Sports Chat for 20 January 2025 - RNZ
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Sam Wills, aka Tape Face, heads back to Christchurch for World
5 days ago · Sam Wills, known as Tape Face, gained international fame after reaching the finals of America's Got Talent in 2016.. The prop comic and mime artist, born in Dunedin and raised in Timaru, has been performing as Tape Face six nights a week for eight years in Las Vegas.
Bob Dylan films to watch before (or after) you see A Complete
5 days ago · The second Scorsese-helmed feature on this list, Rolling Thunder Revue differs from its relatively straightforward predecessor by leaning into the self-mythologising and false narratives that Dylan was renowned for. Part documentary, part fiction, Scorsese chronicles 1975's Rolling Thunder Revue - a tour that saw Dylan and a slew of collaborators travel across …
Auckland dog owners face new restrictions under council's ... - RNZ
4 days ago · Auckland Council is considering increasing restrictions on taking dogs to parks. The council is recommending some areas in 14 regional parks and 64 local parks become completely dog-free, as well as creating new off-leash areas. The proposed changes were based on recent feedback and animal ...
Vanuatu faces possible return to all-male parliament after snap ...
3 days ago · Vanuatu's only incumbent female parliamentarian has lost her seat in a snap election leaving only one woman candidate in contention after an unofficial vote count. The unofficial counting at polling locations indicated the majority of the 52 incumbent MPs have been reelected but also some high ...
Vanuatu one month on: aftershocks, a no-go zone and anxiety
5 days ago · Friday marks one month since a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, claiming 14 lives, injuring more than 200 people and displacing thousands more.. Downtown Port Vila remains a no-go zone; Star Wharf, the international port, is still out of action and parts of the city and some of the villages surrounding it still have not had their water …
Community leaders surprised at Melissa Lee’s removal from ... - RNZ
2 days ago · Community leaders surprised by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's removal of Melissa Lee from the ethnic communities' portfolio are calling on her replacement to build on the strong foundations of engagement she established. After sitting on the back benches as an MP for five terms, Lee was given ...
Taiwan carries out first execution in five years, upsetting rights ...
5 days ago · Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto moratorium on the death penalty. Despite Taiwan's reputation as Asia's most liberal democracy, the death penalty remains ...
What to expect from the third Fourth Wing book, Onyx Storm
3 days ago · Before Fourth Wing, the mother-of-six from Colorado was more inclined towards writing John-Green-calibre adult romances that frequently drew on her experiences growing up in a military family - and later as a military wife - and touched on the lasting effects of war.. The Empyrean series marked her first foray into "romantasy" - a term that refers to books that …
'No rush back' to the housing market | RNZ News
3 days ago · Property investors may be getting ready to find bargains in the bigger centres, but don't expect the housing market to shoot back to life, QV says. It has released its latest data, which reflects a flat year. By its measure, house prices moved up 0.1 percent nationally in December and finished the ...