the Indian managed to throw the spear 57.30m Julia Ulbricht of Germany was second among the six competitors with a 51.53m throw Annu Rani managed 55.81m during the qualification of the women’s javelin throw event and failed to make the cut for the final The cutoff mark to qualify for the final was established at 61.08m At the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year, Annu Rani threw the javelin 62.92m to win the gold medal. Annu Rani is expected to be in action next at the National Open Athletics Championships in Bengaluru later this month. Successful international matches from Lilien’s perspective In “Lilies Across the Board” we report on Isac Lidberg with the Swedish national team and Fabian Nürnberger with the Bulgarian national team the traditional SV Darmstadt 98 team presented a well-filled check for a good cause and the Lilien fan team can look forward to a brilliant week The Lilien striker first put SV Darmstadt 98 on the road to victory with his goal against Hertha BSC then he was quickly called up for the Swedish senior national team And then he celebrated his debut for his home country Lidberg came on as a substitute for four-time goalscorer Viktor Gyökeres in the 89th minute of Sweden’s 6-0 win against Azerbaijan – and thus made his debut in Sweden’s uniform it was an enormously successful international break for the Swedish national team National coach Jon Dahl Tomasson’s team also won 2-1 against Slovakia in the previous group game of the UEFA Nations League – Lidberg was not used in this game The Scandinavians secured first place in Group 1 of League C and promotion to League B of the Nations League Will Fabian Nürnberger become a long-time favourite for the Bulgarian national team There are a total of five international matches on the Darmstadt player’s resume with a total playing time of 450 minutes – nothing more is possible Nürnberger was also on the field for the full distance in the two international matches against Luxembourg and Belarus His team won the duel with Luxembourg 1-0 away and the Bulgarians then picked up another important point at home against Belarus With the four points gained from the last two group games of the UEFA Nations League Bulgaria landed in second place behind Northern Ireland in Group 3 of League C qualified for two playoff games next March in which Bulgaria is playing for possible promotion to League B of the Nations League the traditional team of SV Darmstadt 98 auctioned off their special jerseys which they wore in the duel with the legends of FC Barcelona which the traditional Lilien team handed over to the support association of the Darmstadt Children’s Hospital Princess Margaret e.V last Friday (November 15th) – the check was handed over to Gabi Hoffmann (chairwoman of the support association) and Dr Sebastian Becker (Senior Medical Director of the Children’s Clinic) three wins and 18 goals scored as well as the best offensive in the competition with a total of 59 goals this season: What a brilliant week for the SV Darmstadt 98 fan team the “zwote Zwote” initially won on last Wednesday evening (November 13th) against FTG Pfungstadt II furiously with 9:1 At the weekend (November 17th) the league leader of VFR Eberstadt was a guest at Ostendstrasse in Pfungstadt And there too the SVD impressively showed its skills and won 5:3 Coach Andreas Degenhardt’s team also triumphed on Tuesday evening (November 19th) with a 4-2 away win at the second representative of Germania Eberstadt Particularly worth mentioning: Deniz Guellueoglu scored a brace against both Eberstadt teams and was recorded as a goalscorer three times against Pfungstadt the Lilies have a sniff of the promotion places the “zwote Zwote” is currently in third place in the district league table – just one point behind second-placed FC Ober-Ramstadt II Things won’t continue for the people of Darmstadt until December In a home game on Ostendstrasse in Pfungstadt they welcome the SKG Nieder-Beerbach Kick-off on Sunday (December 1st) is at 5:30pm Peter Niemeyer celebrates his 41st birthday on Friday (November 22nd) The midfielder played a total of 55 competitive games for the Lilies from 2015 to 2018 The Böllenfalltor was also the last stop in his active playing career the 40-year-old is the head of licensing at Werder Bremen and can therefore look forward to seeing the Lilies again in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup in December We wish you all the best for your birthday on Friday We Lilies – Together for Nature Conservation This was the motto of the 6th Clean-Up Day organised by SV Darmstadt 98 and the Krombacher Brewery last Sunday (May 4) and litter pose a major environmental problem around 90 Lilies fans gathered in front of the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor they set out to keep the Bölle and the surrounding region clean A bitter afternoon and defeat for the SV Darmstadt 98 U21 team The young Lilies lost 3-2 to SC 1960 Hanau on matchday 32 of the Lotto Hessenliga Although the blue and whites demonstrated their ability to stage comebacks twice on Sunday (May 4) they were defeated shortly before the final whistle due to a late goal This decisive result was displayed on the scoreboard at the Merck Stadium after the final whistle SV 98 finally suffered a decisive defeat to Hamburger SV on Saturday afternoon (May 3) The decisive factor in the defeat in a largely evenly matched game was two set pieces which HSV used to score their first two goals we look back at a match that could have taken a different direction No points for SV Darmstadt 98 at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor The Lilies appeared to be at least on par with the current 2 SV 98 suffered a decisive 4-0 defeat against Hamburger SV We've compiled all the comments from the game for you A courageous performance by the Lilies ended without a happy ending: SV 98 had to admit defeat to Hamburger SV 4-0 (1-0) – it was the first defeat after four home wins in a row Florian Kohfeldt makes one change to his starting eleven for the clash with the Rothosen (May 3rd at 1pm) Philipp Förster replaces Luca Marseiler in the starting lineup The Lilies host Hamburger SV on Saturday (May 3rd at 1pm) at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor Everything you need to know about Matchday 32 can be found in "Matchday Compact." The Lilies will host Hamburger SV at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor next Saturday (May 3rd 1pm) in the 32nd matchday of the second division Florian Kohfeldt spoke about this match at the press conference on Friday (May 2nd) We’ve summarised the key points for you the Lilies aim to extend their impressive run of four consecutive home wins the clash against Hamburger SV is also about ending another run: No home team has celebrated a victory in a competitive match between Darmstadt and Hamburg in 44 years – time to change that At a sold-out Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor will aim to take three points against the Hamburg club Here are the key facts and figures for the clash Tobias Kempe spoke in a media briefing on Wednesday (April 30) about his final games with SV Darmstadt 98 and his departure The Lilies' long-standing team also aims to defend their title at the RW Walldorf small-sided tournament on Labor Day (May 1) We report on these and other topics related to SV 98 in our weekly column "Lilien Across the Board." "We were dead for 90 minutes," Pierre-Michel Lasogga summed it up honestly about one of the most emotional relegation matches in Bundesliga history the "football dinosaur," was on the verge of relegation to the 2 HSV was the last club never to have been relegated since the Bundesliga's founding the Hamburg team had kept the race for survival open with a 1-1 draw a knockout loomed: Reinhold Yabo gave KSC the lead in the 78th minute – HSV seemed beaten the first relegation in the club's history all but sealed But then came stoppage time – and with it the brilliant performance of Marcelo Díaz who beautifully converted a free kick to make it 1-1 Nicolai Müller put the finishing touches to the game: with his goal to make it 2-1 in the 115th minute On Saturday (3 May/1pm) SV Darmstadt 98 will host the Hamburger SV team and asks you to observe the following information On an historic day for New Zealand middle-distance running James Preston erased the 62-year-old national 800m record of Sir Peter Snell in Pfungstadt Germany and George Beamish climbed to number two on the all-time New Zealand mile lists – and within 0.01 of the 42-year-old national record of Sir John Walker - at the Eugene Diamond League Preston recorded a stunning 1:44.04 in Pfungstadt Germany to comfortably dip below the Olympic entry standard mark for Paris and advance his career into a new realm In an outstanding display of middle-distance running the 27-year-old Wellington-based athlete claimed a dominant victory from fellow Kiwi Brad Mathas – wiping 0.83 from his previous PB set at the 2024 Jennian Homes New Zealand Track & Field Championships in Wellington in March Preston’s mark set at the Merck Running Gala was also comfortably below the Olympic entry standard of 1:44.70 Sir Peter Snell’s mark had been the longest standing New Zealand athletics record in the books His 1:44.3 was set on a grass track in Christchurch back in 1962 for what was a then world record mark On a memorable day for New Zealand middle-distance running Mathas clocked 1;45.80 – within 0.05 of his lifetime best to claim second An elated Preston said: “I feel an overwhelming sense of satisfaction and relief I was nervous about trying to run the qualifier because opportunities can be hard to come by so to be able to run (the Olympic entry standard) takes a weight off my shoulders It is also really satisfying that my team and I can put together the plan and execute it “I had a really strong pacemaker organised and the plan was to go through 400m in 50.5 and 600m in 1:16 because that would set me up well to get under the qualifying mark We hit 400m in 50.1 and I then just had to keep rolling with whatever I had “The (Olympic) entry standard is the main thing for me with the record being a bonus Everything has been geared up in terms of trying to qualify but to be able to do that makes our plan for the next couple of months a wee bit easier and less stressful around the build up “This performance sets me up for the next couple of months We aren’t as focused on running the standard right now so hopefully I’ll get in some more competitions and run a wee bit faster he did so much for middle-distance running in New Zealand the best way to honour what he did was to try and better it I’m hoping that someone will come along and break my record one day and better what I’ve done George Beamish produced an outstanding run in the Bowerman Mile to place eighth in 3:49.09 – within 0.01 of the national record set by Sir John Walker in Oslo in 1982 won by Great Britain’s world 1500m champion Josh Kerr in a world-leading mark of 3:45.34 Beamish stuck his task well and also gained an Olympic entry standard mark for the 1500m The 27-year-old Kiwi and World Indoor 1500m champion has been selected to compete in the 3000m steeplechase at the Paris Olympics but has Olympic entry standard marks in three events - the 1500m the other Kiwi in action at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene finished fifth in the men’s shot put with a best throw of 21.33m Joe Kovacs of the US claimed victory in a monster world leading throw of 23.13m For an audio interview with James Preston go here - https://we.tl/t-j9XiMEl8VR The biggest change the government can make to improve health care is immediately invest in general practice to retain the GPs we have now and to make it more attractive for GPs to come to New Zealand HELP Auckland will mark Rape Awareness Week with a special charity performance of the acclaimed play Prima Facie starring Cassandra Woodhouse and directed by Michael Hurst followed by an expert panel discussion on sexual violence “It’s clear that the pandemic is still top of mind for many people in Aotearoa New Zealand particularly those areas like Auckland and Northland that were affected by longer lockdowns during the COVID-19 response,” says Grant Illingworth KC Principals are of one voice when it comes to learning support It is every principal's number one priority and we look forward to the Minister who is courageous enough to recognise the need and properly fund it It was his first international competition since finishing seventh in his Olympic debut in Marseille last August the Inquiry will be able to provide recommendations to the Government on how Aotearoa New Zealand could better prepare for and manage any future pandemics Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application She retired as a chef from Robins Air Force Base after twenty five years Bailey was a member of First Baptist Church of Centerville and the Tabitha Sunday School Class preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be treasured by her children Ludwig (Irene) Huxhorn; two nieces; grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m 2011 in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home with interment following in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens Add to Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Calendar This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors the 27-year-old German up-and-coming talent has been added to the prestigious German Olympic squad including earning the title of GCL Rider of the Year the young rider has secured a place among the biggest names in German show jumping Hinners is part of the 2025 selection with two top horses: Iron Dames Singclair and Iron Dames My Prins The German Olympic squad is traditionally formed by a combination of experienced greats and emerging talent the move is a recognition of her potential to compete with the best She joins a group of established riders who have been among the world's best for years all icons in show jumping with an impressive track record at international championships riders such as Christian Kukuk and Richard Vogel who experienced their breakthrough earlier are also represented in the selection.  The DOKR (Deutsches Olympiade-Komitee für Reiterei) has selected the following riders for the Olympic cadre: The addition of Sophie Hinners to the Olympic squad is a crowning achievement of her recent achievements She has proven that she can perform at the highest level and knows how to show her horses to their best advantage.  You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image The 27-year-old middle-distance runner crossed the finish line in a time of 1:44:04 - which not only got him into the record books but also attained the Olympic qualifying standard Snell set his time of 1:44:3 in 1962 in Christchurch Preston went below the 1:45 mark for the first time in March this year Preston was followed across the line by New Zealand's Brad Mathas who finished second in a time of 1:45:80 Staff Reporter A 27-YEAR-OLD woman identified as Moreen Van Wyk… Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Agriculture’s Directorate of Veterinary Services… Maria David A 26-YEAR-OLD man was apprehended in the early… Staff Reporter THREE armed men allegedly robbed Caravan Lodge Bar… Staff Reporter NAMIBIA is a majority Christian nation where children… Staff Reporter NAMIBIAN authorities have issued a warning to communities,… Maria David A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Ondangwa… Staff Reporter A 15-YEAR-OLD girl was raped and assaulted at… Maria David NAMIBIAN Police Force Inspector General Joseph Shikongo has… Staff Reporter THE Directorate of Veterinary Services has confirmed a… Staff Reporter SOUTH African Airways (SAA) has introduced a third… Maria David THE Ministry of Education is expected to construct… Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said that the recent incidents… Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on Namibians to… Tory Whanau launches Golden Mile project yesterday Become a Wellington.Scoop Supporter » From 4 to 12 September, the Rehberghalle in Roßdorf, Germany, was transformed into a musical stage. Under the direction of Broadway Entertainment e.V., young people from the local area staged a rendition of Jekyll & Hyde. Lighting Designers, Benedikt Vogel and Kilian Scheiding relied on Cameo by Adam Hall Group OPUS supplied by Pfungstadt-based MKM Event Show Technik has been staging impressive show productions for quite a few years now recently celebrated their musical premiere in the Rehberghalle “The location itself is one of the biggest challenges,” revealed Deputy Technical Manager and Light Operator “The Rehberghalle is an ordinary sports hall that we have to turn into a musical theatre every year the hall has a restricted height of just 5.60m.” After the production technology team’s positive experience with Cameo OPUS S5 spot moving heads during their previous production Scheiding and Vogel were also able to rely on the OPUS X PROFILE for Jekyll & Hyde “The OPUS X is used as a front and side light and delivers great results when used as an effect light from behind,” said Scheiding In accordance with the dark overall atmosphere of the story and the low-key style with its stark contrasts the lighting designers mainly immersed the stage in a desaturated cool white light from the Cameo F Series The F2 D Fresnel spotlight was the daylight specialist here provided both cool white and red accents to the stage lighting www.cameolight.com www.adamhall.com We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again More information about our Cookie Policy A judge has ruled that mothers and fathers can try to recover wages they lost from staying home to take care of their kids The difficulty of securing daycare varies drastically country by country This decision came in response to three mothers who filed a lawsuit declaring that authorities neglected to create the necessary daycare slots required by the 2013 ruling Because the mothers couldn’t find a child-care center with any openings in their hometown of Leipzig their lawyers argued that they were unable to return to work after giving birth Chief Justice Ulrich Herrmann ruled in the mothers’ favor on October 20 wouldn't have damages to recoup because a lack of child-care availability hasn't resulted in a loss of wages.) but it follows as a natural development from Germany’s long history of offering governmental support for families and its more recent history of encouraging mothers’ paid employment looks crazy in its own right when compared to much of the globe the lowest public commitment to caregiving and highest rates of maternal and child poverty of any western industrialized country including extremely generous maternity leave (up to three years) generous tax breaks to single-earner families and public healthcare and pension systems that automatically granted insurance rights to an economically inactive wife of a working husband these policies encouraged women to stay home and care for young children and the government provided mothers with material supports to make this possible But since the mid-2000s, Germany has been forced to reconsider this breadwinner-homemaker model. The country confronts a low fertility rate and gender-equality mandates from the European Union How might a nation tackle these three related dilemmas This means that mothers alone cannot be responsible for childrearing Along these lines, in 2007, Germany initiated a major shift toward a new “sustainable family policy” model that promotes mothers’ continuous employment invests heavily in early childhood education services rather than giving cash to families and generally endorses a dual-earner family model—a striking break from the previous policy regime Whether the intentions stem from pronatalist the court decision in favor of the Leipzig mothers signals to German mothers that they can and should be able to return to work after giving birth and the government has a duty to facilitate their entry back into the labor market and giving parents the legal right to sue if they can’t access this service it sends the message that the answer to “who should care for children?” is The lack of regulations for child-care standards means that wealthier families are able to provide safer higher quality environments for their children than lower-income families and is smaller in countries where cultural attitudes are more favorable towards maternal employment Universal child care helps resolve the free rider problem Countries like Germany socialize the cost of childrearing so that mothers alone don’t bear the brunt of the responsibility a new income-tax deduction for child-care expenses (something that won’t help the neediest families) and paid leave for mothers but not fathers are nevertheless a long way from having the legal right to sue for lost wages like their German counterparts But should Germany’s efforts pay off in the form of a healthier economy Americans may want to look to its example and see what can be replicated What they’ll find is not just good wages and a strong education system but also a cultural belief that when women work it can’t also be solely their job to raise the country’s children We want to hear what you think about this article. Submit a letter to the editor or write to letters@theatlantic.com The renowned German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed initiating a discourse that has since influenced various aspects of thought and culture especially in Nietsche’s homeland of Germany it also led to a variety of interpretations and discussions on the role of faith in society an article in The Guardian referred to Germany as “the most Godless place on earth,” highlighting the lasting influence of Nietzsche’s ideas on the topic of atheism and just about all the other isms you can think of have been fast on the rise with religion sadly on the verge of becoming outdated How ironic is it, then, that Islam Ahmadiyyat is spreading through this land of irreligiosity faster than ever The recent tour of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa bears testimony to this five grand mosques have been opened and inaugurated in five different towns These mosques opening in “the most Godless place on earth” is nothing short of a miracle We present a brief report on the five mosque inaugurations that took place on this recent trip Huzooraa inaugurated the Mubarak Mosque in the German town of Florstadt This mosque is part of the 100 mosques scheme that Germany Jamaat is pursuing Huzooraa laid its foundation stone in a ceremony that took place on 18 October 2015 In his address at the inauguration ceremony Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa expressed immense gratitude to Allah the Exalted for the occasion He spoke on the topic of the mosque as a symbol of peace and religious freedom Huzooraa stated that Islam is often misunderstood in the West due to the actions of extremists he clarified that Islam promotes peace and security citing the Holy Quran’s teachings that permit warfare only for defence and to establish religious freedom for all Turning his attention to the mosque’s location Huzooraa pointed out its significance The mosque is situated in a commercial area and serves as a call to God amid worldly transactions He emphasised the role of the mosque in maintaining a spiritual balance in a commercial environment Huzooraa warned that the world is rapidly moving towards destruction due to materialism He affirmed that mosques teach the importance of caring for the needy and orphans and called for fulfilling the rights of Allah as well as His creation.  He concluded the address by outlining the objectives for building mosques He prayed that the Ahmadis in the area might become more active in spreading the teachings of peace and love after the construction of this mosque and fulfilling both the rights of God and His creation Those in attendance included guests from various sections of society with two mayors and a member of the provincial assembly speaking at the event Huzooraa inaugurated the Sadiq Mosque in the town of Karben The foundation stone was laid by Huzooraa on 7 June 2014 Upon arrival for the inauguration ceremony Huzooraa also unveiled a plaque and led everyone in Zuhr and Asr prayers During his address at the inauguration ceremony Huzooraa said he extends his gratitude not only to Allah but also to the local people and the municipal administration for it is our religious obligation to express such thanks in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa. While mentioning local opposition to the mosque there was a degree of resistance to the mosque which might have been partially justified given the negative representation of Islam by some Muslims globally some of those sceptics subsequently became allies upon witnessing the true Islamic conduct of local Ahmadis we owe a debt of gratitude to the government for upholding the freedom of religion He said this liberty has enabled numerous Ahmadi Muslims to settle here and practise their faith without impediment thankful to the government for providing sanctuary to those who are persecuted for their beliefs worldwide Huzooraa also emphasised that we should always strive to fulfil the rights of others and how this is incumbent on every Muslim Huzooraa also talked about women’s rights in particular and also the sanctity of places of worship in Islam Huzooraa prayed that the mosque may serve as a platform for imparting the authentic teachings of Islam to the people He also prayed that God enables all of humanity to coexist in harmony and duly fulfil the obligations of His worship Huzooraa inaugurated the Nasir Mosque in the town of Waiblingen He officially inaugurated the mosque by unveiling a plaque and leading all those present in silent prayer after which he inspected the new premises and planted a tree outside the mosque A special reception was then held in the Waiblingen Town Hall dignitaries and local neighbours of the mosque introduced the mosque after which honourable guests spoke about their appreciation of the mosque and the efforts of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Huzooraa spoke about how a key purpose of building mosques is to create a peaceful and harmonious society around them Huzooraa highlighted the way in which Islam emphasises the equality of all people “The fact that we have people of different races and ethnicities is all for the purpose of one’s identity The Holy Quran states that nations and people of different races are there in order to help you to recognise each other Once you understand this value as a human being many of the problems of society will die away.” Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa also discussed the current state of the world and the problems we face in this day and age the value of education in creating a peaceful society and the value Islam places upon caring for one’s neighbour “If you treat all these people like your neighbours it will create peace and tranquillity within society and it will lead to the progress of your nations This is not only beneficial at an individual level rather it helps the country to further develop too.”  Huzooraa inaugurated the Noor Mosque in Frankenthal Daud Majoka Sahib shared some sentiments on his behalf and also mentioned the history of Frankenthal He added that it was very pleasing to see that the people of the city appeared to be kind-natured and not such who would needlessly raise opposition Various others also took to the stage and expressed their views and remarks including the State Secretary for the Ministry of Health and members of Parliament Huzooraa began his address by thanking the council He said that the expression of gratitude is a religious duty as Islam teaches that one who is not grateful to other people cannot be grateful to Allah the Almighty The rights of neighbours were outlined by Huzooraa with special reference to the Holy Quran and narrations of the Holy Prophetsa The world is in dire need of peace and tolerance explained Huzooraa to all those in attendance The world is heading towards a major war and injustice is on the rise Justice must be established on a global scale if the world wishes to avert impending calamity love and harmony instead of hatred and warfare “The wars taking place these days can have frightening consequences if they continue the weaponry that can be used in the wars is such that will cripple our future generations and children will be born with severe disabilities Millions of people will be wiped off the face of the earth we must strive and make efforts to establish peace and to draw the attention of our governments towards this.” Huzooraa concluded his address by urging the Ahmadis who reside in the area to propagate the message of Islam Ahmadiyyat more than ever before to not only the city but the whole country Huzooraa inaugurated the Bait-ul-Khabeer mosque in Pfungstadt The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pfungstadt has a history that dates back to 1999 the Community gathered for prayers in a rented prayer centre there was an aspiration to have a dedicated mosque for the Community it was announced in 2013 that the Community had received official permission to construct a mosque in the German town of Pfungstadt The Community’s dream began to take concrete shape in 2016 when Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad Khalifatul Masih Vaa laid the foundation for the mosque the construction of the mosque was finally completed is a striking architectural feat with a total area of 1,125 square metres It is designed to accommodate up to 320 individuals for prayers and features both a dome and a minaret In a symbolic gesture that reflects the mosque’s vision of peace and unity the street where the mosque is located was renamed “Friedensstrasse,” which translates to “Peace Street.” Pfungstadt had the honour of welcoming Huzooraa for the official inauguration of the Khabeer Mosque on 11 September 2023 marking a significant chapter in the history of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in the town the recent tour of Huzooraa to Germany is a grand testament to how Islam Ahmadiyyat is spreading the lands of irreligiosity and winning the hearts and minds of countless souls in the process and website in this browser for the next time I comment Al Hakam is a weekly English newspaper for members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat around the world Its aim is to provide Ahmadis with content regarding the beliefs of the true Islam reintroduced to the world by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian Contact us: info@alhakam.org This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page GERMANY - JULY 11: A little girl paints in a Kindergarten (Kita) on July 11 According to numbers which were published by German Family minister Kristina Schroeder the country reached a family-friendly milestone in boosting the number of child care places More than 800,000 creche spots for under-three-year-olds would be available in the year starting August 1 surpassing a government target by about 30,000 (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would require anyone employed by the Defense Department military personnel defense contractors and civilian employees to report cases of suspected child abuse on military installations to state child protective service agencies in addition to reporting such suspected crimes up their chain of command The legislation was approved by voice vote and sent to the Senate for consideration the bill is named for five-year-old Talia Williams who was tortured and beaten to death by her father — an active-duty Army specialist at the time — and step-mother in 2005 at Wheeler Army Airfield in Hawaii government in 2008 for what she argued were failures by military officials to report suspicions that her daughter was being abused Williams was awarded $2 million in a settlement last May The Defense Department had signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of Hawaii in 2013 that said the state's child welfare services agency was "primarily" responsible for handling instances of child abuse on military bases But DOD also has its own parallel system for child and domestic abuse investigations Suspected cases of child abuse are reported to military police or the installation's Family Advocacy Program which work in coordination to identify and investigate instances of child abuse Those mandated by law to report suspected child abuse are usually professionally involved with children found that various individuals failed to report Talia's case and an employee with the Family Advocacy Program – all covered by the House bill speaking about Talia's case on the Senate floor last June said information about the abuse never reached the Army provost whom she said was the only person required to report to the state's child welfare services groups like the Department of Defense Education Activity and military law enforcement are required to report to local and state child protective services a defense official said that the Pentagon has previously recommended passage of legislation to improve communication between the Defense Department and states' child protective service agencies introduced the bill in the House last November Both are active-duty military officers in the Hawaii Army National Guard; Gabbard serves as a military police major and Takai serves as a lieutenant colonel Citing the 29,000 cases of child abuse and neglect in the military in the past decade Gabbard said on the House floor Tuesday that her bill creates the same protections for military children that exist for any other child Rates of child abuse and neglect in the military though half the rate typically seen in the civilian population according to a 2014 memorandum from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Rosemary Williams Incidents of child abuse and neglect rose 10 percent in 2014 Sakrisson said via email that it is Defense Department policy to not comment on pending legislation director of government relations for the National Military Families Association said many child abuse cases involve service members with multiple combat deployments It is necessary to make sure resources are available to address the effects of combat experience Hruska said the focus now should be on preventing the system from failing any more children "We need to make sure children have the best protection possible We need to make sure potential reports are not being ignored or falling through the cracks," she said I can say I hope (a case like Talia’s) never happens again." Military children serve a strong support role within their families who asked her colleagues to support the legislation military children face greater academic and emotional challenges and rely on their relationships with the adults in their lives Stefanik said "when those adults that these children trust the most hurt them in any way… Anyone who abuses or neglects a child … must be held accountable." The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would require anyone employed by the Defense Department military personnel I began to shake her; I threw her onto the bed where she rolled toward the window hitting her head against the windowsill .. I dropp(ed) her to the floor and I sat on her then I got up and laid on top of her releasing the full weight of my body on her .. placing both of her arms at her side and 'bear hugged' her very tightly Those words are part of a written confession by former Sgt because of the multiple serious injuries inflicted by her father she is disabled and requires care for life Medical experts say she probably will live until age 15 or so Hill is serving a 12-year sentence in a federal prison in Texas While the Army's intense public attention has been focused on suicides domestic violence and sex assaults in the ranks Liyah is part of an epidemic of child abuse inside the Army so under the radar that even top brass were unaware of its scope and an alarming spike in cases Nearly 30,000 children have suffered abuse or neglect in Army homes over the past decade torture and starvation claimed the lives of 118 Army children More than 1,400 children were subjected to sexual abuse \"The Army put a lot of focus on domestic violence because there's been a lot of political pressure,\" said Dr social work programs manager at Army Medical Command \"There hasn't been a concurrent interest in child abuse.\" John Campbell said he was not aware of the extent of the epidemic When the Army suspects child abuse or neglect \"we'll investigate and prosecute and try to make sure we have the right program in place to take care of the soldiers and their families and do what's right there.\" Of the 29,552 cases of child abuse and neglect in active-duty Army families from 2003 through 2012 The Army's rate of child abuse was 4.5 cases per 1,000 children for 2011 The civilian rate was 27.4 per 1,000 children according to the Children's Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services But the number of Army cases has spiked 28 percent between 2008 and 2011 while the number of civilian cases has increased by 1.1 percent These cases represent the neglect and abuse taking place throughout the Army in families that live on and off the installation: await trial on charges in connection with the rape and murder of their 23-month-old son John Jackson and his wife were indicted in April on 17 counts of child abuse for allegedly depriving their three foster children of food and water Roderick Elam was sentenced in March to 32 years in prison for beating his 2-month-old daughter Harmone'e to death in December 2011 Naeem Williams is charged in connection with the torture death of his daughter has pleaded guilty to murder and will testify against her husband The Army's child abuse and neglect epidemic is tragic and rapidly getting worse: Last year's 3,698 reported cases of abuse and neglect represented a 40 percent increase over the 2,626 in 2009 The causes are not fully explained or understood anywhere but the spike in abuse and neglect cases dovetails with the grind of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a policy of allowing people with criminal backgrounds into the ranks The Army offers a number of programs providing support resources to Army parents under stress but officials concede difficulties in preventing abuse cases \"We have problems identifying them before it becomes a tragedy,\" Robichaux said troops and others in the community missed significant evidence that children were in danger in several cases reviewed by Army Times Two of those cases resulted in the death of the child a child was starved to death over a five-month period while he his mother and sister were living illegally in Army family housing at Fort Sill day care employees called military police to report that a 5-year-old girl had marks on her body that looked like abuse But an Army doctor who examined her told police he was \"98 to 99 percent\" sure it wasn't abuse She was beaten to death by her soldier father four months later The 2009-12 spike coincides with the end of combat in Iraq a drawdown in Afghanistan and the return of tens of thousands of troops to their homes Some soldiers who harmed children may have been suffering from post-traumatic stress But child abuse cases plagued the Army even as the wars were at their peaks and stateside posts were practically ghost towns The stress on spouses left to deal alone with domestic issues often was at the root of child abuse cases Some of the problem of abusive troops in the ranks owes to the fact that the Army sometimes either does a poor job vetting those seeking to join or is denied access to criminal histories that would help weed out undesirables Joseph Allsop entered the Army despite a juvenile record for child molestation a record the Army didn't learn about until years later about 10 to 15 states will not allow access to juvenile records during routine background checks of recruits Recruiters are forced to rely on their questioning of potential recruits about previous scrapes with the law and Army officials were not allowed to review his criminal record as a juvenile A spokesman for Recruiting Command said a person with a sex offender conviction would not have been allowed to enter the Army Allsop is now serving two life sentencesin a Texas prison for sexually assaulting and murdering his 5-month-old daughter Ray Odierno acknowledged that the Army's background checks are often incomplete \"Background checks are done,\" Odierno said in response to a Senate Armed Services Committee question June 4 about preventing sexual assault \"But the ability to identify sexual offenders is certainly not 100 percent right now We have to do a better job of doing that.\" Although his testimony was about sexual assault the Army knew the soldiers' troubled backgrounds and still allowed them into the Army the Army enrolled 75,197 soldiers on waivers more than half of them related to illegal conduct in civilian life 34,338 soldiers were allowed into the ranks in spite of records that included felony arrests and convictions Army officials refuse to say whether any of the soldiers involved in child abuse and neglect cases were admitted on waivers the Army began establishing child and behavioral health centers at major installations They are now at five bases; the plan is to establish them at all large bases by 2017 \"The Army has a number of programs aimed at helping soldiers at home,\" said Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond Chandler \"Military family life consultants don't just focus on post-traumatic stress and individual soldiers they also have opportunities for family members We've also got child and family assistance centers and new parents support programs that are available for soldiers.\" The Army has also started the School Behavioral Health Program operating at Army schools at eight major Army installations The Army has also created a parenting course providing specialists who will teach young families how to cope with newborns all Army hospitals are not to discharge newborn babies unless the parents watch a video about shaken baby syndrome and aregiven a tip card: \"Tips on Soothing a Crying Baby.\" is that many soldiers don't get such briefings \"either because they were not in the Army when the child was born or the perpetrator was not the biological father and therefore not present when such instruction could have been given.\" Instead sometimes soldiers \"use violence to get the child to stop crying,\" he said And Army leaders say they are reluctant to require soldiers to take advantage of them despite the Army's inclination to order soldiers to special classes for all sorts of reasons Soldiers have to take an Army motorcycle safety course before they can ride on post \"We do have mandatory training for motorcycles and we still have people who choose not to obey that training and unfortunately sometimes that causes their death,\" Chandler said \"You have to have that balance between a person's right to have a family if they choose to and the actions and how they live their lives,\" he said Chandler said it's key that Army noncommissioned officers and other leaders get closer to their soldiers to recognize any stresses they may be under and to recognize behaviors that may be unhealthy to them \"I expect leaders to be engaged with soldiers' lives,\" Chandler said \"Leadership is responsible for knowing what's going on in their soldiers' lives and that means something more than understanding what size hat and how they did on the [physical training] test.\" He expects leaders to know where their soldiers live and to drive past their homes \"If you drive past their house and they've got a couple of washing machines and a car on blocks,\" said Chandler \"there's probably a problem and you've got to start asking some questions.\"■ \"We need to make sure children have the best protection possible We need to make sure potential reports are not being ignored or falling through the cracks,\" she said I can say I hope (a case like Talia’s) never happens again.\" It's been a big week for Wellington runner James Preston On Sunday morning, the 27-year-old broke the late Sir Peter Snell's national record in the 800m Two days later he woke up to confirmation he'd been named to the New Zealand team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games "This is something I've been working towards for a long time," Preston said "It's really exciting to get the opportunity to wear the fern on that Olympic stage and get to showcase the effort my team has put in during the build up." Preston clocked a blistering 1:44.04s to win the men's 800m at the Merck Running Festival meet in Pfungstadt The time eclipsing Snell's 62-year-old New Zealand record and then the world record mark of 1:44.30s The time also surpassing the Olympic entry standard "The (Olympic) entry standard is the main thing for me with the record being a bonus but to be able to do that makes our plan for the next couple of months a wee bit easier and less stressful around the build-up," Preston said post-race I'm hoping that someone will come along and break my record one day and better what I've done." Preston is an engineer and is coached by Evan Cooper The men's 800m heats at Paris 2024 will be held on 7 August with finals to follow two days later He joins 15 other athletes who were earlier named for the Olympics Wellington runner James Preston has eclipsed Sir Peter's long-standing middle-distance national record The cult hero winger will reach the mark against one of his former clubs at NRL's Magic Round this weekend James Preston delivered a statement win at the national championships which leaves him ranked behind only the legendary Sir Peter Snell over 800m We have regular online commentary of local and international sport Sport RSS Follow RNZ News Neil Gourley has been in fine form over the past few days as he demonstrated in Germany on Saturday night the Giffnock North AC athlete took second place in his 800m race with a new PB of 1:44.82 That lifted Neil to fourth in the all-time list where Tom McKean remains the National Record holder (at 1:43  ) The next four athletes are all current – Jake Wightman That followed on from a 3:52 PB for Neil in the Dream Mile event in the Oslo Diamond League Well done to everyone who took part in tonight’s Brian Goodwin 10k and a massive thank you to all at @bellahoustonharriers for organising. Some great performances, the sun came out and @delh1989 finished first in a time of 30.01! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HAhzZa9lxG — Migo Sports (@MigoSports) June 17, 2022 Brian Goodwin Memorial 10k Results Olympian Derek Hawkins was back in road action in Glasgow on Friday evening Derek won the Brian Goodwin Memorial 10k staged by Bellahouston Harriers in Pollok Park there was a win for Eve MacKinnon at 35:41 The Cambuslang Harriers athlete had claimed bronze at the Scottish 10k Champs in Kilmarnock only five days earlier *Hearing word of a very fine marathon run in America from Max McNeill at 2:18.55 at Grandma’s Marathon in Minnesota The Lothian RC athlete will move to fourth on the Scottish rankings for 2022 U17 heptathlon medallists🥇 Jessica Lee 4656🥈 Jenna Hilditch 4619🥉 Sophie Lisk 4500 pic.twitter.com/a5CYnVcVz7 — England Athletics (@EnglandAthletic) June 19, 2022 Young Scottish athletes impressed with podium places in Bedford at the England Athletics U17 and U15 Combined Events Champs VP-Glasgow athlete Jenna Hilditch took silver in the U17 Women’s Heptathlon with 4619 points That’s fifth on the Scottish all-time rankings The VP-Glasgow athlete is now fifth on the Scottish all-time list won gold in the U15 Girls Hexathlon with a new Scottish points best tally of 3646 VP-Glasgow’s Hannah McDermott was fourth with 3250 points Well done to these athletes and their coaches and clubs Dean Patterson of Glasgow School of Sport clocked 21.50 seconds in the 200m to post a Euro U18 qualifying time and move to second on the U17 all-time list AFTER a thrilling two days of fistball the Brazilian team Ginastica Novo Hamburgo retained the Fistball Weltcup which was played at the SKW in Windhoek The Weltcup is the intercontinental Club World Championship sanctioned by the Fistball Association of Namibia TSV Pfungstadt started strongly with Patrick Thomas and his brother Sebastian Thomas dominant for the Germans in the first set which they won 11-6 Novo Hamburgo however came back into the game by winning the following two sets 11-2 and 11-8 Pfungstadt capitalised on the slight insecurity of the Brazilians and won the set 11-5 to draw level at two sets all Pfungstadt used their dominance to take the final set 11-6 to win the match 3-2 With both teams having won the same number of games in the competition one sudden death championship deciding set had to be played The set was dominated by powerful serves by both TSV Pfungstadts Patrick Thomas and Cyrill Schreiber on the side of Novo Hamburgo up to a score of 3-3 Then the Brazilians made a breakthrough winning back to back points to take a 6-3 lead Especially captain Dao Schmidt was brilliant in defence for Novo Hamburgo as they maintained the pressure to go 8-4 ahead Pfungstadt could not recover and two more unforced errors saw Hamburgo winning the set 11-5 to be crowned the 2013 fistball Weltcup champions Their first encounter on Friday evening provided the 250 spectators with exceptional fistball The local team from SKW had mixed fortunes The host lost all their games on Friday but put on a strong showing against TSV Pfungstadt After losing the first set 11-1 the hosts came back into the game showing a strong fighting spirit They also lost the second set 11-4 but then chased Pfungstadt all the way in the third before losing the final set 11-8 The game against Novo Hamburgo was a one sided affair with the Brazilians taking a straight 3-0 set win SKW however did not go down without a fight and narrowly lost the second set 11-9 On Saturday SKW put up another good performance against Novo Hamburgo Although they lost the first set 11-0 they recovered to push the Brazilians to the limit in the next two sets which Hamburgo won 11-8 Pfungstadt however did not give SKW a chance and went on to win their match 3-0 copyright in the content of this website vest in The Free Press of Namibia (Proprietary) Limited (Registration No 85/058) The unauthorized making of copies or use of this material constitutes 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in the New Zealand all-time mile list finishing only one hundredth of a second shy of Sir John Walker’s 42-year-old mile record Preston not only broke the longest-standing New Zealand record but also broke the Olympic qualifying standard with his outstanding 1m 44.04s performance in Pfungstadt The fact that the record had stood for more than six decades highlights the excellence of 1964 Tokyo Olympics double gold medal winner Snell The Snell record was set on the grass track at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, on February 3, 1962, only 10 days after breaking the word mile record at Whanganui’s Cooks Gardens Preston is on our roll of honour at Cooks Gardens by joining the track’s sub-four-minute-milers. The Whanganui connection to the race in Germany at the weekend does not end there as former Whanganui athlete Brad Mathas finished second to Preston. Thirty-year-old Melbourne-based Mathas remains a Whanganui Club member and has, in his illustrious career, won eight New Zealand 800m titles. Mathas ran his second fastest-ever 800m in Germany, clocking 1m 45.80s, only five one-hundredths of a second shy of his best. On the other side of the Atlantic, Beamish, another former Whanganui athlete and current club member, came tantalisingly close to adding the New Zealand mile record to his 5000m and steeplechase records. In one of the strongest mile fields ever assembled for the Bowerman Mile in Eugene, Oregon, Beamish finished eighth in 3m 49.09s, missing Walker’s record by only .01s. This comes at a good time as Beamish prepares for the Olympic steeplechase. Perhaps typically of many New Zealanders, one person remarked he was last (not so as there were 14 finishers) and another said Beamish did not go with the pace. There might be some truth in the latter but the pace was very fast and, in his first major outdoor race of the summer on the build-up for the Olympic 3000m steeplechase, was only a few seconds behind winner Josh Kerr, who broke the long-standing Steve Cram UK record. On yet another continent, in Potchefstroom in South Africa, 18-year-old triple jumper Ethan Olivier became the first New Zealander to jump 17m with a 17.01m jump setting New Zealand records at Senior, Under-20 and Under-19 level. His brother Welre was second with 16.26m. The two New Zealand records and Beamish’s mile effort in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics should put a smile on the faces of two other former Whanganui athletes who are key members of our Olympic support team, high-performance director Scott Newman and high-performance athletics support manager Kat Austin. It is great to see athletes coming into top form for the Olympic Games, which start on July 26. The small New Zealand team of five Para athletes made a magnificent start to Olympics year by returning from the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe with eight medals – golds for William Stedman and Danielle Aitchison, silvers from Aitchison, Stedman, Holly Robinson and Anna Grimaldi and bronzes from Grimaldi and Mitch Joynt. These performances included a world record, five New Zealand records and three Oceania records. There was further good news from the US with the qualification for the NCAA finals by Lexi Maples in the hammer. Maples went to North Dakota with a personal best of 59.81m and has since improved to 64.97m. Last weekend she qualified for the prestigious Division 1 finals to be held in Eugene, Oregon, on June 5-8. Only 24 in field events gain selection and this is a fitting climax to her first season in the US, which has seen her 10 best-ever throws, all over 60m. Closer to home, our three Whanganui athletes leave for Fiji on Friday for next week’s Oceania Championships. I saw our youngest, 15-year-old Juliet McKinlay, in her final javelin session with coach Richard Drabczynski, followed by her weights session with Gil Barnitt. A clearly excited McKinlay looked to be in good form. Our 400m hurdler Jonathan Maples has come back from the heat of Okinawa in excellent form, especially in terms of technique and speed. Walker Lucas Martin, although at times facing poor weather in Christchurch, is always thorough in terms of preparation. We wish all three well in their international debut next week. Low temperatures are forecast to temporarily return to double digits this week. The 27-year-old has been named in the New Zealand athletics team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just days after breaking the late Sir Peter Snell's 62-year-old NZ record in the 800 metres. Preston said he's been working hard towards this moment for a long time. "It's really exciting to get the opportunity to wear the fern on the Olympic stage and get to showcase the effort my team has put in during the build up." His ticket to Paris shouldn't have come as a surprise - on Sunday, Preston clocked 1:44:04 to win the men's 800m at the Merck Running Festival meet in Pfungstadt, Germany - surpassing Peter Snell's then world record of 1:44:30 set in 1962. The time also surpassed the Olympic entry standard. "The best way to honour what he did was to try and better it, so to be able to do that is amazing. I'm hoping that someone will come along and break my record one day and better what I've done." Preston's stellar week is on top of a breakout year for the Wellington engineer. In March, he ran a New Zealand 800m indoor record of 1:47:59 at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. He then ran 1:44.87 to win the New Zealand national title. He will take part in the men's 800m heats on August 7 and there's little time for rest in between. "We aren't as focused on running the standard right now, so hopefully I'll get in some more competitions and run a wee bit faster." The 27-year-old athlete from Wellington has broken Peter Snell's 60-year 800m record (Source: Supplied) James Preston will likely look back on this week as one of best of his life. Wellington runner breaks Sir Peter Snell's 62-year recordJames Preston has won the 800 metres in Pfungstadt Germany with a time below the Olympic entry standard mark for Paris Sport Moments that made us proud in 2024 locals rallying to save whales and the ANZAC spirit were just some of the stories that filled us with pride this year Te Ao Māori The distinctly Kiwi stories that made global headlines this year A march to Parliament and a three-minute "cuddle cap" were some of the moments that had the world watching us this year Happy To Report - A wrap of this week's good news Kiwi animators win big in the city of stars and the Olympic sport making a splash in New Zealand New Zealand Central Otago town of Alexandra welcomes home an Olympic champion Men's Kayak Cross gold medallist Finn Butcher was back for show-and-tell at his old school today Parī Wīwī: What a beauty of an Olympic Games – Haramai te pai Te Karere's Harata Brown shares her whakaaro on covering the Olympics The Olympic sports that are in and out at Los Angeles 2028 In addition to the more well-known Olympic sports the Los Angeles Games will see a few disciplines revived NRL: Sharks centre Iro wants to be known by new name 26 mins ago Juliana Herrera's family tell inquest: 'Stop repeating avoidable mistakes' 29 mins ago Arrest after person assaulted, robbed at Palmerston North Hospital 32 mins ago Iwi misses out on bid to buy back ancestral mountain 41 mins ago Trade war: Sir John Key's 'optimism' on Trump's next tariff moves 5:13pm More than 25kg cocaine seizure leads to four arrests across NZ 22 mins ago 1Sole survivor of poisoned beef Wellington takes the stand US woman who disappeared for more than six decades found safe Two men's shared name brings years of trouble and a hefty bill to one Homicide investigation after man dies in Auckland's Manurewa Govt halts all current pay equity claims, makes it harder to lodge new ones Photos: Lorde among stars at 2025 Met Gala A$AP Rocky and Rihanna also revealed they are expecting their third child. 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Lady Gaga rocks Copacabana Beach with free concert for over 2 million fansSun, May 4 Lorde announces new album name, dateThu, May 1 Kim Kardashian to testify in Paris trial over 2016 armed robberyMon, Apr 28 Chubby Checker, Outkast, Cyndi Lauper join Rock & Roll Hall of FameMon, Apr 28 Kim Kardashian to testify in Paris trial over 2016 armed robberyMon James Preston will likely look back on this week as one of best of his life The 27-year-old has been named in the New Zealand athletics team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just days after breaking the late Sir Peter Snell's 62-year-old NZ record in the 800 metres Preston said he's been working hard towards this moment for a long time His ticket to Paris shouldn't have come as a surprise - on Sunday Preston clocked 1:44:04 to win the men's 800m at the Merck Running Festival meet in Pfungstadt Germany - surpassing Peter Snell's then world record of 1:44:30 set in 1962 The time also surpassed the Olympic entry standard "The best way to honour what he did was to try and better it I'm hoping that someone will come along and break my record one day and better what I've done." Preston's stellar week is on top of a breakout year for the Wellington engineer he ran a New Zealand 800m indoor record of 1:47:59 at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow He then ran 1:44.87 to win the New Zealand national title He will take part in the men's 800m heats on August 7 and there's little time for rest in between "We aren't as focused on running the standard right now so hopefully I'll get in some more competitions and run a wee bit faster." Kiwi runner James Preston is expected to be a late call up into New Zealand's Athletics team for Paris after a stellar performance in the 800-metre distance at a meet in Germany The 27-year-old from Wellington wiped 0.83 seconds from his previous personal best at the New Zealand Track and Field Championships in March His mark set at the Merck Running Gala was comfortably under the Olympic entry standard of 1:44:70 "I was nervous about trying to run the qualifier because opportunities can be hard to come by so be able to run [the Olympic entry standard] takes a weight off my shoulders It's also really satisfying that my team and I can put together the plan and execute it." Sir Peter Snell's record of 1:44.30 had been the longest standing New Zealand athletics record set on a grass track in Christchurch in 1962 he did so much for middle distance running in New Zealand The best way to honour what he did was to try and better it I'm hoping that someone will come along and break my record one day and better what I've done." Preston said He gave credit to the pacemaker who helped him achieve the impressive time "The plan was to go through 400 metres in 50.5 seconds and 600 metres in 1:16 because that would set me up well to get under the qualifying mark it was almost exactly like [what we planned] We hit 400 metres in 50.1 seconds and then I just had to keep rolling with whatever I had The last 50 metres was tough but I got it done." Athletics New Zealand is expected to put Preston forward to the New Zealand Olympic Committee for selection for the Paris Games this week As 2024 draws to a close it's time to push humility aside and celebrate some of the moments which made us feel stoked to call New Zealand home More than 6000 people of all ages packed into Auckland's Eden Park in September to bring home the record for the world's largest haka in an electrifying display of unity The previous record held by France since 2014 (4028 people) was quickly surpassed as the crowd performed Aotearoa's most well-known haka - Ka Mate - in front of special guests including director Taika Waititi boxer David Tua and American TV host Conan O'Brien O'Brien said: "To see this many people come together and be unified is such a beautiful thing Everyone here is so filled with the spirit." HAKA cultural ambassador Dame Hinewehi Mohi said it was an "incredible night" and the opportunity to show the world our pride in our cultural heritage and how this is our unifying force," she said This year also saw a number of instances where local communities rolled up their sleeves and banded together to help animals in need Back on land, community efforts to find both a missing dog in the Bay of Islands, and a 6-year-old cockatoo in Porirua were rewarded with warm fuzzy feelings of pride when they were both successfully found New Zealand and Australian defence forces came together at Gallipoli in April in a moving display of Anzac spirit to ensure members of our military contingent could play on after luggage was lost in transit were lost amid delays caused by severe floods in Dubai prompting fears they may not be able to participate Thankfully, some of the makeshift provisions including the bugle used to play the Last Post were arranged by Australian comrades and ceremonial elements were able to go ahead Back on home soil a number of New Plymouth residents also showed "good Anzac spirit" as they worked to lift a car which was obstructing seats for veterans and dignitaries at the town's dawn service and move it out of the way Our Olympic team were welcomed back onto home soil with open arms in August silver and bronze won at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Emotion flowed as athletes embraced their loved ones who had cheered them on every step of the way and earned New Zealand 10 golds - its most successful gold haul Even the most stoic among us would be hard-pressed not to feel the stirrings of national pride at the gargantuan effort of the 195-strong team The Black Ferns Sevens women proved no occasion was too formal for a big group hug this year The team met with King Charles at Buckingham Palace where the monarch wished the team great success for their match against the Roses the Black Ferns performing a waiata and presenting him with a signed jersey Winger Ayesha Leti-I'iga went for a bold approach and asked whether it was OK if some of the team gave him a hug to which he responded with a joyous: "Of course." As the players politely flocked to the 76-year-old the rest of New Zealand beamed with pride as they once again represented us in the most positive - and most Kiwi - way possible The visual effects and animation company has won a prestigious Emmy Award for its work on Netflix show Ripley the Award for Outstanding Visual Effects In A Single Episode Weta FX took footage filmed in a small water tank and transformed it into the open waters of the Amalfi Coast A transformation of a different kind for movie musical Encanto It has become the fifty Disney animated film to be reimagined in te reo Māori The movie tells the story of an extraordinary family who live in the mountains of Colombia in a magical house called Encanto said he hopes audiences will go home with dignity and pride a life changing moment has take place for a magician and a teacher The pair have become the most successful contestants to ever appear on The Chase They have taken home a whopping £100,000 (NZ$213,000) between them Host Bradley Walsh said it was a "close" game After making a splash at the 2024 Paris Olympics the popularity of Kayak Slalom is on the rise The sport caught New Zealand's attention after Finn Butcher clinched gold at the games Butcher spent his time training at the Vector Wero Park in Manukau His success is now inspiring a wave of future champions the operations manager at Wero said the Olympics put Kayak Slalom on the map "A lot of school kids are coming in asking how they can get into it It was a hero's welcome for Central Otago gold medallist Finn Butcher as he returned to his old stomping ground today The 29-year-old Alexandra local went back to his former secondary school Butcher is Central Otago's first Summer Olympics gold medallist and reached top of the podium in the Kayak Cross in Paris He was welcomed into the school's gymnasium with a guard of honour with the help of canoe paddles Butcher told 1News: "It's pretty amazing to come back to Dunstan and connect back in." The Olympic champion took questions from students and they got photos and selfies with the Olympic star and his medal Fourteen-year-old student Adeline Ball told 1News: "Meeting Finn Her teammates won gold in the South Island secondary schools kayak polo competition last year Ball took the chance to compare accolades with their newest Olympic champion "My mum told me I should bring it because he won gold Butcher's father Dale said they have been overwhelmed with messages from the community no matter where they go around the region "We've had people crying saying how much they enjoyed watching it people we've hardly met or hardly know." "I felt the support when I was over there and I've always tried to keep a good connection with the community here as well," Butcher said "Mum and Dad still live here and I call this place home no matter how long I'm away from it," he said He's not Dunstan High's only medallist Nicole Shields brought home silver in the women's team cycling pursuit Both Olympians are celebrated in the school's Hall of Fame that was established at the school back in 1996 Butcher's former PE teacher now relief teacher Alan Hamilton also received something extra for the collection — his Olympic singlet for the wall you don't get better than that," he said Our athletes not only nabbed a record number of gold medals but they also nailed what it means to embrace our nationhood of Aotearoa New Zealand let me talk about my two favourite moments The moment our most decorated Olympian - hailing from Te Tairāwhiti Ngāti Porou and Te Aitanga a Mahaki – Dame Lisa Carrington won her K1 individual gold will live with me for a long time It was post-race when on French waters she leaned over to touch the tauihu of her canoe and gave it a brief mihi of acknowledgement before she headed to shore Then as she walked out of the ‘Olympic gates’ for interviews it was like she was coming on to the marae I could see the gate as the tomokanga on the marae and Nayte our 1News cameraman with the New Zealand flag on his back Here was this wahine toa who had just won her ninth Olympic medal – her eight gold at that – walk in in all her golden glory walking through the tomokanga tens of thousands of kilometres away from her kāinga I had just witnessed the greatest Aotearoa New Zealand Olympian accomplish a feat that no other had ever achieved Harata' – that's a female karanga of acknowledgement Dame Lisa later told me that each of the waka that hauled in three Paris Olympic gold medals had Māori names the K2 is Ruarua Whetū and the K4 is Purapura Whetū My first story at the games was with Risi Pouri-Lane who hails from Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō at the top of the South Island I enjoy asking about each athlete’s Māori genealogy because it’s one of the ways to connect the land and people of Aotearoa to an individual Risi delivered her pepeha and reflects on the pounamu each New Zealand athlete received when they got to the Paris Olympics I was then fortunate to follow the whānau of Portia Woodman-Wickliffe and co-captain Sarah Hirini when the Black Ferns Sevens played their first game “Catch the ball and run like heck” is a Woodman one-liner from that story but the most memorable advice from the whānau came from young Kaharau Woodman to his legendary Aunty Portia I just hope she has a good time while she plays and has a couple of good runs Then came the finals and Portia is sin-binned Risi Pouri-Lane’s whānau and Alena Saili’s whānau Stacey Waaka proudly brought out her poi for our non-rights holder interviews She twirled the poi and even delivered a ‘tahi With not much sleep and a wakeup call of 4.30am for a live cross into Te Karere Emotions ran high with joy as the retiring Woodman-Wickliffe was cloaked in the tino rangatiratanga flag her whānau brought from home The names of her Ngāpuhi hapū and iwi were proudly displayed the Black Ferns Sevens kicked the ball out of the park They elevated Māori culture to the pinnacle of Olympic sevens success in Paris embracing the founding bicultural Aotearoa New Zealand nationhood that our Māori and colonial ancestors envisioned at the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi there were major Māori elements at the Games New Zealand athletes and staff embraced the chance to engage with our culture through the likes of poi all these glimpses into our team’s Olympic life reflected what makes us unique The culture set by Te Whare o Pou Tangata – the NZ Olympic Committee and the NZ Team represented Aotearoa New Zealand with the highest mana and integrity in Paris Compared to the big nations – Great Britain China – our bicultural foundation is our point of difference in the world and sets us apart from any other country Te Tauihu o Te Waka a Māui – top of the South Island (lit: The Prow of Māui’s Waka) pepeha – an expression of identity that illustrates the individual’s link to the land and people they belong to used to swing in movements to accompany song and traditionally used to strengthen hands and wrists Te Whare o Pou Tangata – New Zealand Olympic Committee mana – cultural concept that encapsulates prestige As the Olympic flame goes out in the City of Light eyes turn to Los Angeles as it prepares to host the next edition of the Games in 2028 Having hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984 Los Angeles will become the third three-time host city after London and Paris who have been keen to emphasise sustainability have said no new constructions will be required for the event Cricket will be played at the Olympics for the first time since Paris in 1900 Tournaments will be played in the T20 format a shortened version which sees both teams limited to bowling and battling for no more than 20 overs a piece although both its men's and women's teams have struggled recently Lacrosse is another sport making a comeback Despite being one of the oldest sports to be played it has not been contested at the Olympic level in more than a century 2028 will see a new format introduced - teams of six using their lacrosse sticks to fire a ball into a goal Baseball and softball events have had an unusual journey at the Olympics and now back in for the 2028 Los Angeles Games Squash will join tennis and badminton as racket sports at the Games after years of campaigning from fans It is a non-contact version of American football which is played on a smaller pitch with smaller teams Tackles are made by removing a flag from an opponent A new Paralympic discipline will be introduced as well this event challenges athletes in different classifications to climb a 15m wall using hand holds Other Olympic sports that are relatively new to the Games line-up will stay on was not picked as one of the disciplines for Los Angeles Boxing's inclusion is also not confirmed after the International Boxing Association was last year stripped of recognition over failure to introduce reforms on governance and finance. A decision will be made next year, IOC president Thomas Bach said recently The Cronulla player formerly known as Kayal Iro has explained his decision to change his first name midway through the NRL season Iro made a tryscoring return from a hamstring injury in the Sharks' Magic Round win over Parramatta last Friday sporting a new name on Cronulla's team list The 25-year-old has now requested he be referred to as 'KL Iro' The centre is named after his father Kevin Leslie Iro who enjoyed a decorated career in England and represented New Zealand with distinction The left centre's official documents will still read "Kayal" but the Sharks flyer said he made the switch to 'KL' to avoid any doubt as to how his name should be pronounced "Mum didn't want it to be a two-letter name when I was a kid," Iro said "She's the one that changed it to 'Kayal' I think it was just foreign back then to have a two-letter name "But my dad always wanted it to be 'KL' and I like it that way too because it's easier to pronounce and there's no confusion I was too scared to step on anyone's toes "I guess I've built a bit of a relationship with these fellas now so I asked the question and got it done pretty quick." which was often mispronounced by commentators when his father and uncle Tony were playing "Even my dad and uncle when they were playing the Pommies would pronounce it 'aye-ro' rather than 'ear-ro'," Iro added he loved it but it's pretty cool to hear a commentator saying our family name." Iro was born in England while his father was playing for Leeds but spent most of his childhood growing up in the Cook Islands While he hinted he would be open to facing the Kangaroos in the end-of-season Ashes series "I wouldn't say no but my first thing is getting the Cook Islands qualified for the World Cup next year," he said Iro and the sixth-placed Sharks (5-4) will face one of the most daunting challenges of their season to date when they travel to take on Manly (4-4) at Brookvale Oval on Sunday "They've got a strong right edge and also [Tom] Trbojevic at the back," Iro said "[Trboejvic] is a strike weapon in attack and things happen around him we've got to be aware of him." The sister of Juliana Bonilla Herrera wants her memory to be "honoured through firm actions and just decisions that prevent similar tragedies" Saray Bonilla has taken part in the Coroner's inquest into the 37-year-old's death remotely from California It came to a close in Christchurch this afternoon was murdered in January 2022 by her neighbour Joseph Brider who had been paroled from prison just 72 days earlier He'd been serving time for serious sexual offences including rape Coroner Alexandra Cunninghame has heard evidence from various Corrections Department workers about their interactions with Brider prior to the murder the rehabilitation agency supporting Brider in his reintegration into the community Juliana's sister has had the opportunity to question those who appeared in court and a victim support worker shared a statement from her 1News was not allowed to film Saray Bonilla but she watched online as her words were read and to every person whose safety depends on a just and responsible system and to never again allow preventable failures to cost innocent lives may this be the moment we stop repeating avoidable mistakes and start building a system that truly protects" she said Coroner Cunninghame also addressed Herrera's family "What happened to Juliana was horrific being attacked by a stranger in our own home must be every woman's worst nightmare.. she made the most of what New Zealand has to offer And I'm profoundly sorry that her last moments were so horrifying could have responded if they were aware of concerns is a relevant issue for the inquiry But it's important that this question is not framed in a way which suggests that Juliana should be criticised for not having done more The burden should never be on women to keep themselves safe from men" she said She explained there would now be a period of time before her findings were finalised and made public A person is in custody after an alleged theft which left a person injured on the grounds of Palmerston North Hospital Police said officers were called to a Ruahine St carpark about 1.30pm on Tuesday Police said the alleged offender left the scene and was found a short time later "Police would like to thank the members of the public who witnessed the incident and intervened to assist the victim," a police spokesperson said A nurse leaving her shift last month was held up at gunpoint outside the grounds of the hospital That same night a staff member was knocked unconscious Staff have been calling for security improvements Health NZ MidCentral operations group director Sarah Fenwick previously told RNZ it was committed to making staff feel safer She said these included a security escort to vehicles increasing security services on hospital grounds and "opening up" access to the staff carpark for people working afternoon and night shifts "Lighting has been audited in all outside carparking areas to ensure it is well maintained," she said "Interim access to well-lit parking onsite with dedicated security for staff working afternoon and night shifts while a more permanent solution for out-of-hours carparking is developed." rnz.co.nz Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu has been unsuccessful in its bid to buy back the mountain Kahurānaki but the iwi says its connection to the land will always remain Kahurānaki Station - a 1156 hectare sheep and beef farm south of Havelock North which includes the peak of the mountain - came up for sale earlier this year and the iwi launched a fundraising campaign to buy it The campaign to bring the Kahurānaki back into Māori ownership was called He Maunga Ka Taea and included a 10-day hīkoi from Māhia to Kahurānaki It raised more than $95,000 on crowd funding platform koha.kiwi Hastings-based post-settlement governance entity Tamatea Pōkai Whenua Trust submitted a tender on behalf of the iwi Chairman Pōhatu Paku said the trust was the only local entity to tender for the Station and they were saddened and disappointed by the outcome The trust had approached the tender on the basis it was presented Paku acknowledged the young and emerging iwi members who had generated the groundswell of support for the tender and for the longer term status of the mountain ki tēnā o tātau e titikaha nei ki tēnei kaupapa I just want to acknowledge and mihi to everybody that has connected with this kaupapa Paku said the trust would be engaging with the station's new owners at an appropriate time to convey the iwi's history and also set out their aspirations "The continuation of the protection of our wāhi tapu (sacred sites) is significantly important to us Continued access to the mountain would also be a high priority "The previous owners were quite open for Kura for people running kaupapa and also those that wished to ascend the maunga they allowed that they identified that it was culturally significant to us all." Paku said Tamatea Pōkai Whenua will need to foster the groundswell of support and leadership that the He Maunga Ka Taea campaign had generated "The whakapapa connections and taonga that is Kahurānaki maunga remain our greatest advantage is that we live in perpetuity and our maunga and our tīpuna live with us and they continue to be ours "And like all of our tūtohu whenua (landmarks) our maunga carries our traditions and our identity and our histories and we remain uncompromising to act in the best interests of our tūtohu whenua both for this generation and for future generations." Paku said the trust may look at legal personhood as another avenue to protect the mountain but ultimately he said the maunga remains an ancestor and retains its own mana which no one can ever own rnz.co.nz More than 25kg of cocaine has been seized and four men arrested following an joint investigation into the importation of the drug into Christchurch Police and Customs received information about a "significant importation" of cocaine that had come through Lyttelton Port on March 29 Search warrants were then executed across the country by specialist teams to support investigators with evidence gathering Tauranga and Auckland as a result of the six-week investigation including possession of cocaine for supply and burglary and will appear in various district courts across a range of dates Detective Senior Sergeant Phil Sparks said the seizure equated to more than 250,000 doses of cocaine and $9 million of harm "That is an enormous amount of damage and misery that had been heading into our communities that has now been halted through this investigation." Sparks said the success of the investigation was partly down to the "excellent partnership" between Customs and the police "We continue to have a focus on engaging with businesses and supporting their legitimate services by keeping them safe with prevention advice to deter drug trafficking organisations’ attempts to exploit their people and premises." Customs acting investigations manager Rachael Manning said the investigation resulted from quick action and close collaboration between the agencies as well as industry partners "We know that transnational and serious organised crime groups are actively targeting New Zealand to drive up both demand and supply of illegal drugs such as cocaine for maximum profit They’re using every method possible to exploit any vulnerabilities within international supply chains in secure areas or on vessels themselves." Audrey Backeberg disappeared from a small city in south-central Wisconsin after reportedly hitchhiking with her family’s babysitter and catching a bus to Indianapolis Nobody ever knew where she went or what happened to her All that changed last week when she was found alive and safe in another state thanks to the fresh eyes from a deputy who took over the case in February Detective Isaac Hanson discovered an out-of-state arrest record that matched Backeberg which triggered a series of investigative moves that led to finding her alive and safe in another state Turns out Backeberg chose to leave the town of Reedsburg on her own accord – likely due to an abusive husband safe and secure; And just kind of lived under the radar for that long,” he said Hanson was assigned the case in late February and he and other officials met with Backeberg’s family to see if they had a connection with that region They also started digging through Backeberg's sister's Ancestry.com account obituaries and marriage licenses from that region they found an address where a woman was living that Hanson said shared a lot of similarities with Backeberg including date of birth and social security number Hanson was able to get a deputy from that jurisdiction to go to the address "I was expecting the deputy to call me back and say ‘Oh nobody answered the door.’ And I thought it was the deputy calling me I could sense that she obviously had her reasons for leaving.” Most of the information he learned during that call he declined to share saying that it was still important to Backeberg that she not be found “I think it overwhelmed her of course with the emotions that she had having a deputy show up at her house and then kind of call her out and talk with her about what happened and kind of relive 62 years in 45 minutes,” he said Hanson described discovering her safe after more than six decades practically unheard of And while he doesn't know what will happen next in terms of her family reconnecting he said he was happy that she can reach out if she wants to so she has my contact number if she ever wants to reach out or needs anything any phone numbers of family members back here," he said "Ultimately she kind of holds the cards for that.” Shane William Pritchard has been charged with crimes he didn’t commit and chased for debts he doesn’t owe That’s because the Dunedin man is not the only Shane William Pritchard in town While the duo’s shared name and age has sometimes been a handy loophole for one Shane for the other it has caused problems for 36 years It’s been years of fearing every knock on the door Years of wondering if he’ll be hand-cuffed and taken to jail to be honest,” says Shane William Pritchard a scout and a member of the Air Training Corp remembers getting quite a shock when her friend called one evening She'd been acting as a referee for a gun licence for Shane whose friend informed her that the police had a long list of offences against Shane’s name Not long after that the police turned up to where Shane was working at the local tannery to arrest him “You're scrambling in your head to think of ways that you can prove it's not you.” Another Shane William Pritchard had been born in Otago They were separated by just two weeks and about 50 miles – one growing up in Mosgiel the other in Milton – but also by the lives they’d been leading To watch the full video story go to TVNZ+ Shane from Milton had huge problems focusing at school He was raised in foster care and then boys’ homes I just wanted to look cool and get in trouble,” he tells Fair Go Milton Shane was used to run-ins with police he got pulled over in his car and asked about his driving licence one’s got a licence and the other hasn’t.’ And I’m like ‘obviously it must be the one with a licence’.” he went to his bank to draw out an ACC payment and was asked which bank account was his He says that at that point he was trying to figure out what was going on “I thought it was just an error.” But he took advantage of the situation and withdrew a large sum of cash Mosgiel Shane became aware of the withdrawal when a scheduled car payment was declined and when Milton Shane turned up at the bank to withdraw more money Identity fraud was considered but Milton Shane was legitimately expecting an ACC payment so the withdrawal appeared to be a genuine mistake and the police couldn’t take any action 'Anything I could get away with Mosgiel Shane thought the bank incident would have alerted police to the problem But his nemesis had cottoned on to the advantages of having a second identity to use Milton Shane acquired a suite of furniture on hire-purchase Milton-Shane clocked up more driving offences Mosgiel Shane thought about changing his name but realised he’d have to provide his previous name in the process the courts and debt collectors such as Baycorp should be able to distinguish between himself and Milton Shane The police first addressed the issue in the 1990s after Mosgiel Shane went to the media He was given a letter to carry with him should he be apprehended He and his parents felt his situation wasn’t being taken seriously Mosgiel Shane went to the media a second time in the mid-2000s the police gave their word that a record in their system would stop the misidentification from happening again This does appear to have worked as far as police action goes But while Mosgiel Shane was given the same reassurance by the Ministry of Justice he continued to receive demands from the courts for unpaid fines He’d also get stopped and questioned whenever he left the country for work trips or holidays It took a huge toll on Mosgiel Shane’s mental health not realising the constant stress it placed on his life John Pritchard says that at times his son felt his life wasn’t worth living worrying about what he was going to do to himself and that really ate me up.” he and his son were in tears as Shane admitted he was at breaking point He described going for days at a time unable to eat or sleep wondering what might happen next "Am I going to be in a position where they've got me in handcuffs or I've got debt collectors coming to the door?" ...You're spiralling into this black hole." He started taking anti-anxiety medication which helped And events regarding Milton Shane seemed to settle Milton Shane was charged for fishing without a licence in Twizel and failing to comply with fisheries officers But a court registrar incorrectly entered the birth date of Mosgiel Shane in the system both Shanes were being chased to pay the $1530 fine It was Mosgiel Shane who spotted the error and rang the court He also sent a statement from his manager saying he’d not been fishing in Twizel that day The reply he got was to say he’d been given the wrong form and that they wouldn’t accept his proof They just wanted to know how I was going to pay the fine.” The first Milton Shane knew about this was when Fair Go told him Mosgiel Shane had been chased for the fine He was told to pay up or face the consequences feeling he shouldn’t have to pay good money to correct someone else’s mistake But it cost Mosgiel Shane over $5000 in legal fees and took months of back and forth between him “Why should anybody have to pay their own money to right somebody else's wrongs and prove who they are I’m sick and tired of proving who I am all the time.” He wanted the Ministry of Justice to take responsibility and reimburse him for his legal costs saying court staff such as the registrar in this case have immunity if they make mistakes such as the one made here and if I make a mistake and it's affecting my client that it's going to cost them money to rectify a mistake that I've made.” he deserves a million apologies from those guys,” she says Milton Shane told Fair Go he still gets in trouble but wants the other Shane to know he doesn’t use his birth date anymore And he had a message for him: “We’ve got to get it sorted for you so you can have a good life with you and your family because I’m trying to get my life together with my son and my grandson” He offers to meet to see if they can sort it out together but I’m not interested in meeting him,.” says Mosgiel Shane He says he doesn’t hold any grudges and accepts Milton Shane’s apology And he believes the only way for that to happen is for the courts and the Ministry of Justice to give him a guarantee that mix-ups won’t occur in the future Fair Go asked the Ministry of Justice to appear in person to apologise and provide reassurance to Shane of its plans to guard against these mistakes The Ministry declined our request to be on camera saying any comment on an individual case would compromise the independence of the courts as the Ministry operates separately But it did send a written apology directly to Mosgiel Shane It also admitted mistakes can occur in clerical records but said instructions were clear and the importance of getting things right had been emphasised to staff Mosgiel Shane isn’t totally convinced that’s the end of it “All I want is for the Ministry of Justice and the courts to do their job I'd like to live without this hanging over me all the time his criminal check has come back showing a clean slate The government is making it harder to make a claim for pay equity that will cut costs There have been massive pay equity claims in recent years for nurses and resthome workers Workplace Minister Brooke van Velden announced the moves to raise the threshold for proving work has been historically undervalued to support a claim on Tuesday saying changes back in 2020 had created problems "Claims have been able to progress without strong evidence of undervaluation and there have been very broad claims where it is difficult to tell whether differences in pay are due to sex-based discrimination or other factors." Claims were concentrated in the public sector with costs to the Crown of all settlements so far totalling $1.78 billion a year "The changes I am proposing will significantly reduce costs to the Crown," she said "The changes will discontinue current pay equity claims." Van Velden told Midday Report she believes in pay equity but the current thresholds were "a bit too loose" Asked how she ensure women were not hurt by this the minister said "I'm a woman and I support women who work" "I also support removing gender based discriminations from our workforces but what I don't support are muddied laws and unclear laws," she said "So these changes are better for all women who are working where we can genuinely say hand on heart that what they are finding with their claims is genuine gender based discrimination." Van Velden told reporters at Parliament any current claims would be stopped and need to restart under the new threshold to show "genuine" gender discrimination and make sure the comparators were right She gave a figure of 33 current claims that would be stopped as the legislation was put through under urgency "You have librarians who've been comparing themselves to transport engineers We have admin and clerical staff at Health New Zealand comparing themselves to mechanical engineers." Social workers had compared themselves to air traffic controllers "We don't believe we have that setting right." Any comparison would now be between female employees and male employees at the same employer "But you cannot go fishing for discrimination across the New Zealand workforce." All current settled claims would continue but the government was drawing "a line in the sand" "We're not stopping claims." The nurse's union has this year had at least 10 pay equity claims in play The PSA union has said pay equity claims and settlements had resulted in significant improvements in pay and working conditions for many workers The union said the changes would make it "impossible for people in female-dominated professions to be paid fairly" "Women across the country will pay the price for this," PSA national secretary Fleur Fitzsimons said "The government's changes today are a dark day for New Zealand women as the government says it will repeal the pay equity law and extinguish 33 existing claims in a constitutional overreach "The PSA is exploring all possible avenues to oppose these unconstitutional amendments and stop this attack on women We will not be deterred in our fight to achieve pay equity for all." "This is a blatant and shameful attack on women," New Zealand Nurses organisation chief executive Paul Goulter said "Women in workforces predominantly performed by female employees have been underpaid and undervalued for generations That is what pay equity claims seek to rectify," he said "This move by the government will widen the pay gap between men and women." The union had at least 10 pay current pay claims across Aged Care These cover many nurses and support workers The E tū union also called the changes an attack on women and a green light to pay them less for work of equal value The government was pulling the rug out from under a 13-year-long fight in aged care "These changes are not about evidence — they are about saving money by keeping women underpaid," national secretary Rachel Mackintosh said in a statement A number of unions have called a snap rally at Parliament at 1pm today in light of the announcement the Council of Trade Unions and representatives of other unions say they will be "protesting the government's attack on women and the destruction of progress on pay equity..." rnz.co.nz Lady Gaga gave a free concert Saturday night in front of 2 million fans who poured onto Copacabana Beach for the biggest show of her career (...) Thank you for making history with me,” Lady Gaga told a screaming crowd kicked off the show at around 22.10pm local time with her 2011 song Bloody Mary Cries of joy rose from the tightly-packed fans who sang and danced shoulder-to-shoulder on the vast stretch of sand Concert organisers said 2.1 million people attended the show switching between an array of dresses including one with the colours of the Brazilian flag Some fans – many of them young – arrived on the beach at the crack of dawn to secure a good spot “Today is the best day of my life,” said Manoela Dobes a 27-year-old designer who was wearing a dress plastered with a photograph from when she met Lady Gaga in the United States in 2019 Madonna also turned Copacabana Beach into a massive dance floor last year The large-scale performances are part of an effort led by City Hall to boost economic activity after Carnival and New Years’ Eve festivities and the upcoming month-long Saint John’s Day celebrations in June “It brings activity to the city during what was previously considered the low season – filling hotels and increasing spending in bars generating jobs and income for the population,” said Osmar Lima the city’s secretary of economic development in a statement released by Rio City Hall’s tourism department last month Rio’s City Hall said in a recent report that around 1.6 million people were expected to attend Lady Gaga's concert and that the show should inject at least 600 million reais (NZ$178.3 million) into Rio’s economy Similar concerts are scheduled to take place every year in May at least until 2028 Lady Gaga arrived in Rio in the early hours of Tuesday The city has been alive with Gaga-mania since as it geared up to welcome the pop star for her first show in the country since 2012 Rio’s metro employees danced to Lady Gaga’s 2008 hit song LoveGame and gave instructions for today in a video A free exhibition celebrating her career sold out While the vast majority of attendees were from Rio the event also attracted Brazilians from across the country and international visitors More than 500,000 tourists poured into the city in the days leading up to the show according to data from the local bus station and Tom Jobim airport Rio’s City Hall said in a statement yesterday made a cross-continent trip from Colombia to Brazil to attend the show “I’ve been a 100% fan of Lady Gaga my whole life,” said Serrano who was wearing a T-shirt featuring Lady Gaga’s outlandish costumes over the years the mega-star represents “total freedom of expression – being who one wants without shame” Rio officials have a history of organising huge concerts on Copacabana Beach Madonna’s show drew an estimated 1.6 million fans last year while 4 million people flooded onto the beach for a 1994 New Year’s Eve show by Rod Stewart in 1994 that was the biggest free rock concert in history sixteen sound towers were spread along the beach Rio state’s security plan included the presence of 3300 military and 1500 police officers Among those present were Lady Gaga admirers who remember their disappointment in 2017 when the artist cancelled a performance scheduled in Rio at the last minute due to health issues “She's the best artist in the world,” the 25-year-old said I love you” in Portuguese rose from the crowd behind him whose real name is Ella Yelich O'Connor which also displayed what appears to be the album cover art — an X-ray of a pelvis "100% written in blood," the website read The new album's announcement came a week after she released her latest single What Was That The song's music video was filmed at a mysterious pop-up event in New York City's Washington Square Park that was initially shut down by police. The event ended up going ahead after all, and fans who stayed got to hear the new song for the first time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lorde (@lorde) It was the first sign of a follow-up to Lorde's previous album Her other albums were 2013's Pure Heroine and 2017's Melodrama she collaborated with British singer Charli XCX on a remix of Girl so confusing — on a re-release of the Grammy award-winning Brat Kim Kardashian thought she was going to be raped and killed when criminals broke into her bedroom in central Paris tied her up and stole more than US$6 million in jewellery 10 people will go on trial in Paris over the robbery abduction and kidnapping of the media personality and the concierge of the residence where she was staying during Paris Fashion Week the night of October 2 Kardashian’s lawyers said she will testify in person at the trial starting Monday and scheduled to run through May 23 "Ms Kardashian is reserving her testimony for the court and jury and does not wish to elaborate further at this time," they said "She has great respect and admiration for the French justice system and has been treated with great respect by the French authorities "She wishes the trial to proceed in an orderly fashion in accordance with French law and with respect for all parties to the case." In interviews and on her family’s reality TV show Kardashian has described being terrified as robbers pointed a gun at her In a 2020 appearance on David Letterman’s Netflix show she tearfully recalled thinking: "This is the time I’m going to get raped Twelve people were originally expected in the defendants’ box and another is seriously ill and can't be tried five of the 10 defendants were present at the scene of the robbery The French press has dubbed them The Granddad Robbers because the main defendants are elderly and have careers as bank robbers with long criminal records Kardashian told investigators she was taken to a bathroom next to her bedroom and placed in the bathtub Her attackers fled on bicycles or on foot and she managed to free herself by removing the tape from her hands and mouth She had also removed the tape from her feet and rushed to her stylist’s room She called her sister Kourtney to tell her about the theft Kardashian told investigators that she had not been injured adding that she wanted to leave France as soon as possible to be reunited with her children According to her testimony and that of the concierge at least one of the suspects had a handgun The gangsters stole many pieces of jewellery estimated to be worth more than US$6 million (NZ$10 million) Only one piece of jewellery — a diamond cross on platinum that was lost during the suspects' escape — has been recovered Two of the accused have partially confessed to the crime is one of two suspected robbers who allegedly entered the apartment his genetic profile was found on the tape used to gag Kardashian who was waiting for him in a parked car at a nearby train station The second robber said he tied up the concierge with cables but did not go up to Kardashian’s apartment said he acted as a lookout in the ground-floor reception area He said he was unarmed and did not personally threaten Kardashian but admitted he shared responsibility for the crime Abbas was arrested in January 2017 and spent 21 months in prison before being released under judicial supervision he co-authored a French-language book titled I Sequestered Kim Kardashian is the second alleged robber suspected of entering the flat although he was filmed by CCTV cameras and numerous telephone contacts with the other co-defendants show his involvement The other defendants are suspected of providing information about Kardashian’s presence in the apartment Others are accused of playing a role in the resale of the jewellery in Antwerp Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — in a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper the rock duo the White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status and the late singer-songwriter Warren Zevon will get the Musical Influence Award pianist Nicky Hopkins and bassist Carol Kaye will each get the Musical Excellence Award who sang at Woodstock and was best known for his cover of The Beatles’ With a Little Help From My Friends a member of Elvis Costello & The Attractions who argued that Cocker is "about as rock and roll as it gets" Soundgarden — with the late Chris Cornell as singer — get into the Hall on their third nomination They follow two other grunge acts in the Hall — Nirvana and Pearl Jam Bad Company get in having become radio fixtures with such arena-rock staples as Feel Like Makin’ Love Can’t Get Enough and Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy The Ahmet Ertegun Award — given to nonperforming industry professionals who had a major influence on music — will go to Lenny Waronker Some nominees that didn't get in this year included Mariah Carey and subsequent Let’s Twist Again are considered among the most popular songs in the history of rock 'n' roll The 83-year-old has expressed frustration that he hadn't been granted entry before including telling the AP in 2014: "I don’t want to get in there when I’m 85 years old so you better do it quick while I’m still smiling." Lauper rose to fame in the 1980s with hits such as Time After Time and Girls Just Want To Have Fun and went on to win a Tony Award for Kinky Boots have six Grammys and a reputation for pushing the boundaries of hip-hop The White Stripes — made up of Jack White and Meg White — were indie darlings in the early 2000s with such songs as Seven Nation Army Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they’re eligible for induction The induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles this fall Nominees were voted on by more than 1200 artists historians and music industry professionals The selection criteria include "an artist’s impact on other musicians the scope and longevity of their career and body of work as well as their innovation and excellence in style and technique" Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton were inducted Türk FC Hattersheim am Main vs TSV Cricket Pfungstadt (TUH vs TCP) 7th match of ECS T10 Frankfurt Series 2020 Today match prediction complete detail available on this page Here you can get 100% sure today match prediction & tips at cricsguru.in ECS T10 toss prediction & live score ball by ball update here Türk FC Hattersheim am Main ready to face TSV Cricket Pfungstadt in the 7th match of European Cricket Series Frankfurt 2020 at Frankfurt Oval The caravan of the T10 leagues has reached the beautiful country of Germany Türk FC Hattersheim am Main’s performance so far has been average in this tournament They have played a total of two games with wins to their name You have lost a match and are 2nd in the points table The Türk FC Hattersheim am Main clubs is considered to be one of the best cricket clubs The team’s bowling units are average while the team’s impact sequence is intense versatile players are also part of this team This team is a team that is successful in the games previously played TSV Cricket Pfungstadt cannot start its season in the ECS T10 League They have lost the first match of the tournament and are bottom of the points table TSV Cricket Pfungstadt Clubs is one of the best cricket clubs Time: 09:00 AM Local | 07:00 AM GMT | 12:00 PM PST | 12:30 PM IST Venue: Frankfurt Oval, Frankfurt The 7th Match of ECS T10 Frankfurt 2020 scheduled to held at Frankfurt Oval The score near about 110 can be difficult for the chasing team The weather forecast in Frankfurt is suitable for a cricket match The forecast is predicting some chances of rain on match day The toss is playing a vital role in the decision of all matches of the T10 European Cricket Series Frankfurt 2020 the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first But TUH bowling and batting unit looks good at least on paper so the winning chances of today match for Türk FC Hattersheim am Main have been increased The equation of winning chance of both teams for today’s game mentioned as Who Will Win Today LEE vs BAR West indies Super 50 Cup 2021 View Results Dream11 Prediction for ECS T10 Frankfurt 2020 between Türk FC Hattersheim am Main vs TSV Cricket Pfungstadt After checking the latest player’s availability the Dream 11 Team for this match of Türk FC Hattersheim am Main vs TSV Cricket Pfungstadt ♠ *COME FAST TO COVER ALL LOSSES FULLY FIXED WINNER* ♠ Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Janja Garnbret is shining in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She is a tough rock and sport climber and her fans hope she climbs her way to a gold medal She trains in the gym in Slovenia and goes for outdoor practice in Austria to sharpen her skills Read also Idols season 17 contestants: age, hometown and more about the contenders The star was born on 12th March 1999 in Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia and fell in love with sport climbing in 2006. Janja Garnbret's age was seven at that time. The star's parents are Darja and Villi Garnbret, and she is now 22 years old. What are Janja Garnbret's height and weight? She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 47 kgs (104 lb). She participated in small sport climbing competitions and made it into the Slovenia Youth Climbing Team at 14. By 2016, the teenager had won three Youth Championships medals in a row. The sport climber took home a gold medal in the 2016 World Cup. She missed the podium four times between 2016 to 2021 but took home 28 World Cup titles. In 2019, she was the first sport climber to bag all medals in a single event. The lady received all six Bouldering World Cups and lost only four boulder problems out of 78. Read also In total, she has received more than 45 medals as of July 2021 Janja Garnbret's net worth ranges between $1 million and $5 million and most of her income is from her sports career She participated in the Salt City Cake contest in Utah There were 106 participants (55 men and 51 women) Other notable contestants included Adam Ondra (Czech), Shauna Coxsey (British), Miho Nonaka (Japanese), Kyra Condie (American) and Oriane Bertone (French). The winners were Bailey Sean of the USA The sport climber revealed that she does not climb for records and medals but to enjoy the route Read also They have red/grey uppers with a red velcro strap The young lady is also a brand ambassador of several other companies. For instance, she uses the La Sportiva Women's Solutions She has a Camp Flash harness sport sending harness and a Camp Matik premium-assisted braking device Read also Janja Garnbret and Domen Skofic are eyeing gold in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The two often train together and whoever wins or loses receives congratulations or consolation from the other Domen is the 10th best climber in the IFSC World Championships and a 2016 Lead World Cup Champion. The lovebirds in the Slovenian national youth team in 2013 are growing stronger together Janja Garnbret has dominated the bouldering World Cup since 2019 Fans hope that she stays in sport climbing for as long as it takes READ ALSO: Caeleb Dressel: age, wife, height, career, Olympics, net worth, Instagram Read also Ruja Ignatova: Where is the founder of the Ponzi scheme OneCoin If he wins a gold medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics he will have a matched Phelps' record of eight global awards Caeleb married his long-term girlfriend this year on Valentine Day's even