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[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:37 | null | 2016-08-29T06:11:58 | John Key wrote to ethnic communities worried they were being targeted by crime. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2Fpolitics%2F83686966%2FJohn-Key-wrote-to-ethnic-communities-worried-about-their-security.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/c/x/n/f/a/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtp9y.png/1472451118125.jpg | en | null | John Key wrote to ethnic communities worried about their security | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | John Key wrote to ethnic communities worried about their security
MAARTEN HOLL/Fairfax NZ Prime Minister John Key speaking about the rise of crime against the Chinese community.
Prime Minister John Key has moved to calm the security fears of the immigrant community through the pages of ethnic newspapers.
In a column Key reassured any safety fears and outlined crime reform under the National Party, which he tweaked to read like an open letter for one publication and addressed to "Chinese friends in New Zealand".
Key said there are some in the Chinese community who feel they're being "targeted" by crime.
DAVID WALKER/FAIRFAX NZ Prime Minister John Key was burgled several times before he took on the top job.
"I don't think they are but certainly one thing I wanted to do was reassure them," he told media.
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In the open letter Key wrote: "There's no doubt there has been a recent upturn in burglaries. I've been burgled three or four times before I became Prime Minister and I know what an invasive and disturbing experience this can be".
"I also want to reassure you that despite the perception, and while there has been a recent upturn in burglary, the crime rate is still at near historic lows."
Key wrote that there was no evidence in crime statistics to show Asian communities were being targeted.
"The 2013 census showed around 12 per cent of New Zealand's population is of Asian ethnicity, whereas the proportion of Asians who have been the victim of a crime is between 2 and 3 per cent."
He assured ethnic communities that police were doing everything they could to reduce crime, including raising the priority level of house burglaries to a priority offence "so all break-ins are attended by police staff with a reasonable time frame".
Key has been writing a weekly column for ethnic community newspapers since he became Prime Minister.
A single issue is picked and the information and statistics are tweaked for each community and their publication.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/83686966/John-Key-wrote-to-ethnic-communities-worried-about-their-security | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/1b302f5c13b61e72de9d4f842a94665c24858c653566eb843d86b6252937190b.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T02:51:44 | null | 2016-08-30T01:29:22 | Surgeons hope to do the world's first human head transplant - and a head has been offered. But is it | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Feurope%2F83716674%2FSurgeons-hope-to-do-the-worlds-first-head-transplant-and-a-head-has-been-offered.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/c/m/y/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1duc76.png/1472520562590.jpg | en | null | Surgeons hope to do the world's first head transplant - and a head has been offered | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Surgeons hope to do the world's first head transplant - and a head has been offered
Ruptly Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero says Russia may be the first country to perform a human head transplant to save a man with a degenerative disease.
Here's the cast of characters:
Valery Spiridonov, 31: Russian tech geek who runs an educational software company from his home east of Moscow. Because he has Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, a genetic disorder that wastes muscles and motor neurons, he is physically capable of little beyond feeding himself, steering his wheelchair with a joystick, and typing. The disease is usually fatal, and doctors expected him to be dead by now.
Xiaoping RenXiaoping RenXiaoping Ren, 55: Chinese surgeon who, when he lived in the United States, was on the team that performed the first successful hand transplant. He practiced for it by switching pigs' forelegs, and he keeps in his office a bronzed pig ear that the transplant team sent him as a trophy.
MAXIM ZMEYEV Valery Spiridonov, a man who has volunteered to be the first person to undergo a head transplant, attends a news conference in Vladimir, Russia.
Sergio Canavero, 51: Shaven-headed, flamboyant Italian neurosurgeon who compares himself to Dr. Frankenstein, mentions Nazi doctor Josef Mengele and has written not only dozens of respected scientific papers but also a guide to seducing women. In 2013, he announced he wanted to try to transplant a human head.
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MAXIM ZMEYEV Valery Spiridonov runs an educational software company from his home east of Moscow.
You see where this is going, right? Canavero and Ren want to perform the world's first head transplant, and Spiridonov has volunteered.
Sam Kean's story about the project, published in the Atlantic magazine, is deeply weird. Canavero says the transplant could happen as early as 2017 and has a "90 per cent plus" chance of success. If it does take place, it would require 80 surgeons and cost tens of millions of dollars.
Many scientists and ethicists have derided the project as "junk science" that raises false hopes. One says that if Spiridonov dies - a not-unlikely outcome - the doctors should be prosecuted for murder.
Kean weaves in history, science and entertaining detail: Doctors would color-code the severed muscles of Spiridonov and the brain-dead body donor, to make reattachment easier; the surgery would be done with a transparent diamond blade; the procedure probably would take place in China because it would not likely be approved in the United States or Europe.
And the story raises interesting questions: Even if Ren and Canavero can do the surgery, should they?
If the donor body belonged to a pianist, would its muscle memory enable Spiridonov to play the piano?
Who would the surviving patient be - Spiridonov or some kind of amalgam?
- The Washington Post | http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/83716674/Surgeons-hope-to-do-the-worlds-first-head-transplant-and-a-head-has-been-offered | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/29d339bb0b54c948ba8036fe6781068fe9a32a4a5757dfbd5986e81c4d215cdc.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T00:51:12 | null | 2016-08-29T00:41:55 | Real Housewife of Auckland's Anne Batley Burton loves her moggies. Maybe a little too much. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-radio%2F83664032%2FReal-Housewife-Anne-Batley-Burton-We-can-all-go-up-in-one-big-fire.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/f/p/x/z/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dt7kw.png/1472431315725.jpg | en | null | Real Housewife Anne Batley Burton: 'We can all go up in one big fire' | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Real Housewife Anne Batley Burton: 'We can all go up in one big fire'
SUPPLIED The Real Housewives Of Auckland's Anne Batley Burton: Mad about cats.
The Real Housewives Of Auckland's Anne Batley Burton hopes to have her body cremated with the ashes of her dead cats when she dies.
Unaired footage from the show has the champagne importer - who drinks the celebratory bubbles every day - revealing just how close she is to her beloved pussies.
"One day when I die, I expect all the cats' ashes to be there with me," she says. "So we can all go up in one big fire."
PETER MEECHAM Reporter Eleanor Black (left) enjoys a glass of bubbles with Real Housewives Anne Batley Burton and Gilda Kirkpatrick at Soul Bar on Auckland's Viaduct.
Batley Burton is clearly as passionate about her feline friends as she is about champagne - she is the chair of the New Zealand Cat Foundation and houses around 150 stray cats in her own home.
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JASON DORDAY / FAIRFAX NZ The Real Housewives Of Auckland (L-R): Gilda Kirkpatrick, Julie Sloane, Anne Batley Burton, Angela Stone, Michelle Blanchard, Louise Wallace.
"All our personal cats, we get them cremated," she says. "They're just so special to us, they're just like little people."
After cremation, the cats' ashes sit in little wooden boxes on Batley Burton's mantelpiece.
The reality TV star told Daily Mail Australia that she has a "huge heart" when it comes to animals - "and in particular cats".
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/83664032/Real-Housewife-Anne-Batley-Burton-We-can-all-go-up-in-one-big-fire | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/f80f95c261d6e3e1b24cc17adcb6b437e6c2d1ea7ed6f26d9279d095528cf756.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:50:36 | null | 2016-08-26T22:16:19 | GRAPHIC CONTENT: Two of the bravest women in Hamilton watch their whimpering rapist get jailed for 11 years. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2Fcrime%2F83608626%2FRapist-terrorises-disabled-women-in-their-own-home.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/8/2/1/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1ds0tu.png/1472249848189.jpg | en | null | Rapist terrorises disabled women in their own home | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Rapist terrorises disabled women in their own home
MARK TAYLOR/FAIRFAX NZ Te Anga Tipene was sentenced to 11 years in prison at the High Court in Hamilton on Friday.
GRAPHIC CONTENT: The details of how she lost her virginity were laid bare for all to hear.
Then her flatmate's first encounter with a man was also described in minute detail.
The effects of every touch, laid out. Every word whispered in the bedrooms, repeated.
In the Hamilton High Court, the audience of perfect strangers, court staff, the two women's families and the family of the man who raped them heard in excruciating detail how these two women came to have their first sexual experiences.
How they were raped. How they had their hair pulled from their heads. How Te Anga Tipene left his DNA on their bodies and told them if they opened their mouths he would kill them.
The rapist, just 22, sat whimpering in the dock while the women sat stoically in the body of the court, their job done.
The shadow of the man who stormed their home in the early hours of November 6, 2015, was broken. The two women were not.
Despite stealing their first experiences.
Despite physically and emotionally damaging them.
Despite threatening them with murder, Tipene could not shift the steely nerve of the pair.
The women, who suffer from a mild intellectual disability, had only been living independently for nine months in Hamilton before that night.
They fought for their independence and were proud to be able to live on their own, although still being supported by outside agencies.
They have fronted for every court case. They have faced their rapist at every turn.
In the court summary of facts, the night the two women were sexually assaulted by Tipene, he had gone out drinking with a friend.
When they returned to his friend's home, his friend went to sleep, but Tipene went next door.
He found a door unlocked, went in and found his first victim.
She was in bed but was awake and was startled when Tipene opened her door.
She yelled at him to get out. He told her he "would kill her if she spoke to police."
Tipene asked her if she had ever had sex before. She told him to leave. He removed his clothes. He unbuttoned her pyjamas.
"As a result of this rape and assault, I was very sore and bruised in my pelvic area," the court would learn when the first victim impact statement was read.
"My mouth and throat was very sore from what [Tipene] did to me and my hair and scalp was painful and bruised from where he had pulled my hair. I had quite a bit of hair actually pulled out."
But Tipene wasn't done. After leaving the first woman, he went down the hall to the second bedroom, where the flatmate was also in bed and awake and trying to get help.
She had heard the attack on her flatmate. She could hear her scream out in pain. While this was happening, she frantically contacted people on Facebook around the world to tell them "that a stranger was in the house and asked [them] to call police."
Police would come, but not in time to save her.
She, too, screamed at Tipene to get out. He told her he would only leave if she would perform a sexual act on him.
He removed his pants. He unbuttoned her pyjamas. Tipene didn't want sexual intercourse. He had other plans.
"It has been really hard trying to get over that night. In our home. In our beds," those in the court would learn when the second victim impact statement was read.
"I have never had any sexual contact with anyone in my life. It is a terrible thing that the only intimacy I have had now happened to me by being forced into sexual acts and by being abused. I don't think I could let anyone get close to me after what he did to me."
When he was done, Tipene repeated his threats about going to police.
The police arrived shortly after Tipene left the house.
Samples were taken from the women and Tipene's DNA would be identified. His fingerprints were located at the house. He also left his watch at the scene.
Tipene was arrested a few days after the attack.
Presiding over the case, Justice Ailsa Duffy called the two women's actions courageous.
"They feared you would hurt them, because they were brave enough to seek some assistance," she said.
"They are trying to move forward as they don't want your actions to define their lives."
Duffy condemned Tipene's actions before sentencing him to 11 years in prison on one charge of burglary, one charge of sexual violation by rape, one charge of indecent assault, two charges of threatening grievous bodily harm, and two charges of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection.
"Your actions on that night were a brutal invasion of their safe place.
"Both women were in significant physical pain as a result of your assault," Duffy said.
As Tipene was led away from the dock, two of his family members yelled out endearments.
The two women were hugged by their supporters as they made their way out of the room that exposed in detail what had happened to them.
The room where their families, perfect strangers and court staff learned that the two women who sat in the courtroom were two of the bravest women in Hamilton.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/83608626/Rapist-terrorises-disabled-women-in-their-own-home | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/d063f1a7da945824beb73383a3c45c9cf19b5b69549e301759165603431e72ea.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T10:51:08 | null | 2016-08-28T09:12:42 | Kiwis take half the card at Australasian Breeders Crown meet. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fracing%2F83640630%2FNo-respite-for-trans-Tasman-neighbours-as-four-Breeders-Crown-titles-join-the-Bledisloe-Cup-in-New-Zealand.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/t/5/e/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dspiu.png/1472375579482.jpg | en | null | No respite for trans-Tasman neighbours as four Breeders Crown titles join the Bledisloe Cup in New Zealand | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | No respite for trans-Tasman neighbours as four Breeders Crown titles join the Bledisloe Cup in New Zealand
Stuart McCormick Wilma's Mate and David Butt have won the Group I final for three-year-old trotting fillies at Melton.
Harness racing proved to be no saviour for Australians on Sunday with four Breeders Crown gongs joining the Bledisloe Cup on this side of the Tasman.
All four of the Group I trophies won by the Kiwis in Melbourne will reside in the Selwyn District in central Canterbury.
The Rolleston-based All Stars stable of Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen won three races with unbeaten filly Partyon, the almost unbeaten Our Waikiki Beach and two-year-old trotter Custodian.
Leeston trainer Paul Nairn won the three-year-old trotting fillies final with Wilma's Mate, reined by David Butt.
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At least the Australians were able to pick up the other half of the four Group I races at Melton to make for a more even contest than the Wallabies 29-9 loss at the hands of the All Blacks on Saturday night at Westpac Stadium.
Purdon and Rasmussen were the only trainers on the card to win three of the Group I races, with Australian trainer Emma Stewart the next best with two wins courtesy of Our Little General and Rocknroll Magic.
Our Waikiki Beach's 23rd victory from just 24 starts was arguably the highlight of the day.
Raced by Trevor Casey and Cheryl Rasmussen, the All Stars runner now looks set for a well deserved break.
Another heading for the spelling paddock will be exciting filly Partyon, who now has two Group I wins to her name from just five starts for the Breckon Farms-The Top Ten Syndicate.
Like Partyon, Custodian has also achieved the Harness Jewels and Breeders Crown double but he will do his future racing in Australia out of the Amanda Turnbull and Nathan Jack stable.
Custodian, raced by Roddy Butt and Stuart Valentine, beat home the Kiwi-owned Eyrish Mist.
Nairn's other runner, Conon Bridge, had no luck from his second row draw in the Group I final for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings.
Conon Bridge won the two-year-old division in 2015 but had to settle for ninth in 2016 behind winner Cruisin Around.
Purdon and Rasmussen picked up a second placing with My Mackenzie in the three-year-old fillies final.
Kiwi-owned trotters High Gait and Our Regal Love, both racing in the famous Breckon Farms colours, picked up placings in the three and two-year-old fillies trotting finals.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/83640630/No-respite-for-trans-Tasman-neighbours-as-four-Breeders-Crown-titles-join-the-Bledisloe-Cup-in-New-Zealand | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/9bb0a190fda7ee3eb9c5abe53dd437b61255497b514dc25ac012c6537cb4da3e.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:50:54 | null | 2016-08-27T23:42:52 | It comes with a mansion, 43 houses and 2000 acres of countryside. And someone has just made an offer. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Flife-style%2Fhome-property%2F83639112%2FAn-entire-English-village-is-on-sale-for-36-million-and-someone-just-made-an-offer.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/o/b/d/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsoco.png/1472345088406.jpg | en | null | An entire English village is on sale for $36 million - and someone just made an offer | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | An entire English village is on sale for $36 million - and someone just made an offer
Cundalls It comes with a mansion, 43 houses and 2000 acres of countryside. And someone has just made an offer.
Someone has just put in an offer for a Yorkshire village, in Northern England that comes complete with a 21-bedroom mansion, 43 houses, and over 2,000 acres of surrounding countryside.
On April 4, estate agency Cundalls put up West Heslerton, which even comes with its own sports pavilion and playing fields, for sale.
Cundalls confirmed that a potential buyer has made an offer. The listing for the estate comes with a £20 million (NZ$36 million) guide price, but the exact amount of the offer is undisclosed, the Guardian reported.
Cundalls This15,692 sq.ft mansion is included but requires renovation.
"It is correct that it is under offer and it has been for some time now. There was a lot of interest from many different buyers, but we cannot say any more at this stage," said Cundalls in a statement to the Guardian.
It will be interesting to see who ends up buying the Yorkshire village as it has been in the Dawnay family for over 150 years.
The listing details what is included in the 2,116 acres of land.
In April, Tom Watson, a director of Cundalls estate agency, told the Yorkshire Post that "it would be perfect for somebody wanting to build up and leave a legacy. The estate has been very much untouched in the past 50 years and is now a blank canvas ready to be shaped for the next generation."
At the time, he added that expects a huge amount of interest from developers and investors.
Interested? You can view the listing here.
Business Insider | http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/83639112/An-entire-English-village-is-on-sale-for-36-million-and-someone-just-made-an-offer | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/ab3ae3aee79f8aada6d6a0e1ad14d10e76dbb83cfb4bd5ac91019d57311581f7.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:50:49 | null | 2016-08-27T21:46:57 | Woman told a painful condition would not be covered because being pregnant was a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2F83470214%2FWoman-shocked-health-insurer-Southern-Cross-doesn-t-cover-pregnancy-illnesses.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/p/2/2/r/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dp212.png/1472334417466.jpg | en | null | Woman shocked health insurer Southern Cross doesn't cover pregnancy illnesses | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Woman shocked health insurer Southern Cross doesn't cover pregnancy illnesses
123RF Southern Cross health insurance does not cover claims related to pregnancy.
Monica Young was shocked when her health insurer refused to cover a pregnancy related illness because having a child was "a choice".
Young had called to ask if Southern Cross would cover chiropractic treatment for symphysis pubis dysfunction, a painful condition some women suffer when pregnant.
But she said when she spoke to a woman from the claims department, she was told her pregnancy wasn't covered because it was "self-inflicted".
"Self-inflicted has such negative connotations, that you have gone out and done something to yourself that they won't cover, like it has some negative impact on society," she said.
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Southern Cross denied the claims officer used the phrase "self-inflicted", instead having referred to pregnancy being a "choice" Young had made.
Spokesman Alistair Gray said use of the term "self-inflicted" would have been inappropriate, and had it been used, Southern Cross would have apologised.
Regardless of whether the term was used, Young believes there's something wrong with Southern Cross excluding treatment for an illness caused by an ordinary human condition like pregnancy.
"Women do not get pregnant foreseeing any injury and expect to be covered by their health insurance as this is part of life and we should be entitled to health insurance cover," she said.
She asked Southern Cross to switch her to a policy that did cover pregnancy-related illnesses, but it didn't have any.
Health insurers generally exclude certain illnesses and treatments in their insurance policies. It's a method they use to keep claims focused on medically necessary treatments which policyholders want covered, as well as helping to keep premiums affordable.
Among treatments excluded by Southern Cross' policies are those for conditions related to pregnancy, which it has in common with other health insurers.
Southern Cross stands by the exclusion.
"We don't cover obstetrics more thoroughly due to New Zealand residents and citizens being entitled to free public healthcare when you're having a baby. Which is why most health insurers don't cover these costs," Gray said.
"Pregnancy and childbirth are general exclusions under all our policies," he said, though each of Southern Cross' RegularCare, Wellbeing Two and UltraCare plans had an "obstetrics allowance".
It pays up to $700 per claims year for RegularCare, $1500 per claims year on Wellbeing Two and $2500 per claims year on UltraCare, but claims can only be made after the policy has been in place for one full year.
"The allowance means you will be reimbursed for expenses from an obstetrician/gynaecologist, anaesthetist and accommodation in an approved facility, up to the specified amount," Gray said.
What else is excluded?
It's essential to read insurance policies before signing up, but it can be quite a chore. There are two pages of exclusions on Southern Cross' Regularcare policy with 63 exclusions in total. They include:
- Self-inflicted ailments, including those caused by drug use, obesity, or injuries caused during war
- Cosmetic treatments including labiaplasty, liposuction and brow lifts
- Non-essential treatments like colonic irrigation
- Some slow onset diseases such as dementia
- Cochlear implants
- Obesity treatments
- Some robot-assisted surgery
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/83470214/Woman-shocked-health-insurer-Southern-Cross-doesn-t-cover-pregnancy-illnesses | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/ba7a828c945172128b5428029ba2786edadb7206b3c2df5a60719864ba6f8dd7.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T02:51:53 | null | 2016-08-30T02:42:16 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Flife-style%2Fparenting%2Fbaby%2F83668717%2FJuliana-Moore-is-pregnant-and-fighting-cancer.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/o/k/b/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtb71.png/1472524937102.jpg | en | null | Juliana Moore is pregnant and fighting cancer | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Juliana Moore is pregnant and fighting cancer
Debbie Jamieson / Stuff.co.nz Juliana Moore talks about what having a baby means to her as she battles cancer.
Within a week Juliana Moore had the worst news of her life and the best.
Newly married to Peter and preparing to head to Scotland for their honeymoon in May, Juliana learned she had breast cancer.
A few days later it was also confirmed she was pregnant with her first child.
Debbie Jamieson Juliana and Peter Moore are looking forward to the arrival of their first baby while Juliana battles breast cancer.
Doctor's said it was early stages and the tumour was small. The fact that they caught it early meant they could fight back.
"But then knowing I was pregnant - it changed everything," she said, resting at her Arrowtown home.
At first there was confusion.
"I didn't know what to do...I didn't know what was possible. In my head I thought I was going to have to choose between my baby and my treatment.
"I just started crying. I prayed. I thought 'I don't want to be pregnant. I don't want the baby to go through all this. I don't know if the baby can survive.'"
She learned removing the tumour and avoiding a mastectomy was no longer an option as it would require radiotherapy, which was not recommended for the baby. Juliana was forced to make a big call.
"I said 'It's just a breast. I want it gone. I don't want to go through this again.'"
Later she learned more cancer cells were discovered in that breast.
At 14 weeks she was able to begin chemotherapy as evidence suggests there's less chance of it crossing the placenta once the first trimester is over.
While Juliana has been sick, lost her hair and battled dreadful morning sickness, she has also been in touch with people in other countries who have been through similar circumstances and learned most of the babies are born healthy.
She has so far had three sessions of chemotherapy and has three to go. Family have arrived from Brazil to provide support while their work colleagues at Queenstown Airport and the wider community had been fantastic.
Peter says it is Juliana who has been the strong one through everything.
"The baby's the only thing that's getting us there, to tell the truth - having something to look forward to."
Ten days ago, at 20 weeks gestation, Juliana had another scan. It confirmed the baby is healthy and it is a girl.
The couple have booked in for ante-natal classes, are planning to breast feed and recently received a basket of newborn baby goodies from the Basket of Blessings group.
Juliana is struggling on but it is still confusing. The side effects of chemotherapy can be similar to pregnancy issues.
"It's just scary," she says. "We have to watch for signs of things happening in my body. It could be life threatening if I don't reach for help."
And they feel as though their lives are on hold. "We can't make big plans. We have to go day by day."
*For updates on Juliane's condition story see the Facebook page Help Ju Through
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REUTERS San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Defiant, and determined to be a conduit for US change, Colin Kaepernick plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate and until he sees significant progress in America - specifically when it comes to race relations.
He knows he could be cut by the San Francisco 49ers for this stand against police brutality against minorities. Criticised, ostracised, and he'll go it all alone if need be.
The quarterback realises he might be treated poorly in some road cities, and he's ready for that, too, saying he's not overly concerned about his safety, but "if something happens that's only proving my point".
"I'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed," Kaepernick said at his locker on Sunday (Monday NZ time).
READ MORE: US athlete protests oppression of minorities
"To me this is something that has to change. When there's significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it's supposed to represent, this country is representing people the way that it's supposed to, I'll stand."
Kaepernick hasn't stood for the anthem in any of the team's three NFL preseason games, and insists whatever the consequences, he will know "I did what's right".
He said he hasn't heard from the NFL or anyone else about his actions, and it won't matter if he does.
"No one's tried to quiet me and, to be honest, it's not something I'm going to be quiet about," he said.
Free speech is free until you say something they don't like. Then you have to pay the price. #IStandWithColin @Kaepernick7 — Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) August 29, 2016 It's hard to disagree with anything Colin Kaepernick said today. You may object to his method but his message deserves to be heard. — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 28, 2016
"I'm going to speak the truth when I'm asked about it. This isn't for look. This isn't for publicity or anything like that. This is for people that don't have the voice. And this is for people that are being oppressed and need to have equal opportunities to be successful. To provide for families and not live in poor circumstances."
Kaepernick took the field on Sunday (Monday NZ time) with the 49ers as his stance drew chatter across NFL camps.
He explained his viewpoints to teammates in the morning, some agreeing with his message but not necessarily his method. Some said they know he has offended his countrymen, others didn't even know what he had done.
"Every guy on this team is entitled to their opinion. We're all grown men," linebacker NaVorro Bowman said.
"I agree with what he did, but not in the way he did it," wideout Torrey Smith said.
"That's not for me. He has that right. Soldiers have died for his right to do exactly what he did ... I know he's taken a lot of heat for it. He understands that when you do something like that it does offend a lot of people."
Both Bowman and Smith are African American.
Kaepernick criticised presidential candidates Donald Trump ("openly racist") and Hillary Clinton; called out police brutality against minorities and pushed for accountability of public officials.
After swirling trade talks all off-season following Kaepernick's three surgeries and sub-par 2015 season, he has done everything so far but play good American football, and he doesn't plan for this to be a distraction.
Coach Chip Kelly has said Kaepernick has the right to stand or not stand for the anthem.
Kaepernick was prepared for whatever comes next.
"There's a lot of consequences that come along with this. There's a lot of people that don't want to have this conversation," he said.
"They're scared they might lose their job. Or they might not get the endorsements. They might not be treated the same way. Those are things I'm prepared to handle.
"At this point, I've been blessed to be able to get this far and have the privilege of being able to be in the NFL, making the kind of money I make, and enjoy luxuries like that. I can't look in the mirror and see people dying on the street that should have the same opportunities that I've had."
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DEREK FLYNN/FAIRFAX NZ Beach weather in September? It's not impossible.
The temperature in some eastern parts of the country could reach 25 degrees Celsius within a few days as spring arrives at a gallop.
Niwa is predicting the arrival of spring on Thursday and said subtropical winds flowing south from near New Caledonia would make the end of the week feel more like November or December at times.
The warm spell could last from Thursday through to next Tuesday, and records could tumble, Niwa said.
SIMON O'CONNOR/FAIRFAX NZ Anyone for beach volleyball?
New Zealand remained on course for the warmest year on record, Niwa forecaster Ben Noll said.
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ROSS GIBLIN/FAIRFAX NZ The capital could be set for a timely spell of fine weather.
Despite August being "a bit of a chilly month", it hadn't stopped the January to August period being the warmest first eight months on record since Niwa's seven-station series started in 1909.
"We will probably find the temperature for the month of August will be below average ... but it seems as if the weather is picking back up as we move into spring," Noll said.
August would have needed to be "much cooler" than it was to knock the first eight months out of first place, and it would take "quite a bit of a bump" for 2016 as a whole not to be the warmest year on record.
SUPPLIED It's the tail-end of ski season but beach season may make an early appearance.
In the shorter term a couple of rounds of record-breaking temperatures were possible.
"We are forecasting unseasonable warmth on Thursday and Friday across the east of both islands, where temperatures may rise to between 5 and 10C above the average maximum daily temperature," Noll said.
Some places - possibly Canterbury or Hawke's Bay - might approach 25C as a classic foehn wind developed.
"The atypical warmth is expected to expand across the North Island by the weekend and may get more impressive from Sunday for couple of days when records could tumble.
"A push of cooler air is possible between September 6 and 8 before the unusual warmth rebuilds. There is the potential for another round of record-breaking temperatures just after September 10."
Some temperature records were broken during winter, with Napier and Gisborne having record warm winter temperatures on June 10 - 25.1C and 23.2C, respectively.
Auckland's wettest June hour on record was between 1 and 2pm on June 29 when 26.6mm of rain drenched the city.
Waipara West in north Canterbury was tracking toward its second driest winter on record with just 73mm of rain through to August 28 - 43 per cent of normal, Niwa said.
Timaru was headed for its sunniest winter on record since 1930 with 510 hours through to August 28.
Unusually warm seas around the country continued to contribute to warm temperatures, while the El Nino weather pattern had played a big role from 2015 into 2016, Noll said.
Climate change was also part of the overall recipe for warming, with 2016 above the trend "no doubt about it".
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[] | 2016-08-27T00:50:28 | null | 2016-08-26T23:39:55 | The Air NZ flight attendant at the centre of the leaked images saga says an ex-friend stole her videos and photos. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2Findustries%2F83604133%2FAir-NZ-flight-attendant-say-hacking-led-to-photo-video-leak.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/p/q/n/q/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1drxd1.png/1472254795388.jpg | en | null | Air NZ flight attendant say hacking led to photo, video leak | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Air NZ flight attendant say hacking led to photo, video leak
SUPPLIED Air New Zealand said it was investigating after the images went public.
The Air NZ flight attendant whose leaked Snapchat video led to an investigation by the airline says her account was hacked.
The 24-year-old Auckland woman says a former friend accessed her iCloud account without her permission, stealing the Snapchat video and photos.
The photos show a pilot posing with a blow-up doll inside an aircraft, while a Snapchat video shows a flight attendant moving through the cabin spitting water. The video is captioned: "Wish I could spit on passengers like this".
It was understood the images were shared to Facebook and Instagram before being leaked to media.
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However, the woman at the centre of the saga has since contacted Stuff saying the images were taken from her private iCloud account without her knowledge or permission.
Once she realised her account had been hacked she said she contacted Apple before laying a formal complaint with Auckland Police.
The woman told Stuff police were looking into the matter.
When asked for confirmation a police spokesman said "we don't as a general rule confirm whether or not someone may or may not be under investigation". However if police had received information it would be assessed in line with normal policy, he said.
Meanwhile, the flight attendant has resigned from Air NZ.
A friend, speaking on behalf of the woman, said she was in a "vulnerable state" and made the decision to resign to protect herself and her identity.
The flight attendant's resignation comes after Air NZ strongly decried the images earlier in the week, saying it was "shocked and appalled".
Air NZ said the flight attendant and one of the two pilots involved had been stood down pending an investigation.
The other pilot had left the company prior to the images becoming public.
Air NZ refused to comment on the allegations that the woman's account was hacked.
It is understood the Snapchat video was recorded about four years ago and the pictures of the pilots were taken more than a year ago.
The woman alleges the images were taken from her iCloud account about three months ago when she used the former friend's laptop to charge her phone while she used the bathroom.
The flight attendant was "very distressed by the entire ordeal", he friend said.
It is understood she is seeking professional mental health support.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/83604133/Air-NZ-flight-attendant-say-hacking-led-to-photo-video-leak | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/7c7e109851b88b2df0d1c0a10cb95b1d11d9fe0f2412852208741de91fd3b883.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:34 | null | 2016-08-29T06:26:35 | WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The 55kg dog spent nine months at the pound after ripping skin off woman's hand. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fdominion-post%2Fnews%2F81326665%2FImpounded-Hastings-pitbull-Lennox-allowed-home-after-attack-on-teacher.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/8/u/w/l/c/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1cf421.png/1472451995785.jpg | en | null | Impounded Hastings pitbull Lennox allowed home after attack on teacher | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Impounded Hastings pitbull Lennox allowed home after attack on teacher
American pitbull cross Lennox was kept in the Hastings District Council dog pound over Christmas after his owner failed in a bid to have him released.
A large pitbull that ripped the skin off a woman's hand is going back to its young family after a judge decided "exceptional" circumstances meant it should not be destroyed.
Former Hastings prison guard Matthew Fa'alele has fought for nine months for the return of his 55-kilogram american pitbull terrier cross, Lennox, which was impounded last November.
Lennox was locked up by Hastings District Council after he attacked Cherie Youngman, a teacher at Fa'alele's children's school, in October.
Wikipedia An american pitbull terrier, the same breed as a dog that "de-gloved" a woman's hand.
Youngman had an appointment to visit the family and was reaching in to open the gate to their front yard when Lennox snapped at her, "de-gloving" a significant amount of skin in an injury that required surgery.
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She has still not regained full mobility of the hand.
SUPPLIED Hastings woman Cherie Youngman required hospital treatment after being bitten by Lennox, an american pitbull terrier cross.
Fa'alele pleaded guilty to owning a dog that had caused serious injury. Under the Dog Control Act, a conviction on that charge means the dog must be destroyed unless a judge is convinced there are "exceptional" circumstances.
At a hearing in Hastings District Court on Monday, Fa'alele's lawyer, Matthew Phelps, argued his client was a responsible owner, that Lennox had never shown aggressive behaviour around his primary school-aged children, and was within its own fenced property at the time of the attack.
He called evidence from an experienced dog trainer, who said Lennox's behaviour was consistent with the animal acting to protect Fa'alele's children. If the dog had been intent on deliberately hurting Youngman, he would have "crushed her hand" in his teeth rather than just ripping her skin.
But a vet called to give evidence for the council described Lennox as "a big, strong powerful dog" that she would not consider approaching.
Dog trainer Mike Blatch, a friend of Fa'alele's, told the court he first assessed Lennox as a puppy and had monitored his behaviour since he had been in the pound. He believed he had a safe temperament, and that the attack on Youngman was a "one-off" and an attempt to protect the children.
But vet Helen Taylor, who also assessed Lennox, said she would not want to get into an enclosed space with him and he was not the type of dog she would allow into her clinic.
Judge Tony Adeane accepted that, for the reasons put forward by Phelps, there were exceptional grounds not to have Lennox destroyed. The dog will, however, be neutered before being returned home, and will be registered as dangerous by the council.
The judge ordered Fa'alele to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months, saying that would be strong motivation to ensure Lennox did not harm anyone else.
He also ordered Fa'alele to pay $300 for owning an unregistered dog, and to make a $1000 emotional harm payment to Youngman.
Outside court, Fa'alele said he and his children had been visiting Lennox in the pound six days a week and he was overjoyed the dog would be coming home.
"He's not a menacing dog. What ever I have to do [under the judge's ruling] I will, as long as he's breathing.
"He's a loving dog. That [attack on Youngman] was totally out of character."
Youngman could not be reached for comment.
DOGS THAT WEREN'T AS LUCKY AS LENNOX
* Dozer, a dogue de bordeaux, bit a woman visiting his owner, John Tebbutt, in Blenheim in February. Marlborough District Council requested Dozer's destruction and Judge David Ruth made the order in May.
* Irish wolfhounds Sun Bear, TuTu and Sorcha, owned by Dunedin man Thomas O'Neill, attacked a woman delivering newspapers in December last year. The dogs were surrendered by O'Neill and destroyed before he appeared in court.
* Bear, a pitbull-neapolitan mastiff cross, owned by Palmerston North woman Caralyn Pene, attacked a man in January. Pene surrendered Bear, and the dog which was destroyed before her court appearance.
* Rascal, a Rhodesian ridgeback, was one of three dogs to attack two women near Napier in October. The owners of the other dogs surrendered them immediately for destruction. Rascal's owner, Kayla Bremner, wanted him back. But in February Judge Bridget Mackintosh ordered his destruction.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:58 | null | null | Scott Dixon faces tough team tactics from his arch rival as the Kiwi motorsport ace bids to win his third Indycars championship and a massive pay day in California today. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsunday-star-times%2F9304265%2FTeam-challenge-to-Dixons-million-dollar-payday.json | en | null | Team challenge to Dixon's million-dollar payday | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Team challenge to Dixon's million-dollar payday JACK BARLOW
BOB LEVEY/ Getty PROUD KIWI: Scott Dixon waves the New Zealand flag after winning the first race of the weekend at the Grand Prix of Houston. Relevant offers
Scott Dixon faces tough team tactics from his arch rival as the Kiwi motorsport ace bids to win his third Indycars championship and a massive pay day in California today.
Dixon, the 2003 and 2008 champion, starts the season finale at Fontana with a 25-point buffer over Brazil's Helio Castroneves.
If Dixon can finish fifth or better he can win the US$1 million (NZ$1.18m) bonus that comes with the title. If he can win today's actual race, he will collect an extra US$250,000 on offer for the best driver out of the three long-distance races.
But the size of the job in front of him was emphasised at qualifying yesterday.
Castroneves' team Penske Racing brought in an extra driver, AJ Allmendinger, to join him and regular team-mate Will Power.
They dominated qualifying with Power pipping Castroneves and Allmendinger finishing third. Dixon was seventh.
Both Dixon and Castroneves have readily accepted 10-place grid penalties after fitting new motors for this race, determined to do everything they can to avoid mechanical issues.
On the oval track qualifying isn't crucial - both will have the speed to make their way through the field and for Dixon, it's a matter of keeping his eye on Castroneves.
Dixon has Alex Tagliani filling in for regular team-mate Dario Franchitti, who is recovering from injuries suffered in a last-lap crash at Houston two weeks ago.
"They did a hell of a job to be a front-row lockout, so job accomplished for those guys," Dixon said, although he was delighted Castroneves failed to get what could have been a crucial extra point for pole position.
Penske made no secret of the fact that team tactics will come into play for the title.
"He [Castroneves] needs to lead the most laps and I'll just do whatever I can to help him out. I want to have a good race, and if that means just sitting behind him all day, that's fine. Scott didn't [get the bonus point], so it still kind of keeps it alive."
Castroneves said: "Good effort for the entire Team Penske. We showed that we did our homework. I'm proud of those boys. We just have to go for it. We're going to race as hard as we can and see what happens."
American motorsport is already reeling from a manipulating scandal in Nascar. Power bristled when asked if that would reflect poorly on any Penske attempt to assist Castroneves.
"Every single team in this pit lane in this situation would do the same thing," Power said. "Not just back off over the line. Not going to let him go, but not going to race him hard."
Castroneves, usually light and playful, turned serious on the issue: "We're going to race as hard as we can without taking each other out. We'll see what happens. If we got in that position, that's a great problem to have. Hopefully it will be like that, then we'll talk about it later."
Clearly, Dixon will have to keep his eyes on his mirrors and the track in front of him today. There promises to be a lot going on around him.
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MUZI NTOMBELA/PHOTOSPORT Black Caps captain Kane Williamson gives instructions in the field in the Centurion test.
The scorecard from the second day of the second test between the Black Caps and Proteas, at Centurion in South Africa.
BALL-BY-BALL:
Black Caps v Proteas
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[] | 2016-08-31T08:52:51 | null | 2016-08-31T08:11:10 | US rapper Rhymefest comes up with a musical way to recover from a gunpoint robbery. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F83775299%2FUS-rapper-responds-to-robbery-by-writing-a-song.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/v/n/t/9/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dvlfn.png/1472631070883.jpg | en | null | US rapper responds to robbery by writing a song | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | US rapper responds to robbery by writing a song
Stuff.co.nz Rapper Rhymefest was robbed at gunpoint - an all-too-common occurrence in the US. However, making a song about it is something very, very different.
Grammy-winning artist Rhymefest was sitting in his car when a gun was pointed at his head.
The young man holding it demanded the artist give him his wallet. It had only $3 inside.
The crime - and the police response that followed it - was more than enough to shake up Che "Rhymefest" Smith, a Chicago hip-hop artist best known for co-writing "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West and the Oscar-winning "Glory" from the 2014 film "Selma" with John Legend and Common.
GETTY IMAGES US rapper Rhymefest is furious over his experience being robbed.
Rhymefest was uninjured, but his wallet was stolen.
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"I'm not even mad," he wrote on Twitter following the incident. "I'm (expletive) hurt."
GETTY IMAGES US rapper Rhymefest has come up with a new rap to vent his anger over the gunpoint robbery - and the police response.
Now he's turned those words into action - recording a song about the crime and his experience reporting it (Warning: song contains swearing)
Rhymefest has been a vocal advocate against crime and poverty in Chicago, where the 39-year-old artist lives and works.
He's chided Spike Lee for his portrayal of the city in the movie "Chi-Raq," run for a spot on city council, created a documentary exploring homelessness through the eyes of his father and spoken out about music that glorifies violence.
After experiencing that violence firsthand at the weekend, Rhymefest took to Twitter with a message for the man who robbed him.
"To the young brother that put the gun to my head this morning & took my wallet," he began. "You don't know how you just damaged your community.
"I defend you against police brutality," he continued. "I work on your behalf."
Rhymefest pointed out that despite his success, he still lives on Chicago's South Side, an area often defined by its reputation for violence.
Last week, a cousin of NBA player Dwyane Wade, named Nykea Aldridge, was shot and killed there. Police say she was walking down the street pushing her child in a stroller when she was unintentionally caught in the midst of gang-related gunfire.
"I lived here on the southside because I thought it mattered," Rhymefest said. "I'm reconsidering."
He told the man who robbed him that when he looks into the wallet and sees the name Che Smith on the ID, contact him and apologise.
"You were gonna shoot me in the face for a wallet," he wrote. "I had the power to give you a job!"
Until our communities have restorative Justice set up, you better make friends with a police officer. — Rhymefest (@RHYMEFEST) August 27, 2016 You were gonna shoot me in the face for a wallet, I had the power to give you a job! — Rhymefest (@RHYMEFEST) August 27, 2016
Nearly two hours later, Rhymefest continued tweeting. This time, his message was for the Chicago police. "You wonder we don't report crimes?" he said. "The police treated me disgustingly."
He also tweeted a two-minute video of his interactions with officers at the station where he drove after he was robbed. It begins by showing a police officer sitting behind a desk.
It is clear that she and Rhymefest have been arguing. The officer tells him he can't record inside the station. Another officer asks him to leave. Rhymefest complains about the first officer was ignoring him, eating and playing Candy Crush on her phone while he tried to tell her what happened.
She tells him he wasn't giving her the information needed to make a report.
"I am in shock because I just had a gun to my head!" he tells them.
You wonder we don't report crimes? The police treated me disgustingly pic.twitter.com/fY9VQrqDpz — Rhymefest (@RHYMEFEST) August 27, 2016
After he shared the video of the interaction online, Rhymefest received a tweet from police department's spokesman and a call from its chief of patrol, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
@RHYMEFEST disappointing to say the least. On behalf of CPD, I apologize for how you were treated. We will be addressing this today. — Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) August 27, 2016
"I'm sure they're thinking, 'We messed up, because that was 'somebody'," he told the Sun-Times.
"But that's not how it should be. How would they feel if somebody that doesn't have my resources was treated the same way?"
- The Washington Post | http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/83775299/US-rapper-responds-to-robbery-by-writing-a-song | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/57eeb1e256c7e13f5a345031ee6e6be8c1729e8681ecc8b727fd34507bc56c2a.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:33 | null | 2016-08-29T10:16:47 | Nick Thomas, an experienced swimmer, got into difficulty less than a mile from the French finish line. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Feurope%2F83693793%2FSwimmer-and-endurance-athlete-Nick-Thomas-dies-crossing-English-Channel.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/u/n/m/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtujl.png/1472465807199.jpg | en | null | Swimmer and endurance athlete, Nick Thomas, dies crossing English Channel | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Swimmer and endurance athlete, Nick Thomas, dies crossing English Channel
Nick Thomas/TWITTER Nick Thomas has died in his attempt to cross the English Channel.
Experienced swimmer and endurance athlete, Nick Thomas, 45, has died in his attempt to swim the English Channel.
Thomas was taking part in the 21-mile (34 kilometres) endurance test, but got into difficulty, having been swimming for 16 hours, the BBC reported.
On standby and Still awaiting a chance to start swim , new tides start today and weather dictates there will be no swimmers in near future — Nick Thomas (@trismartnick) August 15, 2016
Enduroman Events/TWITTER Nick Thomas photographed before he got into difficulty crossing the English Channel.
He was pulled from the water unconscious "less than a mile from the finish in France", according to a spokesman for the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation.
"There was an extremely experienced support team on board the support vessel," the spokesman added.
"It is an extreme sport, we know the risks. He was doing what he loved doing. Our thoughts are with his family."
According to Enduroman Events, Thomas passed out in the water and was taken to hospital.
Nick Thomas is being treated at Calais hospital after passing out in the water. Please wait for an update. — Enduroman Events (@EnduromanEvents) August 27, 2016 They later posted news of his death. Our friend Nick Thomas left us whilst doing what he loved - he just kept going. He'll always be a part of what we do and who we are. — Enduroman Events (@EnduromanEvents) August 28, 2016
Thomas was no stranger to crossing the Channel, and completed the feat back in 2014, as part of the Enduroman ultra triathlon.
This time the rules set by the Channel Swimming Association meant that a wet-suit wasn't allowed.
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[] | 2016-08-30T06:51:46 | null | 2016-08-30T06:15:09 | Only two new charter schools announced after John Tamihere pulled the pin on a third. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2Feducation%2F83728687%2FNapier-and-Hamilton-will-each-get-a-charter-school-targeting-poorer-Maori-teenagers.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/6/p/n/b/g/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dulgv.png/1472537710182.jpg | en | null | Napier and Hamilton will each get a charter school targeting poorer Maori teenagers | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Napier and Hamilton will each get a charter school targeting poorer Maori teenagers
Cameron Burnell ACT leader and education under-secretary David Seymour says charter schools don't get a fair go.
Two new charter schools due to open next year are yet to lock down a site in Napier or Hamilton but will both target poorer Maori teenagers.
Te Kopuku High in Hamilton will have an opening roll of 90 students targeting Maori from low socio-economic backgrounds, while Te Aratika Academy is a male secondary school for year 11-13 with an opening roll of 67 students in Napier.
Under-secretary to the Minister of Education, David Seymour, announced the new sponsors on Tuesday - he also went on the defence, saying there's a "constant focus of relentlessly negative attacks" on the ACT Party-inspired model.
"I don't think it's entirely fair our partnership school sponsors have had to be their own PR agents while also setting up schools in often quite heroic and successful ways but nevertheless that's part of the reality they face."
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Seymour said the new sponsors don't have to tell the Ministry of Education where they will run their school from until 90 days before they open. Both are still working through negotiations to lease existing premises.
A third school was expected to be announced - a proposed bilingual West Auckland school run by the Waipareira Trust, which is headed by former MP John Tamihere.
But the trust pulled out at the eleventh hour when it already had 100 children enrolled because the Government wouldn't accept two amendments to the contract in relation to the Treaty of Waitangi.
There were 26 applications for the third round of schools and Seymour said he expected some who missed out would reapply in the fourth round, which are now open.
Most schools had done extremely well and delivered positive results, often in their first year, he said.
"Vanguard Military School has taken on 60 kids who previously were not attending any school whatsoever when they came to Vanguard."
Since 2014 nine charter schools have opened, mostly in Auckland and Northland, while Te Pumanawa o te Wairua in Whangaruru has since closed.
It was given a series of warnings and closed down in March after the school was plagued with problems, including bullying, drugs, poor student achievement and inadequate teaching.
In May Seymour announced seven new schools would be funded to open in 2018 and 2019, costing taxpayers upto $600,000 each to set up.
He disputed the roll out of the model, part of a confidence and supply agreement with National, was slow.
"As with any policy you can go too fast, so as we've developed this policy we've looked around the world...there's criticism of how the model for example developed in Houston...and Houston has been dogged by that for 20 years."
In a move to overcome some of the issues that led to the closure of Te Pumanawa o te Wairua, an independent support group has been set up for charter schools.
There has also been cuts made to the establishment costs provided to sponsors ahead of the school's opening - one of the lessons learnt from earlier application rounds, Seymour said.
The Government is still in commercial negotiations with the sponsors of the Whangaruru school after the original contract left the Crown with little power to recoup the millions of dollars spent on land and resources.
"I think one aspect of that that has been missed repeatedly is that they did actually use probably most of the money they received in the process of educating those kids," Seymour said.
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NZTA The driver of the truck is OK but motorists near Lambie Dr have been warned to take extra care.
A fire has engulfed a large truck on the side of Auckland's southwestern motorway.
Emergency services rushed to the scene on the motorway's eastbound lanes near Lambie Dr around 8.10am on Wednesday.
The Fire Service said it was believed the truck was carrying mud.
Truck on fire on Sth-Wstn Mwy southbound near Lambie Dr. Pass with #ExtraCare. Driver okay #ExpectDelays ^TP pic.twitter.com/wWH7QRfyvV — NZTA Akld & Nthlnd (@NZTAAkl) August 30, 2016
The NZ Transport Agency warned southbound motorists to avoid the area if possible or to expect delays as traffic was heavy between Puhinui Rd and Lambie Dr.
It said the driver of the truck was not injured.
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[] | 2016-08-31T08:52:55 | null | 2016-08-31T07:57:47 | Natalie Portman fears the dark side will scare her son. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fentertainment%2Fcelebrities%2F83754325%2FNatalie-Portman-won-t-show-her-son-Star-Wars-movies.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/1/5/o/j/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dv591.png/1472630267991.jpg | en | null | Natalie Portman won't show her son Star Wars movies | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Natalie Portman won't show her son Star Wars movies
GETTY IMAGES Natalie Portman isn't keen to show her son Star Wars.
Natalie Portman refuses to show her five-year-old son her Star Wars movies for fear of traumatising him.
The 35-year-old starred as Padme Amidala, mother to Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, in the prequel movies by George Lucas. But Natalie's character's story came to an end in 2005 movie Revenge of the Sith, when she died after giving birth to twins.
During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Natalie was asked if son Aleph, who she shares with French husband Benjamin Millepied, has seen her Star Wars movies yet.
YOUTUBE The first Star Wars spin-off movie comes out this year.
"He has not, but he knows about it, of course," she explained.
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"It's kind of a shame because you know when I made it, I was like, 'This is going to be the coolest thing, one day when I have kids, I can show them.'
"And boys of course are obsessed with it and know all about it before they've seen it. Then I realised: I die in the movies. I feel like it's kind of a scary thing to show your kid."
The Oscar winner started her Star Wars movie career in 1999 with The Phantom Menace, followed by 2002's Attack of the Clones and her 2005 conclusion.
All three movies served as prequels to the Star Wars movies in the 1970s, starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher.
In Revenge of the Sith, Portman's character Padme marries Anakin Skywalker, played by Hayden Christensen, and falls pregnant.
As Anakin joins the Dark Side, Padme is broken-hearted and gives birth to twins Luke and Leia before dying.
Anakin later battles Obi-Wan Kenobi, played by Ewan McGregor, and is horrendously injured, but is nursed back to health to become iconic villain, Darth Vader
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[] | 2016-08-29T12:51:26 | null | 2016-08-29T11:40:58 | Knives, bits of wood and chairs were used as weapons during a massive fight involving up to 100 teens. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fauckland%2F83691695%2FStudents-use-knives-and-hurl-chairs-in-South-Auckland-KFC-brawl.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/p/t/4/d/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtsxb.png/1472470858692.jpg | en | null | Students use knives and hurl chairs in South Auckland KFC brawl | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Students use knives and hurl chairs in South Auckland KFC brawl
FAIRFAX NZ Students from two Auckland schools brawled in the KFC on Monday.
A South Auckland KFC unwittingly became the scene of a mass brawl on Monday, when up to 100 people - most of them high school students - began fighting nearby.
The teenagers also used bits of wood and threw chairs at each other during the fight that spilled into KFC on Massey Rd in Mangere East about 4pm Monday.
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The group of teens gathered at Walter Massey Park before the brawl carried on up and down Massey Rd and into KFC, witness Roger Fowler said.
Fowler, the Mangere East Community Centre director, said it was an "ugly" scene that looked to have been pre-arranged between students.
A police spokesman confirmed there were knives, chairs and bits of wood involved, although he said no-one was reported to be injured.
Thirteen police units were called to the scene, and five people were arrested, including two adults.
"We now need to review the CCTV footage to determine why it started and who was involved," police said.
Fowler said it was mostly between students from Southern Cross Campus and some from De La Salle College.
"It was evident something was up and they weren't just walking through they were congregating and standing around," he said.
"They were eyeballing each other. Eventually some pushing and shoving and punching started to take place, directly involving several dozen kids.
"There was a lot of brawling type stuff going on, chasing each other back and forth. Mostly punching and that sort of thing."
Fowler said most of the main aggressors were male teens aged between 16 and 18.
He said it became a spectacle for many of the other students who were filming the fight on their phones.
"It was a large mobile audience. The unfortunate part is all the theatrics and acting up. When there's an audience there's probably a temptation to get a bit carried away."
The brawlers were also "darting in and out among cars" and there were several near misses as they were running along Massey Rd, he said.
"Eventually police arrived. They seemed to go for the ringleaders, the ones that were provoking the disturbances. I saw at least two or three getting arrested.
"Initially it was just one female constable in the car, she called for back up, eventually about eight vehicles turned up including a paddy wagon."
The fight also left frightened diners inside the KFC, with several students carrying on punching each other inside the fast food store.
Southern Cross principal Robin Staples said, when contacted, he had not been alerted to the incident by police.
He said the school would deal with the incident if, and when, approached by police.
"The school takes such incidences of this nature very seriously."
Staples said as far as he was aware there was no animosity between pupils from the two schools.
Fowler said it was a "rare" event for the area, though there used to be a lot of student fights in previous years.
"By and large we haven't seen that sort of behaviour for a few years. By and large these mass incidents have become very rare."
Police were stepping up patrols in the area to ensure the community felt safe after the incident.
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[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:54 | null | 2016-08-31T09:13:02 | Silver Ferns took a while to warm up against South Africa. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fnetball%2F83778198%2FFerns-live-up-to-favourites-tags-against-South-Africa.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/v/n/q/b/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dvno6.png/1472634787273.jpg | en | null | Ferns live up to favourites tags against South Africa | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Ferns live up to favourites tags against South Africa
Simon Watts/Getty Images Grace Rasmussen, left, and Ameliaranne Ekenasio have taken the court for the Silver Ferns for Wednesday night's Quad Series match.
The Silver Ferns took a while to get the upper hand during Wednesday night's Quad Series netball test.
The TAB had South Africa at a whopping $15 to win.
The Silver Ferns came out on top 65-46, after South Africa provided a tough test in the opening half.
It was the second match of the Quad Series, which will be the 28th meeting between the two sides.
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The Ferns have won 26 of the 27 so far, most of them by large margins - the one loss came at the 1995 world championship.
New Ferns coach Janine Southby has started with Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Bailey Mes in the goal circle.
The Silver Ferns beat England by 26 goals in their first match of the series.
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IAIN MCGREGOR/Stuff.co.nz Ning Huang, who owns the Kendal Food Centre in Burnside, was robbed at gunpoint on August 25.
Ning Huang had read all the news about armed robberies in Christchurch, but he thought he was safe.
Situated in Burnside, Huang thought the Kendal Food Centre was far removed from the spate of aggravated robberies in Christchurch.
Then, on Thursday night, he found himself fearing for his life as three men stormed his store armed with a gun.
DAVID WALKER/FAIRFAX NZ Adam Du was working at Lake Terrace Stationery and Dairy, Burwood, when he was confronted by two masked men on August 28.
Two of the offenders grabbed Huang and took him to the back store room where he was punched twice. The third offender took cigarette cartons from behind the counter and looked for cash in the empty till.
"I was scared because they had a gun and they pushed me very hard . . . I thought they were going to kill me."
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IAIN MCGREGOR/FAIRFAX NZ Kendal Food Centre owner Ning Huang was robbed for cigarettes.
Huang, who has owned the business for four years, said Burnside was a "very safe neighbourhood".
"I know some people told me the east and the south were not very good but this area is very good – I never thought this would happen in my store."
Despite concerns he might get robbed again, Huang said he had to keep working.
SUPPLIED Three people robbed the Kendal Food Centre in Burnside with a pistol.
"I need to live, myself and my family, this is a job. Even thought it may happen again, I still work."
Huang is by no means alone. On Sunday afternoon, two masked men entered Lake Terrace Stationery and Dairy, in Burwood.
Dairy employee Adam Du ran into another room at the back of the dairy and called police. The pair then ran off with some chewing gum.
IAIN MCGREGOR/FAIRFAX NZ Ning Huang thought the Kendal Food Centre in Burnside was far removed from the spate of aggravated robberies in Christchurch.
"I was really scared – I have been here for three years and I've never had any problems.
"I'm here to serve the community, I didn't really think people would come here to rob us."
Meanwhile, police arrested a man in relation to an attempted robbery in Ilam on Monday afternoon.
DAVID WALKER/FAIRFAX NZ Lake Terrace Stationery and Dairy was robbed by two masked men on Sunday afternoon.
Three men entered the dairy on the corner of Ilam Rd and Rountree St shortly before 4pm. Two fled the scene, while police apprehended the third.
"At this stage it appears nothing was taken," a police spokesman said.
Earlier, police arrested a 19-year-old and two other teenagers after they smashed their way into a dairy on Curletts Rd, west of the city centre. A police spokeswoman said the men broke into the dairy about 11.40pm on Sunday. The trio were arrested a short time later.
Since July, there has been a string of aggravated robberies in the city.
Last Monday, police found clothing and a firearm at a home believed to have been used during the aggravated robbery of a Night 'n Day on Ferry Rd.
Three people, including a man wearing a bathrobe and carrying a gun, held up the store about 3.30am on August 20. They took the dairy's overnight take of between $500 and $600 and cigarettes.
A dairy on Nancy Ave was robbed the same weekend, but police have not released any details about that incident.
On August 15, armed robbers targeted two Christchurch pubs, stealing about $20,000 from one of them.
Two masked men entered the Embankment Tavern on Ferry Rd, Phillipstown, armed with a firearm about 8.49am. The pair fled empty-handed in a getaway car driven by a third person.
A short time later, masked men entered O'Sheas Public House on Marshlands Rd, Shirley, about 10.25am. They threatened staff, who handed over about $20,000, and were last seen driving off in a white station wagon, police said.
Police arrested a 16-year-old boy last week in connection with two armed robberies at the 24/7 Buns Bakery on Ferry Rd. Three balaclava-clad people armed with a rifle, a hammer and a bat about 2.40am on August 9. The same business was robbed three weeks earlier by a group carrying knives and screwdrivers.
The teenager was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery and would appear in the Youth Court.
On July 30, Opawa Rd dairy owner Kamlesh Patel and his family fought off a robber armed with a stun gun, the fourth time he battled robbers targeting store.
On July 7, Christchurch's Union Street dairy was held up at gunpoint.
On July 4, a man armed with a gun tried to rob the Division St Dairy in Riccarton.
Robberies in Christchurch city and the Selwyn and Waimakariri districts rose 53 per cent in the year to June, up from 210 to 321.
In the wider Canterbury police district, they rose 32 per cent, up from 252 to 333.
Anyone with information about any of the robberies was asked to call Christchurch police on 03 363 7400 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:28 | null | 2016-08-26T17:00:00 | Yealands Estate Wines is selling its Crossroads winery and vineyards in Hawke's Bay. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2F83591107%2FYealands-Crossroads-winery-and-vineyards-put-on-the-market.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/r/m/t/u/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1drnb7.png/1472176917698.jpg | en | null | Yealand's Crossroads winery and vineyards put on the market | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Yealand's Crossroads winery and vineyards put on the market
SUPPLIED The Crossroads sale includes the winery, the vineyards and the cellar door.
One of New Zealand's largest wine companies is selling its Hawke's Bay winery and vineyards and moving production to Marlborough.
Yealands Estate Wines has put the Crossroads operations on the market, including three vineyards, the winery and the cellar door.
However, the Crossroads brand, business and existing stock in bottles, barrels, and tanks, are not part of the sale.
SUPPLIED The cellar door gets 5000 visitors each year.
This decision comes just one year after Peter Yealands sold the majority of his company to Marlborough Lines.
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The lines company paid $89 million for a 80 per cent share of Yealands Esate Wines in July last year.
SUPPLIED Crossroads winery is surrounded by vineyards.
Now, Yealands Estate Wines plans to consolidate winemaking operations at its Marlborough winery.
As a result, existing grape growing contracts with Hawke's Bay producers will continue, however, the grapes will be transported to Marlborough.
Crossroads was established in Hastings as a privately-owned boutique operation in 1987.
The Fernhill-based winery, offices, barrel hall, tank farm, Spanish-style public tasting facility, and offices which have been added over the subsequent years.
Yealands Estate Wines bought Crossroads in 2011.
The vineyard block is for sale include a 10.98 hectare vineyard in Korokipo Rd, Hastings; a 59.1ha vineyard in Kereru Rd, Maraekakaho, Hastings; and a 11.83ha Gimblett Gravels vineyard on Omahu and Mere roads, near Hastings.
The blocks are planted in pinot gris, chardonnay, gewurztraminer, sauvignon blanc, merlot, syrah, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay varietals.
However, about 14ha of the Kereru Rd block is unplanted and currently leased for cattle wintering activities, though this could allow for expansion of grape growing land use once the lease is up.
Bayleys Hawke's Bay viticulture manager Glyn Rees-Jones, who is marketing the property, said while Yealands Estate Wines preferred to sell it as as one unit, it would be open to selling the blocks individually.
"If the scenario arose where the vineyards were purchased separately, Yealands Estate Wines is open to negotiating ongoing grape supply contracts with any of the vineyards' new owners.
"The number of wine awards, trophies and accolades from these Hawke's Bay vineyards is an indication of the quality of grapes produced from all three properties," Rees-Jones said.
"Should the land, building and equipment offering be purchased as a whole, there is some capacity within the existing winery plant for the press tonnage to be increased, or alternatively there is bare land available to extend the tank and barrel room facilities."
The winery, administration hub, and cellar door are housed within a 716 square metre complex, which was built in 1991 and substantially renovated in 2009.
The winery is capable of processing more than 700 tonnes of grapes.
Yealands Wines Group has more than 1100ha of vines planted and employed 130 staff at its two vineyards in Seddon and Hawke's Bay.
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[] | 2016-08-27T20:51:30 | null | 2016-08-27T19:33:50 | Nigeria's military killed five people and arrested 23, in a new offensive in the Niger Delta. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fafrica%2F83636604%2FNigerian-launches-offensive-against-militants-in-Delta-oil-hub.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/6/m/t/z/a/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsmf0.png/1472326430726.jpg | en | null | Nigerian launches offensive against militants in Delta oil hub | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Nigerian launches offensive against militants in Delta oil hub
JOE PENNEY / REUTERS A special forces battalion moved against militant camps on Friday in an operation "aimed at getting rid of all forms of criminal activities".
Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had launched a new offensive against militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta, killing five and arresting 23.
Armed groups have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil and gas pipelines in the southern region, reducing the country's oil output by 700,000 barrels day.
A special forces battalion moved against militant camps on Friday in an operation "aimed at getting rid of all forms of criminal activities", army spokesman Sani Usman said in a statement.
"In the course of the operation, five militants that attacked the troops were killed in action, while numerous others were injured and 23 suspects were arrested."
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There was no immediate reaction from militant groups, which operate from hard-to-access creeks in the swampland.
The groups say they want a greater share of Nigeria's oil wealth to go to the impoverished region. Crude sales account for about 70 percent of Nigeria's government revenue and most of the oil comes from the Delta.
A similar military campaign in May drew sharp criticism from rights groups and residents who said soldiers had laid siege to villages, arrested civilians and raped women in an bid to force them hand over militants. The army denies this.
The government has been trying to broker a ceasefire but the militant scene is divided into small groups whose fighters, drawn from unemployed youths, are difficult to control even for their leaders.
On Thursday, Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu met traditional leaders from the Delta to ask them to mediate in talks with militants but they said they wanted the army first to release prisoners taken during a previous sweep, an official has told Reuters.
The army in May arrested a group of school teenagers who community leaders say are not linked to militants.
A group calling itself Niger Delta Avengers, which has claimed several major attacks, said in a statement on Sunday they had agreed to a ceasefire to start a dialogue. Officials have refused to confirm this.
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JASON DORDAY/Stuff.co.nz The Red carpet premiere for Chasing Great at the Civic Theatre in Auckland.
He's played 148 All Blacks tests, including two World Cup finals.
But Richie McCaw is more nervous on the red carpet than he's ever been on the rugby pitch.
On the red carpet for Chasing Great, a documentary about his journey to hold aloft the Web Ellis Cup in 2015, McCaw said he was more nervous than he'd ever been playing rugby.
JASON DORDAY/FAIRFAX NZ Richie McCaw and fiance Gemma Flynn at the red carpet premiere for Chasing Great at the Civic Theatre in Auckland.
The former All Blacks captain swapped the All Blacks jersey for a smart tuxedo at the screening on Tuesday night at the Civic Theatre in central Auckland.
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He was accompanied by fiance Gemma Flynn, as well as members of his family including his parents and sister, who feature in the film.
Despite the support from family and friends, the world's most capped rugby player revealed he had a bad case of nerves.
"I'm probably more anxious and nervous about this than I ever was to play a game of rugby," he said. "I just hope people enjoy it."
McCaw said he hoped the movie would inspire others to work hard to realise their dreams.
"I wanted to try and inspire people, and this is probably one way to do that. Maybe people see that you don't have to come from any sort of background, you don't need anything different from anyone else to realise your dream," he said.
"I was like any other kid, I dreamed of being an All Black, but there weren't many All Blacks that came from Kurow. There was one who everyone talked about who played one test. It's amazing what you can do if you work hard. ... I just wanted to show that that's how you end up living your dream."
Justin Pemberton, who co-directed the film with Michelle Walshe, said the premiere was like showing a baby off to the world.
"It's exciting when you've been working on something for this long, to think that people are finally going to see it. Because you spend so long fixating on it," Pemberton said.
Other notables at the premiere included All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, and Real Housewives of Auckland stars Gilda Kirkpatrick and Angela Stone.
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Supplied McKinnon Secondary College teacher Manu Chopra said he was "denigrated and humiliated" at a staff party.
A teacher has accused a top Victorian school of racial discrimination after he was allegedly told he made the staff room look like "Angelina Jolie's family".
The former McKinnon Secondary College maths teacher also claimed that a colleague referred to him as the "brown-skinned man" at a staff party and said "we don't need more brown skins in our staffroom".
Manu Chopra has taken his fight against the high-performing state school to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), accusing the Education Department, the school's principal Pitsa Binnion and seven staff members of victimising him.
He claimed that a colleague said "our staffroom does not need to look like Angelina Jolie's family" – a reference to the Hollywood star's multicultural and multiracial family.
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He has also raised concerns about his treatment at a 2013 staff party, where a female colleague intervened in a conversation he was having with another female colleague to "save" her.
The colleague invited the woman to dance and as the pair walked away, he claimed another colleague called out "good job" and the woman gave her a thumbs-up gesture. He said this "denigrated and humiliated him".
Chopra said his colleague was trying to save the woman from "the brown-skinned man".
VCAT senior member Bernadette Steele said that if proven, these allegations could amount to breaches of Australia's Equal Opportunity Act.
Chopra also claimed that he was called "unprofessional" in front of students, that a teacher "screamed" at him and that he was bullied in union meetings. But Steele said that most of the allegations raised by Chopra would not amount to discriminatory behaviour if proven.
The case is being heard in the human rights division of VCAT. The matter now listed for a compulsory conference on October 10.
McKinnon Secondary College is one of state's top-performing schools. It is a multicultural school, and almost half its students have a language background other than English.
Property developers are taking advantage of the school's popularity, knocking down houses and building apartments in the school's coveted zone.
An Education Department spokesman said he could not comment on the matter while it was before VCAT.
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CHARLES COATES/GETTY IMAGES Mercedes' Nico Rosberg took pole at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has clinched pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix ahead of 18-year-old Dutchman Max Verstappen, while championship leader Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's race from the back of the grid.
Cheered on by a large contingent of Dutch fans, Verstappen beat Sebastian Vettel's leading time to move into contention, only for Rosberg to beat Verstappen's mark and clinch his 28th career pole.
"We got the job done," said Rosberg, who is second behind Hamilton in the Formula One standings. "I'm happy to be on pole. The tires are going to be difficult, though, there will be a lot going on."
Rosberg, who now has a great chance to close the 19-point gap on Hamilton, was more than a little relieved - especially as the hot weather conditions made it more difficult for Mercedes.
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"We just weren't quick, it is hot and Pirelli (tire) pressures are high this weekend," said Rosberg, who will be aiming for a 20th GP win. "It's a different world out there."
As the unusually high temperatures reached 34 degrees Celsius (93 F), Verstappen did not disappoint some 20,000 Dutch fans in the sun-soaked crowd, missing out on pole by just .149 of a second.
"In front of all my fans, it's such a great motivation," Verstappen said. "To be so close to Nico on a track with long straights, we can be very pleased with that."
After becoming the youngest winner of an F1 race with a brilliant victory in Spain earlier this season, Verstappen is now the youngest driver to qualify on the front row of the grid.
"It's great to break records, but I want to break other records," he said in the matter-of-fact style that underlines his cool temperament.
The previous youngest was Mexican Ricardo Rodriguez, who qualified second for Ferrari at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, aged 19.
Kimi Raikkonen - who is twice Verstappen's age - qualified .166 behind Rosberg in third, getting ahead of Vettel right at the end. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo - who is now playing second fiddle to Verstappen - starts the race from fifth spot.
Vettel has not won a race since the Singapore GP last September and the four-time F1 champion appears increasingly frustrated, having berated Danish driver Kevin Magnussen's driving during the third and final practice in the morning.
"It's all (in) the last corner," an unhappy Vettel said after qualifying. "Lost it all again, the traction, the grip."
Rosberg, runner-up to Hamilton in the past two seasons, won the opening four races of the campaign as Hamilton struggled with the ongoing mechanical problems that led to this weekend's grid penalties.
The penalties increased to a notional 55 places - in a field of only 22 cars - after Mercedes had further engine changes on Saturday, following those made in Friday's practice.
Grid penalties apply only to the race weekend itself and do not carry over into the next race,
With nothing to gain, Hamilton did only four laps early in qualifying before rolling into the team garage.
The three-time F1 champion will start last, and with very little chance of securing his 50th win, but with some illustrious company.
Two-time champion Fernando Alonso is also on the back row for McLaren, having taken a 35-place hit for engine changes.
Given their situation, it made no sense for either Hamilton or Alonso to qualify for the second part of qualifying.
The others failing to reach Q2 were Esteban Ocon - on his F1 debut for the Manor team - Felipe Nasr, Marcus Ericsson and Daniil Kvyat.
Romain Grosjean, Magnussen, Esteban Gutierrez, Jolyon Palmer, Carlos Sainz and Pascal Wehrlein all went out in Q2, with McLaren's Jenson Button just sneaking into the top 10 for Q3.
In the morning's final practice, Raikkonen was fastest ahead of Ricciardo, while Verstappen stayed in the garage with a gearbox problem.
With track temperatures already reaching 30 C (86 F) by late morning, Wehrlein lost his cool. The Manor driver employed some strong language when blaming Gutierrez for forcing him onto the grass.
Stewards handed Gutierrez, who drives for the U.S.-backed Haas team, a five-place grid penalty after reviewing the incident.
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David Walker The body corporate of the now largely demolished Cave Rock apartments is among those preparing to go to court over claims against insurer IAG.
IAG's September 4 cutoff for filing earthquake insurance court claims has caused "chaos" according to Crombie Lockwood insurance broker Storm McVay.
IAG said it will use the Limitations Act against body corporates which own multi-unit properties, and commercial building owners.
But residential property owners have until June 30, 2018 before IAG invokes the Limitations Act.
McVay said using the Limitations Act seemed "pretty unfair given the delaying tactics that have gone on".
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The Christchurch High Court registrar's office confirmed there had been a rush of claims filed this week.
IAG general manager customer reinstatement, Renee Walker, said the insurer will consider claims on a case by case basis when deciding to grant extensions to the Limitations Act date it has adopted.
"It depends if claims have just come to us from EQC after going over cap or whether a claim has been going on a long time and we're asking if there are reasons it hasn't moved along," McVay said.
Alan Prescott of Harmans Lawyers said his firm had managed to obtain some extensions.
But there was often difficulty proving which earthquake had caused most damage and which Limitations Act date should apply, he said.
To preserve their rights people had been filing before IAG's cutoff and may argue about the appropriate date later, Prescott said.
Rebuild Christchurch founder Deon Swiggs said many people would have been unaware of the cutoff date contained in a stakeholder newsletter this week - however IAG's Walker disputed this.
Swiggs is also a trustee of Canterbury Insurance Assistance Service and he urged IAG to review its decision and extend the time as EQC and insurer Southern Response had.
Multi unit building owners had the most complicated issues to deal with and it seemed unreasonable to place additional pressure on them, Swiggs said.
"When you put problems with land and EQC into the mix it seems IAG's position is quite unreasonable," he said.
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[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:30 | null | 2016-08-29T06:21:33 | For a year, six scientists lived in near isolation on the island of Hawaii, and proved you can get water from dry ground. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fscience%2F83680583%2FScientists-exit-Hawaii-dome-after-yearlong-Mars-simulation.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/c/n/k/t/z/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtkcn.png/1472453010644.jpg | en | null | Scientists exit Hawaii dome after yearlong Mars simulation | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Scientists exit Hawaii dome after yearlong Mars simulation
After 365 days in a solar-powered dome, six scientists leave a mock-up Mars habitat situated on a Hawaiian volcano on Sunday.
Six scientists have completed a yearlong Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in a dome in near isolation.
For the past year, the group in the dome on a Mauna Loa mountain could go outside only while wearing spacesuits.
On Sunday, the simulation ended, and the scientists emerged.
NASA This computer-generated view depicts part of Mars at the boundary between darkness and daylight, with an area including Gale Crater beginning to catch morning light.
Cyprien Verseux, a crew member from France, said the simulation shows a mission to Mars can succeed.
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NASA A low-angle self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover showing the vehicle at the site from which it reached down to drill into a rock target call "Buckskin".
"I can give you my personal impression which is that a mission to Mars in the close future is realistic. I think the technological and psychological obstacles can be overcome,'' Verseux said.
Christiane Heinicke, a crew member from Germany, said the scientists were able to find their own water in a dry climate.
"Showing that it works, you can actually get water from the ground that is seemingly dry. It would work on Mars and the implication is that you would be able to get water on Mars from this little greenhouse construct,'' she said.
NASA The Nili Fossae region, one of the most colorful regions of the planet Mars located on the northwest rim of Isidis impact basin.
Tristan Bassingthwaighte, a doctor of architecture candidate at University of Hawaii, served as the crew's architect.
"The UH research going on up here is just super vital when it comes to picking crews, figuring out how people are going to actually work on different kinds of missions, and sort of the human factors element of space travel, colonisation, whatever it is you are actually looking at,'' Bassingthwaighte said.
Kim Binsted, principal investigator for the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS), said the researchers are looking forward to getting in the ocean and eating fresh produce and other foods that weren't available in the dome.
"HI-SEAS is an example of international collaborative research hosted and run by the University of Hawai'i. So it's really exciting to be able to welcome the crew back to earth and back to Hawai'i after a year on Mars,'' Binsted said.
NASA funded the study run through the University of Hawaii. Binsted said the simulation was the second-longest of its kind after a mission that lasted 520 days in Russia.
Scientists in the Hawaii simulation managed limited resources while conducting research and working to avoid personal conflicts.
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Twitter/Vogue Actress Cleo Pires and TV presenter Paulo Vilhena were made look like amputees in a campaign called "We Are All Special Olympics."
Vogue Brazil has been heavily criticised for Photoshopping local celebrities to make them look like amputees.
Instead of using Paralympic athletes, the fashion magazine used able-bodied Brazilians and made them look like they were missing limbs.
The photoshoot was to accompany an article on the Paralympic Games which begin on September 7.
The fashion bible, published in 23 countries, teamed up with famous Brazilians Cleo Pires and Paulo Vilhena in a campaign called "We Are All Special Olympics."
The controversial photo is edited to include Brazilian table tennis player Bruninha Alexandre, who had her right arm amputated as a baby, and volleyball player Renato Leite, who has a prosthetic leg, The New York Post reported.
However, not everyone is happy with the campaign which Vogue says will promote the Games.
So @VogueBRoficial have Photoshopped able-bodied models to be disabled (if you use that word) instead of using actual #Paralympians?! — Isabella Silvers (@izzymks) August 26, 2016
How frivolous can #VogueBrazil be, digitally altering models to look like #paralympians ? — jewelly76 (@jewelly76) August 25, 2016
Vogue Brazil photoshopping able bodied models...because Paralympian's just don't look good enough?! #BeyondWords WTF pic.twitter.com/1brdSMLWCy — Mr G (@Taffinexile) August 25, 2016
Despite the outrage, athlete Alexandre is proud of the image and posted a photo with the models on Friday.
The art director of the Brazilian edition says he is happy with the photo.
"Participating in the campaign was an honor for me. The atmosphere in the studio was total happiness and pride," Clayton Carneiro said to Vogue.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/83626718/Vogue-Brazil-slammed-for-Photoshopping-models-to-make-them-look-like-amputees | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/7d90514a8533901079c91423181652fa171b635ec26fd411edf9a96e07e72467.json |
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REUTERS Colin Kaepernick said he was not worried about fallout from his protest.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is refusing to stand for the US anthem before games because he believes the United States oppresses African Americans and other minorities.
Kaepernick sat on the team's bench on Saturday (NZ time) during the anthem before the 49ers hosted the Green Bay Packers in a pre-season game. He later explained his reasoning in an interview with NFL Media.
``I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick said. ``To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said that ``players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the national anthem."
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The 49ers issued a statement saying Americans have the right to protest or support the anthem.
``The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pre-game ceremony," the team said. ``It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose to participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem."
There was a wide mixture of reactions on Twitter.
I thought I'd never say this but @Kaepernick7 is now my favorite @NFL player and I will root for the goddamn @49ers when he's the QB. — Brant Robertson (@brant_robertson) August 28, 2016 I see both sides. Dissing the flag is sacrilege to me, but freedom of expression is what this country's all about. #ColinKaepernick — Trevor Parker (@TrevorParker12) August 28, 2016 @Kaepernick7 makes millions in this country, yet refuses to stand for our national anthem and show respect. — Taylor Roth (@taylorroth1234) August 28, 2016
Kaepernick, who is biracial, was adopted and raised by white parents. He has been outspoken on his Twitter account on civil rights issues and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Kaepernick is not the first US-based athlete to use the anthem for protest. In 1996, NBA player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the anthem, saying the United States had a history of tyranny and doing so would conflict with his Islamist beliefs. The NBA initially suspended Abdul-Rauf for his stance before it was lifted when he said he would stand and pray silently during the song.
Kaepernick said he was not worried about any potential fallout from his protest.
``This is not something that I am going to run by anybody," he told NFL Media. ``I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. ... If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right."
Kaepernick is in competition to win back the starting quarterback job in San Francisco that he lost to Blaine Gabbert last season. He made his first appearance of the pre-season on Saturday after missing two games with a tired shoulder. He finished 2 for 6 for 14 yards and added 18 yards on four runs.
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[] | 2016-08-28T06:50:52 | null | 2016-08-28T06:34:29 | Woman who survived month on a Fiordland track had lost friends to the mountains before. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fthe-press%2Fnews%2F83646977%2FCzech-tramper-Pavlina-Pizova-familiar-with-death-on-the-mountains.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/1/z/r/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsuf5.png/1472366070383.jpg | en | null | Czech tramper Pavlina Pizova familiar with death on the mountains | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Czech tramper Pavlina Pizova familiar with death on the mountains
STUFF.CO.NZ One month alone, Pavlina Pizova’s survival story.
The Czech tramper who survived a torturous month alone in remote Fiordland has previously mourned friends who died in the mountains.
Pavlina Pizova desperately tried to save her partner, Ondrej Petr, after the pair fell from the isolated Routeburn Track.
She was unable to save him, and spent about a month alone in a Department of Conservation (DOC) hut near Lake Mackenzie before she was rescued.
IAIN MCGREGOR/Stuff.co.nz Czech tramper Pavlina Pizova talks about her experience during press conference.
Friends of Pizova's have told Czech media about her abilities as a tramper, and her familiarity with the risks of climbing mountains.
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An unnamed friend told Czech news website Blesk.cz that friends of theirs had died in the mountains before.
SUPPLIED The snowshoes made by Pavlina Pizova out of vegetable baskets.
"We like the mountains, even though we know how dangerous they can be," she said.
"In our circle of friends were a few people who [climbed] mountains and paid with their lives or were seriously injured, and they were all experienced mountaineers."
She said Pizova was a capable climber who had hiked 70 kilometres alone before without issue.
IAIN MCGREGOR / FAIRFAX NZ Pavlina Pizova describes her month long ordeal.
She was also practically skilled, and could repair bikes and other objects, the friend said.
The couple came to New Zealand earlier in the year on working visas. They picked apples at an orchard before finding jobs elsewhere.
Friends became concerned about the pair's whereabouts when they noticed Pizova hadn't posted online since July 14.
NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED Pavlina Pizova and Ondrej Petr.
Another friend, who said they worked at a museum with Pizova, told Blesk.cz that Pizova regularly posted about her travels, and it was unusual not to hear from her for such a long period.
A group chat on Facebook where they discussed Pizova's apparent disappearance caused friends to raise the alarm.
Ida Jenková, the mayor of Police nad Metují where the pair live, told news outlet Denik.cz that the news was upsetting.
IAIN MCGREGOR / FAIRFAX NZ Pavlina Pizova thanked her rescuers, describing them as "heroes".
"We just want her [Pizova] to experience life with this settled," she said.
'IT WAS HARROWING'
At an emotional press conference on Friday, Pizova described her desperate month of solitude.
"At the hut, considering my physical health, the deep snow conditions, knowing there were avalanche paths ahead of me, I knew it was best to stay in the safe place."
Iain McGregor An emotional Pavlina Pizova describes her month long ordeal after the death of her partner on the Routeburn track.
"At the hut I saw numerous avalanches coming down," she said.
"As you can imagine the last month was very harrowing for me and my partner's families."
Pizova said she was well informed about New Zealand conditions and how quickly the weather could change.
"I'm aware we made a few mistakes – not leaving our intentions with somebody, not carrying a personal locator beacon and underestimating the winter conditions."
She thanked New Zealand Land Search and Rescue, local police and DOC for bringing her to safety.
SUPPLIED/FACEBOOK Pavlina Pizova spent a month in a remote Fiordland hut after her partner died on the Routeburn track.
"They are heroes for me."
Search and rescue recovered Petr's body on Friday.
Pizova is recovering at the Glenorchy home of consul for the Czech Republic Vladka Kennett.
SUPPLIED/NZ POLICE Police have released this image of the Mackenzie warden's hut, where Pavlina Pizova sheltered after the loss of her partner on the Routeburn track.
She said Pizova was " a really tough woman".
"The conditions were extreme, sub zero temperatures. [She] tried to keep her feet moving, tried to put anything she had on her body."
Kennett said the couple were in the country on a working holiday visa.
SUPPLIED/FACEBOOK Czech tramper Ondrej Petr died after falling on the Routeburn track.
She did not know about their backgrounds.
"[Pavlina] wants to go home now, back to her family."
She told NZ Herald that Pizova wanted to donate money to Land SAR and the Department of Conservation as a thank-you.
IAIN McGREGOR/FAIRFAX NZ A desperate Czech woman made signs in the snow during a month trapped alone in a hut along the Routeburn Track.
"At the moment she can't do much more - she's just trying to recuperate and get everything back to normal, which is not easy, but she's doing well," Kennett told the Herald.
FINAL BREATHS
Pizova had tried in vain to save her partner's life on the remote Fiordland track, but it was no good.
She heard his final breaths and it was over.
Then, she faced a new ordeal. The couple had already spent one night out in the snow, wind and fog on the Routeburn Track.
Pizova would endure two more nights before she left her partner where he lay and found shelter in a Department of Conservation (DOC) warden's hut. It would be a month before she was rescued.
IAIN MCGREGOR/FAIRFAX NZ Lake McKenzie Hut and surrounding area on the Routeburn track near Queenstown where a woman was living for weeks after her partner died.
She used ashes from a fire to write "H" [for help] in the snow, hoping a rescuer would see it.
No-one did. The hut had a working radio, but the English operating instructions were indecipherable to her. There was no choice but to wait.
"Nobody can prepare you for this," she later told police of her ordeal.
Finally, consul for the Czech Republic Vladka Kennett, who lives in Glenorchy, near Queenstown, spotted "a random Facebook post" from concerned relatives at home in the Czech Republic. She passed Pizova and Petr's details to searchers and she was found.
IAIN MCGREGOR/FAIRFAX NZ The woman decided to stay put because of the injuries and the snow.
"If the message didn't come through she would still be there," Kennett said.
Kennett has since acted as a translator for Pizova.
WARNINGS FROM DOC
SUPPLIED The warden's hut at Lake Mackenzie on the Routeburn Track.
Pizova and Petr embarked on the Routeburn Track from the Glenorchy end on July 26.
Despite warnings from DOC staff, they planned to walk its distance and return through the Caples track.
They had no tent or locator beacon and told no-one of their plans.
RNZ Pavlina Pizova spent a month alone in a hut on the Routeburn Track after her companion fell to his death. She speaks about her harrowing ordeal.
After spending one night at the Falls hut, the pair got caught in bad weather and became disoriented.
They spent the night out in the open, trying to shelter from the wind and snow. The next day, still disoriented by heavy fog and strong winds and with snow still falling, the pair slipped five to seven metres down a steep slope.
Petr fell further and became trapped between branches and rocks. Pizova was able to reach him but could not free him. She heard his last gasps of breath before he died.
"She tried everything she could but she was totally exhausted," Kennett said.
"It was impossible [to free him]."
Unable to move her partner, Pizova spent two more nights sleeping in sub-zero conditions against a "vertical rock", her mostly wet possessions stuffed into her sleeping bag for warmth.
"She probably didn't even sleep she was just trying to move the fingers and toes to somehow keep warm," Kennett said.
"It was freezing. She was there in the worst part of the winter.
"She still can't feel her fingers . . . [they're] totally numb."
TIMELINE
February 29 – Pavlina Pizova and Ondrej Petr arrive in New Zealand for a working holiday.
July 26 – Pizova and Petr enter the Routeburn Track from Glenorchy, despite warnings not so from DOC staff. They stay the night at Falls Hut.
July 27 – Facing "extreme" weather, including heavy snow and low cloud, the couple cannot reach Mackenzie Hut and are forced to sleep out in the open.
July 28 – The pair fall down a steep slope in more poor weather. Trapped, Petr dies. Pizova spends another night in the elements.
July 29-30 – Pizova, cold and injured, tries in vain to reach Mackenzie Hut campsite, finally succeeding after a third night in the open.
August 24 – Pizova is found in a hut by rescuers after family at home in the Czech Republic raise concerns. The couple's car was traced to Glenorchy.
August 26 – Petr's body is recovered. Pizova speaks of her "harrowing" experience – "I am aware we made a few mistakes."
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/83646977/Czech-tramper-Pavlina-Pizova-familiar-with-death-on-the-mountains | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/0e44faff597966a7998671558ef3ed9e5963a60ac4b88c863a2e4364c72b24c6.json |
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[] | 2016-08-30T08:51:45 | null | 2016-08-30T07:18:27 | OPINION: The Warriors are a laughing stock again, but a change in coach isn't the answer. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fleague%2F83730245%2FKeeping-Andrew-McFadden-could-be-Warriors-best-option.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/q/q/e/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dumo5.png/1472541515879.jpg | en | null | Keeping Andrew McFadden could be Warriors' best option | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Keeping Andrew McFadden could be Warriors' best option
ANTHONY AU-YEUNG/GETTY IMAGES Should Warriors head coach Andrew McFadden keep his job?
OPINION: Keeping hold of Andrew McFadden as Warriors coach for another year may turn out to be the best option, as the club are left reeling from another failed campaign.
Make no bones about it, this season has been a disaster. How a club with the Warriors' roster can't finish in the top half of the table is inexcusable.
Unfortunately, Warriors managing director Jim Doyle won't make any comments on the year or McFadden until after an end of season review has been completed.
Unfortunate, because it'll be McFadden facing a media inquest this week while his boss hides behind processes.
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There have been too many glum looking pictures of the Warriors taken this season.
The Warriors not only have to deal with internal disappointments, but know that once again they are the laughing stock of New Zealand sport.
Wherever you go around the country, ask someone who's interested in sport about the Warriors and they'll be quick to tell you how hopeless they are.
The club wanted 2016 to be the year where they changed perceptions on how the public viewed them, but it ended up being the same old story. A poor start, good results through the Origin period, but collapsing when the pressure went on at the end of the season.
The incident involving six players having a night out taking Tramadol and Red Bull also showed off-field standards still aren't where they need to be.
To McFadden and Doyle's credit, they are making progress in that area, but like on the field, the players are continually letting people down.
It would be easy to blame on this miserable season on McFadden.
They go into the last round of the season in 10th place and are only that high because the Eels were stripped of 12 points.
The case can be made that McFadden has had his chance, over two and a-half seasons in charge and the same old problems of individual handling errors, defensive lapses and an inability to win big games still exist.
There was plenty of hype about how Sir Graham Henry had been brought in to help out, yet nothing really changed.
And nothing much can really change next, which perversely is why McFadden should stay.
Pretty much all of the Warriors players from this year are signed on for next season, so any new coach coming in would have to battle it out with the same squad.
The Warriors tried to get rid of some of their squad at the end of last season, but a contract is a contract and if a player doesn't want to go anywhere else, there's nothing a club can do. Just look at Robbie Farah's situation at Wests Tigers if you want an example.
Being there as the Warriors players walked out of their changing shed on Sunday night, I could see a mix of complete disappointment and also embarrassment as they trundled past, signing some autographs.
I also saw the hurt in Jacob Lillyman's face when I asked him whether McFadden's position should be in question.
Now, I'm aware no player ever says they think their coach should be sacked, but I got the feeling the players knew how they'd let down McFadden.
As a coach he's grown over this troublesome season. He's looked to get on the front foot when there have been issues which could affect the team's performance and - not that it should be the sole reason why you keep a coach - a different club could eventually benefit from the experiences McFadden has had at the Warriors.
But in my opinion, it's worth sticking with McFadden a while longer. Let's see how things begin at the start of 2017, if it's another dreadful beginning, then it may well be time for not just a change in coach, but direction for the club.
Blake Ayshford, James Gavet, Charlie Gubb, Ryan Hoffman, Shaun Johnson, Lillyman, Ben Matulino, David Fusitu'a, Ligi Sao and Bodene Thompson are all off contract at the end of 2017.
If next year the team flop again, then have a clear out and rebuild the team. That could mean more hurt for the long suffering Warriors fans and 2017 will also be a write-off, but surely their supporters can't continue to be let down like they are now.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/83730245/Keeping-Andrew-McFadden-could-be-Warriors-best-option | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/27a00e7957ef721d2db3a7305a21b854144a1c864fdcb4887ac9420359fcc390.json |
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[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:40 | null | 2016-08-29T06:01:41 | Tactix gutted as Bailey Mes leaves the team, heading back to the Mystics. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fnetball%2F83669966%2FSilver-Fern-netballer-Bailey-Mes-snubs-Tactix-for-Mystics.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/m/k/g/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtc5q.png/1472451022040.jpg | en | null | Silver Fern netballer Bailey Mes snubs Tactix for Mystics | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Silver Fern netballer Bailey Mes snubs Tactix for Mystics
John Kirk-Anderson Bailey Mes is moving back to the Mystics after two seasons with the Tactix.
The Mainland Tactix are furious Silver Ferns shooter Bailey Mes has turned her back on them to re-join the Northern Mystics.
After two seasons with the Tactix, Mes is moving home to Auckland to link up with the side she played for from 2010-14.
Netball Mainland chief executive Brigit Hearn said they brought Mes south when she was struggling for court-time behind Silver Ferns Maria Tutaia and Cathrine Tuivaiti at the Mystics.
Iain McGregor Mwai Kumwenda is understood to be leaving the Tactix.
The Tactix made Mes a "significant offer" to remain with them for next year's new elite domestic league, but the drawcard of being closer to family was too powerful for the 27-test Silver Fern.
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The Tactix have retained five players for next season, including midcourters Erikana Pedersen, Nicola Mackle, Charlotte Elley and defenders Jess Moulds and Zoe Walker.
Hearn said they had ongoing discussions with Mes and was frustrated she was leaving.
"We're extremely disappointed. We are the ones who got her off the bench at the Mystics and from playing wing attack.
"We supported her, gave her shooting expertise and time on court. For her to go back to the Mystics is disappointing."
Mes might not be the only Tactix starting shooter departing.
Malawi international Mwai Kumwenda is understood to have signed with the Melbourne Vixens after receiving multiple offers from Australian teams.
Kumwenda, who has been with the Tactix for the past three seasons, was offered a substantial deal to stay in Christchurch.
"We've gone as much as we can, complying with salary caps," Hearn said.
"She's evaluating her options."
Should Kumwenda go, it would be another hammer blow for the Tactix, who have battled to retain their best players.
English international Jo Harten made a name for herself with the red-and-blacks between 2012-13, but then jumped ship to the Waikato-BOP Magic after indicating she was keen to stay.
Top Kiwi talent like Jane Watson and Ellen Halpenny went on to make the Silver Ferns at other franchises after moving from the Tactix.
Hearn said they were busy with player contracting and determined to assemble a competitive squad for the new league.
The Tactix made a strong offer to Silver Fern defender Storm Purvis, who saw limited game-time for the Steel this season, but she signed with the Mystics.
Teams in the New Zealand league will only contract 10 players in their core squads next season.
With midcourters Mackle, Pedersen and Elley all secured, there is uncertainty about foundation player Anna Thompson's future.
Former Silver Fern Thompson, 30, has been with the Tactix since the trans-Tasman league was created in 2008, playing in a franchise-record 116 games.
Hearn was coy when quizzed on whether she was in their plans.
"We're still working through contracting with a number of players here and outside of Christchurch."
Unwanted Silver Fern shooter Tuivaiti, who announced on Thursday she had ended her long association with the Mystics, is not believed to be on the radar of the Tactix.
Tuivaiti said she had received interest from teams in New Zealand, Australia and England for next year.
*Meanwhile, Kereru take on Technical in the Christchurch premier final on Tuesday night.
The game begins at 7.45pm at Bishopdale YMCA.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/83669966/Silver-Fern-netballer-Bailey-Mes-snubs-Tactix-for-Mystics | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/f1cd4521e89fd94af0fb96b3e1461c38ae79346890f98fdebacd24257914795f.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T22:51:19 | null | 2016-08-28T22:19:35 | Her new perfume smells like | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Flife-style%2Fbeauty%2F83655814%2FSarah-Jessica-Parkers-new-perfume-Stash-smells-like-mens-sweat.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/3/m/k/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dt18m.png/1472422776047.jpg | en | null | Sarah Jessica Parker's new perfume Stash smells like men's sweat | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Sarah Jessica Parker's new perfume Stash smells like men's sweat
REUTERS Sarah Jessica Parker says her new perfume has been in development for years.
We're down for an unconventional fragrance, but this might be a step too far.
Sarah Jessica Parker has launched a new perfume called Stash, and she says it was inspired by men's body odour.
But in a sexy, European way, so it's all good (maybe).
Stash has cognac notes (as well as sweat) and you can see that in the bottle design.
"It's old and sexy, like a sweater from a guy who was on the Eurorail too long or something," Parker told The Coveteur.
"I knew that I wanted a teeny bit of cognac, a teeny bit of leather, a teeny bit of body odour."
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Hmm. Cognac yes, leather absolutely, but body odour? Unconvinced, SJP. For the most part we wear perfume in order to smell... not like that.
Parker also told The Coveteur that Stash has been in development for years.
"We started working on this back when Lovely came out and nobody was ready for it. They were like, 'genderless doesn't work, there's nothing like that on the market' - and then I watched it happen," she said.
"I really wanted it to smell personal, that it could be adaptable, which is a very hard thing for fragrance."
If nothing else, Stash does sound like a departure from the very feminine Lovely.
We'll give it a sniff test.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/beauty/83655814/Sarah-Jessica-Parkers-new-perfume-Stash-smells-like-mens-sweat | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/0f7145f2bc19e56cd6852be8b07b7f0b25523616deb4a9c25287ac933c7679b0.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:51:22 | null | 2016-08-29T08:39:30 | It takes a certain kind of person to be comfortable plummeting massive distances into water. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fother-sports%2F83693287%2FCliff-diving-the-terrifying-leap.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/u/7/3/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtu5j.png/1472460400281.jpg | en | null | Cliff diving: the terrifying leap | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Cliff diving: the terrifying leap
Fairfax Media Artem Silchenko scores his first cliff diving trophy since 2014 with a last dive victory in Italy.
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Here's what it takes to be a professional in the increasingly popular extreme sport.
HANDOUT/GETTY IMAGES In this handout image provided by Red Bull, Alain Kohl of Luxembourg dives from a 27 metre cliff diving platform, during the first competition day of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
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MARTIN HUNTER/GETTY IMAGES The pain of defeat and the scars of battle are written across Wallabies captain Stephen Moore's face.
There was at least one positive from the latest one-sided Bledisloe Cup rugby instalment, from an Australian viewpoint.
"It wasn't a 34-point thrashing this time. It was only a 20-point thrashing," wrote the Daily Telegraph's rugby writer, Jamie Pandaram.
"That is the little consolation the Wallabies can take away from a 14th consecutive Bledisloe Cup series defeat in which they were comprehensively outgunned in every department."
ANTHONY AU-YEUNG/GETTY IMAGES There wasn't much for Wallabies coach Michael Cheika to smile about despite an improved performance.
And the sport lead headline in Brisbane's Sunday Mail was just as brutal, complete with a silver fern contorted into a one-finger gesture: "Cup yours - All Blacks hand final Bledisloe insult to Wallabies".
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Eye gouging allegations and referee complaints aside, the temperature remained barely lukewarm in Australian media outlets about their rugby team who improved from Sydney but were still outplayed in Wellington.
ANTHONY AU-YEUNG/GETTY IMAGES Quade Cooper received the obligatory boos from the Wellington crowd and couldn't spark a Wallabies turnaround.
"Worryingly, the gap between the two nations seems as far apart as it's ever been," Pandaram continued.
"Here, the Kiwis won scoring four tries to nil, making the tally 10 tries to one across both games after their record 42-8 away victory in Sydney last weekend.
"After the embarrassment of that result, Australia breathed fire and brimstone, put their shoulders to more work this time around, but fell short in fundamental areas while the black tide refused to relent until they drowned."
The Sydney Morning Herald gave prominence to Wallabies coach Michael Cheika's complaint over his All Blacks counterpart Steve Hansen's pre-match meeting with referee Roman Poite, and allegations of foul play against prop Owen Franks during a tangle with Kane Douglas.
But the main headline was to the point: "All Blacks pile more Bledisloe pain on Wallabies".
The SMH's rugby writer Tom Decent wrote the World Cup final between the two sides seemed like an eternity ago.
"Last week the All Blacks cut through Australia's defence like wet paper, but this time around Cheika's call for his men to be more robust was answered, in patches.
"They weren't perfect but given the dire predictions throughout the week, the Wallabies far from embarrassed themselves.
"As for the All Blacks? Their 20-point win may have looked more like a game of touch footy than a test match, such was the pace it was played at. It was their 42nd consecutive win at home and 19th on the trot against the Wallabies in New Zealand."
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/83636680/Cup-yours-a-smaller-thrashing-but-still-a-thrashing-as-Aussie-media-take-aim | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/3231c7d677f072832f3831e9f545aacf2084854ea41cc42c1d4c0adfe881e6b7.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:51:49 | null | 2016-08-30T11:10:05 | Regarded as one of the world's best drummers, Dylan Elise's lost possessions include a $30,000 drum kit. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fentertainment%2F83738427%2FKiwi-drummer-Dylan-Elise-loses-everything-in-house-fire.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/t/0/i/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1duszf.png/1472555574794.jpg | en | null | Kiwi drummer Dylan Elise loses everything in house fire | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Kiwi drummer Dylan Elise loses everything in house fire
Dylan Elise is widely regarded as one of the best drummers in the world.
A Kiwi drummer, widely regarded as one of the best in the world, is appealing for help after being left homeless.
Dylan Elise lost everything he owned in a house fire last week.
"As some of you may know a couple days ago while on tour in California with Blood, Sweat & Tears, my house in Boston burned to the ground," he posted on Facebook.
"We don't know what caused the fire yet but thankfully no one was hurt Although, me and the two guys I live with lost everything and this was their family home of 20 years so this is especially devastating for them."
Among the possession Elise lost was a $30,000 drum kit.
The Wellington-born drum prodigy, who regularly holds drum clinics, moved to the US last year when he was asked to join iconic American jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears, whose hits include Spinning Wheel and When I Die.
"Only thing to do now is to rebuild and stay positive," Elise posted.
A funding campaign to help him get back on his feet had already attracted $500 within the first few hours.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/83738427/Kiwi-drummer-Dylan-Elise-loses-everything-in-house-fire | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/a9d6907132669edcffb80dd3cc27297d08ea9cc1e94d213fd5bf7c3278836538.json |
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GETTY IMAGES Dylan Kennett was the victim of a personal attack from Cycling NZ's high performance director, according to his dad.
Olympic omnium rider Dylan Kennett was the subject of a personal attack from Cycling New Zealand's high performance director, his father says.
Dylan Kennett was openly questioned by Cycling New Zealand high performance director Mark Elliott after a poor showing in the elimination round of the Olympic omnium.
Waimate-based Craig Kennett, Dylan Kennett's father, said it was appalling the way his son was treated during the Olympic Games in Rio.
PHOTOSPORT New Zealand's Dylan Kennett kept Tour de France rider Mark Cavendish in check during the scratch race.
He said it was a personal attack on a rider who had questioned New Zealand's preparation for the Rio Olympic Games, and was unfair given Kiwi riders didn't live up to their expectations.
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"Elliott singled out just Dylan. Clearly it is personal," Craig Kennett said.
Dylan Kennett started the Olympic omnium in fine form, finishing fifth in the scratch race, outsprinting Tour de France rider Mark Cavendish at the end.
However, an error from the commissaires saw Kennett given 10th spot in the event. Cycling New Zealand appealed, but the 10th placing wasn't overturned until after the first day of racing.
In the final event of the day, Kennett bombed out of the elimination race, seemingly ending his chances at an Olympic medal.
Elliott wasn't afraid to call him out on his efforts.
"Dylan's got to learn how to be a champion and it's not by giving up," Elliott told Radio Sport.
"I think we've just seen someone who hasn't been able to focus for the elimination and do what he is really capable [of]."
Craig Kennett thought the comments from Elliott were appalling.
"What great support from your leader. It's just a disgrace to call Dylan a quitter," he said.
"Mr Elliott said that Dylan needs to learn to ride like a champion but he was a world champion last year.
"What has Mr Elliott been a champion at to know how they handle setbacks? Tiddly winks?"
Dylan Kennett was part of the New Zealand men's team pursuit which won gold at the 2015 world championships in Paris.
Elliott and Cycling New Zealand would not comment, only saying that they do not comment on the opinions of individuals in regards to athletes in the national programme.
Defending Olympic omnium champion Lasse Hansen, who won the first two omnium events, was the first rider eliminated in the elimination race.
"I bet his coaches didn't bad mouth him [Hansen] on television by calling him a quitter," Craig Kennett said. "They would have supported him and he bounced back for the bronze medal."
During the Olympics, Dylan Kennett said that the initial error in regards to his scratch race made racing tough.
"I was a bit upset with the decision the comms made in the scratch race," Dylan Kennett told Sky at the time.
"It took quite a bit to get my head around that and I focused on the IP [individual pursuit] and did a good ride close to my PB.
"Then I came out in the elimination race and I just got shown up. The racing was just ruthless. I had a couple of cracks coming around the outside and I was lucky that Lasse Hansen got caught out [first to be eliminated]."
On the second day, the young Waimate rider showed resolve to recover and set personal bests in winning the 1000m time trial and the flying lap.
He was expected to win both events, given his speed in sprints.
In the final event, Kennett fought his way back into bronze medal contention briefly by taking a lap on the field during the points race. He eventually faded to eighth.
"I know I've got work to do; that elimination race then in the points race lacking that diesel engine," the 21-year-old said afterwards. "It's exciting for the future."
Craig Kennett said his son was critical of the Bordeaux track the team prepared for the Games on, because it wasn't like the tracks they raced on.
The velodrome in Bordeaux has been Cycling New Zealand's go-to venue for major competition preparation, including the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and other world championship tilts.
Dylan Kennett had originally been New Zealand's second choice for the omnium, but his performances in Europe saw him move ahead of Pieter Bulling to get the individual nod.
Former world champion omnium rider Aaron Gate was third in line, given his work load and strategy in the team pursuit.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/83611712/Dylan-Kennetts-dad-slams-Cycling-New-Zealand-over-treatment-of-his-son-in-Rio | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/3542d3c23c8e00087af7e871f026e8e6af9de11d2377df1cd95102457846dbc2.json |
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MET SERVICE Met Service's satellite feed shows more rain coming for Auckland.
Strong westerlies are battering Auckland on Friday night, with gusts up to 140kmh.
Powerlines are down, closing roads, and thousands of households are without power in suburbs throughout the city.
"Auckland is on severe gale watch, and drivers of high sided vehicles should use caution," said a Metservice spokesperson.
The Auckland coastguard said two yachts have blown ashore - one was ensnared in trees at Herne Bay, another at Okahu Bay.
What's the weather like for you in Auckland? Email us at newstips@stuff.co.nz
There have also been reports of trampolines leaving their moorings:
Trampoline just went sideways. Hubby currently finding pegs to secure it further — Kim (@kntrillo) August 26, 2016
"A trampoline has landed on top of a garage in Larnoch Rd, Henderson", the fire service tweeted.
Despite the bleak weather, Aucklanders are responding with humour on Twitter:
Gale force winds in Auckland. My drone delivery Pizza is apparently now somewhere out across the Pacific. — tessy47 (@asteroid47) August 26, 2016
Calm the hell down with that wind, Auckland! You're not Wellington. — Pam (@Pammygirl) August 26, 2016
Asquith Rd in Mt Albert, Miller St in Port Chevalier, and Royal Rd in Massey are all closed due to fallen powerlines, the fire service has stated.
Power outages have struck north Auckland en mass, and are also affecting households in Takanini, Onehunga, and Titirangi, according to Vector.
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Loose roofing iron has been reported to be flapping throughout the city, and Fort St has been closed for that reason.
Trees have reportedly crashed onto Narrow Neck and Henderson rooftops.
Vector has advised people to:
Watch out for falling tree branches
Avoid possible damage to electrical appliances (in the unlikely event there is a power surge when the power is restored) by switching off appliances at the wall
Stay well clear of fallen power lines or damaged electrical equipment and treat them as live at all times
keep a torch and spare batteries handy and ensure that you have at least one telephone that does not rely on electricity for operation
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/83625455/Power-outages-road-closures-across-Auckland-due-to-high-winds | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/de0a212756d1bc10d4386632af735bbe76c6d4a72d8621436dba84860aa521c3.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:52:09 | null | 2016-08-29T22:13:03 | A 66 million-year-old, 6000kg dinosaur fossil was a passenger on a transatlantic flight. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Ftravel%2Fnews%2F83700092%2FT-rex-skeleton-gets-its-own-passport-for-flight-from-the-US-to-the-Netherlands.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/0/t/k/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtzek.png/1472508783800.jpg | en | null | T-rex skeleton gets its own passport for flight from the US to the Netherlands | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | T-rex skeleton gets its own passport for flight from the US to the Netherlands
Netherlands Embassy The T-Rex has its own Dutch passport.
A 66 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex has experienced the convenience of modern air travel, flying from the US to its new home in the Netherlands.
The 6000 kilogram, 13 metre-long skeleton was transported from Chicago's O'Hare Airport to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport last week by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
It shared the journey with 250 ordinary passengers, and carried its own passport, complete with a head shot and signature (two claw strokes).
Naturalis Biodiversity Centre Trix's partially mounted skeleton.
KLM Cargo executive vice president Marcel de Nooijer said it was a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" for passengers flying with the dinosaur.
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Netherlands Embassy Precious cargo: Trix is loaded into the plane.
The female T-Rex, named Trix, was excavated in Montana in 2013 by the Dutch museum, Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, and the Black Hills Institute in South Dakota.
She is considered one of the best-preserved dinosaur skeletons in the world, with almost 80 percent of her bones found.
Trix, on her way to Chicago, is 66 to 67 mln years old. Soon she'll be in Leiden: https://t.co/VDOAKVIULy #Trexpat pic.twitter.com/pDQuFivOpj — Netherlands Embassy (@NLintheUSA) August 19, 2016
Digging up a T. rex is one thing; shipping her to the Netherlands is a puzzling undertaking as well #trexpat #trex pic.twitter.com/0qCgnsmmcl — Naturalis (@museumnaturalis) August 16, 2016
"When we started the search for T-Rex, I could not have imagined us finding such a remarkable and distinctive individual," Naturalis head of T-Rex research Dr Anne Schulp said.
Trix will be exhibited at the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in the Dutch city of Leiden, which will be the first museum outside North America to own and exhibit a T-Rex.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/83700092/T-rex-skeleton-gets-its-own-passport-for-flight-from-the-US-to-the-Netherlands | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/7308a4448b84c0d223b9c128f955d9731def333ccceca81524188b738f7302ff.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T12:50:54 | null | 2016-08-28T12:38:07 | West Australian police yet to confirm whether it's Michael Huria, who disappeared on a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Faustralia%2F83651440%2FWest-Australian-police-find-body-near-search-for-missing-Kiwi-Michael-Huria.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/x/v/c/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsxv4.png/1472388133962.jpg | en | null | West Australian police find body near search for missing Kiwi Michael Huria | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | West Australian police find body near search for missing Kiwi Michael Huria
SUPPLIED Michael Huria's family said he may have gone on a "spiritual journey".
Police in West Australia have found a body in a national park northeast of Perth near a search area for a missing New Zealander.
Michael Junior Huria, 23, went missing on Monday in what relatives have said might be a spiritual journey.
Police received information about 3.30pm on Sunday that a body had been found in the Walyunga National Park, close to Ellenbrook where Huria went missing.
However, they had not released any identification or confirmed whether the discovery is related to the search for Huria.
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Huria, who also went by the surname Sullivan, hadn't been in touch with family or friends since leaving his Ellenbrook home after 4am on Monday.
Searchers had been focusing their efforts in the suburb of Upper Swan, close to the park, a police spokeswoman said.
Water police divers had also been called in to aid the search efforts.
A woman earlier told police she might have struck a pedestrian in the area last Monday night.
Huria was understood to have ties to Wellington and Hawke's Bay, and some of his family had moved across the Tasman in recent years.
Police earlier said his disappearance was out of character.
Huria's father Mark and brother Tamati made a public appeal on Saturday.
"He's a bit lost at the moment," Tamati Huria said of his brother, who recently quit his job as a builder.
"We don't know but we think he might have gone out on a spiritual journey of some kind - he's quite inclined in that way."
- AAP and Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/83651440/West-Australian-police-find-body-near-search-for-missing-Kiwi-Michael-Huria | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/b293ef6052badec697ff2e436c7ae83b748bc7f4c4aae467e188d6830f7f3f0e.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T02:50:57 | null | 2016-08-28T02:46:06 | He's in a critical condition after taking a plunge from the top of a Palmerston North drinking hole. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fmanawatu-standard%2Fnews%2F83640509%2FMan-falls-off-bar-rooftop-in-Palmerston-North.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/e/v/n/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dspfh.png/1472352366480.jpg | en | null | Man falls off bar rooftop in Palmerston North | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Man falls off bar rooftop in Palmerston North
FAIRFAX NZ It is believed the incident took place at The Daily, a popular bar in Palmerston North.
A 24-year-old man is in a critical condition in ICU after he fell off from the roof of a Palmerston North bar.
Emergency services were called to The Daily bar on Main St about 12.50am on Sunday.
A police media spokeswoman said the man was taken to Palmerston North Hospital in a critical condition.
St John district operations manager for Hawke's Bay and Manawatu Steve Yanko said a the patient was transferred to Wellington Hospital on Sunday.
A hospital communications spokeswoman confirmed the patient remained in a critical condition in the intensive care unit.
It is believed the man suffered a head injury.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/83640509/Man-falls-off-bar-rooftop-in-Palmerston-North | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/a7bdaf722a7fd08b21f6aeeb0ec81064386c33950ee393cbb036c489681e16e2.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:51:09 | null | 2016-08-27T22:15:06 | A Norwegian 17-year-old is putting seasoned travel photographers to shame with stunning drone footage. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Ftravel%2Fdestinations%2Feurope%2F83637859%2FMathias-Haughoms-drone-footage-of-Norway-is-amazing.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/n/f/b/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsndv.png/1472336106806.jpg | en | null | Mathias Haughom's drone footage of Norway is amazing | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Mathias Haughom's drone footage of Norway is amazing
HaughomFoto/Facebook University student Mathias Haughom
A Norwegian teenager is putting season travel photographers to shame with stunning drone footage showcasing his home country.
Mathias Haughom, 17, told The Telegraph: "I have always liked to make photos and videos, so I took a chance and bought a drone."
Haughorn hails from the mountainous district of Vesterålen, in Nordland county.
"It all started there," he says.
"I made the video 'Mountains in the North' and got a lot of good responses. I thought it was fun and just continued filming."
His footage depicts Norway's glassy fjords and towering mountains, and even the inside of a granite mountain with a natural 160-metre tunnel.
Norwegians, it seems, are somewhat immune to the beauty of their surrounds.
Haughorn says: ""The response I have got abroad has been much bigger then the response from my Norwegian fellow mates.
"I find it quite funny and inspiring. It means that Norwegian nature has big potential."
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/europe/83637859/Mathias-Haughoms-drone-footage-of-Norway-is-amazing | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/899db71d5d2660c57909d5f6ded21b84f7150ffc090b7ba9f2b94e4d7a46589e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:01:30 | null | 2016-08-26T10:26:47 | Police are asking for help identifying two people who robbed a Burnside dairy at gunpoint on Thursday night. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2F83625330%2FRobbers-armed-with-pistol-attack-Christchurch-dairy-owner.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/d/z/1/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsdpu.png/1472207207772.jpg | en | null | Robbers armed with pistol attack Christchurch dairy owner | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Robbers armed with pistol attack Christchurch dairy owner
Security footage Three people robbed the Kendal Food Centre in Burnside armed with a pistol.
Police are asking for help identifying three people who robbed a Christchurch dairy at gunpoint on Thursday night.
According to the Canterbury Police Facebook page, three offenders entered Kendal Food Centre in Burnside at about 7.35pm armed with a pistol.
Two of the offenders took the owner, who was alone, to the back store room where one of them punched him.
Security footage Police are asking for help identifying the offenders.
The store owner was not injured.
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Security footage Anyone with information is asked to contact Christchurch Police.
The third offender took cigarette cartons from behind the counter and looked for cash in the empty till.
They fled the scene and police suspect they got away in a vehicle.
Police want anyone who has any information or recognises the offenders to call Detective Andrew Owens at Christchurch Police on 03 363 7400.
More photos of the robbery are posted on the Canterbury Police Facebook page.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/83625330/Robbers-armed-with-pistol-attack-Christchurch-dairy-owner | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/59d9b1dcfac5180bf7602e01f7b4bd8569b7305b7bdb2821087e297308d9850d.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T02:50:28 | null | 2016-08-27T01:58:33 | Sick of putting up with his violent, neo-Nazi dad, a US boy pointed a gun at the sleeping man and pulled the trigger. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Famericas%2F83629832%2FI-shot-dad-Tragic-case-of-US-boy-who-killed-his-violent-neo-Nazi-father.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/h/s/a/o/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsh6w.png/1472263113798.jpg | en | null | 'I shot dad': Tragic case of US boy who killed his violent, neo-Nazi father | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | 'I shot dad': Tragic case of US boy who killed his violent, neo-Nazi father
123RF The boy often suffered abuse at the hands of his father, a neo-Nazi and white supremacist who was addicted to methamphetamine.
A committed white supremacist and neo-Nazi, US man Jeffrey Hall was unequivocal about what he wanted.
"I want a white nation," he once told the Los Angeles Times. "I don't hide what I am, and I don't water that down."
The unemployed plumber, who used to patrol the US-Mexico border looking for illegal immigrants, was a rising star among white supremacists.
He'd often speak at rallies, promoting the goals of the National Socialist Movement, the largest neo-Nazi organisation in the US. In a YouTube video of a 2009 anti-immigration rally, Hall – who was a National Socialist Movement's regional director in Southern California – is seen holding a megaphone with a smiling Hitler sticker on it as he hails the need for "white immigration" and a "pro-white" America.
But his rise in the movement ended abruptly. Hall died in May 2011, when he was shot at point-blank range while sleeping on his living room couch.
The killer was his 10-year-old son, Joseph – a troubled boy whose childhood was fraught with violence perpetrated by his father.
As the oldest of Hall's children, Joseph was first in line to get a glimpse of his father's activities, including firing guns and patrolling the Mexican border for illegal immigrants – where he was taught how to shoot. But he also bore the brunt of Hall's violent outbursts.
On May 1, 2011, hours after a meeting of the neo-Nazi group at Hall's house, the boy took his dad's revolver from the upstairs bedroom where his stepmother was sleeping.
He then fired a bullet into Hall's head, just behind his left ear.
As the 32-year-old man lay lifeless in a pool of blood, Joseph admitted what he had done.
"I shot dad," he told his stepmother, according to court records.
Hall was addicted to drugs, including methamphetamine, and was often violent toward his wife and children, especially Joseph, according to court records.
He punished his son every day for being too loud or for getting in his way – sometimes by punching and kicking him several times in the back, said Krista McCary, the boy's stepmother.
The night before, Hall had threatened to remove all the smoke detectors and burn the house down while his family slept, court documents showed.
When police officers arrived at the home, they found dirty clothes and empty beer bottles everywhere. The bedrooms reeked of urine, while the mattresses, pillows and blankets were stained and soiled, according to court records.
Weapons, including the .357 Magnum Joseph used, were easily accessible to the children. Police found the revolver under Joseph's bed, where he hid it after killing his father. A .22-caliber rifle was in the garage leaning against a wall. An unlocked cabinet had ammunition and several other sharp weapons.
Joseph was convicted of second-degree murder in 2013 and sentenced to serve 10 years in a California juvenile facility.
Now 15, he will be 23 by the time he gets out.
Nima Mohebbi, one of Joseph's lawyers, said the teenager is attending school while serving his sentence.
"He's extremely grateful for the opportunity to raise his issues to the court, and he understands the importance of the issues," Mohebbi said. "He's a really great kid."
Marsha Levick, co-founder of the Juvenile Law Centre, said the abuse Joseph endured was not uncommon. Nevertheless, she said, the circumstances surrounding his case are "deeply troubling".
"The fact that the perpetrator is 10 years old makes a story one that you really sit up and pay attention to," Levick said. "Think about what goes through a child's mind that would even get them to that point where they think they can go get a gun and put it to their father's head."
- The Washington Post | http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/83629832/I-shot-dad-Tragic-case-of-US-boy-who-killed-his-violent-neo-Nazi-father | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/0fa1070f6f6f220528fa9b7e9edec82798b725948f13285252f1f34abe31d8c8.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T00:51:19 | null | 2016-08-27T21:31:45 | Always go for curry: From the good to the bad, this traveller has tried the food of 50 airlines. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Ftravel%2Fthemes%2Ffood%2F83666835%2FThe-best-and-worst-foods-to-eat-on-a-plane-according-to-airline-meal-expert-Nikos-Loukas.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/9/n/d/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dt9qr.png/1472429546224.jpg | en | null | The best and worst foods to eat on a plane, according to airline meal expert Nikos Loukas | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | The best and worst foods to eat on a plane, according to airline meal expert Nikos Loukas
Instagram/inflightfeed From the good to the bad, Nikos Loukas has tried the food of 50 airlines.
Nikos Loukas has sampled airline meals on around 400 flights with over 50 airlines as the creator of inFlightFeed, an online guide to airplane food.
"I've always loved planes, I love food, so it's kind of a mixture of both," he said about the inspiration for his site.
Goodbye Summer! Corfu to Zurich tonight with Edelweiss operated by Swiss. #inflightfeed #planefood #swissairlines A photo posted by Inflight Feed (@inflightfeed) on Aug 27, 2016 at 2:31pm PDT
Originally from Australia, he's been in the travel industry for 15 years and currently works as a training manager, but his expertise expands beyond the corporate underpinnings of air travel. It's the food that continues to pique his interest and whet his palette.
He's even crowdfunding a documentary called "The Inflight Food Trip – It's Not Just Plane Food!" that goes behind-the-scenes of inflight meal production.
Dublin to Madrid today with Iberia Express! Screams economy rather than a premium class offering don't you think? Sucks flying with a cold...My ears!! 😂😂#inflightmeal #planefood #inflightfeed #iberiaexpress #airplanefood A photo posted by Inflight Feed (@inflightfeed) on Jun 29, 2016 at 11:24am PDT
Plane food is often notorious for being tasteless and rubbery, but Loukas shared a few of his tricks of the trade to make your next meal positively gourmet. Or, at least, edible.
'If there's a curry on the menu, I'll take it,' he said.
Here is a sample of meals he has tried.
Meal prior to landing in Copenhagen with SAS. Salmon pasta. 👌#inflightfeed #planefood #inflightmeal #flysas #airplanefood A photo posted by Inflight Feed (@inflightfeed) on Jun 10, 2016 at 7:15am PDT
Business class lunch with Batik Air from Jakarta to Singapore! Crumbed chicken served with rice and oyster sauce. Tasty. 😆 #inflightmeal #inflightfeed #planefood #airplanefood #batikair A photo posted by Inflight Feed (@inflightfeed) on Jun 4, 2016 at 1:13am PDT
Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia Airlines. Chilli beef with steamed rice and vegetables. 👌 #inflightfeed #planefood #airplanefood #malaysiaairlines A photo posted by Inflight Feed (@inflightfeed) on Apr 7, 2016 at 2:41am PDT
Breakfast today! Hong Kong to Siem Reap with Hong Kong Express. Korean Bibimbap. Delicious! #inflightfeed #planefood #airplanefood #hkexpress A photo posted by Inflight Feed (@inflightfeed) on Dec 28, 2015 at 6:42pm PST
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GETTY IMAGES The Wallabies had a tough night in Wellington, one of many more to come if they can't put a more attacking display together.
The traditional trans-Tasman clash seems a long way from being a contest.
For the second week in a row, and the fourth time in succession, the All Blacks ran all over the Wallabies to secure the Bledisloe Cup on Saturday night.
It was 2002 when Australia last held the Bledisloe, a time before Facebook and a year before the professional career of one Stephen Moore got underway.
GETTY IMAGES Michael Cheika was pleased his side brought some intent, mainly by being physical and niggly.
Now Moore is leading his country, a 107 cap veteran in charge of one of the weakest Wallabies sides in living memory.
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It's not all his fault, but Moore and the Wallabies coaching staff have to come up with something quick because the once great rivalry is becoming an exhibition, not a contest.
GETTY IMAGES Stephen Moore points at Kieran Read, showing good intent.
The problem is they seem bereft of ideas. With the Bledisloe Cup on the line, the Wallabies came across the Tasman and played very little rugby. It seemed an exercise in keeping the score down, rather than attempting to win a game, and a trophy.
Two thirds of the match was spent inside Australia's half of the field as the Wallabies lacked any real attacking threat until the All Blacks eased off late on.
When they had the ball, which was 45 per cent of the time, the Wallabies couldn't do anything with it.
They struggled to win the battle at the breakdown, slow to present the ball and pass it on. They ran the ball 80 times to New Zealand's 107, making 84 passes to the All Blacks' 179.
"The players responded much better from an intent point of view," coach Michael Cheika said afterwards, although what intent that was is a good question.
It certainly wasn't attacking intent. It wasn't intent to dominate the breakdown. Much of their intent was to ruffle a few Kiwi feathers, and fat load of good that did them in the end.
"We need to be more clinical, obviously. But from an intent point of view, putting their bodies on the line for the match, the contest, I was more pleased with the performance this week in that regard."
That says more about the Wallabies showing in Sydney the week before than their effort in Wellington, because the latest showing wasn't nearly good enough.
Where Australia ran for 213 metres, Jerome Kaino made 95, on his own. The All Blacks racked up 520 running metres with ball in hand.
That was just open play.
The lineout was a complete mess for the Wallabies. Of 12 Wallabies lineouts, four were lost. One in three was being stolen by the All Blacks, and at any level that isn't good enough.
Australia claimed eight lineouts in total, where Kieran Read secured 10 lineouts himself. The All Blacks' individuals boast better stats than an entire team.
"I think we just need to use our options which are going to give us ball in space," Moore said of the Wallabies' awful lineout.
"There are some things we need to do to help us improve there. A lot of things go into it, timing is obviously important, but I think there's other things as well."
Moore wouldn't elaborate on what those "things" were, but when the Australians go over the tape they need to find answers quick.
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ONE NEWS An Eagles official threatened and punched a referee before hundreds of fans swarmed the field at Port Moresby.
A rugby league semi-final match in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, ended in brawl with fans running onto the pitch destroying things after a referee was punched.
The game on Sunday, which Agmark Gurias beat Mount Hagen Eagles 19-12, was marred when an Eagles official ran onto the field at fulltime and punched a referee.
Fans then raced on the field, throwing bottles and chairs at the referee and player, Pasifik News reported.
There were ugly scenes a brawl broke out at the Agmark Gurias - Mount Hagen Eagles match in Port Morseby.
"The primitive and the uneducated action of the Hagen Eagles officials and supporters must be condemned at the highest level," PNG Sports Minister Justin Tkatchenko Tkatchenko said.
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[] | 2016-08-29T20:51:48 | null | 2016-08-29T20:47:44 | Basketballer Steven Adams was a hit in Taita. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fbasketball%2F83687912%2FBasketballer-Steven-Adams-came-to-Taita.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/q/y/s/image.related.StuffPortrait.238x286.1dtq08.png/1472503664706.jpg | en | null | Basketballer Steven Adams came to Taita | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Basketballer Steven Adams came to Taita
Mark Tantrum Photography Ltd Maia Montoya with her son Rich Danniel, 9 months, with Steven Adams after winning the draw for a signed ball in Taita.
Dressed like he was heading out to the bush, Steven Adams got a rock star welcome in Taita.
The basketball star, wearing a camouflage jacket and a cap, held an open court session, after a powhiri and giving away basketballs, at Walter Nash Centre.
During his time on stage he did not address the crowd but the 2.13m NBA athlete made some children try to do a high five with him. He also learnt the Taita Welcome - a specific type of handshake.
Mark Tantrum Photography Ltd Steven Adams and his adoring fans.
Very few people would have a chance to chat to him - or even hear him of the sound of hundreds of excited children and teenagers bouncing balls.
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Hutt City councillor Margaret Willard's speech was drowned out as the audience moved over to another court to shoot hoops.
Mark Tantrum Photography Ltd Steven Adams came to Taita for an open court session.
Adams spent a little time watching kids shoot hoops before shooting off.
The Kiwi Oklahoma City Thunder basketballer takes time out of his off-season every year now to run his own training camps around New Zealand.
This year he had held three, with Wellington the last stop after going to Tauranga and Auckland.
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[] | 2016-08-26T20:50:23 | null | 2016-08-24T21:21:22 | A defect in iPhone 6 models is causing screens to not work properly. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Ftechnology%2Fgadgets%2F83540892%2FiPhones-infected-with-touch-disease.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/f/9/o/z/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dqkkc.png/1472244137345.jpg | en | null | iPhones infected with 'touch disease' | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | iPhones infected with 'touch disease'
Reuters iFixit claims "touch disease" is an inherent manufacturing flaw in all of the iPhone 6 models.
A defect in iPhone 6 models is causing screens to stop working properly.
The problem, which has been reported by users and repair shops, has been labelled "touch disease" and has only been discovered on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices.
It occurs when a grey bar appears across the screen which then stops responding to touch gestures.
Flawed controller chips (Touch IC) on the logic board have been identified as the cause of the defect.
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iPhone 6S and 6S Plus models are not affected as the Touch IC chips were moved to the display assembly.
iFixit, a website dedicated to repairing gadgets, claims it is an inherent manufacturing flaw in all of the iPhone 6 models.
"At first there may be no defect at all. Later you might notice that the screen is sometimes unresponsive, but it is quick to come back with a hard reset," a spokesman for iFixit explained in the video.
"As the crack deepens into a full separation of the chipboard bong, the periods of no touch become more frequent."
Users say twisting the phone provides a short-term fix. Anything more permanent would involve replacing the Touch IC on the phone's logic board.
Apple is due to release its next iPhone model early next month.
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[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:44 | null | 2016-08-29T06:17:05 | Traffic lights for Wellington's most puzzling intersection - thanks to pedestrians' petition. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fdominion-post%2Fnews%2Fwellington%2F83670040%2FCouncil-to-install-lights-at-Cuba-St-and-Abel-Smith-St-intersection-in-Wellington.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/o/a/f/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtc7s.png/1472451426378.jpg | en | null | Council to install lights at Cuba St and Abel Smith St intersection in Wellington | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Council to install lights at Cuba St and Abel Smith St intersection in Wellington
MONIQUE FORD / Stuff.co.nz Wellington City Council are looking to put traffic lights at a well known four-way intersection, Cnr of Cuba and Abel Smith streets. Locals feel it is unnecessary.
For decades it has puzzled many a motorist, and scared even more pedestrians – just who goes first at the crossroads outside Wellington's Southern Cross pub?
Now at last Wellington City Council has agreed to spend $200,000 on a set of traffic lights at the intersection of Cuba and Abel Smith streets, thanks to a petition from a group of intellectually disabled pedestrians.
The four-way stop arrangement is the only one of its kind in the city and, while some users cannot see the problem, others say a solution has been needed for years.
MONIQUE FORD / Fairfax NZ The four-way stop arrangement at the intersection of Cuba and Abel Smith streets.
IDEA Services youth group Active, whose members cross the intersection to get to the Alpha Art Gallery and Southern Cross Hotel from nearby Ghuznee St, collected data for a year and made a formal presentation on its findings to the council's transport and urban development committee late last year.
The presentation has spurred the council into agreeing to traffic lights, which are expected to be installed in November.
IDEA Services support worker Michael Hebenton said: "The main reason we did it was because we felt it was really unsafe for pedestrians, particularly our service users.
MONIQUE FORD / Fairfax NZ The intersection of Cuba St and Abel Smith St Wellington is one of the roading quirks of the capital.
"Any level of safety is way better than what's currently there, and to get traffic lights is the safest option of all."
The group of about 10 Active members came up with the idea to survey intersection users, and collected more than 1000 signatures.
While no accidents were recorded, the intersection was busy – up to 700 cars and 1000 pedestrians used it each hour – and many people hesitated when crossing, Hebenton said.
MONIQUE FORD / Fairfax NZ Ekim Burgers office manager Sarah Paterson can't understand what all the fuss is about.
"I'm immensely proud of the group's work. I don't think the change would have happened if the young people from Active hadn't put the work in."
Alpha Art Gallery team leader Erin Gribble said the change was long overdue.
"As a driver, I understand the give way rule, but that goes out the window when you all arrive [at the stop signs] at the same time.
MONIQUE FORD/ FAIRFAX NZ Wellington City Council will install traffic lights at the peculiar intersection at Cuba and Abel Smith streets.
"Even if you know what to do, you can't trust that other people do."
The intersection was "full on", and there always seemed to be some sort of negotiation between cars and pedestrians, she said.
She congratulated the group for instigating the change. "It shows the initiative and kind-heartedness of this group of young people. They've seen a problem and actively done something to solve it."
However, Sarah Paterson, of Ekim Burgers, which sits on one corner of the crossroads, said the intersection was fine the way it was, and traffic lights would affect business.
"I think the impact of traffic lights is going to be huge on traffic flow. And I think you'll find drivers will avoid it.
"My understanding of other business owners and retailers in the area is that lights aren't going to be the right solution for the intersection, and it will have an impact on our business."
Negotiating the intersection just required common sense, she said. "What I find is ... you actually communicate with the other drivers, so you eyeball them and you wave and you sometimes give the thumbs up and say, 'you go'."
Rod Jackson, of Prime Finish Builders, used the intersection occasionally and agreed it was not a problem.
"If you know your highway code, this should never be an issue. It shouldn't be that hard to work out who got there first."
There have been just 12 reported accidents at the intersection in the past five years.
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Supplied Road worker George Taiaroa who was murdered on the job in March 2013.
A gun bag and a box of ammunition found in the bush, and a .22 rifle under a bed.
Firearms were the focus of the ongoing stop-go murder trial in the High Court in Rotorua on Wednesday.
Quinton Winders, 45, is standing trial, accused of gunning down George Taiaroa, a stop-go worker, in Atiamuri in March 2013.
Quinton Winders is accused of murdering George Taiaroa. The trial is being held at the High Court in Rotorua.
The Crown alleges the catalyst for the killing stemmed from a minor traffic accident on March 12, 2013, which the Crown says Quinton Winders blamed Taiaroa for.
However, the defence claims the homicide was a case of mistaken identity.
Giving evidence on day 18 of the trial, Detective Andrew Livingstone spoke about taking part in police searches of a farm in Ngongotaha on April 4 and April 18, 2013, owned by the accused's father Max Winders – the second involving the police armed offenders squad.
MARK TAYLOR FAIRFAX NZ Murder accused Quinton Winders, pictured earlier in the trial with his defence team at the scene where stop-go worker George Taiaroa was shot in Atiamuri.
The squad were called after a rifle wrapped in a towel was found underneath Max Winders' bed during the earlier search.
The 77-year-old had told police he had used the gun to shoot rabbits raiding his wife's vegetable garden.
He was arrested on the subsequent search on April 18 and charged with careless use of a firearm. The case went to court and Max Winders ended up being offered diversion.
Livingstone had interviewed Max Winders on both occasions.
Crown prosecutor Amanda Gordon asked the policeman whether during those interviews he had told Max Winders he was being viewed as the "mastermind" behind Taiaroa's killing something the senior Winders, earlier in the trial, had alleged happened.
Livingstone denied this, as did another police witness who had acted as "monitor" during those interviews, Senior Sergeant Matthew Laurenson.
Livingstone was also involved in a police search of a farm and nearby bushland north of Benneydale, on April 25.
A slightly mouldy gun bag and a box of ammunition had been found in scrub, not far from a track through the bush.
The farm was owned by Kieron O'Dwyer, who had employed Quinton Winders to do fencing on his property.
On Wednesday the court also heard evidence from two brothers – Dayle and Wayne Whiting who used to go on hunting and 4WD excursions on O'Dwyer's property, usually on a Tuesday. Sometimes they would come across Quinton Winders while he was erecting fences.
Wayne Whiting did not use a gun, and preferred to hunt pigs armed with just a knife, although sometimes his companions were armed with guns.
Neither man could recall seeing Quinton Winders hunting himself, or with a gun.on any of those occasions.
Another police witness called was Senior Constable Tony Andrews and Detective Sergeant Steven Dunn, who both received a grilling from defence counsel Jonathan Temm regarding a visit they made to Quinton Winders' property in June 2014, with the stated intention of returning property belonging to him that had been found in bush nearby.
Because the police still regarded Quinton Winders as the main suspect in the shooting at that point, they should have cautioned him as soon as they arrived, Temm said.
However, they did so only after he went to the bottom of his driveway to collect the items – including a pickaxe and sledge hammer – that he had acknowledged belonged to him.
"You just went up there to trap him, didn't you," Temm said to Dunn.
It was, Dunn replied, "part of an inquiry that formed an ongoing investigation".
Another witness called was Kane Anderson, an apprentice panelbeater who worked on Quinton Winders' Jeep Cherokee at a workshop in Stratford in February and March 2013. He recalled a man matching the defendant's description and wearing snakeskin-style shoes driving a black Lotus Esprit into the workshop to talk about the Cherokee.
When the Cherokee was brought in it had a damage on the front left-hand side, with the wheel guard pushed into the tyre, immobilising the vehicle.
Motive key in trial
The Crown case alleges a minor traffic accident, which Quinton Winders blamed Taiaroa for, was the catalyst for the killing.
"No one heard the shot, but the coverage that followed resonated around New Zealand," said Crown prosecutor Amanda Gordon in the trial's opening, describing the killing as a "murder" that "shocked the nation".
She said a truck driver saw Taiaroa beckoned over to the window of a blue Jeep Cherokee.
"He [Taiaroa] was then seen to immediately fall to the ground, the blue Jeep Cherokee then sped off."
Gordon conceded it might seem "inexplicable" that a minor traffic accident could escalate into murder, but she told the jury the accident "concerned the Winders [family] more than you might think".
Gordon also claimed Winders' blue Jeep Cherokee was later found at his parents' property, and efforts had been made to alter its appearance.
"The defendant and the murderer drove a blue Jeep Cherokee," she said.
"Evidence, when put together, will establish Quinton Winders was the driver of that Jeep Cherokee."
Defence lawyer Temm, however, claimed no motive existed for Winders to want to kill Taiaroa.
Pointing to Quinton Winders in the witness box on the opening day of the trial, Temm addressed the jury directly.
"Is this man here, this man, the man who shot the deceased?" he said.
"He doesn't know Mr Taiaroa, never met him, no dealings with him, no motive to kill him."
Temm also took issue with the differing descriptions given by witnesses of the vehicle seen at the scene, and the police investigation into his client.
"He [Quinton Winders] was the only focus … Police haven't followed the evidence. They've made him their target. The defence is going to show you there is other evidence they've simply ignored."
Temm also argued it was hard to believe Quinton Winders made a 500km round trip "in order to kill a man he's never met, never spoken to and had no reason to kill".
"The police are not always right and the correct place to start is Mr Winders is innocent," he said.
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MURRAY WILSON / FAIRFAX NZ Manawatu man Wayne Butcher is calling for motorists and cyclists to be more patient and respectful on Kiwi roads.
Manawatu man and cycle enthusiast Wayne Butcher has endured a lot on the Central District roads.
In the past six years, Butcher says he has been hit by cars on three separate occasions, has been hospitalised, verbally abused by motorists, and shot in the buttocks with an air rifle.
On Wednesday Butcher was clipped by a car's wing mirror while cycling with eight others near Taonui Airport, in Manawatu.
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"We were biking along by Taonui Airport and this car had to slow up, it just about hit the back rider and when it pulled in, it hit me.
"It was a straight road and there were no cars coming - it could have gone way over the white line."
Butcher said there was a thirteen-year-old and fourteen-year-old cycling with the group on Wednesday and it was lucky nobody else was hurt.
He said the negative attitudes towards cyclists in New Zealand drastically needed to change.
Butcher recently returned from a cycling trip around France and said the behaviour of motorists towards cyclists there was "outstanding".
But in New Zealand he believed it was "a straight out attitude thing".
"The mentality of people out there is unbelievable - I just don't know what we can do to alleviate this problem of people just thinking we are targets basically. It happens far too often to be comfortable."
Four cyclists have died as a result of crashes on New Zealand's roads so far this year, Ministry of Transport figures show. This figure has doubled in comparison to August 2015.
ACC statistics show incidents resulting in cycling claims increased in the Manawatu District, from 7 in 2014 to 11 in 2015. .
In Palmerston North City however, cycling claims decreased from 70 in 2014 to 50 in 2015.
More than $15 million was paid out nationally by ACC in cycling claims in 2015.
Butcher said he cycled because it was fun, kept him fit and was a social sport. But he believed the behaviour of some motorists was scaring people away from cycling.
"I think some people do it to scare you and a lot of people give up cycling on the road because they have so many near misses. They're just too frightened to ride on the roads."
Another Manawatu cyclist, Dan Mackay, said he had been abused by motorists multiple times.
He said there were also some cyclists who did not obey the road rules and were at fault.
But the intimidation shown by some motorists was "a total disregard for human life".
"I don't know how many times we've been yelled or screamed at, and you'll find the person drive past you in a big huff and 100 metres up the road they'll pull into a driveway. That's all they were going to do. It's an arrogant attitude," Mackay said.
"I don't know whether they feel macho or tough, but they're obviously going to come off better than we are. I don't think they look at the big picture. If they actually killed one of us, they'd spend a long time in jail."
Palmerston North City Council safe city co-ordinator Alane Nilsen said worked with many cyclists and many of them, if not all, had stories of being knocked off their bikes or near misses.
"I do often get complaints about aggressive drivers who appear to deliberately cut off or drive in unsafe ways."
She believed cyclists had a higher risk of injury and drivers has a higher duty of care. But both parties needed to be more considerate and aware, she said.
Cycling Action Network (CAN) spokesperson Patrick Morgan said there was a small percentage of "idiots", both cyclists and motorists, who caused trouble on New Zealand roads.
He said there had been a "boom" of people taking up cycling recently, rather than an increase in aggressive behaviour towards cyclists.
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[] | 2016-08-31T02:52:19 | null | 2016-08-31T02:29:20 | Crayfish numbers are so low they could crash in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2Ffarming%2F83684122%2FCrayfish-functionally-extinct-in-the-Hauraki-Gulf.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/o/m/w/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtn2y.png/1472611002677.jpg | en | null | Crayfish 'functionally extinct' in the Hauraki Gulf | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Crayfish 'functionally extinct' in the Hauraki Gulf
John Selkirk Fresh caught crayfish dinner could be a thing of the past as crayfish are declared "functionally extinct" in the Hauraki Gulf.
An overhaul of crayfish management is being called for as crayfish numbers hit an all time low.
Crayfish numbers are so low they are no longer contributing to the ecology of the Hauraki Gulf and are "functionally extinct."
That's the view of director of fresh research marine ecology consultancy company eCoast Dr Tim Haggitt, after new monitoring in and near three marine reserves in the gulf show numbers continue to plummet.
Delwyn Dickey Marine ecologist Dr Tim Haggit: The crayfish population has dropped a further 25 percent in just two years.
There was an outcry earlier this year when ongoing research done in 2014 for Department of Conservation showed fish and crayfish stock at the popular Goat Island Marine Reserve in Leigh was lower than when the reserve was first established 40 years ago.
Crayfish were hardest hit, being taken by fishers as they feed on shellfish beds outside the reserve also leaving vulnerable youngsters unprotected from predatory fish.
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Delwyn Dickey Current Leigh reserve crayfish levels are less than that recorded outside the reserve in 1995.
Now Haggitt, along with senior lecturer in marine sciences at the University of Auckland, Dr Nick Shears, says crayfish numbers both inside and outside the Leigh reserve have dropped a further 25 percent in just two years.
While monitoring in the reserves is the focus, they also keep track of crayfish at sites outside the reserves for comparison. This shows crayfish numbers are also continuing to drop outside.
Surveys are done in autumn-early winter with crayfish numbers shown as average per 500m2 unit area with the same sites sampled each time.
Delwyn Dickey Research, both in and outside three marine reserves including by Dr Nick Shears has shown the crayfish population in the gulf is at seriously low levels.
At spots around the Leigh coastline and off Kawau Island in 1995 there were 10 crayfish per unit areas compared to 40 crayfish per unit area inside the reserve.
The lastest data works out at 0.5 crayfish per unit areas outside, and 10 inside the reserve.
"Current Leigh reserve crayfish levels are less than that recorded outside the reserve in 1995," Haggitt says.
Delwyn Dickey Monitoring at some sites has been on going for 20 years.
But with crayfish numbers also falling inside and outside marine reserves at Tawharanui and across the other side of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park at Hahei on the Coromandel there is a much bigger problem, they say.
The wider CRA2 fishery is in trouble, Haggitt says.
"There is clearly a need to do something about extending these reserves to offer greater protection for crayfish but also a drastic need for management action at a larger scale that will allow the stock in the wider fishery to rebuild," he says.
Supplied Researchers says management of the CRA2 fishery needs to change.
CRA2 covers from Waipu and East Cape including the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Plenty.
In 2014, concerns over the fishery saw total allowable catch for commercial fishers reduce by 36 tonne to 200 tonnes
Estimated recreational take of 140 tonne remained the same as did customary take of 16.5 tonne.
Haggitt now has data going back 20 years for some sites outside the three reserves, but this isn't currently being used by the Ministry of Primary Industry in assessments to set quotas.
Haggitt would like to see this change along with smaller quota management areas.
"The fisheries management areas are too big. They need to be smaller, with more local based management," he says.
While crayfish larvae can be found off the Wairapapa coast in CRA4 every year, in the Hauraki Gulf they seem to come in "pulses" every 6-7 years.
Numbers in the gulf are now so low the population could crash, they say.
Crayfish are historically top predators on the reefs. They also help to keep sea urchins (kina) in check and stop over-grazing once abundant kelp forests. The crays are now virtually absent and functionally extinct in the Gulf, Haggitt says.
Reefs and shellfish beds in their range need to be protected to keep them safe to breed, and just contribute as they are meant to, he says.
Proposals have been made to Sea Change - Tai Timu Tai Pari marine spatial plan for the Hauraki Gulf, expected to be released by the end of this year, to extend the Leigh marine reserve out to 3 kilometres. Similar extensions are sought at Tawharanui and Hahei with more Marine Protected Area's generally called for.
Regardless of the Sea Change outcome Haggitt and Shears say crayfish management has to change.
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[] | 2016-08-30T10:52:05 | null | 2016-08-30T10:41:10 | Nightmare game for the Black Caps as record chase disintegrates. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2F83737509%2FBlack-Caps-in-disarray-after-Steyn-claims-openers.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/s/l/o/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dus9x.png/1472553671105.jpg | en | null | Black Caps in disarray after Steyn claims openers | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Black Caps in disarray after Steyn claims openers
RYAN WILKISKY/BACKPAGEPIX Dale Steyn claimed two wickets in the first over of New Zealand's second innings as South Africa head for victory in the second test at Centurion.
Dale Steyn has removed the faintly beating heart of New Zealand's top order with ruthless efficiency as South Africa accelerated to an emphatic series-deciding victory at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
The Proteas senior strike weapon removed both Black Caps openers - for golden ducks - in the first over of New Zealand's quest for a record run chase of 400 at the venue, and then removed a rueful Ross Taylor after he was beaten by the pitch, rather than pace or guile.
Vernon Philander, who also has an imposing record against the Black Caps then snared the key wicket of captain Kane Williamson, who batted through the pain barrier with a finger injury until he was brilliantly caught by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.
RYAN WILKISKY/BACKPAGEPIX Black Caps captain Kane Williamson batting through the pain barrier with a finger injury before joining New Zealand's casualties on a grim morning against South Africa at Centurion.
Williamson's demise for five to the first ball of the fourth over left New Zealand languishing at a hopeless 7-4 - a new all-time low in a Black Caps test innings after four dismissals - so ambitious plans to win or draw the second and final test have been scaled back to eclipsing the 45 they made at Cape Town on their previous tour to the Republic in 2013.
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New Zealand started their quest to achieve the highest successful run chase at the venue disastrously when Tom Latham played on Steyn's first pinpoint delivery - the left hander stood mortified as the ball cannoned off a glove onto the stumps.
RYAN WILKISKY/BACKPAGEPIX Tim Southee celebrates trapping JP Duminy lbw during his double-wicket maiden on day three of the second test at Centurion.
Guptill, who is perpetually under scrutiny to retain his place in the test side, then sparred his first ball to Hashim Amla at slip - meaning Steyn is the first bowler to dismiss both openers first ball since Bob Willis removed Pakistan's Mudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan at Leeds in 1982.
Taylor, who ran himself out in the first innings, was absolved from blame a second time as he retreated for a five-ball duck - he couldn't help but smile after a Steyn delivery struck a crack, kept low and had him plumb lbw.
At lunch the Black Caps were 18-4 with Henry Nicholls [7] and BJ Watling [5] tasked with adding a modicum of respect to a task that records suggested was always going to be beyond New Zealand once South Africa declared at 132-7 midway through the morning session.
SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS Aggressive wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock watches his dismissal after he fended a Doug Bracewell bouncer to Kane Williamson after making a rapid half century.
Although the Black Caps had ample time to achieve their first test win in South Africa since 1994, the venue's background indicated the Proteas were always in a position of strength at the ground where they have an impressive success rate.
The highest successful run chase at SuperSport Park is England's 251-8 in 1999-2000, far in excess of what the Black Caps were set with more than five sessions remaining.
Brian Lara's West Indies completed the biggest fourth innings run chase in history when making 418-7 against Australia at Antigua in 2003.
Resuming on 105-6 after New Zealand's four-pronged pace attack finally provided the Black Caps with a dominant session late on day three, Temba Bavuma and Vernon Philander carried the score sedately to 129 before the latter lost his off stump on 14 when leaving a Tim Southee cutter.
Bavuma was unbeaten on 40 from 113 when Faf du Plessis declared at 132-7.
Southee ended with the leading figures of 3-46 from 16 overs.
Although their top order failed on day three, with the exception of makeshift opener Quinton de Kock, South Africa already had the security of a 267-run first innings lead after they dismissed the Black Caps for 214.
Ominously New Zealand had also lost their two previous tests at Centurion by 128 runs and an innings and 59 runs in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
South Africa have won 16 of the 21 tests staged at Centurion since 1995, dropping only two, a ratio that is not about to diminish given Steyn has 3-9 from four overs; Philander 1-8 from three.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/83737509/Black-Caps-in-disarray-after-Steyn-claims-openers | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/35732a478c4a05ab7ee6c2872dc929dbb2d88ac5215e38ba73be3023e69a9000.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T08:50:59 | null | 2016-08-28T08:38:46 | John Key has stepped it up. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fentertainment%2F83647587%2FPrime-Minister-John-Key-takes-on-cameo-role-in-Taranaki-video-project.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/u/x/l/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsuw3.png/1472373526017.jpg | en | null | Prime Minister John Key takes on cameo role in Taranaki video project | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Prime Minister John Key takes on cameo role in Taranaki video project
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Prime Minister John Key has played a cameo part as a pilot in a Taranaki dance video set to the tune of Poi E.
Stepup Taranaki publicist Cathy Carpenter revealed the country's top politician had a soft spot for the hit song, which is performed by the Patea Maori Club
For his role in the video, Key donned a pilot's hat and uniform for a scene filmed inside a plane, one of numerous clips which will be edited into a final product set for release at the end of October.
StepUp Taranaki John Key dressed up as a pilot for a scene in a video project set to the tune of the Patea Maori Club's hit song Poi E.
Carpenter said the two days of filming in Auckland had been "brilliant".
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* Step Up Taranaki and dance to the beat of Poi E
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The dance video project was launched in May 2015 and is designed to promote Taranaki to the rest of New Zealand and the world. Many of the scenes included have been shot at key tourist destinations around the province.
Along with Key, broadcaster Paul Henry also joined the crew, with other media personalities Patrick Gower, Toni Street, Jay-Jay Harvey and her husband Dominic. Gower, Street and Jay-Jay Harvey all hail from Taranaki.
Carpenter said is was a real "coup" to get agreement from them to be involved.
"They shone really," she said.
While the plane never actually left the ground, Carpenter said the big names involved in the project, especially Key, would help the video go "next level" once it was released on-line.
The hope had always been for the video to go "viral" when it was finished but Carpenter believed the extra star power would now take its projected popularity into the next stratosphere.
"We will go worldwide with this now," she said.
Money raised from the project has already been tagged to two of the region's charities - the Young People's Trust in New Plymouth and the South Taranaki Hospice.
Carpenter hoped there would be a big community turn-out at the next filming session, which will be held at New Plymouth's coastal walkway on September 11. Those interested in taking part should meet by the Wind Wand at 11am.
"This is just a project that is feel-good. We'd love Taranaki to get involved," she said.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/83647587/Prime-Minister-John-Key-takes-on-cameo-role-in-Taranaki-video-project | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/4855b657931d0eb37af25718e85d859a4ced91c2cc9da50f320b497c94196c35.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:16 | null | 2016-08-28T17:00:00 | Crowdsourcing entertainment platform SuchCrowd is starting up in Melbourne. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2F83609952%2FWellingtons-SuchCrowd-just-the-ticket-for-Melbourne-entertainers.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/b/6/s/i/s/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1ds1uo.png/1472187469835.jpg | en | null | Wellington's SuchCrowd just the ticket for Melbourne entertainers | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Wellington's SuchCrowd just the ticket for Melbourne entertainers
SUPPLIED SuchCrowd co-founders, from left,Tin Htoo Aung, Jacob Manning and Abbe Hyde, will start operating their business, which crowdsources for musicians and artists, in Melbourne on Monday.
Moving to Wellington has boosted business for a group of young entrepreneurs, who are now expanding into Australia.
Abbe Hyde, Jacob Manning and Tin Htoo Aung formed SuchCrowd in Dunedin in 2015 with the aim of changing the face of live entertainment touring.
In its opening investment round, the business raised more than $150,000, which was used to employ additional staff.
The fast-growing startup is the latest crowdsourcing platform, where musicians and artists can "de-risk" events and shows around New Zealand, by securing their audience before planning their tours.
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The company is proving to be just the ticket for emerging performing artists, the owners are taking it to Melbourne and will launch there on Monday.
SuchCrowd was looking at opening for business in all of Australia but was targeting Melbourne first and looking for channel partners, such as festivals.
Wellington was often called a mini-Melbourne because both cities were renowned for being artistic, innovative and events-orientated, Hyde said.
"It made sense for SuchCrowd to enter Australia through the Victorian capital. Melbourne has more emerging performers than the whole of New Zealand, so collectively it makes sense to go there first."
The traditional model of live performance planning was outmoded by the business, which gets potential event-goers pledging to buy tickets first. When a set number of pledges makes an event viable, the tickets are issued and paid for, and the event proceeds.
Hyde, who is chief executive, said the business relocated to Wellington after taking part in a Creative HQ Lightning Lab accelerator last year.
Creative HQ is a unit of the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency dedicated to increasing the number of high growth businesses through incubation and accelerator programmes.
"Coming to Wellington was easily the best move we could have done. Wellington is definitely one of the biggest, most connected and creative places for our customers. Moving here has been absolutely critical in allowing us to enter a big growth spurt," Hyde said.
The business model eliminated the current situation - where an emerging creative performer shoulders substantial financial risk to put on an event.
"If it flops then everybody involved in putting on the event suffers – from the performer right through to commercial sponsors who risk their funding and reputation.
"Our product enables performing artists to offer their events nationally and internationally and lets fans have a voice in the ones they want to see."
SuchCrowd also provides promotional support through user-led marketing to help sell tickets, she said.
"We have a network of influencers who pledge to buy tickets first and then use social media to push their friends and acquaintances to come along."
The model has proved so successful, the business boasts an 81 per cent success rate in getting events staged.
Creative HQ chief executive Stefan Korn said SuchCrowd used the strengths of the accelerator in making their first foray internationally.
"They have had great success networking with our investor and mentor networks, developing connections to future capital. Our Creative HQ alumni have also provided it with advice and support.
The business relocating to Wellington showed motivation and ambition during the process of going global, he said.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/83609952/Wellingtons-SuchCrowd-just-the-ticket-for-Melbourne-entertainers | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/d73aefba7393f5843e7bcce3c34d0eaa8730ece4db1f95fef23099c2efbf47cb.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:51:06 | null | 2016-08-27T22:10:25 | The lightweight sculler wasn't selected for the Olympics, but is now a two-time world champ. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fother-sports%2F83637080%2FNew-Zealand-rower-Zoe-McBride-wins-world-championship-gold-again-in-Rotterdam.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/n/0/b/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsms8.png/1472336852770.jpg | en | null | New Zealand rower Zoe McBride wins world championship gold again in Rotterdam | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | New Zealand rower Zoe McBride wins world championship gold again in Rotterdam
BRUCE JENKINS / PHOTOSPORT.NZ Zoe McBride after defending her world championship title in Rotterdam.
Zoe McBride's disappointment at not making the Rio Olympics will have been lessened somewhat by another world championship gold.
The Kiwi lightweight women's single sculler defended her world championship title in Rotterdam on Saturday night (NZ time).
Competing at the 2016 world champs that are staged for boats that are not Olympic classes, the Nelson athlete won gold ahead ahead of Emma Fredh of Sweden and Katherine Sauks of Canada.
McBride had to fend off a stern challenge from Fredh to win by just 0.67 seconds in a time of eight minutes 28.45 seconds.
READ MORE: More medals for NZ rowers
McBride won the senior lightweight women's single scull world title in Aiguebelette, France, last year and also set a new world's best time for the class during the 2015 season.
She was a major contender for a place in the NZ lightweight women's double sculls boat for the Rio Olympics, but missed out on selection behind dual world champions in the class, Julia Edward and Sophie MacKenzie. The Kiwi crew finished out of the medals at the Rio Olympics however when fourth in the A final.
McBride was the only New Zealander in action at the senior world champs, while four Kiwi crews won medals at the under-23 world champs held at the same regatta.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/83637080/New-Zealand-rower-Zoe-McBride-wins-world-championship-gold-again-in-Rotterdam | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/19b19161fc28982ac59a15432d2afbf7733e921b8b47f46885ff7e1ad54e0119.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:51:04 | null | 2016-08-28T00:30:04 | A cyclist has been hit by a black 4WD near Wellington, but the driver is yet to be found. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2Fcrime%2F83639950%2FPolice-seeking-4WD-driver-after-hit-and-run-with-motorcyclist-in-Upper-Hutt.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/8/s/d/8/g/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsozy.png/1472344204874.jpg | en | null | Police seeking 4WD driver after hit and run with motorcyclist in Upper Hutt | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Police seeking 4WD driver after hit and run with motorcyclist in Upper Hutt
SUPPLIED A woman has been taken to hospital after a crash in Upper Hutt.
A driver of a 4WD has fled after hitting and injuring a motorcyclist in Upper Hutt.
Police are appealing to the driver to come forward, as well as any witnesses to the crash, which happened on Sunday morning near the Silverstream bridge.
Police were called to the scene about 10.30am.
A woman suffered moderate injuries to her knee in the crash, and was taken to Hutt Hospital, Wellington Free ambulance spokeswoman Di Livingston said.
There were no reports of any other injuries.
The vehicle has been described as a black 4WD.
Witnesses or anyone who knows who the driver should contact Upper Hutt police on 04 527 2300.
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[] | 2016-08-26T22:50:11 | null | 2016-08-26T21:40:41 | It started as an experiment – a pretty messed up one – but it successfully got child groomers caught. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Faustralia%2F83627268%2FTinder-Experiment-by-Australian-uni-students-exposes-paedophiles.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/f/7/h/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsf7o.png/1472247641713.jpg | en | null | 'Tinder Experiment' by Australian uni students exposes paedophiles | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | 'Tinder Experiment' by Australian uni students exposes paedophiles
The Tinder Experiment/YouTube "Imogen", 15, had hundreds of matches on Tinder.
It started as an experiment – a pretty messed up one – but an experiment nonetheless.
"Blake", as he wants to be called, was using Tinder for himself and kept seeing underage girls on the dating app.
"I didn't think they realised the position they were putting themselves in," he said.
The Tinder Experiment/YouTube "Imogen", who said she was 15 in her Tinder profile, quickly matched with hundreds of men.
The 26-year-old watched the American reality series To Catch a Predator (actors posing as girls to trap paedophiles) and he thought he could do a Melbourne version with a group of his friends.
It was called the Tinder Experiment and it went viral.
Their first video, in which Blake's friend, a university student, pretends to be a 15-year-old girl called Imogen who arranges meetings with significantly older men (one was 43) who are secretly filmed, got over a million hits and created a media storm.
The Tinder Experiment/YouTube Their first video, which showed "Imogen" meeting with two men, got more than 1 million hits.
It also caught the attention of police.
Blake didn't bother hiding his IP address on the group's YouTube page and one day, while he was out, police came knocking on his door.
"My mum answered and she was very upset and thought I was in trouble," he said.
The Tinder Experiment/YouTube The Tinder Experiment secretly filmed Melbourne men meeting an "underage" girl.
"I called the detective and he said, 'You're not in trouble, we just need to talk'."
His parents knew he was working on videos that he told them were "definitely" going to go viral, but they didn't know exactly what they were up to until the media reports.
"At first they weren't very happy because the way the reports were at first (questioning the legality of the practice) and they thought our family was in danger. Over time, they chilled out and now they're pretty proud," he said.
A photo posted by the students to catch paedophiles grooming underage girls.
Police, Blake said, understood his intention, but told him he didn't understand the danger he was putting himself in.
"They said, 'You don't know what's going to happen, someone could pull a knife or a gun – and it's kind of interfering with the working we're doing'," he said.
They had already had one hairy meeting in a park where a man told Imogen he was connected to bikies, so the group didn't need to be told twice.
Blake gave a statement to police, but he never thought it would lead where it did.
"We didn't think we would get any sort of result out of it, we did the whole thing for awareness," he said.
"It was vindicating."
Two men who Blake and his friends exposed online were jailed, with police from the joint anti-child exploitation team using their information to covertly engage with the men.
Nicolaos Katsamas, 51, was given a two-and-a-half year sentence last month, with a six-month non-parole period.
The County Court heard Katsamas sent a series of sexual messages to a covert officer posing as a 13-year-old and tried to arrange a rendezvous at hotels before he was arrested.
Tobias Kilsby, 44, was also sentenced to two years in jail after sending sexually explicit messages and arranging to meet the "teen".
Prosecutors tendered video from the Tinder Experiment in court in support of the case.
"The Tinder Experiment did what police were already doing – just on a different platform," Detective Senior Constable Tas Gagatsakis said.
Blake, who wants his identity protected for safety reasons, said the court results signalled the end of the Tinder Experiment.
"I wouldn't recommend doing what we did, it was obviously dangerous, but I'd definitely urge people to report this sort of stuff to police," he said.
- Sydney Morning Herald | http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/83627268/Tinder-Experiment-by-Australian-uni-students-exposes-paedophiles | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/d5aa7a955acd978db1ad51d785d3d6ecdfdec8139e55e686806038f50c500582.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T02:51:57 | null | 2016-08-30T02:30:45 | If you want a romantic, relaxing sojourn at sea without crying babies, you're not the only one. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Ftravel%2Fcruising%2F83720159%2FCruising-without-children-Adults-only-cruising-in-luxury.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/e/o/s/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1duevz.png/1472524245378.jpg | en | null | Cruising without children: Adults only cruising in luxury | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Cruising without children: Adults only cruising in luxury
Looking for a romantic sojourn at sea?
While there's lots of news about the latest family-friendly megaships, what's on offer for people who prefer cruising without kids?
Although many modern resort-style ships have adults-only spaces, sometimes only a child-free ship or cruise is going to cut it – particularly if you're looking for a romantic, relaxing sojourn at sea.
There aren't many dedicated adults-only ships, although Viking Ocean Cruises, the world's newest cruise line, has plumped firmly for that segment.
Its 930-passenger ships, Viking Star and Viking Sea – and the next four in the series – are specifically designed for over-18s.
The infinity pool at the stern of Viking Star.
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The emphasis is on destinations, with expert lectures, pop-up classical performers, and art and books everywhere you look, creating a calm, laid-back atmosphere.
Anthony Weller Viking Star cruise ship, Aquavit Terrace Bar.
Three British cruise lines operate adults-only ships. P&O Cruises World Cruising has two, the 1994-passenger Arcadia and 1870-passenger Oriana; Saga's 456-passenger Saga Pearl II and 706-passenger Saga Sapphire are exclusively for the over-50s; and Voyages to Antiquity's 378-passenger Aegean Odyssey is "unsuitable for children under the age of 12" and under-16s are discouraged from cruising.
Apart from booking a cruise with those lines, your options for child-free cruising are to look for ships that aren't designed for family holidays.
These include luxury and premium ships that appeal to well-heeled couples and singles and don't offer much (or anything) in the way of kids' programs, clubs or facilities. Think Azamara Club Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Ponant, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn, Silversea and Windstar. Interestingly, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' Europa 2 and Crystal Cruises' Crystal Serenity and Symphony do cater for children but they're the exception to the general rule.
Viking Ocean Cruises living room.
Similarly, world voyages attract retirees who have the time and money to spend up to three months at sea, so they are more appealing to older couples and singles than to young family groups. Most river cruises are not very family-friendly either; the ships and itineraries are not geared up for kids, although Uniworld and Tauck offer family-oriented programs during school holidays.
Talking of school holidays, if you're planning a cruise in Australia or the Pacific islands and don't want to be surrounded by kids and teenagers, your best bet is to book outside of school holidays. There may not be any strictly adults-only ships cruising here, but you can escape on board to adults-only retreats.
Princess Cruises will have five ships cruising Down Under this coming summer and all feature The Sanctuary, where grown-ups can escape for a few hours (or the whole day). Carnival Legend and Spirit both have Serenity decks, P&O Cruises' ships have the Oasis retreat, Royal Caribbean ships have the Solarium pool area and Celebrity Solstice, which is a more adult-focused ship, also has a child-free Solarium.
Carnival fare.
MEET THE CREW
NAME Manuel Costa, from Portugal
POSITION Senior Maitre d', Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Legend
Viking Star's first sea cruise to Norway.
MY JOB … is ensuring that the dining room operations run smoothly. A maitre d' must have a thorough knowledge of all standards and procedures related to all restaurant outlets and the training of all assistant managers in this area. Most importantly, I must ensure guest satisfaction at all times. A TYPICAL DAY On a daily basis I work with my team, coaching and supervising. I also meet with all guests to ensure their satisfaction and experiences onboard.
FAVOURITE CRUISE MOMENT Transiting the Panama Canal was a very special experience.
FAVOURITE CRUISE PORTS Isle of Pines is a great place, very relaxing. It also offers fantastic opportunities for sports.
INSIDER TIPS You mustn't miss our Nouveau restaurant on Deck 10 – wonderful service and fine cuisine. I also recommend The Chef's Table.
TIP
While 18-year-olds can legally enjoy a drink on ships cruising in Australian, European and South American waters, alcohol is not served to under-21s on ships cruising out of North America.
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ROBERT KITCHIN Labour chief of staff Matt McCarten,(left) pictured at the announcement of his appointment with former leader David Cunliffe.
Labour leader Andrew Little's chief of staff Matt McCarten is poised to quit the job and head up a new Labour office in Auckland.
Little said a decision had not yet been finalised on who would staff the Auckland office, which he said he had been looking at setting up for some time.
But if there was a move by McCarten it would be "voluntary, willingly and with agreement, not in high dudgeon".
Asked if he had anyone in line to take over as his chief of staff, if McCarten shifted north, Little said: "That's part of the detail that is to be finalised".
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An announcement is expected later this week.
McCarten was a surprise appointment to the job in February 2014 when David Cunliffe was Labour leader. He had previously headed the Unite union and before that was a key player in former deputy prime minister Jim Anderton's Alliance and in the split between the NewLabour party and Labour in 1989 - before an acrimonious bust-up with Anderton when the Alliance was part of the Helen Clark Government.
McCarten said at the time his health was good and he had "the all clear" from cancer. He had been diagnosed with what he was told was terminal cancer six years ago and at one stage thought he had only a few months to live.
McCarten has been contacted for comment.
If he goes it will leave Little searching for a new chief of staff and a new chief press secretary after Sarah Stuart quit that role in May
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:29 | null | null | A woman with a conviction for animal neglect is again under investigation by the SPCA after neighbours saw a horse collapse and die in an allegedly over-stocked paddock. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2F9167184%2FNeglect-case-after-death-of-horse.json | en | null | Neglect case after death of horse | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Neglect case after death of horse KIRSTY JOHNSTON
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A woman with a conviction for animal neglect is again under investigation by the SPCA after neighbours saw a horse collapse and die in an allegedly over-stocked paddock.
Witnesses said the dead horse - one of up to 12 on the Riverhead, north Auckland property - then appeared to be gnawed at by a dog, in full view of horrified neighbours.
"When we went up to have a look at it I had to turn away," said Riverhead local Alice Hayward.
"This has to be stopped. That horse didn't deserve to die."
The horse was owned by Anne Power, a self-described animal lover who others have previously labelled an "animal hoarder".
The former nurse has a long history with animal welfare authorities - she has more than 50 council infringements for breaching animal bylaws and was banned from owning dogs for five years after being convicted of owning two dogs that attacked a person.
She also has a 1998 conviction for neglect, for failing to feed cows and horses properly.
Locals say Power is now neglecting her pets again and want the SPCA to ban her from animal ownership for life.
Hayward acknowledged she didn't know for sure what the horse died from but said: "The horses may not look neglected as such but there's just too many in one place. To me, it just looked like neglect," Hayward said.
The horse that died this week was kept on land leased to Power by Riverhead man Philip Song, who said he had now asked Power to get her horses and cattle off his land.
"Her animals have damaged my property, the fences, and she won't fix them," Song said. "There are too many and they have no food, that's the reason they're always trying to get out."
While the Sunday Star-Times was at the property on Friday, an SPCA investigator was helping Power remove four highland cattle from the nearby fields. He also brought hay for the horses to eat.
SPCA Auckland chief executive Christine Kalin said it began an investigation last week after a call from a member of the public.
The investigator had arranged for a vet and pathologist to take samples from the dead horse to establish its cause of death. The investigation would include looking at the condition of the other animals on the property, Kalin said.
"It is a matter we are taking seriously," she said. "We have a warranted inspector doing the investigation and we are doing all we can."
Kalin said once it had collected all the evidence, the SPCA would determine whether the Animal Welfare Act had been breached and if it would lay charges.
Power did not answer questions.
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CHALRES COATES/GETTY IMAGES Nico Rosberg eased to victory in the Belgian GP.
German Nico Rosberg eased to victory in a chaotic Belgian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Mercedes driver crossed the line 14.1 seconds ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton, starting on the back row of the grid after taking a 55-place engine-related grid penalty, clawed his way back up the field to finish third.
The race was briefly halted in the early stages after a massive crash for Renault's Kevin Magnussen.
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The Dane was taken to hospital for routine checks after suffering a cut to his left ankle in the high-speed crash.
Rosberg's sixth win of the season cut team mate Hamilton's lead in the standings to nine points with eight races remaining.
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MICHAEL CHOW/USA TODAY SPORTS Hope Solo was being filmed for the upcoming documentary Keeping Score.
Video has emerged showing the moment Hope Solo found out US Soccer had suspended her for six months and terminated her contract for calling the Swedish national team "a bunch of cowards" at the Rio Olympics.
The veteran US goalkeeper was being filmed for upcoming documentary Keeping Score and a clip has been released showing a furious and distraught Solo as she told her husband, former NFL player Jerramy Stevens, about the punishment.
"Six months suspension, no pay. Terminated contract… effective immediately," Solo is heard saying.
"Terminated contract, not just a suspension!"
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The player is seen in a conference room with Jerramy Stevens, who moves in to hug her.
Stevens asks about the suspension and termination: "How can they do both?"
An fuming Solo replies: "It's both. Seventeen f.....g years and it's over!"
The video comes as Solo announced her departure from the Seattle Reign, after she was granted indefinite personal leave at the weekend.
Earlier this month, the 35-year-old lashed out at Sweden after they eliminated the Americans on penalties in the quarterfinals in Rio, denying them a chance to win a fourth successive Olympic gold medal.
"We played a bunch of cowards," Solo said. "The better team did not win today. I strongly believe that."
It's not the first time Solo has been suspended, having been banned for 30 days in 2015 after an incident at one of the national team's training camps.
She also hit the headlines in January last year over a domestic violence case that was dismissed when she pleaded not guilty to striking her sister and nephew during a dispute at her home in Seattle.
US Soccer president Sunil Gulati said her past was taken into account when handing out the suspension.
"The comments by Hope Solo after the match against Sweden during the 2016 Olympics were unacceptable and do not meet the standard of conduct we require from our national team players," Gulati said in a statement last week.
Solo will not be eligible to try out for the US again until next February.
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[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:03 | null | 2016-08-28T15:51:59 | Why are police jailing critics and refusing to release information after deadly shooting of five officers? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Famericas%2F83651580%2FDallas-shooting-Police-squelch-questions-jail-critics-after-deadly-sniper-attack.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/c/s/1/v/u/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsxz0.png/1472399519948.jpg | en | null | Dallas shooting: Police squelch questions, jail critics after deadly sniper attack | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Dallas shooting: Police squelch questions, jail critics after deadly sniper attack
RON JENKINS/GETTY IMAGES Dallas police and residents stand near the scene of the shooting.
The day after five Dallas officers were killed by a sniper, the city's police chief described the men as "guardians" of democracy, praising them for protecting the freedom to protest at a large demonstration against police brutality.
President Barack Obama later eulogised the slain officers, saying they died while defending essential constitutional rights.
But nearly two months after the shootings, Dallas police have moved to silence critics and squelch lingering questions about the attack.
Sniper Micah Xavier Johnson shot dead five police officers.
Officers in riot gear have been told to ticket protesters who block or disrupt traffic, and Police Chief David Brown has refused to meet with demonstrators unless they agree to end their marches through downtown, which he says pose a threat to officers.
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Police respond to the shooting.
Authorities have also refused to release even the most basic information about the slayings, including any details about the weapons used, the autopsy findings and ballistics tests that could establish whether any officers were hit by friendly fire. Police have indicated that such information could be withheld almost indefinitely.
In addition, the police department's most vocal, visible critic - a 27-year-old self-styled preacher with a criminal history - has been arrested multiple times in the last month on warrants that include unpaid traffic tickets and attempts to revoke his probation from a 2009 felony. On Friday, Dominique Alexander was ordered to prison.
"Why all of a sudden are we the target?" asked Damon Crenshaw, vice president of the Next Generation Action Network, which organised the July 7 protest. "We're not protesting because we're mad at them. We're protesting because the problems still exist and they won't talk to us."
REX CURRY/REUTERS People line an overpass to support the funeral procession of Dallas Police Department Senior Corporal Lorne B. Ahrens, who was among five police officers shot dead.
Crenshaw said Alexander was targeted because of his protest activities and that the shooter, Micah Johnson, was not affiliated with their group.
HISTORY OF CRACKDOWNS
During the Occupy Dallas demonstrations in 2011, the city tried to require protesters to have a US$1 million insurance policy, strengthened rules against camping in the city and eventually evicted campers from City Hall in a midnight police raid.
In 2013, the city cited a decades-old rule prohibiting holding signs within 75 feet of major roadways to stop a group that planned to protest the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The city settled a lawsuit from that group before changing the law to prohibit protests on overpasses and other areas near highways. Another group sued over that law leading to another settlement, and the city repealed the rules all together.
Alexander, the founder of the protest network, believes he was targeted because he refused to stop the demonstrations.
"They try to hush and silence people," he said. "It would be a failure to the lives lost if we don't continue. The issues still exist, and they can act like they want to heal, but then they ignore the issues."
The police chief has support from City Hall. Mayor Mike Rawlings said in a statement that he trusts Brown's "judgment in how he communicates with protest organisers."
CRITIC TARGETED
Alexander, whose record includes convictions for forging a check, evading police and theft, was on probation for a 2009 conviction for causing injury to a child. He said the two-year-old he was watching had fallen off the couch, but hospital staff said the child's injuries were more consistent with abuse.
Alexander denied injuring the child and said he pleaded guilty because he could not afford a good attorney.
His uncle was killed by police in 2010 after firing on officers. But it was the 2014 death of a woman he knew in high school that prompted his involvement in police protests, Alexander said. The woman was missing for a week before being found dead in an abandoned building. Her family complained that police ignored their initial pleas for help.
Alexander spent the past two weeks under house arrest, wearing an ankle monitor and awaiting a judge's determination of whether his probation would be revoked.
"No new crime has been committed to warrant this kind of action," said Kim Cole, one of Alexander's attorneys. "And the timing does appear suspicious."
Just days after a July 29 silent protest - the first following the sniper attack - authorities asked that Alexander's probation be revoked for a variety of violations, including twice leaving the state without notifying his probation officer, once to attend the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Court records show the judge admonished Alexander and added 30 hours of community service to his sentence.
Then on Aug. 10, following a confrontational appearance at a city council meeting, Alexander was cited for trespassing and escorted out of City Hall, where officers were waiting to arrest him on nine outstanding traffic ticket warrants. He spent the night in jail and, within an hour of his release, another arrest warrant was issued in a new attempt to revoke probation. That request rehashed previous allegations from the past year, including missed meetings with his probation officer, for which Alexander had already served 10 days in jail in December.
At Friday's hearing, the judge considered all of Alexander's probation violations and sent him to prison for two years. With credit for time served, that comes to about six months, his attorneys said.
Prosecutor Douglas Millican denied that politics were behind the efforts to revoke Alexander's probation. But Cole said Alexander got extra scrutiny because of his protest activities, noting that police and sheriff's officers had provided the judge with social media posts and other photos and video of Alexander to show he had left the state.
CONE OF SILENCE
In addition to the protest crackdowns, city and police officials have also succeeded in suppressing questions about the shooting, including details about the law enforcement response and the motive of the gunman, who was killed when police deployed a bomb-carrying robot. It was the first time law enforcement in the US had used a robot to deliver and detonate an explosive to kill a suspect.
Authorities have refused public records requests for police reports, 911 calls, audio and video recordings, autopsy documents, crime scene photos and evidence gathered at Johnson's house, which police initially said held an arsenal of weapons and bomb-making material and a journal of combat tactics possibly indicating plans for a larger attack. Other officials have told The Associated Press that Johnson did not have a large stockpile of bomb-making materials.
The Associated Press was informed by Dallas police late Friday that a portion of the records it requested would be made available, but the content was unclear.
Brown told the City Council earlier this month that much of the information about the attack could be withheld for an indefinite period during an investigation into whether the use of force was justified. He declined to estimate how long that investigation might take, but said his office's findings would be reviewed by the district attorney and a grand jury.
The police chief did acquiesce to one of the protest network's top demands, agreeing to eliminate a 2013 policy allowing officers 72 hours to give a statement after being involved in a shooting. The move, announced in a nighttime post to the department's blog, said officers "will be provided the same legal rights as any other citizen who is the subject of a criminal investigation."
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KIM KARDASHIAN: Weirdest bath bomb I've ever seen. This is what happens when your parents are medically addicted to photo shoots I guess - they start art directing bath time. Next week: black lights and bio-luminescent plankton.
BEYONCE: I'm not sure why Bey and Jay went so meeting-ready for these pics, but I'm in favour. Imagine walking into an interview and these two are the panel! I'd pass out.
CIARA: Pictured here with Jon Bon Jovi (they played a charity gig together), Ciara continues to be a vision of health and vitality. Hope married life is bliss, Cici.
LINDSAY LOHAN: Stars! They're just like us: absolutely obsessed with the butterfly crown Snapchat filter. Really though, it's incredibly depressing to use this one and then see yourself in a normal mirror. Oh, so my nose doesn't really look like that? Fine.
ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY: Until we can have Snapchat filters in real life, there's always makeup. And two silky little dachshunds, who make everyone around them look even more beautiful by association.
VICTORIA BECKHAM: The funny thing about celebrity kids is you want to do the same thing as you do with your own cousins, and scream about how big they are now. But seriously. Did you realise Harper Beckham is five already? Wild.
KARLIE KLOSS: What did I say last week about a coloured wall? You can't go past them for an outfit pic. Nice work, Kloss.
JESSICA ALBA: This is very good work. Love a flannel shirt, love a selfie, love that makeup work.
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123RF Canadian Health Minister Jane Philpott said the health department would hire an independent party to investigate whether there are other cases.
For the second time in less than a year, two men from the same remote Canadian community have discovered they were switched at birth, prompting outrage and new questions about substandard healthcare for Canada's indigenous people.
David Tait and Leon Swanson were swapped in the government-run Norway House Hospital in 1975 in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, DNA testing confirmed.
"I want answers so bad," Tait said, choking back tears at a press conference in Winnipeg on Friday. He added that he felt "distraught, confused (and) angry."
Tait's biological mother ended up raising Swanson instead, and Swanson's birth mother raised Tait, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported.
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Norway House is made up of two northern Manitoba communities and has a population of about 5,000 predominantly indigenous Cree Nation people. It is accessible by airplane and a long indirect road linking it with Winnipeg, about 800km to the south.
In November, the Manitoba government said two other men who were close friends were also switched at birth in 1975, at the same Norway House Hospital. As they grew up, people noticed how they resembled each other's family more than their own.
Eric Robinson, a former Manitoba cabinet minister who is helping the men in the latest case, said there were always suspicions in the community about their parentage. He suspects there are more undiscovered cases.
"The federal government owes these people," he told reporters. "What happened to them is criminal."
Canada's health department operates the Norway House hospital.
Canadian Health Minister Jane Philpott said the second case "deeply troubled" her. She said the health department would hire an independent party to investigate hospital records and look into whether there are other such cases.
"Cases like this are an unfortunate reminder to Canadians of how urgent the need is to provide all Indigenous people with high-quality health care," Philpott said in a statement.
Canada's 1.4 million indigenous people often live in dire social and economic conditions with subpar health and education services.
Practices to ensure the identities of newborns have improved since the 1970s, and Norway House Hospital now fits infants with identification bands, the health department said in a statement.
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[] | 2016-08-27T06:50:16 | null | 2016-08-27T06:18:03 | Injury concerns swept aside as Jarryd Hayne named fullback against Panthers. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fleague%2F83634334%2FJarryd-Hayne-shrugs-off-injury-to-be-named-at-fullback-against-Panthers.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/a/l/d/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dskny.png/1472278683423.jpg | en | null | Jarryd Hayne shrugs off injury to be named at fullback against Panthers | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Jarryd Hayne shrugs off injury to be named at fullback against Panthers
TONY FEDER/GETTY IMAGES Jarryd Hayne of the Titans warms up.
Gold Coast star recruit Jarryd Hayne has put injury concerns aside and will play for the Titans in Saturday's crucial home NRL clash with Penrith.
He had been in doubt due to a corked calf but coach Neil Henry said Hayne would definitely face the Panthers after being named in his preferred fullback position for the first time since joining the Titans.
He suffered the setback in last weekend's win over Newcastle, but the Nine Network reported earlier on Friday evening that the two-time Dally M medallist had breezed through Friday's final training session.
BRENDON THORNE/GETTY IMAGES Jarryd Hayne will play the Panthers.
In an initial promising sign, Hayne tweeted on Friday afternoon: "Looking forward to seeing a sea of blue tomorrow!!"
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A win over the seventh-placed Panthers would be enough for the eighth-placed Titans to secure finals football for the first time since 2010.
Penrith coach Anthony Griffin is wary of the Hayne factor, admitting his form in his three matches since returning to the game following stints in American football and sevens rugby had been beyond expectation.
"To be able to jump straight back in and have the impact that he's had, I think he's better than what he was before he left," Griffin said.
"He's probably got a lot of confidence out of what he's done with his life in general. I'd say he's much better."
Hayne's move to fullback means the Titans can play halves Tyrone Roberts and Ash Taylor together for the first time in a month, although Roberts (flu) is another who is under a cloud heading into the match.
Rested against the Knights, Taylor returns in time to face off with Panthers' rookie Nathan Cleary in a battle between the competition's two boom halves.
Griffin knows Taylor well from his time at Brisbane and says the Titans' youngster has done exceptionally well in 2016.
"He's a really good boy, Ash – he's a tough competitor," Griffin said.
"A little bit like Cleary, he's jumped in this year, his first year in the NRL, and has really directed his team around well.
"It's great for both clubs. It's exciting when your young players are doing a job."
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[] | 2016-08-27T04:50:37 | null | 2016-08-27T03:04:45 | Let's design more amazing public toilets so NZ can become famous for its trail of beautiful and inspiring loos. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Ftravel%2Fdestinations%2Fnz%2F83582908%2FHow-can-we-save-our-small-towns-With-brilliant-toilets.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/r/h/2/3/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1drgzg.png/1472267085645.jpg | en | null | How can we save our small towns? With brilliant toilets! | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | How can we save our small towns? With brilliant toilets!
keri molloy Extraordinary public toilets like this one in Kawakawa might be the business for dying regional towns.
Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser has probably done more for regional development in New Zealand than any Government initiative.
Or he will have done if my plan is adopted nationally. But more on that later.
The regions have been belly-aching this week over Westpac looking at closing its branches in a swathe of smaller towns like Fairlie and Raglan.
Studio Pacific Architecture Public toilets in Wellington's Kumutoto precinct are ranked third best in the world.
The forecasted move has prompted much discussion about the problems this will cause small communities, particularly to the elderly and cash businesses. Most people will of course manage quite well. New Zealand is not a big place and Fairlie is not that far from Geraldine and Raglan is fairly close to Hamilton.
The closure of any business in a town like Fairlie is bad news but the real issue is regional development and the question of how to keep these small towns viable rather than as some repository for society's no hopers and drongos, who flock there for the cheap rents and lack of work opportunities.
Fairlie has about 800 people. A bank might employ only four people but each will have families who go to the local school and help prop up the local economy. If they have to move themselves and their custom away, that loss is felt throughout the whole community.
You can see how a town's business base can quickly wither to only a pub, a garage and a dairy. Fairlie has a long way to go to reach that stage but as one economist put, it it is death by a thousand cuts.
We like to talk, mostly sentimentally, about New Zealand's heartland but this country is no different from the rest of the world. People are moving to cities everywhere. It's an important issue for this country because the heartland towns still service the production base for most of our exports.
We need people to stay there but despite the scenery, the absence of traffic jams, cheaper housing and fresh air, the trend continues for obvious reasons. The bigger centres offer more choice and opportunities in education, entertainment, jobs and potential mates.
Peter Christian Friedensreich Hundertwasser may be dead but let's commission our best architects to design amazing public toilets for small towns.
As long as I can remember Governments have talked about regional development. To be fair, many have tried to create jobs in the regions with various initiatives and with little success. Regional development is an area where market forces probably know best.
Industrial dairying, for a while anyway, was thought to be the answer. Like any factory, big dairy farms need workers but somehow the attractions of dairying have failed to win over New Zealand workers.
Small towns need young families and young people. Many potential regional jobs are, of course, shipped overseas. You just need to look at the raw logs piled up at New Zealand ports to see that we still don't do much with our commodities.
As the market has spoken, the call is now for the Government to intervene. But how?
It's been suggested the Government should compel new immigrants to settle in these threatened towns but that is not going to work. Immigrants generally come to New Zealand for a better life and if locals don't want to live in towns out in the blocks then they are hardly going to be attractive to new citizens.
Immigrants need jobs and given that a good proportion of our new immigrants are cafe managers and restaurant staff, any compulsion to move to the smaller towns is doomed.
Maybe the Government could help set up new businesses to stimulate growth and employment? Unfortunately this is a terrible idea. Governments are bad at picking winners, as various failed enterprises around the country show.
One often overlooked possibility is the siting of a tertiary education facility in a small town to give it more of a reason for existing. Look what Otago University has done for Dunedin.
Another option is to improve local infrastructure so that people will be so impressed by the local pool or playgrounds or library that a town's appeal is heightened. I have often think the best investment a small town can make is in a super playground. It gives people a reason to stop.
Which brings me to my great idea for regional development. I think we should stop focusing on schemes to directly entice people to live in threatened small towns.
Instead we should be encouraging people to visit even if only for a few hours or a day or so. That means improving the visitor experience. Just a few pleasant hours in a town can open people's eyes to the attractions of living in smaller centres.
This is where Hundertwasser comes into play. The eccentric Austrian, who died in 2000, literally put Kawakawa on the map by designing an extraordinary public toilet for the little town. The toilet has made the town a visitor mecca and a talking point.
Perhaps the best thing the Government can do for regional development is get famous architects from New Zealand and around the world to design amazing public toilets for these small towns. New Zealand would become famous for its trail of beautiful and inspiring public toilets.
Anyway you get the idea. Small towns need a reason to be famous. It might be the custard squares in Pleasant Point or the pounamu in Hokitika.
And it might be that where industry and agriculture has failed small town New Zealand, art and architecture might be their salvation.
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BACKPAGE PIX/PHOTOSPORT Kane Williamson and the Black Caps have a lot of work to do at Centurion Park in Pretoria, South Africa.
The Black Caps are chasing 400 runs against South Africa, but the team has had a horror start to day four of the second test.
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SUPPLIED/FACEBOOK The sudden death of Sarah Higgins has left the local board devastated.
Ambitious Auckland politician Sarah Higgins will be farewelled in the Hokianga on Thursday.
Higgins, who was one of the youngest politicians elected to represent a local board at just 22 years old, died of suspected suicide on Sunday. She was 25 years old.
The Coroner is investigating her death.
FAIRFAX NZ Sarah Higgins was 22 when she was elected to the Pukekohe subdivision of the Franklin Local Board.
A service will be held in the small Hokianga settlement of Pawarenga at Motukaraka Church on Thursday from 11am, followed by a private ceremony.
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The much-loved woman, who had just started learning golf, was an avid gym-goer and a dog-lover, left school at 16. Her first job was at the Northerner Motor Inn in Kaitaia.
Her former employer Dave Murray said she was "a lovely girl and will be sadly missed".
The Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent, who was elected to the Pukekohe subdivision of the Franklin Local Board in 2013, did not plan to run for re-election this year.
Thinking of Sarah Higgins family & friends. So sad to see a young fellow local board member with so much potential leave the world this way. — Richard Hills (@richardhills777) August 29, 2016 Really sad to learn of the death of Sarah Higgins. An amazing woman with a huge future. RIP. — Stewart Sowman-Lund (@StewartLundNZ) August 30, 2016
However, it is clear she had strong political beliefs. Her social media accounts are peppered with pictures of herself and John Key as well as other National Party members.
Higgins' friend Jordan Williams said he was still in shock from her death - a sentiment echoed by many of her friends and colleagues.
Local politician Daniel Newman described Higgins' death as "an appalling end to the life of a young woman who cared deeply for others".
SUPPLIED Sarah Higgins, fourth from the left, with her local board members.
"Sarah was a self-starter. She knew no one owed her a living. She worked as hard as she could to make her own way in life," Newman wrote in a social media post.
Meanwhile, fellow Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent Geri Lawler said those at the real estate agency held Higgins in their hearts.
SUPPLIED/FACEBOOK Higgins was one of New Zealand's youngest ever female politicians.
"So sad Rip dear SARAH God Bless you .. The darkness that is tucked in so many minds .. Be kind to each other please .. And listen .. Notice little things and changes .. Speak up for those that can't," Lawler wrote.
Franklin Local Board chairman Andy Baker said his board was still in shock by Higgins' passing and a number were taking it very hard.
"We're still in shock, it's very tough - there's not too many minutes in the day that go past when I don't think of her."
Baker and fellow board members Malcolm Bell, Jill Naysmith and Alan Cole, along with Higgins' friends and family from across the country, would be making the trip north for her funeral.
Baker said the board members would catch the early ferry on Thursday from Rawene to cross the Hokianga Harbour to the church. "We plan to go early because we expect the ferries to get busier later in the morning."
WHERE TO GET HELP
Lifeline (open 24/7) - 0800 543 354
Depression Helpline (open 24/7) - 0800 111 757
Healthline (open 24/7) - 0800 611 116
Samaritans (open 24/7) - 0800 726 666
Suicide Crisis Helpline (open 24/7) - 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO). This is a service for people who may be thinking about suicide, or those who are concerned about family or friends.
Youthline (open 24/7) - 0800 376 633. You can also text 234 for free between 8am and midnight, or emailtalk@youthline.co.nz
0800 WHATSUP children's helpline - phone 0800 9428 787 between 1pm and 10pm on weekdays and from 3pm to 10pm on weekends. Online chat is available from 7pm to 10pm every day at www.whatsup.co.nz.
Kidsline (open 24/7) - 0800 543 754. This service is for children aged 5 to 18. Those who ring between 4pm and 9pm on weekdays will speak to a Kidsline buddy. These are specially trained teenage telephone counsellors.
Your local Rural Support Trust - 0800 787 254 (0800 RURAL HELP)
Alcohol Drug Helpline (open 24/7) - 0800 787 797. You can also text 8691 for free.
For further information, contact the Mental Health Foundation's free Resource and Information Service (09 623 4812).
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[] | 2016-08-29T00:51:17 | null | 2016-08-29T00:28:11 | Could Donald Trump's Plan B be a US cable TV news network? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Famericas%2F83660063%2FWhat-could-a-future-Trump-TV-venture-look-like-Tune-in-here.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/r/l/4/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dt4in.png/1472430702721.jpg | en | null | What could a future Trump TV venture look like? Tune in here | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | What could a future Trump TV venture look like? Tune in here
REUTERS Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, promises supporters in Texas that he would protect their right to bear arms.
It's always wise to have a Plan B. And since Plan A - the Oval Office - is looking less and less likely, Donald Trump surely has something else in mind.
Will that something else be a new television-and-digital-media venture? As the candidate himself might phrase it, "a lot of people think so."
After all, Trump is good buddies with the recently deposed Roger Ailes, co-founder of Fox News, and just brought over Stephen Bannon, chairman of Breitbart News, to run his campaign. Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, brings more media experience as the owner and publisher of the weekly New York Observer.
CARLO ALLEGRI Republican nominee Donald Trump speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, US.
And Trump has found a big (if not quite big enough) and voracious audience to follow him wherever he leads.
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BRIAN SNYDER A supporter holds a "Presidential Apprentice" t-shirt at a campaign rally in Worcester, Massachusetts.
"They'll turn the campaign into a news network," predicts Ben Shapiro, the former editor-at-large of Breitbart and a conservative commentator and author.
LUCY NICHOLSON Executive Producer and host Donald Trump speaks about the NBC television show The Celebrity Apprentice during the TCA presentations in Pasadena, California in 2015.
And just where on the spectrum might such a venture position itself?
"Bannon and Trump see an opening to the right of Fox," Shapiro said.
There's no love lost between Shapiro and Bannon. Last March, Shapiro resigned after Breitbart News sided with the Trump campaign rather than defend its reporter Michelle Fields who (credibly) said she was roughed up by then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. He has since called Breitbart News "Trump's personal Pravda."
HO Entrepreneurs Donald Trump and Martha Stewart pose at a photo and television commerical shoot for an NBC television network promotion campaign for The Apprentice.
Shapiro has a dim but entertaining view of the programming that Trump TV, shall we call it, might offer.
The venture might start fairly small, he said, with buying a four-hour block on Newsmax, the conservative cable channel. He envisions this opening lineup:
"An hour of the Sean Hannity Show, an hour of the Ann Coulter Show, an hour of the Milo Yiannopoulos Show and the 'Steve Bannon Yells at You for an Hour' show."
One element would be unavoidable, of course - the star of the show.
"We would get lots and lots of Trump," predicts Erick Erickson, the conservative radio host.
The candidate has already proven himself adept at social media with his combative judgments and media criticisms on Twitter. Erickson, however, thinks a full-blown TV network is "more of a pipe dream" and that "another tell-all book to get him back in the good graces of a lot of Republicans" is more likely. Or, he thinks, Trump might decide on another reality-TV show, perhaps with a political spin.
Glenn Beck, who left Fox in 2011 to start what is now called The Blaze told Buzzfeed last week that he thinks Trump will go the route not of a cable network but, as he did, that of an online, subscription-based video channel.
Indeed, there are serious questions about whether the candidate could really form a new TV network - an extraordinarily expensive proposition that requires a kind of long-term discipline and attention span Trump rarely exhibits. (The direct involvement of Ailes is problematic, because his departure from Fox after recent allegations of sexual harassment reportedly included a four-year agreement not to compete with the network he founded.)
Erickson wonders who would advertise on such a network - he thinks the pickings would be very slim.
But there is no question that Trump and TV go together like Michael Phelps and chlorinated water.
In Trump Revealed, the new book by The Washington Post's Marc Fisher and Michael Kranish, the authors explore how Trump's reality-TV show, The Apprentice, transformed his image and unexpectedly gave him a political platform and base.
"The Apprentice turned Trump from a blowhard Richie Rich who had just gone through his most difficult decade into an unlikely symbol of straight talk, an evangelist for the American gospel of success," they wrote.
And that translated straight into politics: "The show's creator came to believe that if Trump ever ran for president, it wouldn't be a result of The Apprentice, but without The Apprentice there could be no candidacy."
After November, with a base of support revved up and angry at what will likely be billed as a stolen election, what would make more sense than for the Trump pendulum to swing back to TV once more?
Sarah Ellison of Vanity Fair, whose June article brought the speculation about a post-election media venture to a full boil, quoted a close-to-Trump source: "Win or lose, we're onto something here. We've triggered a base of the population that hasn't had a voice in a long time."
Many of the pieces, therefore, are in place: an eager audience whose politics demand feeding, an experienced corps of media experts already on board, and Trump himself, who craves the constant attention that such an enterprise could bring. Bannon is a former investment banker, who could immediately begin lining up investors for the venture.
Whatever happens, it seems unlikely that Trump would simply slink off to the golf courses near Mar-a-Lago should things not go his way on November 8. His brand - higher-profile than ever before, if less admired by many - needs constant polishing and exposure.
Whatever its size and scope, a post-election media venture of some sort makes all too much sense.
As the future nominee said himself in a 1990 Playboy interview, "The show is Trump, and it's sold-out performances everywhere."
I wouldn't bet against it for a second. And I wouldn't want to watch it for any longer than that.
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The event has a Raglan flavour, with a zero waste philosophy, family-friendly atmosphere, and beachside location.
New Zealand band SIX60 will be bringing their summer sound to Raglan's 2017 Soundsplash Festival.
The first line-up announcement for the two-day, three-stage, multigenre event has been made.
Joining SIX60 will be Little Bushman, who are making a return to the festival with their blues-based psychedelic brew.
STEVE DYKES Six60 will take the Soundsplash stage next year.
State of Mind are set to deliver drum n bass, while Kiwi favourites Three Houses Down will dispense a 10-piece dose of reggae.
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It's not just the homegrown talent making the trip to the Waikato.
There will be DJ Ed Solo from the United Kingdom, Hawaii's Mike Love, Amsterdam's My Baby and Sydney favourites Ocean Alley.
Pacific Heights, Maala, Drax Project and Diaz Grimm will be joined by Yoko-Zuna & Third3ye, Dubsonic and Jamin-I.
The event features coastal views, on-site camping, beach access and an all-ages environment.
Soundsplash Festival runs from January 20 to 22 at Wainui Reserve, Raglan. Buy tickets here.
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[] | 2016-08-30T02:51:43 | null | 2016-08-30T02:40:29 | Terrorism expert believes it's only a matter of time before Australia's problems arrive here. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2Fpolitics%2F83717317%2FOnly-a-matter-of-time-before-terrorism-reaches-New-Zealand-expert-warns.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/c/s/y/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1ducp1.png/1472524829619.jpg | en | null | Only a matter of time before terrorism reaches New Zealand, expert warns | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Only a matter of time before terrorism reaches New Zealand, expert warns
DADO RUVIC/REUTERS Islamic State is basically "Al Qaeda 3.0", far more advanced and technology-savvy than its predecesors, a leading academic says.
Radical Islam will come to New Zealand "soon enough" and New Zealand should prepare for its arrival, a terrorism expert has warned.
Professor Greg Barton of Deakin University, one of Australia's leading scholars on terrorism and violent extremism, said it was inevitable that Islamic State recruitment would reach New Zealand.
The organisation was spreading rapidly throughout the world through social networks and was causing serious problems in Australia.
"It hasn't had a big impact in New Zealand thus far but it has had a big impact in Australia for reasons we're not quite yet sure of."
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While radicalised Muslims represented only a fraction of Australian Muslims, they were connected through cells and had proven very effective.
Barton was in Auckland speaking at the Massey University Centre for Defence and Security Studies National Conference, which also featured speakers on cyber security and rising tensions in the South China Sea.
He said Islamic State had its roots in Al-Qaeda but had evolved and was now "Al-Qaeda 3.0", boasting greater numbers and sophisticated technology.
Many bright young minds were being recruited by the organisation to use social networks to spread their message across the world, increasingly through encrypted means.
Even if the organisation was defeated in the heartland of Iraq and Syria, it was unlikely to disappear for "decades to come".
This would eventually mean that New Zealand would see the effects of radicalisation.
With the world so globalised, it was equally possible that there could be mass Kiwi casualties in other countries, such as Australia or Asia, he said.
"It's not a bullwark that keeps you perfectly safe, Australia has been affected by these radical elements that haven't come to New Zealand...but it's going to come to New Zealand soon enough."
Also speaking at the conference was cyber security expert Dr Tang Lan, who said with the internet becoming such a tool for not only terrorist groups but criminals in general New Zealand needed to make sure it took the issue seriously.
Hackers and cyber criminals had the ability to do great damage to a country and penetrate all aspects including government and the economy.
It was important New Zealand increased its cooperation with other countries to combat the threat, she said.
Earlier this year two Auckland men became the first to be found guilty in New Zealand of charges linked to home-grown radialisation.
Imran Patel, 26, and Noroshan Nawarajan, 27, pleaded guilty to charges relating to violent radical videos.
Police found Nawarajan in possession of a laptop containing videos entitled Flames of War and Massacre of the Shias.
Patel was found in possession of video clips including some that featured people being beheaded, shot, blown up, set on fire and having limbs amputated.
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RNZ Apple NZ continues to dodge questions from John Campbell
After Apple was slapped with an enormous tax bill in Ireland, Tom Pullar-Strecker looks at the case in New Zealand.
Apple is the largest company on the United States stockmarket, worth about US$570 billion (NZ$788 billion), but it pays NZ$9 million tax in New Zealand.
That does not mean something fishy is going on here. Like many multinationals, it has chosen to base few operations in New Zealand, where it has a local wage bill of less than $1m. Instead, it has taken advantage of global tax loopholes that have lured jobs and taxes to countries like Ireland, where it employs 6000 people.
123rf.com Apple pays more tax in New Zealand than many similar companies.
The tech giant has been slapped with a €13b (NZ$20b) tax bill in Ireland after a three-year investigation by the European Competition Commission. Ireland had granted lavish tax breaks to Apple over several years, with the tax rate on its European profits dropping from 1 per cent in 2003 to just 0.0005 per cent in 2014.
Apple pays more tax in New Zealand than many comparable companies, having paid $8.9m tax in the year to September 2015 on its pre-tax profit of $26.6m, which was achieved on sales of $732m.
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ROBERT GALBRAITH/REUTERS Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the company would appeal the decision that would see Apple paying billions of euro in unpaid back taxes to Ireland.
Some other large technology firms book all their sales through overseas offices and only pay their local subsidiaries a fee to just cover their local expenses in providing them with marketing support.
Facebook paid just $43,000 tax in New Zealand, according to its most recent financial statements filed with the Companies Office.
Its tax was about the same amount as a mid-range doctor or lawyer would have paid.
RNZ The world's most profitable company, Apple, has been ordered to pay NZ$20 billion in unpaid taxes to Ireland.
Google New Zealand recorded tax of just over $233,000 in its latest filing. It also has almost no operations here and bills local customers for advertising services from Singapore.
Companies including Google, Apple, Facebook, Starbucks and Pfizer are reported to have routed billions of dollars of profits to Caribbean tax havens using the Irish tax loophole, which exploits the fact that companies can be registered in Ireland but not deemed resident in the country for tax purposes.
It has been suggested that if the global tax loopholes were closed, multinationals would be likely to distribute their activities more evenly around the world, which could mean they based more activities and paid more tax in New Zealand.
WHAT COULD NZ LEARN?
Apple is probably paying its fair share of tax in New Zealand, Prime Minister John Key said.
"We expect a New Zealand company to pay its fair share of tax, we expect a New Zealand citizen to pay their fair share of tax, should we expect a multinational to play by different rules?"
Key said it was unclear what New Zealand could learn from the EU ruling, although officials would look closely at the decision
"Every country's tax rules are different: Apple would be probably a much more significant multinational in Ireland than they are in New Zealand."
The issue was profit-shifting between different countries, he said.
"The question is whether the mismatch of all these rules is something these multinationals can arbitrage, and if they are, we would say on balance that's not fair even if it's legal."
Angst over multinational tax rorts has been bubbling in New Zealand for several years, aided by a Dominion Post report in 2010 that Google New Zealand expected to pay just $7726 tax in respect of its previous financial year, less than the average teacher or construction worker.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is in the middle of an unprecedented drive, called the Beps initiative, to put a stop to "double-non taxation" of the sort most commonly exploited by technology firms.
New Zealand would continue to work with the OECD's international working group to "hold hands" on the joint approach to tax reform, but would also consider unilateral action if it would make a difference, Key said.
HUGE DEVELOPMENT
Apple could just be the first of 700 or 800 companies slapped with big tax bills by the European Union under "state aid" rules, an Australian tax expert says.
But the EU's decision to charge Apple €13b in back taxes and interest did not mean extra tax might also be due from multinationals in New Zealand, Sydney-based KPMG tax partner Grant Wardell-Johnson said. That was because those companies generally had few operations here to tax.
Ireland began using its tax laws to persuade multinationals to base manufacturing and other operations in the country in the 1970s, in a policy that was designed to combat its low levels of economic growth and the depopulation that had blighted the country since the potato famine in the 1840s.
The combined population of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, at 6.4 million, remains below that recorded in the island's 1841 census of just under 8.2 million.
Wardell-Johnson said a few hundred companies in Ireland might be impacted by the EU action, along with hundreds more that based operations in Belgium, Luxembourg and Holland.
The EU had used three lines of text in the 2009 Lisbon agreement, which provides the constitutional basis for the union, to overrule "a substantial body of national and international tax law", Wardell-Johnson said.
"The state-aid cases are the one of the most remarkable things to happen in tax ever."
However, he believed "very few Australian and New Zealand companies" would be affected.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/83741844/Tech-giant-Apple-pays-9m-tax-in-NZ-how-does-that-add-up | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/14c4b12e13d6608e501030d7178108d7e2ef4224e67c8eb71f27f14bf0739c7d.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:04 | null | 2016-08-28T04:27:31 | A food crawl in post-campylobacter Havelock North hopes to revive some suffering businesses. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2Fsmall-business%2F83638640%2FFood-crawl-for-struggling-Havelock-North-businesses-after-gastro-bug.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/3/j/1/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsnzk.png/1472358451657.jpg | en | null | Food crawl for struggling Havelock North businesses after gastro bug | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Food crawl for struggling Havelock North businesses after gastro bug
SIMON HENDERY/ FAIRFAX NZ Cafe tables in Havelock North's usually busy cafe scene have been unusually quiet following the town's water contamination and gastro illness crisis.
The losses are mounting for Havelock North businesses still reeling in the wake of a gastro bug that affected a third of the town's population.
One motelier, who runs at about 80 per cent occupancy at this time of the year for the last 10 years is currently sitting on 31 per cent, Hospitality New Zealand's Hawke's Bay president, Shaye Bird said.
"That's a huge hit to take."
One pub owner was $20,000 to $30,000 in the red, despite having successfully run his pub for 18 years and never requesting a handout.
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At lunchtime on Sunday, a bus crammed with hungry mouths from Napier headed to Havelock North on a food crawl, in an effort to help lift the town's business district out of its post-campylobacter slump.
"The idea is to fill the bus with Napier hospitality people, head to Havelock North and put some money in their tills," Bird said.
"The message we want to send is that Havelock North is very much open for business."
Two deaths have been linked to the outbreak. Both were elderly women who contracted campylobacter, but their deaths were caused by other medical problems.
From a business perspective it has been "devastating", Bird said.
"[M]any of our members in the area having suffered significant cancellations or loss of business since the campylobacter outbreak occurred.
"We thought what better way to help them than to head in their direction and inject some money into the local economy."
Bird said it looked like they'd fill a 48-seater bus, donated for the occasion, titled "Super Sunday in the Village".
It was a bluebird day in Hawke's Bay, Bird said, and he was expecting about 100 people to attend.
"We haven't been affected at all in Napier but a lot of these people [affected] are friends in the industry. But they have made the best of a bad situation."
Businesses taking part in the "food crawl' are: Deliciosa and Loading Ramp restaurants, Namaskar Indian restaurant, Pipi cafe and Hugo Chang bar.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/83638640/Food-crawl-for-struggling-Havelock-North-businesses-after-gastro-bug | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/4bfccdc18a5772c7b3d848b4d8f11bfe583effdb51dfd0bd1b3c476e5eb760b4.json |
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Facebook/Jen Anderson Shattuckk 'I will shout my love from street corners': Roo in his tutu.
Three-year-old Roo likes playing with trucks, doing jigsaw puzzles and eating plums. According to his mum, the little boy also likes to wear tutus.
Until now, the tutus, which Roo says make him feel "beautiful and brave", have not been a problem. However an encounter with a stranger last week left the little boy so confused and afraid his mother took to social media to voice her disappointment.
My son has worn tutus to church. He has worn tutus to the grocery store. He has worn tutus on the train and in the sandbox. It has been, in our part of the world, a non-issue. We have been asked some well-intentioned questions; we've answered them; it has been fine. It WAS fine, until yesterday," Jen Anderson Shuttock wrote in a Facebook post.
"Yesterday, on our walk to the park, my son and I were accosted by someone who demanded to know why my son was wearing a skirt. We didn't know him, but he appeared to have been watching us for some time.
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Jen explained the man questioned why Roo was wearing a tutu and described it as "child abuse".
"He wasn't curious. He didn't want answers. He wanted to make sure we both knew that what my son was doing - what I was ALLOWING him to do - was wrong.
"'She shouldn't keep doing this to you,' he said. He spoke directly to my son. 'You're a boy. She's a bad mummy. It's child abuse.'"
"He took pictures of us, although I asked him not to; he threatened me. 'Now everyone will know,' he said. 'You'll see.'"
Jen reported the man's behaviour to police, but the confronting experience had a lasting impact on little Roo.
"Still, my son does not feel safe today. He wants to know: 'Is the man coming back? The bad man? Is he going to shout more unkind things about my skirt? Is he going to take more pictures?'
"I can't say for sure. But I can say this: I will not be intimidated. I will not be made to feel vulnerable or afraid. I will not let angry strangers tell my son what he can or cannot wear.
"The world may not love my son for who he is, but I do. I was put on this earth to make sure he knows it."
"I will shout my love from street corners.
"I will defend, shouting, his right to walk down the street in peace, wearing whatever items of clothing he wants to wear.
"I will show him, in whatever way I can, that I value the person he is, trust in his vision for himself, and support his choices - no matter what anybody else says, no matter who tries to stop him or how often."
The US mum's heartfelt post drew immediate praise, and has been shared more than 37,000 times since she shared it on August 24.
"You are such an awesome mum letting Roo be who he wants to be and being so loving and supportive," one commenter wrote.
"What a total jerk! I would have lost it if someone did that to my son. Xander is similar. He loves all princesses and princess dresses. He thinks they are beautiful. He also loves Spider-Man and trucks and balls.
"There is nothing strange or bad about boys liking things that are usually for girls. I wish people would start to realise that."
People were so impressed by Jen's support of her son that the post lead to the creation of #TutusForRoo. The hashtag encourages people to post photos of themselves wearing a tutu in support of Roo.
My husband loves his tutu! #tutusforroo A photo posted by tari (@taripie) on Aug 28, 2016 at 5:44pm PDT
Jen and her family were overwhelmed by the response her post received and the proud mum took to Facebook again to say thank you.
"If you have written me, know that I have read your message and that your words have touched me deeply. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your kindness and for the many photos you have sent of your dress-, skirt-, and tutu-loving offspring, who are adorable," she wrote.
"Roo may not always want to dress this way, but we hope that he'll remember that, when he did, he was loved. We hope he'll know that no matter what other people thought or said in response, there was always peace and safety in our home."
- essentialbaby.com.au | http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/parenting/little-kids/83675936/I-will-defend-my-sons-right-to-wear-a-tutu | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/83bb8b74fb7759d046426bdf21287ffd12e2e950ef6f0d1687f16264a68efd82.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T22:51:05 | null | 2016-08-28T20:58:44 | Heartbreaking video shows spaniel lying loyally alongside the coffin of earthquake victim owner. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Feurope%2F83654500%2FDog-refuses-to-leave-masters-coffin-after-Italy-earthquake.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/m/0/l/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dt084.png/1472417924441.jpg | en | null | Dog refuses to leave master's coffin after Italy earthquake | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Dog refuses to leave master's coffin after Italy earthquake
ONE News The devastated canine reportedly sat for hours by its owner's side.
A loyal pet refused to leave the side of its owner's coffin at a mass funeral for victims of the Italian earthquake.
The dog, a cocker spaniel, was filmed lying next to the wooden coffin at the service on Saturday.
Amongst the 35 coffins laid out in a sports hall were small caskets holding the bodies of an 18-month-old baby and a nine-year-old girl, two of the 21 children who are known to have died when the quake hit central Italy early on Wednesday.
GETTY IMAGES Relatives of earthquake victims during the night vigil for the vicitms of earthquake in Ascoli Piceno.
"Don't be afraid to bewail your suffering, we have seen so much suffering. But I ask you not to lose your courage," Bishop Giovanni D'Ercole said in a homily in the hall, which was packed with grieving families and the nation's top politicians.
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NurPhoto Some of the victims were remembered at the mass funeral.
"Only together can we rebuild our houses and churches. Above all, together we can give life back to our communities," he said, speaking in front of a dusty crucifix salvaged from one of dozens of churches devastated by the quake.
Relatives of the dead sat on chairs next to the coffins or knelt on the floor, their arms resting on the varnished wood caskets, which were covered in flowers. Some of the mourners clutched framed photos of their loved ones.
As the names of the dead were read out, hundreds of people gathered outside the sports hall broke into prolonged applause in a sign of solidarity with the families.
Italy sits on two fault lines, making it one of the most seismically active countries in Europe. Almost 30 people died in earthquakes in northern Italy in 2012 while more than 300 died in the nearby city of L'Aquila in 2009.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/83654500/Dog-refuses-to-leave-masters-coffin-after-Italy-earthquake | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/4951dd30f2ebd7a4de859f8b1431c0a859ad95a1c0f71a6c9a20e56299048173.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T00:51:09 | null | 2016-08-29T00:37:57 | A Taranaki bar is in liquidation after the IRD took it to court. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fbusiness%2F83660553%2FA-210k-tax-debt-behind-the-demise-of-a-Taranaki-pub.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/a/w/b/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dt4w9.png/1472431077938.jpg | en | null | A $210k tax debt behind the demise of a Taranaki pub | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | A $210k tax debt behind the demise of a Taranaki pub
Deena Coster The company behind The Ugly Duck Restaurant and Bar in Fitzroy has been placed into liquidation over an unpaid tax bill.
An unpaid $210,000 tax bill can be revealed as the reason behind the closure of a New Plymouth bar.
On August 2, Jigga Limited, which traded as The Ugly Duck Restaurant and Bar, was put into liquidation by the High Court.
Documents show the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) applied to the court for the order after the company failed to pay its $210,971.38 tax bill, the majority of which related to GST and PAYE obligations. Kiwisaver, child support and student loan re-payments were also not made.
On March 29, a statutory demand was served on Jigga Limited, the sole director of which is New Plymouth man Jason Tai-Rawhiti, but no payment had been forthcoming.
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The statement of claim stated that as no objection or challenge was filed to the debt, the IRD continued with its application on the basis that the company was insolvent and unable to pay.
The bar has not traded since the liquidation order was granted and its Devon St East premises are shut up, with the blinds drawn.
At the court hearing, Grant McQuoid and Malcolm Hollis were appointed as the company's liquidators.
Tai-Rawhiti has not responded to attempts to contact him.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/83660553/A-210k-tax-debt-behind-the-demise-of-a-Taranaki-pub | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/a720d32d5fa8cba0d62d9a2e03e39c6e13fd82c7e9f01bb42506970206369823.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T06:51:44 | null | 2016-08-30T06:19:21 | Fijian star looks to have the all-clear to travel to England despite his court charges. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fleague%2F83736569%2FSemi-Radradra-in-the-right-form-for-an-Australian-recall-says-teammate-Michael-Jennings.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/r/a/t/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1durjt.png/1472537962004.jpg | en | null | Semi Radradra in the right form for an Australian recall, says teammate Michael Jennings | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Semi Radradra in the right form for an Australian recall, says teammate Michael Jennings
Brett Hemmings/Getty Images Semi Radradra has been in blistering form for the Eels.
Semi Radradra's post-injury NRL form is proof the Parramatta star is in the right frame of mind to represent Australia in the Four Nations, according to teammate Michael Jennings.
Radradra's long-term future remains under a cloud as he continues to fight three charges of domestic violence levelled against him by his former partner last month.
However, the Eels winger is understood to have the all-clear to travel to England in October should he be selected in coach Mal Meninga's 24-man Kangaroos squad after the grand final.
And given Radradra's scorching return from a five-week layoff with a knee injury, Jennings believes he deserves to keep his left wing spot in the green-and-gold.
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The 24-year-old, who made his Kangaroos debut in the mid-year test, has tallied an impressive 362 metres, three offloads, two try assists and four line breaks in the past fortnight alone.
"He's in a better mindset. His head space is in a good place and he's playing some good footy," Jennings told AAP.
"It's good to see him upbeat at training and really focusing on football. That's what he's got his mind on and it's showing on the footy field.
"Semi just got back from injury so he's doing all the right things to put his hand up to get selected. He'd be up there with some of the best wingers in the competition.
"He's definitely an Australian test winger."
The Fijian native made headlines in June when it was reported he was walking out on the game to pursue a lucrative contract to play rugby union in France.
He eventually returned from a club-sanctioned trip to Fiji, but was then arrested at Sydney airport upon arrival and ordered to face court, where he pleaded not guilty to all three charges.
Jennings himself hasn't given up hope of pulling on the Kangaroos jumper despite being overlooked for the mid-year Test in May.
He last appeared for Australia in the corresponding fixture in 2015, but has been one of the Eels' best in their scandal-hit season this year.
"It's been an up and down season for me," he said.
"Coming to a new club it's always going to be different. You can be happy with some parts but disappointed in some other areas. If I get that opportunity, I'll definitely take it."
- AAP | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/83736569/Semi-Radradra-in-the-right-form-for-an-Australian-recall-says-teammate-Michael-Jennings | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/f48acbb0066d6fbe930b347e73eb60e43fa2c47510c5769e8be31c2dfa3b12b0.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:51:05 | null | 2016-08-27T22:09:38 | Avoid eye contact with girls at all times: Millennial millionaire has certain demands | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Flife-style%2Flove-sex%2F83637391%2FBritish-millionaire-Jane-Parks-bizarre-rules-for-boyfriend-Connor-George.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/n/0/i/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsn0v.png/1472335778966.jpg | en | null | British millionaire Jane Park's bizarre rules for boyfriend Connor George | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | British millionaire Jane Park's bizarre rules for boyfriend Connor George
Facebook Jane Park won lotto before she could drive.
A young millionaire has threatened her boyfriend with drug tests and penis inspections in a bid to keep his behaviour in check before he embarks on a lads' holiday in Ibiza.
Jane Park, who rose to fame when she became Britian's youngest lottery winner in 2013, has been dating boyfriend Connor George for two months, The Sun reports.
The 20-year-old's beau is about to holiday with friends on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza, which is a notorious destination for tourist shenanigans.
A list rules Connor must abide by while abroad, penned by Park, surfaced online this week.
Among the 20 instructions are "No speaking to girls", "Try avoid eye contact with girls at all times", and "No drugs- I will pee sample you upon return".
Metro reports Park has also designed a t-shirt for George to wear while on holiday.
"It has her face on it, as well as picture of the couple together, and says: 'If you are reading this….you are too close to my boyfriend'."
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/love-sex/83637391/British-millionaire-Jane-Parks-bizarre-rules-for-boyfriend-Connor-George | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/83ec694728770f432b1091887042ffcc2b04b521661c9992a774d5a2fe6a98c4.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:41 | null | 2016-08-31T06:20:59 | An Australian mother whose toddler discovered her hidden stash of drugs and ate them, calls in sick for court. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Faustralia%2F83774804%2FAustralian-mother-charged-after-toddler-finds-and-eats-ice-stash-calls-in-sick-for-court.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/v/l/0/d/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dvl1w.png/1472635860372.jpg | en | null | Australian mother charged after toddler finds and eats ice stash, calls in sick for court | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Australian mother charged after toddler finds and eats ice stash, calls in sick for court
Supplied The toddler survived despite ingesting enough of the drug to be fatal.
An Australian mother accused of neglect after her child swallowed a potentially lethal dose of the drug, ice, has called in sick to her scheduled court appearance.
The 27-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been due to face Port Kembla Local Court on Wednesday morning on five counts of drug possession and one count of exposing a child under seven (causing danger of death).
Police laid the charges against her earlier this month following an eight-month investigation.
However, the woman failed to show up to the courthouse on Wednesday and, instead, contacted registry staff, saying she was "not well" and would not be attending.
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She sought a two-week adjournment, which was granted by magistrate Susan McGowan, who noted the matter, while serious, was in its very early stages.
"I note the offence is alleged to have occurred on January 25 and the child is in [external] care, so there's no immediate danger to the little one, so a two-week adjournment is not putting anyone at risk," McGowan said.
Police will allege the boy had been left to sleep in his mother's bedroom when, at some stage during the night or morning, he discovered the drugs and ate them.
The woman called an ambulance in a panic after finding her son having seizures.
Tests at a local hospital revealed the boy had methamphetamine in his system - enough to likely cause "serious injury or death", medical experts said.
The boy survived and is now in the care of the Department of Family and Community Services.
Hospital staff alerted police to the matter and child abuse squad detectives later searched the woman's home, allegedly finding ice, cannabis and prescription drugs.
The court heard the Director of Public Prosecutions had declined to take over the prosecution of the matter, meaning it will stay in the hands of the police.
McGowan adjourned the matter to September 14, issuing a public warning that, if the woman failed to show up again, a warrant could be issued for her arrest.
- Sydney Morning Herald | http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/83774804/Australian-mother-charged-after-toddler-finds-and-eats-ice-stash-calls-in-sick-for-court | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/f2c0951f39f61e8aa34cb8c7e604ef036afc22c100df6eb15d046afe9b161ccb.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:51:22 | null | 2016-08-29T04:37:34 | He organised three armed robberies and is still at large. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2Fcrime%2F83657769%2FGunman-still-at-large-in-Northland-police-continue-hunt.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/o/3/0/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dt2qx.png/1472445455063.jpg | en | null | Gunman still at large in Northland, police continue hunt | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Gunman still at large in Northland, police continue hunt
STEVE WILLIAMSON CCTV images released showing Joshua Kite.
A gunman who sparked a police hunt in Northland is still on the run after four days.
Police say they are "throwing everything" into their search for 33-year-old Joshua Kite, who they say shot at two unarmed police officers and stole an unmarked police patrol vehicle on Friday morning.
On Monday they released new CCTV images of Kite, showing him with a moustache and goatee and wearing sunglasses.
STEVE WILLIAMSON Hiding behind his shades: Joshua Kite still on the run from police.
A raid involving police dogs and Armed Offenders Squad members failed to uncover Kite in the Northland town of Kaiwaka shortly before 8pm on Sunday.
Kite has a history of armed offences.
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NZ POLICE Joshua Mason Kite, 33, is wanted in relation to a shooting incident in Northland.
According to Court of Appeal documents, he was responsible for the planning and execution of three major armed robberies in Auckland between September and November 2006.
The documents said Kite watched security workers replenishing ATM machines and arranged for associates, who used stolen vehicles, to carry out the armed robberies while he watched from a distance.
He was convicted of stealing $40,000, $50,550 and $140,000 in the robberies.
In 2007, Kite escaped from custody when he persuaded court staff he was another person who had been granted bail.
He was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison with a minimum parole period of two-thirds of the sentence given.
However, on appeal his sentence was reduced to six years and eight months imprisonment.
Kite has connections to Auckland, Northland and Wellington, is considered dangerous and should not be approached, police said.
Detective Inspector Kevin Burke said: "we are continuing to focus on the Northland and greater Auckland areas, and want to advise anyone who may be helping Mr Kite that assisting someone to evade Police is a crime in itself"
Burke said the two officers who were fired at by Kite on Friday were back at work and have been receiving ongoing support from colleagues.
He said frontline officers assigned to the manhunt would be carrying firearms, as per policy.
Anyone who sees Kite was urged to call 111 immediately.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/83657769/Gunman-still-at-large-in-Northland-police-continue-hunt | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/c1e29daaed2c06ec624aae5cc1f2bc6bffbf443082a83a1cd22c617958c2b030.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T00:51:05 | null | 2016-08-29T00:46:52 | As Japan suffers an economic downturn, the popularity of a sleepy resort town has snowballed. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Ftravel%2Fsnow%2F83667823%2FTiny-ski-town-of-Niseko-is-defying-Japans-scary-population-slump.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/a/k/l/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dtai7.png/1472431613514.jpg | en | null | Tiny ski town of Niseko is defying Japan's scary population slump | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Tiny ski town of Niseko is defying Japan's scary population slump
HOKKAIDO TOURIST ORGANIZATION Niseko is attracting the bulk of the estimated 30,000 skiers who visit Japan for an affordable, overseas winter break.
Japan's shrinking population has weighed on the world's third-biggest economy, alarmed government forecasters and turned some rural communities into veritable ghost towns.
Not so in Niseko, a ski resort community on the nation's mountainous, northern island of Hokkaido that's prospering in the face of all the demographic gloom.
The local government has embraced immigration in a way the national government hasn't.
Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg The Niseko area's booming economy has spurred investment in luxury hotels, restaurants and shops, and attracted local and expat workers who've become full-time residents.
The area's booming economy has spurred investment in luxury hotels, restaurants, and shops - and attracted local and expat workers who've become full-time residents.
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Tomohiro Ohsumi A woman bicycles through the Hirafu area of Kutchan.
Niseko's population grew 2.9 per cent last year to 4952 compared with 2010 levels, the highest mark in four decades. Nationwide, the population slid 0.7 percent over the same period.
"There haven't been any other towns that have been this successful before," said Tatsuya Wakao, a consultant at Fujitsu Research Institute. "They did a good job in recognising the need for foreign tourism."
True, not every rural community is blessed with the ski slopes and hot springs that Niseko enjoys. Should the town's much larger neighbour Sapporo win its bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2026, Niseko would host the Alpine events for the games and enjoy an economic windfall.
Tomohiro Ohsumi Ben Kerr, owner of Niseko Green Farm, stands for a photograph in a greenhouse at his farm in Kutchan.
That said, other Japanese ski resorts and tourism centres have fallen on hard times and Niseko offers broader lessons to all struggling rural towns about the power of savvy and sustained marketing as a rising middle class in Asia broadens the region's tourism opportunities.
Seiji Ohsaka, who served as mayor of Niseko from 1994 to 2005, realised early on that he needed to turn his town into a must-see resort destination. He dispatched staff to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vail, Colorado, to talk up Niseko and study competitors. As a result, the number of visitors during the ski season has surged in the past six years--and last year hit a record 811,000 visitors.
"I knew it would be impossible to turn around the domestic market, which is why I sent staff overseas on promotions," says Ohsaka. "I opened their eyes to the outside world. You can't only know your own town if you want to be a tourist destination."
Tomohiro Ohsumi Flowers decorate the entrance to the Niseko Milk Kobo in Niseko, Hokkaido.
The intelligence gathering paid off. The number of foreign tourists has increased more than 10-fold over the past 11 years. The majority of tourists last year were drawn from Asia, led by Hong Kong, with about 35,000, followed by China with around 30,000, then Taiwan and Australia.
The popularity of the area is also shared with neighbouring town Kutchan, which also has slopes on the shared mountain and where many hotels are being developed. What used to be a sleepy scenic ski resort just a decade ago is now home to numerous new hotels and shops carrying English signs more commonplace in Tokyo than the Japanese countryside.
Residential land prices in the town are increasing at the fastest pace in Japan, surging 20 per cent as of January, compared with a decline overall in Japan.
Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg A view of Mount Yotei from the penthouse of the Vale Niseko in Kutchan
The area has the most snowfall on average of any major resort in Asia, and second-highest in the world, behind only Mount Baker in Washington State. Niseko was rated the best ski resort in Japan in 2015 for the third year in a row by the World Ski Awards.
"Some people will say it's the best snow you will ever experience," said John Barton, the head of Niseko Management Service Co., a holiday provider. He moved to the area almost eight years ago and now has a 4-year-old son. "In a way, it's like St. Andrews golf course."
Unlike many other debt-burdened regional governments, Niseko is running a balanced budget as it has privatized the operation of hot spring facilities and passed tourism operations to a local company. A rival and nearby ski resort community, Yubari, filed for bankruptcy a decade ago amid failed plans to attract tourists.
The resort community has seen a surge in full-time foreign residents. Ben Kerr, owner of Niseko Green Farm and Niseko Real Estate Co, started visiting the area for skiing in 1996. He then stayed for a summer and "then decided to stay up here," he said. Kerr, who is married and now has three children, started a real estate company and then a farm, where he grows organic vegetables, which he supplies to restaurants locally and in Tokyo.
The city became more of a draw to foreigners with the 2011 opening of the HIS Niseko international school. "We have people from five different countries working in the town hall," said Kenya Katayama, who has been mayor of Niseko since 2009 and helped push for the international school. "One lady was talking about moving to Yokohama for her kid's education before the international school came."
The influx of people has also helped push up the number of babies in the area. The average birthrate in the area has jumped, reaching 9.9 births per 1,000 people in the year ended March 2014, with 48 babies born in the area in 2013. The average nationwide slid to 8.0 last year.
"There's a little bit of a baby boom here," said Paul Butkovich, the sales manager at Hokkaido Tracks Resort Properties, who moved up with his wife and now has two children. "There are retired lawyers, photographers, artists--and younger people having kids."
The popularity of the area has helped make it only one of five out of 20 places in its sub-prefecture of Hokkaido to boost jobs in recent years. Three of the other four are also ski resort areas, including neighboring Kutchan. While Niseko's economy is robust, the overall gross domestic product of the sub-prefecture, the smallest area for which figures are public, has fallen for the five years to March 2014.
It's not just tourists from overseas that are helping Niseko's economy, locals are also going abroad to learn new techniques to expand their business.
Mamoru Takahashi, founder and president of Milk Kobo, which runs a dairy farm, shop, cafe and restaurant in Niseko, sent his wife and two staff overseas to study cheese making in Italy. He plans to add a cheese factory making mozzarella and other types of Italian cheese to sell to restaurants and shops.
"I never have imagined Niseko would turn out like this," said Takahashi, the third generation of his family to live in Hokkaido. "It's great to have lots of young people coming here. We can see different cultures coming together."
The surge in local real estate investment has raised some concerns. There are million dollar second-homes being built, a $5,000 a night penthouse suite, and hotels being built by the Ritz Carlton and the Park Hyatt. "It's like a bubble," said Minoru Fukui, the owner of the Niseko Park Hotel. "The current situation could burst."
To keep the economy on firmer footing, Niseko is diversifying into white-water rafting, horse-riding and golf to attract visitors the year round. Hong Kong-based Tim King, president of Edventure, who quit his job last year to run a company that organizes family camps in Niseko and is weighing a move to Japan. "The lifestyle I could provide for a family here would be fantastic," he said.
Farther out, the city should get a boost from the extension of a bullet train line to Sapporo, with a stop in Kutchan, in 2030. The link will shorten the travel time by train from Tokyo by about three hours to four and a half hours.
"There's stability in the area because of the growth prospects. It's sustainable. People are relaxing and saying we can have a future here," said Jonathan Martin, a resident and chairman of local real estate developer Nisade.
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ADAM MCLEAN Just Group director Terry McCarthy says he thinks Smiggle's rival, Cotton On's chain Typo, has "used Smiggle as a blueprint."
It's pencils at ten paces at the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, as the owner of the popular schoolkids stationary brand Smiggle, billionaire rag trader Solomon Lew's Just Group, fights to stop the company's chief financial officer Nicole Peck defecting to rival Cotton On.
While both Just Group, which also owns the Just Jeans, Dotti and Peter Alexander brands, and Cotton On are best known for their apparel, it is Peck's alleged knowledge of Just Group's plans to ramp up its roll-out of the beloved stationery chain in the United Kingdom that is a key part of the stoush.
Just Group, which is owned byn Lew's listed group Premier Investments, already has 42 stores in the UK and plans to add 28 more in the coming years. In late 2015, Cotton On announced it was also entering the UK market.
PAT SCALA Premier Investments' CEO Mark McInnes (left) and chair Solly Lew went on a fact-finding mission to the UK to prepare Smiggle's launch in that market.
Premier Investments and Just Group director Terry McCarthy told the court Peck attended meetings where details of a fact-finding mission for the Smiggle brand in the UK by Lew, McCarthy and chief executive Mark McInnes were discussed. Peck did not attend the fact-finding mission, the court heard.
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He said these sorts of fact-finding missions were crucial to ensuring rolling out stores overseas was not a disaster.
"You can make many mistakes going into a new market. Sure there is public knowledge but this is proprietary experience," McCarthy, a former managing director of Myer Grace Bros and Kmart Australia and New Zealand, told the court.
The company had gathered "very good knowledge" about a UK shopping centre and the potential shoppers in the surrounding area where they were planning to launch a new Smiggle store, McCarthy told the court.
McCarthy also told the court there was direct competition between the Smiggle and Typo chains, and he believed Peck could help the Typo brand develop a kids range just like that of Smiggle.
The executive conceded it was likely Cotton On already had it own plans to expand given Typo was already an international brand. But, he said: "I don't know if the ground work they've done is as good as the ground work we have done."
"I think they've used Smiggle as a blueprint," McCarthy said.
Just Group launched legal action against Peck after she left the company in May and shortly thereafter became the finance chief of Cotton On group.
The legal action has pitted the two retailers against each other, highlighting the fiercely competitive market for top executives in the retail sector.
Peck was restrained from working for 50 different companies as per her contract with Just Group.
On Monday, Justice Michael McDonald said the non-compete clause was so broad that it would arguably "prevent Ms Peck from working in the coal mining industry" given Wesfarmers - another competitor - owns coal mines.
McInnes is expected to give evidence on Wednesday afternoon.
The trial continues.
- Sydney Morning Herald | http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/83776433/Just-Group-director-accuses-Cotton-On-of-trying-to-steal-its-Smiggle-expansion-plans | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/78590f4d43655039db056187b4531362fea088abe22db7517e4c996a5e363932.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:09 | null | 2016-08-28T17:51:19 | British rocker Ozzy Osbourne cheated on wife Sharon with five different women in five different countries. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fentertainment%2Fcelebrities%2F83651862%2FOzzy-Osbourne-cheated-on-Sharon-with-five-different-women.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/y/6/t/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsy6u.png/1472406679260.jpg | en | null | Ozzy Osbourne cheated on Sharon with five different women | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Ozzy Osbourne cheated on Sharon with five different women
Ian Gavan/Getty Images Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy's cheating has been going on for years.
British rocker Ozzy Osbourne cheated on his wife Sharon with five different women in five different countries.
The couple hit headlines in May, when it was reported Sharon Osbourne, 63, had kicked Ozzy out of their mansion in the US amid rumours of his infidelity.
They later reconciled, and earlier this month, Ozzy confessed to battling sex addiction, admitting he had been unfaithful to Sharon with other women, including Los Angeles-based hairdresser Michelle Pugh.
His recent affairs came as a shock to his fans, but Sharon has since revealed Ozzy's cheating has been going on for years.
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"The s... that's been going on with my husband recently, it's been going on for about five years but people are talking about it now," she told Britain's The Sunday Times magazine.
"We've survived everything, drink, drugs and now it's women. Next thing he's going to want to be a woman. Who knows?," the UK The X Factor judge quipped, adding he had cheated on her with five women in as many countries.
"I think about my own depression and my personal struggles, and I think: 'For God's sake, when's this going to end? When's it going to be normal?' I don't think it ever will be," she sighed.
Blasting one of the women he cheated on as a "bunny boiler", Sharon said she wasn't surprised one of Ozzy's lovers wanted more than just a fling.
"When you're f...... a load of women, one of them is going to want more. That's the one that's going to get you. I was so p..... off for my kids and my grandkids. It affects them terribly," she explained.
Ozzy is now in intensive therapy for his sex addiction, and his wife is optimistic about his road to recovery.
"He really wants to work on it. Today. We'll see," she remarked.
Sharon and Ozzy are parents to Aimee, 32, Kelly, 31, and 30-year-old Jack, who has two young kids of his own.
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[] | 2016-08-28T00:51:05 | null | 2016-08-27T23:09:49 | What do eight packets of salted potato chips and two Big Macs have in common? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Flife-style%2Fwell-good%2Fteach-me%2F83638549%2FSalt-content-of-instant-noodles-worrying-researchers-say.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/n/v/p/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsnx1.png/1472344497950.jpg | en | null | Salt content of instant noodles 'worrying', researchers say | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Salt content of instant noodles 'worrying', researchers say
Colin Cosier A study of the saltiest processed foods reveals surprising results.
What do eight packets of Smith's salted potato chips and two Big Macs have in common?
Both have less salt than an average packet of instant noodles.
It was a finding that stunned researchers at The George Institute for Global Health, when they surveyed 765 noodle products collected from 10 countries between 2012 and 2016; including New Zealand, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Samoa, South Africa and the UK.
Among the sample set, salt levels in instant noodles were the second highest, with an average packet containing more than 80 per cent of the daily recommended maximum salt intake of 5 grams a day.
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There is no clear and consistent labelling on instant noodles.
Aldi's Simplee 2 Minute Noodles (chicken flavour) was declared one of the "worst offenders" because, based on the serving size provided on the pack, it contained 2.67g salt per serving, more than half a day's worth of salt.
However if comparing levels based on grams of salt per 100 grams, then Maggi Mi Goreng Fusion Soy & Mild Spice would be considered the most salty, despite ranking as one of the lowest, based on labelled salt per serve.
About three-quarters of the salt we consume comes from processed foods.
"This shows just how confusing it can be for consumers, because there is no clear and consistent labelling on instant noodles," said Clare Farrand, public health nutritionist at The George Institute.
"There is a huge amount of salt in a serving of noodles, but what is more worrying is that in reality people tend to eat the entire packet of noodles, rather than just the recommended serving size, eating even more salt than what is advertised."
A spokeswoman for Maggi said the sodium on the back of Maggi packs was not all sourced from table salt, but also comes from other ingredients within the product.
123RF More than half of adults exceeding the recommended daily intake of salt.
"We recognise that this category is relatively high in sodium and we have taken significant steps over a number of years to address this," she said.
"Over the last two years we have reduced sodium in our biggest selling product, Maggi 2 Minute Noodles (chicken) by 26 per cent. We will continue to make improvements to the recipe across the entire Maggi 2 Minute range, reducing sodium by up to 20 per cent over the next three years."
German discount giant Aldi, which manufactures Simplee noodles, said it has reviewed the salt content contained in the product range and was "currently working with suppliers to improve the products".
"Aldi's range is extremely dynamic, regularly adapting to match the changing tastes and needs of customers," a spokeswoman said. "We take market cues on labelling and branding and ensure we carry out due diligence when developing packaging of all of our products and labels."
But the fact that individual brands and manufacturers maintain their own labelling standards only causes confusion for consumers, The George Institute found, as some brands listed sodium information "as sold", while others referred to the "as prepared" amount, after water and flavouring are added.
The study also revealed large variations in the amount of salt in instant noodle products around the world. For example, the noodle product with the highest sodium content per 100g was found in Indonesia, containing 7584 milligrams per 100 grams, almost 30 times the amount of sodium found in those with the lowest sodium content in New Zealand, with 249 milligrams per 100 grams.
National food spokesperson for The Heart Foundation Kellie-Ann Jolly said the data did not come as a surprise.
"We've known for some time that about three-quarters of the salt we consume comes from processed foods with most of it hidden in everyday products, including in family favourites like two-minute noodles."
Ms Jolly said that more than half of adults exceeding the recommended daily intake of salt.
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[] | 2016-08-30T04:51:36 | null | 2016-08-30T02:11:11 | An unexplained signal from space has alien hunters buzzing, and some a bit peeved. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fscience%2F83713001%2FAlien-hunters-excited-by-signal-from-space-picked-up-by-Russia-and-a-bit-peeved.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/c/r/2/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1du9d5.png/1472526499228.jpg | en | null | Alien hunters excited by signal from space picked up by Russia - and a bit peeved | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Alien hunters excited by signal from space picked up by Russia - and a bit peeved
MORNING REPORT/Radio New Zealand A team of scientists at California's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, or SETI, is investigating mysterious signal spikes coming from a 6.3-billion-year-old star in the constellation Hercules - 95 light years away from Earth.
A radio signal from a star 95 light years away has caused a flurry of activity among extraterrestrial hunters - along with some irritation.
The most excitable researchers are speculating such a bright signal could have been produced by a radio beacon built by an intelligent civilisation.
Picked up in mid-May 2015 by a radio telescope operated by the Russian Academy of Science, the signal appears to have come from the star HD 164595, which is sun-like.
SETH SHOSTAK The Allen Telescope Array is trying to find the source of a signal from deep space picked up by Russian astronomers.
In the constellation Hercules, it is known to have a Neptune-sized gaseous planet that orbits every 40 days, and is thought likely to have other planets, possibly including rocky ones.
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SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute senior astronomer Seth Shostak is dubious.
"The chance that this is truly a signal from extraterrestrials is not terribly promising," he said on the institute's website.
The signal had not necessarily come from HD 164595. If the transmission was being aimed just at us, it would need a similar amount of energy to that used by all humankind.
If it was being broadcast in all directions it would require more energy than all the sunlight falling on Earth, meaning power sources far beyond any we have, Shostak said.
"It's hard to understand why anyone would want to target our solar system with a strong signal. This star system is so far away they won't have yet picked up any TV or radar that would tell them that we're here."
The RATAN-600 radio telescope, at the northern foot of the Caucasus Mountains, that picked up the signal was an unusual design with an unusual beam shape - the patch of sky to which it is sensitive.
The signal was weak and the receiver that picked it up was a billion times wider than bandwidths traditionally used for SETI, and 200 times wider than a TV signal.
Despite the doubts, all reasonable possibilities should be checked out, Shostak said.
The Allen Telescope Array in California had been swung in the direction of the star in the past day or so. No signal had yet been found but the full range of frequencies in which the signal could be located had not been covered yet.
Shostak noted the discoverers of the signal had not quickly alerted the SETI community to the signal, despite fast alerts being the normal practice and protocol when a signal seemed to be of deliberate and extraterrestrial origin.
He wished he had been made aware of the signal earlier.
The signal seemed to have been discussed in a presentation given by several Russian astronomers as well as Italian researcher Claudio Maccone, the chair of the International Academy of Astronautics Permanent SETI Committee. Maccone recently described the presentation in an email to SETI scientists.
Maccone told the Guardian he will call for the permanent monitoring of HD 164595. "The power of the signal received is not unrealistic for type I civilisations," he said.
A type l civilisation would have technology similar to ours.
Science and science fiction writer Paul Gilster, whose Centauri Dreams blog is about interstellar exploration, said it was possible the signal would not be heard again.
That would make it much like the famous WOW signal picked up in August 1977 by a radio telescope at Ohio State University. The astronomer who found the record of the signal on a computer printout wrote "Wow!" beside it.
Gilster said he understood the Russian team that picked up the Hercules signal had spent the past year analysing and confirming its data.
- With audio from Radio New Zealand.
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RACHEL THOMAS/FAIRFAX NZ. Mathew Adlam's body was found in a goldfish pond on Hamilton's Lake Crescent in October last year.
Ronald Pengelly called police an hour after his mentally ill grandson did not return home as planned.
Worried, he went to the police station soon after, and it was there that he learnt a body fitting his grandson's description had been found.
The details of Mathew Adlam's last moments of life were heard at a coroner's inquest at the Hamilton District Court on Friday.
MARK TAYLOR/FAIRFAX NZ. Mathew Adlam's body was discovered at a property next to a public walkway.
Adlam drowned in 21cm of water.
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He was found face down, with his feet out of the water, in a goldfish pond on Lake Crs, Hamilton Lake, on the morning of October 9, 2015.
Pengelly said he saw his grandson at 8pm the night before his death and described him as being in a good mood.
"I had no concerns at that time, we had two short conversations where he said he was going out with a friend," Pengelly said.
He told Coroner Gordon Matenga that he was happy to let his grandson go out, as long as returned by 10pm.
By 10.45pm, Adlam had not returned home, so Pengelly called a mental health crisis team. They told him to call police if Adlam had not returned within half an hour.
A call was made to police around 11.20pm and Pengelly was told to call back in the morning.
Adlam suffered from schizophrenia, an illness which saw him admitted to the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre (HBC) on the grounds of Waikato Hospital.
The 22-year-old was released from HBC days before his death.
His family say he had abused prescription medications in the past but results from a post-mortem toxicology report show he had a "therapeutic level" of drugs in his system.
Adlam had no significant head injuries, but he did have a cut to his lip. Blood was also found on the driveway of the property.
His pants were around his ankles and the autopsy revealed he had a full bladder.
The pond was 30cm high, one of two on the section, and although there was netting around the structure, the left-hand side of the pond was not secured.
Detective Thomas Willis said at the inquest, that for a person of a normal state of mind, it would be possible to pull yourself out of the pond.
Willis said in the weeks leading up to Adlam's death, he had taken a large amount of Tramadol and was described by his family as being in a "zombie-like state".
Adlam recently returned to live with his grandparents after his stint at HBC. His family say he was admitted there after telling them he was hearing voices. Medical staff told the family he would be observed for two weeks.
Pengelly identified his grandson's body on Friday October 9.
The owners of the property were away and a neighbour found Adlam when he went to feed the fish.
A time of death was unknown but a resident on Lake Crs made two calls to police on Thursday evening to say she heard a man who sounded distressed.
The woman, who was alone at the time, told police she heard the man violently coughing and spluttering around 9pm, outside her property.
Police arrived at her home after the second phone call but did not find anyone. They checked the area where Adlam's body was found and did not see him.
Matenga said it was possible Adlam was trying to find a place to urinate and tripped into the pond, however, he reserved his decision until a later date.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:39 | null | null | Wellington lock Jeremy Thrush is highly motivated ahead of this week's opening round of the new national provincial championship season. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsunday-star-times%2F9027211%2FWellington-Lions-hunger-for-Canterbury-crown.json | en | null | Wellington Lions hunger for Canterbury crown | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Wellington Lions hunger for Canterbury crown MARC HINTON
CRAIG SIMCOX/Fairfax NZ DIVIDED LOYALTIES: Jeremy Thrush in action for the All Blacks against Wellington in a practice game at the Hutt Recreation Ground. Wellington lock Jeremy Thrush is highly motivated ahead of this week's opening round of the new NPC season. Relevant offers
Wellington lock Jeremy Thrush is highly motivated ahead of this week's opening round of the new national provincial championship season.
For starters he'll captain a Wellington Lions outfit desperate to end Canterbury's stranglehold on New Zealand's premier provincial competition.
The Red and Blacks are shooting for a remarkable six straight titles and Thrush has had enough.
"Five years ... it's long enough, isn't it," said the second-rower.
"That's definitely our goal. We've got to take small steps but we feel we've got a team that can really push for a final spot."
Then there's Thrush's personal ambitions which will be enhanced greatly if the Lions can cut a swathe through the provincial scene.
At the moment the 28-year-old is the designated All Blacks standby lock. He's one of three "extended" squad members who train with the national team early on and then reassemble with their provinces on Wednesday.
So, he's got the inside track should injury strike during the Rugby Championship, as well as for a spot on the end-of-year tour when they'll likely take four specialist locks.
But Thrush is also well aware Dominic Bird will return at some stage while other contenders are bound to raise their hands.
"My goal is to play good rugby and make that end-of-year tour, but you never know what's going to happen round the corner," he said.
"Someone could fall over so I've got to make sure I'm ready to go if that happens."
Thrush, who won his only test cap off the bench against France in Christchurch in June, is well aware he's playing a loaded position at the moment.
Ahead of him on the national pecking order are Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick and Luke Romano.
"I know where I stand and I've just got to keep pushing. You don't want to stay where you are, you want to keep moving forward," said Thrush. "There are some young guys coming through who are pretty sharp, so it's an enjoyable position to be in."
Thrush should have a solid platform on which to perform in a Lions pack that looks formidable.
With well-performed props John Schwalger and Jeff Toomaga-Allen, fellow second-rowers Mark Reddish and Ross Filipo and a star-studded loose trio including All Black reject Victor Vito, the men from the capital should have plenty of ball.
As ever, there's a ton of talent and speed in the backline, which should make for an entertaining season following the Lions.
But Thrush is also well aware that the Cantabs have a formula that works for them and will again make them hard to beat in 2014.
"They've had a core group together through those last five years and they don't really change too much so when they come into it they already know what's going on.
"They don't always start with a hiss and a roar but they're always ready at the right end of the season."
Expect another slow start from Canterbury who have to establish their identity under new head coach Scott Robertson.
No 8 Nasi Manu, due back in September after foot problems wrecked his Super Rugby season, said the quest for six in a row would not be a motivating factor.
"We're going out to win this ITM Cup, as opposed to six in a row," he said at the season launch. "We haven't even come together in camp but we've kept a core of players and that makes it easy to adapt. Canterbury has always been pretty good at that."
In terms of having the target on their backs again, Manu said: "We're used to it. Every game is pretty much a final, as all teams get up to play Canterbury and we can't afford to be off our game."
Auckland and Ranfurly Shield holders Waikato will have their title aspirations while Taranaki showed last year they can't be discounted.
It will also be interesting to see if Tana Umaga's talented Counties Manukau Steelers can sustain their form in the top flight.
The Auks, with a raft of young talent, look the best of that group, though the Mooloos may also get some much-needed momentum from the Log o' Wood.
"We've had our squad together for two or three weeks now, with a couple of challenges from the Heartland. That's a bonus, and the boys coming back from the Chiefs will only add to that excitement," Waikato midfielder Jackson Willison said.
- Sunday Star Times | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/9027211/Wellington-Lions-hunger-for-Canterbury-crown | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/7095febb1fad61fba06fa5a019d157efa5474c96931dec08e5515479026280b3.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T22:51:21 | null | 2016-08-28T22:46:45 | A member of the public had the old military practice bomb at their home until handing it over to Matamata police. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2Fcrime%2F83654596%2FMilitary-practice-bomb-handed-in-to-police-station.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/t/4/t/8/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dt0as.png/1472424405405.jpg | en | null | Military practice bomb handed in to police station | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Military practice bomb handed in to police station
SUPPLIED The old military bomb is estimated to be 20-30 years old.
Bomb squad experts have been called to Matamata where an old military practice bomb has been handed in to police.
What is understood to be the head of the old bomb was brought to the police station on Tui St on Monday morning.
Waikato police Senior Sergeant Greg Foster said the device was discovered in the garage of a home in Helensville, Auckland.
SUPPLIED The device was from the garage of a home near Helensville in Auckland.
A local woman then drove it from her parents' Auckland home back to Matamata.
"She has put it under a tree outside the station, which would have been closed at the time."
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The woman then phoned the police Northern Communications Centre to alert them the item was there, he said.
The inert head of the air force practice bomb was believed to be an estimated 20-30 years old.
It was wrapped in newspaper and left inside a cardboard box.
Officers at the station photographed the device and sent it to the Auckland-based army bomb disposal team for identification.
"On advice from the defence force police removed it and took it to the rear carpark of police station as not to inconvenience the public."
The disposal team were on their way to Matamata to remove the bomb.
"Police will remain there and cordon off the area until the defence force get down and take it away, but there's no risk to the public."
Foster said the discovery of old bombs was quite common, especially beneath houses around the Whangaparoa area of Auckland, near the RNZAF Base.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/83654596/Military-practice-bomb-handed-in-to-police-station | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/0057901b0a4353d2901f51e0bde1cf8dbe76d4abaacb54fada12fa65e5157b5d.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T04:51:39 | null | 2016-08-30T04:43:37 | Old teeth, chicken vertebrae and pukeko skulls are all seen by Loux McLellan as art waiting to happen. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Ftaranaki-daily-news%2Fnews%2F83723324%2FNew-Plymouth-artist-gives-dead-animals-new-life.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/u/l/v/m/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1duhbw.png/1472532218020.jpg | en | null | New Plymouth artist gives dead animals new life | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | New Plymouth artist gives dead animals new life
SIMON O'CONNOR\Stuff.co.nz Loux McLellan is creating art and jewellery out of dead animals.
Most people wouldn't be too happy to find two dead chickens left on their doorstep, but for Loux McLellan they were a welcome present.
The 26-year-old has developed her own style of art, using the bones, feathers and other parts of dead animals and birds to create jewellery.
McLellan admitted it was a little different and usually elicited a mixture of responses, but she said death was an everyday event that people interacted with more than they realised.
SIMON O'CONNOR/Fairfax NZ The 26-year-old is currently studying art.
"Everything that I have was going to be discarded anyway," she said.
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"Dead birds and kids' baby teeth - no-one's going to be disappointed that stuff that nobody really cares about is being made into something really cool."
SIMON O'CONNOR/Fairfax NZ Loux McLellan creates art from bones and feathers of dead animals she finds or is given.
Her collection includes a skull mounted on a top hat, earrings made from chicken vertebrae and a matching chicken foot necklace.
"Beauty doesn't stop at death," she said.
McLellan, who is studying art at the Western Institute of Technology, said she had been interested in dead things ever since she was a little girl, when she would pick up dead waxeyes for show and tell at kindergarten.
SIMON O'CONNOR/Fairfax NZ Her hat ornament is made from sparrow wings and a ducks head.
Her interest was renewed in 2013, when her graphics design tutor in Wellington offered her two mummified rats he had found while helping to renovate a house.
"It's the most amazing thing in the world," she said.
She said she relied on "pretty much the kindness of strangers" for the animals, and had never killed anything for the sake of art.
While she was keen to accept small animals and birds, she wasn't ready to deal with bigger animals such as pigs or goats.
The chickens left on the doorstep were a gift from a neighbour, who also gave her a pig's head.
A kingfisher given to her flew into a friend's window while the duck or pukeko skull was shot during duck hunting season.
"I lived in a flat where the cats were very good hunters and every week there would be a rat or a bird on the lawn and I'd cut the wings off and preserve the feet and put the skulls in water to macerate, which is bacterial rotting," she said.
While she would one day like to one day start selling her creations she said she needed to improve her skills and her confidence.
"I kind of doubt my abilities," she said.
"Because this is cool, but I'm in world-wide bone hunting groups where people make mind blowing things and I'm like 'I glued some feathers to a piece of leather'. It's a bit lame but one day I'd like to have a little oddities cafe."
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/83723324/New-Plymouth-artist-gives-dead-animals-new-life | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/07c400f6b844cff82e2ac046b010021cb978499302813c9fcb9e49009415122f.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:09 | null | 2016-08-28T04:22:27 | All Blacks play tough to secure another year with the Bledisloe Cup. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Frugby%2Fall-blacks%2F83643217%2FAll-Blacks-ability-to-adapt-to-circumstances-stands-them-in-good-stead.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/s/h/f/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsrip.png/1472358148217.jpg | en | null | All Blacks ability to adapt to circumstances stands them in good stead | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | All Blacks ability to adapt to circumstances stands them in good stead
Anthony Au-Yeung Pinching or disrupting ball on Australia's throw paid big dividends for the All Blacks.
It was never going to be a thing of beauty.
A wet Westpac Stadium and a wounded Wallabies side against an All Blacks one fighting a natural desire to have points come easily, all contributed to a slightly unsatisfying spectacle on Saturday night.
New Zealand were good when they needed to be, though, with an Israel Dagg brace and other tries to Julian Savea and Sam Cane securing them a 29-9 win and another year as Bledisloe Cup holders.
Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport. Not a Wallaby in sight as Israel Dagg prepares to touch down.
Australia might not have come to play, but they were definitely vigorous and made it a far different assignment for the All Blacks than the previous Saturday's 42-8 romp in Sydney.
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"That was right up there. Massive lift in intensity and we had to work bloody hard for a result tonight. It was a good, hard, physical test match," New Zealand hooker Dane Coles said afterwards.
Anthony Au-Yeung The All Blacks rush to congratulate Julian Savea after his try against Australia on Saturday.
Coles is a bloke who isn't shy of a shove or a put-down at the best of times, so it was no surprise to see him revel in the confrontational circumstances.
"Nothing wrong with a bit of edge in a game. Enjoyed it," said Coles.
"We just wanted to play footy and they brought that kind of edge, but we weren't going to back down I suppose. The first 20 [minutes] there was a bit of pushing and probably both teams wanted to play a bit of footy, but both [sets of] boys were pretty fired up and wanted to get in to each other.
"It probably carried on a little bit too much, to be honest, but we got there in the end. Just took a bit of time."
Dagg's two first-half tries were both beautifully executed, featuring fine lead-up work and excellent finishing, as the All Blacks took a 15-9 lead into halftime. They'd been more dominant than that, without quite turning it into points.
"The Aussies played well and we had to show them some respect and earn the right to move the ball wide and get the tries," Dagg said.
New Zealand's ascendancy was built around set pieces. They stole or disrupted a lot of lineout ball and held sway in the scrum.
A few of those went down or were a mess, prompting a bit of whistle from referee Romain Poite. Coles felt the All Blacks' next opponents - Argentina and South Africa - might look to milk penalties there, even if captain Kieran Read didn't believe the scrum under pressure was New Zealand's.
"If you look at our ball, generally it was fine," Read said.
The issues appeared to come when Australia was putting the ball in and was among the reasons they were never able to launch any real attacks.
Having seen that playing running rugby was difficult, All Blacks first five-eighth Beauden Barrett played more of a high-percentage territory game, which led to the Savea and Cane tries. It was another good outing for Barrett, who's doing a fine job of steering the team around.
"He might be the driver, but he needs a few driving instructors as well. One set of eyes can't see everything, there's got to be 15 people looking to help drive the game," was how head coach Steve Hansen described it.
- Dominion Post | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/83643217/All-Blacks-ability-to-adapt-to-circumstances-stands-them-in-good-stead | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/468207aed153ef022e0da1803cfb87ae22c74e42c56a1bc1f7552c14a94d5b42.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:50:32 | null | 2016-08-26T21:55:53 | Three youths have handed over tools they allegedly used to break in to a Wellington home. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fdominion-post%2Fnews%2F83626865%2FPolice-arrest-teens-after-early-morning-Tawa-burglary.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/b/q/v/1/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsewh.png/1472248553418.jpg | en | null | Police arrest teens after early morning Tawa burglary | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Police arrest teens after early morning Tawa burglary
FAIRFAX NZ Police arrested three youths around 7am on Saturday.
Three teenagers have been arrested following a burglary in the Wellington suburb of Tawa.
The males were arrested just after 7am on Saturday morning, shortly after they allegedly burgled a residential property in Beauchamp Street.
The occupants were home at the time.
Police say nothing appeared to have been taken from inside the house.
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Police said unspecified tools used to allegedly enter the house had been handed over by the offenders.
The matter was referred to the police Youth Aid department for a decision on charges.
- Stuff | http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/83626865/Police-arrest-teens-after-early-morning-Tawa-burglary | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/e6f2f07ee75b5025dfa7f2299df8dc2de4985dc8912dcfe7e0f67c06047ed6db.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:03 | null | 2016-08-28T17:14:19 | Change of captain brings a change of fortunes for Australia as they nab a nervy two-wicket win. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2F83651830%2FStand-in-Australia-captain-David-Warner-nabs-win-over-Sri-Lanka-to-lead-series.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/y/6/1/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1dsy5y.png/1472404459802.jpg | en | null | Stand-in Australia captain David Warner nabs win over Sri Lanka to lead series | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Stand-in Australia captain David Warner nabs win over Sri Lanka to lead series
PHOTOSPORT David Warner has stepped up to the captain's role after Steve Smith rushed home.
The change of captain has brought an immediate change of fortune for Australia on their troubled tour of Sri Lanka, as George Bailey's half-century helped secure a nervy two-wicket win in Dambulla to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
David Warner debuted as skipper following Steve Smith's sudden return home in midweek, and a high-energy showing in the field eventually resulted in Sri Lanka being bowled out for 226 off 49.2 overs.
Warner's poor form with the bat continued when he was dismissed for 10, but there were important contributions from opening partner Aaron Finch (30 off 29 deliveries) and Travis Head (36 off 48).
But it was Bailey who hit a match-winning innings of 70 from 99 balls and added 81 for the fifth wicket in concert with wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (42 off 45).
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The pair looked settled in taking Australia to within 39 runs of their target, only for both to fall in quick succession.
It was a nervy finish for Australia as four late wickets fell, and the winning run came as Tillakaratne Dilshan spilled a difficult catch off Adam Zampa as the Aussies reached 8-227 off 46 overs.
The pitch didn't offer as much assistance to Sri Lanka's spinners as it did in the opening two matches in Colombo, but Australia seemed intent on being aggressive from the outset with Finch crashing a six off the first ball bowled by left-arm orthodox spinner Amila Aponso (2-44).
Warner was aggressive with his bowling changes and field settings as Australia had a much better time of things with the ball in comparison to last Wednesday when Sri Lanka posted a record home tally of 288 against their rivals.
In-form Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal was the backbone of the Sri Lanka innings, contributing a smart 102 before being the last man out.
There were few other contributors for Sri Lanka, though veteran opener Dilshan looked dangerous before falling for 42 on his ODI farewell.
For the third successive match Australian fast-bowler Mitchell Starc (2-42) took a wicket in the first over of the match, this time dismissing Danushka Gunathilaka for 5.
But it was leg-spinner Zampa who impressed the most, with his 3-38 helping put the brakes on Sri Lanka, who at one stage were 2-96 and scoring at five an over.
Shaun Marsh replaced Smith in the Aussie side, while Josh Hazlewood and John Hastings were also brought in for Nathan Lyon and Moises Henriques.
Australia will have the opportunity to wrap up the ODI series, and partly atone for a 3-0 Test series defeat, when the fourth match is played in Dambulla on Wednesday.
- AAP | http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/83651830/Stand-in-Australia-captain-David-Warner-nabs-win-over-Sri-Lanka-to-lead-series | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/af342dd6554c7eb33c19cfff9c2a8ef1a8907271cd54c0efb7798a3133c891ec.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T18:50:35 | null | 2016-08-27T17:00:00 | Mothers who insist on sharing beds with babies say their children | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Flife-style%2Fparenting%2F83432224%2FMother-insists-theres-nothing-wrong-with-breastfeeding-and-co-sleeping-with-3-year-old.json | http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/s/l/5/6/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1do8ps.png/1472297170276.jpg | en | null | Mother insists there's nothing wrong with breastfeeding and co-sleeping with 3-year-old | null | null | www.stuff.co.nz | Mother insists there's nothing wrong with breastfeeding and co-sleeping with 3-year-old
LULASTIC HIPPYSHAKE Lucy AitkenRead practices attachment parenting, and shares a bed with her two children.
Parents are ignoring advice not to share their beds with babies, despite coroners routinely warning of the dangers.
Lucy AitkenRead shares her bed with her partner and their two children. Their bed is a queen and king mattress pushed together.
While pregnant she discovered attachment parenting, which aims to promote a close relationship between a baby and its parents.
CHRIS SKELTON / FAIRFAX NZ Lucy AitkenRead with her two children Juno, 3, and Ramona, 5.
This includes bed sharing, and breastfeeding her three-year-old Juno. Her five-year-old Ramona has the option to be breastfed but is no longer interested.
She believes this approach it is best for her children. "Children thrive on not being alone at night time. When the children stir we don't have to leave our bed to comfort them," she said.
"We are really happy to be led by our children's needs. The second they say we need our own room we will do that."
SUPPLIED Emily Holdaway shares her bed with her 11-month-old Ziggy.
Bed sharing (or co-sleeping) is a controversial subject, which coroners are warning against.
There have been at least 15 recommendations or comments from coroners since 2008 about the importance of education on the dangers of sleeping with a baby, particularly after the parent has been drinking alcohol.
In 2013, deaths from co-sleeping were termed an "epidemic" by coroner Wallace Bain.
SIDS and Kids chief executive Margret Free said there were too many deaths because of co-cleeping in New Zealand and it should not happen at all.
She said the number of deaths due to co-sleeping had been dropping and believed it was a direct result of the coronial inquiries.
But Hamilton mother Emily Holdaway, who started sharing a bed with her son Ziggy Jay when he was about four months old, said the message from child safety experts should not promote a blanket ban on co-sleeping.
"You're going to get exhausted parents who are at the end of their tether who bring that baby into their bed because its the only way they are going to get any sleep, and potentially not have the knowledge to do it as safely as they could."
Holdaway said when she started bed sharing with her baby, she didn't tell people about it because of the stigma surrounding co-sleeping.
But he's now 11 months old: "I've recently realised that a lot of parents do. It's something you sort of talk about it and see how the other parent reacts," she said.
"You see this huge look of relief. I think it's a bit sad that it's not spoken about. That's when people don't realise how to do it safely."
Waikato District Health Board midwife Margaret Fletcher said she understands some mothers are reluctant to admit to bed-sharing.
The Waikato District Health board safe sleeping policy which covers the Midlands region recommends the baby has a separate space to sleep.
It recommends the infant sleeps in its own bed, face up, face clear, in a space that is smoke-free and free of the risk of wedging.
Fletcher said the conversation about making the environment as safe as possible needs to go along with the conversation about a separate sleep space.
"When we talk to mothers about where they sleep their baby is that they plan to sleep separately with their baby but at some stage they will sleep with their baby," she said.
"We tell mothers to make the environment safe for that one-off time, which research tells us is the more dangerous time of that one-off time to make the environment as safe as possible in case the mother is tired and falls asleep with the baby."
Fletcher said mothers and babies are assessed for risk and offered a Pepi-pod, a bassinet-like item designed to stop caregivers rolling onto babies when they are in the same bed, if they fit the criteria.
- Sunday Star Times | http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/parenting/83432224/Mother-insists-theres-nothing-wrong-with-breastfeeding-and-co-sleeping-with-3-year-old | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.stuff.co.nz/0838b1c85fc46f667600923fd09ad0e92785d2b64670b76da8fc2a3ba3f77556.json |
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