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New Zealand
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NZ Rugby Icon Sonny Bill Williams Has A Unexpected New Career
27 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The announcement is a remarkable twist for someone who left school at just 14, but Sonny always had a trick up his sleeve.
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New Zealand Airport Introduces Time-Limit On Hugs
21 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Describing airports as “hotbeds of emotion”, Dunedin Airport still allows a 15-minute parking lot visit for free – plenty of time for a very fond farewell…
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New Zealand Minister Lashes Out At Trolling Of Sunk Ship’s Female Captain
11 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Despite taunts from the lesser-evolved netizens of the internet, Commander Yvonne Gray ensured all 75 people on board were evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued during the incident, which she called her “very worst imagining”.
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Friday Morning Spice
11 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
SABC signal switch-off panic, YouTube accused of hiding skip button on ads, The women running New Zealand’s ‘third island’, Diddy’s lawyer reveals ‘roughest part’ of life behind bars – and it’s ridiculous.
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Fugitive Dad Who Fled Into The Wilderness With His Children Years Ago Spotted For The First Time
10 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The hunt for Tom Phillips has been underway since he took the three children from their family home in December 2021.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
04 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Union warns Western Cape over plans to slash teaching posts, All-American semifinal for US Open, The Carry On women on playing nags, bra-burners and ‘crumpet’, New Zealand is tripling its tourist tax, and The underground pasta school in an abandoned Italian ghost town.
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The Story Of A New Zealand Woman, 80, Being Rescued From Squalid Life In South Africa Is Like A Bonkers TV Show
27 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The rescue of an elderly New Zealand woman living near squalid conditions in Durban is absolutely bonkers and could be adjacent to the TV show ‘Shameless’.
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Monday Morning Spice
19 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Parties respond to Morero’s election as Joburg mayor, MTN reports R7.39-billion loss, Russian earthquake triggers volcanic eruption, South African women hold more property ownership than men, and Parts of Vienna under water after record rainfall.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
14 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Justice ministry blocks NPA access to Zondo database, Elon Musk fights with EU over Tropic Thunder memes, Johannesburg set to get a new mayor, Japanese are worried after first-ever megaquake advisory, and How food prices have changed over the past 12 months.
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Mother Who Murdered Her Three Children To Serve 18 Years In Psychiatric Facility, But Prison Not Ruled Out
26 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Lauren Dickason was sentenced to to an effective 18 years of incarceration in a mental healthcare facility after she was found guilty of murdering her daughters.
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Global Survey Ranks South Africa As The 10th Most Beautiful Country In The World
21 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Surprisingly the only African country to make the top 20 (though Namibia received a fair few nominations), South Africa is undeniably stunning and as such was ranked as the 10th most beautiful country in the world.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
09 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Southern Cape gears up for more heavy rain, Saharan dust cloud hits Europe, SA’s Gordon-Bennett first woman in extreme Ice Ultra, Hermès Birkin bags are the subject of a new lawsuit, and Robbie Williams is heading to SA.
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We Can Thank An Obsessed Insect Hunter For Daylight Savings
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Not one to let his insect-hunting be curtailed by working hours, Hudson proposed a solution: shift the clocks back two hours during summer months.
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New Zealand Ditches Plans To Make It Illegal For Anyone Born After 2009 To Buy Cigarettes
28 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The UK government is also dabbling with similar legislation, but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says that New Zealand’s u-turn doesn’t affect his plans to get the kids off fruity vapes.
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Watch The Youngest New Zealand MP In 170 Years Perform A Passionate Haka In Parliament [Video]
10 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
We are all familiar with the Haka as the famous motivational war cry performed by the All Blacks before their games. But you’ve never seen it quite like this before.
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‘Avatar 3’ In “Hectic Two Years Of Post Production” And Why James Cameron Plans To Only Shoot Movies In New Zealand From Now On [Video]
28 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
In June, Disney announced that Cameron’s three upcoming ‘Avatar’ sequels will be pushed back again, extending the saga into 2031.
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Friday Morning Spice
24 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The 200 best songs of The 1980s, New Zealand gets new government, Reserve Bank holds interest rates, WHO seeks answers from China about mystery outbreak of respiratory illness, and Is sex work in SA a step closer to being legalised?
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New Zealanders Sign Petition To Ban ‘Celine Dion Battles’ In Their Towns
30 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
It could be worse, imagine the New Zealanders were into Patricia Lewis.
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“A Date With Destiny” – Bok Assistant Coach Deon Davids Speaks On Upcoming RWC Final Against All Blacks
25 Oct 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The last time the South African team had a face-off with the New Zealanders at a Rugby World Cup final was in 1995 and now, Bok assistant coach Deon Davids is expecting another epic battle.
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Breaking News: Lauren Dickason Found Guilty Of Murder
16 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, has this morning found Lauren Dickason guilty of the murder of her three daughters.
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Lauren Dickason’s Husband Grilled In Triple Murder Trial For Not Taking Action To Save His Children Sooner
19 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Tragic and shocking details about the murder have emerged, revealing what all happened to lead up to the night in September 2021 when orthopaedic surgeon Graham Dickason found his children strangled with cable ties in their beds.
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“I Hit The Water, It Went Black” – Helicopter Pilot Details Harrowing Escape From Explosive Volcano During Tourism Safety Breach Trial
17 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“The water is what saved us,” a helicopter pilot said in court last week, detailing how he and two of his passengers had escaped death by jumping into the ocean when a New Zealand volcano erupted four years ago.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
27 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Cape Town residents call for lower water tariffs, New Zealand to exterminate all rats, Big milestone for mega-development in Cape Town, and Putin won’t attend Brics summit in SA.
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SA Mother Who Allegedly Murdered Her Three Young Daughters To Use Insanity And Infanticide As Her Defence
02 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It has been two years since the tragic case of a mother allegedly killing her three daughters shortly after moving from South Africa to New Zealand.
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Pitch Invaders Run Riot During New Zealand Rugby Game [Video]
29 May 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
In the last few minutes of the game, a number of people decided to test the security’s defensive backline, and almost like a playground game, the invaders made their beeline for the pitch.
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New Zealand To Stop Cat-Killing Competition For Kids
20 Apr 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Maybe that’s why the All Blacks have been playing so crappy lately. God must be a cat person.
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New Zealand Is Launching A $4 Million Campaign To Help Young Kiwis Get Over Breakups
23 Mar 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
While the millennial generation put Fall Out Boy on repeat to sit in the feels after a breakup, the New Zealand government is putting big money into helping GenZ “own the feels”.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
21 Feb 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Another earthquake rocks Turkey, German man cured of HIV, NZ in shock after natural disaster of the century, Alec Baldwin might not go to jail, Load shedding wont reach Stage 8 according to De Ruyter, Cyclone Freddy bears down on Mauritius and Japan considers raising age of consent from 13.
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Prince Harry Stars In Promo Skit For Travel NPO [Video]
10 May 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
He’s not at all bad actually, following in wife Meghan Markle’s footsteps as he performs in a video skit promoting his eco-travel firm, Travalyst.
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New Zealand’s Bird Of The Year Contest Has Taken A Rather Strange Turn
27 Oct 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The country’s annual Bird of the Year contest has attracted controversy in recent years, and this year is no different.
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