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NZ Herald
14-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Robyn Malcolm, Toni Street, Kiri Nathan and Cassie Roma headline Tauranga Business Women's Speaker Series
Malcom recently starred in After the Party, a six-part Wellington-based drama series nominated for a British Academy Television Awards (Bafta) honour in the Best International TV Series category. It missed out on winning to Shogun. Joining Malcolm will be broadcaster and author Toni Street, fashion designer and cultural entrepreneur Kiri Nathan and business powerhouse, international speaker and global brand strategist Cassie Roma. Street co-hosts the Coast FM Breakfast show, a radio station owned by Bay of Plenty Times publisher NZME. Her Breakfast co-hosts Jase Reeve and Sam Wallace will MC at the event. Nathan made history in 2023 as the first Māori designer to open New Zealand Fashion Week, and Roma has starred in The Apprentice Aotearoa and Celebrity Treasure Island. 'Each will share insights from their personal journeys, offering attendees a rare opportunity to engage with high-calibre speakers in one afternoon,' the chamber said. The theme this year is Unstoppable: Owning Your Story. 'This is the most ambitious and exciting speaker series we've ever delivered,' said chamber communications and events manager Carrie Brown. 'These women are not only leaders in their fields, they're change-makers on the national and global stage. 'It's an opportunity for our region to hear directly from voices that are shaping Aotearoa's future.' Now in its sixth year, the Speaker Series is open to the public – not just business owners or chamber members. The chamber partnered with several businesses to deliver the event, including Craigs Investment Partners and Cooney Lees Morgan, Coast FM, KingSt Design, Port of Tauranga, Hatch Consulting, Rentlink Property Management, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Kale Print, and Westpac. The details
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
102 year old war veteran and former POW says he's the "luckiest man that ever lived"
A 102 year old says war veteran who survived two and a half years as a Prisoner of War says he's the luckiest man that ever lived. Malcolm Howard from Norwich was captured by the Germans in 1942 while taking part in Operation Torch - the British and American invasion of North Africa. He was just 19 years old. While serving with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment he landed close to Algiers in what was then the biggest amphibious operation ever seen. According to Malcolm it was also the "worst managed operation even seen". "We ended up on this bare hill with no cover and we were standing there like lemons. The Germans opened fire and all hell broke loose," he said. Malcolm spent the first few years of his life in London where his father ran a barbershop. His mother died of cancer in 1929 when he was just six years old. "They tried to keep it from me, they told me she'd gone away. I didn't know any more than that for some time," said Malcolm. It hit my father hard, and almost overnight he just fell apart. He sold up, got rid of everything. I grew up very fast because I knew my father was dying. I could see it". Malcolm's father was badly gassed in the first world war and his legs and stomach had shrapnel in them, but Malcolm thinks his father's broken heart was the reason he lost his will to live some five years after his mother's passing. After his father's death 11-year-old Malcolm went to live in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk where he was brought up by his Auntie and grandmother. "My grandmother was tyrannical. It was a very unhappy time which is why I joined the army as soon as I could get out of there, he said. He signed up with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and after training in Bury St Edmunds and Scotland he found himself in the allied landings of North Africa, codenamed Operation Torch. Nearly 600 British troops lost their lives and Malcom was captured after marching into Tunisia. "The weirdest thing happened. The German officer ordered us to lay down on the grass. Then they covered us with blankets. I thought I don't like the sound of this one bit. Then in perfect English he said to us, sorry chaps, I'm handing you over to the Italians," recalled Malcolm. The prisoners were marched to the tip of Tunisia to their first prison. "It was where they used to keep animals. It was a zoo and it smelled like it. The food in the Italian prison camps was abominable. Breakfast was bread roll and a sliver of cheese which would last you to your evening meal of pumpkin soup. We used to count the pieces of pumpkin and there would be four or five if you were lucky. It was basically water," said Malcolm. Towards the end of the war Malcom found himself in another prison camp on the Hungarian border which was accidently destroyed in a US bombing raid of nearby factories. He was marched to what he was told would be another prison camp 40 miles away, but there was no other prison camp. The march went on for 900 miles right across Austria. "We just kept going and going - to nowhere really. We were in a hell of a state, exhausted and starving. We were found by a US army unit in Bavaria and our German guards fled." Malcolm was flown to a military hospital - his body riddled with fleas and lice. "VE Day passed me by really, I was recuperating in hospital. I pretty much came through the war with out a scratch," he said. His wife Gwen died in 2004, but at 102 years old Malcolm still lives independently, doing his own washing and cooking, and pressing his white shirts which he wears every day with a jacket and tie. It's been a full life tinged with deep sadness, but he counts himself to be the "the luckiest man that ever lived".
BBC News
03-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
102 year old war hero says he's the "luckiest man alive"
"We were standing there like lemons" A 102 year old says war veteran who survived two and a half years as a Prisoner of War says he's the luckiest man that ever Howard from Norwich was captured by the Germans in 1942 while taking part in Operation Torch - the British and American invasion of North Africa. He was just 19 years serving with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment he landed close to Algiers in what was then the biggest amphibious operation ever seen. According to Malcolm it was also the "worst managed operation even seen"."We ended up on this bare hill with no cover and we were standing there like lemons. The Germans opened fire and all hell broke loose," he said. "My mother died when I was six, but they tried to keep it from me" Malcolm spent the first few years of his life in London where his father ran a barbershop. His mother died of cancer in 1929 when he was just six years old."They tried to keep it from me, they told me she'd gone away. I didn't know any more than that for some time," said Malcolm. It hit my father hard, and almost overnight he just fell apart. He sold up, got rid of everything. I grew up very fast because I knew my father was dying. I could see it".Malcolm's father was badly gassed in the first world war and his legs and stomach had shrapnel in them, but Malcolm thinks his father's broken heart was the reason he lost his will to live some five years after his mother's passing. After his father's death 11-year-old Malcolm went to live in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk where he was brought up by his Auntie and grandmother. "My grandmother was tyrannical. It was a very unhappy time which is why I joined the army as soon as I could get out of there, he said. "The prison used to be a zoo and it smelled like it" He signed up with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and after training in Bury St Edmunds and Scotland he found himself in the allied landings of North Africa, codenamed Operation Torch. Nearly 600 British troops lost their lives and Malcom was captured after marching into Tunisia."The weirdest thing happened. The German officer ordered us to lay down on the grass. Then they covered us with blankets. I thought I don't like the sound of this one bit. Then in perfect English he said to us, sorry chaps, I'm handing you over to the Italians," recalled prisoners were marched to the tip of Tunisia to their first prison. "It was where they used to keep animals. It was a zoo and it smelled like it. The food in the Italian prison camps was abominable. Breakfast was bread roll and a sliver of cheese which would last you to your evening meal of pumpkin soup. We used to count the pieces of pumpkin and there would be four or five if you were lucky. It was basically water," said Malcolm. "We marched for 900 miles - exhausted and starving" Towards the end of the war Malcom found himself in another prison camp on the Hungarian border which was accidently destroyed in a US bombing raid of nearby factories. He was marched to what he was told would be another prison camp 40 miles away, but there was no other prison camp. The march went on for 900 miles right across Austria."We just kept going and going - to nowhere really. We were in a hell of a state, exhausted and starving. We were found by a US army unit in Bavaria and our German guards fled."Malcolm was flown to a military hospital - his body riddled with fleas and lice."VE Day passed me by really, I was recuperating in hospital. I pretty much came through the war with out a scratch," he said. His wife Gwen died in 2004, but at 102 years old Malcolm still lives independently, doing his own washing and cooking, and pressing his white shirts which he wears every day with a jacket and tie. It's been a full life tinged with deep sadness, but he counts himself to be the "the luckiest man that ever lived".
Observer
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Observer
Al Hilal hit 7 past Gwangju to reach Asian semis
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Four-time winners Al Hilal booked their place in the AFC Champions League Elite semifinals on Friday night with a thumping 7-0 win against South Korea's Gwangju in Jeddah. The Saudi Arabian champions, who began the campaign with Brazil superstar Neymar in their ranks before his February return to Santos, romped to victory at King Abdullah Sports City, with 2022 Asian Footballer of the Year Salem al Dawsari the standout. The quarterfinal encounter kicked off the inaugural AFC Champions League Elite Finals, where the continent's top eight teams - four from West Asia, four from the East - compete in a centralised location for the trophy. Al Hilal are one of three Saudi sides in the last eight, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr and Al Ahli, the home team who boast the likes of Riyad Mahrez and Ivan Toney. Al Hilal underlined their credentials by cruising into the last four. They needed all of six minutes to take the lead, when former Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic met AlDawsari's corner to power home a header. Al Hilal doubled their advantage on 25 minutes, Brazilian winger Malcom cutting the ball back for compatriot Marcos Leonardo. The summer signing from Benfica swept his finish past Kim Kyeong-Min in the Gwangju goal. Eight minutes later, Leonardo sent Al Dawsari through on goal, leaving the Saudi Arabia captain to race clear and slide a low shot into the net. Al Dawsari moved to nine goals, making him the joint-top scorer in this season's tournament, alongside Gwangju's Albanian winger Jasir Asani. The only drawback for Al Hilal was that Joao Cancelo, a treble-winner with Manchester City, was forced to leave the pitch shortly before half-time with what appeared to be a hamstring injury. Al Hilal maintained their dominance after the break, with Aleksander Mitrovic adding a fourth in the 55th minute. The ex-Newcastle United and Fulham striker, who has missed a large portion of this season through injury, met fellow Serbian international Milinkovic-Savic's cross to side-foot home. With 12 minutes remaining, Malcom exchanged passes with Mitrovic to slot past Kim for 5-0. Substitute Nasser al Dawsari made it six with a deflected effort from the edge of the penalty area. Abdullah al Hamdan then rifled home from range following Mitrovic's set-up. In next Tuesday's semifinal, Al Hilal will meet either fellow Saudi club Al Ahli or Thailand's Buriram United. Those teams face off on Saturday, also at King Abdullah Sports City. Meanwhile, Ronaldo resumes his quest for continental glory on Saturday, when Al Nassr take on last year's runners-up Yokohama F-Marinos at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City. The Japanese side sacked ex-England assistant manager Steve Holland last week, with Australian Patrick Kisnorbo installed as interim head coach. — AFP
Asharq Al-Awsat
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Al-Hilal Surge into Asian Champions League Semis by Thrashing Gwangju
Al-Hilal powered into the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League Elite in Jeddah on Friday as Jorge Jesus's Saudi Pro League side demolished South Korea's Gwangju 7-0 to move closer to a record-extending fifth continental title. Goals from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Marcos Leonardo and Salem Al-Dawsari inside the first 33 minutes sent the four-times champions on their way, with Aleksandar Mitrovic, Malcom, Nasser Al-Dawsari and Abdullah Al-Hamddan on target after the interval. "The players who played today were under a lot of pressure but they played at their usual level," said Jesus. "Without their commitment we wouldn't achieve what we achieved today. We are on the right path." The result at a raucous King Abdullah Sports City Stadium means Al-Hilal will take on the winners of Saturday's quarter-final between fellow Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli and Thailand's Buriram United. Al-Hilal, continental champions in 1991, 2000, 2019 and 2021 and runners-up on five other occasions, were several levels above the K-League side, who are appearing in the competition for the first time. Milinkovic-Savic gave the Saudi side the perfect start in the sixth minute, the midfielder peeling away from his marker to meet Salem Al-Dawsari's corner with a glancing header that beat Kim Kyeong-in for pace from the edge of the six-yard box. Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou denied the Koreans the opportunity to strike back almost immediately when he blocked Jasir Asani's attempt after the Albanian winger had been played in behind the Al-Hilal defense. Gwangju were to rue that miss in the 25th minute when Leonardo doubled Al-Hilal's lead, the Brazilian beating Kim low and at his near post when he met Malcom's cutback with a first-time strike. Eight minutes later Salem Al-Dawsari effectively killed the game after racing on to Leonardo's ball from deep inside the Al-Hilal half, outpacing the Gwangju defense before calmly sliding his shot to Kim's right. Mitrovic hit the fourth goal 10 minutes into the second half, making no mistake as he slotted in Milinkovic-Savic's bobbling cross from the right with a first-time finish. Malcom beat Kim with 11 minutes remaining and substitute Nasser Al-Dawsari's deflected strike gave Al-Hilal their sixth goal five minutes later. Al-Hamddan's unstoppable right-foot shot in the 88th minute completed Gwangju's humiliation. The latter stages of the revamped Asian Champions League Elite are being played on a centralized basis in Jeddah, with Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr due to face Yokohama F Marinos on Saturday. Kawasaki Frontale from Japan take on Qatar's Al-Sadd on Sunday, with the semi-finals to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday. The final will be played on May 3.
