40 Years On: Prime Minister Delivers Erebus Apology
"That loss, in and of itself, was huge. It sent ripples across the country, and trauma that those who weren’t directly affected would probably struggle to fathom. But that loss and grief was compounded. It was undeniably worsened by the events that followed." More>>
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- RNZ - Private ceremony marks Erebus 40 years on
- ACT - Seymour commends PM on Erebus apology
- NZALPA - Speech by NZ Airline Association President on Mt Erebus
- Erebus National Memorial - Erebus Civic Service for 40th anniverary
- NZ Police - Mt Erebus disaster: The Police story - Police Museum
The Testaments: Margaret Atwood Announces Three NZ Events
The evening will also feature Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works and why she has returned to the fictional world of Gilead 34 years later. More>>
Transit Of Mercury: Historic Viewing Recreated
Keen stargazers gathered at Te Whanganui o Hei on the Coromandel Peninsula to watch a rare astronomic event this morning. More>>
Forest And Bird: Hoiho Crowned Bird Of The Year For 2019
Widely considered an underdog, the valiant hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin) has won Bird of the Year, a first for seabirds in the competition's 14-year history. More>>
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- NZ Govt - Hoiho get extra support Michaël Catanzariti
- University of Canterbury - Without Paris Accord, emperor penguins are in dire straits
- Todd Henry On The Dig - Wāhine Hōiho Photo Essay
Howard Davis: Tricky Dicky - Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon
At a time when talk of presidential impeachment has once again become a political reality, there is no more apposite drama than this gripping 'true story' about the most-watched TV interview in history. More>
Scoop Review Of Books: 'the everrumble' by Michelle Elvy
This is Zettie’s tale from her birth date in 1965 through to her ‘passing’ at the age of 105. Yet, Zettie’s tale is our own tale, as humans still all-too-often hell-bent on destroying our environment and therefore our fellow creatures – and thus – symbiotically and inevitably – ourselves. More>>
On 7–19 October: NZ Improv Fest Turns (It Up To) Eleven
The New Zealand Improv Festival (NZIF) is celebrating eleven years by going 110%; this national festival has increased to two weeks of improvisation with guests from all over the world. More>>
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- Image Out-Link - New Zealand Improv Festival
Roving Rowi: Mountain Going Rowi Kiwi Aroha On The Move Again
Aroha, the rowi kiwi that made headlines last month after she was rescued from a mountain by the local West Coast LandSAR Alpine Cliff Rescue team is on the move again. More>>
Facebook Announces New Changes: Combating Hate And Extremism
Some of these changes predate the tragic terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, but that attack, and the global response to it in the form of the Christchurch Call to Action, has strongly influenced the recent updates to our policies and their enforcement. More>>
Amazon Confirms: Lord Of The Rings Series To Shoot In NZ
Amazon Studios announced today that its series based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings will shoot in New Zealand. Pre-production has started, and production on the series will begin in Auckland in the coming months. More>>
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- NZ Govt - New Zealand still the home of Middle-earth
- ACT - $375 million subsidy for world’s richest man
- NZ Film Commission - Amazon Studios' Series Offers Significant Opportunities
Birds: Dunedin's Bells Ring As City Celebrates Its Albatross
The city's churches, schools and public buildings bells would chime in unison from 1pm, in what has been a long-standing tradition marking the return of the birds - and a farewell to this season's albatross chicks. More>>
Oscar Buzz: Waititi's Jojo Rabbit Wins People's Choice Award At Toronto
Taika Waititi's new film Jojo Rabbit has nabbed the coveted Grolsch People's Choice Award at the close of Toronto International Film Festival. More>>
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Broken Estate: An Expat Expert Surveys Our Media
Melanie Bunce cut her teeth in journalism at the Otago Daily Times. Now she teaches and researches it at one of the UK’s most prestigious journalism schools and tracks the trends that shape the uncertain future of news... More>>
Controversial Reforms: Te Papa Chief Executive To Step Down
Te Papa’s Chief Executive Geraint Martin announced today he will step down from the role at the end of the year. Mr Martin said he had achieved what he set out to do at the museum, and Te Papa was in a strong position for the future. More>>
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- Image April RNZ - Te Papa expert made redundant offered new role at museum
A City Possessed: New Edition Of Book Coincides With Ellis Case Appeal
Originally published in 2001, A City Possessed is the harrowing account of one of New Zealand’s most high-profile criminal cases – a story of child sexual abuse allegations, gender politics and the law. More>>
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- RNZ - Peter Ellis, man at centre of Chch creche sex case, has died - August Peter Ellis granted leave to appeal case to Supreme Court
- TOAH-NNEST - TOAH-NNEST media statement following the death of Peter Ellis
- NZ Supreme Court - Peter Ellis granted leave to appeal to Supreme Court
- Gordon Campbell - Gordon Campbell on the Supreme Court and the Ellis case
Te Wiki O Te Reo: Tribute To NZers Embracing Te Reo
Māori Language Commissioner Rawinia Higgins says everyday New Zealanders are proving Māori language critics wrong by coming together and embracing our national, indigenous language. More>>
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- Maori Language Commission - Tribute to wāhine toa who help keep te reo Māori strong
- NZ Govt - Central online hub for te reo Māori resources launched - New place names restore Maniapoto history
- Wellington City Council - Kia Kaha Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
- Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi - Community backs live-in total-immersion Reo Māori strategy
- E tu - Macron for E tū a Companies Office first
- Five plus a day - Make your Te Reo Ka Pai with Kai During Māori Language Week
- Wintec - Wintec to celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
- Fire and Emergency NZ - Fire and Emergency acts to support Te Wiki o te reo Māori
- Juno Kiwisaver - What’s Māori for Growth Fund? A Te Reo Kiwisaver guide
- OMANZ - Out-of-Home Continues Support for Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori
- Waiata Maori Music Awards - Star Performers Confirmed For Waiata Awards Ceremony
Howard Davis: Four Women In A Man Cave - The Pink Hammer
As the play's publicity package playfully inquires - “Five unhappy people in a shed full of tools. What could possibly go wrong?” More>>
Howard Davis: The NZSO Present Transfiguration
The rich, lush, and luxuriant music of Rachmaninov, Strauss, and Wagner will be in the capable hands of Asher Fisch and French Canadian pianist Louis Lortie. More>>
Howard Davis: Paradise Lost - Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano
To dismiss Lowry's masterpiece as the deluded ravings of a 'good bottle man' merely trivialises one of the most important novels of the twentieth-century. More>>
Measles: Auckland Outbreak Prompts Travel Warning
The Ministry of Health is warning people travelling to Auckland to make sure they're vaccinated against measles. The outbreak has spread much more quickly in the last fortnight. More>>
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- Auckland Regional Public Health Service - Measles cases rise to 821 in Auckland, nationally 991 - Measles case on Samoa to Auckland flight - Measles alert for travellers on US - Auckland flight
- Waikato DHB - Measles warning new confirmed cases in the Waikato
- Bay of Plenty DHB - Ensure you and your family are protected from measles
- NZ Govt - Making it easier to get vaccinated against measles
- National - DHB performance going backwards under Clark - Clark's silence deafening during measles outbreak
- Pharmaceutical Society - Pharmacists agree a measles outbreak should not be happening
Westpac Exiting Cake Tin: Stadium Announces Naming Rights Agreement With Sky
Wellington Regional Stadium Trust (WRST) and Sky Network Television Ltd (Sky) have announced a new partnership that will see Sky secure the naming rights of the Stadium from 1 January 2020. More>>
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- BusinessDesk - Sky TV cans dividend, writes off $670m
ASB Classic: Serena Williams Confirmed For 2020
One of the biggest names in sport has confirmed she will be returning to the ASB Classic in 2020. Twenty-three time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams will return to Auckland’s ASB Tennis Arena to challenge for the ASB Classic title. More>>
Netball: Taurua To Coach Silver Ferns Through Two More Campaigns
Netball New Zealand has confirmed Taurua will guide the Silver Ferns as they take on the Australian Diamonds in October’s Cadbury Netball Series (Constellation Cup), along with the Northern Quad Series in late January. More>>
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- NZ Govt - Public reception for world champion Silver Ferns
- New Zealander Of The Year - 2020 New Zealander of the Year Awards Update
Wellington: Little Blue Penguins Near Station Again
There have been more sightings of penguins near Wellington Railway Station on Sunday night, this time waddling into a parking building above a burger restaurant. More>>
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Heracles inexpectatus: Giant Ex-Parrot Discovered
“New Zealand is well known for its giant birds. Not only moa dominated avifaunas, but giant geese and adzebills shared the forest floor, while a giant eagle ruled the skies. But until now, no-one has ever found an extinct giant parrot – anywhere.” More>>
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- The Conversation - Meet the ‘Hercules parrot’ from prehistoric New Zealand
Howard Davis: Sam Brooks' Burn Her Sets Circa Theatre Ablaze
Burn Her is engaging, witty, and exceptionally sharp, with every line of dialogue inserted for a reason and perfectly delivered by the two leads, who manage to command their space without competing against each other. More>>
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National Piecon: Pie King Wins Again
Patrick Lam is this year’s Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Awards winner. With this, his seventh win, he is our most awarded baker, clutching his crown in a one-point victory over his opponents with a stunning mince and cheese pie. More>>
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- Kai Pai Bakery - Top gong no pie in the sky for Wanaka bakery
Howard Davis: The Rediscovery of Theo Schoon
Split Level View Finder: Theo Schoon and New Zealand Art at Wellington's City Gallery is the first major multimedia retrospective of his work to be assembled since his Rotorua show in 1982 More>>
Car Enthusiasm: Road Roller Rams Upper Hutt Car Rally
A meeting for Wellington car enthusiasts drew a low turnout after a road roller rammed vehicles at a gathering in Upper Hutt the night before. More>>
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- NZ Police - Update: Serious incident, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
- Office of the Mayor of Auckland - Mayor Goff announces High Street transformation
- Association of Consulting Engineers NZ - Pedestrianisation of Auckland street the “right way to go.”
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Fest, Fringe, And Books: Largest Delegation Of Artists To Represent NZ In Edinburgh
New Zealand arts are thriving in Edinburgh, with a formidable line up of New Zealand theatre companies, artists, writers and performers set to entertain and amaze at the world’s most prestigious festival city this August. More>>
Scoop Review Of Books: Flying High - The Photography of Lloyd Homer
For 35 years, Lloyd Homer took over 100,000 photos for the New Zealand Geological Survey, his cameras taking him to many of the most spectacular and remote corners of New Zealand. More>>
Sport: England Wins Cricket World Cup After Super Over
New Zealand have cruelly lost the Cricket World Cup final after a Super Over - a decider more usually associated with the shorter Twenty20 format of the game. More>>
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'High-Level Talks': Lord Of The Rings TV Series To Film In NZ
Amazon needed reassurance after the Christchurch terrorist attacks that New Zealand was still a safe place to film the world's most expensive television series. More>>
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Accidental: Marae Fire Likely Caused By Brazier Sparks
The probable cause of the fire was hot embers from a brazier being blown by strong winds and igniting combustible material near a storeroom in the main house building. More>>
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- Tapu-te-Ranga Trust and Marae - Tapu Te Ranga Marae fire report
- Image by geunsoo sim from Pixabay
Scoop Review Of Books: Woman. Rocks. Science.
Elizabeth Alexander (1908-58) was a pioneering scientist who undertook research on widely different topics in England, Singapore, New Zealand and Nigeria, but sadly died before her 50th birthday... More>>
Howard Davis: A Marvelous Invention - Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities
“Of all the tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvelous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly irrelevant.” - Gore Vidal. More>>