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'Music is our language' - Auckland family trio win the Kiwi Cover Song Contest
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (587+ words) Ese Aumalesulu and his daughters Tara, 13, and Sophia, 9, won for their take on Annie Crummer’s version of 'See What Love Can Do' by Eric Clapton. Tara and Sophia Aumalesulu clasped their faces in shock when they learned they'd won this…...
Verb Wellington festival 'back with a vengeance' in 2026
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (626+ words) Verb Wellington is back "with a vengeance" this September, after last year's hiatus. The capital's annual literary festival is taking place 23-27 September. Writer Chris Tse is launching his poetry collection Dance Floor Romance and hosting other events, including Fever - a…...
Reuben Kirkwood and Tessa Harris: Creators behind Auckland's new CRL station artwork
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (264+ words) Auckland's City Rail Link opens today, and two of the artists whose work now fills the new underground stations joined Perlina for a guided walk-through. At Karanga-a-hape Station, Reuben Kirkwood designed a vaulted ceiling made from metal sections inspired by…...
New Zealand's largest lightsaber group 'forged a village' in Palmy
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (949+ words) As passersby became curious about the glow and swish of lightsabers at night, word spread and membership grew. What began as two men meeting with lightsabers in Palmerston North in 2020 has grown into the largest group in the New Zealand…...
New Pacific Memories pou stands in Tokoroa talking pole forest
6+ day, 49+ min ago (11+ words) RNZ...
Decades-old New Plymouth bookshop reincarnated as Huatoki Bookstore
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (243+ words) A Taranaki couple are defying the digital revolution and retail downturn to open that most tactile of businesses - a bookshop. A Taranaki couple are defying the digital revolution and retail downturn to open that most tactile of businesses - a bookshop....
Leopard seal washes ashore on Petone Beach
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (102+ words) RNZ Leopard seal washes ashore on Petone Beach A leopard seal that came ashore on Petone Beach in Wellington over the weekend has drawn crowds of excited spectators. But, despite advice from the Department of Conservation to give it space,…...
Wētā FX win an Emmy for work on Stranger Things
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (360+ words) New Zealand scores an early Emmy win thanks to the crew who worked on special effects in the freaky Netflix series. New Zealand has bagged an early Emmy award with Wētā FX winning a prize for their work on the…...
TV producer Alexander Breingan ordered to return to New Zealand from Los Angeles
1+ week, 6+ day ago (131+ words) TV producer Alexander Breingan has been ordered to return to New Zealand from Los Angeles. He faces 33 charges and is alleged to have used forged documents to obtain more than $4.3 million in government-funded rebates and $10.2m in lending to finance 13 television…...
Mushroom champignons take over K Road in costume parade
4+ week, 1+ day ago (102+ words) RNZ Mushroom champignons take over K Road in costume parade The maths behind why you're stuck in 'phantom' traffic Small human reactions in traffic soon multiply, a mathematician says. Schools ban Ooshies after fights, distractions and some going missing They…...