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Research funding provides rangitahi with hands-on education about climate change
16+ min ago (786+ words) Te Whare W'nanga o Awanui'rangi has been awarded nearly $300,000 in research funding from the Centre of Research Excellence Coastal People: Southern Skies to give rangatahi a hands-on education about climate change. Project lead Dr Mawera Karetai (Kai Tahu, K'ti Mamoe,…...
Weather: Heavy rain, strong winds warning for upper North Island
58+ min ago (95+ words) MetService is warning residents in Northland to prepare for severe gales, heavy rain and possible thunderstorms. It warned people to avoid low-lying areas because streams and rivers could rise rapidly. Flooding and slips were also possible, it said. The region…...
WHO SHOT SCOTT is not some 'crazy, chaotic guy"
18+ hour, 54+ min ago (656+ words) On the upcoming debut album HAIRY, Auckland rapper Zaidoon Nasir "flips" his brutal teen years into powerful music. "Please do not hate me, I'm too young," Zaidoon Nasir raps on 'French Fever' - a track about being bullied by a high…...
As Taiwan steels defences against China, some hatch escape plans
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (1634+ words) By Stephanie Yang, CNN In the face of growing Chinese military aggression, Taiwan has increased defence spending, extended mandatory conscription and revamped its combat exercises, signaling its determination to fight off a potential invasion. Some, like 51-year-old Nelson Yeh, have…...
At least five Papuans reported dead as violence explodes in Dogiyai
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (328+ words) Reports from West Papua say as many as four people have been shot dead in Dogiyai regency in an alleged retaliatory attack after a policeman was killed. According to Papuan media outlet, Suara Papua, and the Human Rights Monitor group,…...
Kids with guns and preparing for invasion: What people in Iran say is happening
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (1004+ words) By Allyson Horn, ABC "They have even handed guns to children," reads the chilling message from Iran that has just popped up on my phone. A woman in Tehran, who the ABC have called Parisa, has managed to make contact…...
Tennis: Marco Trungelliti becomes oldest first-time tour-level finalist in Open Era at 36
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (391+ words) Argentina's 36-year-old Marco Trungelliti proved tennis dreams do not come with an expiration date when he became the oldest first-time tour-level finalist in the Open Era after beating the top seed at the Grand Prix Hassan II semi-finals in Marrakech…...
Artemis II shares new lunar images while more than halfway to the Moon
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (350+ words) One image highlighting the Moon even captured a portion of the Orientale basin, which marks a first for human eyes, according to NASA. Only robotic imagers have witnessed this lunar region. The shadowed crater, which is 965km wide, represents a key…...
French court upholds former All Blacks Sevens player Rory Grice's jail sentence for rape
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (593+ words) A French court has upheld the prison sentences of up to 14 years imposed on three former rugby players, including a New Zealander, who had appealed their convictions for raping a student in 2017. Irishman Denis Coulson, 31, and Frenchman Loick Jammes, 31, had…...
Taupō Four Square Tauhara fined $80k for exploiting migrant workers
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (830+ words) A Four Square owner and its former director have been hit with a fine of more than $80,000 following several employment breaches involving multiple employees, two of whom were migrant workers. A recent decision by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) said…...