford—astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine — clearing the way for a hug

named — jesse kempson is the murderer of british backpacker grace millane in new zealand, and he's now been convicted of two more sex attacks on other women. retailers complain what they call the government's stop—start covid rules are costing them £2 billion a week this christmas season. bell rings, applause and, nice to be appreciated — the carers for whom a weekly round of applause, helped them cope with the pressures of the pandemic. and coming up in sport on bbc news: anthonyjoshua tells us he's going to use his own money to help keep amateur boxing alive in the uk during the pandemic. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the authorities in calais say they're hoping they can restart transport links across the channel by the end of the day, relieving the misery of more than 1500 lorry drivers still stuck in kent. the french border was closed on sunday for 48 hours because of fears of the spread of the new variant of covid—i9 to the continent. the home secretary, priti patel, says 650 lorries are backed up on the m20, with another 873 in a lorry park, and the ro

new zealand's prime minister promises change shafter a high level report into last year's mosque shootings finds failings by police and intelligence agencies. and chuck yeager the test pilot who broke the sound barrier dies at the age of 97. thanks for joining us within the hour the u.k. will become the 1st western country to begin a mass coronavirus vaccination program 800000 doses of the pfizer buying tag vaccine will be available at around 70 hospital hobbs' across the u.k. the elderly and care home workers are being prioritized or health chiefs cautioned the rollout will be a marathon not a sprint but the prime minister boris johnson is calling it a huge step forward and the british health secretary has described it as the beginning of the end. of this pandemic roy chalons joining us from just outside st thomas' hospital over in london so the vaccine rory's being distributed to a network of hospitals across the u.k. just set the scene for us tell us what we expect to happen. calling this the biggest vaccine rollout in n.h.s. history as you say these are going to be. ministered in hospi

new zealand welcomed 2021 with a fireworks and light show, but across the world celebrations are being scaled down due to the pandemic. this is the scene in taipei as taiwan begins its celebrations. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. let's stick with those fireworks in taiwan to celebrate the new year. very welcome in the new year and of course gci’oss very welcome in the new year and of course across the world, we've seen some of these scenes, new zealand and australia for example, but invasion, the fireworks display, we normally see a bear, it's been cancelled. hong kong, as well, but this time of the day, but taiwan, the great success story of coping with this covid pandemic, a light show going ahead. they have had a sense pandemic began, only 799 cases and seven deaths, their plans and quarantine, contact tracing, on the wide availability and acceptance of masks all kicking in and all successfully coping with coronavirus, hence their ability and their desire to actually have this fireworks display and light show to welcome in 2021, so there's a ni

weather agencies here in new zealand monitoring the situation very closely as well they are saying at the moment this is the 4th largest storm system that we've seen in the south pacific as you mentioned the. category 5 very damaging storm potentially as expected to make landfall in fiji on the 2 main islands sometime on thursday evening but already it is making its presence felt reports coming out of fiji suggesting there is already damaging winds heavy rainfall in causing flooding and already some large sees being reported as well of course in the coming hours those conditions are expected to worsen significantly our forecast is saying we could see wind gusts in excess of 300 kilometers an hour of course much of the infrastructure in fiji is not built for that we could see more than $300.00 millimeters of rain and very large swells causing a significant storm surge so particular concern for those living in those low lying coastal areas and the government has been warning really for the past couple of days that fijian should prepare for the worst those living in those in the most at

year once for mining details lock down pricing for now new zealand is by and large appreciate the approach of the government to ensure that we are not taking on a niece's sciri risk as we're going into summer and a much needed summer break for new zealanders. now the united states has officially or moved on from its state sponsors of terrorism list the trump administration approved that move as a side deal to sudan's normalization agreement with israel in october washington coffee and signed an agreement to restore the country's sovereign and unison meaning that it can't be sued in american courts and returned sudan paid $335000000.00 to the victims of the 1998 outside attack on the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania and. i spoke to our he's an analyst on the horn of africa as well as a senior let trend lawyer at kill university he says this move will benefit sudan's economy. because it wasn't just list it was not illegal for you as for it now that this is listed depending on how the relationship between the 2 countries upon our going forward i think that may be able to receive a conside