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Thu, 09 Dec 2021 08:46:45 GMT
Best new house in New Zealand this year is architect's own
"It's just our house." Architect Lisa Webb of Studio LWA wasn’t going to enter her own house in the NZIA awards this year, because it didn't feel like an award-winning house.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 08:30:13 GMT
Volare's mince pies are back to ring in the Christmas season
The handmade pies are only available from December 1 to Christmas Eve, and during that period, they'll fly off the shelves of the Hamilton bakery.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT
Yarrow Stadium bleachers in before Christmas, upgrade project on budget
Yarrow Stadium’s west stand will be like putting a large jigsaw together.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT
Molly's Game: Sorkin's tale of A Few Good Men, one amazing woman hits Netflix
REVIEW: This 2017 tale of a real-life poker princess is an engaging, entertaining and enlightening more-than-two-hour thrill-ride of a drama.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:32:24 GMT
Live Ashes: Australia vs England, day two of the first test in Brisbane
Travis Head scores his third test century as Australia pile the pressure to lead by 196 runs at stumps on day two.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:30:00 GMT
Smokefree 2025: How will the Government's new plan for a smokefree generation work?
The Government has announced a radical and world-leading plan that it hopes will stop young people taking up smoking.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:22:01 GMT
A man, his tow truck, and a coastal community cut off for nearly three days
A nearby resident of a small community on the Kāpiti Coast used his tow truck to ferry people through floodwaters after an 'extremely high rainfall' event.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:08:00 GMT
Tonnes of melted material removed from fire-ravaged wastewater plant
Excavation of damaged material from the Christchurch facility has revealed the state of the plant's filters, but the future of the site is still unclear.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:02:04 GMT
Get tested plea after case of Covid-19 in Waitara
Early indications are that it is unlikely there will be any locations of interest.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:00:00 GMT
Netflix's Lost in Space, Disney's Anthrax among great shows to stream this weekend
One of the most under-rated sci-fi series of the past few years comes to an end, while a new drama takes us back to terrifying days just after 9/11.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:30:00 GMT
No Sudden Move: Steven Soderbergh's grimly entertaining gem of a crime drama
REVIEW: This is a convoluted, funny, occasionally brutal black-comedy and thriller, better and smarter than anything I've seen in the genre in years.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:28:31 GMT
Canterbury leads the country with 97 per cent single-dose vaccinated
The region has turned around its lagging vaccination rates to share the top spot with the Capital and Coast District Health Board.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:00:00 GMT
The French Dispatch: Star-studded love letter to magazines is peak Wes Anderson
REVIEW: While this won't win him any new fans, for those who can’t enough of his unique storytelling style, this portmanteau piece will be pure catnip.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:50:48 GMT
Rio Olympics equestrian Julie Brougham dies
Olympian dressage rider 'an inspiration in everything she strived for and achieved’.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:44:18 GMT
Government announces review of how it funds the screen sector
The Government will review how it funds the screen industry amid a period of booming growth for the sector which it is struggling to keep up with.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:42:30 GMT
Police investigate as concerns about doctor filmed giving vaccine exemptions escalate
A Canterbury doctor filmed giving out medical certificates as exemptions for the Pfizer vaccine had already been declined an exemption from the vaccine mandate for her clinic.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:18:58 GMT
Smokefree 2025 plan is '100 per cent theory' and will destroy dairies, owners' group says
Dairy owners say the Government won't wipe out smoking but will wipe out their livelihoods through its Smokefree 2025 plan.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:17:20 GMT
Thieves steal thousands of dollars worth of essential firefighting gear
Essential lifesaving gear has gone missing from the Putāruru Fire Station after an early morning break in.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:16:06 GMT
Parliament unanimously passes sex self-identification law, simplifying changes to birth certificates
Parliament has unanimously passed a sex self-identification law which will make it easier to amend a person’s sex on birth certificates.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:14:20 GMT
Covid-19: Queenstown gets more isolation units and extra testing for summer
If a North Island visitor tests positive for Covid-19 in Queenstown, you can't 'stick them on a plane home', mayor Jim Boult says.



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