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[ad_1] Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the majestic Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, died on Friday (Saturday NZT) of cancer, his representative said. He was 43 years old. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles …

[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff Ashleigh Hoeta recently broke all New Zealand weightlifting records just five months after suffering a stroke. Just five months after suffering a stroke, 24-year-old Ashleigh Hoeta broke New Zealand’s weightlifting records. The mother of two had also torn her rotator cuff in her shoulder in June …

[ad_1] Sportswear manufacturer Canterbury has apologized for using models instead of players to launch the new jersey for the Irish women’s rugby team. Ireland men’s internationals Conor Murray, Robbie Henshaw and former Chiefs midfielder Bundee Aki were used in promotional shots for their new jersey, but no players from the …

[ad_1] The fight against cyberattack on New Zealand’s NZX stock market will now involve security agencies from other Five Eyes countries. Professor Dave Parry from AUT’s Department of Computer Science said: “With GCSB involved, it will almost certainly involve other international agencies as well, which is the way to close …

[ad_1] Leigh Overton and Ruth Manning fell in love with the former 19th-century Mornington Presbyterian Church in Dunedin when it hit the market 10 years ago. And they say it was an “impulse” that made them leave their comfortable villa and embark on an ambitious building conversion to create a …

[ad_1] An American teenager who organized a Black Lives Matter rally in her northern New Jersey city said officials sent her a $ 3,700 bill for police overtime. NJ Advance Media reported Friday that Emily Gil, 18, of Englewood Cliffs, received a letter earlier this month from Mayor Mario M. …

[ad_1] It is widely understood that the coronavirus pandemic that caused global chaos started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, but World Health Organization experts starting an investigation into the virus have not set foot in the city. The WHO’s admission overnight is fueling concern among some Western governments that …

[ad_1] Kai Schwoerer / Getty Images Ben Stokes hugs his father Ged, who has revealed that he is battling brain cancer. (File photo) England cricket star Ben Stokes’ father is battling brain cancer. Former Kiwis rugby league international Gerard, known as Ged, revealed his condition in an interview with NZME …

[ad_1] Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has told educators that the onus falls on schools and teachers to provide a safe environment for their students after another example of a teacher using the n-word in a lesson. The headmaster of Auckland’s private girls’ school, St Cuthbert’s College, has instructed staff …

[ad_1] Kiwis who return to work today after weeks of confinement are aware of the difference one day makes. But just as our streets begin to get clogged with traffic, so are our skies. New Zealand’s skies have been relatively empty since the country closed seven weeks ago, but on …