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Otago Daily Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
City to host future NZ hockey stars
New Zealand's future hockey stars are set to descend on Timaru as the city prepares to host the Vantage National Under-18 Men's Tournament for the first time. Held across both turfs at the Trust Aoraki Hockey Centre, the tournament is the third highest level hockey tournament in the country and will feature 21 of the best men's under-18 teams from around the country. Hockey South Canterbury president Pete Stayt said it was a privilege to have been selected to host the prestigious tournament. "Late every year Hockey New Zealand put out expressions of interest for tournaments and there is a qualifying level, what you need to have to host it. "It's really challenging to get and a big reason we got the tournament was down to getting the second turf installed. We wouldn't have qualified without it. "Everyone wants this tournament because the under-18's are the bright lights, these are the future Black Sticks. This tournament is the first formal opportunity, they call it, for recognition and identification." He said hosting the tournament proved the strength of the sport in the region. "The association has hosted tournaments in the past like the Hatch Cup and other underage events but this is a big, big thing and it's a reflection of how the national hockey community sees South Canterbury, both from a performance view but also a governance view. "You layer that on top of our success in inter-school and hockey in general, and it's a really exciting time [for hockey in South Canterbury]." The tournament would not only be big for the sport in the region but for the local economy, Mr Stayt said. "Using Venture Timaru data, it will bring over a million dollars of outside cash into South Canterbury in a week. "The idea is to make sure the people coming here really get a taste of South Canterbury and enjoy it. We've encouraged people to travel to the likes of Lake Tekapo when the teams have a day off and let them know for example that there is a pretty good pie shop on the way. "We're trying to make it as much of an event as we can and promote the region, they all get an information sheet about what is around." He said South Canterbury could very much be in with a chance for a top finish. "In the last few years we've been rated well and truly in the top 10, last year we finished 11th but on the day the team could beat anyone. With tournament play it's a matter of stringing wins together. "You've got the big associations like Canterbury, North Harbour and Auckland but we'll be competitive against their top teams. With everything going right and with knockout matches, you can fight your way through, and that's the great thing about tournaments. "There'll be some close games and a lot of excitement, so we really want to encourage people to come and watch, because these are the stars of the future." He said a lot of community support went into making the tournament happen. "Trust Aoraki has been a phenomenal sponsor of hockey and they've directly helped with the organisation costs and we've got Portacom Building Solutions as an additional tournament supporter. "Others like Fulton Hogan, Hilton Haulage, U-Bake, Bullock Bar, Saikou, Timaru Fencing, Beaconsfield School and Hadlee & Brunton also pitched in. There is a real community behind it." South Canterbury have been placed in Pool D, alongside Hawke's Bay and Auckland (White). Their first game will take place on the new alps turf at 10am against Hawke's Bay on Sunday June 29. All games are free to attend and the tournament draw will be uploaded on to the Hockey South Canterbury Facebook page.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
BBC Breakfast reporter forced to apologise over Gene Hackman blunder: 'Let's get that straightened out'
BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt was forced to apologise about a technical glitch in their report about Gene Hackman. The Oscar-winning American actor, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home in New Mexico along with their dog on Wednesday afternoon. BBC Breakfast aired a pre-recorded segment about the police investigation into the tragedy on Friday, which ended on a photo of Hackman. Due to a technical blunder, the image stayed onscreen after the segment ended and Stayt moved onto the next topic - a controversial BBC documentary about Gaza that was narrated by the son of Hamas leader. Viewers continued to see the image of Hackman as Stayt said: 'The BBC has apologised for serious flaws in the production of a documentary about the war in Gaza...' Realising the mistake, the broadcaster, 62, looked flustered and said: 'Apologies. Let's just get... that bit straightened out.' The photo was taken off the screen but there was another issue as it was replaced too quickly with a reporter in Kyiv waiting to present the report on the Gaza documentary. The reporter could be seen talking at the screen with no audio, before being taken off and flashing up again. The gaffe was picked up by viewers at home, with one joking on X: 'Work experience trainee producing #BBCBreakfast this morning?' Police have said Hackman and his wife's death is currently an active investigation but they do not believe foul play was a factor at this time and revealed that detectives found two surviving dogs at his home. The alarm had been raised by a maintenance person doing pest control at the property, who was concerned because he had not seen the couple, police said. Hackman's body was found in a mud room, and his wife was found next to a space heater in a bathroom, detectives said. The acting legend's daughter Elizabeth Jean Hackman has broken her silence on the tragedy, claiming they could have died from carbon monoxide poisoning. She told TMZ that while she and the rest of her family are not sure of her father and step-mother's cause of death, they believe it could be due to inhaling toxic fumes. New Mexico Gas Company tested gas lines in and around the home after the bodies were discovered, according to a search warrant, and while no signs of problems were found, a detective noted that people exposed to gas leaks or carbon monoxide may not show signs of poisoning. Hackman and Arakawa suffered 'no external trauma' and had been 'deceased for quite a while', according to Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza. Further ruling has been left to the Office of the Medical Investigator.
The Independent
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
BBC Breakfast's Charlie Stayt issues apology after technical error in Gene Hackman report
BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt has issued an apology after a technical error disrupted a report about Gene Hackman during the show on Friday (28 February). The Oscar winner was found dead at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, aged 95, alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, and one of their pet dogs, a day earlier. New Mexico authorities said the deaths are 'suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation' and are yet to announce the couple's cause of death. The investigation was discussed in a pre-recorded segment on BBC Breakfast, with a photograph of Hackman concluding the report. However, the picture of the Oscar winner remained on screen even as Stayt moved to the next story on the programme – a controversial BBC documentary about Gaza, narrated by the son of a Hamas leader. 'The BBC has apologised for serious flaws in the production of a documentary about the war in Gaza,' Stayt began to say, before realising the error. 'Apologies, let's just get, err, that bit straightened out,' he stalled as the image was taken off screen. Although the photo of Hackman had been taken down, the technical blunders continued as the broadcast beamed to a journalist waiting to report from Kyiv. 'Work experience trainee producing #BBCBreakfast this morning?' one person asked on X/Twitter after the series of errors played out on the show. It comes as the BBC has apologised for 'serious flaws' in the making of the programme Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone, and added it has no plans to broadcast the documentary again or return it to iPlayer. The corporation removed the documentary after it emerged that the child narrator is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. The broadcaster, which has now conducted an initial review of the programme, said independent production company Hoyo Films, who made the documentary, told them the boy's mother had been paid 'a limited sum of money for the narration'. After the discovery about Abdullah Al-Yazouri, who speaks about life in the territory amid the war between Israel and Hamas, the BBC added a disclaimer to the programme and later removed it from its online catch-up service. A BBC spokesperson said its review 'has identified serious flaws in the making of this programme'. They added: 'Some of these were made by the production company and some by the BBC; all of them are unacceptable. BBC News takes full responsibility for these and the impact that these have had on the corporation's reputation. We apologise for this.' Former BBC One controller Danny Cohen, who was among those wanting the BBC to pull the programme, said: 'The BBC has now acknowledged the very serious journalistic failings of this documentary and the damage it has caused to the BBC's reputation.' He added: 'The BBC must allow a full independent inquiry to investigate the processes that led to this documentary being produced.' On Tuesday, protesters gathered outside Broadcasting House in London claiming the BBC had aired Hamas propaganda. The BBC also faced criticism in pulling the documentary, with Gary Lineker, Anita Rani, Riz Ahmed and Miriam Margolyes among the more than 500 media figures who had condemned the action.
