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John Key's eight-year almost certainly Key's succeed him - with Key’s potential rivals less than Like our facebook domination of New Zea- deputy Bill English. full backing. English, a week to do the num- page. land politics has been the finance minister, has bers ahead of the De- brought to an abrupt The Prime Minister's the known since Septem- cember 12 ballot. end, and within a week craggy Dipton farmer ber of Key’s intention to NZ FIJI TIMES the country will have a with a tight grip on the stand down, giving him Continue reading new prime minister nation’s books to time to plan but leaving on pg 2

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Jockeying is already un- internal discussions dates Bennett and Joyce He had been mulling grets was the failure to derway over the deputy about how they want to are yet to comment. his future for the last convince New Zealand to leadership with Paula deal with a leadership year, telling English after change its flag. Bennett, Amy Adams change", but he was not The jockeying for power speaking to his wife and Judith Collins all suggesting a vote should comes after Key, nick- Bronagh during a holi- Labour leader Andrew seen as contenders, be delayed. named “the Smiling day in Hawaii. Little steered away from while Steven Joyce is Assassin” during his criticising Key, instead the front runner for the English won the back- time at Merrill Lynch, Key said he would leave praising his service but finance portfolio. ing of National’s support announced to stunned Parliament before the making it clear Labour partners, with ACT, Unit- journalists at 12.45pm 2017 election, although was “ready” for an elec- But while National is ed Future and the Maori that it was time to make he would not trigger a tion and for power. banking on the elector- Party all supporting him way for fresh blood. by-election in Helens- ate rewarding stability in for the top job. ville. Green Party co-leader 2017, Key’s resignation Voice wavering, Key said James Shaw said he changes the odds at the “I’ve watched Bill in he had “given everything Key said his family had respected someone who next election and will cabinet committees and I could to this job” at made significant sacri- chose to make the per- energise Labour. in meetings and the way great cost to his family, fices during his time in sonal sacrifices Key had he pursues better public and could not “look the politics, with his children to be leader. English was coy when policy and deals with of- public in the eye” and Stephie and Max dealing asked about his aspira- ficials - he’s very effec- say he planned to serve with “an extraordinary “Being the leader of a tions, saying he would tive,” ACT leader David a full fourth term. level of intrusion”. major political party, speak to his family and Seymour said. and indeed the country, National MPs before Key wanted to “leave on “For my wife Bronagh, is not an easy job.” making a decision, but However, he may not top”, instead of clinging there have been many he was not ruling it out. face a clear run. to power and failing to weekends and nights give “clear air” to his spent alone, many occa- “Certainly I wouldn’t Collins has not ruled out successor. sions that were import- stand if there wasn’t a leadership bid of her ant to her that I simply strong caucus support own and caucus sources “Let’s be blunt, I’ve could not attend.” for me standing.” said she was sounding taken the knife to some out her support - al- other people and now His proudest moments He said the one-week though that may be with I’m taking the knife to included presiding over timetable to select a a view to the deputy’s myself to allow others to economic stability and new leader “gives the role. come through...that’s a guiding the country caucus the opportunity healthy thing, it’s a good through the Christchurch to...have their own Other potential candi thing.” earthquakes, while among his biggest re

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While the about the impact his prescription order was "serious lapse of judg- prepared by a pharma- ment" had on his family. cy technician, R, as the supervising pharmacist, He gave an elderly failed to check the med- A man was caught between the mixing bowl and dough bin at the kidney transplant recip- icine was correct before ient the wrong drug in handing it over. Yarrows The Bakers in Manaia. October 2013, and then A bakery worker mak- Yarrows the Bakers was not enough, and asked became "more con- The patient began tak- ing the last dough of prosecuted by Worksafe Judge Garry Barkle to cerned with protecting ing the wrong drug the the day was crushed NZ following an investi- impose a higher penalty. his tracks, rather than following month, but by a giant mixing bowl gation, and was appear- treating his patient", queried it in December weighing 420kg and ing for sentence. Yarrows’ lawyer Andrea director of proceedings 2013. The patient was containing around 50kg Challis argued that the Kerrin Eckersley said. told he had been given a of dough. It had previously plead- amount had been of- “discontinued product”, ed guilty to one charge fered and accepted at a The patient did not suf- even though R realised At 6.40am on October that it failed to take restorative justice con- fer any long-term effects a mistake had happened 1, 2015, Peter Ngarewa all practicable steps to ference, and that it was from taking the wrong after he peeled back the was working at his job ensure the safety of sufficient when com- medication, but the tri- dispensing label to see at Yarrows the Bakers an employee, while at pared to similar cases. bunal felt R’s actions had a different label under- Manaia factory as a bak- work, in that it failed to the potential to cause neath. ery assistant, the Haw- ensure he was not ex- “Yarrows has done ev- harm, “particularly given era District Court heard posed to hazards arising erything required of it as the patient’s complex He failed to alert the on Monday. out of the use of a hoist a good corporate citi- medical history”. patient’s GP to the error, machine. zen.” and failed to come clean He was working with a “I am truly sorry, and I to the pharmacy manag- machine which lifts up There was no dispute The company had apol- will do whatever it takes er. He also failed to file large batches of dough about the summary of ogised to the victim, to make things right,” an incident report. so it can be easily re- facts and discussion paid the reparation and the pharmacist told a -stuff moved, when things in court centred around assisted him back into went wrong. the amount the compa- work.He agreed the ny should be fined and offence was in the me- “The bowl rose high- pay as reparation. dium level and gave er than usual. A ‘snap’ the company credit for sound was heard and Senior prosecutor for taking part in restorative the bowl spun forward Worksafe NZ, DeAnne justice, paying the repa- on the forks, hitting the Brabant, said if the ration and assisting the victim. the company had un- victim back to work. derstood the machine He was crushed between better and what it was However, the impact on the bowl and the dough capable of, the accident Ngarewa included on- bin,” a summary of facts may not have happened. going problems with his presented by Worksafe eyesight that affected NZ stated. “It is recognised that his driving and he had employees make mis- lost confidence and inde- Other staff managed takes and things hap- pendence. to free him and he was pen, and we have to He fined Yarrows taken to hospital by guard against that,” she $39,375, with court ambulance. said. costs of $130 and so- licitors’ costs of $250. The injuries he sustained “The consequences of He also ordered rep- that day kept him off this accident were quite aration for the victim work for nearly three significant and ongoing of $28,574.05, which months and he had con- for the victim.” included $106 in med- tinuing issues with back ical costs and $968.05 pain and his eyesight, She said that Yarrows’ shortfall between his A pharmacist who admitted hiding a medica- Hawera District Court payment to the victim of normal earnings and Acc tion error has been censured by the Health heard on Monday. $20,00 reparation was payments.-Stuff Practitioners' Disciplinary Tribunal. NZ FIJI TIMES 5

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Sylvia Lawrence woke to what she thought was an earthquake when a stolen ute smashed into her Tauranga bedroom, shunting her bed across the room.

The driver of the ute that ended up on its side with its wheels wedged up against the house died at the scene. The ute went through the bedroom wall, hit- His passenger, another ting the headboard of the bed. man believed to be in his 20s, was left bare- “It’s smashed all the wall to have been stolen, was ly conscious as he tried tiles behind it. coming from Brookfield to clamber out of the The stolen ute took out the neighbour's car Moments after the crash and must have been go- smashed up vehicle. and a brick fence before hitting the house. a man in his underwear ing “at least 100kmh” in turned up claiming to a 50kmh area. her bed was sent hur- “I just got out of bed on Emergency services own the ute. tling toward the dresser all fours and shouted up were called to the crash “It hit the brick fence at on the opposite side of to my husband ‘was he on Otumoetai Rd, oppo- Lawrence said the man’s our house, went through the room. all right’.” site Glenn Tce, at 1am. wife had woken him up that, knocked out a to alert him that some- power pole, shunted the “I just thought it was an The bricks from the Inside her bedroom one was stealing their car - there was alot of earthquake,” Lawrence masonry fence flew for closest to the road, Law- ute. He gave chase clad force there.”“The ute told SunLive after the metres with one going rence was asleep when only in his underwear. was stolen and obviously crash. into the wall by the front He said the ute, believed on the escape run.”-stuff door. Teenager charged Kayak operator to pay with Hastings $325k over tourist deaths arsons A Lake Tekapo tourism operator who pleaded guilty over the deaths of two overseas students ran an "incompetent" operation that breached safety protocols, Mari- time New Zealand says.

Kayak hire operator Ricky Hartnett has been ordered to pay almost $325,000 in reparations after the two tourists' deaths on the lake in Lake Tekapo September last year. he did have was not $324,500 in reparation. Hawke's Bay police have charged a 16-year- properly activated. Hollnsteiner and Mur- old with five counts of arson. Mr Hartnett hired kayaks phy's families will get to 11 overseas students, “He reacted very slowly $115,000 each. A teenage boy has been to a person of interest five of whom were and in a confused way charged with five counts during the night and tipped into the water by and that led to people The three students who of arson after a spate CCTV was analysed the strong winds. dying,” he said. were hospitalised for of fires in Hastings last following day. hypothermia will each month. American Daniel Holln- Mr Hawthorn says there receive $15,500. "As a result of inquiries, steiner and Briton James were several safe- Fires were lit in skip a 16-year-old male was Murphy died. Three oth- ty breaches, including The remaining six stu- bins at the rear of retail arrested and charged ers were hospitalised for Hartnett failing to un- dents who were rescued premises overnight from with five arsons on that extreme hypothermia. derstand the hazards will get $8000 each. November 28 to 29, night." of operating in the cold Detective Sergeant Sally Mr Hartnett did not have conditions of Lake Mr Hartnett must com- Patrick said. He will appear in Hast- an adequate safety and Tekapo. plete 200 hours of com- ings Youth Court later in emergency management munity work. “Attending officers spoke the week. - stuff plan in place. The plan Mr Hartnett must pay NZ FIJI TIMES FIJI NEWS 7 Families mourn Deliver on time or loss of sons pay fines: AG

Hardware companies who do not deliver build- ing materials under the Help for Home Initiative on time will be penal- ised.

This was confirmed by Minister for Economy first phase of the Help delivery to other parts Two families are mourn- phone carried by one of Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. for Home Initiative will where they were re- ing the loss of their the boys. have to complete their quired to do so but Tav- children who drowned in Kumar says a search “They need to pay orders first before they euni is somewhere they Bilalevu River in Siga- party went to look for us interest, they have are able to be part of had to complete that.” toka on Saturday after- them and only found agreed to that we are the second phase. The second phase of the noon. the mobile phone and formalising that by way Help for Homes Initiative the clothes on the river of a letter this week so “In the second tranche will commence in the 12-year-old Rahul Chand bank. they’ll be paying interest Vinod Patel and RC next two weeks with an and 9-year old Vinal rates and also penalty Manubhai won’t be part allocation of $20 million Varun Sharma went He says the two fami- charges now because of it until they fulfil more dollars. swimming together with- lies are in shock as they we cannot have that not of their orders because out any supervision at have lost their eldest deliver and not be penal- they are still way behind Sayed-Khaiyum says around 1pm when they and youngest sons. ised for that so we are in respect to their deliv- there was a shortage disappeared. looking at interest rates ery rates . of concrete blocks due The two were students of 4%and even higher to high activity in the Rahul’s grandfather, Anil of Loma Primary school. for penalty charges.” We also have Carpenters construction industry Kumar says just after A police investigation that is yet to complete however supplies of tim- one, the family found continues and a post Sayed-Khaiyum adds, its delivery in Taveuni. ber and steel had been the two missing and mortem is expected to hardware companies sorted. -FBC made several calls to the be conducted soon.-FBC that were part of the They have completed

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He needs approximately $35000 AU to have the NZ FIJI TIMES 9 NZ FIJI TIMES | FIJI NEWS 10 President joins students and staff of International School Suva as they decorate and give out gifts to children admitted at CWM hospital

ing this for the last 10 tal showed her that the years. children’s ward rarely gets decorated. She says that the cam- paign started when she Evening-Rafoi adds did some research, in that as long as she is which she found out that employed by ISS, peo- the children’s ward does ple can expect them to not get decorated for continue in the years to Christmas, much less come. getting goody bags. Meanwhile the goody Evening-Rafoi says that bags given out contained in a way the hospital baby powder and oil, Fiji Children admitted at the donated by ISS stu- says the reason for the was her home as she water, tissue’s, snacks CWM children’s ward got dents. visit was to give back to was one of Fiji’s juvenile and a stuffed toy. a surprise today when the community in a way diabetics. -Fiji Village the President Jioji Kon- International SchoolSuva not usually done every- rote showed up with Primary Office Manager day. Evening-Rafoi says She says that her fre- goody bags which was Lorna Eve ning-Rafoi that they have been do quent visits to the hospi Dunn becomes Consolidated laws to climate change Fiji supports be launched this week ambassador The Consolidated laws of “Some of the senior Miss Pacific Island, Anne Commission Fiji will be launched on practitioners have a Dunn has been appoint- Friday, bringing Fiji into particular condescend- ed an ambassador for the modern era. ing attitude towards the Climate Change for Fiji says Naiqamu younger practitioners by Minister for Local Attorney General Aiyaz – in particular if those Government Praveen Sayed-Khaiyum says it practitioners are wom- Bala. involves the revision and en.” consolidation of 30 years Dunn arrived home last of laws for ordinary Fiji- “We do get a lot of that, night and was given an ans to know and under- nearly ninety percent official welcome in Suva stand. of practitioners in the today. Solicitor General’s office She says her platform Addressing lawyers and are women so you can has enabled her to advo- judges over the week- actually see how lawyers cate many issues. end, Sayed-Khaiyum do get treated in they also highlighted the are women.” “I am very excited to be need for seasoned legal the ambassador for cli- practitioners to conduct The Consolidated Laws mate change. I feel like themselves with deco- will be launched at the it’s one of the biggest rum. Attorney General’s Con- issues faced by every Fiji has been, and will change on our oceans ference. country in the region continue to be com- and its fisheries resourc- and so Iam excited to mitted to the activities es, compounded by the take it on.” of the Commission for pressures of Illegal, the Conservation and unreported and unreg- “I do realise that there’s Management of Highly ulated fishing activities, a lot of NGO’s and pro- Migratory Fish Stocks in it is our collective duty grammes within commu- the Western and Central more so now than ever nities that have already Pacific Ocean. to ensure that the Com- addressed the issue, so mission, begotten by us I hope to just step into This was the message and for us, elevates the one of those projects relayed to stakeholders oceans and its species and hopefully do some- by Minister for Forests under our care to a state thing next year that Osea Naiqamu at their of sanctity once again, would end up changing 13th session of the so that nothing of val- at least one activity or Commission in Denarau, ue may perish from the at least one way climate Nadi today. sea.” change affects us as a region.” He says Fiji is committed The Minister urged par- to the discussions and ticipants to be mutually Dunn says it’s important are willing to work with understanding so that for all Pacific women to everyone to yield posi- key fish species and hold on to their roots tive outcomes. fisheries can enjoy long- and traditions which term sustainability. make them unique. “The ever-increasing impacts of climate NZ FIJI TIMES WORLD NEWS 11 Chapecoense plane crash: Fans Australian charged unite for stadium memorial with murder over Bodies of the victims the rain to God's tears. death of French tourist arrived at the stadium He was dressed in a in a procession through shirt of Colombian side drove to the Aileron Chapeco after arriving Atletico Nacional, the roadhouse, 40km (25 from Colombia. team Chapecoense had miles) further north, to been travelling to play, raise the alarm. Seventy-one people died and who held a memo- Fans came togeth- in Monday's crash out- rial for the victims in er in heavy rain at On Thursday, police de- side Medellin where the their own stadium on Chapecoense's stadi- tained a Melbourne man team was due to play. Wednesday. -BBC um who had spent a night Six survived. on the run in the bush. The suspect remains in The cause of the crash hospital, suffering from is unclear. But a record- Philippe Jegouzo, 33, heat exhaustion and de- ing suggests the plane was allegedly stabbed hydration. was out of fuel moments in the neck in an unpro- before the crash. voked attack, after he The Stuart Highway and his wife had stopped runs from Darwin to Port Brazilian President at a rest area at Con- Augusta through the Michel Temer attended ners Well on the Stuart central Australian des- the ceremony at the sta- Highway about 100km erts for nearly 3,000km dium. He watched silent- (60 miles) north of Alice (1,875 miles) and is a ly but did not address Springs. popular route for out- the crowd. back travellers. A coffin of a victim of the Chapecoense The incident happened A black sash was hung plane crash being carried into the stadium last Wednesday. Detective Superinten- on the stadium’s outer by the Brazilian military The accused will appear dent Travis Wurst of the- wall. at Alice Springs Local Northern Territory police Court on Monday. described the attack as Giant screens trans- “bizarre” and “random” mitted the speeches to Mr Jegouzo's wife tried and said tourists should those watching outside to beat off the attack- not be worried about in the pouring rain. er by hitting him with a driving through the picnic table, according to area. Inside, young support- local press reports. ers carried the team’s “There are no safety flag out on to the pitch, After the attack, she concerns for any tourist alongside the national flagged down a pass- or any traveller or any flags of Brazil and Co- ing car in which a nurse resident of Alice Springs lombia. and her husband were or Central Australia travelling. The nurse whatso ever,” said DS The mayor of Chapeco, tried in vain to save Mr Wurst.- BBC Luciano Buligon, started Relatives of the victims held up pictures of Jegouzo’s life, while her his speech by comparing the players husband

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The turnout was near- Particularly in Brussels. ly 70%, in a vote that Prime Minister Renzi was wasseen as a chance to the only premier left in register discontent with Europe with a vision for the prime minister. the EU’s future.

Mr Renzi said the re- Angela Merkel is too forms he proposed busy crisis-managing would have cut Italy’s while much of France is bureaucracy and made in thrall to Front Nation- the country more com- al eurosceptics. petitive. -BBC "I lost and the job that goes is mine" - Matteo Renzi after losing the battle for reform But the referendum was widely seen as a chance Italian Prime Minister endum over his plan to conference, he said he to register discontent Matteo Renzi has re- reform the constitution. took responsibility for with the prime minister. signed after suffering a the outcome, and said heavy defeat in a refer In a late-night news the No camp must now EU leaders won’t have Indian women 'loiter' in public places at night

Four years on from a will get used to it, and fatal rape that shocked in a tiny way that will India and the world, change their attitudes to women want to re- women.” claim public spaces and are speaking up about These attitudes started the violence they have getting questioned after faced - but they don't a 23-year-old physio- just want to be seen as therapy student, Jyoti victims. Singh was raped by mul- tiple men on a moving Every month, Neha bus in Delhi, in Decem- Singh sends a text about ber 2012. the next midnight walk to a group of women. She died from her inju- A quick discussion on ries. the route follows. The date fixed, they agree It was so shocking that to meet at midnight, it caused an internation- with a plan to loiter until al outcry and India tight- Neha Singh (R) is all smiles after the walk but has faced threat- 03:00. ened its laws that deal ening situations with violence against It’s a time when you women. like once when a man police. says the Indian woman normally don’t see wom- stepped out of his car has turned defiant and en out on their own. Neha was one of the and started masturbat- Observers suggest this defiance is taking Even well-lit streets are thousands who marched ing in front of us,” says broader definitions of different forms across considered unsafe after in the streets in protest. Ms. Singh. violence and harsher the country. midnight anywhere in penalties have encour- India. And as she thought of “But the loitering had aged more women to Protest groups like Why But these women refuse ways to bring about last- changed us and instead report attacks. Loiter in , Pinjra to be boxed in. ing change, she stum- of feeling ashamed or Tod’(Break the Cages) bled upon a book called blaming ourselves for Ending the silence in Delhi and Blank Noise On the night I join the Why Loiter, which argues it, I took out my cam- in Bangalore are being walk, four members turn that women’s access to era, pointed it at him Some women have also led by young women up. One of them, Celina public spaces in India is and said this will make a felt emboldened enough but have found support John, is wearing shorts “at best, conditional”. viral video on YouTube, to report instances of among men too. and a sleeveless top. and the man zipped up sexual harassment and he book argued that and fled.” rape against men in au- “The message out there “Why should I dress women should have thority. to the west is that we differently at night?” she equal access to public Every four minutes in are not only about vio- asks. spaces, and inspired India in 2015, a sexual Sameera Khan, a jour- lence and being victims,” Neha to start her group, crime against women nalist and co-author of Ms. Khan says. “The more you dress also called Why Loiter. was reported to the the book Why Loiter, “Instead we are empow- freely, the more people “It has its challenges, ering our lives. NZ FIJI TIMES | BOLLYWOOD 13 Jacqueline Fernandez starrer Remo D’Souza to kick start Definition of Fear to open the his next with his dance students Delhi Film Festival Revealing about her experience of shooting the film, she also added, “Shooting for the film was a great experience, as it broadens your per- spective on movies and film-making as a whole.

There is a huge market for horror-thrillers, so I think the film has im- mense potential.”

Directed by James Simp- son, Definition of Fear has Jacqueline Fernan- Choreographer turned of the dance realty show Jacqueline Fernandez screened on the festi- dez playing the role of a filmmaker Remo D’Sou- , that will be making her inter- val’s opening day and psychologist. za, after attempting the is, Punit Pathak, Raghav national debut with the the actress will be flying superhero genre, is now Juyal and Dharmesh film Definition of Fear for down to the capital to The film will also have all set to bring back his Yelande. which she had started attend its very first pub- an Indian release apart dancer students to Bol- shooting long ago. lic screening. from its overseas one. -bollywood hangama lywood. Remo was supposed to Remo is all set to start his next with Ajay And now it has been re- Confirming the news, co-produce a film with Devgn and Sooraj Pan- vealed that the film is in Jacqueline said, “I think partner Mayur Barot choli but the schedule its final stages and will film festivals are great titled Nawabzaade which for the same has been be soon screened at the platforms to showcase will star some of his pushed to next year Delhi Film Festival. movies, especially if dancing stars from ABCD because of which the they are not your usual 2. The film in question filmmaker decided to The thriller will be commercial fare”. stars former contestants focus on this one.

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Befikre is a story that in search of an adven- Indian girl Shyra (Vaani the other are tested to Befikre celebrates being care- ture. Just when he was Kapoor). A feisty ro- the limit. Battling their Releasing- free in love. A quintes- about to embark on` mance ensues between ups and downs, both 9th December 2016 sential Delhi boy Dha- this journey of his life he the two in which both of realize that love is a leap ram (Ranveer Singh) bumps into a wild, free their personalities- one of faith that can only be Ranveer Singh & comes to Paris for work spirited, French born being an equal match for taken by those who dare Vaani Kapoor to love.

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Releasing - 16th December 2016 NZ FIJI TIMES BOLLYWOOD 15 Sunny Leone trumps Abhishek Bachchan and PM Narendra Modi to Farah Khan gate crash Boman become most searched Irani’s birthday dinner personality in India Farah Khan in their fun- ny, wacky style posed with the birthday boy for some clicks and sharing a picture on Instagram was our very own Junior Bachchan.

He wrote, “So @farah- khankunder and I gate crashed @boman_irani birthday dinner.

Had the wish the young lad on his special day. Love you Bomzi. Happy birthday.” For last four years, the stand-up comedian and The trio has worked former adult star turned TV personality Kapil together before in Happy actress Sunny Leone has Sharma in the second New Year. been the most searched position. This was fol- personality in India. lowed by Amitabh Bach- While Abhishek Bach- chan, Shah Rukh Khan chan will apparently Well, for the fifth con- and Aamir Khan. soon kick start his next secutive time Sunny apparently titled Lefty, Leone has become the The second position in Farah Khan is currently most searched person- the female celebrities busy scripting her next. ality for the fifth con- has been surprising- -bollywood hungama secutive year in India ly grabbed by Bipa- They say friends and Boman Irani and Farah as revealed by Yahoo! sha Basu after she got foes aren’t permanent in Khan who are consid- India. married to Karan Singh the glamour industry but ered to be besties. Grover earlier this year. some off screen camara- Sunny Leone trumped The buzz around her derie between celebrities Boman Irani recently Prime Minister Naren- marriage gave her the are strong enough to turned a year older and dra Modi in the most second spot. give us serious friend- the celebration would searched race. She was followed by ship goals. have been incomplete Salman Khan has taken Deepika Padukone who without his friends from the top spot amongst took the third slot, fol- One amongst them is the industry. the male celebrities fol- lowed by Katrina Kaif at the friendship between lowed by No. 4. Abhishek Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and

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and maintaining bone from high levels of calci- strength um and oxalate in urine. Prevent the buildup of waste and fluid in the But if there are high body. levels of urine calcium and the urine is alkaline Development of (has a high pH), calcium Kidney Stones phosphate stones may form instead. Kidney stones develop when the concentra- Uric acid stones develop tion of normal kidney from overly acidic (low substances (especially pH) urine. calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus) increases This can result from a substantially. diet high in purines, substances that are This process — some- broken down to form times known as nephro- uric acid and are found lithiasis — can be due to in high concentrations in various factors, including animal protein. low fluid intake, diet, or medications such Struvite stones, some- as diuretics and calci- times called infection There are several dif- Other symptoms may What Are the um-based antacids. stones, are made of ferent types of kidney include nausea, chills, Kidneys? magnesium, ammoni- stones, but each of and blood in the urine. A number of issues can um, and phosphate, and them can cause a lot of Part of the urinary sys- increase a person’s risk typically form in alkaline pain. Kidney stones affect tem, your two kidneys of developing kidney urine. both men and women, are fist-sized, bean- stones, including: Kidney stones are small though struvite stones shaped organs, located They develop from up- chunks of solid material are more common in just below the rib cage, A family history of per urinary tract infec- that can form in your women and uric acid one on each side of the kidney stones tions, including kidney kidneys, a pair of organs stones are more com- spine. Medical conditions that infections, when bacteria that filter your blood. mon in men. affect the levels of uri- produce urease, an en- They have a number nary substances zyme that helps convert The "stones," which Overall, however, the of important functions, Urinary tract blockage urea (a compound in are usually yellow and prevalence of kidney mainly filtering the Digestive problems urine) into ammonia and brown, vary in size and stones is higher in men blood to remove waste Recurrent urinary tract other products. shape. than women. and excess water, re- infections. sulting in the formation Cystine stones result For instance, some may Kidney stones are also of urine, which is stored Types of Kidney from a genetic disorder be jagged and as small more common in obese in the bladder and Stones that causes cystine, an as a grain of sand, while people than non-obese emptied from the body amino acid, to leak into others may be lumpy people, and less com- through the urethra. There are four main the urine from the and the size of golf mon in non-Hispan- types of kidney stones: kidneys. balls. ic African and Mexi- The kidneys also: calcium, uric acid, stru- - Everyday Health can-Americans than in vite, and cystine stones. A stone may stay in non-Hispanic Cauca- Balance the body’s the kidney or travel sians, according to the levels of electrolytes, Calcium stones, of which down the urinary tract European Urology study. including sodium, potas- there are two forms — — the body’s waste sium, and phosphate, to calcium oxalate and cal- and excess-water maintain the body’s bal- cium phosphate — are drainage system — ance of acids and bases the most common type and get stuck, causing Produce hormones of kidney stone. involved in regulating severe pain in the bel- blood pressure, produc- In most cases, calcium ly or side of the back. ing red blood cells, oxalate stones form

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South Africa are the ry Tuwai touched down end. Meanwhile, England 2016 Dubai 7s champi- under the posts, with beat Wales faced off in ons after defeating the conversion level- the battle for bronze the Vodafone Fiji 7s ling the score at 14-14, while Australia finished 26-14 in the final early but shortly afterwards the day in fifth. Sergio Aguero: Manchester City striker Sunday morning. Chris Dry scored to edge banned for four games for David Luiz foul South Africa into the Looking at the points Fiji was trailing 7-14 at lead. standings, South Africa Manchester City striker missal was in August, halftime. The Blitzboks tops the table with 22 Sergio Aguero has been when he received a scored early tries from That try gave his team points followed by Fiji banned for four matches retrospective red card and Branco the Blitzboks momen- with 19 points. after his second dismiss- for a challenge on West du Preez to put them tum and it was a final al for violent conduct Ham's Winston Reid. into an early lead, how- try from England in third place this season. He will miss City's ever, Fijian captain Osea that sealed the match, with 17 points, Wales games against Leices- Kolinisau fired back to bringing his tally to 11 settled in 4th place with Aguero, 28, was sent ter, Watford, Arsenal make it 14-7 at half- tries in the tournament. 15 points while Austra- off for a high and late and Hull.City midfielder time. lia in 5th place with 13 challenge on Chelsea Fernandinho was also The next leg will now be points. defender David Luiz in sent off after he clashed From the restart, Jer- in Cape Town next week- - FBC Saturday's 3-1 home with Cesc Fabregas in loss.The Argentina for- the scuffle that followed ward’s previous dis Aguero's lunge, and will Mark Rudan favoured option serve a three-match for Wellington Phoenix job ban..

Australian Mark Rudan is captain and ex-Sydney club undergoes a thor- the favourite to replace United boss Rudan, 41 is ough process to fill the Ernie Merrick as Wel- the Phoenix's top choice role full time. lington Phoenix coach, candidate to replace Australian media are Merrick. He is set to Auckland City’s Spanish reporting. meet the club on Mon- manager Ramon Tribu- day about the possibility. lietx might be anoth- Fox Sports are specu- er possible long-term lating former Sydney FC Merrick stepped down coaching option for the captain and ex-Sydney on Monday and is un- Phoenix. United boss Rudan, 41 is derstood to have ad- the Phoenix's top choice dressed his players after Rudan, who played as a candidate to replace Sunday's 2-0 loss to central defender, had a Merrick. Australian Mark Adelaide, telling them he long career in Australian Rudan is the favourite had taken them as far as domestic football, retir- to replace Ernie Merrick he could. ing in 2010. as Wellington Phoenix coach, Australian media Phoenix assistant Chris Since taking up coach- are reporting. Greenacre and Des ing, he led Sydney Unit- Buckingham will take ed 58 FC to two National in his four years in Rudan is Young Soc- Fox Sports are speculat- over as joint interim Premier League (NPL) charge between 2013- ceroos’ assistant coach ing former Sydney FC head coaches,while the championships titles 16. to Ufuk Talay. NZ FIJI TIMES | WORLD SPORTS 21 Tiger Woods hits mixed final round on return at Hero World Challenge

Tiger Woods shot an in- “Getting to this point Yet Woods also led the consistent four-over-par has tested me beyond field in birdies, making final round of 76 to fin- anything I’ve ever ex- 24, including seven in a ish 15th on his return to perienced in my life,” brilliant 65 on Friday. competitive golf at the Woods told NBC. Hero World Challenge. "The pain, the issues I “It was a great week to have, it was just rough - be back competing again The 14-time major there were some pretty and playing against champion hit five bird- dire times where I just the best players in the ies, including three in couldn't move." world,” he added."I a row to close the front made a lot of birdies nine, but also made Woods, who hosts the but also made a lot of three bogeys and three event each year, started mistakes and some poor double bogeys. his final round with four decisions." pars before bogeying the Japan's Hideki Mat- fifth hole and double-bo- Victory was Mat- suyama won the geying the sixth. A 30- suyama's fourth title in 18-player event in foot putt was the high- two months following the Bahamas by two light of a run of three wins at the Japan Open, strokes, finishing on 18 birdies that put Woods the World Golf Cham- under. level at the turn, only to pionships HSBC Cham- then drop four shots in pions and the Taiheiyo Woods, 40, was playing the next three holes. Masters. his first PGA Tour event after 466 days injured. A par at 13 and birdies The 24-year-old hit his The world number 898, at 14 and 15 arrested only over-par round of who had two back oper- the slide but the Ameri- the tournament on Sun- ations during his ab- can double-bogeyed the day, carding a 73, but it sence, finished on four last to close on 76 - the was enough to hold off under overall. worst round of any play- Sweden's Henrik Sten- er over the four days. son, who finished two shots adrift on 16 under. England equal wins record: How they Americans Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson tied for third, have improved under Eddie Jones three shots further back. England saw off Aus- New Zealand’s season tralia on Saturday by and England are rela- England were under im- recording their highest tively fresh. But it would mense pressure against score over the Wallabies still be a sensational win Australia at the start. at Twickenham. It was a were it to happen. Yes, on another day victory which complet- they might have con- ed a perfect year and I’m convinced winning ceded three tries in that equalled their record of in the manner they did opening period, but they 14 successive wins. against Australia has didn't and were able to helped England mental- come back and kick on. Head coach Eddie Jones ly. said afterwards that his Had they lost, the ex- They regrouped, sorted team would be happy to pectations most people themselves out at half- play New Zealand "to- had of that team would time and took Australia morrow". England would have been tainted be- to the cleaners. It’s a have every chance cause a) they would good sign they were against the All Blacks if have lost at home to the able to withstand that they were playing them Wallabies, and b) they incredible pressure with- on Sunday, because it’s would have failed to out being wholly dynam- the end of equal the record. ic and intense. LJS Waitakere is Certi ed Halal by FIANZ Waitakere Mega Centre Vitasovich Avenue Henderson Ph: 09 836 2809 NZ FIJI TIMES | FIJI SPORTS 22 Fiji 7s embrace for three tough pool games

Vodafone Fiji 7s team “We are in a tough pool its Cape Town 7s cam- expects a tough battle with three world re- paign against Japan at in the pool games of the spected opponents in 11.05pm on Saturday. Cape Town tournament France, Kenya and Ja- They then take on Kenya this weekend. pan and even before we at 2.06am before play- look at you know playing ing France in the last Coach Nacanieli Cawan- them in the tournament pool game at 6.12am on ibuka says the players we will have to make Sunday. will go through a recov- sure that all our pro- You can watch the tour- ery session and restore cesses is right, how we nament live on FBC TV the energies before recover and how we re- and catch the commen- taking the tournament in store the energy level.” taries of Fiji’s game only South Africa. The Fiji 7s side kicks off on Radio Fiji One. Fijian 6 ready for Fiji team NZ challenge on WC FOR 13-year-old Epa- young people his age lose hope and keep rama Lagi he wants to would not get the working in life. I can- be a star in para table chance to fly in an not stand or walk, but tennis in future. aeroplane, let alone I am happy to be play- travel abroad. ing table tennis. I urge In his dictionary there is people to help one no word as disability. Determination and the another.” It is just a hurdle, but he figh to tackle life pos- has overcome the odds. itively had given him He will depart for New new beginings. Zealand on December He is wheelchair ridden 13. and is a student of Nau- “I look forward to the Profile sori. training.” Name: Eparama Lagi Former national rep Ser- He is one of the six pa- THE Fiji Women's 15s He, along with Iakoba emaia Bai, who is coach- ra-athletes who will be Age: 13 rugby team left for Hong Taberanibou, Akani- ing the side, said they taking part in the In- School: Nausori Special Kong yesterday aiming si Latu, Mere Roden, had achieved their short ternational Table Tennis School to qualify for the 2017 term goal of winning the Federation training camp Jone Vukinamualevu Role model: Jekope Tav- Women's World Cup in Oceania Championship. in New Zealand later this and Jope Kikau have ave Ireland for the first time. month. been selected for the Originally from: Taveuni "We set our goals and trip. Lagi is orginally Hobbies: Playing table The side will face the hosts and Japan in the the long term plan is to “I am very happy to from Taveuni and was tennis and cricket play in the World Cup," born physical chal- Message to others in the repechage series to be part of the team he said. ”We are cre- community: Never un- qualify for the World going to New Zea- lenged. ating history because derestimate yourself Cup which will be held in land,” he said. Some the last time the Fijiana Dream: To represent Fiji Ireland from next Au- “One should never played 15s was back in in the Olympics gust 9-29. 2006.” Bai said.

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Fiji Netball Under-23 16 players have been players selected in the side will play three selected for the friend- squad for the games in matches before rounding ly matches and will be January. up its preparation for the captained by Fiji Pearls World Youth Cup. defender Episake Kaha- Meanwhile, the World toka. Youth Cup will be held The Baby Pearls takes from 8th to the 16th of on Australia, New Zea- Ana Moi, Kelera Nawai July in Botswana next land and Samoa in a and Vilisi Tavui are the year. three overseas based

Ryan finds it hard to sit The Vodafone Fiji 7s The Fiji 7s side kicks off team is not shying away its Cape Town 7s cam- back when Fiji is playing from the fact that they paign against Japan at lost to a better team in 11.05pm on Saturday. the Dubai tournament final. They then take on Kenya at 2.06am on Sunday Fiji lost to South Africa before playing France 26-14 and Coach Nacan- in the last pool game at ieli Cawanibuka says the 6.12am. team will regather for the Cape Town meet this You can watch the tour- week. nament live on FBC TV and catch the commen- “Very special boys. taries of Fiji’s game only They have a very on Radio Fiji One. strong bond. We will review and have that honest feedback amongst ourselves individually and col- lectively as a team to Former Vodafone Fiji 7s at the Dubai 7’s, Ryan was not gonna be that look at areas we need coach Ben Ryan says he says he lost his voice person and I was off to improve on.” finds it really hard to sit shouting for the boys the bar and I’ve lost my back while Fiji is play- to deliver better on the voice screaming. I really ing. Speaking field. “I really think I want them to do well”.

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Fiji 7s interim coach Cawanibuka says this “We going to look at how He adds Emosi Mulevo- Nacanieli Cawanibuka week’s result will have we recover and restore ro and Josua Vici who says he will ensure all no bearing on the teams’ those energy level. missed out in Dubai are their processes are set mentality as it heads in contention for starting right before playing pool into is a new week alto- We do our recoveries to- positions in Cape Town. games in the Cape Town gether. gether and making sure Fiji heads up Pool B with 7s this weekend. that every injury they France, Kenya and Ja- have should be fixed”. pan. _FBC

World Rugby has an- After an impressive per- nounced the pools for formance in round one, Cape Town 7s pool the second round of the Simon Amor’s England HSBC World Rugby Sev- head-up a tough Pool C ens Series in Cape Town which also features New next weekend. Zealand, Argentina and match announced Canada. The draw for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens was Pool D contains Wales, made before the Cup fi- Scotland, Samoa and in- nal at the opening round vitational team Uganda. of the series in Dubai. You can watch the Cape Dubai winners South Af- Town 7s LIVE on FBC TV rica are drawn in Pool A and also catch the live with Australia, USA and commentaries of Fiji’s Russia. game only on our sister station Radio Fiji One. Olympic champions Fiji, who suffered defeat to the Blitzboks in Dubai, head up Pool B with France, Kenya and Ja- pan.