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[ad_1] Josh Hedges / Getty Images Israel Adesanya kicks Paulo Costa during his second-round victory at UFC 253. Mixed martial arts fans can’t get enough of UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, and the ratings confirm it. While the UFC has not released the numbers for Sunday’s event in Abu Dhabi, …

[ad_1] ROSE WOODS Owner and Chef Shepherd Elliot says the WOAP event is “such a different scale than what we would normally go through.” Two hundred kilograms of chicken, a cardboard cutout, and a virtual dinner with a world-renowned chef have helped launch New Zealand’s largest culinary festival. Wellington On …

[ad_1] Kiwifruit can expect a two-halved summer, one dry in the south, wet in the north, but generally warm throughout, if an anticipated La Niña weather system brings its usual flavor to the table. Forecasters have also pointed to the potential for warm sea temperatures and possibly increased tropical cyclone …

[ad_1] New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson did not spit out his breakfast when news came that South Africa was turning its back on Super Rugby. Robinson was simply not surprised Wednesday morning, after South African rugby chiefs voted to enter the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers in an expanded …

[ad_1] Act wants an independent review of Pharmac with leader David Seymour saying there are too many “heartbreaking cases” of people being denied the medication they need. He also wants to reduce the number of health boards from 20 to six to “cut red tape in our health system and …

[ad_1] Far from feeling like they are in boring, familiar territory on their travels to New Zealand during the pandemic, Kiwis are discovering pleasant surprises almost everywhere they roam. Small towns off the beaten track hide some of New Zealand’s most unique and underrated attractions, from expeditions to see kiwi …

[ad_1] Super Rugby, as we have known it in the professional era since 1996, is coming to an end. The South African Rugby Union has confirmed its vote to explore the possibility of transferring the Bulls, Stormers, Sharks and Lions to an expanded PRO16 competition in Europe. If approved, they …

[ad_1] The Detail is a daily news podcast produced for RNZ by Press room and is posted on Stuff with permission. Click on this link to subscribe to the podcast. With closed borders and no backpackers or casual labor, the fruit picking industry desperately needs more workers than ever. Today …

[ad_1] The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has dwarfed one million, nine months after a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested the resolve of world leaders, pitted science with politics and forced crowds. to change the way they live, learn and work. “It is not just a …

[ad_1] UFC legend Daniel Cormier claims that middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is already the best light heavyweight fighter in the world and a global superstar. In speaking of his approval of the Kiwi fighting sensation, Cormier has compared Adesanya’s global star power to that of Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, LeBron …