Hymns on Sunday, 5 January 2025 - RNZ
3 days ago · It's a gentle start to this week's Summer Hymn Requests, with Eleanor Farjeon's Morning Has Broken sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge.
Police officer dies from injuries in Nelson, commissioner confirms
6 days ago · The Nelson police officer who died today after being hit by a vehicle in Nelson is "very much loved" by her fellow officers, says the local commander. Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming died from injuries suffered when she was one of two officers struck by a vehicle in Nelson's Buxton Square in the early ...
Golden Globes-nominated All We Imagine as Light captures …
2 days ago · Review - In All We Imagine as Light, two Malayalam nurses are flatting together in a tiny apartment in modern day Mumbai.One day a box arrives unexpectedly on their doorstep, addressed to the older one, Prabha (played by Kani Kusruti). It's a flash rice cooker and it has been sent direct from an online retailer, so the benefactor isn't obvious.
Obit: Dame Tariana Turia has died | RNZ News
4 days ago · Dame Tariana Turia, a former member of parliament and government minister, has died. She was 80. The former Labour Party MP and founder and former co-leader of Te Pāti Māori was a champion of Māori aspirations. She served in Parliament for 18 years, initially as a list MP and then in the Te Tai ...
Nelson police officer's 'tragic and senseless' death mourned
4 days ago · Teary police staff had also come to collect the cards and letters to give to Fleming's family. In a statement on Thursday, Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said the incident, which claimed the life of the widely-respected police officer with 38 years' frontline service, was "tragic and senseless".
Prehistoric fossil in museum found to be new species of large ...
4 days ago · Scientists have discovered a new species of prehistoric turtle from what was once a lush forest in Central Australia, after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in the Northern Territory's largest museum. For years, the fossilised turtle shell sat alongside stuffed birds, insects, lizards ...
Rare new fossil sheds light on NZ’s extinct dolphin-like reptiles
6 days ago · Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a crocodile-like ancestor, to resemble fish and modern dolphins. Then, they went extinct around 94 million years ago. In 2010, palaeontologist James ...
Trump complains that US flags will be half-staff on his ... - RNZ
3 days ago · President-elect Donald Trump has complained that American flags will still be lowered to half-staff in honour of the late President Jimmy Carter during his 20 January inauguration. President Joe Biden ordered flags lowered to half-staff for 30 days from the day of Carter's death on 29 December, as ...
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement, ending eight …
6 days ago · Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, her lawyer told Reuters, bringing an end to one of Hollywood's most contentious and closely followed celebrity splits. Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt, her husband of two years and romantic partner since 2005, eight years ago ...
Football round-up: Wellington and Auckland talismen have the
6 days ago · Nobody is perfect, and sometimes the best Christmas presents can come slightly later than planned. After last weekend's humbling outing for New Zealand's A-League Men's teams, both got back to winning ways this past matchday, and with a special festive treat involved.