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Te Toi Uku Crown Lynn Museum reopens last brickworks kiln in Auckland
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (138+ words) For decades, Crown Lynn has held a special space in the hearts of many Kiwi households. Now, Te Toi Uku - Crown Lynn & Clay Museum has restored the last brickworks kiln left in Auckland as a display space for ceramic and…...
Christchurch Catholic Diocese unveils plans for new $80m Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (466+ words) The design of Christchurch's new $80 million Catholic cathedral has been unveiled. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is being built on the Barbadoes Street site of the 1905 original, which was demolished in 2020 after suffering irreparable damage in the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes....
Members' Day: The select committee effect
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (658+ words) MPs returned to Parliament last week after a two-week recess. Plenty awaited them, including the first Members' Day in almost two months. Members' Days give non-ministerial MPs the chance to propose their own laws. Four were debated on Wednesday, with…...
Emergency helicopters stood down after false mass stabbing report
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (99+ words) Police say no arrests have been made following what's understood to be a hoax call out to an alleged mass casualty event in Westport. Hato Hone St John said it was notified of what was believed to be reports of…...
Google alert for Taumarunui quake sounded like 'bell on the Titanic"
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (417+ words) Civil Defence says some people received an alert on their cellphone during Saturday morning's Taumarunui earthquake while others did not because of the way Google works. Kapiti Coast resident Chrissie Blake said her husband's phone pinged not once but twice…...
National promises to extend paid parental leave from 26 weeks to 30, if re-elected
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (497+ words) National has pledged to extend paid parental leave from 26 weeks to 30, if re-elected. The party is also proposing to revive a policy that allows parents to take some or all of their leave at the same time. Since 2020, primary carers…...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon makes policy announcement in Auckland
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (47+ words) RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon makes policy announcement in Auckland The Prime Minister is making a policy announcement in Auckland this morning. Christopher Luxon is set to speak to media at 10.15pm on Sunday. Watch the livestream below:...
Urgent need for rules and protections on data centres, Greens say
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (471+ words) The Green Party wants a one-year pause on consents for new AI data centres, until stronger rules and regulations are put in place. It comes after New Zealand's first AI factory moves closer and closer to reality. Singapore-based company Datagrid…...
When a teenager makes the 'stupid choice', their brain is working exactly as designed
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (1034+ words) When an adult refuses to let an injustice pass – stands up to a bully, or asserts their rights – we call it principle. When a fifteen-year-old retaliates to an insult thrown in a school corridor, risking detention, we call it a…...
England gymnast Gabriel Langton conscious after heavy fall at Commonwealth Games
14+ hour, 55+ min ago (250+ words) England gymnast Gabriel Langton was conscious and speaking with doctors after being taken to hospital following a heavy fall during the men's team gymnastics final at the Commonwealth Games, team officials said. The 19-year-old crashed headfirst to the floor after…...