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Final kiss seals bachelor’s choice

The council vacated its former HQ in the central city in 2014. Picture / Richard Robinson

Fleur Verhoeven won Jordan Mauger’s heart, dashing the dreams of Naz Khanjani (below).

Jordan admitted to struggling with Fleur Verhoeven has won The the choice throughout the series. Bachelor’s heart, becoming the “When you’ve got two girls and one second winner of the reality rose left, it goes through your mind, romance series and leaving Naz ‘Am I making the right decision?’ It’s Khanjani heartbroken. Both very intense,” he said. “There women have spent 10 were times I would make weeks vying for Jordan that decision leading up Mauger’s heart, enduring group to the rose ceremony dates and single [because] they’ve outings, even dog done nothing to upset washing and zip you, they’ve done For more on The lining. everything right, Bachelor visit While Fleur was you’ve had amazing nzherald.co.nz a favourite to win times, then you have for most of the to send someone home. You never have enough series, connecting with Jordan from the time.” start, Naz led a strong race Until the last segment of the to the finish, putting aside her “hit show, it wasn’t clear if he’d decided. Jordan’s mum Linda, in a meet and list” to reveal a softer side and greet with the family, appeared to ask focusing on love.

the toughest questions, telling Naz she didn’t think she was very nice at first, while she worried Fleur might not be strong enough for her son. The new couple haven’t seen each other since Fleur was handed her ring. Jordan said they have talked on the phone but he is looking forward to seeing how things go in the real world. “It was like, ‘You know what? I just want to see you at a BBQ with my mates . . . Because these are the things we’ve been craving to share with one

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another since the very beginning,” he says. Jordan must also endure one final grilling from the original line-up, who will confront him during tonight’s Women Tell All event on TV3 at 7.30pm.

Fireman finds car in flames Volunteer answering callout sees his car, and twin brother’s, on fire outside their house

Rhys Chamberlain

volunteer fireman, paged to attend a car fire, was shocked when he stepped out of his house and realised it was his own vehicle ablaze. Dunedin volunteer firefighter Phil Warrington said his pager went off about 2.05am on Saturday while he was asleep at his Maia home. By the time he got outside to head to the station, his Toyota Landcruiser and his twin brother’s Nissan Navara, parked behind, were well alight. “I go to jump in the vehicle and they were both on fire,” Mr Warrington said. “It’s not a great look when we go to turn up for our community and somebody does this to your personal vehicles. “I’m gutted about it.” Firefighters were called to the Burkes Drive address and dealt with the blaze but Mr Warrington was unable to help as he had no equipment. His vehicle was worth about $30,000 and insurance assessors indicated yesterday that damage to paint and tyres, and the smoke damage, would be repaired. The excess on both vehicles was $500. It was not the first time Mr Warrington, a sales executive, had had his “pride and joy” damaged. He said in 2014, his previous Landcruiser was hit by a rental

Richard Warrington (above) with his burned-out Nissan Navara. Left: The roadside blaze.

I go to jump in the vehicle and they were both on fire . . . I”m gutted about it. Phil Warrington

vehicle that crossed the centre line near Moeraki. Mr Warrington suffered a broken neck and broken ribs, and his vehicle was written off. Brother Richard, a Land Search and Rescue volunteer and employee at Read Marine, was not so lucky. His insurance assessors indicated that his $20,000 vehicle was likely to be written off. He had search and rescue equipment inside, which he said would have to be replaced.

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“It was a real shock to the system, especially since it’s nothing I have especially done. “We’ve both got fulltime jobs and we work hard for what we’ve got. Both men believed the fires were just random acts. Police were treating the fires, and a third car blaze in Halls Rd, Sawyers Bay, about 7pm on Saturday, as suspicious. A police spokeswoman said yesterday that officers were still investigating. — Otago Daily Times

A social worker working with Auckland’s growing homeless population says the vacant former Civic Administration Building should be used to house some of the homeless. Michelle Kidd of Te Rangimarie Trust said the Government should use some of an extra $41 million announced yesterday for emergency housing to reopen a central city night shelter in the old 22-storey tower, which the council moved out of in 2014. The former night shelter was closed in 2012. “If there is a building that is unoccupied and belongs to the council, I would like that considered as a night shelter. I’m thinking about the old council building,” she said. “If you think about the women and children in cars who have no accommodation, those children are going to school having to wash in public lavatories. “Think of the people who find themselves in prison because they can’t go home because they have no family or non-molestation orders have been made.” Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett said this month’s Budget would fund 3000 places a year in emergency housing nationally at a cost of $41 million over four years, or about $10 million a year. On the basis that people stay for an average of just under three months, the money will fund 360 actual beds in Auckland compared with about 120 at present. Canterbury will get 100 beds, with 60 each for Waikato, Bay of Plenty, East Coast/Hawkes Bay and Wellington and 100 elsewhere. Half will be for families and half for single people. A Cabinet paper says the target group will be about 5000 people living on the street or in “improvised dwellings” including 76 social housing applicants who were living in cars last September, 18 who were living in tents and 146 who were sleeping rough. Dame Diane Robertson, who chairs the James Liston Trust which operates a 40-bed hostel in Freemans Bay, said she hoped the new funding would rescue the hostel which is operating on capital raised from the sale of the former night shelter. “It needs a new roof at $450,000, so it would have to go into capital,” she said. But she doubted that the Civic Administration Building would be suitable for a night shelter because of asbestos problems.

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THE DIGGER THAT STOPPED AUCKLAND Arm of a digger being carried on a heavy trailer heading south on the Southern Motorway hits the Penrose overbridge, blocking two of three southbound lanes. About 100 metres before the bridge, a flashing light had gone off, warning that the vehicle was too high.

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Emergency services at the scene of yesterday’s accident

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1.40pm Traffic travelling south and north slows to a crawl.

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NZTA ask motorists to avoid the area.

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Southbound traffic between the city and Ellerslie travelling about 15 km/h.

3.45pm

Traffic southbound is moving at 20km/h. A trip that usually takes 15 minutes between Hobson St and Manukau is taking 1 hour 12 minutes.

4.40pm Digger is moved to the side of SH1 and all lanes reopen.

3.30pm Nelson St interchange

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Extent of traﬃc jams at 3.30pm. Traﬃc speed 15km/h

Southwestern Motorway Alternative route

Penrose overbridge Site of crash

Highbrook interchange Great South Rd Alternative route 2km

Black lines: Gridlock Red lines: Very slow

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Traffic northbound from Ellerslie at dusk yesterday

Penrose overbridge Site of crash 2km

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Chaos after digger whacks bridge Truckie’s miscalculation on Southern Motorway causes huge traffic queues and ‘massive loss of productivity’

Amelia Wade and Susan Strongman

truckie who didn’t know the heavy digger he was hauling was 20cm too tall brought Auckland’s main motorway to a standstill yesterday, creating afternoon commuter chaos and a “massive loss of productivity”. About 1.15pm, the arm of the digger struck the Penrose overbridge, causing the digger to be knocked off its trailer on to two of the three southbound lanes of the Southern Motorway. The driver behind the truck slammed on his brakes after anticipating the accident because he saw the flashing signs go off about 100m before the bridge, warning the truck in the centre lane that it was too high to fit under the overpass. The man, who didn’t want to be named, said the arm of the digger

smashed into the bridge, and the machine fell into the right lane in front of his car. He estimated it had overlapped by just 20cm. The man ran to the truck, pulling the driver out uninjured, but in shock. Traffic started to build up instantly as emergency services rushed to the scene. The New Zealand Transport Agency’s highways manager, Brett Gliddon, said the incident response team got there quickly. They were up against the clock because they knew what impact it would have on the network come rush hour. But because the digger had fallen under the overbridge, the team had to drag it out before they could move it to the side. At the same time, a group of structural engineers worked to assess whether the integrity of the bridge

The signs quite clearly state height restrictions for anyone carrying goods likely to be oversized. Michael Barnett, Chamber of Commerce

had been impaired. However, with only one southbound lane open, traffic quickly piled up. With vehicles backed up more than 10km from Spaghetti Junction in the city, the transport agency urged motorists to avoid the area by using SH20, or to consider staying at work late. By 3.20pm, traffic south was moving at 15km/h.

Key insists NZ is not a tax haven Prime Minister John Key says a second phase of anti-moneylaundering measures may be brought forward in the wake of the Panama Papers, but denies the papers are evidence New Zealand is a tax haven. Mr Key was yet to see the information in the papers, which were given to a grouping of Radio NZ, TVNZ and Nicky Hager a week ago but are yet to be released more widely. The first of the NZ reports yesterday focused on law firm Mossack Fonseca’s use of the country as one of its bases since 2013 to set up trusts for foreigners, and structures such as look-through companies. NZ was mentioned 61,000 times in the papers, leading to claims by the journalists who had seen them and Labour leader Andrew Little that it

was hard not to conclude the country was a tax haven. Mr Key said that was “utterly incorrect” and insisted NZ had a good reputation because it had tax agreements with 109 nations and complied with every request for information. “So in fact, if you’re looking for secrecy New Zealand is the wrong place to come because we are not going to provide that secrecy.” But despite his initial insistence that the trust regime was a tight shop, he has now signalled the Government would change the disclosure rules if a review by tax expert John Shewan recommended it. The Government could also bring forward a second tranche of anti-money-laundering measures. Mr Key said while it was possible there were rogue trust com-

panies, they had to meet laws, include money-laundering legislation, and Inland Revenue was recently given $205 million for compliance. Existing rules already required foreign trusts to be registered and to keep detailed records that could be requested by Inland Revenue and passed on to foreign tax authorities. United Future leader Peter Dunne, Revenue Minister from 2005 to 2013, stopped short of describing NZ as a tax haven, but said the papers raised a risk it would be perceived as such and that was just as dangerous for its international reputation. Mr Dunne said he was concerned Inland Revenue had not alerted him to the “explosion” in the number of foreign trusts setting up in New Zealand when he was the minister.

The chief executive of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Michael Barnett, said that because of one transport company, the city suffered a “massive loss of productivity” due to people missing meetings, goods not being delivered and international visitors getting stuck in the traffic jam. “All just because someone didn’t know the height restrictions on the motorway. The signs quite clearly state height restrictions for anyone carrying goods likely to be oversized; truck operators should know that. But for them to then fail and pass those costs on to the city, it’s just appalling.” Mr Barnett, who spoke to the Herald while stuck in the gridlock on his way home to Karaka, said the company that caused the chaos should be held responsible. Mr Gliddon said the company that owned the truck wasn’t liable for any loss of profit or productivity but could be charged for any damage.

What are the Panama Papers? More than 11 million internal documents leaked from a law firm based in Panama, Mossack Fonseca, to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. They outlined hundreds of thousands of offshore companies and trusts set up by the firm, and who for. What’s the big deal? Often the main selling point of these entities is an accompanying veil of secrecy, which is now lifted. Who uses these offshore companies? If you live and work and invest only in one country, there would appear to be little need. Once you reside elsewhere, or you or your company earn income from multiple countries, or you have a lot of money you’re worried about losing,

The Penrose overbridge is the lowest on Auckland’s highways network, with a clearance of 4.57m. The legal height requirement for a bridge is 4.25m — meaning anything that hits it is legally overheight. However, because it is the lowest, it is the only armour-plated steel reinforced bridge on the network. This means “it does act as a first line of defence and protects other bridges”, a spokeswoman for the transport agency said. In the past 18 months, the bridge has been hit six times. The agency is also upgrading its Variable Messaging System and overheight detection system to make it even more obvious to drivers if they have an oversized load, Mr Gliddon said. By 4.40pm, the digger had been moved to the side of the motorway and all lanes were open, with residual congestion.

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things can become a lot more complicated.

What do people need them for? Offshore companies and trusts are routinely used for entirely legal purposes, and Mossack Fonseca says it has complied with international protocols. But potential uses range from the benign best-case to outright criminality. Companies may want to pool earnings from many countries, safeguard intellectual property, or take advantage of cheaper tax rates. Individuals may set up inheritance trusts to keep family assets safe from creditors, “unfair” taxes or nationalisations.

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Coach ‘won’t ever be same’ Much-loved volunteer struggles to remember family after vicious assault a month ago

Nikki Preston

much-loved volunteer football coach remains in hospital with brain injuries a month after a vicious assault in South Auckland. Paul Margison and a friend were attacked while walking home from the Papatoetoe Softball Club after a prizegiving early on April 10. When his friend regained consciousness minutes later, Mr Margison, 56, still lay unresponsive. He is now in Auckland City Hospital, starting a long road to recovery. He is due to be transferred to a rehabilitation centre within the next week where his children Jay, 32, and Kendall, 30, hope to be given a better idea about what is ahead. When Mr Margison was first admitted to hospital Jay said the family were told the football fanatic would die. So to see him standing and walking, albeit a bit shakily, was a huge improvement. But his dad’s personality had changed and he struggled to remember who his family were. “It has been a big shock, especially now it has changed his quality of life. He’s not going to be the same person. That’s what is most upsetting at the moment for everyone.” Both Jay and Kendall were travelling from their Palmerston North homes to spend as much time with their father as they could while juggling family and work commitments. Jay’s youngest daughter, Izabella, is just 2 months old and is yet to meet her grandfather because the assault happened a week before he had planned to fly down for a visit.

Paul Margison coached several football teams.

Jay and Kendall spent the first three weeks by their dad’s bedside. Jay plans to return on Friday for another week while Kendall tries to spend most weekends in Auckland. Police have confirmed a 39-yearold Papatoetoe man was arrested on April 15 and charged with wounding with intent to injure and assaults with intent to injure. His next appearance is at Manukau District Court in July. The local sporting community is rallying to support Mr Margison, who not only coached football almost

every evening but also played it himself in winter, and played softball and tennis in the summer. He was a life member of the Otahuhu United AFC, had this year been appointed the goalkeeper coach for Papatoetoe AFC women’s teams and had coached the Clendon Cats women’s team for 10 years. Jay said his dad was easygoing and the type of person who did things for others without expecting anything back. Papatoetoe AFC women’s premier

head coach Andrew Kirk had known Mr Margison for five years and said players loved working with him for his expertise and friendly manner. Clendon Cats player Amber Roberts has set up a Givealittle page to raise money for her coach and his family for rehabilitation, visits, living costs and equipment. “Paul is not just a coach to many of these players, but part of their family.”

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Some people more at risk of abuse: ministry Anna Leask police anna.leask@nzherald.co.nz

No one is immune to family violence. It happens in the poorest of homes and the richest. Among the victims are our most educated people, and our most vulnerable. They are young and old. They are from all ethnicities. The term “family violence” encompasses intimate-partner violence, child abuse, elderly abuse and the abuse of disabled people within families. By far the most significant proportion of all family violence is men abusing women. According to a Ministry of Justice document supporting a review into current family violence legislation, some New Zealanders’ characteristics, socio-economic status or environments may increase the risk, incidence and severity of family violence.

“disproportionately repre“Gender is a significant sented” both in the vicrisk factor for victimisation and harm across tim and perpetrator all forms of family viostatistics. Maori lence,” it said. “The women are twice as substantial majority likely as other nzherald.co.nz of intimate-partner women to experiviolence [cases] inence family violence. For more stories in volving coercive con“The rates per year the ‘We’re better trol occurs against of Maori victims and than this’ series women. Young women offenders in intimateare particularly vulnerpartner violence, and child able, and the risk of victimisabuse and neglect homicides ation is increased further when were significantly higher than those young women have children. of non-Maori,” the document stated. Pacific Island and ethnic migrant “Female victims are far more likely to report experiencing severe harm communities also experience higher as a result of intimate-partner vio- rates of family violence. lence and report being significantly “These groups can face distinct affected at twice the rate of male socio-economic, cultural and practivictims, [and] women who live with cal barriers that may make it more gangs are at greater risk of more difficult to seek help,” the ministry frequent and severe violence.” document explained. According to the report Maori are “For example, migrants may feel

trapped in abusive relationships by cultural expectations, if their residency status is connected to their spouse, or if they face language [or financial] barriers. “While the majority of victims are women . . . we, along with the authorities and experts, acknowledge that women often perpetrate violence towards their partners or ex.” In the four years from 2009 to 2012, 24 per cent of intimate partner violence-related deaths were perpetrated by women.

Read more Special report: The victims and their terrifying experiences; why women don’t “just leave”; getting her out safe and a male victim’s perspective. A8-9 Tomorrow: The perpetrators. #BetterThanThis

Councillor takes aim at $9.3m spent on surveys Bernard Orsman

Auckland Council has spent around $9.3 million on pollsters and used at least 44 external consultancies, according to new figures. The spending includes about $310,000 on a people’s panel to get feedback on a wide range of council issues over a four-year period, according to figures provided to councillor Cameron Brewer under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act. The mayoral office has separately spent $253,206 on polls over four years, which the council said was in line with Mayor Len Brown’s statutory role to lead the development of council plans, policies and budgets. The council has declined a Herald request under the act for polling on public perceptions of council performance on the grounds it expects to release the material in the next six to eight weeks. A source said it made bad reading for the council.

Poll spending

● $9.3 million over four years ● Includes $310,000 spending on people’s panel

● Plus $253,206 spending by mayoral office

Mr Brewer said the council and mayoral office spending seemed over the top, particularly when considering cutbacks and service reductions to local communities. He said he was alarmed the subjects of the mayor’s polling were not revealed. In a response to Mr Brewer, the council said: “Auckland Council invests in market and social research to ensure decision-makers can have confidence in the validity and legitimacy of the information they use to make decisions,” adding that the work met the standards of professional and academic research bodies. The figures do not include surveys and polls commissioned by councilcontrolled organisations, which Mr Brewer believed would add millions of dollars. He said ratepayers should be concerned that staff time was recently spent surveying councillors and local board members on what they think of each other and the organisation. “The council always hides behind the statutory need to consult for the likes of the Annual Plan, but let’s not forget the Government amended the Local Government Act to ensure public consultation is now much less arduous,” he said. “However despite less annual documentation and consultation legally required, the costs keep going up.”

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Bosses the overtime winners Kiwi workers putting in about $3000 of unpaid extra hours each year, global survey finds

Simon Collins

iwi workers are putting in an average of about $3000 worth of unpaid overtime for their employers every year, a new survey suggests. The survey of 7017 New Zealanders by Dutch recruitment company Randstad found that fulltime workers were paid for an average of 42 hours a week but actually worked 44 hours. Those two hours of unpaid overtime would be worth $59 a week, or $3066 a year, at the March average wage of $29.48 an hour. Part-time workers were even more likely to work unpaid overtime. They averaged 26 weeks of paid work but actually worked 29 hours — an average of three unpaid hours, worth $88 a week or $4600 a year. Council of Trade Unions economist Dr Bill Rosenberg said other data showed that the gap between paid hours and actual hours worked widened from 2.1 hours in 2000 to 2.6 hours in 2007, although it narrowed slightly in the subsequent recession to 1.9 hours in 2013. “They are Statistics NZ figures; one is hours paid and one is hours worked. They put them together for their productivity statistics and I noticed this diverging trend,” he said. The professor of work and employment at AUT, Erling Rasmussen, said New Zealanders worked longer hours than staff in almost all other developed countries. “We are at the top end of the tree with the Japanese and the Americans among the major OECD countries,” he said. “That obviously has something to do with the employment relations changes that happened

Long-working Kiwis

42 44 $3000

Average number of hours Kiwis are paid for each week Hours a week on average actually worked What those unpaid hours are worth a year

Affco has been ordered to reinstate a worker at its Moerewa plant it sacked for allegedly writing “scab” on a co-worker’s locker, after the company was found to have unjustifiably dismissed him. The company has also been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to pay Dennis Harris three months’ pay as reimbursement for lost wages and $7500 as compensation for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to feelings. Mr Harris was dismissed

A union says many drivers work for more than the allowed 13 hours a day but do not declare it.

in the late 1980s onwards, and there was quite a creep up in terms of working hours during

the Employment Contracts Act era.” However, his figures also show that average working hours peaked in the late 1990s and have declined slightly since then. The Randstad data is part of a global survey of more than 200,000 potential job-seekers that is mainly aimed at measuring the attractiveness of various sectors and major employers. It found that 52 per cent of men and 30 per cent of women worked more than 40 hours a week. The 2013 Census found that

25.5 per cent of fulltime workers worked at least 50 hours a week, including 41 per cent of managers, 37 per cent of machinery operators and drivers and 25 per cent of labourers, with below-average proportions in all other occupations. The transport, logistics and manufacturing secretary of the First Union, Karl Andersen, said many drivers worked more than the regulated maximum of 13 hours a day but did not declare it. “We know that drivers are being fraudulent with their log

books but if you put your hand up for that you’ll lose your licence,” he said. “I had discussions with a logging truck driver in Rotorua at the weekend and he assures me that that’s standard fare in the logging industry.” OECD comparisons suggest the long hours are associated with low wages. Fulltime workers in New Zealand worked the fifth-longest hours (42.7 hours) out of 30 countries in 2014, behind the OECD’s poorest members Turkey (50.5 hours) and Mexico (48.5 hours) and Israel and Iceland.

from his role as meat processing worker at the Moerewa plant on August 20, 2015, after almost 35 years at the plant. Affco has yet to decide if it will appeal. He was dismissed for what the company said was serious misconduct after he was accused of writing “scab” six times inside the food locker of a fellow worker and alleged he had also destroyed company property — the locker. Mr Harris, who is a member of the Meat Workers Union, denied writing the word and destroying the locker, but he

Affco freezing works in Picture / NZME Moerewa.

was dismissed after an investigation by the company. During the ERA hearing Affco’s executive director Dane Gerrard submitted that he wanted to “underline the serious threat of union intimidation that was occurring in the factory at the time. “The issue is about intimidation of other staff not wishing to accept a strike declaration from the union after certain employees had already declined to accept, which is their right.” But ERA member Andrew Dallas said Mr Gerrard’s con-

cerns did not change that the Employment Relations Act required the Authority to consider if the company’s decision to dismiss was correct. Affco’s operations manager Tony Miles, who conducted the investigation, found his actions were so serous he had no option but to dismiss him. The ERA found Mr Miles had formed a view that Mr Harris was responsible for the vandalism and had closed his mind to the possibility it had been caused by somebody else, so did not properly investigate the allegations. — Northern Advocate

A man has been arrested following a series of peeping tom incidents around Grey Lynn, and it appears a hero cat may have played a part. Detective Senior Sergeant Marcia Murray said Avondale police arrested and charged a man “in relation to an incident in Grey Lynn around 2.30am [yesterday], where a person was reported to be peering through the window of a house”. According to a Facebook post on a Grey Lynn group’s page, a woman outside having a cigarette was alerted to a man, who was trying to look through her blinds while holding a cellphone last night, when she saw her cat Skinny run past from a neighbouring driveway on Sackville St. She called police and a dog handler found a man.

Inspector Mark Fergus said police were keeping an open mind about what caused her injuries and where they were inflicted. They were focused on identifying the woman, and because she was unable to speak, witnesses would be crucial in solving the case. She is described as being in her 20s to 30s, Caucasian, with short dark hair, and with a distinctive tattoo of a rose with the words “Mum” and “Dad” written through it. Police have

Can you help? Contact Detective Senior Sergeant Kim Libby at Orewa Police Station on 09 426 4555 or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

released a photograph of the tattoo on her left calf. A Waiwhiu Rd resident said there was a heavy police presence on the street, with “a lot of cop cars” visible yesterday morning.

A worker at Top of the Dome Cafe said a tent had been erected about a kilometre up Waiwhiu Rd on the right-hand side of the road. Mr Fergus said anyone who might know the woman’s identity should contact police. “We want to assure the public we are doing everything we can to identify the victim and to establish what has happened,” he said. “We urge anyone who has any information that can assist police to please get in touch.”

The largest 1080 poison operation in New Zealand’s history will be launched this winter in response to a pest plague that Conservation Minister Maggie Barry says threatens vulnerable native wildlife. “Battle for our Birds” will receive $20.7 million in funding for 2016-17 from the Budget this month. South Westland and Kahurangi in Buller are both named as priority areas. The move was immediately slammed by New Zealand First, with outdoor recreation spokesman Richard Prosser arguing for ground control measures instead, which would target the “right species and create jobs in the regions”.

Lomu wishes Jonah Lomu’s widow has written a touching Mother’s Day tribute. In a message on Facebook, Nadene Lomu yesterday wrote: “From our little men and I, we hope each and every mother out there has had a wonderful Mother’s Day and if it’s tomorrow for you, then we wish you the most blessed and love-filled day of joy and happiness too.” Lomu, who died on November 18 last year after suffering a heart attack caused by his kidney disease, is survived by Nadene and their children, Brayley and Dhyreille.

Wicked cover-up A West Coast vigilante is thought to be responsible for spray-painting over obscene words on Wicked Campervans as they pass through the region. Campers staying at the Murchison Riverside Holiday Park have turned up with words greyed out with primer paint. Holiday park leaseholder Robin Sandford said all of the vans had come from the West Coast, which was where the tourists had noticed the spray paint job. “Good on the West Coast,” an amused Mr Sandford said yesterday.

Crash rescue

Police focus on identifying hurt woman Police believe foul play was involved in the events that led to a woman lying with serious injuries in a gutter just north of Auckland. The woman remained in a critical condition in hospital last night with serious head injuries, after being found on the side of a road in Dome Valley yesterday. A member of the public found the woman about 7am on Waiwhiu Rd. She was flown to Auckland City Hospital. Rodney area commander

Man arrested

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Affco must reinstate sacked worker, ERA rules Mike Dinsdale

The woman has a distinctive tattoo on her left calf.

An injured man spent more than 10 hours trapped in his car after it crashed down a bank. The man, in his 50s, was rescued yesterday morning after family members, who had been searching for him throughout the night, found his yellow ute. He was eventually freed from the vehicle with suspected neck injuries. It is believed the crash occurred on Sunday about 10pm on a rural road near Jerusalem. A hospital spokeswoman said last night he was in a serious but stable condition and had been transferred to a tertiary centre.

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FAMILY VIOLENCE: WE’RE BETTER THAN THIS

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VICTIMS

Today Anna Leask writes part four of We’re Better Than This, a special Herald series on family violence to raise awareness and help people find a way out. The victims’ names have been withheld or changed I thought, ‘I’m going to die.’ I was telling myself, ‘Just hold on, just hold on’

“Dear God, please don’t let me die today, please let me see my family just one more time.” Those were the words running through my head when I was convinced I would not live to see another day. I was 18, and I had just been stabbed multiple times by my ex-boyfriend, who was keeping me captive in a room we once called home. “Don’t worry, we’ll be together in heaven soon,” he whispered as he tried to suffocate me. Blood was pouring out of my wounds and, as minutes passed by, breath was escaping from me. I felt trapped. I could not escape from him. All I could think was how in the world did I end up in this situation? “My parents cannot find me like this,” I said to myself as I struggled to escape my exboyfriend, who was 10 million times stronger than me. (I was too afraid to even try to attack back in case it aggravated him and he ended my life faster.) It was only then that I wished I had told someone of my struggles in the relationship, but it was too late. I would die at his hands and no one would ever know what I was going through or that the last year of my life had been a prison where I constantly felt like I was on

It took her 10 years to leave him. Ten years of being hit, kicked, choked, strangled. Ten years of hiding the abuse from the outside world. But the night he almost killed her, was the night she left. It was her son’s seventh birthday. “The children were in the living room . . . he pushed me on to the ground and he put his hands around my neck and he started strangling me. Then he let go again. “I thought, ‘I’m going to die.’ I was telling myself, ‘Just hold on, just hold on’.” Her husband, with their young children just metres away, sat on top of her and repeatedly strangled her and let her go. When he finally stopped, she had marks on her neck, she was in pain, her voice was damaged and she was gasping for breath. “He looked at me and he said ‘I almost killed you’,” she remembered. “He said, ‘If you go to a refuge, Child, Youth and Family will take our kids away.’ There were lots of threats like that.” A month later, the final straw came. He was checking her cellphone for evidence of an affair. For most of their marriage he was convinced she was cheating. He was constantly checking her messages and calls, smashing her cellphone, buying her new ones. On this night, he was more

Dear God, please don’t let me die today, please let me see my family just one more time.

agitated about her “cheating” than ever. He kept her up until 5am demanding she confess. Then he decided it was time they slept. She said no, she had to take their son to school. He said, “No school today.” She did not put up a fight. “The moment he fell asleep, I got up. I went into my son’s room and started to pack. My son looked up at me and said, ‘Are we leaving now’?” She put the children in the car and, staying outside the house, called 111. “I need to leave. Now,” she told the police. “That was the last time I left.” When the couple had first met, he was “normal”. But as their relationship grew, his paranoia and jealousy issues emerged. He didn’t like her speaking to anyone — men or women. He eventually convinced her not to contact her family. The abuse started with words. He would call her names, put her down. He would always say sorry later and she thought he meant it. When he was angry he’d smash things — plates usually. The emotional abuse got worse, more frequent and he

Warning signs

Looking back, there were signs that I missed:

● Overprotectiveness ● Jealousy ● Trying to claim me as “his”

● Not allowing me to see my friends

● Emotional abuse ● Threats ● Clinginess — checking in on me every five minutes / getting angry when I did not text him back

home detention. I was not allowed to leave the house without him. Why had I not spoken up? Why didn’t I tell just one person? I wish I had the courage to speak up back then but instead I was silenced by fear and the humiliation that I did

was more controlling. Her mother lives overseas and came to stay. She ended up flying home much earlier than planned because even she was fearful of him. Then the physical abuse started. The first time, it was a kick to her leg. She never imagined then how bad it would get. Soon, they were spending every waking hour together. “He totally controlled me. I was so, so scared,” she said. She can’t remember how many times he punched, kicked, hit or strangled her. He even attacked her when she was pregnant, hitting her belly and putting his hands around her neck. He would eventually use their son as a weapon. “When my son was 4, he was asleep in bed . . . My husband stood over him with a knife. He said, ‘If you don’t tell me the truth about your affair I will stab this knife into the bed.’ She tried to calm him, but he carried out his threat. “He started stabbing the pillow right beside my son’s head. There were feathers coming out. Afterwards there were holes all through the

not want to suffer. And so there I was praying that I would somehow be able to get out of this situation that felt like a scene from a horror movie. I finally managed to jump out a window when he wasn’t looking. With what energy I had left I crawled my way to the neighbours in the hope he did not notice I was gone and try to drag me back to the room. I found my way into the arms of my neighbour, a stranger who tried to give me hope, who tried to tell me that today would not be the day I died. By this time the adrenalin had gone and pain was flooding in. I had lost so much blood that I could no longer hold on. I felt my life slipping away. “I’m going to die,” I whispered to her. But she was convinced that I would live, despite the fear I could see in her eyes that told me even she did not know if I was going to make it.

pillow. That really freaked me out.” She left that time, but couldn’t make a clean break. Things got worse. “He locked me in a room and got a chainsaw out. He held it above my neck and and said he would cut my head off. The chainsaw was going . . .” One Easter he kept his wife, son and baby daughter in their home for seven days. During that time no one ate or slept unless he said so. “He even escorted me to the toilet. My children couldn’t eat when they were hungry.” Leaving was easier said than done. “I left six times. Six times I went back and forth. I don’t know why. My self-esteem was so low,” she said. “And really, I had no idea what domestic violence was really about. He was sick, he had mental health issues and he was on medication. I wanted to protect him.” It has been two and a half years since she called 111 for the last time. She is now living with her kids, working, volunteering for a domestic violence prevention group and has great relationships with friends and family. “There’s no more intimidation, no more anticipation of when I will be hurt. There is just the freedom of living.” “Leave as soon as you can,” she advises. “Leave earlier rather than later, before it gets too severe.” But against all odds, I did. Like a lot of domestic violence victims, I felt powerless, afraid and scared to leave the relationship that I knew was unhealthy for me. I didn’t tell my friends, I didn’t tell my family, I didn’t tell anyone. I kept everything to myself. I didn’t want my parents to be disappointed with me. I didn’t want my friends to look down on me and I didn’t want to accept that I was in a violent relationship. When I finally got the courage to leave, I was too scared to tell anyone. Looking back, I wish I had. I wish I had reached out because the moment I was being wheeled into hospital, I realised I was all alone and afraid that I would die alone. When I woke up from surgery, my family were around me. They did not judge me, they did not ask me questions, they just wanted to protect me and comfort me. I write about my experience and relive the most terrifying day of my life only in the hope that it gets my message across to young girls and women that if you are in an unhealthy relationship, you will find the courage to speak up and tell someone. Because it could save you.

WHY DOESN’T SHE JUST LEAVE? Many New Zealanders, thankfully, will never experience domestic violence. Most of us know what it is, but we cannot actually fathom being in such a situation. “Why doesn’t she just leave?” is a common question posed by those who have never experienced abuse, violence and living in fear on a daily basis. On average, when a woman decides to leave a violent home, she will make between four and seven attempts before she is successful. There are many reasons abused women, and men, don’t “just leave”. According to the Women’s Refuge website, the main reason domestic violence victims don’t leave violent partners is that they simply do not feel safe enough to go. Other factors that make escape extremely challenging include embarrassment, shame, financial dependence on their abuser, fear of what will happen to their children and a lack of support. A large number of women also lack an understanding of domestic violence and perhaps do not at first realise they are victims, or the ongoing torture has eroded their self-esteem and confidence and they do not feel capable of leaving. To put it bluntly, for women in a violent relationship, leaving takes planning, support and courage. It is not a case of packing a bag and walking out the front door. Here are the 10 most common reasons women in violent relationships choose to stay with their abuser. If I leave I won’t know where and when he will come for me. What will I do for money? What if I can’t get a job? I have nowhere to go. My family don’t live close and my friends don’t have room. What if I lose my kids? He’s threatened to say I’m a bad mother. My family come first. I need to stay with him for the sake of our kids. What if no one believes me? I still love him, I don’t want to leave. I don’t like his behaviour but he’s a good person. I will lose everything — my house, car, friends, money. I don’t want people to judge me. I am ashamed this has happened to me. Isn’t this normal? I’m sure this happens in most homes.

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1 in 3 Be Free

Last week, the Auckland Inner-City Women’s Group launched a new app called 1 in 3 Be Free, aiming to help women of all ages to learn more about intimate-partner violence.

What is the purpose of the app?

It is an educational tool designed to help women screen for abuse in their relationship, educate them on the different types of abuse and connect them with support services in their region of New Zealand, should they require help.

What does the app do?

Users begin by taking a quiz that asks a series of questions about their current relationship or a relationship they are in process of leaving. Once the quiz is completed, different types of abuse are highlighted based on the user’s answers. The user has the opportunity here to select highlighted areas and learn more about the indicators of each type of abuse.

What happens next?

After completing the quiz, the user is connected to a list of credible support services and crisis numbers in their region of New Zealand, which they can access depending on their level of concern about their relationship. The app has built-in safety features to protect the user.

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HOW TO GET HELP Where to go for help

If you’re in danger NOW: or more information: Phone the police on 111 or ask neighbours or friends to ring for you. Run outside and head for where there are other people. Scream for help so that your neighbours can hear you. Take the children with you. Don’t stop to get anything else. If you are being abused, remember it’s not your fault. Violence is never okay.

WOMEN’S REFUGE: Free national crisis line operates 24/7. 0800 REFUGE or 0800 733 843 www.womensrefuge.org.nz SHINEFREE: National helpline 9am-11pm every day. 0508 744 633 www.2shine.org.nz

IT’S NOT OK: Information line 0800 456 450 www.areyouok.org.nz SHAKTI: Providing specialist cultural services for African, Asian and Middle Eastern women and their children. Crisis line 24/7. 0800 742 584 MINISTRY OF JUSTICE: www.justice.govt.nz/family-justice/ domestic-violence NATIONAL NETWORK OF STOPPING VIOLENCE: www.nnsvs.org.nz WHITE RIBBON: Aiming to eliminate men’s violence towards women, focusing this year on sexual violence and the issue of consent. www.whiteribbon.org.nz Picture: Getty Images / Herald graphic

#betterthanthis I will make your life miserable and destroy everything you have.

For a long time, my sister Jessica maintained that her partner of more than 10 years was a good man. She said he would never hurt her, or their two little girls. She said things would get better. She said the girls needed their father. She said this despite his threatening to kill her and burn down their home. She said this despite his forcing her to have sex with him daily and demanding she perform oral sex on him in front of their preschool-aged girls when he came home from work at lunchtime. It took a long time for her to stop making excuses for him. He had driven most of her friends away and left her isolated. The family lived in the country; her constant excuses over a decade meant many friends had given up trying to see her, and he made it difficult for family to visit. Around July last year, with a social worker from Women’s Refuge on the line, I handed my phone to Jessica and told her they needed to talk. I was desperate. We were at my eldest sister Trish’s house. Jessica’s partner didn’t allow her to visit family, but she had packed the girls into the car that morning while he was out and driven 90 minutes to Trish’s home. It was after dinner. Our mother was there; she was so worried about Jessica that I feared the stress would kill her. Jessica took the phone from me and backed into the corner of a dark bedroom. She talked to the social worker for an hour. In the 10 years that she had been with this man, it was the first time she had asked for help. She was 41. That night, she told me it was the first time she’d felt safe in years. A few weeks later, she left him. With nothing but a nappy bag she fled with the girls to

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What to do

● Let her know you will

always be there, no matter what, even if she turns you away.

● Be supportive and listen. Tell her she is not alone and you want to help when she is ready.

● Don’t blame, shame,

judge or make her feel guilty. Never say “you just need to leave”. Instead, tell her you are scared for her and want to help but understand her situation is difficult.

● If she decides to stay,

continue to be supportive. She may also leave and then go back many times. Whatever she does, don’t give up.

● You cannot “rescue” her. She is the only person who can decide to leave or ask for help.

a safe house, where she stayed for a month. When she called me to tell me she’d done it I gasped for air like I had been underwater. Ten years of stress and anxiety evaporated. In the safe house, the girls thrived. Her 3-year-old called it the “happy house”. The 2-year-old no longer clung to her mother. Neither girl asked where her father was. But things were still tough. Overnight, Jessica had become a solo mum living in an unfamiliar house. My mother, in her 70s, helped out, but there were new anxieties and stresses to deal with. Trips to lawyers and counsellors were constant. Money was in short supply. There were applications to Work and Income, and for legal aid. There was a persistent fear that the girls’ father would find out where they were. He had guns. Jessica and I met in a park

I tried to be a good husband and was a great father.

When you think of family violence, chances are you imagine the abuser as a male. In most cases, you’d be right. In most cases, the victim of intimate partner violence is a woman. In most cases, her children see her being physically, sexually or psychologically abused by her husband, partner or ex. But we must not forget men are also abused in their homes. According to the Ministry of Justice, men’s experiences as victims of family violence are often different from those of women. In a public discussion document published to support Justice Minister Amy Adams’ review of family violence laws, the difference between the genders was explained. “Male victims of intimate partner violence tend to report that they are not living in an ongoing state of fear from the perpetrator and experience violence that is far less severe than in male-to-female violence,” it said.

The Herald spoke to a man who was in a violent relationship and was regularly assaulted by his wife. “I was married for nine years. We argued a lot and in the last two to three years of the relationship she started to physically assault me,” said the man, who the Herald has agreed not to identify. “The arguments and assaults became more frequent when I told her I wanted to leave. From that point it was another 12 months before we separated. Most of the assaults in that time were unprovoked.” The man said his then-wife had been sexually abused as a teenager by a family friend and as a result, was very controlling about how she wanted their lives to be. “It often felt like I was being blamed for the abuse that happened to her. I tried to be a good husband and was a great father.” He did not realise that he was experiencing intimate partner violence until he left.

one day. The girls played on swings and slides while my sister and I tried not to panic whenever a car drove past. My mother became sick. Anxiety was keeping her awake at night. I helped where I could. Eventually, Jessica sold the house her girls had grown up in, the house her 3-year-old called “the angry house”. She rented a flat and started again. Then her partner returned. The last time we spoke, in January, I called to say I was dropping around to see her and my nieces. It was a few days before her younger daughter’s birthday, and I had a present. Jessica told me I couldn’t come over, because the girls’ father was at her home. I lost my temper. I shouted. She hung up on me. I sat in my car and cried. I was scared and sad. But I was also angry that the time, the effort, the money, the sleepless nights, the sickness and the stress that my family and I had gone through to help her had been for nothing. In a text message, I sent Jessica the affidavit notes she’d sent me starting the year before. They were a transcript of some of the things he’d said and done to her. “If I want a woman,” he once told her, “I just get one, **** her, and then tell her to **** off like I should have done to you when I first met you years ago. That’s all women are good for. “You have trapped me here in New Zealand and I will never forgive you for it. I will make your life miserable and destroy everything you have. “You are a failure in life. You would be better off dead.” I read her reply last week, while writing this piece. “I’m in control of my life and making the right decisions. I’m not blaming anyone, my life was very stressful and we both were in crisis when I did what I did, and I’ve always regretted that,” she said. Neither me nor mum nor Trish has seen Jessica or the girls since January. She has cut all contact with us as she returns to her life with him. “I did not think about it as domestic abuse. I never hit her or fought back, only defended myself which was mostly to restrain her,” he said. “Only when I left did I have time to reflect on the experience and realised what had happened . . . I decided that I was worth more and wanted to be with someone who appreciated me.” He kept the abuse secret for a long time. “I guess I kept it private because it was embarrassing. I eventually talked to a few close friends around the time we separated. They were shocked.” He spoke out in a bid to highlight the fact that while it was mostly women represented in the family violence statistics, men were not immune to abuse. “Abuse towards men happens as well, it’s not okay — just as it’s not okay for men to hit women,” he said. He wanted to let other men know that asking for help was not shameful nor did it make them less of a man. “Talk to someone outside the relationship about the abuse to get a different perspective about what is happening. Talk to your partner about it — if you can. “If it does not stop — leave.”

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Block heads back to the 80s

Rants & Raves

Greening up townhouses big test for teams

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This site in St Johns Rd, Meadowbank, is believed to be the location for the new season. Picture / Nick Reed

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opular home renovation reality programme The Block NZ is coming back to our screens for a fifth season. This year, four teams will face off against one another, transforming 1980s townhouses into environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and sustainable homes. The Block NZ host Mark Richardson said he was excited about this year’s season. “Every year, The Block NZ competitors face what feels like insurmountable challenges, and 2016 will be no exception. These townhouses are from 1987, and patched together with old-fashioned brick and plaster render. “They’ll need to be stripped back to the bare bones and completely reimagined to make them desirable in today’s competitive market.” Site foreman Peter “The Wolf” Wolfkamp said this year’s season, focusing on building a sustainable, energy-efficient house, would

Jane, I fully support your rant. My rant is that more and more people are not picking up after their dogs — especially on the footpaths and along the beach — which I often pick up for them as I cannot leave it there to be washed out to sea or children to play in. Also those who dump their used doggy bags along their walk because there is no bin nearby and they have to carry it. Why should other responsible people have to get rid of it? Julie

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Last season’s winners Brooke Thompson and Mitch Davies. Picture / Brett Phibbs

be a challenge for the teams. “These houses are not from the golden age of NZ building practice. Let’s hope the teams are up to the task.” The teams who will compete in the fifth season will be announced soon. The Auckland suburb of Meadowbank will be the location for the show. QV property records show that production company Eyeworks has bought 95-97 St Johns Rd. Steve Butler, who lives

with his fiancee in a house near the site, said if the show came to the street it would bring mixed blessings. “[It’s] quite exciting. The downside is it’s already quite hard reversing out of the driveway, especially in rush hour. It could cause accidents, might even cause burglaries as more people know about the area.” Christchurch couple Brooke Thompson and Mitch Davies pocketed $290,000 last season.

Tolerance on motorway speed limit causes confusion I understood the speed limit on designated motorways — Southern, Northern and so on — is 100km/h with a 10km/h tolerance = 110km/h, reducing to 104km/h over designated holidays such as Christmas/Easter, and that the open road limit was 100km/h with no or virtually no tolerance. This used to be advertised over the holiday periods but lately I have heard and seen nothing. I have asked a couple of traffic officers who frankly didn’t seem to know what currently applied (one said it was up to the individual officer). I have travelled the Northern Motorway frequently from Warkworth to Auckland outside peak hours and

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generally set my cruise control at 108km/h. Am I safe? Brett McDowall, Auckland. I sent an enquiry about this to the NZ Police website, and they responded with a link to their website (tinyurl.com/ zon8g8s). I cannot find anything in this site that directly answers your question, Mr McDowall. However, also on the police website was the following: In general, the speed limit for cars on main rural roads and motorways is 100km/h, and 50km/h on urban roads, unless signs say otherwise. In some circumstances, you are liable to get a speeding ticket if you drive more than 4km/h over the limit: ● School zones — within

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250m of school and preschool boundaries. ● During official holiday periods — these are publicised in the media and on this website. For the last three summers, the 4km/h tolerance has been extended to cover the period December 1-January 31. I would tend to err on the side of caution, and set your cruise control a little lower. ● Derek Smith has sent in the following: “I wanted to inform

Aucklanders about a real outthere effort that every working day takes 17 cars off the Northern Motorway. The Mahu Express, a 16-seater bus, takes commuters from Snells Beach and Warkworth into downtown Queen St each weekday morning and home again each evening from Albert St. The guy who organises it got sick of sitting in traffic jams on the Northern Motorway and went out and got his bus driver’s licence, purchased a bus, and got Auckland Transport to let him use the Northern Busway. All the while he’s holding down a day job in central Auckland. Now, instead of 17 more cars on the motorway, there is one bus, 16 passengers who don’t have the stress of driving and

they have a quicker time into Queen St. (www.mahucityexpress.co.nz) Surely this must be the future for the edge-of-Auckland commute into the city, especially as under the Auckland plan Warkworth is expected to more than double in size with new houses. Perhaps Auckland Transport should be l organising similar small buses from every far-out place. However, there is a substantial cost attached to this option: $15 each trip — that’s each way.

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Many men seem to have lost pride in their appearance. The five-day stubble suits very few. Women should revolt. After all, who wants to be kissed by the likes of the bristles of a yard-broom? Bernie

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Low-key Kiwi culture in need of tune-up NZ lacking joyful, patriotic songs that make us overflow with pride

met an Englishman at a cultural event in the nextdoor beach resort town of Biarritz, in a tent that seated 750 people. I don’t normally warm to the English — it may have something to do with their arrogant national rugby team, but is more likely an inherited prejudice. England has contributed to world civilisation like no other and what would New Zealand be without them arriving as colonisers, or settlers if you prefer the euphemism. This Englishman I liked. The event is a celebration of the Basque way of life. My new friend said that when he first got to Biarritz 13 years ago, “it felt as if I was finally at my true home”. This despite the Basque people being very standoffish until they learn to trust you — and that may be never — or one of their key players introduces you. “Then you’re in and it’s for life,” this 75-year-old told me. He hardly goes back to England and when he does, can’t wait to “come home”. I’m not quite like that, patriotic and emotionally anchored that I am to the country I was born and raised in. But I did get his point. This is some place, the

Basque Country. The Basque culture is unique, full-on passionate either singing, eating or conversing. They’re a united people with their own language — though the majority don’t speak it — and the songs that help bind them are wonderful sung en masse. The food. My God, the food just kept coming. I don’t prefer multi-courses yet I enjoyed four of the five courses and am glad I don’t eat desert. Lamb on a spit will always go down with a Kiwi, like the big lead singer with the magnificent voice did. Found myself getting nostalgic for the company of Maori again. Yet part of me well knows that this Basque event is a reflection of their history, just as Maori reflect both on their past and what modern life has made of them. There’s that other social code here, of never getting drunk. Drink and be merry, absolutely. But drunk is a very bad look. No violence at any social event — zero. Like it is with the vast majority of people I know in both countries. But this does not apply to a small minority who think it’s okay to get pissed, be abusive and even fight.

As was said last week, I have very fond memories of singing and drinking with my Maori relations. But I did realise I was trying to relive a past that won’t ever come back, wishing that I could do this with my own people of both my ethnic sides. I know culture evolves over centuries and that it takes its own carousing course, and is often crushed by overwhelming outside forces. Somehow, the Basque have found a way to retain their culture of at least 2000 years. All over this town are little, private cultural clubs that exist solely on the fact they are Basque. I do think we Kiwis need a really good national anthem. Like Kapa O Pango did to the All Blacks’ haka. A big, beautiful anthem like the Welsh. We need traditions that have some element of ceremony and formal ritual, yet allows joyful expression. Some of the big choral pieces, like Hebrew Slaves from Verdi’s opera, Nambucca, that everyone can be fully immersed in rendering with all our hearts. New Zealand needs more Maori and Pacific Island composers to give us

something that is typically us, that we can all rally around and sing with gusto, emotion, harmony and national pride. The Maori Battalion came home with songs picked up from Italy and sang them like Eyeties. England’s Vera Lynn took Marlene Dietrich’s Lili Marlene and turned it into an English classic. At rugby games here in Bayonne, song sheets

are on every seat for the fans to sing traditional songs. No one sings at a rugby game in NZ. We hardly even shout. The Basque people dance a lot, mostly rock and roll and a bit of salsa. A woman dragged me up to dance and

I suffered the painful experience with a fixed, false smile. But at any excuse I’ll sing because, as mentioned last week, it’s what I grew up on. Our kids and grandkids have adopted Anzac Day heart and soul. Let’s give them something more joyful to express culturally, some depth, some layers. It always makes for a better people. Kapa O Pango is a great All Black haka.

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Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau has admitted concocting a story with his daughter’s partner about who shot five protected wood pigeons (kereru) in Southland last year. In June, five frozen kereru wrapped in newspaper were found in Tau’s checked-in luggage at Invercargill airport. He initially said he killed them, but later his daughter’s partner, Douglas James Sadlier, said he had shot them and given them to Tau. After Department of Conservation (DoC) and police inquiries, both men were charged with perverting the course of justice. Tau pleaded not guilty, but after a sentencing indication hearing before Judge Mark

Callaghan in the Invercargill District Court yesterday, he changed his plea to guilty. Tau had already admitted hunting and possessing the kereru. Judge Callaghan indicated Tau would be fined $12,000 on all charges, ordered to pay $12,500 in costs to DoC, sentenced to three months’ community detention and ordered to undertake 100 hours of community work. Tau was convicted on the obstruction charge and remanded to appear for final sentencing on all three charges on June 16 — one year to the day after the birds were discovered. Sentencing will be via audio visual link from Auckland District Court.

Judge Callaghan said Tau changed his story not long after he was initially interviewed and charged. He told DoC Sadlier had shot the birds near Otautau but he (Tau) had accepted responsibility to protect his daughter, Sadlier and their children. In November, Sadlier was convicted of obstructing the course of justice by agreeing to make a false statement and was ordered to pay a $1000 emotional harm payment to DoC. After yesterday’s hearing, Tau apologised for killing the birds and said his goal now was to contribute back to the community. — Otago Daily Times

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It’s been hot work for authorities fighting and monitoring the wildfire that has roared across 161,000ha of Canada’s Alberta province but yesterday they believed they were making progress. Light rain and cooler temperatures were helping firefighters to battle the blaze, which is set to become the most expensive natural disaster in Canada’s history. Full story A14

Polls split as campaign starts Turnbull still preferred prime minister but parties neck and neck as countdown to Australian election begins

ustralia’s election is set to be a nailbiter, with two polls published yesterday suggesting it is too close to call as the first full day of campaigning got under way. Conservative Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, in the top job for less than a year, on Sunday called the national vote for July 2, saying there was a “clear choice” between him and

Labor opposition leader Bill Shorten. But opinion polls indicate a tight race, with an Ipsos one in the Sydney Morning Herald showing Turnbull’s Liberal/National coalition winning 51 to 49 per cent but a Newspoll in the Australian having Labor ahead by the same margin. Australian elections, where voting is mandatory, are traditionally close, and the conservatives — then led by

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Tony Abbott — won the last one in September 2013 by 53.5 per cent to 46.5 per cent.

As Parliament was officially dissolved in Canberra yesterday, the Ipsos poll of 1410 voters taken after last week’s national Budget put Turnbull ahead as preferred prime minister but with his personal rating sliding. He was in front by 51 per cent to Shorten’s 29 per cent as preferred PM, but down on his 54 per cent standing of last month.

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Rwanda landslide A Rwandan government minister says at least 49 people have been killed by landslides in the north after heavy weekend rains. Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs Minister Seraphine Mukantabana said torrential rains in the area about 80km from the capital, Kigali, had destroyed homes, stranding many families. She said most of the victims lived in the Gakenke district, where 34 deaths had been recorded and more than 500 homes destroyed. Children and the elderly had been especially hit.

Search for survivors

The death toll in a landslide in China’s southeastern Fujian province has risen to 31, with seven people still missing, state media say. The landslide, triggered on Sunday by heavy rain, hit the site of a hydropower project in Taining County, Fujian. About 100,000cu m of rocks and mud buried an office building and the construction workers’ living area. Persistent rain has made rescue work more difficult, Xinhua said. It is the latest accident to have raised questions about industrial safety standards and lack of oversight over years of rapid economic growth.

Prison deal A tentative deal has been reached to end a strike in a Syrian prison by nearly 800 mostly political detainees that would eventually lead to the pardon and release of those held without charges. Rights groups and activists said the deal brokered late yesterday would end a mutiny in the Hama prison that started last week when political detainees revolted after five inmates were to be taken to the notorious Sadnaya prison for the execution of death sentences passed by an extra-judicial military tribunal.

Neighbours’ loss

Reg Grundy, the producer behind Australian soap opera hits such as Neighbours, The Young Doctors and Prisoner: Cell Block H, has died aged 92. In the mid-1980s Grundy and his head of drama Reg Watson developed Neighbours, which made Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan global stars and is still running today.

The 3D edge

German paralympic cyclist Denise Schindler plans to use a 3D-printed leg prosthesis instead of a conventional one at the Paralympic Games in Rio in September. “It feels different when I cycle due to its quality. But we are on the right path to reach the right stiffness and aerodynamic,” said Schindler, who won a silver medal in London four years ago. She said it was also lighter. Making the prosthesis starts with the scanning of the stump, then it is designed through a special computer program called Fusion 360. Those behind the project say the idea of the new method of production is to make sports-prostheses cheaper and more accessible for everyone.

Crew questioned

Authorities are questioning the crew of a Maltese-flagged ship that collided with a Chinese fishing boat over the weekend, killing at least two sailors and leaving 17 others missing, Chinese state media reported yesterday. The ship’s Greek captain and 19-member mostly Filipino crew said they were unaware they had collided with another craft in heavy fog. The ship, the Catalina, was ordered into port for investigation and docked in Beilun where it was boarded by Chinese officers.

Philippines vote

People in the Philippines were last night voting for a new President and other leaders. Five candidates were running for President but outspoken mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte, who led polls, was the favourite to win despite controversial comments while campaigning. Duterte’s critics have warned he will plunge the country into another dark period of dictatorship and turmoil, three decades after a “People Power” revolution ended the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.

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Rain arrives at the right time as winds slow the progress of monster Canadian inferno

anadian officials yesterday felt they were beginning to get on top of the country’s most destructive wildfire in recent memory, as favourable weather helped firefighters, and winds took the flames southeast, away from oil-sands boomtown Fort McMurray. There was still no time line, however, for getting Fort McMurray’s 88,000 inhabitants back into what remains of their town, or when energy companies will be able to restart operations at evacuated sites nearby. The wildfires have cut Canada’s vast oil-sands output in half. “It definitely is a positive point for us, for sure,” Alberta fire official Chad Morrison said at a news briefing when asked if the battle to contain the flames had reached a turning point. “This is great firefighting weather. We can really get in here and get a handle on this fire, and really get a death grip on it.” The wildfire scorching through Canada’s oil-sands region in northeast Alberta since last Monday had been expected to double in size yesterday, threatening the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan. But with the fire moving into its second week, light rains and cooler temperatures helped hold it back, giving officials hope that they could soon begin assessing the damage to Fort McMurray, close to where the fire started. The broader wildfire, moving south-

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east through wooded areas away from the town, would still take a long time to “clean up”, Morrison said. Officials previously warned that the fire could burn for months. Alberta’s Government estimated yesterday that the fire had consumed 161,000ha. That was less than a previous estimate, but authorities warned the fire would likely grow overnight. The inferno looks set to become the most expensive natural disaster in Canada’s history. One analyst estimated insurance losses could exceed C$9 billion ($10.2 billion). David Yurdiga, the member of Parliament for the area, toured Fort McMurray yesterday and said 80 per cent of houses were standing. “We’ll be back on our feet a lot quicker than I thought we would be,” he said at a roadblock just south of the city. “All of the key infrastructure is in place. Our hospital is standing, our schools are standing.” — Reuters, AP

Protesters took their anger to the streets of Athens where they clashed with police

Parents’ smartphone habits putting school-start Ben Farmer

Parents’ immersion in smartphones has left some neglected children starting primary school unable to hold conversations, new British research warns. Almost a third of children starting school are not ready for the classroom, with many lacking social skills, having speech problems or not toilet trained, the survey of senior primary school staff has found. Teachers warned of children suffering from a lack of attention and interaction from parents obsessed with their smartphones.

One head teacher said: “There is limited parent/child interaction. Four year-olds know how to swipe a phone but haven’t a clue about conversations”. Another primary school leader warned: “We are having more and more children entering our early years stage with delayed speech and a lack of school readiness. “I feel much of this is down to challenging family circumstances alongside the rise of mobile phones and other mobile technology, which means parents are more often to be seen on the phone than talking to their children.”

The survey of more than 1100 senior primary staff carried out by The Key, an information and advice service for head teachers, estimates at least 194,000 children could be ill-prepared to start school in September. The State of Education report found about 80 per cent of teachers were worried about poor social skills or children having speech problems. More than two thirds had seen children lacking “self-help skills”. Teachers also reported levels of reading, writing and numeracy were lower than they should be. The Key chief executive Fergal Roche said the arrival of thousands of

Netanyahu hits back over general’s Holocaust speech Jeffrey Heller in Jerusalem

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, contradicting his Defence Minister, has scolded Israel’s deputy military chief for suggesting that Israeli society was showing signs of Nazi-like behaviour. The rare public rebuke of a serving general was the latest example of Netanyahu taking action that appeared to put him at odds with top brass in a national debate on moral conduct in the conflict with the Palestinians. In a speech last week on the eve of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance day, Major-General Yair Golan evoked a dark time in the history of the Jewish people in calling on Israelis to engage in soul-searching. “If there’s something that frightens me about Holocaust remembrance it’s the recognition of the nauseating processes that occurred in Europe in gen-

eral, and particularly in Germany, back then — 70, 80 and 90 years ago — and finding signs of them here among us today in 2016,” he said. Golan’s comments were widely interpreted as comparing behaviour of some in Israel with that of the Nazis, who killed 6 million Jews in the Holocaust of World War II. In his speech, the general made reference to a soldier who shot and killed a wounded Palestinian assailant, who was lying on the ground, in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, in March. Far-right members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition demanded that Golan recant and accused him of dishonouring the dead. The Prime Minister, himself, made no public reference to the speech — until the weekly cabinet meeting yesterday. “The comparison that arose from

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the deputy chief of staff’s comments on the processes that characterised Nazi Germany 80 years ago is outrageous,” Netanyahu said. “They wrong Israeli society and cheapen the Holocaust.” Netanyahu has not commented on the general’s future, but Miri Regev, a cabinet minister from his right-wing Likud party, called on Golan to resign. In rebuking Golan, Netanyahu echoed criticism by far-right coalition partners, while distancing himself from Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon of Likud, who issued a statement on

Friday expressing his “total confidence” in the officer and praising commanders who provide a moral compass. Political opponents have accused Netanyahu of not being supportive of the military over its court-martial of the soldier in the Hebron incident. After the shooting, Israel’s military chief, Gadi Eisenkot, publicly cautioned troops to use only “measured and considered force” against a wave of Palestinian street attacks and said those who deviate from orders would face punishment. An opinion poll, however, showed 57 per cent of Israelis believed the soldier should never have been arrested. And Netanyahu took the unusual step of telephoning the conscript’s father to say “I understand your distress” and assure him of a fair investigation. — Reuters

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Greek lawmakers yesterday adopted a controversial package of pension cuts and tax hikes as eurozone finance ministers geared up for an emergency meeting to hammer out fresh reforms for Athens to stave off another eurozone crisis. The ministers from the 19 countries that use the euro were expected to complete a long-stalled first review of Greece’s massive EU-IMF bailout and discuss new debt relief measures at the crunch meeting in Brussels, which follows mass public opposition to the newly adopted measures in the cashstrapped country. The talks have already suffered months of delays and Greece wants to wrap them up as quickly as possible so it can unlock the next tranche of its €86 billion ($143.7 billion) bailout — the third for the debt-laden country since 2010 — ahead of a huge European Central Bank payment due in July. The meeting follows days of protests in Greece, where tens of thousands took to the streets to slam the unpopular reforms adopted yesterday. The measures were passed thanks to the Syriza-led Government’s slim majority in the 300-seat Parliament, with the 153 MPs of the far-left Syriza and the Independent Greeks coalition voting in favour of the measures. As expected all the opposition parties voted against the bill, which will reduce Greece’s highest pension payouts, merge several pension funds, increase contributions and raise taxes for those on medium and high incomes. In the run-up to the parliamentary debate, angry unions staged a general strike that paralysed public transport for a third straight day, while some 26,000 people took to the streets of Athens and Greece’s second city Thessaloniki in protest at the pensions and tax overhaul. Brief clashes erupted outside the Parliament in Athens ahead of the vote, with youths throwing Molotov cocktails and flares at riot police who responded with volleys of tear gas. Numbers were, however, significantly down on February protests when 40,000 people marched in Athens alone. — AFP

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children ill-prepared for the classroom placed a huge burden on schools already under pressure to manage teachers’ workload. “An agreed definition of what school-readiness means could be the first step to helping schools, parents and early years practitioners identify what national or localised support is required to meet this growing issue.” Gareth Jenkins, director of poverty policy at Save The Children, said the report “provides yet further evidence that too many children are not getting the support they need to thrive in their early years”. He said: “Research for Save The

Children has shown that falling behind in their early years can drastically limit a child’s chances of success later on, affecting results throughout school, and even earnings as adults.” Last year, a leading child psychiatrist suggested parents enforce a “talk not tap” rule at the dinner table to stop smartphones and tablets taking over children’s lives. Dr Hayley Van Zwanenberg, of the Priory clinics, warned that children “transfixed” by social media and messaging risk growing up emotionally stunted and unable to cope properly with the real world. — Telegraph Group Ltd

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the Australian people. “We will be talking about our national economic plan every single day,” he told reporters in Queensland, on one of the nation’s longest-ever election campaigns. “Jobs and growth. Confidence. Australia — its future. That’s what this election is about.” Australia is charting a rocky path away from mining dependence after an unprecedented resources investment boom that has helped the nation avoid a recession for 25 years. This is the first election campaign as the head of their parties for both Shorten and Turnbull, who ousted colleague Abbott in a Liberal Party caucus vote last September. — AFP

A bride who cancelled her wedding after refusing to sign a prenup decided to turn the planned reception into a party for families in need. On Sunday, Yiru Sun was supposed to tie the knot in luxurious Harold Pratt House in New York’s Upper East Side. Two months ago, however, the Princeton graduate called off the wedding after refusing to sign a prenuptial agreement. The heartbroken bride decided that instead of losing the non-refundable US$8000 ($11,700) deposit for the wedding reception, she’d throw a feast for 60 New York children in need and their families. With help from charity Inwood House and the Salvation Army, the insurance executive organised a preMother’s Day lunch at in the Upper East Side for families who would otherwise never have experienced such luxury.

North Korea was last night expelling a BBC journalist it had detained days earlier for allegedly “insulting the dignity” of the authoritarian country, which has invited scores of foreign media for its ongoing ruling party congress. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes had been scheduled to leave on Friday after accompanying a group of Nobel laureates on a North Korea trip. Instead, he was stopped at the airport, detained and questioned. O Ryong Il, secretary-general of the North’s National Peace Committee, said the journalist’s news coverage distorted facts and “spoke ill of the

Yiru Sun gave the children and their mums a day to remember.

I cannot be the princess of my wedding day, but I can give the kids a fairy tale. Yiru Sun

system and the leadership of the country”. He said Wingfield-Hayes wrote an apology, was being expelled today and would never be admitted into the country again. The BBC says Wingfield-Hayes was detained with producer Maria Byrne and cameraman Matthew Goddard, and that all were taken to the Pyongyang airport. More than 100 foreign journalists are in the capital for North Korea’s first party congress in 36 years, though they have been prevented from covering the proceedings and the more than 3400 delegates. — AP

“I should have been the bride. It was cancelled,” Sun told her guests at the elegant Harold Pratt House at East 68th Street and Park Avenue. “Initially I felt frustrated. “Three weeks later, I woke up with this idea.” The children, who had their faces painted and were also given balloons and iceblocks, said the day made them feel special. “I cannot be the princess of my wedding day, but I can give the kids a fairytale.” She told the New York Post. Sun told her guests at the Pratt mansion that she grew up poor in China but studied hard in America, winning a full scholarship for a graduate degree at Princeton University. Sun, a single mum with a 6-year-old daughter, insisted that mums, and their kids, can face difficulties in life and still do great things. — Telegraph Group Ltd

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Trump: the wealthy are willing to pay more tax United States Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump yesterday said he was open to raising taxes on the rich, backing off his prior proposal to reduce taxes on all Americans and breaking with one of his party’s core policies dating back to the 1990s. “I am willing to pay more, and you know what, the wealthy are willing to pay more,” Trump told ABC’s This Week. After effectively sealing the Republican nomination for the November 8 presidential election last week, Trump has used speeches and interviews to offer more details on his policy positions. The billionaire real estate tycoon has said he would like to see an increase in the minimum wage, although he told NBC’s Meet the Press yesterday he would prefer to see states take the lead on that front instead of the federal Government. “I don’t know how people make it on US$7.25 ($10.63) an hour,” Trump said of the current federal minimum wage. “I would like to see an increase of some magnitude. But I’d rather leave it to the states. Let the states decide.” Trump’s call for higher taxes on the wealthy is a break with Republican presidential nominees who have staunchly opposed raising taxes for almost three decades. Tax hikes have been anathema to many in the party since former President George H.W. Bush infuriated fellow Republicans by abandoning a pledge not to raise taxes and agreeing to an increase in a 1990 budget deal.

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Democrats, including presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, have pressed for increased taxes on the wealthiest Americans for years. Trump released a tax proposal last September that included broad tax breaks for businesses and households. He proposed reducing the highest income tax rate to 25 per cent from the current 39.6 per cent rate. Pressed on the contradiction between his latest comments on taxes and the September tax plan, Trump said he viewed his original proposal as “a concept” and that he expected it would be changed following negotiations with Congress. “By the time it gets negotiated, it’s going to be a different plan,” Trump told ABC. He emphasised in separate interviews with ABC and NBC that his priorities were lowering taxes on the middle class and businesses. Meanwhile, Trump yesterday issued an implied threat against the party’s congressional leader for not supporting him as its nominee. Trump refused to rule out punishing Paul Ryan, speaker of the US House of Representatives, by unseating him as chairman of this year’s Republican national convention in Cleveland, where Trump is expected to be officially anointed. He said he had been “blindsided” by Ryan’s refusal to endorse him. “Three weeks ago, he called me and he was supportive — it was amazing. I never thought a thing like this [would happen],” Trump said. Ryan became the latest in a series of party heavyweights to come out against Trump’s candidacy last week when he was said he was “not ready” to support him, although talks between the pair are continuing. A more explicit threat came from Sarah Palin, a former Republican vicepresidential candidate and Trump’s most high-profile backer in the party, who said Ryan’s stance would cost him his seat in his home state of Wisconsin, where he is being challenged by a proTrump candidate. — Telegraph Group Ltd

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Khan victory shows new face of Britain

The election of a candidate of Islamic Pakistani extraction as mayor of London is a proud moment for Britain and the inclusion of minorities in its politics. It is a credit to London voters who are not predisposed to Labour candidates, as evident by Boris Johnson’s long tenure, now finished. New mayor Sadiq Khan did not have an easy campaign. Previously a South London MP, his Conservative opponent for the mayoralty made much of Mr Khan’s occasional associations with Islamic extremists, though they seemed tenuous. He has attended gatherings addressed by hard-line clerics or organisations now banned. As he explained, politicians do not always have the luxury of vetting who else might be speaking at public events. He could have added that politicians from ethnic or religious minorities are not doing their job unless they speak at these sort of gatherings where they represent a democratic alternative to alienation and terrorism. The attempt to tar Mr Khan with an extremist brush appears to have backfired on the Conservatives. One former party chairman described it as an “appalling dog whistle campaign” that “lost us the election, our reputation and credibility on issues of race and religion”. Mr Khan’s success was the exception to dismal local elections for the Labour Party, whose campaign was hounded by charges of antiSemitism. Another Islamic MP, Naz Shah of Bradford West, was suspended for a Facebook post two years ago that suggested Israel could be located in the United States. It is a familiar argument of Arab nationalists who still resent the loss of Palestine, but in the heat of the election campaign it was portrayed by Labour’s critics as another leftward lurch under its leader Jeremy Corbyn. Mr Khan’s record suggests he is not an ideologue either in an Islamic sense or in left-wing politics. He was one of the MPs who nominated Mr Corbyn for the leadership after the last election, which helped him get the party’s nomination for the London mayoralty a few months later. But since then he has distanced himself from the struggling Labour leader on Middle Eastern and domestic issues. His record in Parliament suggests he is as “flexible” or opportunist as the next person in politics. But there is no doubt that in winning the London mayoralty, he has given Britain’s ethnic minorities their most prominent elected position so far. He represents the political emergence of the new face of Britain. It ceased to be a monochrome society many decades ago, as any visitor could attest. Mr Khan grew up on a council estate, the son of a bus driver and a seamstress from Pakistan, the fifth of their eight children. He has won a position that has a tradition of fairly independent, not to say eccentric, political characters. Before Mr Johnson there was Labour’s “Red Ken” Livingston. It will be interesting to see whether Mr Khan uses the mayoralty of London to promote himself or particular causes. The margin of his win is said to be the largest personal mandate of any politician in the UK’s history. Some are calling it a pivotal moment in British politics. It is a credit to that country.

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Thank you Herald for your exposé on the realities and statistics of many women, children and families in New Zealand suffering violence at the hands of men. Our family violence per capita is worldleading; however no one really wants to face the cause. Rob Wightman hits some chords when he asserts that we all share guilt for family violence, “you and me,” but fails when he links the issue to bullying in its many forms. Bullying is another form, a symptom, of the problem. The problem is male and it is around power and control. At the core of the issue is an antiquated, primordial clannish masculinity that seeks to express itself through domination, violence and control. It is a masculinity that is immensely fragile and vulnerable to challenge, and reacts to most threats instinctively with fists. As a country we worship this kind of masculinity, it goes uncontested and our sports fields reflect it. New Zealanders appear to need alcohol to break us out of our introverted shells and this adds to the toxic social mix. Unless we begin to accept as a country that there are different types of masculinities and options to the clannish, primordial model that is based in domination, physical power and control, it will be just more shrugging of shoulders and the business of violence as usual. Russell Hoban, Ponsonby.

Domestic violence

You ask why are we violent? Because we are “free” and irresponsible, no longer living in an orderly society that encourages moral behaviour. Many couples are not bound by marriage vows and many children arrive without being planned or wanted. We are overly protective about cultural issues despite the many lifestyle changes resulting from modern technology, especially in the reduced range of employment opportunities. We have no binding constitution that sets out the responsibilities of government or a national purpose. Instead we only have an ancient treaty unsuited to our present circumstances. We badly need political leaders with the courage to make profound changes. Ross Adams, Whangaparoa.

Ethnicity of offenders?

The Herald Online claims that “525,000 New Zealanders [are] harmed every year” as a result of family violence. But 525,000 incidents of violence does not mean that 525,000 New Zealanders have been assaulted. It could be that 10,000 people are assaulted every weekend. Family violence is generally habitual and ongoing; it isn’t a one-off event. It is also interesting to note that although the Herald is happy to state that the offenders are mostly men, they refuse to give us the breakdown of these 525,000 incidents by ethnicity. Why is that? Andrew Stevenson, Mairangi Bay.

Check the stats

It is disappointing to see the Herald use

an undocumented 'comprehensive survey' result to claim 33% of NZ women are or will be victims of 'partner' violence. This issue is too important to be hijacked by activists. Social policy must be based on scientifically supported statistics, not ad hoc 'surveys' conducted by those with a vested interest in the outcome. And I thought the abolition of parental smacking was going to result in a more peaceful and respectful society? I wonder when politicians will apply the same accountability leveled at business owners regarding employee health and safety to the legislation they promote and pass. Mark McCluskey, Red Beach

Foreign trusts

It’s upsetting after a nice weekend to see Nicky Hager emoting on the 7 o’clock news, suggesting we ignore the legality of foreign trusts in New Zealand in favour of his personal morality. My experience, after living and working in developing countries for many years, is that families keep assets in “safe” New Zealand trusts to keep the money away from rapaciously corrupt national politicians and government officials — including corrupt officials from national tax departments. Robert Myers, Auckland Central.

They make it legal

When responding to revelations over using overseas trusts as a means of hiding money to hide ill-gotten gains and avoid paying tax in one’s own country the standard response from our politicians is that it is OK because “it is not illegal”. There is no law against it. And why is there no law against it? Simply because our Government has not enacted laws to prevent this happening. We are governed by rich people who are influenced and guided by other rich powerful people and the groups lobbying on their behalf. Furthermore, using trusts is only one of the two main ways of hiding money and avoiding tax. The other way is by using corporations trading internationally. The full extent of the loss in government tax revenues through creative accounting in these large corporations is yet to be fully disclosed. Brian Alderson, Glen Eden.

Lead the world

If we were able to lead the world in votes for women and being a nuclear free country and opposing apartheid in South African sport, why can’t we take leadership in this tax haven issue? Why should some jurisdictions facilitate the nonpayment of tax by wealthy individuals (or global corporates) not to mention the hiding of ill-gained earnings? This is simply wrong, and NZ could lead the way out of this moral cesspool. B. Darragh, Auckland Central.

Labour’s ban

Andrew Little is trying to jump aboard yet another passing band-wagon when he has no idea what tune the band is playing. A fortnight ago he had probably never heard of overseas trusts, now it’s Labour Party policy to ban them. Unless he learns to focus his energy and policy development on issues of real concern in the lives of ordinary Kiwis he is destined to join the long list of ousted Labour leaders. As a life-long left-leaner I’m concerned about issues such as health, education, unemployment, housing, superannuation, traffic, law and order and ensuring there’s water in my pipes, electricity in my wires and drains do their job. I have no interest

whatsoever in wealthy foreigners seeking to minimise their tax. Malcolm Bell, Forrest Hill.

Roundabout would work

I absolutely agree with Chris Pulman of Te Atatu, lovely big roundabouts do work. In the UK there are huge roundabouts for entering and exiting the motorways, and they work spectacularly. I have also seen them working all around Europe. Surely this would be the way to go. On Sunday I went through the Warkworth intersection and had a good look around. There is loads of space available for a roundabout. I travel to the north and back on a regular basis and no matter what the time of day, there is a backlog in all directions. This is State Highway 1. Let’s try and get it working better than a second-rate highway. Trish Heikoop, Pakuranga.

Absent from school

I feel sad when I read headlines which proclaim “primary schools fail children”. This is not true, and most unfair. My thoughts are that it is often parents who are failing children by not enforcing school attendance. Have you ever noticed how many children are here there and everywhere, certainly not at school, in a normal working week? Children do not learn if they are not regularly sent to school. A. N. Christie, Rotorua.

Self-important business

Lizzie Marvelly’s latest column on Hilary Barry illustrates the vast disparity between how the general public view journalists and how journalists view themselves. Those who work within the New Zealand media see themselves as celebrity demigods, adored by the nation and worthy of grandiose titles such as Mother of the Nation. The general public see them as people who are paid vast sums of money for reading auto-cues and providing background noise as we rush around, eating breakfast, getting dressed and making our lunches each morning. Alex James, Te Atatu Peninsula.

Empty house problem

I was amazed to read that some 15,000 houses bought by speculators in Auckland are sitting empty while people go without adequate housing. In the south of Spain they have a system to stop this. There, if a house is left empty, after a short time the local councils move homeless people into the house. The owners then have to prove to the courts that they need the house for themselves to get the homeless moved out. I am sure this would stop the speculators buying up houses to leave empty and exacerbating Auckland’s housing shortages. Bill Morgan, Whangarei.

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Tragic lives of children chained in yard 2. Crash blocks lanes on Auckland’s Southern Motorway 3. Tony Veitch apology: Father speaks 4. The girls who cared enough 5. Could buying this flat beat renting it? 6. Lingerie Queen’s small man gaffe 7. Ozzy and Sharon split: Affair suspected 8. Panama Papers: Former IRD staffer exposed 9. Chinese leaving elderly alone in NZ 10. The Bachelor: Uncut and uncensored

Short and sweet On violence

I commend the Herald on its stance regarding domestic violence in our country. I am surprised, however, that the link between the sport that we are best at is not linked to our world standing in domestic violence. Ken Fearnley, Warkworth.

On London’s mayor

In response to Rod Matthews, I wonder if he is aware Jakarta has an ethnic Chinese Christian governor, that Turkey has a female Christian major and Bahrain has a female Christian second generation immigrant MP? Jordan Kell, Papamoa.

On migrants

It seems New Zealand is a very attractive destination for some elderly people for

numerous reasons. Is it a concern that migrants who gain residency can access NZ Superannuation after living here for only 10 years since age 20 and only five years since age 50? J. Wakim, Epsom.

On trusts

Andrew Little wants to ban foreign trusts which are catered for by legislation created under the Lange Government and adjusted by Helen Clark’s regime. Why doesn’t he go further and ban all trusts, especially those used by the likes of David Cunliffe and Len Brown to hide their political donors. Michael Swift, Kohimarama. As a result of the Panama papers the Canadian tax department is already carrying out 40 investigations. As usual

our Government is sitting on its hands. What are John Key and Bill English scared of? Exposing the tax avoidance of their wealthy mates or upsetting the Chinese? Robert Sunkel, Napier. What about a study on how the inflow of untraceable tax avoidance funds is pumping up Auckland property prices? Panama disclosures seem to show New Zealand was the perfect place, with our slack IRD, to launder pesos, paisas or pennies and cold hard assets in Auckland and could not be a safer investment. Rob Buchanan, Kerikeri.

On abuse

Donna Wynd, in her otherwise sensible and well-reasoned letter, makes the surprising claim that child abuse does not cause low educational attainment. As they

say on Wikipedia, citation needed. Bennett McElwee, Mount Eden.

On Northland

Three cheers for Steve Maharey of Massey University, who is working for a technology hub in Northland. Auckland has too long viewed it as an inconvenient stepchild, akin to how Los Angeles regarded San Diego until it became an aviation, technology and science centre. Anne Wilks, Devonport.

On washers

Catherine Curlett says people who refuse to pay car windscreen washers should be ashamed of themselves. Why? Ignoring these youths does not grant them the right to wash your windscreen. I do not want to be bothered by them. P. Salvador (Mrs). West Harbour.

Warkworth road jam a complex project

Andrew Scoggins

here is no doubt the road layout in and around Hill St at Warkworth is one of the most challenging and frustrating journeys anywhere in the region. For locals and visitors alike, getting in and out of what was once a sleepy township can now take upwards of an hour. That is exacerbated by the explosion in new homes and businesses being built in new urban developments in the Matakana/Warkworth area. Auckland Transport, Auckland Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency have identified this as a priority project – but it is not as simple as banging in a roundabout or two. A key project to help move the

highway traffic away from the town centre is the Ara-Tuhono Puhoi to Warkworth Road of National Significance, which moves traffic to the west of the township. Congestion at the Hill St intersection will be reduced with the provision of the proposed Matakana Link Rd through to State Highway 1, north of the Hill St intersection, as an alternative route. In addition, the realignment of Sandspit Rd has been identified as a way to improve access to the eastern beaches. Extending the Western Collector arterial would also help alleviate pressure within the town centre by providing an alternative route to State Highway 1 from northern Warkworth to future industrial and residential growth areas in the west and south. There are also proposals for a frequent

express bus route between Auckland and Warkworth along the new Puhoi to Warkworth Road of National Significance, which would help take private vehicles off the road. To ensure easy access to the service, a park and ride is proposed by Hudson Rd, with local buses providing a connection to this service. In a recent Herald article, Grant McLachlan suggests putting in a roundabout at a cost of less than $100,000. A roundabout is great at quieter times of the day and when traffic flows from each direction are equal. On the down side, it can be difficult to provide a safe environment for pedestrians or cyclists at roundabouts (particularly multi-lane roundabouts), and at busy times a roundabout may not

provide as much capacity as a traffic signal controlled intersection. Traffic using roundabouts can experience significant delays where the approaches to roundabouts carry differing volumes of traffic (i.e. where one or two approaches carry much more traffic than other approaches). Despite Mr McLachlan’s assertions, a roundabout would cost in the vicinity of several million dollars, and such a significant investment has to be carefully weighed up. The reason for ongoing consultation is quite simply that any solution has to be worked on with locals to ensure that it works for locals as an absolute bottom line. Andrew Scoggins is group manager, roading, for Auckland Transport.

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Loopy rule sucks flair from rugby Seemingly endless advantage held during lineout drive at odds with dynamic spectacle game is supposed to be

here was a point in Friday night’s Super Rugby game between the Crusaders and the Reds when Scotty Stevenson said in his television commentary, as the referee signalled yet another penalty advantage to the visiting Reds, “it’s like a neverending advantage”. There must have been many, both at the ground and watching on television, who shared his frustration, and not just because they were supporting the Crusaders. The comment came during a passage of play with which we have become all too familiar and which epitomised what is in danger of becoming a blight on the game. The sequence of events followed a mind-numbingly predictable pattern. All that is required to set it in motion is that a penalty is awarded to the recipient team somewhere in the opposition’s half of the field. The decision is taken to kick for the corner rather than take a shot at goal, or a quick tap, or an up-and-under, or any other option that might involve the handling, passing and running skills that constitute so much of the appeal of rugby as a game. The kick for the corner is duly taken and results in a lineout, usually 5m or so from the line. By virtue of the penalty, the attacking team has the advantage of throwing into the lineout and can be virtually guaranteed possession, since the defending team dares not contest the lineout for fear that if it does so it will not be properly prepared to resist the inevitable drive for the line. The drive duly follows, and is organised on the basis that players from the attacking team who do not have the ball are entitled to charge forward, clearing opponents out of the way, so that one of their number carrying the ball at the back of the 5m drive can dot it down over the line when the opposition have been splintered. If the opposition are unwise enough to respond in kind by tackling the players advancing on them, they are penalised for “dragging down” the drive, in which case the ball is again kicked into touch and the manoeuvre is repeated. If the same result is produced, another penalty will be awarded and there is a danger that the outcome will eventually be a penalty try, perhaps accompanied by a yellow card. The repetition is so marked that, as Stevenson remarked, it’s as though we are “on a loop”. The defending team, once locked into the sequence, finds it very difficult to break free, and the effect is magnified by the length of the advantage that most referees now allow. The tactic is permitted by the current rules, which referees cannot be criticised for applying. But it is surely obvious that the lineout drive is increasingly at odds with the kind of contest that the game is intended to promote. It is increasingly used by teams that do not have the wit, skill or ambition to score tries in any other way. In recent weeks, in the Super Rugby competition, we have seen teams such as the Sharks, the Brumbies and the Reds all attempt to negate the superior skills of their opponents by taking advantage of the rules that in effect hand the ball to them

The Crusaders ended up trapped into defending against what seemed like a never-ending advantage to the Reds on Friday night.

Bryan Gould comment

just 5m from the line and then invite them to mobilise anything up to the whole team in order to push opponents out of the way so that one ball-carrier can cross the 5m to the line. The rules mean that the awarding of a penalty on the halfway line can produce an outcome that is often out of all proportion to the gravity of the offence. It will often lead to a protracted sequence of play, when the ball does not move for minutes on end from a narrow sphere just metres from the line, and when repeated and valiant defensive efforts are met by a succession of penalties that ensure the same dismal manoeuvre is endlessly reproduced. The advantage from the original penalty can be endlessly prolonged. It is worth noting that the Crusaders, on Friday night, after scoring five tries through running rugby, eventually made

It is surely obvious that the lineout drive is increasingly at odds with the kind of contest that the game is intended to promote. what might be regarded as an ironic point by scoring a sixth as a result of a wellexecuted lineout drive. They demonstrated that there is room in the game for the traditional rolling maul — as long as it is not the only tactic employed. The varied range of skills and tactics that are possible in rugby is, after all, one of the reasons it is such a great game. The powers that be have already begun

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to address some problems arising from the current rules. The solution surely lies in ensuring that the balance of advantage does not lie, with such boring predictability, so one-sidedly in the hands of a team that has done nothing more to earn it than to be awarded a penalty within kicking distance of the corner. It must surely be made possible for the defending team to resist the drive by legitimate means so that it does not repeatedly run the risk of being pinned on its line until a try or further penalties are conceded. What must be changed is the high probability that the endless deployment of a sterile tactic will produce an unjustified bonus on the scoreboard. Bryan Gould is a former British Labour MP and former vice-chancellor of Waikato University.

To atone . . . stand in the complete truth: a father speaks On Sunday, Tony Veitch wrote about the remorse he feels over his assault on Kristin Dunne-Powell in 2006. Here, her father Steve Dunne responds to that article In the 10 years since Tony Veitch broke my daughter’s back, she has rebuilt her life completely. We are immensely proud of her resilience and the person she is. We do not dwell in the past and we have followed her lead in moving past this. However, I wish she was not forever more connected to this man. I witnessed her pain again on Sunday, on what should be a special day for her

and our family. The constant reminders of this public case also haunt her as she attempts to go happily about her daily life. So, as Tony puts our case back in the public arena, our family asks, what do we do? Stay silent and just let it go . . . say nothing? Is that the best way I can protect my daughter and other women in abusive relationships?

The Herald’s own editorial tells us not to do this: “Silence can too easily be misinterpreted as condoning the act. More often, silence will be hiding the hearer’s utter disgust.” So the Herald, allowing Mr Veitch’s selfserving propaganda (again), astounds us. And positioning him as part of the solution is an insult to all true victims of this tragic issue. If this “apology” showed genuine remorse, it would have been given privately to our daughter. She has never received one. So who gains from this public “apology”? And actually is it an apology at all?

Tony, to atone for your actions, you must stand in the complete truth. This was no one-off, as you still attempt to mislead the New Zealand public to believe. The other charges were never presented to the court but they remain evidence of your systematic, abusive pattern. In those files lie a very inconvenient truth for you. Through Kristin’s charitable work we have met many former perpetrators of violence who are now White Ribbon ambassadors. I encourage you, Tony, to seek their help and support, so you may genuinely and deeply face your abusive actions with integrity. And truth.

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ADAMS, Nora ( formerly GODWIN, Ailsa Rosemary DILLICAR, Paul James Harris, nee Edwards). (nee Gwilliam) HANDLEY, Brett Maskrey Passed away peacefully on 6 (Rosemary) On 7 May 2016 at Eventhorpe away peacefully on 5 5th May 2016 age 83. Eldest son May 2016, aged 71. Much loved Passed Rest Home Hamilton. BOWSKILL, Geoffrey May 2016, at Waipuna Hospice, partner of Semisi. Brother of surrounded by family. Dearly of Hilda and Claude Handley, Loved Mother and mother-in- Barrington (Geoff). CONDON, Ian Neil. Loved brother of law of Ron and the late Kathy On May 8th 2016 2016 On 8th May 2016, peacefully at Colin and wife Mina; their loved wife of Keith. Much loved Paeroa. Martinovich, Dawn (Tauranga). Loved Grandma peacefully in his 85th year at Dargaville. Aged 70 years. children Melissa and her mother of Mark, Scott, Glen Peggy Williams, Briar McKeown, Kay of Douglas, Sonia, and Robert. Lady Elizabeth Hospital Dearly loved second son of the husband Tai; Leon and his wife and Dean. Adored Stovold, Gary and Tony formerly of late Glen and Kath. A much Dale and their two children grandmother According to Nora’s wishe, a Takanini, of 8 Handley and Uncle to all their Sam and Oscar. Friend of private cremation was held Longford Park Village. Dearly loved brother and brother-ingrandchildren, and great loved Husband and Best friend law of David and Ann, Ross Tony Booth and Stephen grandmother of 4 great families. Private Cremation. yesterday at Hamilton. All communications to the of the Late Rene. Loved Uncle (deceased) and Judy, Glenda Chester; Munro Wilson and grandchildren. A special Rest in Peace "Steam". Williams; Ken thanks to the nurses and staff Harris Family c/- P.O. Box of Kay and Mark. Now with His and Robert. A dearly loved and Glynn much loved Rene. A service supportive uncle of Tony, Richardson; and Stephen at Waipuna Hospice for their 4449 Hamilton East 3247. will be held in the chapel of Michelle, Karen, Deirdre, Neil Walker. A service to celebrate care of Rosemary. In Pellows Funeral Directors Manukau Memorial Gardens and Michelle, Aaron and Amy, Paul’s life will be held at Grange accordance with Rosemary’s Manor Chapel, 400 Dominion ALLCHORNE, Caryl Anne (nee Puhiniui Road Papatoetoe Adele, Myles and Amy. Loved Road, Mt Eden on Saturday 14 wishes a private family service tomorrow Wednesday at great uncle of Carlyn, Nathan, has been held. Communication Margison) May at 10.30 am. and Billy. to the Godwin Family, c/o P.O. (1944 to 2016). Passed away 11am Box 3136, Greerton, Tauranga peacefully on May 7th 2016 at You have sown your last seed, 3142. Eastcliffe on Orakei. Loved planted your last potato, weeded your last garden daughter of the late Derwent patch, leaned on the bar for the and Olive Margison. Dearly last time and blown the final loved mother and mother in whistle on your own special law of Conway and Karen, HARRIS, Rubina. rugby game called Donk’s Dane and Sarah (UK) and A good friend will be sadly ENSOM Funeral Services cherished Mama of Lettice, 15 East Street, Papakura 2110 game. You will be greatly missed missed by all, but be forever in DOWSETT, Audree. Daisy and Louis (UK). Eldest God has you in his keeping, 09 299 6646 Dearly loved wife of the late our memories. sister of Gaylene, Merilyn and We have you in our hearts, Brett, sister in law of Laurie, A celebration of Ian’s life wil be Dave and much loved and Lots of love Sheila and family. Trevor and Brent. Thank you to held at the Dargaville Rugby appreciated stepmother and step-mother in law of the late all the angels atEastcliffe. Club Rooms, Murdoch Street, Thelma Ruth May she rest in peace and be in BOYTON, Dargaville on Thursday 12 Lyn, Dawn, Brent, Debbie, (Nee Buchanan). HART, William (Bill) our heartsforever. 2016 at 11am followed by Sharon and Shane. Generous peacefully with her May Peacefully at Middlemore and kind Nana Audree to A service will be held at St Passed private cremation. son, Michael by her side on Hospital on 8th May 2016. Aged Mark’s Anglican Church, 95 Sunday 8th May 2016 - In lieu of flowers, donations in all our children and 91 years. Dearly loved husband grandchildren. Remuera Rd on Monday 16th Mothers’ Day at Rowena memory of Ian may be made of the late Norma. Loved father May at 2.00 pm. In lieu of Jackson aged 86 years. Loved to The Dargaville Fire Brigade Will be fondly remembered by of Ross and Helen. Loved flowers, please make wife of the late David and would be appreciated. All all. father in law of Graeme and donations to The Mercy dearly loved mother and communications to the friend of Michael. Beloved Condon Family c/- PO Box 306 FINNIGAN, Colleen Gloria. Hospice, Auckland. mother-in-law of Michael, Dargaville 0340. Grandad of Hayden and Jerri, GRAHAM, Barbara. Died peacefully at Auckland Loved sister and sister-in-law Aaron and Jessica and much Barbara and David Harris and Hospital on 6th May, 2016, of Dot and Les. Words cannot loved great Grandad of Alexis, cherished grandmother of aged 81. Cherished wife of express the loss of you. Madison-Janeand Eden. Jeanette, the late Benjamin, Steve. Loved mother of Glenn Forever in our hearts. Nadia, and Levana, Madelene, "Forever inour hearts" and Vicki, Kerry and Michelle, Adrian, Matthew, and A celebration of Bill’s life will be Brett and Jacqui, Janine and Rosemary and greatheld at Troup Funerals, 110 Laurie. Adored grandmother grandmother to Caelen, Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe on of Harriet, Emilie, Sam, Nathan, and Beau. RIP. Thursday 12th May 2016 at Matthew, Alice, Jackson, A Requiem Mass will be 11am. Darcy, James, Callum and celebrated at Sacred Heart Mark, and great grandmother Church, 435 North Road, at of Xavier. A celebration of GRAHAM, Barbara. 10.30am Friday 13th May. Colleen’s life will be held at Passed away peacefully on Followed by Interment at 10.30am on Wednesday 11th 5th May 2016. She will be Eastern Cemetery. Messages: May, 2016 at Five Knots, missed dearly by her cousin 16 Biggar Street, Invercargill Tamaki Yacht Club, 30 Tamaki George, his wife Rosemary, 9812. and the Holden family. Until we Drive, Mission Bay. Avenal Park Funeral Home HAWKINS, Kathleen Alice meet again. FDANZ State of Grace East BARDSLEY, Pui Lin (May) Dalley, Christopher John (Kath). 09 5270366 (nee Wong) Passed away on the 5th May On 9th May 2016 peacefully at GREEN, John Peacefully on Sunday 8 May following an accident. Dearly Ultimate Care Oakdale, Passed away very peacefully 2016, after a long battle with loved Nephew and Cousin of FINNIGAN, Colleen Gloria. Cambridge in her 90th year. on the 7th May 2016, aged 73 cancer. Adored wife of the late Karen and Steve, Gavin, Amy, Died 6 May 2016. Dearly loved years. Dearly loved wife of the late Steven. Will be dearly missed Sarah and families. We will sister of Owen and Bob Cleave. Forever loved by his fiancee Eric. Loved mother of by her mum, brothers and miss you Chris, and especially Will be sadly missed. Frederick, Freda Lipsey, Linda. Beloved father of sister in Hong Kong. Very your cheeky grin. Too young to Tamarisk and John Paul. Linda Fitzgerald and their special aunty to Mandy, and leave us RIP. Dearest grandad of Charkana, spouses. Granny Hawkins to 6 Nono. Cherished daughter-inKarlee, Lucas, Wiremu and grandchildren and seven great law of Mike and Lynn and a Ellie. Father in law of Michelle grandchildren. Grateful thanks beautiful sister-in-law and BROWN, Thomas Leonard and stepfather to Angela, to Freeman Court and friend of Sharon. We have all (Tom) Oakdale for the amazing care Mark, Michelle andPaul. learned from a lovely lady, Passed away 05 May 2016. The You will be forever strong in given to Kath. gracious to the very end. New Zealand Principals’ DAWSON, Annemarie. A Service to celebrate Kath’s our hearts. Heartfelt thanks to the doctors Federation (NZPF) extends its On 7 May 2016 peacefully at FINNIGAN, Colleen Gloria service to celebrate John’s life will be held at Alexandra and nursing staff of Totara sincere condolences to the home after a courageous Much loved and long time A House Chapel, 570 Alexandra life will be held at the Chapel of family of Tom Brown and Hospice for their compassion battle with cancer. Dearly family friend of Debbie and Funeral Services 39 St, Te Awamutu on Thursday, and care and to all who acknowledges their great loss loved wife of Trevor and very Dennis, Madeleine and Michael Forrest 12th May 2016 at 11am Riverside Road Orewa, on continued to visit and support with Tom’s passing. loved and respected mother Simpson. Dearest friend of the 11th May 2016 at followed by a private May and her family during this Tom was one of the and mother-in-law of Tim and late Doreen and Colin Stringer. Wednesday cremation. 1pm. tragic time. A service for May exceptional visionaries and Robyn, Logan and Siân, Forever inour hearts. In lieu of flowers, donations to educational will be held in the Manukau outstanding Braden and Ninya, Greg and Alzheimers Waikato would be leaders of his time and within Memorial Gardens Chapel, 361 Ashlee-Rose, and Matt, and appreciated and may be left at Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe on the profession, a most admired Nana to Noah. A celebration of the service. and respected school principal. Thursday 12 Mayat 11am. Annemarie’s life will be held at All communications please to Horsham Downs Community the Hawkins family, P O Box He was a ’Founding Father’ of Hall, 10 Martin Lane, Horsham 137, Te Awamutu 3840. the NZPF and its first Downs, Hamilton, on Te Awamutu Funeral Services, President. He will be sadly Wednesday, 11 May 2016at FDANZ. missed FINNIGAN, Colleen. 11:00am followed by burial at Iain Taylor, President NZPF Gordonton Cemetery. In lieu of Colleen, we will miss you at BOULT, Delsie Naomi. flowers donations preferred to the many family gatherings Peacefully passed away at HAWKINS, Kathleen Alice Outreach2day, c/- and always remember your Jane Winstone Retirement (Kath). www.thevillagechurch.nz or love and kindness to family GREEN, John Village, on Monday 2 May these may be left at the and friends. Karyn and Allan Born 12 February 1943. Passed Loved Mum of Frederick and 2016, aged 93 years. Beloved BROWN, Thomas Leonard granny to Eric and Iris. Job. service. All communications to wife of the late Eric. Loved (Tom) away 07 May 2016. A greatly "Rest in peace". mother and mother in law of The De La Salle College Board the Dawson family C/- PO Box loved brother and best friend to Helen and Richard Dobson, of Trustees, staff and students 5523, Frankton, Hamilton 3242. FRY, Peter Jason (Jase) Carole and brother in law to and Alastair and Andrea. express our deepest sympathy Seddon Park Funeral Home Passed away peacefully on 8th Daryl. Uncle to Neridene, Precious Grandma of Jocelyn, to the Brown family on the loss May 2016 at North Shore Janine, Matt and Joey. Great HAWKINS, Kathleen Alice Bronwyn and Buzz, Lizzie and of Tom. A founding trustee of Hospital, aged 63 years. Dearly Uncle to Alexandra, William, (Kath). Piet; Samuel, Evelyn and the College who gave beloved father and father-in- Jonah, Jarvis and Jordy. In our On 9th May 2016. Loved Jordan, and Josiah; proud outstanding and selfless law of Pania and Jase. Loved hearts you will always stay mother of Freda and mother in Great Grandma of Olivia. In service formanyyears. father of Melisa, Kahu, and loved and remembered. law of Clyde, Granny of Stefan accordance with Delsie's "Bonum Certamen Certa DEARDEN, Paul Henry James Rena. Loved brother and and Natasha, Karl and Marga. wishes a private burial service Fide." (Pogues). brother-in-law of Kent and Great granny of Kayla, has been held. Grateful thanks Unexpectedly at Rochdale on 6 Alison, and Morgan and HANCOCK, Mervyn Wilkinson, Jesscia, Sophie, Daniel, and to the staff at Jane Winston for May 2016, aged 49 years. Sharron. Dearly loved by all his (Merv). Mario. their loving care of Delsie. Dearly beloved husband of grandchildren and great Died peacefully Saturday 7, "Now with Dad, Rest in Details of a public memorial Kate and treasured Dad of grandchild. A service to May 2016, in Palmerston peace". service for Delsie to be Jack and Bella. Precious son of celebrate Jase’s life will be held North. Dearly loved husband of confirmed. Messages may be the late James and Mary, at the Chapel of Forrest Alison. Beloved by Mary, sent C/- Cleveland Funeral loved brother and brother-in- Funeral Services, 8 Glen Road, Michael, and Brent and HAWKINS, Kathleen Alice Home, PO Box 7102, law of Belinda and Andrew, Browns Bay on Wednesday extended family. Merv’s funeral will be at (Kath). Wanganui. Juliet and Jez, Jeremy and 11th May 2016 at2pm. 10.30am Thursday, 12 May, On 9th May 2016. Peacefully at Andrea, and Nicky and Tom. Cleveland Funeral Home 2016, at Wesley Broadway Oakdale, Cambridge. Cherished son-in-law of Judy Clevelandfunerals.co.nz Methodist Church, 264 Cherished mother of Lyn and and John Liptrot, and brotherBroadway Ave, Palmerston Trevor Fitzgerald. Granny of in-law of Meg and Richard. North. Followed by burial at Graham and the late Andy. BOWDEN, Joy. Paul will be at his home, On 5th May 2016, Peacefully. Kelvin Grove Lawn Cemetery. 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HELLAWELL, Veronica WILSON, Robert George PERKINSON, Robert Peter LEE, Tom McGREGOR, Rita Frances UREN, Barry Grahame. Catherine Bob died peacefully at home in On the 8 May 2016, peacefully (nee Salter). 23 August 1949 - 8 May 2016. On 9th May, 2016 passed away Thornton with his family on Passed away peacefully aged at home with his family. Loving Passed away on the 8th May Passed away peacefully with peacefully at Radius Arran 78, Loved mother of Warwick husband and friend of Jean, 2016 peacefully at North Shore Sunday 8th May 2016. Dearly Natalie and Pip at his side. Court Hospital, aged 73 years. loved and so sadly missed by and David, mother-in-law to loving father of Andrew and Hospital in her 90th year after Barry will be missed by Dearly loved eldest son of the his family; Betty; Chris, Robyn and Amanda. Adored Wendy, father-in-law of a short illness and surrounded Natalie, Pip, Keith, Mitch and late George (Sonny) and grandmother who cared for Jacqueline Chelsea, Caitlin and Connor; and Alistair by family. Loved wife of the MURRAY, Bruce his cousins. A service for Josephine Wilson, dearly loved Born 29/12/1947. Passed away Tony, Bronwyn, Daniel and Jake, Edward and Anton, (deceased). A loving Jack, loved mother of Janet, Barry will be held at the All brother and brother-in-law of Cherished sister of Frank. A grandfather of Amy, Sean and Margaret, John, Garry and suddenly on 07/05/2016. Loved Robbie. Souls Chapel, Purewa Ellen and Mike, Irenee, Warren service to celebrate Georgia. Man’s best friend of grandmother and great brother of Brian, Alan and the Funeral prayers for Bob will be Crematorium, 100 St Johns and Jeanette, beloved uncle of Veronica’s life will be held at All Misty. grandmother of many. Thanks late Margaret. Much loved held in the St Peter Chanel Road, Meadowbank on all his nieces and nephews. Souls Chapel Purewa, 100-102 A service will be held at the to all staff and carers who father of Siobhan and Morgan, Catholic Church, King Street, SOFAEA, Esitaola Panapa Thursday 12 May at 11.30am. Forever in our hearts. A nieces, Whakatane on Wednesday 11 (Grandma) St Johns Road, Medowbank, North Harbour Chapel of Dil’s have looked after mum grandchildren, service for Robert will be held in the Main Chapel of the May at 1pm followed by burial Born 03 January 1930. Passed Auckland on Tuesday10th May Funeral Services, 185 through the journey of her life. nephews andmany friends. Morrison Funeral Home, 220 in the Memorial Lawn section away peacefully at Onewa 2016 at 2.30pm. All Schnapper Rock Road, Albany A service to celebrate Rita’s communications to the on Wednesday 11 May at 10.30 life will be held at the Orewa Bruce was a gentle, travelling of Hillcrest Cemetery, Ohope Rest Home on Thursday 05 Universal Drive, Henderson on Thursday, 12th May, 2016 at Hellawell family, C/- Davis am, followed by private Community Church, 235 man who brightened the lives Road, Whakatane. In lieu of May 2016 at 5:45PM. of those whom he met on his 10:00 a.m, followed by a private flowers, donations would be Funerals, PO.Box 56013, cremation. Hibiscus Coast Highway, Dominion Road, Auckland 1446 In lieu of flowers donations can Orewa on Wednesday 11th sojourn. interment.All appreciated to EBOP Hospice, Loving mother of Taufisilose Makini Hopokingi. communications to the Wilson PO Box 275 Whakatane or may and be made to The North Shore May 2016 at 1pm. Followed by Those who wish to say family C/-the above Funeral be left at the service. Messages Grandmother of Tau Fisiola UREN, Barry Grahame. Hospice Trust, PO Box 331129 private cremation. As with Home. Takapuna, North Shore, 0740, Mums wishes only floral goodbye to Bruce are welcome please to the Perkinson Family and Holiday Kauie, Kathy and On 8th May 2016 to visit him at Davis Funerals, C/- PO Box 2070Whakatane. Stephen Tapuosi, Paul and Loved husband of Natalie and would be appreciated. tributes from your garden. 400 Dominion Road, Mt Eden Tofia Pulefale, Joanne and family. A dear and loyal friend between 9.30am and 11.30am Viliamu. to Lester and Bev Ching friend on Friday, 13 May2016. to many. Sadly missed. Great grandmother to 16 great A private cremation will grandchildren. WRATT, Ian William (Blue) follow. Monuina Fenoga Kehe Passed away May 6, 2016, as MCLEAN, Gwen (nee Adams) WALKER, Michael Francis. Kautuiluga Passed away 7th May, 2016 at Those who would like to Passed away in Auckland on the result of an accident, aged home surrounded by her celebrate Bruce’s life are REEVES, Elizabeth Alison 28 April 2016. Loved son of 76. A service to celebrate family aged 85 years. Dearly welcome to do so at 1 Charlton Baxter (Betty) Ruth and the late Chris. Blue’s life will be held at 2pm on LOCKLEY, Terry SPICE, George Clifford. Passed away peacefully on 8th May 11 at Pyes Pa Passed away tragically on the loved wife of 64 years of Don Avenue, Mt Eden, Auckland May 2016 in Tauranga After a short illness. Much Wonderful and amazing Wednesday HERDSON, Rae Beverly Memorial Park Chapel, 403 (Mac), cherished Mum and 7th of May 2016, aged 72. from 12.30pm onwards on Hospital, aged 85. Dearly loved son of Vera and the late brother, brother in law and Pyes PaRoad, Tauranga. (Dragon) mother-in-law of Graeme and uncle of Ann-Maree and Mum Passed peacefully 04 Beloved husband of Lynne Wendy, Rob and Debbie, Friday 13thMay, 2016. cherished wife of Jack and Bill Spice; Brother of Lyn Grant, Josh and Lisa, Celeste, May 2016. So deeply we loved (Lynley). Loved father and Sharon and Ted, Leanne and loved mother of Graeme and Rundstrom, Bill, Les, Diane Kirk and Alex. you, Mother Friend and father in law of Rochelle and Tony. Dearly loved Grandma Your sojourn continues dear Leanne, Colin and Yvonne. Pulham, Glenda Lawson, You will be forever loved and Teacher. Such an inspiration, Tim Burgess and Celeste and of Libby, Laura, Peter, Bruce. Travel well. Proud grandmother and loved Murray, and families. 2 weeks "missed terribly"."May the In Memoriam short of his 62nd Birthday. always there when we needed Steve Warrington. Treasured Michael, Kurt, William, Luke by Hayden, Matt and Daniel. force be with you". Grandpa to Alana, Hazel, A funeral service for George you. Love you Forever, Lance, A funeral service for Betty will and James. Very special Great Sheena, Jaris, Sorcha, Paige Hayden and Jed. Sincere Grandma of Kaylah, Summer be held at St David’s will be held in Newberrys A private celebration of CLARKE, Thelma. Herdson, Chantel, Andrea. thanks to all the emergency and Kody. A precious lady now Presbyterian Church, College Funeral Home, 2 Moody Michaels life has been held. 25 years today we said services. A Funeral Service Love Sheryl and Lynette. Basil, Road, Edgecumbe at 2pm on Avenue, Whangarei on goodbye to our beautiful mum. will be held in the Main Chapel resting in peace with the Tammy and Koko. Friday 13th May. A gracious Thursday 12 May 2016 at Angels. A celebration of Always in our hearts, your of the Morrison Funeral Home, 12:30pm. To be followed by a lady who loved her family is shining star always looking private cremation. All 220 Universal Drive, Gwen’s life will be held in the NIELD, Karen. now at peace. In lieu of flowers, Darling little friend of the late Main Chapel of the Morrison down on us. Loved by your HOOK, Ole. communications to 'The Spice Henderson, Auckland on donations would be Funeral Home, 220 Universal Ivan, Myrtle, Bronwyn, Leonie children Doreen, Allan, Cecily, Passed away 9 May 2016. Friday the 13th of May at 12.30 Family' c-/ PO Box 5116, appreciated to NZ Foundation Henderson on and families of Paeroa. 10 grandchildren, 14 great Whangarei 0140. Loved brother-in-law of Lyn p.m. All communications to the Drive, of the Blind, PO Box 15114, Fly free dear. Love you. Wednesday, 11th May, 2016 at grand children, 4 great great and Otto (Rings Beach). Uncle family c/o Morrisons. "Forever in our hearts, you Tauranga or can be left at the 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers grandchildren. Sadly missed, to Richard, Clair and greatservice. All communications to will always be remembered WEDDING, Geraldine Rita. donations to the West always remembered. uncle to Jaime and Josh Aged 65 years. Passed away the Reeves family C/PO Box Auckland Hospice, PO Box 45Blanchette (Mission Beach, peacefully at home on Mothers 2070Whakatane. 181, Te Atatu Peninsula, Australia). Sadly missed. You Day surrounded by her family. Auckland 0651, would be are now at peace with your Dearly loved wife of Chris, appreciated and may be left at loving wife Royna. loved mother of Teresa, the chapel. All SPRING, Gary Russell (Gaz). Denise, Chris Jnr, and LOGAN, Gwynedd Joan (Blue) communications to the Passed peacefully 7 May 2016 Kathryn. Precious Nana to Died peacefully on 5 May 2016 McLean family C/-the above HULSE, Daphne Muriel. at Totara Hospice, with family Flynn, Luca, Nadia, and Oliver. On May 8, 2016, peacefully, at in her 99th year. Loving wife of Funeral Home. by his side. Much loved A Requiem Mass will be held at the North Shore Hospital, the late Jim Logan, mother of husband and soulmate of the Holy Family Parish, 94 HARRIS, Marianne. surrounded by her family. Kerry and Mark, mother-inLynne. Dearly loved father Taikata Road, Te Atatu at 11 On 10th May 2015. Dearly loved Aged 84 years. Dearly loved law of Tim, grandmother of and father-in-law of Lisa and am on Friday 13th May 2016. Mum to Daniel, and Mother-inwife for 63 years of Ron. Loved James and Kate, grandmother Charlie, Paul, David and Jen. In lieu of flowers, donations to law to Michelle, and very mother and mother-in law of -in-law of Aniko and great O’CONNOR, Maurice Edward Loved Grandfather of West Auckland Hospice would cherished Oma to Ben and Gary and Jania, Alan and Sue, grandmother of Max, Blake Odlin (Lofty). Jack. Jackson, Lottie, Lachlan, be appreciated. Janine and Phil, Sharon and and Chloe. Service No 21089 Gunner Anti May the winds of love blow Brylee, Danielle, Dylan and State of Grace Leon. Devoted Nana of Shane, ROSS, Selwyn (Crowbar) Tank Reg, WWII. softly Luke . 0800 764 722 Danielle, Carly and Jesse, Born 11 June 1946. Passed MCLEAN, Gwen. Beloved husband of Elaine. And whisper foryou to hear A service for Gary will be held Robert and Alyssa, Paul and Much loved lifelong friend of Loving dad of Warren, Kim away 0 May 2016. Crow’s in the Chapel of Manukau That we’ll always love and miss Melissa, Emma, and Sophie. Stefania and Graham Boyle. and Shelley. Father-in-law of funeral will be held at 2pm on Memorial Gardens, 361 you Treasured great Nana of MacMILLAN, William Robert Aunty to Michael, Linda, Tina and Michael. A much Thursday 12th May at the Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe on And wishthat you were here. Jasmine, Olivia, Avril, Seth, (Bill). Karen and families. Much loved grandfather of 7 and Matakohe Hall, Kaipara. Thursday 12 May at 2pm. In WILLMOTT, Robbie. Forever in our hearts and and Fox. A service to Peacefully, on May 9, 2016 at loved. We’ll miss your laughter great-grandfather of 2 grand- Followed by a celebration of lieu of flowers memorial Born 5 January 1946 - died prayers. May your soul be celebrate Daphne's life will be Maygrove Hospital, Orewa. and love always. Thanks for daughters. his colourful life at the Pahi donations to Totara Hospice peacefully on 8th May 2016 at shining bright xxxxx held at The Chapel of Faithfull Aged 83 years. Dearly loved everything. A huge loss. A service will be held in the Boat Club. Much loved and South Auckland, PO Box Mercy Hospice, after a long Funeral Services, 35 Red husband of the late Judy, loved Chapel of Manukau Memorial missed by many. RIP big guy. 75-560, Manurewa, Auckland illness. Much loved wife of Beach Road, Hibiscus Coast on father and father-in-law of Gardens, 361 Puhinui Road, 2243 would be appreciated or Peter, dearly loved sister of Saturday, the 14th of May 2016 Euan and Ruth, Bruce, Alison Papatoetoe on Wednesday 11 may be left at the service. Norma and Wendy, auntie of ROSS, Garth Heywood. at 11:00 am followed by a and Anne, Doug and Vicki, and May at 2pm followed by burial SMITH, Penelope Fern (Penny). Anne-Louise and Fiona and Sadly passed away on the 10th private cremation. In lieu of grandfather of Matthew, May 2013. Loved and missed in the RSA section of Warrant Officer WRNZNS friend to many. flowers, a donation to the Jeffrey, Duncan, Hamish, cemetery. In lieu of flowers 1361, MBE. "The suffering is over. You will by Joan, Jimmy, Craig and Passed away on 7 May 2016. Hibiscus Hospice would be Angus, Rachel and Erica. MONKS, Dorothy June Lou, Wayne and Shelley. And memorial donations to Totara be sadly missed". appreciated and may be left at A service will be held at the On May 9, 2016 at Auckland Hospice South Auckland, PO Beloved daughter of the late A service for Robbie will be much loved Pop of his grand the service. All Chapel of Faithfull Funeral (formally of Coromandel and Box 75560, Manurewa would Max and Fon Smith. Loved held in the All Saints Chapel, kids. Always in our thoughts. communications to "The Hulse Services, 35 Red Beach Road, Pirongia). Beloved wife of the be appreciated or can be left at sister and sister-in-law of Purewa Cemetery, 100 St Family", c/- P O Box 305, Red Beach on Friday 13th May late Gordon, loved mother and the service. Michael and Chris, Gaynor and SYKES, Kevin John Road, Meadowbank on Whangaparaoa, Auckland 2016 at 11:00 am followed by mother in law of Simon and Sam, Brent and Marilyn, and On Monday 9th May 2016 Johns peacefully at Whakatane Friday 13th May at 1:30pm 0943. their families. private cremation. Our Jenny, Frances and Tony and followed by interment in the Hospital aged 60 years. Rest in A service for Penelope will be grateful thanks to the staff at Paul and Caroline , treasured above cemetery. held at the Knox Presbyterian peace Dad, Shane, Mark, Maygrove Village Hospital for Dani of Farah and Lucas and Church, Canada Street, Debbie, Sarah, Rebecca, Calvin their loving care. All Granny of Joris, Keri and Alex. Morrinsville on Friday, 13 May and Ramon. communications to "The In her 86th year. A service will 2016 at 1:00pm followed by A gathering to celebrate MacMillan family", C/- P O be held at Seddon Park Funeral Kevin’s life will be held in the private cremation. HULSE, Daphne Muriel. Box 305, Whangaparaoa 0943. Home, 49 Seddon Rd Hamilton Crematorium In lieu of flowers donations Whakatane on Friday 13 May at 1:30pm On Sunday May 8, 2016. Loved Ohope Road, preferred to Conduction Chapel, followed by private cremation. cousin of Graham and Del, Tad Whakatane on Wednesday Education P.O. Box 12066, By request no flowers, and June. You will be sadly Chartwell, Hamilton 3248 or 11th May at 1pm followed by donations in lieu may be sent to OSBORNE, Richard William missed and fondly the Thames St John On 8th May, 2016 passed away these may be left at the private cremation. Messages remembered Daph. Our love Ambulance, c/- Private Bag suddenly. Loved son of the late service. All communications to to the Sykes Family, C/- PO to Ron and family. 14902 Panmure 1741. Gaye and David Osborne, the Smith family C/- PO Box Box 2070,Whakatane. Communications to loved brother and brother-in- 5523, Frankton, Hamilton 3242. JURETICH, Victor Raymond MACPHERSON, Marilyn. simon.monks@xtra.co.nz law of Colleen and Wayne, (Vic). Sadliers Funeral Services On May 7th, 2016. Dearly loved Linda and Michael, and uncle of On 6th May 2016. sister of Graham and sister-inDavid, Geoffrey, Symone, Remembering the laughter, law of Kris. Aunty to Mark and Patrick and Baeley. Great the days of sunshine, and deep Jeff. Fond memories. Now at WILLMOTT, Robbie Uncle to Maddison, Harper friendship with a true peace. Very special and dear friend of Rose, Isabella and Leo. A gentleman. THOMPSON, Hamilton Len and Jean Perry, Dale, special friend to Maryanne. Viv you were one of a kind and (Tommy) (Paddy). David, Donna, Gregor, Jarna Thanks to all the staff and we loved you. Our deep love Of Levin. Peacefully, now at and Henry. Thanks for always residence of Laura Ferguson goes out to Carole and the rest on 7 May 2016, aged 87 being there for Lenny and Trust. The entire service for MANUEL, Kenneth Pickett boys. years. Dearly beloved husband Jeany and thanks for the Richard will be held in the Main Harrison. Pat and Bev. of Jessie (deceased), loved wonderful funtimes wehad. Chapel of the Morrison Funeral 06 January 1978 - 07 May 2016 MUNRO, Piripi John. father of Carol, and Richard Will be missed. Always in our Into the arms of our Lord Jesus Born 17 April 1952, passed Home, 220 Universal Drive, (deceased) and cherished and thoughts. Henderson on (tomorrow) Christ at Waikato Hospital on away 7 May 2016. devoted Grand Pops of SMITH, Penny (Nellie) 7th May 2016. Most precious Piripi is lying in state at Wednesday at12:30 p.m. Dearly loved friend of Anne Hamish. Dearly loved and Marae, and loving soulmate and Turangawaewae Stevens, loved friend of Nicola, respected brother, brother-insweetheart of Wendy Lakua. Ngaruawahia. A Catholic Chris, Shaun, Dana, Ange, law, ‘Uncle Paddy’, and deeply Devoted Father of Mania, funeral service will be held Dave and Erica. Very much cherished lifelong friend to Summah and Jordan. Wednesday 11 May 2016 loved second Nana to Cade, many. A celebration service KIMIORA, Akeina (Ina) (nee Cherished son of Carol and 11am. Following the service, Jorja, Ryan, Olivia, Jordan and for Tommy is to be held at the Raki) Tipuna Manuel, and Lorna and whānau will take Piripi to Sarah. Loved Aunty Penny of Levin War Veterans Home Born 15 January 1961. Passed David Lakua. Much loved Newstead Crematorium. Lounge, 32 Prouse Street, Charlotte. away 07 May 2016. Daughter of grandson of Eru and Makere Manuhiri are invited to share Member of the Warriors East Levin on Thursday 12 May Kinikini Raki and Ruta Beattie. Treasured brother of in the hakari at the marae and WILLS, Lesley Margaret Anne stand support team including 2016 at 11.15am. Kaukura. Loved wife of Teerui Joshua Rawiri and Huata. Ken await the return of whānau for PAVLOVICH, Millena. welcome and (nee Templeton). Benioni Kimiora. Family is lying in state at Hemi Tapu final words and karakia to Passed away peacefully on Diane, April, Don, Joy, Julie Flowers Left this world peacefully on 6 donations to Staff of Levin service at 40 Lovegrove Ave, Marae corner of Massey and conclude the proceedings for Monday morning 9th May and Paul and others. "Go the Home for War Veterans would May 2016. Dearly loved sister Otara 10 May at 7pm. Funeral Lyon street Frankton. Funeral the day. The whānau will 2016. Loved sister and sister in Warriors". service held at the same service Wednesday 11th May return Piripi to his final resting law of Mary and Peter How very lucky we have been be greatly appreciated, these and sister-in-law of Julie and address 11 May 10.30am, from 2016 1pm at Westside place - Hikurangi, Manaia McMahon. Respected aunty to have had you sharing our can be left at the service or C/- John Oneill and Patricia there to Mangere Cemetery. Presbyterian church 11 king (Coromandel) at a later date. Mil of Michael (deceased), lives. You have left us with so 547 Queen Street East, Levin Stroud. Loved "Aunt Fes" of Rick and Keely Linton, Rachel Ph: Melbourne Raki 022 street Frankton followed by Moe mai ra e te rangatira, e te Terry, Robert, David, and their manyvery special memories. 5510. and Simon Mapp, and their 4147195. Home 75a Park Ave, burial at Newstead Cemetery kaka waha nui o Te Arikinui. families. Now resting in peace. We love you Penny. You are I C Mark Ltd children. Loved by the Oneill Papatoeto our sunshine. Rest peacefully. Levin & Otaki Moe mai ra. Morrisville Road Funeral details to follow. family and all who knew her.

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Notice of Appointment of Administrators IN THE MATTER of BENNIKK PROPERTIES LIMITED (IN The above company was placed into Voluntary Administration LIQUIDATION) with affect from 4:00 p.m. on 29 NOTICE is hereby given in April 2016 by written pursuance of Section 318 of resolution of the Board of the The Companies Act 1993, that:- Company of even date. Gareth (a) It is intended that the above Russel Hoole and Wade Steven were appointed named company be removed Glass from the register under Administrators pursuant to Section 318(1)(e), on the Section 239I of the Companies grounds that the duties of the Act 1993. liquidator have been Notice of First Creditors’ completed and the liquidator Meeting has sent to the Registrar the documents referred to in The administrators advise that the first meeting of creditors Section 257(1)(a) of the Act. will be held at on 10 May 2016 (b) Any objection to the removal 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the TET under Section 321 must be MultiSports Centre on Portia lodged with the Registrar Road, Stratford together with the grounds for such objection no later than 17 Such meeting is convened for the purposes of: June 2016. a) Deciding whether to appoint a NOTE: This was a solvent creditors’ committee and, if so, liquidation. All creditors have to appoint its members; and been paid. b) Deciding whether there is any need to replace the PERI M FINNIGAN administrators. LIQUIDATOR Dated this 2nd day of May 2016 Dated at Auckland this 5th day of May 2016 Gareth Russel Hoole Address of Liquidator and Joint Administrator Address for Service of Wade Steven Glass Company: Joint Administrator McDonald Vague Limited Chartered Accountants Level 10, 52 Swanson Street AUCKLAND 1010 P O Box 6092 Wellesley Street AUCKLAND 1141 Website: www.mvp.co.nz

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ADVERTISEMENT OF APPLICATION FOR PUTTING COMPANY INTO LIQUIDATION This document notifies you that – 1. On 12 April 2016, an application for putting HOLBORN PROPERTIES LIMITED into liquidation was filed in the High Court at Auckland. Its reference number is CIV-2016-404000725. The application is to be heard by the High Court at Auckland on 27 May 2016 at 10am.

On 4 May 2016 at 9am a special resolution pursuant to section 241(2)(a) of the Act was passed stating that the company be liquidated and Jeffrey Philip Meltzer and Michael Lamacraft, insolvency practitioners, be appointed as Liquidators. 2. A person, other than the Notice to Creditors to Claim defendant company, who Notice is given that the wants to appear at the Liquidators fix 31 May 2016 as hearing of the application the day on or before which the must file an appearance not creditors are to make their later than the second claims and to establish any working day before that day. priority under section 312 of 3. The statement of claim and the Act, or to be excluded from the verifying affidavit may the benefit of any distribution be inspected at the registry made before their claims are of the court or at the made or from objecting to any plaintiff's address for service. distribution. 4. The plaintiff is BOB HICK Dated this 10 day of May 2016 EARTHMOVING LIMITED, M Lamacraft whose address for service is Liquidator the offices of McVeagh Fleming, barristers and Meltzer Mason, solicitors, First Floor, South Chartered Accountants, Tower, 5-7 Corinthian Drive, P O Box 6302, Albany, Auckland. The Wellesley Street, plaintiff's solicitor is J D Auckland 1141. Turner, whose address is as Telephone (09) 357 6150, noted above. The address and telephone facsimile (09) 357 6152, Dated: 9 May 2016 number to which, during mike@meltzermason.co.nz. normal business hours, enquiries may be directed by a creditor or member: Ecovis KGA Limited, Chartered Accountants, PO Box 37223, Parnell, Auckland 1151 Phone (09) 921 4630

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This document notifies you that- This document notifies you that: 1 On 19 April 2016, an application 1. On 8 April 2016, an application GILROSE FINANCE COMPANY for putting Stanaway Real for putting GOLDEN ELITE LIMITED Estate Limited into liquidation LIMITED into liquidation was PLAINTIFF was filed in the High Court at filed in the High Court at AND Auckland. Its reference Auckland. Its reference number is CIV 2016-404-798. number is CIV-2016-404-685. REON JOHN MCKEE The application is to be heard The application is to be heard DEFENDANT by the High Court at Auckland by the High Court at Auckland TAKE NOTICE that the plaintiff on Friday 10 June 2016 at 10:00 on 20 May 2016 at 10.45am. has filed in the WHANGANUI am. 2. A person, other than the DISTRICT COURT a Notice of Proceeding, Statement of 2 A person, other than the defendant company, who defendant company, who wants to appear at the hearing Claim and List of Documents in this proceeding (“the wants to appear at the hearing of the application must file an of the application must file an appearance not later than the documents”) dated 31 August 2015. TAKE NOTICE that an appearance not later than the second working day before second working day before that day. order has been made that service of the documents be that day. 3. The statement of claim and effected by this advertisement. 3 The statement of claim and the the verifying affidavit may be A copy of the documents will verifying affidavit may be inspected at the registry of the be forwarded to you on inspected at the registry of the Court or at the plaintiff’s application to the offices of the court or at the plaintiffs’ address for service. Plaintiff's solicitor, Jeff Ussher address for service. 4. The plaintiff is Hi-Spec of the firm of Jeff Ussher, Barrister and Solicitor or at the 4 The plaintiffs are James and Installation & Maintenance office of the WHANGANUI June Messenger, whose Limited, whose address for DISTRICT COURT. Any person address for service is at the service is at the offices of knowing the whereabouts of offices of Lowndes Jordan, Kevin McDonald & Associates, REON JOHN MCKEE is asked Solicitors, Level 15, PWC Solicitors, Level 11, Takapuna to bring this notice to his Tower, 188 Quay Street, Towers, 19-21 Como Street, attention. This advertisement Auckland 1010. The plaintiff's Takapuna, Auckland. Postal is inserted by Jeff Ussher of the solicitor is Michael Morrison, Addresses: PO Box 331065 or firm of Jeff Ussher, Barrister whose address is as noted DX BP66086, Takapuna, Auckland. Telephone: (09) 486 and Solicitor, whose address above. 6827. Facsimile: (09) 486 5082. for service is 300 Richmond Dated 9 May 2016 The plaintiff’s solicitor is Kevin Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland; Patrick McDonald, whose Phone (09) 815 1956, facsimile address is as noted above. (09) 815 1953. Dated this 4th day of May 2016.

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The situation

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

6PM YESTERDAY

NOON TODAY

High tides

MIDNIGHT TODAY

For the latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit:

North Island today

Whangarei

Lake Rotorua Wind: Variable 5kt. Waves: Low. Weather: Mainly fine.

Bay of Plenty Wind: Variable 5kt, becoming NE 10kt in the evening. Sea: Slight. Swell: NE 1m. Visibility: Good.

2 Auckland

9am

3pm p

3500 3400 3200 Freezing level m Visitor Centre – Whakapapa p p Village 1160m E 25 N 15 NE 20 Wind km/h Precipitation mm * 0 0 0 6 11 6 Wind Chill °C Red Crater – Tongariro Alpine Crossing 1780m E 20 N 15 N 15 Wind km/h 0 0 0 Precipitation mm * 0 4 2 Wind Chill °C

2.5

fine

showers

mainly fine

rain thunderstorms

fog

isolated thunder

cloudy

isolated showers

snow showers

few showers

windy

Around New Zealand TODAY high low mainly fine 20 14 mainly fine 21 14 mainly fine 17 12 mainly fine 19 11 rain 16 13 mainly fine 18 12 mainly fine 16 8 scattered rain 18 10 scattered rain 17 13 scattered rain 17 11

high low

23 16 22 15 19 13 21 11 18 10 22 9 22 7 18 6 21 10 19 8

TODAY high low Los Angeles fog 21 15 Madrid rain 16 7 Manila cloudy 37 28 Melbourne showers 17 14 Miami fine 27 23 Moscow fine 23 11 Nadi showers 32 21 New York fine 21 10 Noumea fine 28 23 Nuku’alofa cloudy 25 24 Papeete rain 31 24 Paris thunder 22 15 Perth fine 23 7 Port Moresby showers 32 25 Rarotonga rain 28 23 Rome cloudy 26 13 San Francisco fog 20 12 Santiago cloudy 18 11 Seoul rain 21 15 Singapore thunder 35 25 Stockholm fine 24 10 Suva showers 29 24 Sydney fine 24 16 Taipei rain 30 26 Tokyo drizzle 21 15 Toronto fine 16 4 Vancouver fine 19 9 Vila showers 29 20 Washington rain 18 11

Maximum temperature °C Minimum temperature Grass minimum 24hr rainfall to 6PM mm Rainfall to date for May Average May rainfall to date Rainfall to date for 2016 Average rainfall to date Max wind gust to 6PM km/h

Kaikohe Whangarei

21.3 15.8 13.5 4.0 5.8 34 867.2 482 E 28

21.4 15.8 – 4.0 13.4 31 502.4 453 SE 24

TOMORROW

NORTHLAND

Whangarei 22 16

TODAY

rise

7:07AM

10:19AM

set

5:31PM

8:51PM

Cloudy periods in the N and E, especially during the evening. Fine elsewhere. E breezes.

WAIKATO TODAY rise

Yesterday’s readings

GOOD

last qtr 30 May

new moon 6 Jun

full moon 22 May

1.5

Reading 37.6 13.2 to 3:00AM 27.6 NW 94 at 8:18AM

Sunshine readings

Auckla Auckland supplied by NIWA

On Sunday hrs To date for May To date for 2016 Average yr to date

30 to 59

Location Milford Sound Puysegur Point Kawerau Castlepoint

Auckland N Plym Gisborne 0.0 33.4 788.9 814

7.8 36.7 1066.7 868

7.5 65.4 911.3 812

Wgtn

6.7 36.4 843.1 832

Chchurch 7.6 37.9 789.9 805

On this day

60 plus

1869 – A moist southeasterly airflow brought heavy rain to Northland for a period of two days. At Mangonui, near Kaitaia, 76.7mm of rain fell in 24 hours. 1949 – Heavy rain in the Wairoa district brought severe local flooding, but no serious damage was reported. “Roads for the most part were open, though slips and floodwaters made several impassable for a period”. 2009 – A deep low to the east of the country resulted in snow to about 200m on the upper plains and Banks Peninsula, plus a little higher on the Port Hills and caused some hail and sleet in Christchurch.

Cook Strait Wind: S 15kt turning N 15kt about midday, then rising to 30kt at night. Sea: Becoming rough at night. Swell: Nil significant. Visibility: Good.

Four-day regional forecasts TOMORROW few showers showers rain windy rain windy windy showers showers showers

Around the world TODAY high low Adelaide showers 19 12 Amsterdam showers 23 12 Apia showers 33 25 Athens fine 25 14 Bangkok fine 36 30 Beijing fine 27 12 Berlin fine 25 13 Brisbane fine 30 19 Buenos Aires fine 18 11 Cairns fine 31 23 Cairo fine 34 20 Canberra showers 17 9 Cape Town fine 21 11 Chicago thunder 18 12 Copenhagen fine 20 12 Darwin thunder 33 25 Delhi fine 40 27 Dubai fine 43 30 Dublin showers 15 11 Frankfurt cloudy 23 13 Geneva showers 21 11 Hobart showers 17 11 Hong Kong showers 28 25 Honolulu fine 29 21 Istanbul fine 19 12 Jakarta rain 34 26 Johannesburg fine 18 8 Kuala Lumpur thunder 34 25 London rain 20 15

0.5

BAD

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0.5

Wellington

snow

BAD

0.9 -2.1

sleet

drizzle clearing

BAD

Waiouru Masterton

hail

drizzle

0.5

SWELL m eg: SW 1.5m source:

WIND km/h less than 30

SATURDAY

Highest Rainfall mm 1hr Rainfall mm Air temperature °C Wind gust km/h Lowest Air temperature °C Grass temperature

0.5

Napier

2.5

FRIDAY

From MetService’s AWS network, from midnight to 6PM

Rot Roto Rotorua

THURSDAY

Yesterday’s extremes

TTaumarunui au

*Precipitation amount is for the previous six hours. Additional days and locations available on metservice.com

TOMORROW

first qtr 14 May

Tauranga

Hamilton

9pm p

Maori fishing guide by Bill Hohepa

TODAY

Moon phases

Tongariro National Park Today: Fine with high cloud.

Whitianga Whanganui Nelson Blenheim Hokitika Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill

Fishing calendar

Hauraki Gulf Wind: Variable 5kt. NE 10kt developing, rising to 15kt in the evening. Sea: Slight. Swell: NE 0.5m. Visibility: Good.

Lake Taupo Wind: Variable 5kt, but afternoon lake breezes 10kt. Waves: Less than half a metre. Weather: Mainly fine.

metservice.com

Bay of Islands Wind: E 10kt but 15kt in the N, tending NE 15kt in the evening. Sea: Slight. Swell: NE 1m. Visibility: Good.

Manukau and Waitemata Harbours Wind: Variable 5kt. Becoming NE 10kt in the morning. Sea: Slight, but choppy when wind opposes tide. Visibility: Good.

Tide data © LINZ www.linz.govt.nz

height (m) TOMORROW height (m) TODAY Mangonui 10:44AM 11:13PM 2.7 11:36AM 2.6 Kaipara Heads 12:23AM 12:46PM 1:13AM 1:38PM Kohukohu 12:12AM 12:35PM 3.3 1:02AM 1:27PM 3.2 Russell 10:11AM 10:40PM 2.5 11:03AM 11:32PM 2.4 Whangarei 10:35AM 11:04PM 3.2 11:26AM 11:56PM 3.1 Auckland 10:05AM 10:29PM 3.5 10:57AM 11:22PM 3.4 Onehunga 12:51AM 1:13PM 4.3 1:38AM 2:01PM 4.1 Manukau Heads 12:20AM 12:42PM 1:07AM 1:30PM Muriwai Beach 12:11AM 12:33PM 12:58AM 1:21PM Raglan 12:33AM 1:03PM 3.4 1:24AM 1:54PM 3.3 9:44AM 10:08PM 3.1 10:36AM 11:01PM 3.0 Coromandel 9:45AM 10:15PM 2.2 10:38AM 11:08PM 2.2 Mercury Bay Tauranga 9:52AM 10:22PM 2.0 10:45AM 11:15PM 2.0 9:25AM 9:52PM 2.1 10:18AM 10:45PM 2.0 Whakatane Gisborne 8:33AM 9:02PM 2.1 9:29AM 9:57PM 2.1

A ridge over central and northern New Zealand moves away to the northeast as a major frontal system over the Tasman Sea approaches the South Island. LONG RANGE: A strong northerly flow covers the country ahead of a front which is forecast to move northeast over southern and central New Zealand tomorrow, then clear the North Island early Thursday. A very strong, disturbed westerly flow follows the front and remains over the country through the rest of the period.

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set

10:19AM

5:23PM

8:42PM

Fine, with high cloud at times. Light winds.

ROTORUA/TAUPO TODAY rise set

7:03AM

10:16AM

5:19PM

8:37PM

TARANAKI

7:14AM

10:27AM

set

5:25PM

8:44PM

Fine spells. Northerly breezes developing in the morning.

MANAWATU

THURSDAY

7:11AM

10:24AM

set

5:16PM

8:35PM

Fine, with high cloud at times. Light winds.

FRIDAY

20.8 11.4 8.7 0.0 3.4 26 290.8 339 SW 20

Hamilton

20.4 9.8 10.0 0.0 6.8 31 221.6 371 SW 15

Tauranga Whakatane

21.6 12.6 – 0.0 2.2 26 483.0 407 W 30

20.8 11.1 – 0.0 2.2 24 307.6 378 NW 24

Rotorua

19.4 10.9 10.5 0.0 2.8 32 517.4 445 W 26

rise

Auckland 21 16

set

7:07AM

10:20AM

5:27PM

8:47PM

Fine, with high cloud at times. Easterly breezes.

BAY OF PLENTY

23 17

21 16

Cloud and a few showers developing later. NE changing NW in the evening.

Showers easing in the morning and fine breaks developing. Strong W.

Cloudy periods and a few showers. Westerlies.

TOMORROW

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

21 13

22 17

21 15

21 14

Few showers, turning to rain for a time. Strong westerlies.

Patchy drizzle in the set 5:19PM 8:39PM afternoon, turning Cloudy periods west of Maketu, to widespread rain at night. N otherwise fine. Light winds. strengthening.

Rain, easing to a few showers then clearing in the afternoon. Strong W.

Cloudy periods and the odd shower. Westerlies.

TOMORROW

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

KING COUNTRY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

19 15

18 12

Patchy drizzle in the afternoon, turning to widespread rain at night. N picking up.

Rain, easing to a few showers and fine breaks. Change to strong W.

Few showers, turning to rain for a time. Strong westerlies.

TOMORROW

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

TODAY rise

TODAY

Tauranga 20 15

FRIDAY

Rain, easing to a few showers and fine breaks developing. Strong W.

7:04AM

10:15AM

TOMORROW

Taumarunui 21 12

rise

7:09AM

10:22AM

set

5:22PM

8:40PM

Fine spells. Light winds.

20 13

19 12

19 10

Patchy drizzle in the afternoon, turning to widespread rain at night. N picking up.

Rain, easing to a few showers and fine breaks. Change to strong W.

Few showers, turning to rain for a time. Strong westerlies.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

23 15

24 14

Rain clearing and fine spells developing. Strong NW, gale at times.

Fine with high cloud, rain about the ranges. Strong gusty NW, easing later.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

20 15

20 13

GISBORNE/HAWKES BAY TOMORROW TODAY Napier 20 13 23 16

Patchy drizzle developing, turning to widespread rain at night. N picking up.

Rain, easing to a few showers and fine breaks. Strong NW.

Few showers, turning to rain for a time. Strong NW easing.

High cloud. Rain set 5:13PM 8:31PM about the ranges Cloudy, with isolated showers, but later, scattered falls becoming fine early afternoon. SE further E at night. N, becoming strong. dying out, NE in the afternoon.

TOMORROW

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WELLINGTON

22 14

19 14

20 12

High cloud thickening. Patchy drizzle developing later turning to rain at night. N.

Rain, easing to a few showers and fine breaks. Strong NW.

Few showers, turning to rain. Strong NW, gale in exposed places at first.

Taupo N Plymouth

17.8 6.0 – 0.0 5.4 24 194.0 342 W 26

TODAY

THURSDAY

22 15

Observations taken at MetService weather stations for the 24 hours to 6PM yesterday Auckland

TOMORROW

AUCKLAND

Patchy drizzle in the afternoon, turning to widespread rain at night. NE turning NW in the evening.

TODAY Palmerston North 21 13 rise

23 15

TOMORROW

New Plymouth 19 15 rise

23 14

Fine spells, but Fine spells, but some showers some showers also. Westerlies. also. Westerlies.

Rotorua 19 12

Morning cloud breaking for a fine day. Light winds.

TODAY

24 17

FRIDAY

Often cloudy with a few showers. Winds turning northwest.

Hamilton 21 12 7:07AM

THURSDAY

19.2 11.3 7.4 0.0 3.2 38 240.0 470 W 33

Gisborne

23.6 15.8 11.3 0.0 0.0 26 334.6 364 NW 37

Napier Wellington ChChurch

21.6 8.5 – 0.0 0.8 19 190.0 299 W 39

18.1 13.8 12.2 0.0 35.6 34 217.0 360 N 52

14.3 3.5 1.0 0.2 0.4 15 184.0 206 SW 61

Dunedin

19.8 9.4 – 5.4 7.6 17 214.0 250 SW 46

rise

TODAY rise

7:05AM

10:17AM

TOMORROW

Wellington 18 14 7:16AM

10:30AM

18 14

Patchy drizzle in the set 5:18PM 8:36PM afternoon, turning to widespread rain Mostly cloudy, but lighter and brighter during the afternoon. N at night. N rising to gale by evening. developing towards evening. TOMORROW

WAIRARAPA

Masterton 20 10

18 14

18 12

Cloudy. A few Rain clearing. showers, mainly Strong NW, in the N. Gale NW, severe gale in rising to severe exposed places gale at times. at first. THURSDAY

FRIDAY

22 13

20 12

21 10

High cloud. Rain set 5:15PM 8:33PM about the ranges Cloudy, with isolated showers, later, scattered falls but fine spells developing during further E at night. NW, gale at night. the afternoon. N developing.

Rain clearing, then mostly fine. Gale NW, rising to severe gale at times.

Mainly fine, chance shower. Gale NW, severe gale in exposed places at first.

TODAY rise

7:12AM

10:26AM

A24

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Puzzles and horoscopes Cryptic

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker 5196

Stars Aries March 21 to April 20 If you blurt out the first thing that comes into your head, it will just lead to unnecessary problems. Taurus April 21 to May 21 Venus is visiting your sign, so make sure you have fun with loved ones and appreciate the support they provide. Gemini May 22 to June 21 Your ruler Mercury is moving backwards – until May 22 - but don’t let that frustrate you Twins. It’s the perfect time to research, rehearse, reboot and reschedule. Cancer June 22 to July 23 Some forms of communication — like social media — will improve. But Mercury is still retro so check and re-check before you post comments online. Leo July 24 to Aug 23 The combination of true self-esteem and inner confidence is the secret to future success.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

ACROSS

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Virgo Aug 24 to Sept 23 Hurry up and make the most of the lucky opportunities that come your way.

DOWN

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Word wheel

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Word builder

Capricorn Dec 23 to Jan 20 Contemplation will take you far today, as you examine a problem in a thorough and creative way.

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6 4

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1 7 2 5 9 6 3 8 4 9 6 4 7 3 8 2 1 5 8 3 5 1 4 2 9 6 7 6 4 8 9 2 7 1 5 3 5 1 9 3 6 4 7 2 8 3 2 7 8 5 1 4 9 6 2 8 3 6 7 9 5 4 1 7 9 1 4 8 5 6 3 2 4 5 6 2 1 3 8 7 9 © www.lovattspuzzles.com

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Entertainment

Zac Efron’s still toned and terrific Looking so good is hard work even for the heart-throb

When Zac Efron, left, bares his toned abs and six pack in Bad Neighbours 2 it’s a beautiful sight. Not quite so for Seth Rogen, right.

on Thursday

shape, and it sucks. Not eating carbohydrates sucks. Hands down, it’s the worst part of all of it,” he says. A connoisseur of starring in roles partially naked, he says,

Superhero clash rakes in the cash

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The top ten*

● Captain America: Civil War, US$181.8 million

● The Jungle Book, US$21.9 million ● Mother’s Day, US$9 million ● The Huntsman: Winter’s War, US$3.6 million

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HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE T U E 1 0 . 5 0 , 1 2 . 5 5 , 6 . 0 0 , 8 . 0 0 [PG]

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● Keanu, US$3.1 million ● Barbershop: The Next Cut, US$2.7 million

● Zootopia, US$2.7 million ● The Boss, US$1.7 million. ● Ratchet and Clank, US$1.5

TUE / WED: 11.20AM, 3.45, 6.00PM (PG)

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tional debut last weekend and a big bump from China this weekend. The superhero showdown has earned US$678.4 million globally to date — despite fears of superhero fatigue. Great reviews and word of mouth will surely distinguish Civil War from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which, by comparison, opened to US$166 million in late March but fell sharply over the subsequent weekends. That film has earned US$327.3 domestically million to date and this weekend placed 10th with US$1 million. — AP

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that kind of power yet.” Efron will continue acting sans shirt in the movie version of the 90s TV hit, Baywatch, currently shooting in Savannah, Georgia. He plays Matt Brody, a lifeguard formerly played by 90s hunk French actor David Charvet. What does Efron remember about Baywatch? “The main thing is that everyone had the hots for Pamela Anderson,” he laughs. “And I was no different.

“You have to pick your moments for your shirtless scenes. “If you are smart and if it’s planned correctly, you can do what Sly Stallone used to do, which is knock out all the shirtless scenes in the first two weeks and then shoot the rest of the movie,” he says. “But it doesn’t work out that way for me. Usually, it’s ‘Zac. Shirt off!’” he says, clicking his fingers. “So, I don’t command

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or heart-throb Zac Efron, 28, baring his spectacularly toned abs in the upcoming Bad Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising is just another day at the office. “When it comes to being objectified, I signed up for it,” he says, shrugging his shoulders. “Hopefully I can keep it up for as long as possible, while I’m capable and still young. Though I admit there are a lot of times when it’s uncomfortable and you say, ‘Is it really necessary for my character to be shirtless in this scene?’” Apparently it takes a village to look like Efron. “I have a lot of good trainers. “There is working out for health and for the ability to climb mountains, swim, surf and be athletic, which is what I like to do, but then there is the movie six pack.” He shakes his head. “That requires a lot of selfdiscipline. No question you have to change your lifestyle. There’s no choice but to become a boring person when you’re getting into that kind of

core it’s still going to have that sexy beach fun kind of spirit. We are lifeguards, the firemen of the sea. It’s pretty cool.” Meanwhile, Efron is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his High School Musical debut. The unlikely phenomenon forged a career for Efron and then-girlfriend (on and off-screen) Vanessa Hudgens. They became instant celebrities and their heavily documented relationship was splashed across magazine covers around the world. Efron says he’d be up to star in another musical. “I’d love it. I’m actively searching for one now,” he says. He may not be singing in Bad Neighbours 2, but Efron is certainly busting some dance moves. “The funny thing is, from the point of High School Musical forward everybody thinks I can dance on cue. And I am not a great dancer,” he confesses. “I am a physical person so I learn things and over a period of time and I can pick up movements and learn skills relatively quickly. But that just comes down to co-ordination.” Along with High School Musical, Efron became an overnight sensation. I ask him how life has changed in 10 years. “I think I am growing up, taking one day at a time. I am learning to really pay attention to the present moment,” he says.“That’s the most important thing.” — News.com.au

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Hero may save Mel

Mel Gibson’s most recent high-profile screen role was as a villainous arms dealer in The Expendables 3.

War drama directed by Gibson could restore respectability

Rebecca Hawkes

t’s been four years since Mel Gibson directed a movie — and even longer since he was a Hollywood force to be reckoned with. His 2012 directorial effort Get the Gringo impressed critics but went straight to video in the US, while his most recent high-profile appearance on the big screen was as a villainous arms dealer in The Expendables 3 (a review deemed it “probably the only kind of role he can pull off in this still utterly toxic phase of his career”). Prior to this, the actor-director managed to alienate both fans and his movie-world colleagues with a string of public disgraces, including several incidents fuelled by his longterm battle with alcoholism and a deeply offensive anti-Semitic rant, delivered after his arrest for driving under the influence in 2006. For some, the star of the original Mad Max trilogy and former “sexiest man alive” will always be a pariah, but if the reaction to his latest project is anything to go by, it looks as if Gibson could be making his most convincing comeback yet. War drama Hacksaw Ridge recently had an awards season-friendly release date confirmed — it’ll be in cinemas on November 4 this year — and according to a report from Deadline, has “tested through the roof” at early screenings. Crucially, it looks as if Gibson may have found a real-life story more exciting than any he’s taken on before

(Christians might argue that this accolade should probably go to The Passion of the Christ; passionate Scots with a disregard for historical accuracy may opt for Braveheart). Hacksaw Ridge stars former SpiderMan Andrew Garfield as a World War II medic named Desmond T Doss: the first conscientious objector to win the Medal of Honour (the US’ most prestigious military award).

They were taught to kill the medics for the reason it broke down the morale of the men.

Desmond T Doss

To modern audiences, most of whom will have little experience of frontline conflict, Doss’ feats belong to the realm of the unimaginable. During battles in the Pacific island of Guam and, most famously, in Okinawa, the then-26-year-old risked his life again and again, exposing himself to gunfire to carry his injured companions to safety — and doing it all while refusing to carry any form of weapon. He was devoutly Christian, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and was unusually, unfashionably (even for America, even for the 1940s) tenacious in his

beliefs. Unable to reconcile his adherence to the commandment “Thou shalt not kill” with a role as a soldier, but nonetheless patriotic, he was classed as a conscientious objector and joined the army as a medic. Unlike many other medics, he also refused to carry any form of knife or gun, determined that, no matter what situation he found himself in, he would not take the life of another human being. Instead, Doss’ heroism is remembered today for the number of lives he saved. “The Japanese were out to get the medics,” he later recalled. “They were taught to kill the medics for the reason it broke down the morale of the men, because if the medic was gone they had no one to take care of them. All the medics were armed, except me.” The story of Doss (who died in 2006 at the age of 87) has previously been made into a documentary, but Hacksaw Ridge will be the first major film based on his wartime exploits. Starring Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington and Hugo Weaving alongside Garfield, it looks to be a big budget production. Last year, on-set pictures from filming in New South Wales revealed hundreds of khaki-clad extras and an impressive recreation of a muddy battlefield, complete with smoky explosions and prostrate bodies. Whether or not the film really will restore Gibson to awards-ceremony respectability and acclaim remains to be seen. — Telegraph Group Ltd

12 Questions

Scott Maclachlan, music manager

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You released Royals as a free digital download. Was that your idea or Ella’s? In those days it was very collaborative. We both have a disruptive gene. Thank goodness Adam Holt was head of Universal. I dread to think what sort of pressure he was under when we gave away 60,000 EPs but we were so off the radar here that no one was scrutinising what we were doing. Very quickly we had all these calls coming in from round the world and we both enjoyed saying no because we saw that as perpetuating the feeding frenzy. The toughest refusal was saying no to

performing at the White House. I would’ve loved to shake Obama’s hand but I’m 47. She was 17 with her whole life ahead of her.

Did you also “discover” Sol3 Mio? No, Adam Holt saw them on TV’s Sunday programme. I had a scout track them down and we asked if they wanted to do a record deal. Universal signed them and I became their manager. It was that quick. I love those three boys. They’re like family. I was a groomsman at Pene’s wedding recently and I had to do a traditional Samoan dance. It was great fun but I was very, very awkward. I’d only do something like that for Pene.

Jennifer Dann

Were you involved in Groove Armada. I like the entrepreneurial approach of music from an early age? 8 I was the singer in a band at independents. You don’t have school called The Children. I was very into The Smiths so everything I did had this introspective, maudlin quality. Before I started university, I flung myself into the Second Summer of Love in London and arrived at Dundee University with a box of records and started DJing. I also got a part-time job at a record label packing boxes.

How did you get your break doing A&R? A&R’s a dark art. I started off at an independent label called Jive Records signing dance records including Basement Jaxx for their first single and

the luxury of just getting out the chequebook so you either have to be very early or very creative in your approach. I didn’t have the same success in the big corporate record labels because I wasn’t very good at working the system. It’s very political and relationships within the label are as important as the music you’re signing. So at that point I thought bugger it, I’m moving to New Zealand. My wife’s from Auckland. We’ve been married 14 years. She was my PA for five years before we got together and saw the worst of me during that turbulent time. She’s a very calming and

honest influence. How is the NZ music industry different? 10 I couldn’t believe how

supportive everyone is. I found the No 8 wire approach really exciting. Overseas it’s really segmented. Sometimes Kiwis can be a bit humble. I think you have to fight for every inch in this industry but for some people I can come off as quite aggressive and abrasive. What did you think about Herald columnist 11 Lizzie Marvelly’s recent revelations about the way young women are treated in the music industry? I don’t know Lizzie or what happened to her so I don’t

want to comment and risk appearing like I’m jumping on the band wagon. I’ve always employed women and I have strong opinions on equality but my approach is to make practical changes rather than just paying lip service. How do you feel about being up for the MMF 12 music manager of the year

award for the third time? My biggest disappointment is that it’s the same old names up for awards. I’m in this crusade to bring more young people into the industry which is topheavy with older guys. We need to train up a new breed of internet-savvy kids because ultimately that’s where artists are going to live.

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6.00 Breakfast 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (PGR, R, T) 10.00 The Chase (G, R, T) 11.00 Who’s Doing The Dishes? (G) 12.00 ONE News (T) 12.30 Emmerdale (PGR, T) 1.00 Come Date With Me (PGR) 2.00 Hello Campers 3.00 Tipping Point (G) Quizshow hosted by Ben Shephard. 3.55 Te Karere (T) 4.25 The Chase (G, T) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, T) With Eddie McGuire. 6.00 ONE News (T) 7.00 Seven Sharp (T) 7.30 The Chase Australia (G, T) Contestants race to answer quiz questions correctly to avoid being caught by The Chaser. Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. 8.30 Coast New Zealand (G, T) Neil steps onto Tāmaki Makaurau’s biggest volcanic eruption; meets the Kamikaze surfers who fought to make New Zealand nuclear free; and goes paddling, Piha style. 9.30 Bear Grylls’ Mission Survive (AO, T) As the remaining six contestants pass the halfway point of the 12-day mission, they are starting to toughen up. However, life in the jungle is beginning to take its toll, with one suffering from mosquito bites and another requiring treatment for trench foot. 10.30 News (T) 11.00 Stalker (AO, R, T) The search for an elusive killer leads to a shocking revelation. 11.55 The Store Detectives (AO, R) Richard Taylor and Will Davies show a designer clothes chain how to clobber cheats and pilferers. 12.55 Te Karere (R, T) 1.15 Infomercials (G, R) 5.35 Te Karere (R, T)

6.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 6.30 Little Monstar (G, R, T) 6.35 Jake And The Never Land Pirates (G, R, T) 6.55 Grizzly Tales (G, R, T) 7.20 Back At The Barnyard (G, R, T) 7.50 Looped (G, R, T) 8.15 Henry Hugglemonster (G, R, T) 8.40 Sofia The First (G, R, T) 9.00 Infomercials (G, R) 10.30 Neighbours (G, R, T) 11.00 Home And Away (R, T) 11.30 Shortland Street (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Joey (G, R, T) 12.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show (PGR) 1.30 Judge Rinder 2.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (PGR, T) 3.30 Leon (T) 3.35 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir (G, T) 4.00 I Didn’t Do It (G, T) 4.30 The Adam And Eve Show (T) 5.00 Friends (G, R, T) 5.30 Home And Away (T) 6.00 The Middle (G, R, T) Frankie clashes with her teacher. 6.30 Neighbours (G, T) Paul hopes Tom will be found guilty. 7.00 Shortland Street (PGR, T) Lucy has an unwelcome admirer. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules (G, T) Hosted by Manu Feildel and Pete Evans. 8.45 Quantico (PGR, T) Alex finally receives information about her father and his past involvement with the FBI. 9.45 Empire (AO, T) Andre discovers a dark secret. 10.45 Mike & Molly (PGR, R, T) 11.15 How To Get Away With Murder (T) 12.10 Rizzoli & Isles (AO, T) 1.00 Shortland Street (PGR, R, T) 1.30 Infomercials (G, R) 2.30 The Real (PGR) 3.20 Ravenswood (AO, R) 4.05 Regular Show (PGR, R) 4.15 Good Luck Charlie (G, R, T) 4.35 The Adam And Eve Show (R, T) 5.05 Neighbours (G, R, T) 5.30 Infomercials (G, R)

6.00 Paul Henry 9.00 The Cafe 10.00 Infomercials (G, R) 11.25 Family Feud (G, R) 12.00 Newshub Midday 12.30 Dr Phil (AO) 1.30 Film: The Cheating Pact (2013, PGR, R) Daniela Bobadilla. A high school student dies in a mysterious accident. 3.30 Rachael Ray (G) Hosted by Rachael Ray. 4.25 American Ninja Warrior (G) Teams from America, Europe and Japan compete in Las Vegas. 5.25 Family Feud (G) Hosted by Dai Henwood. 6.00 Newshub Live 7.00 Story Hosted by Duncan Garner and Heather du Plessis-Allan. 7.30 The Bachelor NZ The bachelorettes come together time to dish the dirt on Jordan and each other. Also the happy couple appear in public for the first time. 8.30 NCIS (AO) The NCIS team partners with the FBI and Homeland Security when two British prisoners, including a former spy, escape and arrive in the US via a shipping container. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU (AO) The two daughters of a famous elderly writer suffering from dementia accuse his wife of abusing him by tricking him into producing an heir with her. 10.25 Newshub Late 10.55 The Good Wife (AO) Diane, Cary and Lucca defend the grieving father of a shooting victim in a defamation lawsuit over a billboard he put up describing the owner of a gun store as a murderer. A romantic rendezvous between Alicia and Jason is interrupted by the news Grace has been accused of plagiarism. 11.55 Infomercials (G, R)

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6.00 Sesame Street (G, R) 6.55 Peppa Pig (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV (G, R) 7.30 Max Steel (G, R) 7.50 Power Rangers Dino Charge (G, R) 8.15 Chuggington (G, R) 8.25 Hi-5 House (G, R) 8.50 Emma! (G, R) 8.55 Peppa Pig (G, R) 9.00 Fireman Sam (G, R, T) 9.10 Thomas And Friends (G, R) 9.20 Bob The Builder (G, R) 9.30 Barney And Friends (G, R) 9.55 Ready, Steady, Wiggle! (G, R, T) 10.05 Infomercials (G, R) 2.00 Sesame Street (G, R) 2.55 Pingu (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV (G) 3.05 Peppa Pig (G, R) 3.10 Bubble Guppies (G, R) 3.35 As Told By Ginger (G, R) 4.05 Sticky TV (G) 4.35 T.U.F.F. Puppy (G, R) 5.00 The Legend Of Korra (G, R) 5.30 Drake And Josh (G, R) 6.00 Entertainment Tonight (G) 6.30 Life’s Funniest Moments (G, R) 7.00 About A Boy (PGR) 7.30 Face Off (PGR) 8.30 Film: Kick-Ass (2010, AO, R) Aaron Johnson. A teenager decides to become a vigilante. 10.50 Burn Notice (AO, R) 11.40 Entertainment Tonight (G) 12.05 Infomercials (G, R)

6.00 Home Shopping (G) 8.30 Hot Bench (G, R) 9.00 The Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 9.30 Home Shopping (G) 12.00 The Doctors (PGR) 1.00 Jane The Virgin (PGR, R) 2.00 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (PGR, R) 3.00 The Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow (G, R) 4.30 Hot Bench (G) 5.00 University Challenge (G, R) 5.30 News 6.00 Escape To The Country (G) 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild (G) 7.30 Restoration Home (G) 8.30 American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson (16) Robert Shapiro seeks advice from F. Lee Bailey and comes up with a provocative strategy. 9.30 Soundbreaking (AO) Explores the art of recording music. 10.35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (PGR) 11.35 The Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 12.05 Home Shopping (G) 1.35 The Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 2.05 Home Shopping (G)

6.00 Surfing. World Surf League. Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. Men’s Highlights. 7.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. Round 6. Mainland Tactix v Melbourne Vixens. Highlights. 7.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. Round 6. Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic v West Coast Fever. Replay. 8.00 Cricket. IPL. Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore. Replay. 11.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Round 5. Grand Prix of France. Highlights. 12.00 To Be Advised 1.00 Surfing. World Surf League. Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. Men’s Highlights. 2.00 Cricket. Indian Premiere League. Match 39. Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore. Highlights. 2.30 Sky Sports UK News 3.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Trophée Hassan II. Highlights. 4.00 Rugby Nation 5.00 Rugby. 1st XV. Replay. 6.30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 7.30 UFC Now 8.30 To Be Advised 10.30 Rugby. Super Rugby. Sharks v Hurricanes. Highlights. 11.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Round 11. Southern Kings v Blues. Highlights. 11.30 Cricket. Indian Premiere League. Match 39. Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore. Highlights. 12.00 UFC Now 1.00 NRL 360 2.00 Back Page 3.00 Inside Supercars 4.00 Motor Racing. Speedway European Championships.

6.00 To Be Advised 7.00 Small Blacks TV 7.15 Random Rugby TV 7.30 Monday Night With Matty Johns 8.30 The After Match 9.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 3. Nijmegen to Arnhem. 189 km. Highlights. 10.00 Motor Racing. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Gobowling. Com 400. Highlights. 11.00 Snooker. World Tour. 2.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Crusaders v Reds. Highlights. 2.30 Rugby. Super Rugby. Round 11. Chiefs v Highlanders. Highlights. 3.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Sharks v Hurricanes. Highlights. 3.30 Rugby. Super Rugby. Round 11. Southern Kings v Blues. Highlights. 4.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 3. Nijmegen to Arnhem. 189 km. Highlights. 4.30 To Be Advised 5.30 Athletics. IAAF Race Walking Cup. 6.30 The Football League Show 7.00 Road To UEFA Euro 7.30 Rugby League. International Test. Fiji v Papua New Guinea. Samoa v Tonga. Highlights. 8.00 To Be Advised 8.30 NRL 360 9.30 Back Page 10.30 Inside Supercars 11.30 NRL Fulltime 12.00 To Be Advised 12.30 AFL Weekly Highlights 1.30 Sky Sport Select 2.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Trophée Hassan II. Highlights. 3.00 Athletics. IAAF Race Walking Cup. 4.00 To Be Advised

TV Pick 6.30 Pukoro (G, R) 7.00 Pukana (G, R) 7.30 Matika (G, R) 8.00 Miharo (G, R) 8.30 Te Kaea (R) 9.00 Kawe Korero: Reporters (R) 9.30 Kai Time On The Road (G, R) 10.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 11.00 Toku Reo (G, R) 12.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 1.00 Toku Reo (G, R) 2.00 Ako (G, R) 3.00 It’s In The Bag (G, R) 3.30 Toi Whakaari (G) 4.00 Whanau Living (G) 4.30 Fresh (G) 5.00 Te Mana Kuratahi (G) 5.30 Te Kaea 6.00 Dora Matatoa (G, R) 6.20 Huhu (G, R) 6.30 Pukana (G) 7.00 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha (G, R) Dubbed in Te Reo Maori. 7.30 Real Pasifik (G) 8.00 Native Affairs Investigative journalism program. 8.30 Film: Blackfish (2013, AO, R) Dave Duffus, Samantha Berg, Tilikum. Examines the dangerous consequences of keeping intelligent creatures in captivity. 10.00 Media Take 10.30 Te Kaea (R) 11.00 Kawe Korero: Reporters 11.30 Close

6.00 Oculus (2013, 16) 7.35 Serena (2014, M) 9.25 Friended To Death (2014, 16) 11.05 Birdman (2014, 16) 1.05 Oculus (2013, 16) 2.45 Guns (M) 4.15 Last Call (2012, 16) Travis Van Winkle. 5.45 Boyhood (2014, M) Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette. Follows the life of a son of a divorced family in Texas. 8.30 The Night Before (2015, 16) Colin Egglesfield, Drew Fuller. A serial womaniser takes his last opportunity to talk his best friend out of getting married at a bachelor party. 10.20 The Taking Of Deborah Logan (2014, 16) Jill Larson, Anne Ramsay. What begins as a documentary following an Alzheimer’s patient quickly escalates into a disturbing ordeal. 11.50 The Equalizer (2014, 18) Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas. A former black ops commando who faked his death comes out of his retirement to rescue a girl. 2.00 Last Call (2012, 16) Travis Van Winkle, Ryan Hansen. Brothers take over the family pub. 3.25 Boyhood (2014, M) Ethan Hawke. Follows the life of a son of a divorced family in Texas.

6.00 New Tricks (M) 6.30 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 7.00 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 ’Allo ’Allo! (PG) 7.55 Fawlty Towers (PG) 8.25 The Bill (M) 9.15 Midsomer Murders (M) 10.55 ’Allo ’Allo! (PG) 11.20 Fawlty Towers (PG) 11.50 Death In Paradise (M) 12.45 The Bill (M) 1.35 New Tricks (M) 2.30 Midsomer Murders (M) 4.15 The Bill (M) 5.05 New Tricks (M) 6.00 ’Allo ’Allo! (PG) 6.25 Fawlty Towers (PG) 7.00 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats (M) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) Two teams, consisting of guests go head-to-head in a battle of wits which has them trying to fool the opposition. 8.30 Heartbeat (PG) Walker announces his plans to leave the village. An Irish woman becomes the target of local hostility. 9.30 Father Brown (M) The father of a young writer is found dead. 11.30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 12.20 The Bill (M) 1.10 Death In Paradise (M) 2.05 ’Allo ’Allo! (PG) 2.30 Midsomer Murders (M) 5.55 Father Brown (M)

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The second episode chronicles a watershed event in the history of music: the moment when the recording studio itself effectively became an instrument and gave rise to sounds that could never be reproduced live. The show charts its evolution from the four or eight tracks used by The Beatles and The Beach Boys, to the 16 and 24-track productions created by Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac, to the digital innovations that today fuel the work of artists such as Beck, Bon Iver, and Radiohead.

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News and Weather 6.00am, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, noon, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 10.00pm 6.00 Classic Morning with Rick Young Music, news and weather to start your day 10.00 Weekday Classics Featured masterworks and latest releases 1.00 Upbeat with Eva Radich Music news and current affairs (RNZ) 2.00 Made in New Zealand NZ performers and composers 3.00 Classic Afternoons with David Morriss Favourite music from the Renaissance to the Romantic and beyond 7.00 Music Alive Jack Body Memorial Concert: A celebration of the life and music of composer Jack Body, who died on 10 May 2015. The concert, which was largely programmed by Body himself during his long battle with cancer, features performances by his friends and collaborators the New Zealand String Quartet, Baroque Voices, Anna Pierard, Martin Riseley, Jian Liu, Mere Boynton, Linden Loader and the Gamelan Padhang Moncar (RNZ) 10.00 Day’s End RNZ Concert’s musical nightcap 12.00am Music Through The Night

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Scott Maclachlan discovered Lorde at age 13 and managed her rise to stardom before they split a year ago. He still manages Sol3 Mio, Thomston, Mt Eden and Leisure and is up for Music Manager of the Year for the third time at this year’s MMF awards Lorde relieved you as her manager a year ago. Did you see 1it coming?

Pash, cash & dash on camera The Tap Inn bar in Billings, Montana released surveillance video of an armed robbery. It also showed two customers at the bar, lost in their make-out session during the entire crime, seemingly oblivious to danger. The robbers, perhaps impressed by the couple’s passion, ignored them — even while emptying the cash register just a few feet away. (Source: Weird Universe)

I think I realised when I got a phone call that Ella and her father were going to come into the office. You kind of have a sense, like a relationship breakup. It’s that “we need to talk” conversation. I felt quite sick. It was pretty clear she was unhappy with the way things were going for a bunch of reasons, which I can’t talk about because there are ongoing legal issues that I don’t want to compromise and she’s not here to state her case. I felt very sympathetic to her and tried to make the process as easy as possible. She was quite upset and I gave her a cuddle and said, “Look, these things happen.” It’s a business relationship but the problem is you’re so in each other’s pockets it becomes a lot more personal. But I have no animosity. How do you think Lorde has survived so far without a 2 manager?

I think she’s done really well. There’s a lot to be said for the purity of her decision-making. Her instinct is incredible. The test will be when she releases her second album and she’s got 28 countries asking her to do promos in three weeks. Managers in the industry a long time know the nuances of doing deals with people which on paper might not look beneficial but actually can get your artist a lot more mileage. It’s difficult to swim against the tide 100 per cent of the time. It’s all right when you’re on the rise but if you’re wobbling they can cut you loose.

What do you love best about being a music manager?

Breaking news! Hold the front page . . . Last week my friend Jane got up to go to the toilet at 3.50am. Returning to bed she notices car headlights shining through her front door. There has been a spate of car break-ins in the area, so she peeks around the curtains to see what’s going on. Sure enough there’s a guy out there with a head torch on. She quickly calls 111 and tells them what’s happening. “We’ll send the dog squad. Stay inside and don’t turn the lights on,” say the police. Literally three minutes later she hears the roar of the police car down her street, then silence. Her phone rings “Hi Jane, it’s Constable Soand-so here. Good news. We have apprehended the offender.” “Oh that’s great,” says Jane somewhat relieved. “Yes,” says the constable. “It was the NZ Herald delivery guy. You’ll be pleased to know that the dogs didn’t bite him.”

Scott Maclachlan says music management is addictive.

Management is addictive. If you sign an artist who becomes a success it’s a gamble and a hustle but it’s completely addictive. The most fun you have is in those early days when you get a break. The high-level parties are a lot less enjoyable. One of my career highlights was a recent tour with a band called Leisure staying in s****y hotels. It was back to square one after being with the Lorde circus and it was a real breath of fresh air. How much do music managers get paid? 4 We charge 20 per cent across the board and that’s non-negotiable. It’s fair when you factor the amount of work and cost of overheads. After

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splitting with an artist, a residual ongoing payment is normal too. You signed Lorde at 13. Were you under pressure to get 5 her earning money?

No, there was no pressure from the label. We hadn’t invested much at that stage. She was developing at her own pace but it wasn’t until she worked with Joel (Little) that things really happened. I always believed she’d be great but I didn’t realise how great, how quickly. Hearing Royals for the first time I knew we had a hit. Those ones come along once every five years. continued on A26

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Sport from back page

New singer

Merger talk

Spark to take on naming rights to Vector Arena B2

Under pressure

Speculation on NZ media get-together B3

New RBA chief faces prospect of rate cut B4

Cruise control

NZ ports are embracing the arrival of megaships with passengers who can spend $500,000 a day. B3

Air NZ settles price-fixing case for $51m Continued defence of long-running lawsuit seen as too much of a commercial risk in face of US class action system Grant Bradley aviation grant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz

ir New Zealand has opted to settle a long-running United States price-fixing case for $51 million in the latest of a series of cargo cartel actions it has been fighting around the world. The airline said it settled rather than take the risk of a potentially “very material” commercial liability by continuing to defend its position. Its share price, down by nearly $1 since the end of January, fell 6c more to close at $2.30 yesterday. One analyst said while the payout had been a possibility for a long time, yesterday’s news may have taken some investors by surprise.

The airline said it decided to settle to mitigate an unacceptable risk created by the US class action system which created enormous pressure to settle such matters commercially. “There was no credible evidence that any Air New Zealand employee participated in any conspiracy, but the potential for an unexpected verdict was not an acceptable commercial risk for the airline,” said John Blair, Air NZ’s general counsel. The case dates back to 2006, when a civil compensation claim was filed on behalf of several freight forwarders naming a significant number of global airlines, including Air NZ, for alleged conspiracy involving air cargo fuel and security surcharges between 2000 and 2006.

Cartel case payouts Air NZ has paid out:

● $51 million in the US; ● $8 million in NZ; ● and faces penalties of millions of dollars in Australia.

In 2011 Air NZ, having successfully defended its position with the US Department of Justice, was released from its criminal investigation. But after 10 years of arguing the validity of the civil compensation lawsuit in US courts, Air NZ elected to pursue settlement with the plaintiffs. The settlement, which is still subject to court approval, was

reached through mediation efforts and agreed last Friday. Despite settlement, Air NZ has not admitted to being part of the alleged conspiracy, the airline told the NZX. It would not comment any further on the case yesterday but told the NZX that under US law, every participant in a conspiracy is liable for the harm caused by the entire conspiracy regardless of the extent of their participation. When a conspiracy involves “anti-trust” (anti-competitive) conduct, the entire damages are trebled. The settlement amount of US$35 million represents 2.8 per cent of the US$1.223 billion paid in settlements by 28 airlines. Air NZ is one of the last airlines to settle and one of the few airlines

involved in the action to have been investigated by the US Department of Justice and not later prosecuted. Air NZ paid $8 million in a fine and costs in 2013 to settle a long-running case brought in New Zealand by the Commerce Commission over cargo price fixing. The airline also lost a cargo pricefixing case that could cost it millions of dollars in penalties in Australia in March. It has applied to appeal the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ruling. Harbour Asset Management’s Shane Solly said the airline’s share price had been under pressure because of growing competition, but the announcement was a “bit of a kick” and wouldn’t have helped sentiment.

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Vector Arena set for new name Spark chief says partnership makes sense as music is a huge part of its customers’ lives

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uckland’s largest indoor entertainment and sporting venue, Vector Arena, is set for a name change as telco Spark takes over the brand, technology partner and naming rights contract. It is understood the venue will be known as Spark Arena from April next year. In June 2006, energy company Vector paid an undisclosed sum thought to be in the millions to secure naming rights for 10 years on the $80 million venue. The arena has attracted a number of big international names, including Iron Maiden, Rudimental, Madonna and Black Sabbath. The contract ends this year and it’s understood Spark was one of several bidders for the new contract. Details of the agreement were commercially sensitive with Spark unable to comment on how long the contract was for or how much was paid but chief executive Simon Moutter said the partnership made sense. “Customers, young and old, tell us music is a huge part of their lives, that’s why it makes so much sense for us to partner with a venue that attracts some of the world’s most talented artists and entertainers,” Moutter said. Spark has developed strong ties to the music industry in the last two years, extending its partnership with music streaming service Spotify and entertainment group Live Nation which manages Vector Arena. Spark will officially take over as the naming rights, brand and technology partner of the arena on April 19 next year.

Key on free trade Prime Minister John Key has joined LinkedIn as a “global influencer” and shared his first post — a long opinion piece on free trade. Key joined the social network last week and posted: “Why I’m firmly in favour of free trade.” “Fortress New Zealand simply doesn’t work — we tried it before and it failed,” Key wrote. “As I’ve said many times, we won’t get rich selling things to 4.5 million New Zealanders. But we could by selling to 4.5 billion people overseas.” Other influencers on LinkedIn include Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and David Cameron.

$88m building sale The offices of one of NZ’s biggest media organisations and larger law firms are being sold and investors could soon be invited to buy into a new syndicate owner. A subsidiary of NZX-listed Augusta Capital has struck an $88.3 million deal with Mansons TCLM to buy buildings B and C at 2 Graham St in Auckland’s CBD. “The property is occupied by NZME/APN (three floors), Maersk (one floor), Meredith Connell (one floor), [and] retail tenancies on the ground floor.” NZME owns and publishes the Herald.

Supreme award An Auckland University building in Newmarket has won the supreme award in the Registered Master Builders Association’s Commercial Project Awards. Building 906 for the Faculty of Engineering has one of Australasia’s largest earthquake testing facilities and was built by Scarbro Construction, Jasmax Architects, and engineers RCP.

Campervan stake

The arena attracts top performers such as Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden.

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Milford Asset Management is now the largest single shareholder in Tourism Holdings after investor Sterling Grace exited its holding in the rental campervan operator. Aucklandbased Milford raised its stake to 17.8 per cent from 13.8 per cent, paying $2.55 a share. — Staff reporter, agencies

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Merger not impossible: analysts Speculation on future of NZ operations after APN and Fairfax said to have held talks

Jamie Gray jamie.gray@nzherald.co.nz

merger between the New Zealand operations of NZME and Fairfax Media would require Commerce Commission approval, but the likely competition issues would not be insurmountable, say analysts. The Australian newspaper said Fairfax and the owner of NZME — APN News & Media — had held talks, speculating that the media companies may soon merge their New Zealand operations. APN, which owns New Zealand Herald publisher NZME, issued a trading halt notice to ASX, pending an announcement due before the company’s annual meeting in Sydney tomorrow. In addition to the Herald NZME owns several provincial newspapers and radio stations, including Newstalk ZB and Radio Hauraki. APN News & Media abandoned plans for

an initial public offering of its NZME division in February. A Fairfax statement said: “Fairfax continues to explore options for all its businesses including Fairfax New Zealand, but at this time there is nothing to disclose.” Analysts said the fact that Fairfax had not gone into a trading halt indicated the merger talk was illfounded. Speculation also circulated last month that APN would launch an in specie share distribution plan to split off NZME shares, which would allow APN shareholders to sell or retain their exposure to New Zealand. The Australian said APN was expected to undertake a capital raising in excess of A$200 million in conjunction with a New Zealand demerger. APN shares last traded at A63c on the ASX. Mark Lister, head of private wealth research at Craigs Investment Partners, said approval of a NZME-Fairfax

You can never rule anything out, especially in an industry going through so much change. Mark Lister, Craigs Investment Partners

merger from the Commerce Commission should not be ruled out. “I don’t think that it would be clearcut that they would stand in the way of a merger because the industry is still quite fragmented in many ways. “There are many avenues for advertising and media these days — there are still other players in this space through various other channels,” he said. “You can never rule anything out, especially in an industry that is going through so much change.” Shane Solly, portfolio manager and research analyst at Harbour Asset Management, said merging the two New Zealand operations would be a

challenge from a competition perspective. “It depends on how [a deal] is cut,” Solly said. “It would depend on what was in, and what was out.” In February, Fairfax reported a 4.2 per cent increase in first-half profit to A$26.3 million as revenue edged up 1.6 per cent to A$958 million. Fairfax Media publishes the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Financial Review. Media reports, including in the Australian, said Fairfax Media wants to spin off its New Zealand business, which includes mastheads the Dominion Post and the Press. Last week, Fairfax Media flagged the idea of ending weekday print editions of the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age, with only digital editions during the week and print editions for weekends due to falling ad revenue. The Australian said a Fairfax spinoff could involve a demerger of shares to existing shareholders, an IPO or a trade sale.

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Fares aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas range from around $150 a person a day to several thousand dollars for staterooms.

Megaship visit gets early ovation from ports Grant Bradley tourism grant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz

The company bringing in the biggest cruise ship ever to visit New Zealand says ports here have embraced megaships whose passengers can spend $500,000 a day in port. Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, at 168,666 tonnes and stretching the length of more than three rugby fields, will start cruising around Christmas and the company has already expanded the length of the season because of strong demand. Royal Caribbean’s managing director for Australia and New Zealand, Adam Armstrong, said ports here had approached the company, even before the deployment here had been announced. “They’ve been proactive even before we’d announced. “They asked what they had to do to welcome bigger ships,” Armstrong said. “It’s unique in terms of our experience globally. Generally we’re the

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proactive party in going to talk to ports about bringing in new ships.” Because of the size of Ovation it is unable to tie up in Auckland. Instead it will anchor in the harbour and passengers will use its eight tenders to get to shore. “It’s not ideal. We always prefer to be alongside but we want to come to Auckland. It would be remiss of us not to and our guests want to come

to Auckland so we will make it work.” Extra dredging was being done in Picton and Dunedin. The day excursion industry had grown with the size of ships and Armstrong was confident it would be able to cope. Ovation can carry nearly 5000 passengers. It is the equal third largest cruise ship in the world — eclipsed only by Royal Caribbean’s twin ships Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas, which weigh more than 225,000 tonnes. Fares aboard Ovation are the highest of Royal Caribbean’s vessels here, ranging from around $150 a person a day to several thousand dollars for staterooms. Between 30 and 40 per cent of those who have booked are coming from overseas, mainly the United States and Europe, Armstrong said. Royal Caribbean — which has about 22 per cent of the market here — grew at 27 per cent last season. “New Zealand and Australia are viewed as safe places to go, bucketlist destinations.”

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● A 14-night cruise during January, with visits to Bay of Islands, Tauranga, Auckland, Wellington, Picton, Dunedin, and the Milford Sounds region.

● A 12-night sailing to New Zealand and the South Pacific departing January 28, including calls to Auckland, Tauranga, Bay of Islands, Noumea in New Caledonia and Mystery Island in Vanuatu.

Director denies NZX underspent on platform Sophie Boot

NZX director Neil Paviour-Smith told the High Court the company spent no more than A$10 million on developing the Clear Grain Exchange but rejected former owner Ralec’s claims that amounted to just one-tenth of what it had promised to invest. Paviour-Smith, who is also managing director of brokerage Forsyth Barr, is the first witness to be called before the hearing, which is expected to last another eight weeks. He began giving evidence on Friday and will be the only NZX director to appear, although former chairman Andrew Harmos and former chief executive Mark Weldon are scheduled to give evidence in the coming weeks. NZX claims Clear’s former owners, Grant Thomas and Dominic Pym, and their companies Ralec Commodities and Ralec Interactive, misled NZX with “wildly inaccurate” forecasts when it bought Australian Clear Grain Exchange, a commodities trading platform, in October 2009. Ralec subsequently counterclaimed. It claims NZX, which bought the platform for A$7 million ($7.5 million) with the potential for a further A$14 million of earnouts, failed to fund the exchange sufficiently. NZX is suing for between Neil Paviour-Smith A$20.7 million and A$37.6 million, and Ralec has countered with a suit totalling A$14 million plus bonuses. Ralec’s QC Tim North questioned Paviour-Smith over A$140 million in development spending which the NZX discussed in internal documents. Of that, A$39 million was for the acquisition of Clear, with the remaining A$100 million for development. A$30 million was for the development of new markets, A$10 million was for the architecture of the agri portal platform and A$60 million was for data acquisitions. Paviour-Smith said his best estimate of what had been spent was no more than A$10 million, but rejected North’s characterisation of the spend as “no more than one-tenth of what was committed”. “It feels like the millionth time I’m saying this — a business case in the context of NZX refers to a proposal,” Paviour-Smith said. “There was no investment commitment for Alcazar,” he said, using the NZX nickname given to the agri portal project. North also questioned PaviourSmith over the responsibilities of Clear’s former owners, Thomas and Pym, who remained within the company after selling to NZX in 2009, but both lost their jobs later. On Friday, Paviour-Smith said Clear had fallen “well short” of earnout targets in the three years following the acquisition. “You have suggested a continuous obligation from the Ralec party after acquisition,” North said. “It wasn’t their responsibility to make sure NZX would get market share.” Paviour-Smith said the idea that Pym and Thomas were no longer responsible for Clear’s performance after it was sold to NZX was “too black and white” as the two stayed on as senior employees as well as being vendors with earnouts based on Clear’s performance until 2012. North asked Paviour-Smith whether he was saying Pym and Thomas had not used their best endeavours as employees. PaviourSmith said he wasn’t aware of the details, but thought both men’s employment at Clear following NZX’s acquisition had been terminated as a result of dissatisfaction. The case pre-dates much of NZX’s existing management, having first hit the courts in 2011. — BusinessDesk

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New RBA chief faces pressure to cut rates Reserve Bank concedes Aussie’s core inflation likely to miss its 2-3% target

Candice Zachariahs

hilip Lowe may have only a few months to settle in as Australian central bank chief before he has to consider cutting the cash rate to levels he’s previously said have questionable benefits. The need for easing looked more urgent Friday after the Reserve Bank of Australia conceded core inflation will probably miss the bottom of its 2 per cent to 3 per cent target this year and may undershoot into the middle of 2018. While the bank gave no guidance on rates, swaps traders pushed to about 70 per cent odds that governor Glenn Stevens will lower the benchmark to 1.5 per cent before his term ends September 17. JPMorgan Chase said Lowe may have to reduce rates to 1 per cent or less. “The RBA has made some pretty brutal downgrades to their inflation forecasts and that just means you’ve got to try and run growth stronger than it otherwise would be,” said Sally Auld, the head of fixed-income and currency strategy for Australia at JPMorgan. “It’s probably not correct to say the RBA is going to stop at 1.5 per cent, they might have a bit of a breather after they get there, but with these forecasts the risk is that we head toward 1 per cent.” Lowe takes over the monetary management of an economy that’s weathered a downturn in mining investment better than some had expected though the struggle to ensure price growth remains. The central bank on Friday left its estimate for economic expansion at 2.5-3.5 per cent this year and next and predicted unemployment will remain around 5.7 per cent. Despite growth forecasts that put it among the best-performing developed economies, Australia hasn’t been immune to the scourge of low

inflation afflicting the US, Japan and Europe. Record-low Australian price growth that averaged 1.6 per cent in the first quarter prompted the RBA to ease this month for the first time in a year. The central bank’s focus Friday on inflation expectations was notable given the phrase appeared 16 times in a document that rarely mentions it, said Joseph Capurso, a senior currency strategist in Sydney at Commonwealth Bank of Australia. “It is very hard to lift inflation expectations when they are low and Japan is a good example of this,” he said. “The RBA is cutting again; the

It is very hard to lift inflation expectations when they are low and Japan is a good example of this. Joseph Capurso, CBA strategist

only question is how many times.” Asked about the threshold for unconventional monetary policy in 2012, the year he took over as deputy governor, Lowe said hypothetically it would be “around 1 per cent, plus or minus a bit”. The cash rate at the time was 3 per cent, while core inflation was averaging 2.3 per cent. Economists predict governor Stevens will reduce rates to 1.5 per cent in August and keep them there through the second quarter of 2017, based on the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. Swaps traders are pricing a move to 1.39 per cent in a year. The RBA’s statement of monetary policy “hints at a central bank that may be somewhat behind the curve,” Su-Lin Ong, the head of Australian economic and fixed-income strategy at RBC, wrote in a report. “The risks are skewed to the downside to our 1.5 per cent forecast

Australian Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens (left) and incoming governor Philip Lowe.

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House market restrictions could hit kiwi Tina Morrison

The New Zealand dollar may decline this week on expectations the Reserve Bank could add further restrictions to the housing market, paving the way for future interest rate cuts. The kiwi may trade between US67c and US70c, according to 11 currency analysts surveyed by BusinessDesk. Five expect it to decline, two bet it will gain and four say it will probably remain relatively neutral. It was trading at US68.41c yesterday. The Reserve Bank’s interest rate track has come sharply into focus after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut its benchmark rate last week and slashed its outlook for future inflation, stoking speculation rates in Australia

The dollar could range between US67c and US70c. Picture / Brett Phibbs

and New Zealand may fall further. The RBNZ’s six-monthly gauge of financial stability is due for release tomorrow, with analysts mulling the prospect for additional curbs on the bubbling housing market which may free up governor Graeme Wheeler to reduce rates further in the future. “A move to tighten macroprudential tools will clear the path for further rate cuts this year,” ASB Bank economist Daniel Snowden said in a note. ASB expects the RBNZ to cut rates in June and August. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Bill English delivers a pre-Budget speech to a Wellington Chamber of Commerce lunch on Thursday. The Government’s financial statements for the nine months through March are published today. — BusinessDesk

for the end of 2017.” There is an increasing risk that global disinflationary pressures and easing drag the central bank toward 1 per cent, James McIntyre, head of economic research at Macquarie

Group, wrote in a report. Markets may price in around 50-50 odds of a cut to 1.25 per cent in November, TD Securities said in a report. “If you’re going to be true to your mandate you’ve got to keep trying,

you can’t just give up, because then you risk a collapse in inflation expectations,” JPMorgan’s Auld said. “The RBA is also going to become much more sensitive to the growth story.” — Bloomberg

Dairy farmers in Oz plan rallies after Fonterra price cuts Fiona Rotherham

A group of Australian dairy farmers plans a series of rallies in a push for the federal Government to urgently establish an independent review of the country’s dairy industry after Fonterra and other processors slashed farmgate milk prices. The group, Farmer Power, said the “unacceptable retrospective reduction in milk price”, which affects 75 per cent of farms in Victoria, threatens to push farmers off the land or further cull their herds. “Dairy farmers are not going to survive if they’re losing money,” said group president Chris Gleeson. “The average farmer is forecast to lose A$15,000 ($16,170) this season and more next season. Without immediate action, the industry will continue its downward spiral.” Fonterra last week cut its forecast farmgate milk price to its Australian farmers for the current season to A$5 a kg of milk solids, down from an earlier forecast of A$5.60/kgMS, to better reflect the oversupply of milk weighing on global dairy prices. It followed Australian dairy giant Murray Goulburn reducing its farmgate milk price to a range of A$4.75 to A$5/kgMS last month from a forecast A$5.60 as it struggles to meet

Farmer Power says the farmgate milk price cuts by Fonterra and other Picture / Bloomberg processors threaten to push farmers off the land.

profits forecast in the prospectus for its ASX partial float last year. Murray Goulburn is offering farmers a support package that also protects its longer-term supply, by topping up payments to A$5.47/kgMS this financial year, to be recovered from supplier milk payments over the next three years. Most of Fonterra’s 1800 or so Australian suppliers are members of Bonlac Supply, which has a supply deal that requires the New Zealandbased dairy processor to match or

Without immediate action, the industry will continue its downward spiral. Chris Gleeson, president Dairy Power

better the Murray Goulburn price. This meant its Australian suppliers were paid well above their Kiwi counterparts last season. The big difference between the two markets is

that most of New Zealand’s milk is exported and subject to global pricing while in Australia about 60 per cent supplies the domestic market. Managing director for Oceania Judith Swales said the most important thing Fonterra could do for its farmers and the industry is to send the right price signals. “We’ve said Australia is not immune to the global challenges, and we’ve been upfront all season cautioning our farmers to prepare for a lower milk price environment.” Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings caused a stir last year when he said Australian dairy farmers were being paid too much for their milk. The revised Australian milk price cuts the cost of goods sold for the lossmaking Fonterra Australia by about A$48 million although that’s subject to other factors such as volumes. Fonterra has already reduced payments for its NZ suppliers to $3.90/kgMS for this season which is below the cost of production for most though the shareholder dividend is likely to be higher than usual at 45c to 55c per share. Fonterra Australia’s supply contract in its second-largest milk pool doesn’t lock supply in. But Gleeson said the A60c/kgMS support loan it offered farmers, repayable from 2018,

was conditional on their committing to supply it for the next three years without any price guarantee. The existing contract agreement is in place until the 2019 season. Fonterra has said it will continue to meet the minimum benchmark milk price but from next season farmers will also face deductions to recover repayments from its farmer support package, equating to A20c to A27c/kgMS for three years. Farmer Power, which is separate from the main farmer industry groups Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) and United Dairyfarmers Victoria, is planning a rally tomorrow at Terang in southwest Victoria which Gleeson expects will be well attended. He said there’s likely to be more held in other areas after that. About 600 farmers attended a similar rally three years ago which called for state and federal action to combat low milk prices and dry conditions. An ADF spokesperson said there was no easy solution for the challenges the industry faced. Its focus was on the well-being of farmers, particularly for those in Victoria and Tasmania already struggling with dry conditions in the past year. Neither ADF nor the Victorian lobby group has given its backing to Farmer Power’s rally. — BusinessDesk

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Sky TV and Air NZ drag index lower Pay TV operator tumbles again after forecasting subscriber numbers while national carrier settles lawsuit

ew Zealand stocks fell as Sky Network Television extended its slide after last week’s earnings downgrade and Air New Zealand fell after agreeing to settle a cartel lawsuit in the US. The S&P/NZX 50 Index dropped 13.04 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 6885.06. Within the index, 28 stocks fell, 14 rose and seven were unchanged. Turnover was $136.7 million. Sky Network Television was the worst performer, falling 7.1 per cent to $4.30 — a two-month low. On Friday, the shares sank 15.7 per cent after the pay-TV operator said sub-

>> The Dollar Trade Weighted Index

09 MAY: 72.78

scriber numbers were expected to fall further this financial year, causing earnings next year to miss analyst estimates. The Auckland-based company forecast it would have 830,000 subscribers at the end of its financial year on June 30. Subscriber numbers dropped 1.5 per cent last year to 851,561. It expects to lose 45,000 core residential pay-TV subscribers this year and gain about 25,000 subscribers for its online services such as Neon and FanPass. “The subscriber numbers have really given them a kick in the guts,” said James Smalley, director at Ham-

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ilton Hindin Greene. “There were a few institutional investor roadshows and I think Australian investors bought in. It just goes to show how institutional investors buying in can sometimes push a stock way higher than it should be on its fundamentals.” New Zealand Refining Co dropped 3.5 per cent to $2.80, while ANZ Banking Group fell 2.7 per cent to $26.10. Air New Zealand shed 2.5 per cent to $2.30 — an 18-month low. The national carrier has agreed to a US$35 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit in the US taken by freight

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Contact Energy rose 2.5 per cent to $5.28 and Westpac Banking Corp advanced 1.1 per cent to $33.35. Outside the main index, APN News & Media had its shares halted on the ASX pending an announcement about a potential material transaction involving the New Zealand assets. The dual-listed shares last traded at 72c on the NZX, and Smalley said they were very thinly traded. Tourism Holdings rose 0.4 per cent to $2.68. Milford Asset Management became the largest single shareholder after Sterling Grace exited its holding. Milford has raised its stake to 17.8 per cent. — BusinessDesk

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forwarding companies who claimed airlines colluded over cargo fuel and security surcharges between 2000 and 2006. The airline has not admitted being part of the alleged conspiracy as part of the settlement. Trade Me Group fell 1.9 per cent to $4.65 and Steel & Tube Holdings declined 1.8 per cent to $2.18. Restaurant Brands was the biggest gainer, up 2.9 per cent to $5.35. The fast-food company has gained 7 per cent since April 14, when it said 2017 earnings could rise as much as 25 per cent on growth in both KFC and Pizza Hut, and its expansion into New South Wales.

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27.5 27.5 540 535 26 25.5 910 910 574 580 338 338 180 180 1.4 1.3 11 10.5 440 422 76 78 129 128 434 430 505 498 100 98 216 216 394.8 394 562.8 562.5 333.1 331 19 19 141 140.8 54 53 100 505 375 374 219 218 223 222.5 442 440 327 327

+15 -.5 +3 +5 -.1 +1 -33 -7 -.6 -3 +4.9 -1.2 +.2 +1 +3 +4 -4 -3.5 -3 -10

20 153.879 10.566 324.003 116.843 8.322 7564.655 7.56 82.363 1478.051 440.955 65.7 86.784 4.8 7.23 8.568 41.1 31.63 5 5069.73 168.29 294.022 232.231 31.446

40.5 540 34 911 640 349 183 1.9 12.5 422 100 160 646 524 117 217.8 401.8 578 411.4 22 141 56 100 505 375.5 302 229.5 470 366

22.5 365 20 705 460 164 125.1 .7 6.4 295 65 111 411 372 69 180 332 479.2 301.5 11 113.2 50 100 430 263.5 203 196.5 336 204

27.78 14.6 31.94 24.31 16.67 26.39 12.5 41.67 21.47 9.61 17.76 10.59 16.06 6.5 3.5 1.08 34.03 32.64 26.39 13.98 5.25 -

1.23 3.65 .64 1.59 1.31 1.42 1.26 1.42 1.20 1.57 2.95 3.06 .33 4.91 1.48 .90 1.56 2.33 7.33 -

5.19 1.60 5.51 7.19 9.26 6.25 9.77 9.69 4.31 4.45 4.51 1.88 4.85 4.62 6.60 1.08 6.74 8.73 12.11 6.29 1.19 -

6.88 21.75 26.57 17.07 39.28 12.13 11.49 15.6 11.3 10.07 20.2 19.5 10.19 24.14 238.2 92.51 3.09 13.94 17.76 7.35 8.59 11.44 17.59

225 69 163 584 930 250 169.4 267 182 465 340 .2 25.5 784 299 554.5 309.6 243.9 354.3 329.4 348 42 580 209 39 274 9 3335 81 1557 811

280 70 164 625 932 260 169.9 268 183 468 342 .4 26 785 307 555 310.2 244.4 354.8 329.9 350 44 586 210 40 279 10 3355 83 1565 813

225 70 163 600 930 260 167.8 268 182 465 340 .3 26 785 307 555 310.8 248.2 350 325.4 350 45 586 210 39 274 9 3335 81 1560 813

-6 +1 -2 -1 +10 +1 -.5 -9 +2 -2 +7 +11.7 -1 -2 -1 +1 -1 +37 -20 -5

16.75 35.106 1490.98 121.316 13 1149.163 79.337 1528.232 117.456 84.393 21.084 34.505 1.86 77.701 1.5 48.444 110.24 26 64.464 30 20.959 60.1 126.376 295.763

235 87 171 735 1195 305 193.4 277 234 476 352 .4 32 800 320 600.1 342.3 261.6 400 375 355 84 605 216.5 53 290 10 3926.7 194.1 2240 820

178 60 162 542 795 190 156.5 169 155 300 86 .1 21 719 200 500.5 280.4 228.8 313 285.8 307 21 425 161 29 250 3 2988 78 1270 498

8.33 11.11 34.07 18.89 10.75 .92 20.31 16 22.64 5.09 53.67 12 4.98 1.04 3.11 4.37 3.64 21.88 1.48 8.66 22.22 215.52 34.72

2.57 1.10 .98 2.10 1.18 1.24 .67 2.75 1.01 5.13 1.30 1.38 .52

3.70 15.87 5.68 2.03 4.13 .55 7.58 8.79 4.87 1.50 6.84 3.91 .90 .34 1.25 1.25 1.12 6.25 3.30 4.12 8.11 6.46 4.27

14.57 7.98 17.89 11.53 13.37 22.99 27.95 9.31 21.9 81.46 5.08 13.13 11.94 62.54

NZX Market Shares

Closing quotes Buy Sell

Last Sale

Move

1000s Sold

52-week High Low

Dividend CPS t/c

Yld%

P/E Ratio

Antipodes Aust Food BurgerFuelW’wide Chatham Rock Chow Group Cooks Glob Fds Enprise Group FoleyFamWine GeoOP Ltd GFNZ Grp Ltd Ord JustWater Lateral Corp Livestck Imprvmnt Mykris Ltd Ord Solution Dynam Speirs WindﬂowTech

2 .4 182 .9 4.9 5 43.5 142 30 5.6 17.1 4 215 4 230 11 1

2 .6 185 1 5.1 11 43.5 144 30 5.2 17.1 12 211 7 235 12 2.5

+.1 +2 -5 -

1.104 171.027 15 3.8 .63 -

2.5 .9 375 1.2 15 14 52 150 56 7 18.5 25 565 7 240 24 4.5

2.78 28.14 6.25 .69 -

2.37 .03 1.35 -

1.93 13.34 2.66 5.79 -

.81 9.01 5.98 30.35 7.36 8.77 384.6 38.64 -

Closing quotes Buy Sell

Last Sale

Move

1000s Sold

52-week High Low

Dividend CPS t/c

Yld%

P/E Ratio

71 290 64

76 300 66

81 270 64

-2

88 80 270 74 178 64

NZAX MARKET Share Code

AXG AFC BFW CRP CGL CGF ENS FFW GEO GFL JWI LAT LIC MYK SDL SGL WTL

.6 185 1 5.1 11 45 144 35 6 20 225 7 245 5

1.1 .2 160 .5 .5 11 29 130 26 2.6 14 10 210 5 85 11 1

NXT MARKET Share Code

NZX Market Shares

GGL G3 Group Limited ONL Oceania Nat SNK SnakkMedia

NZDX MARKET

09/05

NZX Market Bonds

Coupon rate %

Maturity date

Closing quotes Buy Sell

Last sale

1000s sold

Price/$100 face value

ANBHA AKC050 CEN020 CASHA RBOHA TPW110 ZEL030

ANZ Auck Counc Contact Energy CreditAgrico nts Rabobank Perpet TrustPower Z Energy Bonds

5.28 6.52 5.80 5.04 3.49 6.75 6.50

2017-09-29 2019-05-15 2019-09-15 2019-11-15

101.60 3.55 86.70 92.90 3.95 4.00

101.60 2.55 3.40 86.70 92.90 3.95 4.00

754 846 57.334 64 291 85 -

102.45 106.77 88.00 93.00 110.10 -

102.45 3.40 88.00 93.00 3.85 -

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Share name

News Corp Cleanaway Wst WhitehavenCoal Select Harvest Blackmores Ltd Fairfax Media Ozforex Group Regis Res South 32 Costa Group

211,487,485 74,764,805 68,101,363 60,110,127 51,966,180 46,959,220 43,029,975 32,968,562 32,542,361 30,758,267

Top 10 VALUE Share name

ANZ Banking CBA Westpac Bank BHPBillitonLtd Macquarie Grp Nat Aust Bank Rio Tinto Ltd CSL Limited Westﬁeld Telstra Corp

Biggest 10 RISES

Biggest 10 FALLS

INDUSTRIAL (A¢) Share Code AAC ABP ABC AGL AIZ ALQ AMC AMP ANN ANZ APE APA APN ARG ARA ALL ARI AHY AIO ASX AIA AZJ AFI AST ASB API AOG BOQ BEN BYI BBG BKL BSL BLD BXB BKW BTT BWP CTX CAA CAR CBA CBAPD CBAPC CLT CQR CGF CHC CIM CCL COH CLH CPU CYG CMW CWN CSL CSR CYB DVN DXS DJW DMP DOW

Last Sale

AAC Ltd Abacus AdelBrtn AGLEgy Air NZ ALS Ltd Amcor AMP Ansell ANZ Bank AP Eagers APAGroup APNewsMed Argo Ariadne Aristocrt Arrium Asaleo Asciano ASXLtd AuckAirpt Aurizon AusFound AusNet Srvcs Austal AustPharm Aveo Group BankQld BenAdeBnk BeyondInt BillaBong Blackmore Bluescope Boral Brambles Brickwork BTInvest BWPTrust Caltex Capral Carsales CBA CBAopt CBAppt Cellnet CH Retail Challenger CharterHG Cimic Coca-Cola Cochlear CollHouse Compshare Coventry Cromwell Crown Ltd CSLLtd CSRLtd CYBG Plc Devine DexusProp DjerriInv Dominos DownerEDI

7.58 7.50 6.82 5.56 5.53 5.00 4.63 4.25 4.13 4.11

Share name

Orica Ltd Sky Network TV Incitec Pivot ANZ Banking Oz Minerals Sirtex Medical Bluescope Fortescue Met Rio Tinto Ltd Credit Corp

274,392,357 267,498,333 186,631,000 163,777,035 160,940,970 154,675,235 138,164,904 105,941,085 102,851,117 84,753,563

Percentage

17.75 0.860 0.705 5.13 180.25 0.840 2.26 3.19 1.64 3.04

Percentage

13.53 4.03 2.86 24.38 5.66 29.84 6.34 3.04 46.74 10.58

12.31 6.50 3.70 3.02 2.75 2.58 2.46 2.25 2.12 1.95

Monday, May 9, 2016 Move

100s Sold

52-week High Low

Dividend CPS Yld%

P/E Ratio

Share Code

149.5 +1.5 325 -1 539 +1 1901 +8 215 -6 449 -4 1588 -13 587 +4 1921 +32 2438 -76 1069 914 +7 63 725 33 1018 +1 2.2 202 +7 891 4465 -26 607 +1 445 +8 561 -2 160.5 +.5 145 193 332 -3 1132 +2 950 +15 123 127 -5 18025 +945 634 -16 666 +1 1309 +4 1550 +9 938 +5 361 3339 -21 11 1265 -8 7578 +143 8980.1 -14.9 10080 -5 18 485 +6 929 -4 507 +8 3768 -9 874 +10 11289 +95 119.5 +3 1028 +3 108 +1.5 102.5 +.5 1234 +4 11000 +85 349 -4 426 +2 55 -5 855 416 +4 6520 +82 378 +10

12795 4417 14332 13180 952 14726 32252 40947 4187 113766 316 22738 1614 52 17413 13630 14081 3771 402 115088 2846 25961 10516 10473 11919 12568 17538 1307 1037 33687 17536 33795 2011 13495 11690 8533 3040 6855 35571 104 112 10437 16198 13506 5335 15122 1895 5691 12120 130 15102 10743 9679 23981 37783 2.13 25735 606 3674 14993

165 341 539 1965 310 627.3 1603 671.5 2718 3463 1299 988 97 850 40 1068 20.5 202 914 4500 639 569 645 160 256 224 349.5 1450 1338 149 385 22090 705 690 1306 1620 1320 365 3888 16.5 1273 8915.6 9849 10740 28.5 490 946 525 3806 1039 11385 244 1301 180 113 1407 11187 429 439 83.5 873 492 6633 522

8.5 15 32 9.2 7.5 26.73 14 27.9 80 20 19 15 .5 9 3 6 13 99.1 7.6 11.3 10 4.2 2 2.5 5 38 34 5 200 3 11 14.5 16 18 8.29 70 17.8 198 90.51 108.16 1 14 16 13.3 50 23.5 110 3.9 16 2.5 2.1 33 81.4 11.5 23.05 10 34.7 12

5.21 3.53 3.49 8.05 3.86 3.45 4.80 3.13 6.96 2.99 4.36 4.21 3.03 1.67 5.13 2.38 4.32 2.36 5.77 4.26 2.66 3.45 2.59 1.49 6.73 7.17 8.13 1.96 .92 3.08 2.18 2.99 4.07 4.56 3.48 2.79 5.65 3.95 4.22 5.56 5.80 3.38 5.09 2.54 5.03 1.88 7.38 3.12 6.34 7.92 4.23 1.57 6.52 5.19 6.31 .96 6.52

10.8 12.0 16.8 5.1 20.7 17.5 12.4 10.5 22.4 111.2 20.4 34.4 15.4 23.4 21.0 36.4 49.1 20.0 13.8 11.7 21.2 18.1 12.5 10.5 12.8 38.5 15.1 17.6 25.2 20.3 16.8 7.2 17.3 28.2 13.4 6.3 10.0 12.8 8.8 24.5 16.7 37.8 7.8 19.2 6.9 23.0 26.3 13.2 7.0 18.6 71.3 8.8

DUE DLX EVT FXJ FRM FPH FBU FLT GNE GMA GLB GMG GNC GOZ GUD HVN HSO HGG HIL HTA IAG IDT IKO IPL IFM IOF IFL IRE JBH JHX LGD LLC LNK MAH MQA MQG MFG MCP MPL MEZ MYT MIG MLT MGR MYO NAB NVT NWS NWSLV NHF NRT NUF OEC ORI ORG ORA PBG PPT PTM PMC PMP PPK PMV PRY

Last Move Sale

100s Sold

52-week High Low

Dividend CPS Yld%

P/E Ratio

Share Code

138.5 446 50 4.4 63 65.5 1841 22 11 6 83 34 216 304 43 53 5.7 7.2 617

87529 100 10 49063 59955 88835 1150 3040 2261 50 1353 76074 194760 158060 57545 11027 2468 23196

180.7 435 50 5.5 159.5 117 3069 43 16.5 9.9 83 138 216 365 49.2 53.8 7.2 14.5 918

2.4 .9 5 .5 21.3 1 3 19

33.0 9.5 32.6 21.6 7.4 47.8

IGO INM KCN LEG MLX MIN NHC NCM NST OGC OSH ORE OZL PPP PRU PLS RRL RSG RIO

112 278 396.9 1455 209 293 1206 489 1476 2186 863 801 43 719 31.5 713 1.2 145 633 3666 418 335 532 122.2 98 138.5 241 1040 800 97 124.5 6380 270 511 934 1357 809 295 2927 8.2 928.6 6979 9350 10000 16 378 646 414 2055 790.5 7673 93 892 106 94 980 8540 241 350 42 692 372 3380 277

Last Move Sale

Duet Dulux Grp EventHos Fairfax FarmPride Fis&PayHc FletchBld FlightCtr GenesisEn Genworth GlobeInt GoodGrp Graincorp GrowthPro GUD Hldgs Harvey Healthscope Hendersn Hills Ltd Hutchison IAG IDTAust IMSISKIF IncitecPV Infomedia Investa IOOF Iress Ltd JB Hi-Fi JHardie LegendCor LendLease LinkAdm Macmahon MacqAtlas MacqGroup MagellanF McPherson Medibank MeridianEn MightyRiver Migme Ltd Milton MirvacGrp MYOB Grp NAB Navitas NewsCorp NewsCorp NIBHoldin Novogen Nufarm Orbital Orica Ltd OriginEgy Orora Ltd PacBrands Perpetual Plat Mgmt PlatCaptl PMP Ltd PPKGroup Premier PrimaryH

100s Sold

52-week High Low

Dividend CPS Yld%

P/E Ratio

231 +1 42820 649 +4 11613 1485 -15 496 84 +4 86560 191 +4 578 882 +7 4486 780 +1 7635 3898 -52 5721 199.5 +1 373 256 -1 12145 115 721 +9 42576 810 +19 2929 324 -1 2839 915 +9 2584 474 28591 275 +1 34213 468 +2 17549 26 -.5 2401 8 -.5 97 600 +7 38808 31.5 1963 6907 +80 8.54 286 -11 73777 61.5 +2 3229 419 +1 35387 901 +4 7020 1186 +8 2532 2441 +16 6661 1955 10817 20 280 1300 +22 16719 812 +15 6514 9.8 11766 508 +4 10872 6700 +190 24009 2160 -10 2124 94 +1 1778 321 +11 127988 248 -1 259 282 -3 10 65 430 +2 1435 195 +.5 104086 342 +1 9943 2845 +26 54718 546 +7 8994 1775 +125 3130 1700 +77 6.59 465 -10 3903 11 +.5 2245 704 8434 57 5.73 1353 -190 48692 520 +12 62373 266 -2 44537 113.5 49591 4161 -24 1123 599 +3 7844 176.5 +1.5 799 57 +.5 1486 20 1575 -16 2120 342 -3 25965

245.5 680 1708 106.5 210 901 817 4738 204 344.8 180 725 1036 349 1018 499 292 656 70.5 9.5 597 42 8120 417.5 129.7 431 1098 1235 2425 2004 29.5 1684 850 13.5 514 8672 2822 108 332 251 309 133 485 208 392 3511.1 545 2198 2185 481.5 37.5 886.5 77 2273 1177.5 276 117 5722 834 200 58 58 1792 538

9 11.5 20 2 6.2 14.5 60 7.1 19.3 3 11.9 2.5 10.2 20 13 3.5 13.9 2.1 23 148.5 7.4 1.65 9.8 28.5 26.7 63 9.9 .6 30 9 240 51.3 6 5 6.3 5.1 8.7 4.7 5 99 9.6 9.1 9.1 5.75 4 56 10 4.5 1.6 125 16 3 1.2 1.5 23 5.6

7.72 3.49 3.27 5.00 1.53 4.08 3.97 7.28 10.31 6.09 3.23 1.26 6.18 4.64 5.06 2.63 4.44 20.75 4.89 3.97 5.63 4.67 6.30 3.62 3.88 2.29 8.00 4.46 3.77 6.14 4.11 8.60 3.32 4.21 4.41 4.35 4.94 1.47 7.02 3.65 1.14 1.16 2.47 1.42 6.22 6.89 3.17 1.41 5.97 6.04 5.14 5.31 7.50 2.77 4.81

67.8 21.7 17.6 22.2 15.2 39.3 18.4 14.5 32.3 7.2 9.4 7.7 56.5 9.9 38.3 16.9 26.2 15.6 23.1 12.4 14.9 7.1 13.0 33.4 16.7 18.3 6.6 10.7 30.4 9.9 16.8 10.1 22.9 32.7 37.9 21.0 8.9 66.0 23.6 26.6 21.4 54.0 14.7 15.0 18.1 32.2 24.2 11.7

Last Move Sale

100s Sold

52-week High Low

Dividend CPS Yld%

P/E Ratio

269 5169 46.5 .8 120 745 142 2015 434 476 685 373 566 2.8 61 74.5 319 99 4674

45742 3289 19684 6240 29146 18012 998 40913 53374 13685 41690 12306 27747 42468 140999 70503 33726 29446

621 5065 86.5 1.3 159 772 229.8 2003 419 484 836 360 619 6.2 68 71.5 313 104.5 6050

2.5 5 2.95 8.5 2 3 4.2 5.3 14 4 151.89

202 527 1201.4 74 27 565.5 604.5 2988 145.5 208 102 550 719.5 292 607 365 212 434 13 6.9 463.3 21.5 6474 269 49 357 734 873 1713 1424 19 1148 704 4.4 312 5828 1640 51 199 179.9 219 34.5 403 166 263 2382 378 1535 1451 300 9.9 630 45 1249 344 196 31.5 3725 574 149.5 42 20 1092 206

Share Code

Last Sale

Move

100s Sold

52-week High Low

Dividend P/E CPS Yld% Ratio

PRT Prime MG QAN QantasAir

32.5

-.5

10180

89 26

2 15.15

3.7

333

89796

421.5 298.6

- -

6.9

QBE QBE

1142

33737

1500 950

30 4.39

16.5

QUB Qube Hold

250

-2

17937

290.4 190.5

2.7 2.18

32.8

RHC Ramsay

6851

+60

4748

6838 5584

47 1.58

33.6

REA Rea Group

5396

+141

3415

5593 3733

36 1.46

34.8

REH ReeceAus

3766

+56

3801 3150

27 2.13

21.2

RMD Resmed

768

13958

847 669

2.7 1.58

22.3

RIC Ridley

135

3040

168 110

1.5 2.65

SCG Scentre

465

-3

156821

483 351

10.45 4.47

9.1 16.2

SEK SeekComm

1716

+18

7032

1710 1140

21 2.24

SWM SevenWest

115

17570

134.5 66

4 7.02

SCP ShopCenAu

238

20446

244 185.7

6 4.96

11.7

SLX SilexSyst

935

70 26.5

- -

SGM SimsMetal

940

10946

1196 596

10 2.45

17.4 21.5

SKC Skycity Ent

467

-3

3340

473 336

8.0 3.40

SMX SMS Mgmt

161

-4

1476

543 145.5

6.5 10.00

7.3

SHL SonicHlth

2029

+25

8270

2373 1684

30 3.54

21.4

SOL Soul Pat

1600

951

1811 1290

21 3.20

34.2

SKI Spark I.Grp

222

24154

223 166.1

6 5.45

36.9

SPK Spark NZ

347

9814

345 234

11.0 5.72

18.5

STW SPDR200

5039

+44

3441

5617 4820

119.2 3.81

55.2

SPO Spotless

123.5

+2.5

50387

239 89.2

3.5 7.44

10.1

SGR StarEnter

556

-8

45513

594 427

5.5 2.04

35.2

SUN Suncorp

1279

+29

37349

1457.7 1011

30 5.44

15.4

SDG Sunland

153

556

184.5 142

3 3.27

8.9

SUL SupaCheap

958

15713

1159 798

20 4.37

20.1

SYD SydAirprt

720

45010

714 485

13 3.58

55.9

TAH Tabcorp

423

-5

30409

523 387

12 5.14

11.7

TAG TagPac

4.1

9.3 4

- -

TTS TattsGrp

395

33120

442 345

9.5 4.37

21.8

TLS TelstraCp

563

151391

653 498

15.5 5.54

16.0

TGG Templeton

115

1503

146.1 105

4.1 3.60

TEN TenNetwrk

101.5

+4.5

4120

261 90.5

- -

TWR Tower

164

-3

126

220 144

5.95 7.43

TPM TPGTeleco

1124

10030

1168 845

7 1.16

28.4

TME TradeMe

434

-5

4639

442 267.2

6.9 3.29

24.7

TCL Transurban

1237

-8

57865

1248 916.6

22.5 3.45

282.9

TWE TreasryWine

1023

+25

26375

1000 478.5

8 1.60

70.7

UGL UGLLtd

323

2233

349 161

5 -

VCX VicinityCtr

340

77323

350 258

8.8 5.16

16.1

VRL VillageRd

513

939

768 506

14 5.50

30.1

VOC VocusComm

890

-6

16539

916 523.7

9.5 1.92

232.7

WES Wesfarmrs

4316

+60

17136

4500 3665

91 4.75

19.4

WFD Westﬁeld

1046

-3

98904

1072 883

17.6 3.30

6.8

WBCHA WestpacB

10237

10485 10242

WBC WestpacB

3111

+31

60296

3575.2 2769

94 6.10

12.2

WOW Woolwrths

2152

+31

25080

2996 2050

44 5.47

WOR WorleyPars

568

-6

20540

1131 300

22 9.76

XRO Xero Ltd

1445

-19

351

2050 1190

- -

ZEL Z Energy

756

+26

6.58

762 461

7.7 3.17

59.4

Last Move Sale

100s Sold

52-week High Low

124.03 -

MINING (A¢) Share Code AWC AGG AZZ ARM AWE BPT BHP BOC CAA CUE DXF ERA EVN FMG GXY GOR HLX HIG ILU

Alumina Anglogold Antares AuroraMin AWE Ltd BeachEngy BHP Billiton Bougainvl Capral CueEnergy Ding Sheng EnergyRes Evolution Fortescue Galaxy Gold Road HelixRes Highlands Iluka Res

-1.5 +24 -5 -.5 -.3 +4 -.5 +4 -7 +5.5 +4 -.3 +4

97 150 7.6 2.2 31 35 1406 18.5 8.2 4.5 31 29 89 144 2.4 28.9 2.4 5.2 501

6.34 .76 5.91 .94 1.61 4.08

Ind Group IronMt Kingsgate LegendMin MetalsX MineralRe New Hope Newcrest NthStar OceanaGol OilSearch Orocobre OzMineral PanPacPet Perseus Pilbara Regis Resolute RioTinto

-1 +119 +1.5 +7 +11 +1 +36 +17 +23 +8 +23 -16 +2.5 +4.5 +13 +5.5 -101

197.5 4520 22 .6 85.5 334 121 1055 180.5 198.5 556 133 318 2.5 27 4.8 107 22.7 3653

3.15 2.61 11.4 3.20 15.0 3.19 266.0 33.2 1.44 23.5 .31 23.6 2.07 3.44 13.5 3.27 17.9 6.22 -

Share Code

Dividend P/E CPS Yld% Ratio

SFR Sandﬁre

554

-10

4252

686 465

2 2.13

STO Santos

418

88889

799.5 246

5 4.87

SAR Saracen

120.5

+1.5

50089

123.7 33.5

- -

61.6

SGM SimsMetal

940

10946

1196 596

10 2.45

17.4

S32 South 32

164

+6.5

224526

245 87

- -

SBM StBarbara

243

38227

268 38

- -

8.6

SYR SyrahRes

509

+13

11803

506 239

- -

TAP TapOil

9.5

18483

32.5 5.1

- -

TAW Tawana

4.4

+.5

2582

20 2

- -

WSA WestAreas

222

22337

399 184

4 3.23

WHC WhiteHave

70.5

+4.5

35192

165 35.5

- -

WPL Woodside

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nzherald.co.nz | The New Zealand Herald | Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Racing

Pike provocative on Oaks Trainer eyeing glory in Queensland despite lack of stake earnings, with Derby as back-up

Michael Guerin

rainer Tony Pike hasn’t given up on sneaking exciting filly Provocative into the Queensland Oaks even after an unplaced run at Te Rapa on Saturday. The long-striding daughter of Zabeel was one of the favourites for the New Zealand Derby in March until she was ruled out late by injury, which has forced Pike to eye group one glory in Queensland. The only problem is, as the veteran of just five starts, Provocative’s $19,400 stake earnings aren’t anywhere near enough to get her a start in the A$500,000 Oaks, which returns to Eagle Farm on June 4. Pike, and punters who backed her into favouritism, were hoping Provocative could remedy that problem at Te Rapa but a wide draw saw her settle last and she was never a winning chance, even though she made up a dozen lengths to finish fourth. “The draw really didn’t help, nor did the way the race panned out,” said Pike. “But we definitely haven’t given up on the Oaks. I’d love to Tony Pike get her into it.” So Pike is eyeing a A$20,000 three-year-old race at Ipswich tomorrow week, victory in which he hopes will be enough to get Provocative into the Oaks. “I think $30,000 in stakes might do the job so it is definitely still her aim,” says the Cambridge trainer. “She flies out on Sunday and if something did go wrong and we couldn’t make the Oaks we could potentially even look at the Derby [a week later] as a back-up plan.” Pike already has New Zealand Derby winner Rangipo in Queensland and he will resume in the A$125,000 Fred Best Classic at Doomben on Saturday week on his was to the Queensland Guineas. He also holds a nomination for the

In brief Cup hopes for stayer

Balham has been sent for a break with major plans already in place for his next preparation. “He’s gone to the paddock as he doesn’t like wet ground and we’ll be bringing him back later on to target next season’s big staying races — the New Zealand, Wellington and Auckland Cups,” said co-trainer Emma Haworth.

Smart mare heading north

Riverton mare Hayley Maree is preparing for a second North Island campaign. Trainer Kelvin Tyler is keen on the Listed James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup at Awapuni on May 21 and the Listed Ag Challenge Stakes at Wanganui a fortnight later.

Trainer: Best is yet to come

Bjorn Baker is confident the winning run of his exciting New Zealand-bred filly Imposing Lass can continue. “I can promise you there is more to come for Imposing Lass,” the expatriate Kiwi trainer said. The Makfi filly produced a dominant performance to claim Saturday’s Listed Gold Coast Bracelet ahead of a tilt at the Queensland Oaks.

Kiwi back in business

Rising sprinting star Lincoln Road is back winning in Singapore. The New Zealand-bred was spelled before Christmas and he successfully resumed at Kranji on Sunday night for trainer Shane Baertschiger.

The connections of Serious Satire have gone cold on a winter trip to Brisbane. Picture / Trish Dunell

Stradbroke but taking on the older horses is becoming increasingly unlikely. And the stable’s flagship sprinter Sacred Star will start the stable assault this Saturday in the A$500,000 BTC Cup at Doomben on Saturday. “He is going really well but it looking like a hot field so it should tell us where we are at with him.” While Provocative is still on the Oaks path, the connections of fellow high-class New Zealand filly Serious Satire have gone cold on a winter trip to Brisbane for the filly. Trainer Stephen Marsh had given serious thought to the Queensland carnival for the David Paykel-bred and owned three-year-old but will

If something did go wrong and we couldn’t make the Oaks we could potentially even look at the Derby. Trainer Tony Pike

now wait for the spring to test her in Australia. “I don’t think we’ll be going and she’ll have another race here in a Rating 75 mile at Te Rapa on the [May] 21st before we put her out for another little spell,” he said. “We’ll bring her back after that and

ideally we will look at the Melbourne spring carnival with her and Sofia Rosa.” Serious Satire won two of her first three starts, including the group three Gold Trail Stakes, before she was given a break after jarring up when unplaced in the group two James & Annie Sarten Memorial. Two trials fitted her for a recent return to racing in the group three Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes, but she was unplaced after being hampered at the start and checked in the straight. “She didn’t have any lucky at all, but she’s come through the race well,” Marsh said. — additional reporting NZ Racing Desk

Tavistock colts set pace at Karaka The popularity of New Zealand thoroughbreds was evident on the first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale at Karaka. Massive gains were recorded across the board, the highlight being a 188 per cent increase in the median price to $11,500 from $4000 last year and an 85 per cent increase in the average to $22,709 (up from $12,302). The day one aggregate settled at $2,952,200, up $1,168,450 on last year’s opener and this with 15 less horses contributing to the figure. The strong demand that drove the record figures also saw the clearance rate finish up at 87 per cent. The progeny of Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock have been in whitehot form on the racetrack and unsurprisingly his stock were in high demand in the sale ring, accounting for three of the top five lots. Pinhookers Mark and Shelley Treweek, of Lyndhurst Farm in Waikato, went to $170,000 to secure a son of the boom sire yesterday. Catalogued as Lot 40, the attractive bay was sold by Gordon Cunningham's Curraghmore on behalf of breeder Greg Tomlinson and is out of the Volksraad mare Sentura, dam of two stakes performers including the Nigel Blackiston-trained Electric Aura which placed in the Tasmanian Oaks this year. “I obviously like the fact he's by

A son of boom sire Tavistock went for $170,000 at Karaka yesterday. Picture / Trish Dunell

Tavistock and to top it off he's out of a Volksraad mare, which is the same cross as Volkstok'n'barrell,” Mark Treweek said. “We just fell in love with him as soon as we saw him and thought he was the horse of the sale for us, so we just wanted him.” Treweek indicated the colt would be re-offered as a yearling at Karaka in January. A short time later a Tavistock colt (Lot 78) from the Viking Ruler mare Times Remembered was knocked

down to the bid of bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo for $155,000. “I bought him for a couple of New Zealand investors and it is more than likely that he will go back through the ring in January,” Cataldo said. The leading buyer was Rider Horse NZ, with principal Lang Lin in attendance at the sale. Rider Horse NZ purchased a total of 20 weanlings yesterday, including 16 colts and four fillies. Among the headline purchases for Rider Horse NZ was an I Am Invincible filly out of the stakes placed Pivotal mare Pipette, purchased for $130,000 from the draft Dan Myers. Rider Horse NZ also paid $130,000 for a colt by So You Think from the Listed winning Encosta de Lago mare Astounded, purchased from the draft of Curraghmore. Gordon Cunningham’s Curraghmore has been the leading vendor at this sale for the past ten years, and the Te Awamutu vendor is once again leading that field. “It has been a good sale,” Cunningham said. NZ Bloodstock managing director Andrew Seabrook was thrilled. “The product we are producing continues to perform in some of the world’s toughest racing jurisdictions and the staggering results we have seen here today are not only good for our vendors but good for the industry as a whole,” he said. — NZ Racing Desk

Mike Dillon

Quiet Aussie achiever in sickening fall Who could forget those images taken moments after each of Luke Nolan’s 22 wins aboard the incomparable Black Caviar? Alongside in each is his great mate Peter Moody, who created one of international racing’s greatest feats of keeping the champion mare unbeaten in her 27 career starts. If 24 hours is a long time in politics, a couple of years is 24 lifetimes in horse racing. Eerily, Moody is now gone, sidelined by an excessive cobalt charge, possibly for good, and Luke Nolan lies in an Adelaide hospital with a broken shoulder and spinal injuries that could be career-ending. If you need anything more eerie, 40 minutes before Nolan fell from last-start winner Miss Promiscuity halfway through the A$400,000 Robert Sangster Classic at Morphettville on Saturday, he’d stylishly won the A$400,000 Schweppes Oaks on unbeaten filly Abbey Marie. Watching the Nolan fall was sickening. Miss Promiscuity, three wide in mid-field, was slightly bumped by a horse inside her. As her body twisted, Nolan was propelled from the saddle and landed relatively softly, rolling out towards the centre of the track. Each runner behind went past on his inside except the horse running last, which galloped squarely on Nolan’s back. Often the most innocent of race falls can create the most dangerous injuries and, equally, often jockeys can walk away from horrendous falls. Nolan’s fall was strikingly similar to when Danielle Johnson fell from Romantic Maid when she clipped heels just past the winning post with a round to travel in the $100,000 Championship Stakes at Ellerslie a few weeks ago. Johnson’s only issue turned out to be just a slightly injured hand and Nolan has serious back injuries to go with his fractured shoulder. The complicating factor is Nolan has just come back to riding from a torturous seven months following back surgery. Nolan can be quiet to the point of almost shyness, a condition not seen in many jockeys, particularly at the top level in Australia. Perhaps his quiet personality is the reason Australia’s entire racing industry is rooting for him to shake off these latest injuries and to eventually return to the saddle. Cobalt threshold Congratulations to New Zealand thoroughbred racing for lowering the acceptable cobalt threshold from 200 to 100. The new level, which will apply from August 1, is the result of a combined Australian and New Zealand study by University of NSW’s Professor Brynn Hibbert, titled Element Mass Concentration in Racing Horses. In the study, Professor Hibbert found: “The probability of a horse exceeding the threshold of 200 ng/ mL [without illicit help] is nearly 1 in 8 million, and of exceeding the international threshold of 100 ng/mL is nearly 1 in 100,000. The statistical analysis indicates that the threshold could be reduced to the international level of 100ng/mL, while still maintaining a false positive probability that is essentially zero.” This brings us into line with the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

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World of football

At last, All Whites in action NZ team heading for PNG to try to qualify for the Confederations Cup and World Cup

Steven Holloway

ho remembers Anthony Hudson and the All Whites? It was four months ago that the New Zealand coach flagged down the media, bellowed his ire at the All Whites’ non-existent playing schedule and criticised the culture of football in this country. He also questioned why, maelstroms of his own creation aside, there was so little analysis or coverage of the national team in the media. But after New Zealand Football, once again, missed out on securing a fixture in the recent May international window, there have only been three games in the past 16 months to talk about, and those were against South Korea, Myanmar and Oman, played in the middle of the night, with half-strength squads to an apathetic audience. But that’s all about to change. In three weeks the All Whites travel to Papua New Guinea in an attempt to qualify for both the Confederations Cup and the World Cup. And the public will care. Hudson will name his side for the Nations Cup on Thursday and the biggest bombshell is that first-choice goalkeeper Glen Moss will miss the tournament with an eye injury. Stefan Marinovic, Tamati Williams and Max Crocombe will try to fill his boots, but as assistant coach Alex Armstrong said yesterday: “Mossy is a player with a lot of experience who has seen the good, the bad and the ugly and will be missed.” In-form striker Jeremy Brockie is also expected to be overlooked, along with Auckland City’s Ryan De Vries, in favour of Bristol Rovers striker Rory Fallon and the Wellington Phoenix’s Hamish Watson.

Possibles

Possible All Whites squad for the OFC Nations Cup in Papua New Guinea starting on May 28: Goalkeepers: Tamati Williams, Max Crocombe, Stefan Marinovic Defenders: Deklan Wynne, Tom Doyle, Themi Tzimopoulos, Andrew Durante, Michael Boxall, Sam Brotherton, Louis Fenton, Kip Colvey Midfielders: Michael McGlinchey, Marco Rojas, Kosta Barbarouses, Clayton Lewis, Sam Burfoot, Bill Tuiloma, Matt Ridenton, Te Atawhai Wihongi Strikers: Chris Wood, Shane Smeltz, Hamish Watson, Rory Fallon

Rory Fallon is expected to be favoured for the All Whites squad to play in Picture / File Papua New Guinea in three weeks.

New Zealand’s best three players won’t be there. Winston Reid and Tommy Smith are unavailable — though NZ Football won’t say why — and Ryan Thomas is injured. It’s a chance for veteran Andrew

Durante to do his best Ivan Vicelichreturn from retirement impression. With the eligibility circus now in NZ Football’s rear-view mirror English-born Sam Burfoot and South African-born Deklan Wynne are back

in contention, while Chris Wood will likely captain the side. The All Whites’ Nations Cup preparation (three training games in Brisbane against amateur opposition) is far from ideal, especially with several European-based pros likely to only meet the squad in Papua New Guinea, but New Zealand should still take care of business in Port Moresby. The Solomon Islands are not as strong as they were in 2012, Vanuatu appear inexperienced, Fiji often underperform at major tournaments and New Caledonia will be solid, but with a major weakness in goal. In tough PNG conditions, the All Whites may opt for a more direct strategy, similar to how the New Zealand under 23 side played in their Olympic Qualification tournament, using powerful front men like Wood and Fallon to win the physical battle. Hudson has used 38 players across his six games as coach (one win, two draws, three losses) but has yet to play a match with a full-strength squad. It appears that wait will go on.

Classy opener from Messi as Barca get sniff of title Barcelona closed in on the La Liga title by thrashing local rivals Espanyol 5-0 yesterday as Atletico Madrid dropped out of the race after losing 2-1 at Levante and Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-2. Barca top the standings on 88 points, Real moved into second on 87 and Atletico have 85 with one game remaining. Barca went ahead in the eighth minute when Lionel Messi curled a 20m free kick into the top corner with a magnificent finish. Luis Suarez stretched the hosts’

lead with two goals in the second half before Rafinha and Neymar completed the rout. Atletico took the lead at Levante in the first minute through Fernando Torres, but the relegated home side fought back, equalising through Victor Casadesus before Giuseppe Rossi grabbed the winner in stoppage time. Real went ahead thanks to a thunderous low finish from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 26th minute. Karim Benzema scored the second before the break but Rodrigo Moreno, who was later sent off, pulled one back for

Valencia after halftime. Ronaldo added his second a few minutes later before Andre Gomes scored a sumptuous consolation goal for Valencia. ● In Italy, Napoli won 2-1 at Torino to boost its chances of qualifying directly to the Champions League, while Roma celebrated Francesco Totti’s 600th Serie A appearance with a 3-0 win over Chievo Verona yesterday. Gonzalo Higuain scored his 33rd goal of the season as Napoli moved back into second spot, restoring its two-point advantage over Roma.

Second place behind champion Juventus secures a spot in the group stage of Europe’s premier club competition, with the third-place team entering the playoffs. Napoli knew it had to win to leave direct Champions League qualification in its own hands. It took the lead when Marek Hamsik sent a through-ball to Higuain, who stroked his effort into the far bottom corner. The Argentina forward is the first player to score 33 Serie A goals in a season since Antonio Valentin Angelillo in 1958-59. — AP

Results ENGLAND Premier League Manchester City 2 Arsenal 2, Liverpool 2 Watford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1 Southampton 2. P W D L F A Pts Leicester City 37 23 11 3 67 35 80 Tottenham 37 19 13 5 68 30 70 Arsenal 37 19 11 7 61 36 68 Man City 37 19 8 10 70 40 65 Man United 36 18 9 9 44 31 63 Southampton 37 17 9 11 55 40 60 West Ham 36 15 14 7 61 47 59 Liverpool 36 16 10 10 61 48 58 Chelsea 36 12 12 12 57 51 48 Stoke City 37 13 9 15 39 54 48 Swansea 37 12 10 15 41 51 46 Everton 36 10 14 12 56 52 44 Watford 36 12 8 16 36 44 44 Crystal Palace 37 11 9 17 38 47 42 West Brom 37 10 12 15 33 47 42 Bournemouth 37 11 9 17 44 64 42 Sunderland 36 8 11 17 43 60 35 Newcastle 37 8 10 19 39 64 34 Norwich City 36 8 7 21 35 62 31 Aston Villa 37 3 8 26 27 72 17

ITALY Serie A Verona 2 Juventus 1, Torino 1 Napoli 2, Fiorentina 0 Palermo 0, Frosinone 0 Sassuolo 1, Carpi 1 Lazio 3, Atalanta 1 Udinese 1, Sampdoria 0 Genoa 3, Roma 3 Chievo 0, Bologna 0 AC Milan 1, Internazionale 2 Empoli 1. P W D L F A Pts Juventus 37 28 4 5 70 20 88 Napoli 37 24 7 6 76 32 79 Roma 37 22 11 4 80 40 77 Internazionale 37 20 7 10 49 35 67 Fiorentina 37 17 10 10 56 40 61 Sassuolo 37 15 13 9 46 39 58 AC Milan 37 15 12 10 48 40 57 Lazio 37 15 9 13 50 48 54 Chievo 37 13 10 14 43 45 49 Genoa 37 13 7 17 44 46 46 Torino 37 12 9 16 51 53 45 Empoli 37 11 10 16 38 48 43 Atalanta 37 10 12 15 39 46 42 Bologna 37 11 8 18 33 45 41 Sampdoria 37 10 10 17 48 56 40 Udinese 37 10 9 18 34 58 39 Palermo 37 9 9 19 35 63 36 Carpi 37 8 11 18 35 56 35 Frosinone 37 8 7 22 35 72 31 Verona 37 5 13 19 32 60 28

SCOTLAND Premier League Champions group: Celtic 3 Aberdeen 2. P W D L F A Pts Champions Group Celtic 36 25 8 3 85 29 83 36 22 5 9 62 43 71 Aberdeen 36 17 10 9 56 38 61 Hearts St. Johnstone 36 15 7 14 54 52 52 Motherwell 36 14 5 17 44 55 47 Ross County 36 13 6 17 50 58 45 Relegation Group 36 11 14 11 52 52 47 Dundee Inverness CT 36 12 10 14 49 48 46 Partick Thistle 36 12 8 16 36 45 44 36 11 9 16 40 60 42 Hamilton 36 9 8 19 38 59 35 Kilmarnock Dundee Utd 36 7 6 23 38 65 27

SPAIN La Liga Las Palmas 0 Athletic Bilbao 0, Levante 2 Atletico Madrid 1, Villarreal 0 Deportivo 2, Eibar 1 Betis 1, Getafe CF 1 Sporting Gijon 1, Real Madrid 3 Valencia 2, Barcelona 5 Espanyol 0, Real Sociedad 2 Rayo Vallecano 1, Celta de Vigo 1 Malaga 0, Sevilla 1 Granada 4. P W D L F A Pts Barcelona 37 28 4 5 109 29 88 Real Madrid 37 27 6 4 108 34 87 Atl. Madrid 37 27 4 6 61 18 85 Villarreal 37 18 10 9 44 33 64 Celta de Vigo 37 17 9 11 51 57 60 Ath. Bilbao 37 17 8 12 55 44 59 Sevilla 37 14 10 13 50 47 52 Malaga 37 11 12 14 34 34 45 Real Sociedad 37 12 9 16 44 48 45 Las Palmas 37 12 8 17 44 49 44 Valencia 37 11 11 15 46 47 44 Eibar 37 11 10 16 47 57 43 Deportivo 37 8 18 11 45 59 42 Betis 37 10 12 15 32 51 42 Espanyol 37 11 7 19 36 72 40 Granada CF 37 10 9 18 46 66 39 Getafe CF 37 9 9 19 36 65 36 Sporting Gijon 37 9 9 19 38 62 36 Rayo Vallecano 37 8 11 18 49 72 35 Levante 37 8 8 21 36 67 32

Pellegrini’s long goodbye at City has bitter taste Manuel Pellegrini’s long goodbye at Manchester City is turning sour. At the end of a week in which the team surrendered meekly in the Champions League semifinals, City were held 2-2 by Arsenal in the English Premier League to throw into doubt their return to Europe’s elite competition next season. A top-four finish is no longer in City’s hands with one week left in the season. Even more galling, their great rival — Manchester United — are the team that could grab City’s Champions League qualification berth. Fourthplace City are two points clear of United, who have two games left — against West Ham and Bournemouth — to City’s one. “If you don’t depend on what you can do, it’s more difficult. But I think we deserve to be in the Champions League next year,” said Pellegrini, who is being replaced by Pep Guardiola in the off-season.

Alexis Sanchez earned Arsenal a point with a 68th-minute equaliser at Etihad Stadium, consolidating his team’s position in third. A draw at home to already-relegated Aston Villa on the final day will guarantee Arsenal a 20th straight top-four finish under manager Arsene Wenger. Despite losing 1-2 at home to Southampton, Tottenham are assured of a top-three finish and therefore automatic qualification to the Champions League group stage. Spurs’ end to the season is also proving a disappointment, though, having failed to win any of their last three games and allowing Leicester to seal the title at the start of this week. Steven Davis scored both goals for Southampton, who are in sixth place and in position to qualify for next season’s Europa League. In yesterday’s other game, Liverpool beat Watford 2-0 through goals by Joe Allen and Roberto Firmino to stay in eighth place, but the Premier

Manchester City's Eliaquim Mangala, left, challenges Arsenal's Alexis Picture / AP Sanchez during the 2-2 stalemate at Etihad Stadium.

League isn’t the team’s priority for the rest of the season. Liverpool plays Sevilla in the Europa League final on May 18 and manager Juergen Klopp likely will

continue to rotate his lineups for the Reds’ remaining two league games. After taking charge of his final home game as City manager, Pellegrini took to the microphone

soon after the final whistle to say a final “thank you” to the club’s fans. Yet, only a few thousand fans stayed back after the game to bid Pellegrini farewell. The Chilean coach has won one Premier League title, the League Cup two times and guided City to the Champions League semifinals — the furthest the club has progressed in the competition. But his reign is ending in limp fashion. City barely posed a threat in bowing out to Real Madrid last week and the possibility of now losing their top-four place is, in Pellegrini’s words, a “disaster”. “It is in our hands,” Wenger said of Champions League qualification. For Pellegrini and City, much now hinges on Man United’s game at West Ham early tomorrow (NZT). Win that, and United can finish the job by beating out-of-form Bournemouth at home on the final day. City finish the season away to Swansea. — AP

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Sport

Tomic opts out Bernard Tomic’s French Open tennis grand slam preparations are in disarray after the Australian retired from his Rome International first round clash after just eight minutes due to illness. Tomic, who was heavily criticised by world No 1 Novak Djokovic after appearing to give up when facing three match points at the Madrid Open last week, led Benoit Paire 2-1 when he stunned the crowd and his opponent by conceding the match to the Frenchman following a short consultation with a doctor during a medical time out.

Djokovic master Serb Novak Djokovic beat Briton Andy Murray 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Madrid Open tennis final yesterday to win a record 29th career Masters title. Djokovic saved seven break points in the final game and converted on his third match point to secure the win over the defending champion, moving one victory ahead of Rafael Nadal in Masters tournament victories.

First Euro title Wang Jeung-hun, of South Korea, won his first title on the European Tour after beating Nacho Elvira in a playoff at the second extra hole in the Trophee Hassan golf tournament in Rabat, Morocco, yesterday. Wang produced three clutch putts on the 18th green, the first from 18 feet on the 72nd hole to force a playoff with the Spaniard. Wang (70) and Elvira (69) finished on 5-under 283.

First Thai winner Ariya Jutanugarn held on to become the first Thai winner in LPGA Tour history, closing with a 1-under 71 yesterday in the Yokohama Tyre LPGA Classic in Alabama. The 20-year-old Jutanugarn player beat Amy Yang, Morgan Pressel and Stacy Lewis by a stroke.

Hahn ices playoff James Hahn beat Roberto Castro with a par on the first hole of a suddendeath playoff yesterday in the PGA’s Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament to snap a three-month slump. Hahn made a 4-foot putt on the par-4 18th to win his second career PGA Tour title.

Seven for Rio A team of seven Kiwi para-cyclists will compete in the Rio Paralympic Games in September. Triple world champions Emma Foy and Laura Thompson will be joined by Paralympian Kate Horan, making her Para-Cycling debut following a switch from Para-Athletics and a silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. The squad will include five Paralympic debutants — Foy, Amanda Cameron, Hannah van Kampen, Byron Raubenheimer and Stephen Hills.

Tallis bags Blair Former Brisbane captain Gorden Tallis has slammed Adam Blair, describing him as “one of the dirtiest players on the field” after his chicken wing tackle on Broncos teammate Sam Thaiday in last week’s test in Newcastle. Kiwi forward Blair is facing a one-match NRL ban after being hit with a grade one dangerous contact charge. “I think he is one of the dirtiest players on the field and he means to do it,” the former Kangaroos forward said. “I am disappointed he wears the Broncos jersey and plays like that.”

Durant drubbing Kevin Durant went on a scoring spree that was spectacular, even by his standards. The four-time NBA scoring champion matched his career playoff high with 41 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 111-97 yesterday to tie the Western Conference semifinal series 2-2. Durant had 29 points. Kiwi Steven Adams had 16 points and 11 rebounds.

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Fifth loss in row: Magic downfall continues Fever outclass once-strong Waikato-BoP side, with only final-quarter showing a credit

Dana Johannsen

he once-mighty Magic’s abrupt transtasman league decline continued last night as they crashed to their fifth consecutive loss of the season. The Waikato-Bay of Plenty side were undone by a clinical West Coast Fever outfit in Tauranga, with only a strong final quarter sparing them complete annihilation. The 14-goal scoreline could have been much worse, with the Magic trailing by 16 at halftime, and 20 heading into the final turn after being thoroughly outclassed by the Fever for the opening three spells. The visitors turned in a particularly impressive second quarter, restricting their opposition to just six goals as their suffocating throughcourt defence forced error after error from the hapless Magic. Once again missing the influence of Silver Ferns midcourter Grace Rasmussen, who continues to battle a calf injury, the Magic did little to help themselves, putting one another under pressure with some poor option-taking on attack. A horror shooting performance from Ellen Halpenny, who landed just one from seven in the second quarter, also proved a major setback for the home side. Despite another brutal night at the office, coach Julie Fitzgerald believed there were a lot more positives from last night’s performance than their previous outings against Australian teams, which yielded losses of 28 and

Vixens Tactix

69 48

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58 44

23 goals against the Swifts and Vixens respectively. “If you don’t look at the scoreboard, we did a whole lot of things a lot better tonight and there were good signs we’ve got something to build on, whereas before we’ve been quite discouraged,” said Fitzgerald. The Magic, last year’s New Zealand conference winners, will need to make further improvements very quickly if they are to continue their record as the only side to have featured in every ANZ Championship finals series. Fitzgerald hopes to welcome Rasmussen back to the line-up for next week’s outing against the Mainland Tactix, while she is less optimistic about captain and star defender Leana de Bruin, who suffered another setback with a foot injury this week. The air has been let out of the Tactix confidence balloon last night after the Canterbury side crashed to a 21-goal defeat to the Melbourne Vixens. Coming into the match on the back of consecutive victories over the Mystics and Pulse, the Tactix were chasing an unprecedented third straight win in Christchurch last night. But the Vixens were too strong.

West Coast Fever centre Shae Brown towers over Waikato-Bay of Plenty

Lucky break flies Team NZ to victory Dana Johannsen

Team New Zealand rode a wave of luck to the top of the podium in New York yesterday, securing their second America’s Cup World Series event win with an unlikely victory in the final race of the regatta. In a thrilling winner-take-all final race, Emirates Team New Zealand recovered from an awful start, in which they became entangled with the starting buoy, to pull off a stunning come-from-behind victory. Yesterday the wind shifted through wide arcs from the west to the north and ranged anywhere from five to 20 knots. “It was one of those series where everyone had good luck and bad luck, but we got our good luck at the end of the regatta,” said Team New Zealand skipper Glenn Ashby. The Kiwi crew, led by Ashby and world sailor of the year Peter Burling, was dead in the water at the start of race three. Crewman Blair Tuke had to jump in the water to unhook the starting buoy’s anchor line from the catamaran’s rudder. Making matters worse, the port hull was punctured by the buoy and water was leaking into the hull throughout the race. Team NZ’s luck changed on the penultimate leg. They rounded the last windward mark in fifth place,

Standings

● Emirates Team NZ 52 pts ● Oracle Team USA 50 ● Team France 44 ● Team Japan 42 ● Ben Ainslie Racing 42 ● Artemis Racing 40 ● Overall standings (after six

events): Team New Zealand 244 1, Oracle 236 2, Ben Ainslie Racing 227 3, Team Japan 203 4, Artemis 201 5, Team France 194 6.

in the series by two points. “I think we got a little fortunate the Team New Zealand tactician Ray Davies sprays the bubbly as team mates celebrate at the America’s Cup World Series yesterday.

about 42 seconds behind Dean Barker’s Team Japan. But as all the crews began the downwind leg they sailed into a windless patch over the course. As the leg was perpendicular to the southerly current, some of the crews were swept across the course boundary. British team Ben Ainslie Racing, Team France and Team Japan were all penalised. Team New Zealand, further be-

hind, held in the middle of the course and when the wind filled in, took off on hydrofoils at 16-20 knots leaving the fleet gasping in disbelief. Having recorded third placings in the first two races of the day, the bullet in the final race saw Team NZ just pip hometown favourites, Oracle Team USA, for the New York title. Burling admitted his team were very lucky to take out the win, which saw them extend their overall lead

breeze was so shifty. It kind of allowed us to come back through in that last race after a pretty average start — it’s better to be lucky than good sometimes in our game.” Franck Cammas’ Team France, who won race two, finished third overall to secure their first podium finish of the world series, while Team Japan placed fourth. The seventh of the 11 legs will be in Chicago from June 10-12.

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Results BASEBALL American League Boston Red Sox 5 New York Yankees 1, Baltimore Orioles 11 Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 3 Minnesota Twins 1, Houston Astros 5 Seattle Mariners 1, Texas Rangers 8 Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 5 Kansas City Royals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Toronto Blue Jays 2, Tampa Bay Rays 3 Los Angeles Angels 1. National League New York Mets 4 San Diego Padres 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 5 Atlanta Braves 3 F11, Chicago Cubs 4 Washington Nationals 3 F13, Pittsburgh Pirates 10 St Louis Cardinals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 5 Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 6 Miami Marlins 5, Colorado Rockies 2 San Francisco Giants 0.

BASKETBALL Tall Ferns Squad (For tour of China and Europe before the Olympic qualifying tournament in France next month) Micaela Cocks (Townsville Fire), Antonia Edmondson (Perth Lynx), Kalani Purcell (Brigham Young University), Erin Rooney (Cote D’Opale Basket, Calais), Lisa Wallbutton (Perth Redbacks), Jessica Bygate (Adelaide Lightning/SunburyJets), Chevannah Paalvast (Townsville Fire), Jordan Hunter (Lady Hawks), Deena Franklin (Waitakere Lady Rangers), Krystal Leger-Walker, Katelyn Noyer (Waikato Wizards), Brooke Blair (Idaho State), Stella Beck (St Mary’s College, Calif), Penina Davidson (University of California, Berkley).

CYCLING Giro d’Italia (Arnhem) Stage 3, 190km from Nijmegen to Arnhem: Marcel Kittel (GER/EQS) 4h 23min 45s 1, Elia Viviani (ITA/ SKY) same time 2, Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA/TFS) st 3, Andre Greipel (GER/LTS) st 4, Alexander Porsev (RUS/KAT) st 5, Kristian Sbaragli (ITA/DDD) st 6, Moreno Hofland (NED/TLJ) st 7, Arnaud Demare (FRA/FDJ) st 8, Rick Zabel (GER/BMC) st 9, Matej Mohoric (SLO/LAM) st 10. Standings: Maarten Tjallingii (NED/TLJ) 80 1, Kittel 56 2, Giacomo Berlato (ITA/NIP) 44 3.

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Magic players, goal shoot Jo Harten (front) and centre Sam Sinclair, during their clash in Tauranga last night.

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Sorry six eligible for Warriors’ clash with Panthers David Skipwith

The six Warriors players punished for breaking team protocol have been reintegrated into the club's NRL squad and yesterday apologised to the club's staff, sponsors and members. The Warriors yesterday confirmed Manu Vatuvei, Ben Matulino, Bodene Thompson, Konrad Hurrell, Sam Lisone and Albert Vete are all eligible for selection for Saturday's round 10 NRL match against Penrith in Christchurch. Warriors head coach Andrew

McFadden will name his squad for the Panthers clash today. The players were all dropped to reserve grade and missed the round nine 26-10 win over St George Illawarra, before being stood down from test eligibility for last week's representative round, after five of the group admitted to abusing prescription pills and energy drinks on an unsanctioned late night out, two days after their embarrassing 42-0 Anzac Day defeat to Melbourne Storm. Vatuvei, who spent the past week on medical leave, returned to the squad yesterday while the other five

players resumed training last week. The group had already apologised to their families, teammates and the club's football staff and yesterday issued a further apology to the club's wider staff, sponsors, members and fans via a prepared statement. ‘‘We're sorry for the embarrassment we've caused everyone who works for and supports the club,’’ the apology read. ‘‘We didn't meet club standards and know how much we have disappointed our families, teammates, staff, sponsors, members and fans. Most of all, we let ourselves down.

‘‘We have a lot of work to do to regain respect from those around us but we are fully committed to showing them how much they mean to us and how much we care for our club.’’ Warriors managing director Jim Doyle said discussions with the players were ongoing. ‘‘We continue to work with them on welfare and education matters,’’ he said. ‘‘We've also re-addressed team standards with the entire squad.’’ McFadden said: ‘‘Today is very much about moving forward for us as a club with a huge game this weekend against Penrith.’’

Wells Fargo Championship (Charlotte, North Carolina) 279: James Hahn (US) 70 71 68 70, Roberto Castro (US) 71 66 71 71 (Hahn won on first playoff hole) 280: Justin Rose (ENG) 70 70 69 71 281: Phil Mickelson (US) 69 70 76 66, Rickie Fowler (US) 71 68 68 74, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 73 69 73 66, Andrew Loupe (US) 65 71 74 71 282: Lucas Glover (US) 71 70 70 71 283: Fabian Gomez (ARG) 75 69 69 70, Danny Lee (NZ) 72 71 73 67 284: Chesson Hadley (US) 71 67 76 70, Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 74 71 70 69, Tim Wilkinson (NZ) 68 73 70 73 285: Brendan Steele (US) 71 70 72 72, Retief Goosen (RSA) 69 72 71 73, Daniel Summerhays (US) 69 75 71 70 Trophe Hassan II (Rabat) 283: Wang Jeung-Hun (KOR) 71 68 74 70, Ignacio Elvira (ESP) 71 71 72 69 (Wang won on second playoff hole) 284: Clement Berardo (FRA) 70 73 68 73, Robert Rock (ENG) 74 70 70 70 285: Nino Bertasio (ITA) 72 72 71 70, Chris Hanson (ENG) 72 71 67 w: David Dixon (ENG) 73 71 67 75 287: Jose-Filipe Lima (POR) 72 70 73 72, Kristopher Mueck (AUS) 72 70 73 72 Also: 299: Ryan Fox (NZ) 74 74 76 75. Lalla Meryem Cup (Rabat) 277: Nuria Iturrios (ESP) 70 72 70 65 283: Florentyna Parker (ENG) 67 71 72 73 284: Angel Yin (US) 70 75 69 70 286: Noora Tamminen (FIN) 71 71 71 73 287: Emily Pedersen (DEN) 71 75 70 71, Albane Valenzuela (SUI) 70 73 74 70, Isabelle Boineau (FRA) 70 70 74 73 LPGA Classic (Prattville, Alabama) 274: Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 70 69 63 72 275: Amy Yang (KOR) 71 68 69 67, Stacy Lewis (US) 71 68 68 68, Morgan Pressel (US) 69 68 70 68 276: Caroline Hedwall (SWE) 75 65 68 68 277: Park Hee-Young (KOR) 71 70 69 67, Ryann O’Toole (US) 70 67 68 72, Minjee Lee (AUS) 67 70 68 72, Candie Kung (TPE) 69 72 70 66

PARALYMPICS NZ Para-Cycling Squad (For the Rio Paralympics in September) Kate Horan (Auckland) C4, single limb deficiency, Emma Foy (Cambridge) BVI, visual impairment, Amanda Cameron (Auckland) BVI, visual impairment, Laura Thompson (Auckland) sighted pilot, Hannah van Kampen (Auckland) sighted pilot, Byron Raubenheimer (Cambridge) C4, single limb deficiency, Stephen Hills (Auckland) T2, right side hemiplegic.

TENNIS Madrid Masters (Madrid) Men’s final: 1-Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt 2-Andy Murray (GBR) 6-2 3-6 6-3.

Highlanders clash litmus test of Crusaders’ impressive form Patrick McKendry

As they haven’t played a New Zealand team since their round two demolition of the Blues, it’s hard to get a read on where the table-topping Crusaders are really at in terms of their title chances, but that is likely to change on Friday when they meet the Highlanders. A win in Dunedin will cement their position at the top of the standings, with the Chiefs unable to reply this weekend due to their bye. Even a defeat for the Crusaders wouldn’t be that damaging given the points they

have amassed with their eight consecutive victories; an emphatic, bonus-point win for the Highlanders would move them to 37 points, the same as the Crusaders and Chiefs, but the Crusaders’ superior points differential would likely keep them on top. Todd Blackadder’s team, without their former stars Richie McCaw and Dan Carter, have been flying under the radar this season, and that’s probably just where they want to be — away from the hype and expectation that usually follows them. They recovered superbly from their round one defeat to the Chiefs

at AMI Stadium to quietly go about their business in South Africa and Perth before making statements with big victories over the Jaguares, Brumbies and, most recently, the Reds, but a win against the current champions, who put the Chiefs to the sword in Hamilton on Saturday, will push the Crusaders firmly into the spotlight. There is no sign of the inconsistencies that have plagued them in recent seasons. They are playing with such enthusiasm and spark this season that they must, along with the Chiefs and

Highlanders, be favourites to add to their title collection. Coaches like to measure the spirit in their teams by their defence and here the Crusaders are leading the way — their tackle success rate of 88 per cent is equal top with the Bulls. Without Carter or McCaw every player has had to lift in terms of performance and leadership, and they are doing that. The consistency in every players’ game has also strengthened their depth, to the point where they left five current or former All Blacks on the reserves bench against the Reds in

Christchurch last Friday but suffered no decline in performance. Lock Scott Barrett, 22, prop Michael Alaalatoa, 24, and first-five Richie Mo’unga, 21, have been particularly impressive. Midfielder David Havili, a 21-yearold who had a difficult game at fullback against the Chiefs in round one, has responded brilliantly to that setback and has been one of the Crusaders’ best players recently. A bigger test awaits in the deep south on Friday, but there is plenty to like about the way the Crusaders are going about things.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Sport Pressure mounts on Parker

World heavyweight boxing contenders Carlos Takam and Joseph Parker face off. Picture / Greg Bowker, digitally enhanced

French-Cameroon fighter not too tired to take verbal shot at Kiwi fighting at home

Patrick McKendry

ew Zealander Joseph Parker and Carlos Takam, the man standing in the way of his shot at a world heavyweight boxing title challenge, have met for the first time — and the French-Cameroon fighter used the opportunity to send his opponent a subtle message. Despite suffering from extreme tiredness following his long journey from Paris yesterday, the 35-year-old was sharp enough to suggest South Aucklander Parker will be the one feeling the pressure when they meet at Manukau’s Vodafone Events Centre a week on Saturday. “I don’t feel pressure,” Takam said. “When I fight in Paris, that’s when I might feel pressure. Maybe Joseph

Parker is going to feel the same pressure as when I box in Paris, I don’t know.” The pair got together to shoot a promotional video for the fight at NZME’s new central Auckland office and Takam’s size and attitude suggest he will be a big challenge for the 24-year-old Parker. At 1.93cm, Parker will have a 4cm height advantage, but Takam — heavy-set in the shoulders and legs — could have a weight advantage. The winner of the fight will take on the winner of the Anthony Joshua vs Dominic Breazeale IBF world title bout in London on June 25. Englishman Joshua will be a short favourite to defend his title against the American after relieving Charles Martin of his belt with a stunning second-round knockout last month.

When I fight in Paris, that’s when I might feel pressure. Maybe Joseph Parker is going to feel the same pressure as when I box in Paris.

Carlos Takam

Parker and his team arrived in Auckland from their Las Vegas base on Saturday and their man appears to have acclimatised already. Takam, on the other hand, was feeling the effects of flying to the other side of the world. The veteran of 36 professional fights has lost only twice in the paid ranks but has never fought in the southern hemisphere. “I’m tired today, yes, but I’m going to start my training tomorrow and in two or three days I’ll be ready,” he said. Takam has been a professional for 11 years and has been in the ring with such men as Alexander Povetkin to whom he lost in a fight-of-the-year contender in Russia in 2014, and American veteran Tony Thompson, whom he beat in France by unanimous decision the same year, so isn’t likely to be fazed by much. For his part, Parker also appears ready after a 12-week camp, and has the advantage of staying in a familiar hotel and fighting at a venue less than 10km from his childhood home.

Parker, undefeated in 18 professional fights, said: “I have a lot of respect for him but I’m not going to let anything stand in the way of me getting to the world title. This is my time.” The fight, one of the most significant professional bouts held in New Zealand — and certainly the richest — is gaining the attention of Parker’s growing army of supporters if ticket sales are any indication. Within two weeks of corporate tables going on sale, they had already surpassed the sales of the David Tua vs Shane Cameron “Fight of the Century” at Mystery Creek, near Hamilton, in 2009. About 125 corporate tables have been sold — top price $12,000 — and promoters Duco Events will this morning make what they say is a significant announcement regarding the remaining 520 general admission tickets. General ticket sales have been frozen, and the announcement is likely to involve how the remainder are distributed.

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Insulation 101

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It may seem like an esoteric phrase bandied about by architects but future-focused design can make a huge impact on the affordability, ongoing value and livability of our homes, writes Joanna Mathers

ichard Gough is the general manager of Future-Proof Building, a company that specialises in educating builders, architects and the public about the importance of looking to the future when designing in the present. He believes that most of us have a short-term focus when it comes to our homes, often skimping on items that could be essential in what ends up being a false economy. But he believes that with a little forethought our homes can be “fit for purpose” for years to come; that a little outlay now can pay off very quickly. Gough believes that future-proof building can be encapsulated in one word, “livability”. He gives the example of building near a motorway. While the noise may be ok for now, will it start to drive you crazy in 10 years? If so, might it be worth investing in extra soundproofing at the build stage, rather than spending over the odds to remedy the problem years down the track? “Another example is of a couple who are nearing retirement; will they need grab rails in the bathroom to help them with mobility in a few years? If so, it might be a simple matter of placing wood in the walls behind where these rails are likely to be, so they can be easily installed when the time comes.” Understanding the environment and predicting needs are two keys to successful future-proof building.

Understanding the environment and predicting needs are two keys to successful future-proof building

The orientation of a home is very important; if you build to maximise the sun exposure then you’re likely to save money on power bills as the years go by. Another key issue is access to technology. Gough says that wiring a home with cable at the build stage will ensure access to fast data for years to come. “A three to four bedroom home will only need a couple of hundred of metres of cable to be fully covered for data — this won’t cost a lot of money.” New Zealand’s Building Code, according to Gough, may cover the basics, but doesn’t encourage excellence when it comes to building. He feels that the country has a bad track record when it comes to investing in the future of our housing. “Look at our state housing,” he says. “Much of it was poorly designed and there are now significant health issues surrounding this. “Many of our houses are poorly insulated and not orientated for the sun. By thinking about future issues, you could take a house that was a four out of ten for livability and make it a six out of ten, without much extra cost.” Gough encourages people to work alongside their architects to make informed decisions about the design of their homes. He says that Future-Proof Building can offer advice on these matters; educating interested parties on all aspects of designing for the future. As well as the “big picture” stuff (design and orientation of the home) seemingly small decisions can have a massive impact. Good-quality taps in the bathroom and kitchen areas may set you back a little more initially, for example, but

quality counts when it comes to wear and tear. “Spending $350 on a tap my seem like a lot at the time, but in years to come the quality of the product may prevent leakages that could end up rotting walls and costing tens of thousands to fix,” he says. Using energy-efficient bulbs can also lead to savings in the long run: “Sure, they may be more expensive to buy, but they will end up saving hundreds of dollars from the household budget.” Sustainability is another key factor

more.” Gough himself is looking at ways in which he can future-proof his home. He’s considering installing an easy access bathroom for his parents as they get older, and also thinking about ways in which he could support his children’s future learning. “It’s likely that they will go to university in the future, so I’m thinking about how we can make the living area a good study space,” he says. And he says that future-proof

Much of New Zealand’s pioneering state housing was poorly designed and there are now significant health issues surrounding this, says Richard Gough.

in future-proof building. Solar panels and rain harvesting devices can provide a household with cheap power and water, while also reducing the demand on our resources. “Sustainability isn’t an extremely far left ideology,” says Gough. “It’s really commonsense stuff — we just need to encourage people to think about the alternatives a little bit

homes aren’t just a good investment for those planning on staying put for decades — they also up the resale value if the time ever comes to leave. “If a home has future-proof measures in place it will give them a significant boost when it comes to selling. It’s just about putting in place small measures that will extend the livability for much longer.”

Future proofing: top tips

This Waiheke home won the Supreme Award and Auckland 2015 Registered Master Builders House of the Year.

1 Carefully consider the design and orientation of your home at the planning stage. Orientating your house the right way can maximise sun or provide optimal shelter from prevailing winds. Make sure you have good conversations about such matters if you are using a designer or architect. 2 Consider the livability of your home in 10 years. Are there any small irritants that may grow into massive issues as your home matures? Addressing these things at the time of the build can save thousands in the future. 3 Wiring your home for data is an excellent way to ensure it is technologically futureproof. 4 Don’t underestimate insulation. Try to go beyond the recommended levels of insulation for your area — the more you invest in insulation the more money you will save. Additionally, wellinsulated and heated homes are vital for the health of the occupants. 5 Ask yourself, ‘How important is that marble benchtop’? It may seem vital to ‘keep up with the Joneses’, but there are likely to be other investments that are far more sound when it comes to your home’s future.

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ometime last century, before the advent of heat pumps and double-glazing, there were a number of remedies for feeling cold. Extra jumpers, warm socks, a rug over the knees, pulling the curtains and downing a mug of hot soup all did the trick. Failing that, getting off the sofa and doing something energetic was recommended. Double-glazing, energy-efficient heat pumps and insulation have certainly made life easier. But they cost money, so it pays to augment them with low-tech, lowcost methods that keep the power bills down. The first step, and one which most of us put off because it takes time, is to revisit the plan you have and the rate you pay with your power company. There are several websites which help you to compare plans and rates. And you need not automatically accept what you are offered without seeing if you can negotiate a better deal. Like phone and internet companies, power companies are competitive. That done, look around the house and pinpoint the items that could be costing you money: Power trips ■ Inadequate insulation is a major issue. Ceilings, walls and floors can all be insulated, and if you think you are under-insulated in any areas, check it out. there are many different types of insulation available and various methods of retro-fitting it, so it pays to consult an expert to help you to decide where, when and how much extra insulation you need. ■ If you have a hot-water cylinder, heating your water could account for 14 per cent to 25 per cent of the energy you use. Turn down the temperature to 60C and you will save energy. If your cylinder is 10 or 15 years old, give it the equivalent of an extra jumper and socks, and wrap it in an insulating blanket. Wrap the pipes, too.

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Double-glazing, energy-efficient heat pumps and insulation have certainly made life easier. But they cost money, so augment them with low-tech, low-cost methods that keep the power bills down

Leigh Bramwell has some low-tech, low-cost methods to keep the bills down this winter ■ And use hot water sparingly. Don’t leave the tap running while you wash the dishes, and use the dishwasher only when there’s a full load. Use eco or fast wash settings where possible. See how quickly you can shower — each extra minute you stand there is allowing $90 a year to wash down the drain. ■ If you’re using electricity for heating, whether it is a heater or a heat pump, don’t heat the whole house unless you’re using it all at once. Heat the room you are in, close the door and draw the drapes to keep

the heat in. But remember to open windows when you can do so without losing all your heat — open up during sunny days to remove moisture from the air and prevent mould and damp. ■ Try this — walk around your house when it’s dark and see how many appliances have standby lights. Typically, you’ll find the television, free-to-air box, dvd player, computer, modem, stereo, oven, microwave and more will be winking away all night for no particular purpose. Appliances left on standby can add more than

■ Whenever you’re buying a new appliance, check the energy rating label. It’s not just a marketing ploy — in this instance the stars really mean something. The more stars on the label, the more energy-efficient the appliance is. If you’re comparing models for energy efficiency, they must be of the same type — that is, similar in capacity and features. For example, if you’re comparing twodoor 300-litre fridge/freezers, the one with the most stars will be the cheapest to run. Many top models have four or more stars. ■ Check that rating label if you’re buying a new clothes dryer as the first

$100 a year to power bills. When there are groups of appliances in one location, such as television/dvds etc, plug them all into a switched power board and turn them all off when you go to bed. ■ Don’t you just love grabbing a dry towel off the heated towel rail on these cool mornings? You still can, but leave the towel rail on for four hours a day rather than all the time. That could save $130 a year. You can buy timers for towel rails that come on automatically at certain times of the day.

step to using a dryer more efficiently. But no matter how good the rating, it’s best to dry clothes on the line whenever you can. When you do have to use the dryer, don’t overdry the clothes. If you are updating your dryer, choose one with an autosensing feature that will turn off when clothes are dry. It’s better for your power bill, and for your fabrics. ■ HINT Use the running costs calculator at Energywise.govt.nz/ tools/running-costs-calculator/ #/dishwasher

Taking the soft options Appliances all sorted? Then it’s time to look at how your soft furnishings can contribute to winter warmth. The good news is that drapes are seriously back in style, so you can be trendy and warm at the same time. Choose your drapes first and foremost for their weight — flimsy, see-through fabrics will not work. In fact, try using two sets of drapes in different colours for more warmth and a contemporary layered look. You can also use faux drapes to cover cool walls — for example internal block or brick walls that may feel cold to the touch in winter. Push your chairs and couches away from those cool walls and group them together around a coffee table or rug. Add cushions and throws — especially if your have

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Insulation 101 Want a new career? Try becoming an insulation expert. With the rules around the building code, health and safety, and specifically insulation, changing rapidly, there's a lot to learn, writes Leigh Bramwell

he days of shoving a few bales of scratchy pink batts into your ceiling and calling your house 'insulated' are long gone. Now it's not only ceilings but also walls and floors that need to be insulated, and the range of products you can choose from is extensive. What you choose will depend on your budget, whether you're building a new home or retrofitting insulation to an old one, your personal ecoawareness barometer, and what best complies with the regulations. Before you make any decisions on where, how and with what to insulate your home, gather up as much unbiased information as you can. Check out these independent websites: ■ energywise.govt.nz ■ eeca.govt.nz ■ smarterhomes.org.nz/materials/ insulation-materials/ ■ Your local council’s website Whether you plan to buy insulation direct from a supplier and install it yourself, or use a registered installer, ask for as much written information on the product as possible, including how long it is expected to last and what guarantees are in place. There have been concerns in the past over the safety and/or effectiveness of certain products so you need to be up to date with the latest information. The main types of products available in New Zealand are:

Glass fibre (glass wool) This is one of the most common insulation materials. It contains recycled glass and comes in rolls which you roll out into your roof space, cutting to fit. There are various thicknesses suitable for use in walls, ceilings and under the floor. Polyester and wool These also come in rolls and can be cut into segments to fit. They also come as blends, are more expensive than glass fibre. They are nicer to handle than glass fibre but more difficult to cut. Reflective foil This doesn't meet the code for walls, but it is a retrofit option for underfloor insulation for existing homes. Expanded polystyrene This is a rigid product that can be cut into various shapes and thicknesses. Based on petrochemicals, it has a fire retardant added during manufacture. Polystyrene foam Polystyrene insulation comes in rigid sheets and planks which can be used in underfloor slabs, in exterior walls and in ceilings. A range of R value products is available. Loose-fill insulation Loose-fill insulation which can be blown into your ceiling is an option if there’s not enough space to install

bulk insulation. However it is not used in EECA’s insulation programme as its performance can be variable. If you install loose-fill, you also need to install rigid, open-ended collars around heat sources like downlights and flues to maintain required safety gaps and avoid a fire hazard. Some areas around the home and some products lend themselves to DIY installation, but it's more complicated than simply buying a product and fitting it into the gaps between the framing. You need to be confident, knowledgeable and informed to make sure your product and the way you fit it meets the regulations. Before you make the decision to go it alone, be aware that the Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Alongside insulation, think ventilation. You may love to rug up in winter by shutting the doors and turning the heating up. But the World Health Organisation recommends indoor temperatures of 18-24C for healthy living, and emphasises the need for ventilation to limit the spread of dust mites. Lack of ventilation can also worsen illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis and other breathing disorders. You need ventilation to reduce condensation and to keep the moisture in the air down. If you find you have weeping windows, and the house feels or smells damp, open doors and windows regularly to let fresh air in. To avoid condensation problems, ventilate the house before you leave

While well-heated, insulated, draught-free houses are warm and healthy, a completely airtight house is not, so insulating everything in sight is not the answer Authority (EECA) recommends using a qualified installer. Furthermore, because installers are able to access good prices for bulk-buying the products, you may find that using a professional is cheaper than you thought. And here's the rub: while wellheated, insulated, draught-free houses are warm and healthy, a completely airtight house is not, so insulating everything in sight is not the answer.

in the morning and just before you go to bed at night. Even in winter, when you may be disinclined to throw open the bifolds, you must ventilate your house. Open doors and/or windows that are opposite one another to create a cross-draught. Make sure bedroom areas have a window slightly open at night. It may seem counterproductive, but it is essential to having a healthy home environment.

Helping hands Insulation isn’t cheap but there may be funding available to help you. In some parts of New Zealand, Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes offers free ceiling and underfloor insulation for lowincome households. You may qualify if you have a Community Services card, you live in a region where funding is available, if someone in the house is under 17 or over 65, or if someone living in the house has health problems made worse by cold and damp. If you’re not eligible, you may still be able to get some assistance. Some service providers offer a discount if your household is not eligible for free insulation under the same programme. This discount could be 20 per cent or more. Some local councils and banks have payment options available to help with the cost of installing insulation and heating, and in some areas you may be able to add the cost of insulation to your mortgage or rates bill. ■ Check out your options at energywise.govt.nz/at-home/ insulation/installation-funding/

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ew Zealand’s housing stock is that proverbial caricature of a fat guy with a fag hanging out of his mouth. Most of us live in cold, damp, unhealthy homes that may be shortening our lifespann, says Philippa Howden-Chapman, professor of public health at the University of Otago, Wellington. And it’s not just 80-year-old unmodernised state houses that are unhealthy. Current building regulations in New Zealand allow for new homes to be built to a ‘not achieved’ level by OECD norms. Most OECD countries don’t have an increase in deaths in the winter because their homes and offices are suitably heated and ventilated, says Howden-Chapman. Here, hospitals are chock-a-block full of people suffering from cardiovascular, respiratory and infectious diseases related to our poor housing stock. New Zealand’s homes may be better than their counterparts in a Santiago slum. But our houses are poorly adapted to the way we live, says Howden-Chapman. This includes many homes in higher socio-economic areas, not just state and rented homes. More than 750,000 homes are still not insulated and many other unhealthy aspects abound. Howden-Chapman is also director of the He Kainga Oranga Housing and Health Research Programme, which studies the relationship between housing, health, wellbeing, energy

Healthy answers 1 Require all houses to meet the current insulation standard 2 Apply a heating and ventilation standard 3 Introduce monitoring or enforcement by local government, with inspections rather than requiring tenants to complain. Dr Russell Wills, Children’s Commissioner efficiency and climate change. Issues studied include the effect of temperature, dampness, crowding, injury hazards, tenure, dwelling condition, neighbourhood and other links in the chain between poor housing and ill-health. New Zealand’s Building Code’s includes rules that add up to a “4 Homestar” rating under the New Zealand Green Building Council’s rating system. Homestar rates the health, comfort and efficiency of our homes from 1 to 10, with 10 being the best. A 6 Homestar rating is about the equivalent of standard homes in other OECD countries, says the council’s chief executive, Alex Cutler. Just what this means, says Cutler, was spelled out in a Business Council for Sustainable Development study. It found that if homes were warmer, and drier, New Zealand would: ■ Achieve 50 fewer hospital stays per day due to respiratory problems, saving $54 million a year ■ Cut sick days by 180,000 per year, creating a productivity gain of $17

million a year According to the World Health Organisation we should have a minimum daytime temperature in our homes of 18C. We don’t. “We have this cultural norm of only heating one or two rooms of the house,” says Howden-Chapman. What’s more, we don’t keep the temperature of our homes at a constant level as we should. The problems around poor heating and ventilation are getting worse now that more people work from home than a couple of generations ago. Leaking homes are another problem — the damp in a leaky home can worsen the symptoms of illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis and other breathing disorders. Some fungi which grow within wet wall cavities and damp insulation are toxic. The stachybotrys mould produces spores which carry chemical toxins known as mycotoxins and cause flu-like symptoms. Worst affected are young people, the old and those with weakened immune systems. The sorry state of New Zealand’s

housing stock isn’t easy to fix. At the most basic level, consumer education and demand will result in homes becoming more healthy. There is a lot home owners can do ranging from installing insulation, heating systems and ventilation, demanding higher standards in new homes and simply turning on heaters and ensuring adequate air movement. “People need to know how their behaviour in their homes affects them,” says Howden-Chapman. Cutler says the Green Building Council’s answer is to promote its Homestar scientifically based rating tool, launched in 2010. Once Kiwis become more aware of such tools, they can compare and contrast different homes. “Having some sort of rating tool or standard, like Homestar, means homeowners and renters know exactly what they’re getting. A warm home that’s cheaper to run is attractive to buyers, so a greater demand for higher-quality houses will encourage developers to build more of these houses.” Improved regulation is also needed. For example, developers can get around rules requiring 6 Homestar standards in Special Housing Areas. Howden-Chapman believes that a warrant of fitness for rental homes will help to lift the health of New Zealand’s housing stock. It would cover basic standards for ventilation, heating, safety and hygiene in a rental property.

Cutler adds that his council has made submissions to the Government on how the Residential Tenancies Act Amendment Bill could require landlords to install insulation and smoke alarms to all rental properties. “We believe it’s vital that the scope of the regulation around insulation is significantly expanded,” says Cutler. “We must look at whole-house thermal performance — how the floor, walls and ceiling work together to create a thermal envelope, not just specify a certain level of insulation for the ceiling/floor that may vary wildly in its effectiveness from warm Northland to the depths of Southland. “Ventilation and heating are also crucial elements of home health, and they needed to be included in any meaningful discussion about [warrants of fitness].” Children’s Commissioner Russell Wills describes the bill as “shameful”. “It is intolerable that we have 42,000 hospital admissions and 15 deaths a year for children with conditions associated with poor housing and poverty,” says Dr Wills. “This bill will do little to change this.” He criticised the fact that promises in the 2013 Budget for a warrant of fitness trial for private and state housing had come to nothing. “It is a wasted opportunity and a broken promise to our children. “All our experience shows that (tenants) don’t and won’t complain because they’re too scared they’ll lose their house or be unable to rent anywhere else,” Wills says.

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uckland homes tend to have large windows to let in natural light and beautiful views, but that often means large loss of heat in winter, particularly if you haven’t invested in double-glazing. But, what exactly is it and how do you choose the right double-glazing for your home? “Double-glazing is two panes of glass with a space (usually 12mm) between them. The two panes are completely sealed to the spacer bar, and the air trapped between the two panes becomes an insulator,” explains Kevin Smith, co-owner of Kiwi Double Glazing, Albany. The air can be replaced with an inert gas, such as argon, to improve the thermal efficiency of the doubleglazing. It’s denser than air and slows down the rate of heat loss in the winter. You can also swap out normal clear glass for low-emissivity (Low-E glass), for further prevention against heat escaping. “Like all industries, new technology has pushed glass performance. Special microscopically thin coatings (Low-E) are now common in double-glazing. They generally slow down heat loss

Danielle Wright learns how to let the light into your home, without also letting in noise and the colder weather through the glass by reflecting heat back into the room,” says Smith, who has worked in double-glazing for 20 years. A high-performing Low-E doubleglazing unit is approximately twice as efficient as a non-coated doubleglazed unit, so it’s important to remember that not all double-glazing is created equally. These kinds of double-glazing are becoming more readily available for homes because people want to live in light, open spaces, yet still be comfortable year-round. “Modern high-performance glass can allow you to do this. Clear coatings that allow natural daylight to flood in, yet control the amount of solar gain in summer, also offer great winter insulation,” says Smith. “Single glass in windows and doors is such a poor performer,” explains Smith. “In winter, it allows cold air in and in summer it allows warm air in. All year round it allows noise intrusion.”

By contrast, the benefits of doubleglazing are year-round comfort, noise reduction and reduced condensation. Security can also be increased when tougher glass options are chosen, which are much stronger than standard glass and don’t shatter as easily. “In Auckland, we have four seasons in one day, which makes double-glazing something that will vastly improve living conditions in the home year-round, as well as reducing costly power bills because you will use less energy to heat and cool a double-glazed house,” says Smith, who believes potential buyers now expect well-insulated homes, including the glass, as a matter of course. Double-glazing is an important consideration for all types of homes, but with villas, you need to find a replacement window that doesn’t change the character of the property too much. Another option is to put a solar film on the outside of your

existing window, which will reduce glare, reduce solar heat gain, reduce fading and reduce the likelihood of injury from breakage. If you’re living beside a noisy motorway or in the coldest climate in New Zealand, you might consider triple rather than double-glazing. That includes an extra pane of glass and an additional air gap for insulation. And if you’re looking to doubleglaze very large windows or doors, check the frame size to make sure it can carry the weight of the double glass. Some frames are better at insulating than others — a composite timber-aluminium frame will have better insulation than aluminium alone and more durability than timber on its own. Generally, though, it all comes down to glass selection when it comes to getting your double-glazing just right. “Glass is complex, so selecting the correct glass to meet your requirement is key,” says Smith. “You only get one chance to get the correct glass, so make sure you research the options and ask hard questions to your glass/window supplier.” After that, sit back and enjoy a cosy home, whatever the season.

Need to know 1 The easiest way to tell if a home is double-glazed is to look for a spacer bar (usually black and around 12mm thick) around the perimeter of the glass. 2 Consider whether noise reduction, insulation or security is the most important consideration for you in deciding to get doubleglazing; select the best-quality glass you can afford. 3 Decide whether adding further insulation with an inert gas instead of air in between the glass will benefit your home. 4 Think about frames and their insulation capability, as well as durability. If you have an older home, consider getting your windows retro-fit double-glazed so you retain the character aspect of the windows. 5 You probably won’t replace your windows for 30-40 years, so choose a double-glazed option that is as technologically advanced as possible, so it doesn’t outdate quickly.

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My Holiday: Joel Vinsen

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he weather was lovely in Fiji last week. But much of the talk at the Fijian Tourism Expo in Denarau was of past storms. Cyclone Winston (no relation) blazed through the islands in February, leaving 44 dead and badly affecting some parts of the tourism trade. That category-5 beast was followed six weeks later by the terrible floods of Cyclone Zena. You wouldn’t know it, sitting poolside right now in Denarau. Fiji remains a stunning place. One evening last week, I was treated to a remarkable sunset. In the tropics, of course, the sunsets are often gorgeous. But this one had a little something else: deep smears of red and pink pastel warming the distant horizon. About 100m away, a woman walked up the beach toward me, the sun setting directly behind her. No idea who she was. As she walked, gentle wisps of sand kicked up behind her; with each step they grew into a light cloud. Filtered through the smudge of the sandcloud’s lens, the sunset’s pastels turned a richer, deeper hue. This glorious show — a happy coincidence of my location, her path and the timing of the sun’s daily slumber — was for my eyes only and lasted just a minute or so. I wish I’d had my camera or my smartphone with me. Hell, I wish I’d had Herald chief photographer Brett Phibbs with me. The message at the tourism expo was clear: Fiji is open for business. More than ever, they’d love to see you there. The message from that sunset was clear too: Fiji remains full of moments that stop you in your tracks as you soak up the beauty of the place. — winston.aldworth@nzherald.co.nz

What was your greatest holiday? I spent 18 months travelling through Burma, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh was a highlight; the people are lovely, and it’s the most different country to New Zealand that I’ve visited. There’s not really a tourist trail; it was about two weeks before I saw another Westerner. I fell in love with India too. I spent eight months there and barely scratched the surface. I don’t feel like I’ll ever be able to ‘‘do’’ or ‘‘tick off’’ India. It’s all things at all times coming from all directions. And the worst? South Korea. I was on an artistin-residence programme and I took a bus to Gyeongju. The cheapest room I could find was in a ‘‘love motel’’. There were big faux-marble stairs, it had been raining, and I slipped and severely sprained my ankle. I then had to make my way back to Seoul, via Wonju, hobbling through the Seoul underground for about a kilometre, losing my exit

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ticket, and jumping a turnstile to get out. All on one foot and with 35kg of music gear. If we bump into you on holiday, what are you most likely to be doing? Walking aimlessly, eating street food, riding a scooter, or trying to figure out the public transport system. If we could teleport you to one place in New Zealand for a week-long holiday, where would it be? Stewart Island, or the Chatham Islands. How about for a dream holiday internationally? Iran, Cuba, central Asia republics. Or Cairo to Capetown overland. What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done when travelling? It’s a tie between buying a ‘‘reservation against cancellation’’ ticket, which meant sharing a bunk on the 40-plus hour sleeper train from Chennai to Kolkata; and walking into a beehive in a temple in Myanmar. Complete this sentence: I can’t travel without ... A couple of good books, and my Nokia phone (button keypad and torch). What’s the best travel tip you’ve ever been given? “The worst that could happen, is that we die!” This advice was given to a friend by a monk on a particularly hairy bus ride in India. Also, always carry toilet paper. What was the most memorable meal you’ve had while travelling? Pizza in Naples, crickets in Cambodia, and an egg curry in Kolkata that gave me a week of Delhi belly. What’s the best thing you’ve brought back from a trip? Some artwork on my guitar, from Shantiniketan, India, courtesy of my friend Illiad Sabchi. He paints wonderful abstract work. Also, I got a tattoo in Barcelona, when I was working on a cruise ship, which almost caused me to miss boarding time. It was worth it. Favourite airport to land at? Changi, Singapore for the activities, and Auckland. What’s the next trip you’ve got planned? I’m hoping to go to Iran in the next couple of years.

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Dusty’s Bar & BBQ Whistler Creekside facebook.com/dustyswhistler Dusty’s sits at the foot of the Dave Murray Downhill and is one of Whistler’s first apres spots. It looks like a classic western ski lodge with woodbeamed ceilings and a cosy fireside. One of its signature drinks is the Canadian classic the “Caesar” — a bizarre assortment of “clamato” juice (clams and tomatoes), vodka, vegetables, chilli and meat sticks. You don’t know whether to eat or drink it, but it’s undeniably delicious. The name Dusty’s comes from the full-sized stuffed horse in bucking bronco pose that took pride of place in the bar when a mischievous drinker arrived with it in the early 1980s. Eventually, Dusty became a pawn in the intense rivalry between Whistler and Blackcomb ski patrols, turning up at the top of the mountain and dragged back down behind a snowmobile, only to have it happen all over again. Mangy and flea-bitten, with one leg chewed off by an avalanche dog, Dusty enjoyed a brief retirement in the volunteer patrol shack before being ordered to the dump. Unable to bear the unceremonious funeral, her couriers stopped by the Cheakamus River for a parting photo, where Dusty’s precarious three-legged stance let her down and she tumbled into the icy water. When a paddler reported a drowning horse, it sparked a rescue effort. Eventually her cremation was ordered, to put an end to the madness.

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Bearfoot Bistro 4121 Village Green, Whistler bearfootbistro.com The Bearfoot Bistro claims to be the resort’s premier fine-dining restaurant. A typical evening will see a five-course meal and wine pairing (a Marlborough sauvignon blanc makes an appearance), punctuated by a visit to the impressive 20,000-bottle wine cellar, where you can shear the top off a champagne bottle in the ancient art of “sabering”; and also to the Ketel One Ice Room, where you’re encouraged to down four shots of vodka in under 10 minutes (it isn’t for everyone).

Jean Batten brought her Percival Gull to the Marlborough town of Omaka during her countrywide tour to celebrate her famous solo flight from England. Kia Ora » p21 A 5.7km cable car was built to get tourists up to Hong Kong’s Lantau peak in less than 30 minutes. Asia » p23 The JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai is the world’s tallest hotel at over 355m. Room Check» p27 You still have time to enter our Singapore Airlines competition for two. Departure Lounge » p31

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My mom put my sister, me, and my brother in the back seat of her old blue and white Chevy and drove to Manhattan one night. She drove down past Cafe Wha and said, “Look kids, those are the hippies!”. Singer Cyndi Lauper tells W magazine about the first time she saw Greenwich Village in New York City.

To ski, flat out, from the top of the mountains at Canada’s Whistler Blackcomb to the village, with only the absolutely necessary 30-second stops to let your legs recover, will take an advanced skier almost 20 minutes. Ski Series » p16-p17 On a clear day at Mt Ruapehu’s Turoa skifield you can see all the way down the North Island to snow-covered Mt Taranaki. Ski Series » p18-p19

The Fairmont Chateau Whistler 4599 Chateau Blvd, Whistler fairmont.com Nestled at the base of Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler’s landmark ski-in ski-out hotel, The Fairmont Chateau Whistler, is a classy joint. An all-season resort destination (more people stay in Whistler village in summer than in winter, lured there by the mountainbike trails, among other attractions), the Fairmont Chateau has an 80 per cent occupancy rate. Each day, staff at the hotel set up a little gazebo, where they will swap your skis and poles for a steaming cup of hot chocolate. It’s that sort of place. Later, you can sit in one of the gorgeous outdoor hot tubs under falling fat flakes of snow as staff bring you a cold drink. — James Russell

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An eight-day Britain and Ireland Delight tour ensures you get to see and experience as many United Kingdom highlights as possible, including Oxford, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin and Cardiff. Priced from $1495pp, twin-share, this tour is a round trip from London and departs on set dates from November through to March next year. Accommodation is at four-star hotels, and many meals are included in the package price. costsaver.trafalgar.com

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Queen of the desert Toni Mason loses her heart to a graceful hunter Iran Persian Gulf Dubai

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t first Summer is just a speck in the sky, then with a startlingly close flutter of wings and a snap of her beak, she’s hurtling past us to try and grab the lure. I’ve been delighted by the desert, taking snaps of oryx and camels, but nothing prepared me for my close encounter with a peregrine falcon. One of the highlights of my trip to Dubai came about as part of a tour from Arabian Adventures. An offshoot of Emirates Airlines, the company collects groups from the many hotels and resorts in Dubai and whisks them a short onehour drive into the desert. The driver, Faisal, proves to be a neverending font of information about Dubai and the rest of the Emirates. Along the way, he points out various landmarks, including the glittering point of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Faisal is explaining Dubai’s mission to pack as many ‘‘-ests” (biggest, largest,

fastest) into its 4000-odd sq km. We are disconsolate when he nonchalantly mentions we will miss out on the opening of Marvel World, the first part of the world’s biggest indoor amusement park. And I am frankly disbelieving when he explains that the need to put an end to child exploitation prompted the development of robot camel jockeys (seriously, it’s a thing). Our four-wheel-drive finally moves into the special desert conservation area set aside by Emirates for these tours and we are instructed to “hold on tight” before lurching across the dunes in a series of stomach-churning swoops. After a brief pause to sink our toes into the sand and a photo opportunity leaping high above the dunes we disembark the vehicles for an encounter with a camel caravan. The short ride to a campsite where carpets have been laid atop the dunes and a henna artist daubs our arms with pretty patterns is enough to give a

glimpse into the life of the Bedouin, the Middle East’s nomadic tribes. But it’s after a glass of champagne and some local delicacies have been consumed that the real treat of the day arrives — the hooded falcon, her claws gripping her trainer’s heavy leather glove. The South African trainer displays Summer’s superior flying and hunting skills, swinging his meat-loaded lure high in the sky and twitching it away at the very last moment before she can sink her claws into it. Finally he allows her to grab it and feed herself before re-hooding her and offering us a chance to take her on our own wrists. I don’t hesitate, although we’re warned not to get too close “in case you wind up with a new facial piercing,” Summer’s trainer jokes. She’s surprisingly light but even more beautiful close up and seemingly oblivious to my cooing and admiration. Dubai, that’s one for the memory banks — the place where a bird stole my heart. Arabian Adventures’ Sundowner Dune Dinner Safari starts at about $150pp. arabianadventures.com

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ISLAND ESCAPE OF THE WEEK

One&Only Hayman Island LOCATION One of 74 islands in the Whitsunday group, in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef

Fiji’s Mango Bay Resort (left); Esa prepares coconuts for our lunch at his village. Pictures / Tim Roxborogh

GETTING THERE Luxury yacht transfer from Great Barrier Reef Airport, Hamilton Island; private seaplane and helicopter transfers available

Long and shorts of it The best adventures can be had when you trust strangers, learns Tim Roxborogh

everal people who’d heard I was Fijibound had tried to scare me — not just about strangers, but strangers with machetes. “Fiji can be dangerous!” they warned. And there I was, in Fiji, being confronted by a man with a machete. I’d gone for a walk round the headland from my hotel, Mango Bay Resort, to see some of the other bays. This was Fiji’s Coral Coast, famous for leaning coconut trees that fringe the beach and a reef that causes the waves to break several hundred metres from the shore. A local guy was animatedly waving his machete while talking with another tourist. Should I have been worried? Of course not! It soon became clear the machete was for vegetation and that this was a friendly conversation about fishing and the previous day’s dodgy weather. I had a good sense about Esa, a fisherman/ coconut gatherer/all-round nice guy in his late 30s. A chat about me wanting to snorkel quickly turned into him promising a more unique experience for the following day: snorkelling with a dash of spear-fishing. Perhaps as the years fade I’ll remember the story as me being the one doing the spear-fishing and catching our lunch. It will be a great yarn and I’m already looking forward to telling it, but in the meantime I’ll settle for the almost-as-cool reality, which was me snorkelling while following Esa through the coral gardens. Esa would silently spot and then

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spear the fish with his underwater bow-andarrow-like device while I watched on, trying to stay as still as possible in the water. Then it was off to Esa’s village. A coconut was shaved, a papaya lopped off the tree, cassava mashed and the fresh fish perfectly cooked over an open fire. The family’s chickens, cat and dog all watched on as lunch was made, a rug with Jesus hanging on the wall and a large stereo the dominant possessions of a modest home. A further sampling of village life came with a guided jungle walk to a waterfall. We entered a community hall halfway up a hill where you seek the locals’ permission to visit their waterfall. Only this wasn’t just village jungle and waterfall, it was also kava. To join the ceremony, you pay a fee, sit crosslegged on a mat, hear an explanation about protocols and get nervous you’ll forget how many “bulas!” to say and claps to give. Despite all those horror stories of kava tasting like muddy water and a mouth so numb it’s like you’ve been to the dentist, I was pleasantly surprised. With a tingly tongue, I set off on the 45-minute walk to the waterfall. The hinterland was a fun deviation away from the Fijian beach scene that is all many travellers see. Having swum in the cool waters, I sat on a rock to take it all in. Only problem was, when I stood up I heard a loud tearing sound. The entire back of my board-shorts was torn open. While my guide cracked up laughing, I wrapped a towel around my waist and we headed back to the town of Sigatoka for new shorts. I came home thinking that those warnings of not trusting strangers were a reminder that the best adventures happen when you do.

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Best places to lay your head In part one of a two-part series, Tracey Bond takes a look at some of Rarotonga’s best resorts RUMOURS LUXURY VILLA AND SPA These luxury villas are hidden behind an elegant sandstone wall and offer just about everything you could want. Indoor waterfall? Check. Movie room? Check. Deck looking out over your own private beach? Check. The villas each have two double rooms with four-poster beds and generous, top-end bathrooms. The light, airy villas are adults only and if getting away from it all and not seeing another soul are high on your to-do list, this is the place for you. Breakfast is brought to your room. Blissful massages are available from the neighbouring spa and if the walk is too far, someone from the villas will drive you. Added extras: Welcome drink on arrival, free airport transfers and free bike hire. Perfect for: Celebrities (or regular folk) wanting to get away from the world. LITTLE POLYNESIAN RESORT This gem of a resort lies away from the hustle and bustle of Muri. Eleven modern, light areas sit along the front of a picture-perfect beach, framed by palm trees and the sound of waves washing along the sand. Bungalows have kitchenettes, day beds scattered throughout the room and an outdoor spa pool and shower. Double vanities in a massive bathroom make this the ideal hideaway. The boutique restaurant beside

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a turquoise-blue infinity pool is a great spot to have a pre-dinner cocktail or share a romantic meal. Snorkelling gear and kayaks are available for guests to use. Added extras: Luxury bathrobes, and juice in the fridge. Perfect for: Romantics and honeymooners who only have eyes for each other.

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are pitched on private, timber decks, which face the mountains and have all the mod cons (including electricity) you would expect from a high-end hotel room. A nice addition is the luxurious outdoor bathroom with shower and bath. A daily tropical breakfast is delivered to your room. There’s a Lotus Belle tent used for yoga sessions and a number of bungalows suitable for family groups. The resort is a five-minute drive to the beach but if that seems too far away there is a saltwater pool to float away your troubles in. It’s the perfect spot to unwind and relax. Extra touches: Free wi-fi vouchers on arrival and resort bikes are provided to guests. Best for: Eco warriors, nature lovers and families looking for quality time.

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Spa Indulgence in Vietnam’s Iconic Hoi An While Vietnam’s cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh have become famous for their dizzying energy, the former port town of Hoi An has managed to keep its ﬁshing village charm and has become one of the most iconic stops on the country’s tourist trail due to its Chinese and Japaneseinspired architecture and unique selection of restaurants, bars, boutique hotels, and of course, tailors. There’s few better locations to experience the best of Hoi An than the gorgeous Almanity Hoi An Resort & Spa – just minutes from Hoi An’s charming Old City. The resort offers 145 heritageinﬂuenced rooms that feature subtle Vietnamese décor accents, town or courtyard views, and balconies complete with lounge chairs. The hotel’s lagoon-style pool is surrounded by lounge chairs and umbrellas to present guests with a refreshing retreat from Hoi An’s hot streets, and

the stylish pool bar offers appetising outdoor meals, cocktails and a revitalising juice bar. Almanity also serves up a mouth-watering buffet breakfast each morning, while the Four Plates restaurant offers classic Vietnamese, Japanese, Italian and BBQ delights with a contemporary spin. The Blue Bottle Bar Café showcases a luxe lounge environment, where mixologists create tantalising elixirs infused with local ingredients, chardonnay spritzers with essential oils, and alcoholic tea tonics. The resort is perhaps most famous for its signature spa treatments, headlined by the award-winning My Chi Spa. The impressive spa offers an array of soothing massages, relaxing meditation and daily Tai Chi classes. My Chi’s therapists have been expertly trained in the art of Shiatsu Massage – the ‘Bamboo Hero’ features Shiatsu pressurepoint work followed by a

bamboo roll, and the ‘Fable of the Hundred Knot Tree’ spa journey has received an award from the elite Harper’s Bazaar Singapore.

A STOPOVER IN HO CHI MINH CITY Spend a few days exploring the exotic hub of activity and history that is Ho Chi Minh. The centrally located, ﬁve-star Hotel Equatorial provides travellers with plush accommodation, sterling service and easy access to the city’s most iconic tourism hotspots. The hotel boasts luxurious modern rooms, an outdoor rooftop pool, fully-equipped ﬁtness centre, the toprated Orientica Seafood Restaurant and much more, Hotel Equatorial effortlessly ticks every box.

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Across the Ditch

Rockhampton has many beautiful historic buildings; the rodeo at the Great Western Hotel (left) is not to be missed; the writer with his huge meal (below); lorikeets at the botanic gardens (below right). Pictures / Supplied; Eli Orzessek

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The relatives of the steak on his plate worry Eli Orzessek far more than Australia’s eight-legged locals

t’s an unsettling feeling, eating a steak bigger than your face while a bull charges towards the slightly flimsy looking fence you’re supposedly protected by. “I hope this wasn’t his brother,” I think, shovelling another forkful of tender Queensland beef down my throat. At the Great Western Hotel in Rockhampton, the town known as Australia’s Beef Capital, you get the chance to meditate on where your food comes from. Alongside its pub and steakhouse, there’s a small outdoor arena where frequent rodeo events take place. It’s not the most politically correct excursion, but I push all the vegans I know to the back of my mind as I watch a child no older than 10 being thrown off the back of a bucking bullock. This alarms me a bit, but this is the real ’Straya mate — they breed ’em tough out here in the capital of cattle. He shakes himself off and gets back on his feet. While this is all going down, I’m enjoying my dinner — as a no-frills kind of guy, I enjoy beef and seafood and I like to mix pineapple with savoury flavours. So I was pleased to be able to order my steak with a Moreton Bay bug on the side and my baked potato with a Hawaiianthemed topping. My hosts ask what kind of beverage I want to drink and I reply “crap beer”. I’m offered a “Forex” and for a second I wonder what foreign exchange had to do with beer — but they mean a XXXX Gold, Queensland’s beer of choice. I drink my beer from stubby holder, completely necessary around these rather warm parts. It’s not just any stubby holder, but one printed with the wedding picture of an authentic Australian country couple — as my host is a wedding celebrant, he just happens to have one on hand. Rockhampton — or Rocky as it’s colloquially known — is an old-country town, about halfway between Brisbane and Cairns. As the rodeothemed steakhouse would suggest, it’s got a western feel to it and all the old wooden houses are up on stilts to let the breeze through during the hot summers.

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You could easily imagine a duel going down along Quay St, the main drag, which runs along the Fitzroy River. Rockhampton was once the northern regional capital and a number of interesting, well-preserved old buildings from this time remain. In contrast to all the history, just down the road are several recently built hotels. Outside my room at the Empire, some sort of torturous outdoor exercise class is going on, while I’m sweltering just sitting on the balcony with a cold beer. My soundtrack is a cacophony of birds, which flock to the trees on the river at sunset every night. Rockhampton is on the Tropic of Capricorn — the line that marks the southernmost position of the sun on its annual journey. It’s something I’d only really been familiar with due to a Henry Miller paperback with a rather risque cover. In Rocky, the Tropic is represented by a triumphant spire, right in front of the information centre and near the botanical gardens. I stroll around the gardens, and its prehistoriclooking trees and plants, then share a snack with a lorikeet at the cafe. I’m also lucky enough to meet a zookeeper along the way, walking with a dingo. I make a few predictable jokes in my head, before heading off to check out the zoo in more detail. The Rockhampton Zoo is a quaint little park and has a good variety of Aussie animals — and it’s free to enter. I see kangaroos chilling congenially with some pukeko — a lovely gesture of transtasman friendliness, I thought, until discovering that the pukeko is in fact an Aussie import. Further out of town, I’m taken to the Capricorn Caves by Ann Augusteyn, a former school teacher who bought the site with her husband Ken in 1988. The underground location makes for a pleasant reprise from the heat of the day, and a visiting tourist and I are given a detailed tour

by a well-informed local guide. Ducking in and out of the enclaves in this Jurassic Park-esque landscape, I’m thankful for my height — or lack thereof — especially after encountering decent-sized huntsman spiders along the way. They’re harmless little (big) guys though and I’m feeling quite affectionate towards them by the end. The pride and joy of the whole place is the Cathedral Cave — this is where our tour guide unveils her hidden talents. The perfect acoustics of the space make it a beautiful, unique venue for vocal performances and our guide proves it as she belts out an impressive rendition of Amazing Grace. We listen in awe, in the pure darkness of the cave. It’s also bound to be one of the few wheelchair-accessible caves in the world. In the early days of Ann and Ken’s ownership, a wedding party, including an elderly guest in a wheelchair, hired the space. As a result, special ramps were built into the Cathedral. Heading back into town, Ann and I stop in at the nearby Caves pub for a cold one. A few old Aussie blokes are hanging out on the balcony, giving us the side-eye. Outside is an Anzac memorial which was designed by our own Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson, a relic from his days as a draughtsman in his hometown. I learn quickly that his is a handy name to drop in this town. One of his Rockhampton Bulletin cartoons also hangs in the Capricorn Caves information hut. When we get in, I order a beer, as usual, but Ann one-ups me by ordering a shandy. I make that two, and it’s a refreshing end to a day in the heat.

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To climb or not to climb? Two-thirds of visitors to Uluru respect the landowners’ wishes not to scale the rock. Judy Skatssoon is among them

t’s 6pm and there’s something of a party atmosphere at the Uluru sunset viewing area. It’s packed out with tourists from around the world who’ve staked out their spots to watch the nightly show. A woman wearing khakis and an Akubra is perched on top of a Land Cruiser setting up a tripod while two French girls take selfies and a group of people have set up a card table with nibbles and champagne. Smartphones and iPads are being positioned to capture the best shot of the massive monolith, which will spectacularly change colour from rusty red to chocolate, mulberry, pink, purple and glowing orange as the sun goes down. A snippet of a conversation floats up from the crowd. “It’s not that big,” says a child. His mother answers loudly in a broad Australian accent. “You won’t be sayin’ that when we climb it tomorrow.” Climbing Uluru is perfectly legal and thousands of tourists scale the rock each year. But the climbing route follows a sacred ceremonial path traditionally used by the Mala men, and it is against the wishes of the local indigenous people for tourists to undertake the climb. “That’s a really important, sacred thing that you are climbing, you shouldn’t climb, it’s not the proper thing,” says traditional owner Kunmanara. Yet one of the first things to confront visitors

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arriving at the main carpark at the base of Uluru is a climbing chain that scars the side of the rock and disappears over the top. The second is a sign. “We, the traditional Anangu owners have this to say,” the sign reads. “Uluru is sacred in our culture, a place of great knowledge. Under our traditional law climbing is not permitted. “This is our home. Please don’t climb.” Despite this, about 12 people, including a parent with young children, are at various stages up the rock face when we visit one morning. Another five are at the bottom of the climb, preparing to set off. One of the rangers who takes tourists on tours around the base of Uluru says about 30 per cent of visitors opt to climb. During the guided tour he talks about the environmental damage caused by climbers, including the excrement and vomit they leave behind, the run-off of waste into sacred water holes and a worrying die-off of frogs. After the tour he says overseas visitors often respect the requests not to climb, but it’s not unusual for Australians to have a “my country my rock” attitude. At the base of the climb, Kim and husband Graham, on holiday from the UK, are reading the sign. Kim says they won’t be climbing. “Just out of respect for the Aboriginal people who asked us not to,” she says. Later, some people return from the climb. A teenage girl, who didn’t want to be named, was here with a school group from NSW. She says the climb was difficult and scary. “We had a

cultural talk and everything,” she says. “Some of us decided to climb and some didn’t. “I think you should be able to make up your own mind.” Alex, 23, from Germany, was with a group of backpackers he’d met in Melbourne. He says he was aware that climbing Uluru is culturally sensitive but it didn’t deter him. “I just wanted a good photo,” he says. “I have never been in the desert before and the view is really good.” The following day Ann, on holiday with her family from the NSW Central Coast, is at a sunrise viewing of Uluru. Ann says her husband has previously climbed the rock and she had planned to do the same. “I was dead set going to do it. You just gotta do it, you know? But then I did the tour and I changed my mind after hearing about how it was disrespectful.” The days where you could buy T-shirts and mugs proclaiming “I climbed Ayers Rock” seem to be long gone. Such souvenirs are nowhere to be found in the Ayers Rock resort and Yolanda Greening, who works at a tourist shop in Yulara, says “We just don’t stock them”. Under a current management plan, the climb is set to close once climbers fall below 20 per cent. Until then the lure of climbing the geological wonder is likely to remain. But for others the day when the chains come down won’t come soon enough. — AAP

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Mountains of ex James Russell discovers just how proudly the Kiwi flag flies at Whistler Blackcomb, and why guests flock to the area in search of the white stuff

he proliferation of Kiwi and Aussie accents gives it away; Whistler village, British Columbia, Canada is the Lourdes of the Antipodean ski scene; the pilgrimage every selfrespecting ski and snowboard rat must make to truly say they know what it is to ‘‘ride the pow’’ (ski the powder snow, of course). There are the Kiwis fresh off the plane. There are the ones who have somehow wrangled the immigration system to stay just one more year. And then there are the Kiwis who have never managed to escape. Two New Zealanders well and truly in the latter camp are Whistler politician Duane Jackson and former Blackcomb HR manager Roger McCarthy, dubbed the ‘‘All Blacks’’ of Whistler. Each has carved a highly respected niche in the area. Jackson is on the council, and McCarthy has a resort development business (he was the brains behind the breakneck Olympic development of Russia’s Sochi). He is one of the stars of the film Fifty Years of Going Beyond, a retrospective documentary in celebration of the resort’s anniversary in January “It sure is a hard place to leave,” explains McCarthy, whose New Zealand roots are scarcely discernible through a pretty convincing Canadian accent. “We love Kiwis here,” says Hugh Smythe, the founding manager of Whistler who, 44 years ago, hired the young McCarthy, and put him to work on the T Bar (where people weren’t expected to last long). “Kiwis have been coming here to live and work for a long time. They’re super-friendly and hardworking. They play hard, and they show up in the morning. They’re great people.” Smythe’s face has the crow’s feet of a man long used to squinting through the glare of a dazzling snow field. Though long-retired from the helm of Whistler Blackcomb, he can’t help but run a critical eye over the workings of the mountain, or chuckle at the

antics of the mischievous whiskey jack birds landing on the heads of those waiting in line for the chairlift. A story about the habits of our own cheeky avians — the keas — is one he hasn’t heard, and it tickles him. Now 68, Smythe still skis 70-plus days each season, sea-kayaks in winter and summer, and spends at least 100 mornings a year cruising lakes on his stand up paddleboard. In 1966, when Whistler Mountain opened, the teenaged Smythe was hired to clean the toilets. By age 26, he was the mountain manager. After a hiatus in Alberta, he turned traitor, hired to return to build and open competing Blackcomb Mountain, just across the valley, which opened in 1980. Here was the problem. If Whistler was the elder statesman, Blackcomb was the young punk. Snowboarders, the new alien freaks sliding down the hill sideways, were welcomed at Blackcomb but were banned at Whistler. Pot smoke billowed from Blackcomb; disapproval emanated from Whistler. On Blackcomb, people rode the lifts naked and launched themselves from cliffs. Its reputation spread throughout the world, and visitor numbers grew rapidly. By 1987 Blackcomb had more visitors than Whistler. But Smythe was playing a long and clever game and Blackcomb’s success resulted in rapid competitive development on both mountains, and the eventual, inevitable amalgamation of Whistler and Blackcomb in 1996. The competition was over, and North America had a ski area beyond compare. It was a merger that shook the faithful followers of the respective mountains to the core. John Smart, freestyle ski legend, and Whistler kid to the seat of his ski trousers, said: “We called it ‘Cloudcomb’ and never wanted to go over there. It was the dark side. Of course, that didn’t last after we saw what was over there.” Another of the Whistler faithful, former mountain manager Cate Webster, cried when she heard the news of the union. For the previous eight years she could not bring

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herself even to visit Blackcomb. Smythe further enhanced the marriage when in 2008 the Peak to Peak cable car opened, linking the two mountains near the tops and spanning the colossal gulf of the Fitzsimmons Valley. Some thought he was crazy, and others thought he was mad. “It was tough going,” says Smythe. “There was a lot of opposition, from inside our own company too.” Smythe unveiled the plans in 2005, and the price tag — CAN$50m (NZ$53.5m) . “The technology for how we were to do it hadn’t yet been developed. There was an awful lot on the line.” When the Peak to Peak opened it set world records for cable lifts — the longest distance between two towers (3.03km), and the highest distance above the ground (436m). If you ever ride on it, wait until the gondolas with the glass floor come around. Whistler Village itself feels like a movie set, with its snow-covered pedestrian streets and Christmas light-lit trees. It’s the romantic winter scene on a box of chocolates come to life. This is no accident; in an incredible act of foresight, Whistler village’s design was conceptualised by planner Al Rain, who proposed that the garbage dump site was the perfect spot for a new, larger village. He envisaged the separation of walkers from vehicles, summer and winter recreation facilities, community amenities, and a style guide for a wide variety of buildings, restaurants, hotels, retail stores and offices. It has become model for ski resorts the world over. The village’s stage-managed and dreamlike qualities are, therefore, a sharp contrast to the mountains, which are at once both beautiful and increasingly intimidating as you journey upwards. When you ride the connecting chairlifts at Whistler Blackcomb you get the feeling that they might never stop. That’s because from the bottom to the top, a skier will have risen a vertical mile — 1600-odd metres. By comparison, the ski field with Australasia’s largest vertical drop — Turoa — boasts just 722m. Some numbers: Whistler and Blackcomb mountains feature 3036ha of terrain and receive an average of 11.6m of snow annually. There are

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xcitement Must-knows for the mountain What to wear If you’ve skied a cold day on a South Island skifield in New Zealand, you already have the gear you need for Whistler. Due to its proximity to the coast, even in the alpine zone of Whistler (above the tree line) it rarely falls below -10C, as opposed to the interior Canadian skifields, which can drop to -30C and require different equipment. What to ride/ski These days, it’s not unusual for skiers to have a “quiver” of equipment; that is, more than one set of skis. For the powder days on Whistler, a skier will benefit from specialised powder skis, which are much wider underfoot (anything up to 125mm) and often longer than a standard ski. This gets the skier up and floating on the powder and smooths out the ride. When the powder is gone or tracked out, skiers might like to return to a ski more suited to carving. Whistler Blackcomb has a ski rental store in most of the village’s hotels, which is super-handy. It also means you can change your skis for a different type while you’re up the hill, without having to do the long run back to the hotel. For snowboarders, the presence of powder snow is heavenly, particularly if they have grown resigned to skating around on the icy ridgetops of Whakapapa. Be warned, there are some flattish traverse sections on both Blackcomb and Whistler which need to be walked or shunted, and will try a snowboarder’s patience.

Clockwise from top: Skiers ride the chairlift at Whistler mountain; Whistler village by night; the record-breaking Peak to Peak Gondola; Hugh Smythe (left), former founding manager of Blackcomb with Herald writer James Russell. Pictures / Supplied; James Russell

more than 200 trails; three glaciers; 37 lifts; and 16 alpine bowls. The variety is mind-boggling, and a solid week of skiing will not see you complete all the runs. The quaint Sniffle Stations — the seemingly superfluous tissue dispensers available to queuing skiers at the base of each chairlift, suddenly

become a serious necessity by the time your screaming legs and heaving lungs make it to the bottom of these gigantic ski runs — your nose literally flows like a tap. To ski, flat out, from the top of the mountains to the village, with only the absolutely necessary 30-second stops to let your legs recover, will take

an advanced skier almost 20 minutes on the wideopen groomed trails. Take a detour through the trees (hard to resist for a Kiwi who has never seen a tree on a ski field in their life), and it can easily stretch to 40 minutes. There are, of course, some caveats to the paradise of Whistler Blackcomb; it can get crowded, particularly on weekends and holidays, when around 25,000 people can take to the hill and lift queues can stretch to 20 minutes. When the mountain opens at 8.30am and closes again at 3pm, those precious minutes feel like they are slipping away. Many of the locals stick to skiing Monday to Friday only. Also, if you think you’re going to be skiing fresh, untracked powder snow all day after a night snowfall, you’re mistaken. The Canadians seek out the powder like grave-robbers’ dogs, literally frothing at the mouth and falling over each other to be first on to each lift as it opens during the morning. On a weekend the entire mountain is tracked out within two hours, apart from perhaps some closely guarded secret spots — which may take a season to discover. The scale of Whistler Blackcomb means also that mountain users are ultimately more responsible for their own safety, in the sense that Ski Patrol, in conducting their final sweep of the day, cannot possibly search all of the terrain, as they do in New Zealand. In the unlikely event you lie injured in the trees and cannot make contact, then you may have to spend the night. There are three ways of having the Whistler experience; 1. Spend the season living in a flat with six others, find a job in the service industry, then ski and party hard at every opportunity; 2. Save for years and blow it all in a five-star, two-week experience of a lifetime; 3. Stay in a self-catering chalet a little bit out of town, catch a shuttle to the base of the mountains each day, bring your own gear, make your own sandwiches and bring a thermos of tea. In short, the way the vast majority of us do skiing in New Zealand. Option one is for under 30s only; option two will cost a king’s ransom, and option three will still be cost-comparable to a week in Queenstown. You get the picture: Whistler is expensive. But it’s also worth every cent.

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It’s not just the skiing, it’s the scenery that attracts John Parker to our mountains. He shares his favourite spots

ome travellers are justifiably thrilled by the Niagara Falls or by close encounters with wildlife in an African safari. It’s the dramatic beauty, they say — plus the sweaty palms. But we Kiwis can get both vistas and excitement much more cheaply, simply by visiting one or other of our 23 skifields. Here are five of my favourite snowy scenic spectacles . . .

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The Pinnacles on the Whakapapa side of Ruapehu. Best seen from the Valley T-Bar run, they are uncompromising towers of snow, rock and ice. The endless snow-covered peaks of the Harris and Richardson Mountain Ranges seen from the Queenstown Trail Return on Cardrona, near Lake Wanaka. Accessed from the top of Captain’s Express Quad, they’re like a gigantic McCahon landscape.

The view of Lake Ohau and the Ben Ohau Range from the top of the Ohau Ski field, 42kms and around 30 minutes from Twizel or Omarama in the heart of the South Island. When the sun’s out, the lake gleams like a giant sapphire. When it’s cloudy, the lake is mysterious and forbidding, encouraging thoughts of mulled wine in the Ohau Lodge, 20 minutes away at the bottom of the access road.

The sights from the top of Porters Ski Area near Christchurch. Walk a few metres up a ridge from the highest T-Bar and you overlook Lake Coleridge nestling underneath the rolling Taylor and Rolleston Ranges. It makes me grateful to be living here.

The view from the top of Ruapehu’s Turoa skifield, sister to Whakapapa, and situated on the western side. Travel up the High Noon Express Chair or the Jumbo T-Bar and you seem to be gazing over half the world. And on a clear day you can see all the way down the North Island to snow-covered Mt Taranaki. Now for the sweaty palms: you can only access these areas by driving up the ski roads. It’s easypeasy in Europe or North America. Motoring to Colorado fields such as Copper Mountain or Vail is a simple matter of hooking into the Interstate 70 from Denver then turning off the highway into accommodation and the ski-pass office once the desired field comes into view. And places like Switzerland’s Gstaad in the Bernese Oberland, or Italy’s Arabba in the Dolomites are accessed by sealed roads running into the heart of the village for walk-in/walk-out skiing.

A skier at the top of the Ohau Ski Area, Mackenzie Basin, South Island. Lake Ohau is below. Picture / Sarah Ivey

But not here. We have sealed roads to Turoa and Whakapapa and to Queenstown’s Coronet Peak — but all the rest are shingle. That means icy in the morning and slushy in the afternoon. And their hairpin bends and throat-tightening exposures give me the heebie-jeebies. Many are also long. The access road to The Remarkables is 14km, for example. Three-quarters of the way up, Lake Hayes to the northwest looks like a fishpond and the houses of Arrowtown resemble scrabble tiles. The road to Fairlie’s Dobson field

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From top: Stunning views to the west from the top of Porters, overlooking Lake Coleridge and the Southern Alps. Most days you can easily see Aoraki/Mt Cook; the view from the High Noon Express chairlift at Turoa; a skier flies off the bluff at Whakapapa, with the Pinnacles in the background. Pictures / Porters Ski Area; Sarah Ivey

shivering in the front passenger seat of a Japanese import halfway up the 12km access road to Cardrona. And she’d be blocking her ears to her hubby’s anguished musings on whether the chains went on the front wheels or the back. Which is why I’m prompt at fitting chains when the signs tell me to. The higher up you go, the harder it is. When my hands are frozen loaves of bread because I’ve delayed the chain-fitting business, then I can burst into poetry, too — mostly in short, sharp free verse.

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Around New Zealand Donna McIntyre ties her laces and gatecrashes a group of women on a weekend stroll

feel like we’ve gatecrashed this wonderful group of women who have known each other for 23 years and have come to Whangarei Heads for their annual weekend away. The “Plunket playgroup mums” are a great bunch to randomly share a lodge and a weekend of walks with. There’s so much laughter and fun, something we hadn’t expected when we’d signed up to stay at the Bream Heads Coast Walks lodge on the northeastern slopes of the Mt Manaia range. We had driven up from Auckland, doing our best to arrive before dusk but we needn’t have worried about getting lost. Lodge owner and Coast Walks organiser Claire Pearson’s directions are incredibly clear and her distinctive sign at the driveway entrance is easy to spot. Inside the lodge, the group of seven — who met in 1989 when their babies were part of a St Heliers playgroup — have been playing a guessing game. Who would their two housemates be? I feel obliged to say I’m writing a piece for Herald Travel, which kind of ruins the game but at least they’re informed. Sure, we’re here to do some walks but it’s also a bit of a pampering weekend. All meals: cereal, fruit or toast and eggs for breakfast, everything we need to make a healthy packed lunch and, on our return from the day of walking, post-walk nibbles and a meal prepped and ready to pop in the oven or on the barbecue plus vegetables or salads, are all sorted. That’s worth coming to Whangarei Heads for on its own. My husband has gone rather quiet on learning he’s sharing his weekend with eight gorgeous women (that’s including me, of course). Yep, it might be his fantasy, but in reality it’s a lot of oestrogen under one roof (even though we’re all either side of 50 so the oestrogen factor isn’t as strong as it might have been a decade ago). We learn, too, that women make up the majority of Claire’s customers. She’s a keen walker and after doing walks around New Zealand, including the Tora Coastal Walk in southern Wairarapa, she decided to start a business with husband Mark offering walks close to home, which would appeal to like-minded people. Some of the trails are challenging so you need a certain standard of fitness. But Claire also knows what women like: a comfortable bed, not sharing a bedroom with someone you don’t know, you’re happy to bring your own duvet and towel but after a day out walking you want to know there is a hot shower or bath waiting for you and a meal that makes all that physical effort worthwhile. No TV or wi-fi either, which is refreshing. You have to have to mix and mingle with people in the same room rather than finding them on social media. And socialising is no problem with the company

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we are blessed with. I’m impressed by this friendship enduring three decades. Day one’s walk is first through the kiwi track before the house, then along the road and then via farmland tracks out to the wide open spaces of white-sanded Ocean Beach and its stunning views. We take not one but two swims along the way and then Claire, bless her heart, collects us in her van to take us to home base where freshly baked cookies are waiting for us (normal and gluten-free). Our evening meal is barbecued rump steak, three freshly made salads and cherry clafoutis for dessert. And that follows our post-walk, gluten-free lemon cake, steaming cups of hot coffee and then pre-meal lentil koftas and savoury eggs nibbles. That night seven out of our nine wander along the trail up to the listening post for kiwi. That’s after our new friends have tried to cram as many people as possible into the outside bathtub, amid much hilarity. Now, huddled together at the kiwi listening post, we can’t believe our luck when after only five minutes we hear a male and then a female. Too good to be true. When we get back to the house, my husband and another tired walker, ask how we went. We report our experience. Husband later confesses with glee they had played the bird songs CD full volume on the deck and those were the kiwi sounds we had heard. Thought it was too good to be true.

But, hey, we did see a morepork. Next morning we’re all fresh as daisies and we scoff down brekky, make our lunches and climb in the van for a lift to today’s walk, the much more challenging Bream Head tracks system as far as Urquharts Bay and Peach Cove. Wow, this is where you need to have pumped up the fitness to cope with the steady climb required on this walk. It’s not for the fainthearted nor the unfit and I wish I had bought sturdy tramping boots as I clamber over slippery tree roots and rocks. I stay with the group that calls it a day halfway when the rain changes from steady drizzle to downpour. The others unleash their competitive streaks and forge on through the rest of the challenging climb. They endure a steady downpour and return to the lodge soaking wet but sporting huge adrenalinsurged smiles. This is our last afternoon and we’re surprised how sad we are to leave our new friends, who stay on to walk around Busby Head on the Monday. We’re rather envious of the meal that awaits them, too, as we head to Auckland with a packet of chips to share in the car. “Join us again next year when we pick another walk again,” they say. Maybe they’re just being nice. But we kind of like these walking weekends. We might just have to gatecrash the group again next year.

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Kia Ora: Omaka

Elisabeth Easther discovers a great place to see magnificent flying machines Origin of name: Maori for “place of the stream”. Population: 1400. Local mascot: Mac the cat, the Marlborough Aero Club moggie Flying high: This locale is all about aviation, from the world’s first recorded topdressing flight by hot air balloon in the 1890s to New Zealand’s first air pageant in 1930 at the Omaka aerodrome. A magnet for piloting pioneers, in 1928 the nearby Marlborough Aero Club hosted Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm following their magnificent crossing of the Tasman Sea, while the beloved Jean Batten brought her Percival Gull to Omaka during her countrywide tour to celebrate her famous solo flight from England. Homemade hero: As well as welcoming recordbreaking aviators from out of town, Omaka produced one of its own — Arthur Clouston — who learned to fly at Omaka and later found fame in 1938 for flying around the world from London (via Australia). After landing at Omaka Aerodrome, he turned around the next day and headed back to England, completing the epic trip in under 11 days Famous local: 95-year-old Bunty Bunt is one of the volunteer guides at Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. During World War II Bunty flew Spitfires, Hurricanes and the Boulton Paul Defiant. Famous benefactor: Thanks in part to the generosity of Sir Peter Jackson, the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is a world-class visitor attraction. Best website: marlboroughnz.com Source of pride: The Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is an outstanding facility that has been delighting visitors for nearly 10 years. The Omaka community has worked tirelessly to make the dream a reality. It is continuing to evolve, and visitors are often stunned to find a facility of this quality in such a small place. Town fiestas: The Classic Fighters Omaka is held every second Easter and sees over 35,000 people flock to the Omaka Aerodrome for an amazing weekend of flying, ground theatre, vehicle displays, pyrotechnics and entertainment. The next show is in 2017. Best reason to stop: The Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre also houses the world’s largest collection of World War I aircraft and memorabilia with dramatically staged static displays alongside aeroplanes that still fly. On long-term loan from Sir Peter Jackson, the aircraft have been brought to life in a series of dioramas created by Wingnut Films and enhanced with lifelike mannequins by Weta Workshop. Best place to take kids: The best way to get to Omaka is aboard the Blenheim Riverside Railway that sets off from Brayshaw Heritage Park. Once you’ve had a good explore of the vintage buildings, historic displays and tractor collection, hop on the little train and head for the Omaka Railway Station — but be sure to check the timetable. Best park: The Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is

Omaka in Marlborough is all about aviation history — you can even go for a joyride in a bi-plane. Picture / Supplied

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a great place to hang out and watch what’s happening on the airfield. Will it be a vintage bi-plane, a fighter jet, a helicopter or a Pitts doing mind-boggling aerobatics? If you’re really lucky, you might catch a glimpse of the world’s only flyable Avro Anson Mk1. Best walk: Taylor River Walkway goes from Burleigh Bridge to Taylor Dam and passes through Omaka. About 5km long it’s mostly flat and is an easy walk. Watch this space: The Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is opening its second exhibition, Dangerous Skies (World War II), later this year and it looks set to be a corker. Best view: Everything looks magnificent from the air — so be sure to take a flight in a historic plane while you’re in the region. Pre-booking essential. Best place to pull over: Anywhere along the airfield. Most days plane-spotters are lined up to enjoy the sights. Best museum: Aside from the Omaka Aviation Heritage Museum, don’t forget to call into Omaka Classic Cars where over 100 beautifully restored vehicles gleam in pristine condition. Chrome heaven. Cultural outings: Enjoy a taste of Maori culture at Omaka Marae with Maori Experiences, starting each day at 9.30am, your two-hour tour includes a traditional welcome, food, stories and the chance to participate in an activity that might involve weaving, weapons, or music. Bookings essential. Nice arts: Gerard Roelof Verkaaik specialises in stone, steel, brass, glass and wood. A most engaging chap his studio and sculpture garden are open for perusing. Top shop: Fly into Classic Wings Aircraft sales where you’ll find a rather fetching real life Russian World War II fighter Yak3 — this could be just the impetus

you need to sit your pilot licence. Cream of the coffee: You’re guaranteed a decent brew at The Comet Cafe, plus they have delicious slices, cakes and sandwiches. Baked: Just a stone’s throw from Omaka you’ll find The Burleigh, a grocery store and deli that’s famous for pies — with flavours like pork belly and steak and blue cheese it’s easy to see why it’s loved by everyone from roadworkers to winemakers — their coffee is topnotch too. NB: they shut at 3pm. Best food: And within a five-minute drive of Omaka you can sample the culinary delights of Brancott Estate & Highfield Vineyard Restaurant, but be warned, they shut at 4pm so don’t dilly-dally. Wet your whistle: The Marlborough Aero Club’s Club House is perfect for meeting up with plane fanciers. They have a long and noble history of knowing how to host a great knees-up. Or stop by the cellar door at Wither Hills Estate. Cheers to that. Best mountain biking: Omaka is famously flat but, if you care to trundle across to neighbouring Wither Hills you’ll find fabulous tracks for cycling and walking. Keep your eyes peeled, as it’s ripper for plane-spotting. Best adventure: Take a joy flight at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, choose between a vintage Boeing Stearman bi-plane, a helicopter or a Yak 3 World War II fighter. Wildlife: There are little German owls living round here and at night you can hear them hooting. Safety warnings: Never walk onto the airfield without proper authorisation — that seems like good advice. In the words of The Little Prince: ‘‘I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.’’ — Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Hong Kong is a city of contrasts. Picture / 123RF

Hong Kong’s hidden treasures Tranquil villages offer trip into past alongside bustling metropolis, writes Neda Vanovac

izzyingly tall skyscrapers, countless shopping malls, congested streets: I knew Hong Kong was packed with them. But ramshackle tin houses on stilts and peaceful waterways in a village so quiet you can cycle through it with no fear of imminent death beneath the wheels of roaring traffic? I hadn’t expected that. Hong Kong is the ultimate chameleon city, with enough on offer to give travellers exactly what they want, whenever they find themselves looking for it, at whatever the budget. And so if you tire of the city, a completely different way of life can be found on neighbouring Lantau Island. On the western side of the island, at the bottom of a steeply winding mountain road, is Tai O, the oldest fishing village in Hong Kong. Harking back to an ancient way of life are the knockabout wooden and tin houses on stilts over the tidal mudflats, nestled so close together they seem to overlap, where you can lose yourself for hours wandering the narrow wooden walkways. Home to the Tanka people, Tai O has small shopfronts selling all manner of seafood, such as dried fish, shrimp paste and some kind of puffedup squid that looks like a balloon animal. Children whiz past 300-year-old temples on their bikes, and family-run restaurant balconies jut over the water as locals paddle by in boats. As wonderful as it is, I must confess: the

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peaceful charm of Tai O is not a secret, not since a 5.7km cable car was built to get tourists up to Lantau peak in less than 30 minutes. That means people flooding the island to see the 34m Tian Tan Buddha and the century-old Po Lin monastery can reach the village more easily than ever, but those who take a local bus down from the totally artificial Ngong Ping village to Tai O early in the day will be amply rewarded by a pattern of life that feels a world away from the bustling metropolis just a short train trip to the north. Hong Kong coastlines are truly dazzling, especially on blue-sky days, and hikers who appear in miniature trekking the mountain path far below the cable car can often be seen pausing to survey the breathtaking views of the peaks out to the South China Sea. A 20-minute train ride back to Hong Kong island is a fun way to blow your own mind as you emerge from the subway once more among those gleaming towers of commerce, bright pink taxis swooping past as the clang of endless construction rings in your ears. There’s plenty of old to be discovered among the new here, though, and to sniff out the less obvious stories of the city, it’s best to find a city tour. If you can eat your way through it, so much the better: that’s my philosophy, and I recommend the Hong Kong Foodie tasting tour of Central and Sheung Wan. This is how to eat like a local, I learn, as we visit one family-run restaurant after another, some beneath the street, some up narrow staircases behind a butchery, some tucked away between antique stores on Hollywood Rd. Each restaurant we visit specialises in some-

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Elephant in the room Anna Leask realises a lifelong dream in wild and wonderful southern Sri Lanka

ore than 10 years after the Boxing Day tsunami, the tiny village of Mirissa, on the south coast of Sri Lanka, is still doing it tough. The area is steeped in culture, and the landscape is spectacular. But it was hard hit by — and is still recovering from — the 2004 disaster. It is also very basic and devoid of easily accessible creature comforts for a first-world traveller like me. The need to adapt my beach-lounging, cocktailsipping vision was evident very quickly. Though I had been dreaming of spending a few lazy days in luxury, the opportunity to have an adventure entirely out of my comfort zone was much more appealing. The owners of the guest house I stayed at were more than willing to help guide me through my week. My room at The Spice House overlooked a jungle full of monkeys, lizards, squirrels and birds galore, and was run by expat Brit Phil and his wife Wathsala. These two know everything there is to know about Sri Lanka and were more than happy to help arrange anything and everything for my stay. I was after a safari — the objective to see as many elephants as possible — but only if they were in their natural environment and not being harassed by jeeps full of over-excited tourists. “Easy,” said Phil, who organised his brotherin-law to drive me two hours inland to Udawalawe National Park. We set off at 3am to get to the park by sunrise. The early start was worth it because as we drove down the last stretch to the park entrance, I saw my first elephant, alone, serene and drinking from a lake as the sun rose. I fulfilled a lifelong dream to see real elephants in their real home — babies included. Next on the sightseeing list was a visit to the neighbouring towns. Mirissa sits 45 minutes’ west of the ancient town of Galle, the fourthlargest city in Sri Lanka. I had already decided to avoid the main city area and headed to Galle Fort, a world-heritage site and the largest remaining fortress built by European occupiers in Asia. Just a few seconds into Galle, I chanced upon a local man and his pet monkey, named Cheeky. He beckoned me over and asked me if I wanted to meet his snake. No I did not.

A beach in the town of Mirissa, Sri Lanka; it is easy to spot elephants at Udawalawe National Park (below). Pictures / 123RF

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And then it happened. He played his pipe while his cobra reared, hissed and launched forward at him. All of a sudden, I had his giant python across my shoulders and winding its way around my neck. I lasted about five seconds (just long enough for a lovely Japanese tourist to snatch my camera and take a series of shots of me paralysed with terror) before I was squealing for him to remove the rubbery beast. My nerves frayed, it was time for some retail therapy. Galle has great galleries full of local art, jewellery and other curios and it’s easy to spend hours meandering among them. Another must-see in Galle is the lighthouse and pathway along the top of the oceanside fortress wall. With nothing beyond it but the vast and magnificently blue Indian Ocean, it is a glorious place to be in the searing, muggy heat. After Galle, it was time to investigate the beaches. The Spice House had a pool, a much-needed amenity in humid Sri Lanka, but was also just

across the road from the beach. Mirissa Beach is stunning, breathtaking at sunset and, with its white sand and warm water, bliss for a weary traveller. It also boasts a strip of restaurants meaning a cold beer or a generous serving of fresh seafood — one of Mirissa’s biggest industries — is just metres away. No trip to Mirissa would be complete without a visit or three to a local spa for a traditional ayurvedic massage. At just $20 for an hour, the Secret Root Spa is the best by far. They not only offer traditional massage, but they also do the most phenomenal foot reflexology, herbal steam baths and — my personal favourite — the Shirodhara head treatment, in which a steady stream of warm oil is poured on to the centre of the forehead, followed by head massage. I defy anyone to stay awake during this treatment. Mirissa’s dhal curries, locally brewed gin, fresh fruit and the sights (including the hundreds of free-roaming dogs, goats and the occasional cow) have left me with memories to last a lifetime.

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Omnibus Shandelle Battersby relaxes at Muri Beach Club Hotel in Rarotonga Location: In the heart of Muri village, known for its beautiful beach — one of the jewels in Rarotonga’s crown. This adults-only resort (18 years and over) is on the southeast of the island. Room: A beachside ground floor studio room, with a telly (with more than Raro’s sole channel: there are also in-house movies and a satellite feed), minibar, air con, robes and slippers, and homemade welcome heart-shaped cookies in the fridge. Fresh hibiscus flowers are dotted throughout and best of all, the patio is right on the white-sand beach, with the aquamarine lagoon only a few metres away. Check-in experience: Polished and friendly, in that lovely Cook Islands’ way. The bed: A comfy king, set facing the water. The bathroom: Large, with a big standalone shower and a heated towel rail. Toiletries: A range called Pacific’s Frangipani. Food: Head down to the on-site SilverSands restaurant and bar, which specialises in Polynesian and seafood cuisine. Exercise: It’s all about watersports on Muri Beach — the hotel has kayaks, stand up paddleboards, little sail boats, Treddlecats and snorkelling gear guests can borrow for free — there’s even a complimentary guided snorkel tour once a week. If you prefer relaxing by the pool, there’s a pretty saltwater one with lots of loungers and day beds. There are also in-house yoga sessions twice a week, for $9pp. The views: From my bed I could see Koromiri, an uninhabited motu that some of the lagoon cruise companies use for their lunch stops. What’s in the neighbourhood? Muri is Rarotonga’s second-largest town after Avarua, so you’ll find shopping, eateries and activity centres nearby. But nothing is very far away on this tiny island. Next door is a rugby ground, which was cranking all day Saturday. Other facilities: The hotel has a spa and beauty centre, gift shop, book swap, cards and board games, and movie nights in the Lagoon Lounge. Price: From $518, but keep an eye out for specials. Noise: None, except the faint roar of the ocean. Contact: muribeachclubhotel.com Free wi-fi? No, but there is a computer in reception you can use. What’s so good about this place? It’s really nice, there’s lots to do, and the beach and pool are gorgeous.

Tristram Clayton checks into the Splore music festival near Auckland in a six-berth RV he found using Mighway — a peer-to-peer motorhomesharing company

Ewan McDonald stays at Heritage Boutique Beechtree Suites, Taupo

Location: The stunning Tapapakanga Park, an hour southeast of Auckland. We managed to score a park right next to the glamping zone (a kind of mini refugee camp where festival-goers pay around $400 a night to stay in luxury teepees). Our park was in one of the closest “camping” areas to the festival’s stages — a big advantage when you turn in for the night after a big day of sun, sand, drink and dance. Check-in experience: We hit the queue about 2km from the main gat But with room for the kids to play hide and seek in the RV and enough space at the side of the road for them to kick a ball around, the hour-long wait passed quickly enough. Room: Our six-berth Mercedes motorhome turned out to be the pinnacle of motorised accommodation. The fully equipped kitchen with fridge and stovetop meant we could keep milk and drinks fresh, whip up some decent coffee and eggs in the morning, and even prepare a modest lunch. We didn’t use the TV or microwave but the cleverly hidden cupboards and drawers meant we could keep some order despite having three kids and two adults on board. What's in the neighbourhood? The stages, beach, bars and food stalls were a 10-minute walk away down a winding, bush-covered path or along the main access road through fields. There was also a series of stunning art installations, a parkour park, chill-out areas and swimmable lagoon, all just a short walk from our RV.

Exercise:This is a music festival with world-class music playing 16 hours a day — if you don’t get your fill of exercise through dancing, then swimming and just walking between stages and your campsite will definitely keep you fit. Or you can combine your exercises — there’s nothing quite like dancing to

Getting there: 288km or an anatomically retentive 4h 1m from Auckland down SH1 and SH27, if you follow Google. Unfortunately we followed the rental car GPS through the scenic backroads of Karapiro, roadworks around Pukeatua, the rear end of a 60km/h logging truck and Tokoroa’s too-often ignored suburbs. When we arrived we were more than ready for . . . Check-in experience: Welcoming smile, inquiries and suggestions about our touristic plans and the choice of full-fat or trim milk for tea/coffee. Room: Superior motel with tiny balcony and glimpse of the lake. Coffee, tea, toaster and fridge; 50in Sky TV. Generously sized, comfortably furnished, scrupulously maintained. Parking at the foot of the stairs. Price: $195 for this Lakeview Suite. Studios, two and three-bedroom suites also available. What’s so good about this place? Hey, I’m a travel writer. You’re not getting the joys of Taupo in one paragraph when I can get paid for 1500 words. And the bad? Hey, I’m a travel writer . . . What’s in the neighbourhood? It’s just off the main drag on a wide, quiet suburban street, 200m from the lake or five minutes’ walk from the town centre. Good licensed Four Square and a nice cafe, just across the road. Toiletries: What you need and expect — soaps,

shampoos, good supply of towels. Food and drink: Tourist town, so every store that isn’t a homeware or souvenir shop is a cafe. The room service breakfast menu has all the usuals but the best option is health and heaven in a glass. The Boysenberry Blast starts with muesli, slides into yoghurt and descends into … yep, boysenberries. Some may consume it layer by layer. Free radicals may whip the constituent parts into a glorious mess of textures and flavours. The bed: Someone on TripAdvisor said: “So comfortable . . . first time I’ve ever slept the whole night in an unfamiliar bed.” I’m a travel writer. I hate TripAdvisor. They were right. Bathroom: Large, clean, the usual, PLUS a spa bath. Perfect for unwinding after a relaxed morning of mountain-biking around the local trails or a strenuous afternoon bathing in the town’s, er, many spa baths. If I were picky I’d suggest adding a shaving / makeup magnifying mirror. Noise: In the morning, my neighbour apologised for TV-bingeing at 3am. Didn’t hear a thing. Free wi-fi? Yes. Online: beechtreesuites.co.nz Recreation: Free access to Body Worx Gym, a fiveminute drive into town. Perfect for: They say “family holiday, romantic getaways or business travel”. Pretty much covers it.

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Christopher Adams stays at the JW Marriott Marquis, Dubai

Tristram Clayton and family at Splore. Picture / Tristram Clayton

Location: This five-star hotel, spread across two towers, opened in 2012 in Dubai’s Business Bay, near Sheikh Zayed Rd. A 10-minute taxi ride, or 30 to 40-minute walk, will take you to the city’s downtown area, where Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa are located. The Business Bay metro station is about 10 minutes away on foot. Check-in experience: Friendly, although longer than expected as a result of some confusion over the booking. Not what you really need after a more than 16-hour non-stop Emirates flight from Auckland, but no biggie either. Room: I was put up on the 27th floor of the B tower, which had floor-to-ceiling windows and a great view over the city to the Arabian Gulf. The 44sq m room was palatial, by my standards, with a supercomfortable king-size bed and plenty of good TV channels. Weirdly, the door through to the balcony was kept locked “for your safety”. Why build them if they can’t be used? Bathroom: Bigger than some hotel rooms I’ve stayed in, with a bath and a separate shower. Piping the sound from the TV through, so you can keep listening to BBC news while in the shower was a nice touch. Price: $336 a night, non-refundable, for a sea-view room in mid-May 2016, according to Hotels.com

was heaven. It was also great to be able to sleep in in the mornings and not wake up in a canvas-covered furnace. Bathroom: The on-board toilet and shower meant we had the luxury of avoiding the “well-used” festival facilities. After long days of swimming in the sea and dancing under the sun, having your own toilet and shower was appreciated by everyone. Toiletries: No toiletries but our motorhome certainly had everything else. From pots and pans, to cups and plates, to an outside camp-table and awning, this was basically a well-appointed Kiwi bach on wheels. Noise: Although we were closest to the stages, there were no problems with noise. (Although staying up until the bands finish for the night is always a good way to ensure a good night’s sleep). Price:The motorhome cost around $250 per night — not bad when you consider it slept five comfortably and it was our transport as well. The beauty of Mighway (a kind of Bookabach for motorhomes, mighway.com) is you can hire a vehicle for a much shorter duration than traditional rental companies — a good option when you want to take a short break where accommodation is limited! Food and drink: From Hungarian puff bread, to Spanish paella, to Fatima’s kebabs — there’s no shortage of yummy food to keep you fuelled. Queues at most times of the day were manageable. What’s so good about this place? Possibly the best thing about arriving at a festival in a motorhome is that there’s simply nothing to do. You arrive. You park. You get into the festival. No need for hours of setting up tents and beds. Of course leaving is just as easy. Sleeping in a proper bed and having your own toilet and shower also transformed the festival experience. Would I return?Absolutely. My cliched view of motorhomes has been completely turned on its head. How do you get the most out of a music festival? Hire a motorhome.

What’s so good about this place: I had no idea it was the world’s tallest hotel, at over 355m, until I began writing this. The Vault bar, on the 71st and 72nd floors, is a great place to watch the sun set over the desert. What’s in the neighbourhood: Not much, to be honest. There's a lot of construction going on in the area. As mentioned earlier, downtown is only a short hop away in a taxi. Wi-fi: This was one of my only gripes. You can access free wi-fi in public areas of the hotel. However, accessing the internet in your room costs about $24 for a 24-hour period. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? Food and drink:On site are 19 restaurants specialising in everything from French to Italian, Indian, Japanese and even Peruvian cuisine. Exercise facilities: A big gym with a full range of equipment. The treadmills are located above an outdoor smoking area, so you can watch people puffing on cigarettes while running. There’s also a great outdoor pool area. Online: jwmarriottmarquisdubailife.com Perfect for: Recuperating after the long flight from Auckland. Would I return: Yes, for sure.

Kevin McIntyre checks in to the Grand Mercure Phuket Patong, Thailand Getting there: The Grand Mercure is in the heart of Patong Beach, a 45-minute taxi ride from Phuket International Airport. Only a couple of years old, the hotel has 314 rooms, including suites and pool villas. Check-in experience: We arrived during the hottest part of a sweltering day and were greeted by the hotel manager, who invited me to take a refreshing swim after he shook my clammy hand. The impressive lobby entrance resembles a palace, but with modern decor. Room: We had a Superior King Bed Suite on the seventh floor. The beautifully decorated, modern suite had a walk-in wardrobe, 40-inch LCD TV, coffee machine, well-stocked minibar, and a chic kidney-shaped couch and armchairs. Best of all was the huge balcony overlooking the hotel’s lovely pool. Honeymoon? Couples should consider one of the one-bedroom Pool Villas located behind the main hotel buildings. All at ground level and flanked by tropical vegetation with wooden fencing for privacy, the villas have private plunge pools and double massage loungers. Price: Rooms start from $185. Breakfast is an extra $19pp. What's so good about this place? This is a lovely hotel — it’s seriously luxurious, and is very tranquil and relaxing. What’s in the neighbourhood? You’re within walking distance of Patong's nightlife, just eight minutes from the beach, and close by the Jungceylon shopping centre. You’ll find Hooters and the Hard Rock Cafe across the road. Food and drink: There are four venues to eat and drink on-site, plus the hotel’s Grand Mercure Club, so there’s plenty to choose from. Main restaurant Bubbles offers authentic Thai, Mediterranean, broader Asian, Middle Eastern and Indian cuisine. The Craft Beer Lounge claims to have the largest selection of the delicious brown stuff in Phuket and often features live entertainment, while you can kick back and enjoy chilled house music at Bounce Pool Bar. Also, be sure to inspect the delights on offer at the Chou Chou Deli Shop. The bed: A very comfortable king with plenty of pillows. Bathroom: Modern, with separate his and hers basins in front of a large mirror. At the push of a button, an opaque screen descends from the roof of the doorway for privacy. Toiletries: A good range from a brand called Ryn, also the name of the hotel’s opulent spa. Free wi-fi? Yes. Facilities: The well-equipped fitness centre is staffed, and there’s a creche for the littlies. Online: grandmercurephuketpatong.com Would I return? This is exactly the type of resort experience I would be willing to pay for to get away from the world and relax. ● Go to nzherald.co.nz/travel to see video of the hotel.

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Our man in Havana Wynne Gray tastes the real Cuba, before the tourist invasion

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ake a list. What is your holiday priority? Sun, rest and recharge within short-range of New Zealand? Then don’t get out the globe to make plans for a visit to Cuba or thumb through the places to see and stay on the Caribbean island. However, if your soul is more inquisitive and you have an accepting nature and a week to spare, Cuba should be top of your list. It’s a marathon journey from New Zealand and rules about visiting are changing regularly, so research and using a diligent travel agent is wise. Arriving at Havana Airport acquaints you quickly with life on the island. In single file you are matched against your passport and then directed through a door into the dimly-lit chaotic luggage retrieval area. Locals all seem to have swathed their luggage in blue plastic wrap while visitors wait as the conveyer belt slowly disgorges their bags. Job done, it’s next door for one of the few official money-changers. Make sure you bring US dollars or euros to exchange into Cuban peso or you’ll end up like the distressed young couple whose attempts to change their currency were rebuffed. We decided to split our trip into three segments — time in Havana, then a visit to the central south coast to stay in Trinidad before going north to Jibacoa which was billed as a coastal resort. Each leg of internal travel was about four hours on adequate roads where signposts were sporadic and indistinct. Bus travel is popular, so too fixed-price private car hire while homestays are a great and cheap contrast to the more predominant hotels in Havana. There was a quaint attraction about our hotel in the old quarter of a city which houses about 2.7 million inhabitants. The foyer of the Hotel Raquel was a huge expanse of marble floors and columns, ceiling fans and dim lighting with the unreliable 110v system, ferns and plants in massive pots, several statues, a bar, reception area and dining room for the occupants of the 25 rooms. At night or when the rains swept through the city, large wooden shutters enclosed the windows while the atrium rose to a stained glass ceiling in the middle of the rooftop viewing platform. Inspection of the city is best done on foot. If the weather turns dirty, a tuk tuk is a great way

Hardship is apparent but the people are warm and welcoming. They share their goods and knowledge because that has been their way of life for so long.

to navigate the one-way street systems and if you want a wider tour, you can hire any of the 60-yearold American cars and their talkative operators. Our driver said a relaxation of the laws allowed him to make more in a day’s tips than he did in a month with his computer engineering degree. We drove the six-lane roads in the outer suburb of Vedado, taking in the massive Place de Revolution square and monuments to Fidel Castro, Che Guevera and the army, before reaching the far end of the Malecon. Its 7km of rock wall shelters the road from the sea-swells and gives fishermen a place to try and hook some daily sustenance. Imaginative owners cram their shops with a wide range of merchandise while the restaurants and dancing are ubiquitous companions. Thirsts are dealt to with chilled water, fresh fruit drinks, beers, and the cocktails that headline the options at Floriditas, where Ernest Hemingway slaked his thirst after days writing in his nearby hotel room. Life for many locals is tough. Their houses are decaying, rain invades their rooms and there is minimal income, while increasing numbers of tourists bring their loot to the capital.

Flight Check David Libeau flies from San Francisco to Frankfurt on Lufthansa flight 9053

The plane: A beautiful new A380, which operates daily on the San Francisco to Frankfurt route. Its 3pm departure time provides a convenient connection to Air New Zealand’s Auckland to San Francisco service or allows for a leisurely morning if you are having a stopover in San Francisco. Class: Business. Price: This was a Lufthansa Group round-world ticket, so travel was on Air New Zealand to San Francisco, Lufthansa to Frankfurt, Austrian Airlines to Shanghai and then back on Air New Zealand to Auckland. A suite of very good airlines which are all part of the Star Alliance Network, so Air New Zealand Airpoints members will earn points on all of these flights. The fare was very good value for the journey and these are quality airlines. My seat: Lufthansa have 2x2x2 configuration upstairs on the A380. I chose a seat with direct aisle access.

With more than 70 seats in the Business Class cabin it still feels intimate, as the cabin is divided into smaller zones. Flight time: Scheduled for 10 hours 30 minutes and in true German efficiency, the plane left San Francisco right on time and landed in Frankfurt 15 minutes early. How full: The Business cabin was chocka with a mix of leisure and business customers. The lady next to me had been rebooked on Lufthansa into Frankfurt as she was unable to fly directly back to Brussels because of the terrorist activity at Brussels Airport. The service: Wunderbar! Seriously this was among the best service ever I have enjoyed on any flight over many years of travelling. Well done Lufthansa. The crew were all immaculately groomed (yes, all of them) with friendly smiles throughout the flight, and they made this a very special experience. They were totally attentive and anticipated customer needs

Food is restricted, jobs too unless the young go to university or can hook into an existing family industry. Many have taken up the entrepreneurial avenues tourism has brought to replace the sugar cane industry which went the way of the Russians in 1991. Ladas run the roads alongside the convoy of American models which are constantly being panel-beaten and repaired as the salt air eats at the brightly painted bodywork of the Chevs, Fords, de Sotos and Chryslers. JayJay drove our purple 1951 left-hand drive Chev convertible. There’s no need for spare cans in the back seat as petrol is widely available at US$1.10 a litre for top grade and 85c for diesel. Hardship is apparent but the people are warm and welcoming. They share their goods and knowledge because that has been their way of life for so long, and Cubans feel rich in that environment. The country is not as safe as it used to be but we never felt threatened. We tried the cigar and rum factories, ate basic beans and rice dishes and more inventive cuisine, visited limestone caves out in the Vinali Valley, prowled the markets, swam in the sea and thanked our instincts which took us to this intriguing country before it absorbed too much American influence.

continually. They were very capable in switching between English and German to chat with the different customers on board and their English was perfect. Food and drink: We were served a main meal after take-off with three appetiser choices, a salad course, three main choices and two dessert and cheese choices, plus fresh fruit for the health-conscious (pass!). It was beautifully presented and delicious. Breakfast was served before arrival in Frankfurt. A good selection of champagne and red and white wines were offered with the main meal and throughout the flight. Entertainment: Decent-size TV screens and a great selection of entertainment on offer. Because the flight departed mid-afternoon, I watched a couple of movies. Luggage: More allowance than I needed. The toilets: Very clean and easily accessible throughout the flight. The airport experience: San Francisco Airport was an easy experience. Lufthansa uses a Star Alliance partner lounge at San Francisco Airport, which was the only disappointing part of the whole experience. Would I fly this again? Absolutely.

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Letters to the Travel Editor Arriving in Auckland Dear Sir, I was more than disappointed with the tone of your editorial (Eli Orzessek: ‘Why Auckland Sucks’, Travel, May 3). I have just been an organiser of a reunion in Auckland and those who came from the airport on SkyBus were essentially complimentary about the service, accepting that traffic is an issue but not SkyBus’ fault. I have experienced much overseas travel and many transfers in shuttles, buses and cabs. Very few are illuminating experiences. LAX to Anaheim can be a long, boring experience. No less inspiring were the transfers by bus from Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airports in Moscow in the late 1980s. We are not lucky enough to enjoy the range of train services that many large cities have. That doesn’t need explaining but it hardly puts Auckland in the “sucks” box. And quite frankly, on all the cruises I have done I enjoy seeing their working port areas either where the ship is berthed or upon entering or leaving port. Most passengers on arrival don’t see our container terminal as they have either not yet arisen or are in the lounges completing arrival procedures. I have lived in Auckland since 1979. I enjoy my time here although, like everyone, I hate the traffic. Auckland is a growing city and if you think everything should be arranged around personal 13-minute ride preferences then you should move. Ian Read, Stillwater Airport views Dear Sir, Auckland Airport has recently closed the public viewing deck/observation lounge after 40 years. No reason has been given and a letter to the CEO of Auckland Airport does not elicit a response. Are other

readers concerned about this? Major airports such as Narita have viewing decks, so why not Auckland? Simon Gilmore, Kohimarama

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Quirky codes Dear Sir, I’m planning a trip next year that will take me on Finnair, from Singapore to Helsinki. The airport codes are SIN and HEL. So you could say Sin and you will go to Hel. Malcolm Hogan Minibar behaviour Dear Sir, In 30 years, I’ve never not been believed Send your when asked if I had anything from the hotel letters to minibar until recently at the Amora in travel@ Wellington. Someone was immediately nzherald. sent up to my room to check that what co.nz I said was true. While it is their right, it left a rather bad taste in the mouth. Not sure I would stay there again. Has anyone else experienced this? David Norrie, Auckland

Dear Sir, I read your article on the receding snows of Kilimanjaro with interest [Travel, April 26]. This is a picture (right) taken in the late 1950s when I lived in Kenya as a child. The difference in snow coverage is quite amazing (and worrying). Doug Bone, Mangawhai

MPI wait times Dear Sir, I have to disagree with Roger Christopher’s letter regarding MPI’s long waiting times at Auckland Airport and his comparison with Australia [Travel , April 12]. I, too, have experienced delays in Auckland almost always in the early morning when several flights arrive together but then again there can be virtually no delay at times. In contrast, I have had ridiculous delays at Melbourne recently, far in excess of 40 minutes with queues stretched around the baggage area and no signage to assist with what queue you are joining. Steve Warne, Bucklands Beach

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Fiji’s tourism blessing Ten weeks after Tropical Cyclone Winston, Fiji’s tourism industry is leading the nation’s recovery, with 158,069 visitors in the first-quarter. That’s a 10.2 per cent increase over 2015’s numbers. “It is a blessing that tourism properties were spared,” said Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama at last week’s Fijian Tourism Expo. “We are set for another bumper year, both in terms of numbers and earnings.” ‘Couldn’t be more proud’ In Fiji, they’ve got a long-standing five-year plan to make the tourism sector a $2 billion-a-year industry. “We now think we can do so sooner,” said Bainimarama, citing the positive spirit throughout the industry in the post-cyclone clean ups. “I couldn’t be more proud of the industry as a Prime Minister under the circumstances.” Kiwis to Hideaway Hideaway Resort reports they’re up by 30 per cent on Kiwi visitors from 2015, and the new build of an adults-only resort 25 minutes north of the airport at Vuda is well underway. The 4.5 star spot is scheduled to open in April and will target the weddings market.

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All hands to the pump One of the big priorities for resort operators was to keep as many staff employed during the cyclone clean-up as possible. Their jobs get money into their communities. “We’ve got chefs working as building labourers,” said Steve Darling, whose badly hit Volivoli Resort is aiming for a November reopening. “Everyone’s just mixing in to get the job done.” New openings Vomo Resort is also on track to reopen later in the year, with doors opening on September 1. They were already underway with a $25m rebuild that had begun last year. When guests return to the Kiwiowned resort they’ll find two special new features: The Beachhouse (a three-bedroom luxury spot) and The Palms (four bedrooms). Both beachfront. Both amazing. Many of the 32 other rooms on the property have also been renovated. Back to Sonaisali After an 18-month rebuild, the Hilton hotel chain launches a new resort on Sonaisali Island in Fiji on Sunday. There are 120 rooms and they’ve built two new restaurants. The four-star Doubletree Resort puts the island’s troubled past behind it with a soft opening this weekend; a full international opening follows on June 1. — travel@nzherald.co.nz

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