[ad_1] Weta Workshop intended to name itself after a spiky native insect. The lack of macrons meant that the special effects and props company ended up with something quite different. According to Hēmi Kelly, a professor at Te Ara Poutama, AUT’s Faculty of Maori Studies, the correct way to spell …
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[ad_1] One of the first people at the scene of a fatal accident involving a school bus and a train described seeing students caught trying to break windows to get out. Builder Tony Robertson, who was on his way to work with his son, was following the bus as it …
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[ad_1] Hurricane Sally made landfall near the Florida-Alabama line, US on Wednesday (local time) with winds of 105 mph (168.98 km / h) and rain measured in feet, not inches, flooding homes and trapping people at high tide as it slid inland by what could be a long, slow, disastrous …
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[ad_1] LAST VIRUS* Auckland primary school student tests positive, school closed for rest of week* Special interview: Ashley Bloomfield on the future of the virus* The government reserves a red sea before a ‘long and deep’ recession* NZ condemned with mild praise for Covid’s response* 79 active cases in New …
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[ad_1] A Waikato man who died yesterday from Covid-19 has been described as a “calm” and “humble” leader. Your playlist will load after this ad. Nigel Te Hiko, 54, died after several weeks in Waikato Hospital. Source: 1 NEWS Nigel Huirama Te Hiko, 54, died yesterday afternoon, following the death …
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[ad_1] National is accusing Finance Minister Grant Robertson of sugarcoating the government’s economic figures and having a rosy view of a “terrible” and “catastrophic” future. New Zealand First leader Winston Peters described today’s Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update (Prefu) as a “wake-up call for New Zealanders.” Figures from the Treasury …
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[ad_1] The family of a Southland man missing in the East China Sea criticized the New Zealand government for its lack of support, saying it “has no choice” but to prepare to launch its own rescue plan. Lochie Bellerby went missing after Gulf Livestock 1, the ship he and fellow …
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[ad_1] Two reports have identified major problems with the launch of the measles and flu vaccine in the country. Your playlist will load after this ad. A record number of people were vaccinated in this year’s flu campaign and hundreds during the 2019 measles outbreak. Source: 1 NEWS The reports, …
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[ad_1] A Trump health official who is accused of trying to muzzle a major scientific publication amid the coronavirus pandemic apologized Tuesday for a separate video in which he reportedly says scientists fighting the virus are conspiring. against President Donald Trump and warns of shooting in the United States. if …
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[ad_1] Spark will remove data caps and create a new healthcare platform for the next three years. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon The initiatives were part of the telecommunications company’s speech to investors, as it described its new growth strategy. It said it would remove limits on its wireless broadband …
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