lloyd burr from newshub in new zealand.s here, but of course we're the ones you want to watch on saturday, our coverage continues here round—the—clock, including a special royal wedding coverage, which begins from 9am gmt on saturday morning. more to come here from windsor. yes, as babita said, the bbc is the place to be for all your royal wedding coverage. we will have lots of build—up to the ceremony, and of course, we will have a special live programme on saturday from windsor castle, starting at 9:00am gmt, right here on bbc world news. i will be home the whole dayjust watching the royal wedding. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. the world's biggest palm oil producer tells us removing palm oil from supermarket products won't address the heart of the issue, coming up on asia business report. and, before we go, let's show you these pictures. as if we haven't talked enough about the royal wedding, this is a record attempt for the world's longest folded card. with two days to go, a local design company hopes to

and now she's becoming part of the royal family in new zealand and the queen is head of state in newnderful. he went to all these small towns in new zealand and people fell in love with him. he went to a pub quiz in new zealand. is one of the lads, one of the people and he's a really lovely guy, just like his mum —— he's one of. many people here are saying it's the modern royals that show a different side of the royal family which many are welcoming? they are reinvigorating the royals, prince charles doesn't have the best reputation in new zealand, don't know what will happen if he becomes king and whether we will become a republic. controversial. when you see what's coming through the ranks, george, charlotte, harry, the renewed royal family, they george, charlotte, harry, the renewed royalfamily, they are george, charlotte, harry, the renewed royal family, they are the future of the monarchy and we are in bracing them in new zealand. thanks for talking to us. what will you do on saturday? i will be with you on the long walk. right by my side? putting my microphone into all your int

but first we head to new zealand where dairy farming is jeopardizing the water quality. global meat consumption is on the rise on average we humans each consumer around forty one kilo a year in two thousand and seventeen alone three hundred twenty two million tons of beef pork and poultry were produced worldwide and that requires a lot of animals on our planet has more than seven hundred twenty million pigs nearly a billion cattle. and twenty three billion chickens many of which are false to live in overcrowded cages or stalls. and vast areas of land a destroyed soley to grow animal feed or to be used as grazing pastures meanwhile the urine and feces of livestock contaminating soils and waterways in germany for instance two hundred eight billion liters of liquid manual was sprayed on to fields last year with terrible consequences for biodiversity. joyce hatto still washes or vegetables in water from the tap but she won't drink it anymore not after what she went through in twenty sixteen she and five thousand others of the town of power block north came down. with gastroe

so what's the drinking age in new zealand?t about all the profanity in the movie? your mother and father are fine with it? >> yeah, they're fine with it. no, they weren't. [ laughter ] i remember i was doing a scene with ryan and he whispered in my ear and my virgin ears, it was pretty intense. i can't say it because it's television and it's live. so i said it and i freaked out. they really enjoyed the film, though. >> jimmy: i think i started cursing when i was like 5 or something. >> you came out of the womb. >> jimmy: yeah. really. but it was brooklyn, you know. it was like a different thing. are there words in new zealand, curse words that we don't know of here? like -- >> no, not really. you sort of get influenced by americans. >> jimmy: i see. oh, really? interesting. so you've learned things from us. and we've really taken nothing profane from you. >> i wouldn't say learned things. >> jimmy: you've absorbed things from us. >> yeah. i'm like a sponge. >> jimmy: i see. i saw you in a movie i thought was a great movie, "th

we are looking for somewhere between the uk and new zealand with warm weather, a pool and new zealandwhere that will work for all of us. thailand offers a combination of easy a ccess , thailand offers a combination of easy access, good beaches and low costs. the trouble is, in september, the weather will be hot and humid. so my top choice for both low—cost overall and a great experience is greece. in september, you and your british friend will be able to get there and back for next to nothing. so you might want to subsidise your new zealand friend for her much longer, more expensive trip. base your selves in athens for a cultural trait and then head out for an island escape. finally, john ash from exeter in south—west england has a simple question. for a cut—price encounter with a floating mountain of ice, head for canada's iceberg floating mountain of ice, head for ca nada's iceberg alley. floating mountain of ice, head for canada's iceberg alley. this is a patch of sea extending from the coast of labrador down to stjohn's on the island of newfoundland. you can on the island of newfo

so you might want to subsidise your new zealand friend for her much longer, more expensive trip.or a cultural treat and then head out for an island escape. finally, john ash from exeter in south—west england has a simple question. for a cut—price encounter with a floating mountain of ice, head for canada's iceberg alley. this is a patch of sea extending from the coast of labrador down to stjohn's on the island of newfoundland. you can fly to stjohn's from london in about six hours. at the optimum time to be there is late may, when a flight will cost you around £500 return. if you want to know where to go and when, then the travel show is here to help. just email the travel show, and i will do my best to find you an answer. from me, simon calder, the global guru, goodbye for now and i will see you next time. finally this week, we meet the residents of colobraro in southern italy. the village is said to be so cursed it is unlucky to say its name. that is it for this week. join us next week, when... christa visits amsterdam were 23 million visitors are expected by the end of the dec

information coming in from new zealand.romng at the forecast budget surplus from new zealand. 3.1 billion. and new spending on health education as well. this is as the finance minister brings out this 2018 budget with its echo on the forecast -- economic forecast as well. 3.23for this year climbing percent for next year. let's have a look at what else is going, the market action and what have we got here? the reaction to the spending and the growth forecast? sophie: we are seeing the kiwi get a boost. trading at 69.14 the qb dollar has been -- the kiwi dollar has been gaining. now we are seeing this lift from the budget detail. that is but we are seeing for the kiwi dollar which is getting right along with shares in wellington gaining 7/10 of a percent. we are also keeping an eye on an indonesian assets ahead of a policy decision. indonesian stocks gaining ground. the rupiah is rising 2/10 of a percent. chill the central bank hike rates, that could slow down outflows making indonesian shares the worst performers in asia. in

and new zealand central bank has helped interest rates at a record low quality the door open to couldnflation. at oneor the cash rate point 75% and said it would remain there for some time to come. the central bank president its forecast for the first rate move in the second quarter of 2019. he says it could be up or down depending on time and event. global news, 24 hours a day, on the air, and at tictoc on twitter. powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. haidi: what an extraordinary night for malaysia, a stunning victory in malaysia's elections and the a six decade rule. the hard part comes down as he tries to marshall the four party coalition that will lead the country. let's get to our chief international correspondent covering this phenomenal expectedresult, and an -- and unexpected. day fora momentous malaysia. it was meant to be done on concluded 2.5 hours ago. with a stunning victory. nobody would have thought the opposition would garner support from strongholds. thes significant because wave we have seen from the geord

like in new zealand it was basically a field. i designed a modern house and eighty four percent of the plants are local to the area. are. it's windy in the air is salty. so you need the right plants for the climate. so why not stick to local ones. but if he's. been made his career breakthrough in one thousand nine hundred he was part of the team that redesigned the historic community gardens three thousand new trees were planted to create a green oasis in the french capital. and another of his works the plus new canal for us today on the outskirts of the capital finish created this lush space in the one nine hundred ninety four. because it was bonus as soon as the sun shines i really like coming here for a picnic or to go for a walk before. you've got the sun as a parisian i need greenery and this garden is fantastic job this is and when you think. louis been ish a man whose landscape gardens really grow new. beautiful and finally we want to let you in on this week's drive tell us what kind of flowers you like to do just go to ou

the 32—year—old won 20 ireland caps and last played for the lions on their tour of his native new zealanding ireland's summer tour of australia. england have dropped mark stoneman for the second test against pakistan which starts on friday at headingley, after a run of bad scores. he's the only change england have made, with keatonjennings replacing him. the opener last played for his country last summer before losing his place in the side. but he's scored three centuries for lancashire so far this season. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. more now on the storms that caused flash flooding across the west midlands. a man who rescued a driver trapped in his submerged car hours before a man died on the same stretch of road has been speaking to reporters this afternoon. he explained how he dived in to a six foot deep flood to reach the stranded man. this is what he has been saying. this is what he has been sayinglj was this is what he has been saying.” was on my way home. i avoided the road closure like everyone else does and they went down a side street and then i came a

as new zealanders have the right to settle in australia refugees would use new zealand as a back door into australia going back to the broader policy australia's government says rightly that there are millions of refugees around the world needing resettlement a year when the other men here any more deserving than any of them of resettlement in a rich country like australia what makes you any more deserving than someone stuck in a refugee camp in lebanon for example i know nothing to remember any crisis in the war but when we arrived two or three year was not known when we arrived to australia there was not i since when we arrived to australia. there were still many millions of deaths so it's not even that you know it's not mean that. there was three no government has this right to porch or ours is the way you see it as tojo's people a very strong word you feel tortured yeah it is a port sure you know we have been on the torture scene they are torturing us you know we have been on the porch we have been under a systematic torture you've been fed you've been housed nugget how is that fo

kathleen: he was the deputy governor at the bank of new zealand. economist during the 1990's when they were one of the first central banks to create the concept of a new inflation target. that is when people wanted to keep inflation down. the question now, how do you boost inflation? they kept it unchanged at 1.75%. mr. orrcy statement and keeping it unchanged. let's look at one more gtv chart. down toation range is 1.1%. towards the bottom of that target. seeing somewhat dovish has allowed the kiwi to weaken. that could be good down the road, it could boost exports, that could help relieve downward pressure on inflation. i think if you are a global macro nerd you could spend all night in the u.s., all day in asia, watching central-bank measures. you will be getting china cpi and ppi data. the boj will release a summary of opinions from the april meeting when it dropped its forecast on when they will hit their 2% market. bank of england meeting, even though they are supposed to keep it on hold. yvonne: a busy night for you, kathleen hays, joining u

in new zealand, however, the central bank met today and the reserve bank of new zealand held borrowingome analysts had predicted that interest rates would be on hold all the way through the 2020. the new governor said that, quote, the door is open to both a rate rise and a rate cut, depending on the inflation data. in other business news to you this morning, bmw is extending a uk recall of its cars over safety concerns did it the move comes over safety concerns did it the move co m es after over safety concerns did it the move comes after an investigative bbc report found that some vehicles could stall completely while they are being driven. the carmaker is recalling over 300,000 vehicles, including the bmw one series, the three series and the 24. and japan's because carmaker forecast a 15% drop in profit in the current fiscal year because of slow demand in its biggest market, north america. it also blamed the effect of strengthening japanese yen on profit as well. in the year to march 2018, toyota posted an operating profit of about $22 billion. and it is up and away uber which has re

live now to dr tim bill who is a researcher and specialist in asia based in new zealand good to see you tim six pm where you are now a very good evening to you we're seeing a donald trump in recent days somewhat flip flopping over the north korea summit now we're seeing russia's foreign minister visiting pyongyang what why do you think it's sort of a love of is there right now. well of course hughes is answering the invitation from. north korea. russia has a very keen interest in what happens in northeast asia and it's important for him to be there he is the most experienced foreign minister in the world and so it's good news that he's going and might wonder why he has not been early and why there hasn't been some of the earth. but anyway he's there now and there certainly is you've got a washington's our language or in recent weeks or months donald trump saying he's going to bring fire and fury to north korea he's going to totally eradicate north korea on the other hand though you've got sol pyongyang china and others constructively working towards peace why is there such a disparity i

you are a new zealander, and you founded this company in new zealand, but you aim to target internationalk a little bit about your target audience because they are not just in new zealand. they are all over the world. >> exactly. when i was 18, i applied to 25 universities all around the world. i got into all these schools, and i wanted to help initially new zealand students get into their wish list schools. we had a lot of success. we have expanded around the world. scarlet: how is your company different from other companies that help kids get into school? mr. beaton: we have a global network of mentors from some of the world's best universities -- oxford, stanford, m.i.t., as well as corporate partners like goldman sachs or facebook. technology which matches students and their interests to mentors. that global access is instrumental to our success. scarlet: you are expanding in north america. compare what your service offers with what local college admissions offer. they are familiar with the minutia of who gets in where p what value do you offer? mr. beaton: we typically start around t

in 1984, new zealand ended those subsidies. what happened? farm productivity rose, farm earnings rose, farm output, all rose. what did new zealand farmers who opposed the ending of subsidies say once those subsidies were removed and the economy responded? the fed rated farmers of new zealand says that, quote, it thoroughly debunked the myth that the farming sector cannot prosper without government subsidies. mr. speaker, it is long past time to debunk that same myth in our own country. restore the consumers the power to command what producers grow and restore to producers the accurate price signals they need to maximize their productivity in a free and undistorted market. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. conaway: thank you, mr. chair. mr. chair, we have a clear cut choice. you either want american producers to produce american food or you don't. that's what this is simply about. when i think about the farm bill, you can love it or hate. it's the safety net we have in pla

a prime minister has been enlisted to help put new zealand on. donald trump and his vice president are addressing at least seventy thousand gun enthusiasts at the annual convention of the national rifle association some of their strongest critics though are the students who survived a school shooting and partly in florida earlier this year both sides are taking shots at the gun debate and taking the conversation online and we are being connected that for the hash tag team is going to. be with the news great live on air in streaming online through you tube facebook live at al-jazeera dot com it is friday and unfortunately it has meant more violence at the gaza israel border since the end of march we've seen weekly demonstrations and indeed this is how it all played out earlier today is ready forces firing tear gas near the border after hundreds of palestinians gathered after friday prayers gaza health officials said ten people were injured this is all part of what's known as the great march of return it began with palestinians demonstrating near t

you're not going to find it on these maps because new zealand isn't on the maps. know who's fed up? new zealand. >> i'd be. >> they put out a hilarious video saying get nz on the map. they say australia, it's a big conspiracy going on. australia is trying to steal their tourists and they're over it! >> it's not even on the tattoos? >> no. i mean, a tattoo artist, you would expect to know. >> there you go. >> #getnzonthemap. >> people who should know better is what you're saying. >> yes. >>> speaking of ikea, how would you like to wear furniture? >> really? >> this sounds like an april fools joke. suits match actual furniture it's unique limited edition suits created by this one guy -- yeah. so the furniture retailer is teaming up with the tailor. the prints on the suits -- >> yeah. the prints are inspired by items available at the store. >> that's my -- >> prom dress. >> that's my favorite one. >> wear that to the prom. >> good idea. inspired -- how do we get them. we love our wacky suits. we better get on this one. >>> over to a different kind of senior prom. thi

you see trading in new zealand get underway.coming off session highs with kiwi stocks at .6987. off coming coming off of the improvement in the situation with italy additionally managing to avoid fresh elections and getting a governor -- government formed their. pickup in oil prices with wti stopping the five-day losing streak. sydney futures like more positive, and the energy sector is seeing a nice boost. and we see u.s. treasuries boosting financials going into the session. , the u.s.0 year yield dollar also find the most in three weeks in the overnight session. they euro seeing a spike, and we see pressure coming off of the dollar yen coming into the tokyo open. it is all about italy. ramy: is also so much more especially with what is happening here with the fed. italy's political crisis has moved to the back burner for now it's shadow is moving to the biggest central bank that is prepared to meet and two weeks time. let's get more on this because kathleen hays is here with me with a look. let's start with the fed, the focus

she said she considered moving to new zealand after she lost the election but decided against it. >> invite to the met gala. >> donald trump proposed to milania there in 2004. >> let's talk about wally world. >> a sad picture with a happy ending. a pennsylvania walmart forced a veteran to sit outside in the rain while selling flowers for charity. his wife posted that picture to facebook thank today as it was pouring rain he was told he couldn't stay in the protected area and would have to go out in the rain. way to go, walmart. commendable way to treat our veterans who fought for your freedom. disgrace. the walmart manager decided to change the policy. folks are now allowed to sell things under a canopied area use the right there. a lot of folks on facebook thanking walmart for taking the policy -- standing outside in the rain for veterans charities as well. rob: everybody changes their mind. imagine this. a family of raccoons falling from the ceiling into your living room. >> game on. >> she is mean. rob: four babies getting out unscathed but the mother put up a real fight. jillian:

new zealand flat at the moment. idea that trump tweaking we might have to back away from the deal recently reached with china towards a different deal that will be easier to look at compliance with adding another injection of uncertainty into this trade scenario as well. futures in australia closing an hour ago. ups is how we are setting going into the open in sydney. the aussie dollar there. against dollar gaining everything in the g10 space except the yen. yen givenongside the geopolitical concerns. also concerns over meeting with north korea. new york crude above $71 a barrel, brent just shy of $80 a barrel. the bloomberg commodities , buting a little gain fumbled depending on how these trade talks proceed. let's get more on what the fed said in its may meeting and what it actually means with kathleen hays. phrasing,entences and so what is the message and if you get statement? >> you just mentioned in your conversation that there is a sentence prominently in these usually it is about 15 pages are so very carefull

after defeats to new zealand and australia over the winter, surely the familiar surroundings of home not. as tim hague explains these are testing times for england. for many the first home test of the year marks the start of summer. for somerset off—spin add—on their skid marks something more special, his england test career. —— but it marks something more special, his england test career. they lost captain joe special, his england test career. they lost captainjoe root special, his england test career. they lost captain joe root shortly after. pakistan were bowling really well and were in no mood to let up. ali picked up his second of the morning. with england‘s winter of discontent continuing into summer, alastair cook remained defiant and here was another half—century as he jonny bairstow, and later ben stokes looked to put england on the front foot. yet every time the host rallied pakistan stopped them in their tracks. losing alastair cook for 70, their tracks. losing alastair cook for70, a their tracks. losing alastair cook for 70, a big their tracks. losing alastair cook for70,

trading in new zealand getting underway. let's take a look at how this quite session in asia is starting off. a little weakness for kiwi stocks. we saw some strength against the euro overnight for the kiwi. the aussie dollar losing ground overnight. sydney looking to open just a touch weaker there. let's take you to first word news with haslinda amin in singapore. haslinda: the u.s. is said to be willing to discuss a deal with europe over illegal subsidies given to airbus. the proposed talks indicate a shift in position for the trump administration and could open the way to the eu avoiding billions and sanctions. we are told washington is ready to impose penalties if the sides failed to reach a solution. the bank of england is denying a rift with the u.k. treasury after the financial times said the two are at loggerheads over the prospect for the city post-brexit. the financial times cited unnamed bank officials that report claims the bank deputy governor has fallen out with the treasury on giving away regulatory control. a

— a chance to start afresh after a miserable winter, ashes humiliation, then a series defeat in new zealandold spinner dom bess, england's first test against pakistan starts at lord's tomorrow — a chance to start afresh after a miserable winter, ashes humiliation, then a series defeat in new zealand. untarnished by that is 20—year—old spinner dom bess, who will make his test debut. from lord's, here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. so here we go, the start of another english test match summer, and put yourself in the position ofjoe root. his position in the batting order will be number three. that means more responsibility. here's the captain and has to lead england's test team a disappointing winter. he plays a crucial role in all formats of english cricket. right now, he says that he all thrives on that. long may that continue from an image point of view. in his test match team he need some help with some energy. hence the recall ofjoss some help with some energy. hence the recall of joss butler some help with some energy. hence the recall ofjoss butler and spin bowler dom bess. i ha

trading in new zealand going underway just now, we're seeing it flat.e looking at more pressure coming onto the kiwi. morgan stanley sees another 4% decline by year and. that is on rising debt concerns and declining terms of trade. sydney features a bit more positive, about .25% higher your riyadh aussie dollar at 75.1 two, and the kiwi continuing to put on some gains their. we talked about commodities, oil with brent hitting $80 a barrel since 2014, coming off let a little bit, and wti holding at $70 .45, and the broader commodities index is putting on a show, about point 25% higher. let us get the first word news now. >> european leaders are presenting a united and a determined front of against proposed u.s. tariffs and washington's threats to the run deal. the block spoke in bulgaria. the eu said it would continue to fight for a rules-based system and will not negotiate with that a permanent tariff exemption. .owever, it sees no outright >> trade war will not launch a trade and war against american companies based on what is happening in iran. >> tha

new zealand, upside, quarter of a percent. given the optimism. consumer sentiment and the aussie dollar trading at 75.85. now pushing back the call for rate hikes for november this year come all the way through to the middle 2019. again, citing wage inflation or lack thereof, as well as the unemployment rate climbing in april. commodities, we saw the pullback with a safe haven trades. gold has a fallen. yen as well. 70.51 for crude. fresh highs for wti. aei opening talks with major producers about the collapsing output situation from venezuela, as well as geopolitical issues over iran, as well as essentially what opec does next in terms of output curves. trading josh i've $80 a barrel. -- trading just shy of $80 a barrel. >> the white house says momentum is building with talks with china as the two sides seek to cut the trade deficit. steven mnuchin says intended afraid mark has been reached as for mark has been reached after the visit of the top financial advisor from china, although china has yet to commit to a specific figure. the two sides ma

>> switzerland, new zealand, among -- mongolia, dmz. that was the question. >> katy, what do you think, during the summit the phrase was, check exactly, a nuclear-free korean peninsula. what does it imply that south korea. >> we're leaving this program at this point to go to the council on foreign relations in washington for a discussion on "brexit" and what the united kingdom dom deter will mean from the eu, britain's role in the world stage and u.s. relations with britain and the eu. live coverage just getting underway here on c-span two. >> i will be presiding over today's discussion.

so often we have talked about england being up there with new zealand and australia, but now you haveularly with the australians in the final, you have beaten them. what kind of legacy does that creates, in your own mind, psychologically, about what the future could bring? i have been trying to push the idea of consistency in performance to the girls. if you want to be contenders, unique confidence. you want people to be scared of you and beating them ona to be scared of you and beating them on a consistent basis. in the international calendar, we had been beating the world number two but not the world war i. going into this final, we went in as underdogs. —— but not the world number one. these are girls striving to be the best. they have always been doing that. they have always been doing that. they train every day. they are professional athletes. what they showed in the final is that mental and physical resilience. this is about who wants more. i do believe that on the day, from the start, when that centre pass went off, england showed the capacity and capability of wanting it more

now a huge sinkhole is opened up on a farm in new zealand the crack at the new me on north island has the length of two football fields and is about four metres deep it appeared after several days of heavy rainfall of okinawa just says it's the biggest he's ever seen sinkholes often develop because of degrading limestone rock beneath the surface the former chief executive of the german comic a volkswagen has been charged in the us over the twenty fifteen diesel emissions scandal not inventor cohen is accused of lying to regulators about fake test results up to eleven million v.w. cars were found to be releasing emissions up to forty times more than the legal limit he resigned after the scandal became public v.w. has not made any comment john hendrick has more. martin van der korn is now the highest ranking former v.w. official accused of a crime in the emissions scandal in the us going to corn the former chief executive officer of the w. was accused of four counts of federal crimes in the united states one of conspiring to cheat the u.s. emissions system and three counts of wire fraud

time this season in the alpine park in new south wales and it's on that front has now gone towards new zealand so a change of seasons apparent now temperatures still run about twenty mark in the sunshine so a new south wales back to south australia ticky then melbourne adelaide and of course the capital cambra not much different actually in sydney nor indeed in perth that perth could be in for some decent shout the next day or so isa line of rain which becomes more active as it goes for the parts and heads towards adelaide late in the day on monday but as i said the front that was most active and brought that change of season on the whites the tops of the mountains is this one here now it's dark colored enough to bring a great deal of snow anywhere else it's more like to bring significant rain at least for a time in south and in new zealand north sound a bit of cloud still eighteen degrees you will notice because the wind direction those wet on the west coast on monday is generally speaking it's like a fairly fine day coincidentally there's a change of season rain is the story throughout the k

with regard to new zealand australia so the u.k. was trying to do a deal where it was really a new zealand and then jumped in and now they're going to start negotiations and they can solve it faster you see that's the advantage that they have and what it what it was was the anticipation that of course the u.k. would be able to turn to the commonwealth countries so that was an easy thing to anticipate india's being a little sticky also they've already imposed some high tariffs on scotch i think some of the things that are going to be positive though other theresa may has already said that definitely there will still be a lot of our collaboration with regard to around science with regard to the investment in programs like horizon twenty twenty and erasmus. technological programs in conjunction with brussels i think that's very important in the u.k. you mentioned india you talked commonwealth countries in. and you know obviously that's the big kahuna the number three economy in the world and they get this they're soon to exceed the who

towards the west it's fine unsettled force in perth with a maximum of twenty two now over towards new zealand it's been pretty cool here over the last few days and it's also been quite settled weather wise and that's generally how things are going to be over the next few days so christ's church at the temperatures struggling here just around eight or nine degrees as a maximum force in oakland will be up at around twelve and definitely feeling quite cold during the night at the moment as well if we head further north we can see this little weather system here that's beginning to pull itself together give some fairly heavy rain forests in the northern parts of china it's sweeping its way eastwards though as we head through wednesday and across japan we've also got another weather system that's making things rather gray and at times roll the way it is dry in beijing though are temperature up at thirty two. in the next episode of earth royce nick clark to greenpeace crew on a voyage through the wooden seat to highlight the importance of protecting this fragile antarctic ecosystem against an expan

he is from new zealand. maybe he had a good offer from a bank in that region.k: the lure of succeeding his new zealand born ceo was not enough, or maybe he read the tea leaves and he would not get the job? >> he was an internal candidate to succeed ross mcewan. rose,her woman is alison head of the resale unit and has a good reputation and has been profiled -- profiled in bloomberg. she is the front runner after this departure. interesting to see what happens and how quickly. whichthe 70% stake sale many hoped would be hurried along after the toxic loan issues may be not so much because of the italian prices. >> exactly -- crisis. >> exactly. the departing guy said he would be surprised if the stake sale came soon. partly down to the turmoil in europe, the italian banking system, and his departure as he had a great reputation with investors and his peers in the industry. rbslid pair of hands to see through this and they will want his replacement in place before a sale. mark: stephen morris, thank you. vonnie: time for the bloomberg business flash. before he step