new zealand had signed up for long ago. last week the first iraqi foreign minister visited here and came calling on his new zealand counterpart to send troops to his country. >> the notion has always been that there would need to be some invitation that we would need to feel that our efforts would be welcome. >> reporter: according to the government any troops that it decides to sends would be to help train iraqi soldiers. it's performed similar operations in afghanistan. it is accord to the prime minister john key the price of belonging to the club. a reference to the intelligence alliance that also includes the united states, australia great brit britt angreatbritain and canada. it's also about payback. last year iraq vote today including new seen land on the united nations security council. some worry that new zealand is losing its independent reputation that has at times taken a bold stance against some of its much larger allies like the banning the nuclear armed or powered ships from entering their without nurse the '8

cohost new zealand have made it two in the contradict world cup. scotland proved to be a tougher test than expected. >> after victory over sri lanka new zealand fans expected a win against scotland. it looked like that wouldn't abproblem when the scots lost the top four batman in just the first five overs. scotland would be bowled out for 142. despite 38 from williamson, the black cat struggled. they lost seven wickets at regular intervals in their innings. new zealand still managed to claim the victory with 25 overs and three wickets to spare. >> got scarier than we wanted, i guess. we ran into trouble but we got the points and the job done, so pretty satisfied. >> chase that go small total might have been a little cricky for them and it might have changed the way that their natural game, you know, would usually be, so i'm not sure what other teams will make of it, but from a scottish point of view, we're very proud. >> despite running the hosts close, scotland has still yet to win at three world cups. >> afghanistan's cricket team makes its world

of new zealand and australia. it looked like it might be an one-sided affair as the new zealand bowlers ripped into the batting line up. australia captain michael clark with 23 on his return from hamstring surgery. he was one of five wickets as the aussies were bowled out for 151. their captain looked like they were going to blast their way to victory. they were on their way to the target in 78-2. mitchell sta rc brought the aussies back to the match. he had three wickets in the space of three bowls. a thrilling finale when he took new zealand's ninth cricket, they needed six more runs. and williamson smashed the ball for the required six giving new zealand the one-wicket win. >> i was looking to add a bountiry ideally a six. but what stacked at the other end, it was obviously quite tough, so trying to get a boundary away is sort of the plan. >> we were extremely poor. there is no doubt about that. i think credit needs to go to new zealand bowlers. they swung the ball nicely. and our shot selection was very poor.

new zealand soldiers could soon join the fight against isil. critics say it would be a mistake. taiwan calls on company to his share their profits with their young workers. >>> here say reminder of our top stories a report out of yemen says a shipment. arms have arrived from russia. the shipment is said to have been trans ford north to the houthi strong hold. people in the libyan city are setting the -- a significants the damage the day avi i didn't want launched a series of air strikes, these are the latest pictures from a hospital in the city. cairo says the strikes killed several isil-linked fighters in the raid but civilians including children appear to have been killed as well. >>> the leader of lebanon's hezbollah has called on its military wing to increase its presence in iraq. they say their forces are already fighting isil in iraq, he also said that hezbollah would not retreat from syria. >>> new zealand is set to debate on whether to deploy troops to help iraq in the fight against isil. the government says its soldiers will perform a noncombat role in iraq. critics say

, and then williamson smashed the ball over the required six giving new zealand the one-wicket win. >> i was looking to head a boundary ideally a sixth. but the after the other end. it was obviously quite tough. trying to get a boundary away was the plan. >> we were extremely poor. no doubt about that. you thought they bowled very well. they swung the bowl kindly. i think you have the defense more than anything was an area that was a lot poorer than we would have liked. >> new zealand now have four wins from four. al jazeera. >> we have lots more sports news with the headline of the day for you whenever you want 4/7, at www.aljazeera.com. >> i'm russsell beard, in southern kenya, where the latest development in human elephant conflict resolution is creating a real buzz. >> and i'm amanda burrell in indonesia, to see a wasteland

. >> one new zealander is considering to send troops to iraq. >> a top stories here on al jazeera. allies to the legally installed tripoli government, say they are heading to tackle isil. the u.n. is preparing to hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss ukraine the separatist say they have seized large parts. and a series of bomb attacks have killed at least 24 people. the greek prime minister has declared that his government will not succumb to blackmail. the country's finance minister has been handed an ultimatum by euro zone counter parts. they have given greece until the end of this week to extend it's bail out program or risk crashing out. says he won't be forced into a bad deal. >> we are cooperating with our partners on the basis of specific proposals that we are presentingpresenting in good faith, the with a sincere willingness for the negotiations we want a solution not a clash our goal is not for a clash, our goal is a viable solution with tough negotiation and we refuse to succumb to psychological blackmail. >> so john, prime minister is, that can only add to tensions. >

and whether there is a need to disarm the shia militias here. >>> new zealand is deciding whether to deploy troops to help fight isil. the government says its soldiers will perform a non-combat role in iraq. but critics say deployment would be a mistake. >> reporter: this was the public invitation to a fight that many people suspect new zealand had signed up for long before. last week the first iraqi foreign minister visited here and came calling on his new zealand counterpart to send troops to his country. >> the notion would be that there would need to be some invitation. >> reporter: according to the government any troops it decides to send would be to help trien -- train iraqi soldier. it is a price to belonging to the club a reference to the alliance that including the united states and australia. some people worry that new zealand is losing its independent reputation that has at times seen it take a bold stance against some of his larger allies. like the banning of nuclear ships from entering knew agencyland waters in the '80s. or its condemnation of the u.s.-lead invasion of i

that makes it pretty clear case for new zealand of performance. >> i have the bond guys saying buy new zealand bonds. why won't they cute rates? >> they do not need to know. it was only a few months ago the market was pricing in more hikes. rather than going to pricing cuts, they've taken out the hikes. in our minds, long new zealand makes a lot of sense -- not necessarily against the dollar. kiwi-yen is performing very well. >> you want to trade kiwi-yen. thank you for joining us. rbs posted their seventh loss. more restructuring costs including job cuts are to come. the ceo forfeited one million pounds of his pay this year. investors seemed to shrug that off. stock flat on the day. standard charters -- named ex jpmorgan executive bill winters as the ceo replacing peter sands. as we had to the break, here's a picture of the equity markets. dead flat. the dax trading north of 11,000 points. we will get a read on the german jobless market. ♪ >> good morning. in three minutes time we will have german unemployment. in eight minutes time, we have "the pulse." we are joined by guy johnson

here he is riding around the hills of new zealand. i have to say, i can understand why new dezoondzealand allowed them to shoot this. any chamber of commerce would say, come visit us. >> a rad mountain bike track. who knew? >> one bike to rule them all. >> but -- >> not that new zealand need is in help but this video make me want to go and check it out. it's so beautiful. >> it is beautiful. >> i any you need to add a cloak to anything you do and you'd look cool. >> right. >> true. let's get some cloaks. >> let's do the show in clocks. >> gandolf or hobbit make the call. >> love this video, it shows us the what if guys acted with guys as girls act with their girlfriends. >> oh, no. come here. tell me everything. >> but i love it also because it shows what girls would be like if they acted like dudes. >> are you crying? >> no. >> it looks like you're -- >> i'm all right. >> one with the short side? you hate it. >> i like it. >> like the time i got bangs. >> wow, haircut? >> yeah what do you think? i thought i'd try something new. >> lo

. >> new zealand now has four wins from four. al jazeera. >> well, india recorded their biggest world cup victory. they beat the united arab emirates. they would take four wickets in reply, they put on a partnership of 75, india would reach their target of 18.5 over. they've won all three of their world cup games. >> every wicket that you take over it is counted as a world cup wicket and every score is a world cup run. that was to come over here and repeat the kind of performances and the way we've executed in the past two games. we were happy with the way that the individuals showed up, and the way we played wicket today. >> world number one rory mcilroy has missed his first cup in eight months. it happened at the honda classic in florida. his second round of 74 on friday put him over par. the cut was made official on saturday after a rain delay on friday meant that some players still needed to finish their second rounds this morning. >>> the qatar open,. >> u.s. open runner up through the final to the mexican open where he'll t

. >> i'm reporting from new zealand where a teenage golfing record breaker returns home to celebrate her success. >> we pray for the children in the womb >> a divisive issue >> god is life , so it's his to take >> see a 10 year old girl who's pregnant, and you tell me that's what god wants... >> a controversial law >> where were you when the babies lives were being saved? >> are women in texas paying the price? >> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be #-gz >> hello for the news hour here in dee had a. 100 men and boys have been kidnapped by the islamic state of iraq and levant. they belong to one of the biggest tribes in the country. houthi rebels in yemen have used live rounds and tear gas to disperse demonstrators in sanaa. president hadi now has fred to the southern city of aden. >>> ofavalanches have killed people in afghanistan. it's been described as the worst in 30 years. >>> in china, a secret meeting an american news network suggested that the culprits were terrorists trying to build a nuclear bomb, but sky cables raise a very different theor

i think credit needs to go to new zealand bowlers. they swung the ball nicely and bowled good areas, but our shot selection was poor. and i think our defense more than anything else was an area that was a lot poorer than we would have liked. >> new zealand have four wins from four. >>> another match going on in perth right now with the united arab emirates playing in the u.a.e. limping to 102 all out after 31.3 overs. india cruising towards victory on 88/1 >>> world number one rory mcilroy is on the verge of missing the cut at the honda classic in florida. his second round of 74 on friday put him at 7-over. the first time in nearly a year he has two consecutive rounds over par. the cut will not be made until saturday as a 4-hour rain delay means some players need to finish their second round. >> i think it's been since the open in 13 the last time i missed a cut. i don't like missing cuts. you want to play on the weekend, and i'm not there. i'm here i'm home. but i'm not going play this weekend. which is not nice. >> italian side have

she's back home to play in new zealand for the first time as the world's number one women's golfer. >> to be in that position right now is great. and it's great to share this number one ranking with all the people here in new zealand. >> the 17-year-old became the youngest player to reach the number one ranking last year. and strengthened her position with victory in australia on sunday. her rise to the top has come as no surprise to her former coach who worked with her for ten years. guy wilson said that she'll continue to improve but the pressure on her will increase. >> she just got better and better and continually moved up the leaderboard. it will be interesting to see how she goes being number one nowhere else to go essentially. >> ko has had a big impact on the sport in new zealand with girls increasing 20% last year. playing at home comes with tension and unique pressures. this week lydia ko will have to contend with the strong wind. one of the incredible things about her is she's so experienced at such a young age. she already has one new zealand open title to her name, and t

new zealand were also brilliant in the field. this catch from adam mills. [ cheers ] >> reporter: they finished with 7 wickets as england went all out for an embarrassing 123. if they thought that was bad, the worst was yet to come. brendan leading the charge smashing his first six. but there were more of those to come. six more in fact. as he let lose against england's miserable bowling attack breaking his own word to notch the fastest world cup 50 of just 18 balls. new zealand going on to claim an emphatic 8-wicket win. >> i think it will be something we all look back on in time and think of how mazing this occasion was. a full house, and it was an amazing feeling, and having that many people in behind you, and this just went to the brand of cricket we have been playing later, and it is getting people through the gates and watching exciting cricket. >> all credit goes to them. the best display seance we have been down in this side of the world, which says a lot. today they outperformed us. >>> well the top four from pool a will

. >> i'm wayne hay reporting from new zealand where a teenage golfing record breaker has returned home to celebrate her success. >> you're watching the al jazeera news hour. the islamic state in iraq and the levant has kidnapped more than 100 men and nine boys in iraq. they belong to the one of the biggest tribes in the country. >>> houthi rebels have used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse demonstrators in sanaa. more than 100 people have died in afghanistan after avalanches have buried schools homes and mosquess in afghanistan. >>> russian president vladimir putin is threatening to cut gas supplies to ukraine if it does not pay for deliveries. it is accusing kiev of failing to supply gas to areas controlled by pro-russian separatists. russia's gas company is a crucial supply of gas to ukraine and other countries. >> in full compliance and will continue to do so. the pre-payment made by the ukrainian side is enough for three oh four days of gas deliveries. if it does not come, the contract will suspend deliveries. of course, this may create a threat to europe to our european par

at new zealand humbled england. sarah coates reports. >> reporter: smiling for the cameras before the match got underway. england's fans would hardly have dreamt the nightmare about to play out in front of him. here was the first casualty. and then the second scalp of the day. new zealand were also brilliant in the field. this catch from adam mill. [ cheers ] >> reporter: then finished with 7 wickets as england went all out for an embarrassing 123. if they thought that was bad, the worst was yet to come. brendan mccull am smashing his first six off stewart brood. but there were more of those to come. six more in fact. as he let lose against england's bowling attack breaking his own record to match the fastest world cup 50 of just 18 balls. new zealand going on to claim the win. >> i think it's something we'll look back on in time and think of how -- how amazing this occasion was. a full house here in cape town it was an amazing feeling, and having that many people in behind you, and it just went to the brand of cric

new zealand and australia, a winning start. a report now. >> redeveloped the 2011 earthquake, the overland christ church hosted the cricket world cup. brend a.m. mcdull a.m. for co co-host new zealand against sri lanka called out by mendez having scored 65 from just 49 balls. came williamson added 57 for the black cats his 13th half century in the last 17 one-day internationals. cory anderson with 75 from 46 balls as new zealand finished off 331 from 6 from their 50 overs. despite 65 from tiruamani, sri lanka never got close to the target. captain anglo math use fell short 4 when he was caught out by daniel vitoria, all out for 233, giving new zealand a 98-runs victory. >> we are excited for the win. it's early stages of the tournament as well which, you know first game and a long road to go before making those calls as well. >> there was a big opening-day win for the other host australia in melbourne on being dropped, aaron finch scored 135 runs against england on his home ground. glen maxwell added a half century. steven fimn

i think credit needs to go to new zealand ballers. they swung nicely and balled good areas but shot slenings was very poor. i think the defense more than anything else was an area that was a lot pourer than we would have liked. new disagree lands have four wins from 4. richer arrested par, al jazeera. >> not quite as close in perth where indiana recorded their biggest ever world cup victory. they beat the united arab em wreaths by nine wickets. the uae stumbled as they were bold out for 102 taking four wickets wickets. in reply, the rockets, a partnership of 75 in this encounter. a half century as india reached the target in 18.5 overs and now won all 3 of the world cup games. >> at the end of the day, every wickett that you . >> at the honda classic in florida. his second round of 74 on friday. after a rain on friday some of the players still needed to finish the second round this morning in florida. wales wenning, making it two in a row for welch and keeps alive their slim hopes aside. esports has become a massive spec tate offer ev

. >>> new zealand said to debate on whether to deploy troops to help fight islamic state of iraq and lavante and will have a noncombat role in iraq but say deployment would be a mistake and wayne reports. >> reporter: this was the public invitation to a fight many people say they signed up for long ago and abraham was the first iraqi foreign minister to visit here and came calling on new zealand counterpart to send troops to the country. >> the notion is there needs to be some invitation we would need to feel it out if it's welcome. >> reporter: according to the government troops it sends will help train iraqi soldiers and performed similar operations in afghanistan, it is according to the prime minister john key the price of belonging to the club. a reference to the intelligence alliance that includes the united states, australia, great britain and canada and also about pay back and last year iraq included new zealand on the united nation security council and some people worry that new zeeland is losing their reputation that has seen it take a bold stance against much larger allies

the new zealand bank or currency markets need a period of ocr. westpac said the new zealand dollar is going to outperform their country peersiers and most economists say rates will be unchanged at three and a half percent. three big currencies moving today. >> these are some of our top stories this morning. recent finance minister will meet his german -- greece's finance minister will meet his german counterpart later. germany and the ecb hold the keys needed to unlock the bailout deal. greek stocks rallied yesterday. global stock architect rallied after crude oil and third a bull market, soaring 24% from a six-year low reached in january. many analysts say the rally could be temporary because less spending won't eliminate an oil glut overnight. taiwanese authorities say 12 people have been killed and 30 missing after a plane crashed near taipei. the airliner came down in the river after losing contact after takeoff. the flight from taipei crashed at about 10:30 five local time. another 16 people are said to have been hurt. these are live picture

. >> now, lydia go returned to new zealand. the youngest golfer to hit the rank aring. will compete in the open. there will be first. this is special. she's back to play in new zealand for the first time as the world's number one women's golfer. >> to be in that position is great, it's freight to share it with all the people in new zealand. the 17-year-old became the youngest player to reach the number one ranking last year. she sealed her position with a victory in the australian open on sunday. the rise to the top coming as no surprise to her former coach. guy wilson says she'll continue to improve, but the pressure on her would increase. >> she hasn't failed yet. winning enough events to lead up the leader board. it will be interesting to see how she goes being number one. >> it had a big impact on the game in new zealand, with a number of teenage girls playing golf is 20% last year. playing at home comes with extra attention and unique press, and this week lydia ko will have to contend with a strong wind. an incredible thing about her is she's so experienceded at a

new zealand is a beautiful country filled with cheap hawk its and meteor's. it was a piercing the atmosphere. it left for sonic booms. he said the flashes were in front of him and landed in a gully. ♪ that's what everyone said at the same time. if you have clerestories to meet me -- tweet me. why would a physics teacher plash ideas about white privilege in his classroom? the first president of obama is smack down over his amnesty order. now what? ♪ kennedy: rudy guiliani shed use that song if he runs again. and the judge has temporarily blocked the president's executive order that gives amnesty to many illegal immigrants. 26 states argue that the president has overstepped his authority in the administration will appeal and he says the law and history are on his side. tim, of welcome to the show. so what exactly happened with this decision? >> it is a preliminary injunction. this is one of the first deaths in the litigation but it indicates that the president -- the judge thinks what the president did was illegal. it doesn't enforce the constitutional ques

new zealand and australia putting on a thriller at the cricket world cup. we have rehabilitation later this hour. egyptian court declared the gaza-based palestinian group hamas a terrorist organization it's a month after the military wing was put on a terror list. it's called the decision dangerous to the palestinian resistance against israeli occupation. joining us on the line. the foreign minister. i know you are furious about this. it must come as no surprise given the fact that the muslim brotherhood is in egyptian eye, a terrorist organization, and hamas is pretty much its sister organization. >> we are shocked. something unaccepted from the egyptian court. it will involve aggression against gaza. the susan shaprio court has no evidence or proof to prove that hamas is a terror organization or that it conducted a criminal action agates the egyptian security or military it's a big shame. the shame for the judicial system in egypt. and i think that this will give support for others to continue aggression against our people. and i think they understand wel

. >> new zealand is deciding whether to deploy trips. but critics say a deployment would be a mistake. reports from oakland. >> . >> according to the government any troops that it decides to send would be h tone train soldiers. it's performed similar operations in afghanistan, it is according to the prime minister the price of longing to the club. a reference to the alliance that includes united states, great britain and canada it is also about pay back, last year iraq voted to include new deanne on the security council. some people worry that new zealand is losing it's independent reputation that has at times seen it take a bold stance like the banning of nuclear armed ships. amove that certainly upset the united states. if the u.s. led invasion of iraq in 2003. opposition member of parliament was the minister of foreign affairs. and says the current government is making a big mistake. >> we need to go down a different path. it has not taken account of the lessons of history. >> late last year, giving agencies greater powers to monitor

. >> reporter: and in sport new zealand makes new england suffer at the cricket world cup. ♪ but first one of the biggest opposition figures in venezuela the mayor of caracas has been arrested and accused him of a coup and joins lopez who is one of the main opposition leaders, he has been in prison for a year. adam rainy has more. >> reporter: the moment when the mayor of caracas a leading opposition figure wez led away by security forces venezuela intelligence agency is seen on some of the vests. aids to the mayor said the men did not identify themselves or give any reason for arresting the mayor. hours later hundreds had gathered outside the agency headquarters at the capitol demanding the mayor release and his wife spoke to al jazeera. >> translator: i hold president maduro personally responsible for my husband's safety. >> reporter: after arrest the president maduro took over national television air waves and accused him and others of plotting to topple the socialist government last week. >> translator: antonio was captured by the order of the prosecutors office to be investigated

she is back home to play in new zealand for the first time as the world's number one women golfer. >> to be in that position is great, and it's great to share it with all of the people here in new zealand. >> reporter: she strengthened her position with victory in the australian open on sunday. [ applause ] >> reporter: her rise to the top has come as no surprise to her former coach. guy wilson says she will continue to improve, but the pressure on her will also increase. >> she hasn't failed yet, she has just got better and better and better and won enough events to continually move up the leader board, and now she is on the top of the world. >> reporter: she has had a big impact on the game in new zealand, with the number of teenage girls playing golf increased 20% last year. this week she will also have to contend with a strong wind. but one of the most incredible things about her is that she's so experienced at such a young age. she has one new zealand open title to her name and this will be her sixth appearance. >> i still get really nervous, and i think just because in the back

new zealand was also brilliant in the field. southeast england went all out for an embarrassing 123. if they thought that was bad the worst was to come. but there were more of those to come. six more, in fact. as mccallum let loose against the miserable bowling attack, breaking his own record to notch the fastest world cup 50 of just 18 bowls. new zealand going on to claim an emphatic eight-wicket win. >> i think it's something that we'll all look back on, and in time and think of how amazing this occasion was. a full house here, and it's an amazing feeling. >> one of the best bowling display we've come across since we've been down this side of the world. we couldn't help it. >> in pakistan against the west indies who open their campaign against violated. pakistanireland. pakistan with a dispute of the team's fielding coach. >>> the ongoing world cup includes 1 countries. plenty more have ambitions to one day be involved. they include pap pa new guinea. we have reports. >> this is always where the action has been. matches spinni

sri lanka out for 233 giving new zealand 98 run victory. >> excited for the win and know it's early stages of the tournament as well and it's our first game and must have been a long road to go before we look at starting to make the quarters as well. >> reporter: there was also a big opening day win for the other hosts australia and melbourne after being dropped on his second ball aaron finch went on to score 135 runs against england on his home ground. glen max well added a half century. steven finn the first english lan to take a world cup hat trick but too late as australia had 342-9 and troubles continued, england captain got the fourth duck in the last five matches and like finn marsh to take five wickets. steve smith diving catch to remove butler 92-6. james taylor tried to keep the visitors in the game. he was on 98 when australia saw he was lbw for the final wicket. a decision was reversed on review. but then james anderson run out on the same delivery. england all out on 231, australia winning by 111 runs richard par with al jazeera. >>> bolt says he will retire after the 2017 wor

zealand where the cricket world cup is hours away and the cow host new zealand will play sri lanka and yet to reach the final and believe they have what it takes this time around and started the warm up to the campaign strongly beating south africa in the last match. >> we take most boxes and i think the star of the play which we crunched down over a period of time is something we are comfortable with. we have had different personnel come in and out over the last little while but the game plans remain the same and that that is a good strong well it's a good sign they have the same game plan even with different people. >> it's four years since a major earthquake struck christ church and the impact is still felt there, the world cup starting there suggests a return to normality but as wayne reports in many parts of the city that is not the case. >> reporter: much of central christ church is abandoned following 2011 earthquake and doesn't look like a city that is preparing to host a major international sporting event, but on the edge of the business district its heart is alive and well an

sri lanka all ought for 233 giving new zealand a 98-one victory. >> we're excited for the win. we know it's the early stages of the tournament, and it's a long road to go before we can start making those quarters as well. >> it was a big win for australia against england. glen maxwell added a half century. stephen finish became the first englishman to take a hat trick. it was too late as australia posted 322-9. troubles continue, the england captain got his fourth you have in the last five matches. marsh would take five wickets. steve smith with his diving catch to remove butler from england on 92-6. taylor tried to keep the visitors in the game. he was on 98 when australia thought they would caught an lbw for the final wicket. the decision was reversed on review. but then james anderson was deemed run out on the same delivery. england all out on 231. australia winning by 111 runs. al jazeera. >> rugby's six nations continues on saturday with england taking on italy. request an impressive win over wales last week, they look to do the same thing against england's side england le

. >> after being beaten by australia and humiliated by new zealand, there was much more than pride on their side. alley did what so badly his side needed. hammering all over the ground, 128 rounds of 107 balls. alley's partnership putting england in a commanding position as they reached 303 parades. scotland lacked sparks and struggled from the get-go. balled out by their rivals for 184 with england's captain unprepared for a victory speech. >> a win just puts things a little more at ease and gives guys a little bit of confidence. even the guys who didn't perform today, rubbing off are up against -- sorry that sounded terrible. talking to other guys who have had a little bit of success today will be good for them. >> the victory removing england from the bottom of their group. is sarah coates, al jazeera. >> north korea has banned their group from participating in a competition. they are concerned about the ebola virus reported no cases of the virus but its borders remain closed to foreign tourists. , that happened last october the event has been held in pyongyang every year for the p

. >>> so many fun things to see and do in new zealand. what could you do? you can go drift striking and you can have a blast doing it ♪ pretty unique look too. you know why? they're motorized, number one, and, number two, feet are behind you so you don't have to keep your feet out of the way of the wheel. that's a unique way to ride. also got bumpers on it. why does it look so much fun? >> supertramp shot it. >> close. his team a whole team that put stuff like this up on his youtube channel. ♪ >> out on the streets here but they eventually go to blow cart. why is it called blow cart? watch, not only ride motorized drift trikes but hop on these things too. >> cool. >> that's cool. >> right? these trikes with the sails on them blow carts. that's why the video between the drift trikes and blow carts is a blast. >> someone trying to go to new zealand, when you go there there's not a lot to do just a lot of sheets. always something to do that's crazy. >> need a track like there is in the states. >> we need a track like this here. >>> it's a well-known fact t

cory anderson top score was 75 from 46 bowls as new zealand finished from their 50 over. despite 65, sri lanka never got close to the targets. captain matthews fell short when he was called out. sri lanka all out for 233 giving new zealand 98-run victory. >> we're excited for the win. >> it must an long road to go. >> there is a big opening win for australia in melbourne. after being dropped on his second bowl aaron finch went on to score his runs against england on his home ground. glen maxwell added a half century. stephen finn became the first englishman to take a hat trick. troubles continued the england captain got his fourth in the last five matches. like fin marsh would take five wickets. steve smith with the diving catch to remove butler 92-6. james taylor tried to keep the visitors in the game he was on 98 when australia caught the final wicket. the decision was reversed on review but then james anderson was deemed run out on the same delivery. england all out on 231 australia winning on 111 runs. al jazeera. >> six nations rugby continues. in action right now it

this is the view from new zealand. 1% down. the new zealand dollar is at $.74. to the opens in japan and korea, let's head to japan. on friday we saw japanese stocks bouncing between gains and losses. the nikkei ending the day 1% down. fire -- fastest rise since july of 2007 the day before. of markets in the region to tell you about. exchangesm and taiwan are not trading due to the lunar new year holiday. there will not be trading in the u.s. on monday due to the presidents' day holiday. greece and its creditors have been holding top-level phone calls in the last few hours as time ticks away at the latest meetings on debt. wants toce -- once -- introduce reforms without austerity. the creditors say no. >> you mentioned this suppress phone call. cyprus phone call. that happened in the last hour. .t was a last ditch effort at the same time, across greece there have been other rallies. 20,000 people assembled. want no more debt, and austerity and so forth. you have ourou, back. that's the sort of scene. a phone call, protests, tensions. today, monday, a very import

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but new zealand still manages to claim the victory with went five overs and three to spare. a little bit scarier than we wanted i guess. rushing around the change, means we may be in a little bit of trouble but we got the points, and we got the job done, so pretty satisfying. >> chasing that small total may have been tricky for them, and it might have changes the way that their natural game would usually be. so i'm not sure what other teams will make of it, but from a scottish point of view we are very proud. >> despite running the hosts close, scotland has yet to win the three world cups. >> afghanistan's team, when they play bangladesh. reportsreports on the hopes of the afghan people. >> the pitch is almost ready for the first tournament, playing inning this semifinal match, the high school in orange, and share hon in blue. a bit of last minute strategy before the match begins. >> then it gets underway. this is one of afghanistan's most dangerous provinces and security is a main concern for the players. >> if a player is wealthy, he is afraid of being kidnapped if he is p

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. >> i'm reporting from christchurch new zealand, which is preparing to host a sporting event less than four years after the city was struck by a major earthquake. >> leaders from the g 7 group of nations just over 24 hours to go there has been a surge in fighting in eastern ukraine. pro-russian separatests mounted a last minute offensive. 25 people have been killed across the region. ukraine's military said 11 of its soldiers were killed in 24 hours. ambassador to the u.n. has condemned the up turn in violence. >> for us it was an and is an unacceptable that during the meeting in minsk new 50 tanks 40 artillery systems and 40 armor vehicles arrived from russia to separatists. it is brutal, how separatists are preparing themselves to cease-fire on sunday. at this very moment they are conducting a meeting, 48 villages and towns are under heavy shelling. >> rebels are particularly focused on grabbing more strategically important territory from ukraine on saturday. they already control donetsk airport. and now they're pushing for the real way hub that is vital to the coal industry. capturi

call now. >>> in new zealand more than 100 pilot whales died after stranded on a beach. the race is on for conservationists and volunteers to try to save the 60er 0 or so surviving whales. >> reporter: it is a devastating sight for rescuers. nearly 70 pilot whales resurfacing. >> they need help. >> hard to see the ones that haven't made it. do what you can for the ones that are still going. >> with nearly 200 whales initially coming to shore, nearly half of them have died. the mammoth task of keeping survivors alive until high tide. >>. >> always a possibility but we will try today. we have the whales in a good position in front of the gate. a bit of a chance to get them to the deep water sooner it is a high chance of getting the whales. >> at daybreak more than 100 people were on the beach ready to lend a hand. with that number more than tripling by lunchtime. >> try to keep them spritzed, put covers on them and try to 0 keep them calm. >> the volunteers came to us giving these whales the best chance of surviving and hope we can get them out in the sea during high tide.

cory anderson with new zealand finished on 331 for 6 from their 50 overs. despite 65 from ramana, sri lanka never got close to the target. captain angelo matthews fell four rungs short of a half century. sri lanka all out for 233 giving new zealand a 98 runs victory. >> excited for the win. early stage of the tournament as well. you know the first game and a long road to go before we can look at starting to make the quarters as well. >> there was also a big opening day win for the other hosts, australia in melbourne after being dropped on his second ball, aaron ferch went on to score 135 rungs against england on his home ground. glen maxwell added a half century. steven finn became the first englishman to take a world cup hat trick. it was too late as australia posted 342 for 9. morgan's troubles continued. the england captain got his fourth duck in his last five matches. like finn australian mitchell marsh will take five wickets. steve smith with a diving catch to removed butler for england's 92 for 6. james taylor tried to keep it in the game. he was on 9

chris harris played 150 internationals for new zealand and is developing young players. he is proudly christchurch born and bread and believes the world cup is exactly what the city needs. >> there is a lot of families and people having issues here, so it's wonderful to think you can have these events and help cheer the community. >> they hope when the games are shown around the world they'll send a message that despite the challenges the city is open for business. al jazeera christchurch. >> once the action begins, arguably all eyes will be on melbourne saturday when two of the biggest rivals go head-to-head. australia place england in front of 90,000, australia go into this one having won 13-15, 1 day matches against england over the past four years. australia's captain said past successes won't count for much when it's time to whack out on to the pitch. >> i'd love to say it would count for something but i don't think it does. i think england have made really positive changes to the way they play and their structure and making it look dangerous. i don't think they rel

it's picked up by the rescue team in new zealand. >> the hotline rang. i thought here we go. what we got now? we were told it was a boat in distress and if we could go out and try to find it. >> the mayday calls gives only a vague position. the pilot knows finding the boat will be tough. >> the rescue helicopter actually went over us. it didn't see us because of the squalls in the water. >> it's now a nerve-racking 25 minutes since the rescue call was made. and at any moment "the tormenter" may sink. finally the rescue crew spots the troubled boat. >> they were in big trouble. the boat was actually beginning to sink rather rapidly. >> alex stewart, an experienced rescue diver, is lowered from the chopper. >> when they placed me on the boat, i had about two seconds and i was off it. >> alex knows there's very little time. >> i shouted to tina to get into the water and for her husband to go in the dinghy and get away from the sinking boat. >> tina doesn't want to get in the water for fear she'll lose hold of priscilla. then a wave hits the cockpit and the dog falls in to the oc

canada, new zealand, australia. these are the countries that sent a lot of soldiers. bill: who is the audience and how do you hope they will best be used? professor han: let's multiply 10 to the korean war veteran family and friends, ok. i told you there are 2 million people. so big community. a and also there are many many korean americans here and also americans who are aware of the importance of the korean war. so these, i think, this is a big community that korean people can have in the united states and they are very, very supportive and proud of what korea has produced. so this is a big community. bill: we have a couple of minutes left. let's go back to the photographs on the website, part of the database, and what you said is the start of the whole idea of seeing the photographs of veterans. how do you judge what to put on the website? you said you don't want the dramatic theme ones, the military actions, but the everyday shots.

zealand and will host the first match of the tournament when new zealand takes on sri lanka on saturday. almost four years since a major earthquake struck the church and the impact is still being felt there. the world cup starting there suggests the return to normality and in many places it's not the case. >> reporter: following the 2011 earthquake and doesn't really look like a city that is preparing to host a major international sporting event. but on the edge of the business district it's half is alive and well. the park redeveloped cricket oval is about to host the game of the world cup. >> it's a fantastic opportunity to prove itself to be the host city we have always been. >> reporter: at the same time the lives of so many people who live here are still in limbo. in some suburbs and surrounding towns communities have disappeared. in this area there used to be almost 600 families now there are just three. brent and his family turned do you know offers to move out and he is helping others to get the money they are owed from insurance companies so they can rebuild. >> this is one of

new zealand's 10 year yield is trading around 3.3%. why are you bullish on an economy where sheep outnumber people 3 to 1? >> it is a question of monetary policy cycles. my three policy cycles -- monetary policy cycles are out of sync. the fed looking to increase rates, the bank of england may follow. others, like australia and new zealand, arebrendan: is the kiwi-dollar on a jim caron high. tom: i've had this idea before. in utilities incorporates. you are looking at the fed, full faith and credit bonds. is it so dangerous you are forced to go to new zealand because there's nowhere else to go? >> certainly, yields have come down. tom: portugal is the same yield as the u.s. brendan: that is our fact of the day. tom: how does a professional work when portugal's 10 year is the same as the u.s. tenure? >> a lot of it comes back to our analysis. brendan: when we look come if you have a dollar-based portfolio and you are hedging returns back into dollars, i'd argue europe looks like one of the most attractive dollar equivalent yield strateg

we would push back across. >> new zealand is a different story? >> it could be in a sense it is not price in. from that perspective, the aussie dollar is a much of honorable because -- vulnerable. >> new zealand led the way in raising rates. >> we had a meeting recently last week and they made it particular they are not buying hiking. we are ahead of tightening and that's the correct way to characterize. >> greece. the perennial issue, they feel they can bargain their way here and get a backstop from the european central bank. the dollars holding up remarkably well faced with very aggressive -- >> yes, the market has changed a lot when greek concerns were weighing on the euro. the point to we would make now is that it is really the ecb and qe that is driving the euro-dollar. we're having this lower. clearly, the negotiations and greece are important for greece and potentially for the periphery bonds. we do not think it is having a major impact on the euro. the euro is much stronger place. no one talking about a breakup of the euro. people speculat