[ad_1] Dominico Zapata / Things The Kiwi singer spoke with TVNZ Sunday reporter Tania Page about the trauma he experienced growing up. Warning: this story is about physical and sexual abuse. Kiwi musician Stan Walker has opened up about the abuse he experienced as a child. On TVNZ Sunday, Walker …
Read More »‘It makes you want to throw your phone in the trash’: the movie that turns off teenagers from social networks
[ad_1] Watching the founders of the world’s largest social media platforms describe how bad they are for young people’s mental health, 15-year-old Neisha Biviano had to pause to give herself time to take it all in. Almost instantly, the spectacular Netflix documentary, The social dilemma, changed his relationship with the …
Read More »NRL 2020: Warriors v Sea Eagles round 20, Adam Blair said goodbye with a win
[ad_1] The Warriors ended a season like no other with a 40-28 win over Manly that showed the club has a good dose of scoring ability for incoming coach Nathan Brown to take advantage of. Perhaps it was the football gods’ way of saying “Thank you” to the team whose …
Read More »Mountain biker dies on downhill track near Nelson
[ad_1] A Nelson mountain biker was killed after crashing on a downhill trail near Nelson. A spokeswoman said police attended a sudden death at the Kākā mountain bike trail in the Hira forest near Maitai east of Nelson on Saturday afternoon. “One person had crashed, however, it is unclear if …
Read More »UFC 253: Israel Adesanya retains middleweight title with TKO win over Paulo Costa
[ad_1] Israel Adesanya is a man of his word. Despite his UFC 253 title defense against Paulo Costa being billed as a fight of the year contender and one of the best matchups the middleweight division has seen, Adesanya maintained that he would do nothing of the sort. In less …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: fear that Sweden’s controversial tactic has failed
[ad_1] Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a strategy to suppress the virus that has proven more controversial than any other tactic: herd immunity. Despite harsh criticism from experts and governments around the world, Sweden decided to follow this path to avoid blocking the economy. The …
Read More »Auckland Tsunami Warning Test Fails: ‘I’m Doomed, Didn’t Hear Anything’
[ad_1] A test of Auckland’s tsunami warning system failed to reach many beach residents, leading one to complain: “I am doomed, I did not hear anything.” More than 50 people in various coastal parts of Auckland have reported on the Auckland Emergency Management Facebook page that they did not receive …
Read More »One dead, three injured in crash near Nelson
[ad_1] Braden Fastier / Stuff A rescue helicopter at the scene of a car accident near Nelson. One person was killed in a major accident involving four cars on SH6 near Nelson. A police spokeswoman confirmed at 7:30 pm that a person had died in the accident and the road …
Read More »McLaughlin secures title, Waters wins race
[ad_1] Scott McLaughlin has put the 2020 Supercar Championship title out of the question with second place behind Cameron Waters in the OTR SuperSprint final. The Shell V-Power Racing driver started from pole and, with a 299-point lead, he just needed to finish ahead of rival Jamie Whincup to secure …
Read More »Weather: Strong winds will give way to cold temperatures early in the week.
[ad_1] Gusts of more than 100 km / h were felt on both the northern and southern islands when a stormy front swept through New Zealand this weekend. While the strongest gusts of wind were felt Sunday, MetService forecaster Paul Ngamanu said the front will bring a drop in temperatures, …
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