[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. We are all online now, right? Not really. The Citizens Advice Office has produced a report that reveals that a …
Read More »Kiwifruit couple married for 52 years dies after only hours
[ad_1] Paul Worsley could not bear to be separated from his wife. So much so that after spending the vast majority of their lives together, the 75-year-old died just 16 hours after the love of his life. Delma Worsley, 76, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 21 as a result …
Read More »North vs South: Players with the most to prove to All Blacks coach Ian Foster
[ad_1] OPINION: The North vs. South game is not going to make or break the All Blacks’ careers. In all likelihood, Ian Foster and selectors John Plumtree and Grant Fox already have a relatively firm idea of who is in and who is out of the All Blacks first team …
Read More »Revenge of the Indy 500: Kiwi Scott Dixon overtakes Takuma Sato, week after narrow loss in Indianapolis | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] New Zealander Scott Dixon and Takuma Sato repeated their 20-lap run from the Indianapolis 500 a week ago, with Dixon reversing the finishing order today by winning at World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St. Louis in the United States. Scott Dixon stops during the IndyCar race at World …
Read More »Cyberattacks on the stock market could affect many New Zealanders
[ad_1] Ongoing cyber attacks on the New Zealand Stock Exchange could affect all New Zealanders with a KiwiSaver account, says the head of a KiwiSaver provider. Photo: Supplied / NZX Simplicity CEO Sam Stubbs said cyber attacks could force investment schemes to close until normal service is resumed. The NZX …
Read More »Prince Harry says he would have returned to the UK if not for the coronavirus | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Prince Harry would have already returned to visit the UK if not for the coronavirus. The Duke of Sussex moved to Santa Barbara with his wife, Duchess Meghan, but insisted that he would have already visited their home country had he been able to travel. Speaking to Rugby Football …
Read More »New Zealand returnees raise migration levels to record highs
[ad_1] Despite an abrupt halt in immigration, New Zealand’s population is experiencing a “historic and extremely high figure” of net migration, says an immigration expert at Massey University. Since January 2020, governments around the world have imposed restrictions on international travel due to the spread of Covid-19 around the world. …
Read More »UN agency asks for help for Banksy-sponsored migrant boat
[ad_1] The UN refugee agency urged European nations on Saturday to let in hundreds of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by humanitarian ships, including one sponsored by British street artist Banksy. UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration said more than 200 rescued refugees and migrants needed to get …
Read More »New Zealand Tasmanian tiger skin provides DNA from extinct marsupial
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. A Tasmanian tiger skin found in New Zealand has caused a stir in Australia. Tasmanian tigers, or thylacines, were a fox-like marsupial that became extinct on the Australian mainland less than 2,000 years ago. Tasmania’s surviving population was …
Read More »New Zealand Tasmanian tiger skin provides DNA from extinct marsupial
[ad_1] By Karoline Tuckey of RNZ Tasmanian tigers, or thylacines, were a fox-like marsupial that became extinct on the Australian mainland less than 2,000 years ago. Tasmania’s surviving population was wiped out by European settlers who thought they were a threat to their sheep, and the last living thylacine died …
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