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Marisa van der Meer celebrates after scoring for Wellington Phoenix. Photo: Masanori Udagawa Wellington Phoenix women have kicked off the Bev Priestman era with a 1-1 draw against Canberra United in the capital. After an off-season signing spree and the hiring of the former Canadian women’s football coach, expectations were high for the newlook Phoenix…
Season two of the Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC A-League NZ derby kicks off in the capital, with the hosts on the backfoot against the competition’s newest team. In the 2025/26 season, the two teams will clash three times, with Wellington being the home team for two fixtures. The Kiwi derby is one of six…
A surprise visit by Hollywood star and former UN humanitarian ambassador Angelina Jolie to Ukraine on Tuesday was disrupted by draft enforcers, who detained a member of her entourage and conscripted him, according to local media reports. The incident reportedly took place at a military roadblock near the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk in Nikolaev Region, while…
A fully functioning, used golden toilet, titled โAmericaโ that was once stolen from a British palace, has been put up for auction at Sothebyโs with a guide price of $10 million. Billionaire New York Mets owner Stephen Cohen purchased the 18-karat throne, unveiled in 2016 by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, from the Marian Goodman…
A fully functioning, used golden toilet, titled โAmericaโ that was once stolen from a British palace, has been put up for auction at Sothebyโs with a guide price of $10 million. Billionaire New York Mets owner Stephen Cohen purchased the 18-karat throne, unveiled in 2016 by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, from the Marian Goodman…
Estoniaโs foreign and culture ministries have both voiced fierce opposition to a planned Limp Bizkit concert, accusing the rock bandโs frontman Fred Durst of making โpro-Russianโ comments during the time he was married to a woman born in Crimea. On Friday, the organizers announced that the American rock group would perform at an open-air arena…
Don Robinson, described as a ‘self-made businessman, an entrepreneur and a philanthropist’ passed away yesterday (Thursday) aged 91. Don was involved in Flamingoland, Zoo and Marineland, Waterscene, It’s a Knockout and Mr Marvel’s Theme Park. He bought and successfully ran Scarborough’s Royal Opera House and became chairman of Scarborough Football Club and later, Hull City…
Aimee and Richard Bland say their decision to close ‘Curiositeas’ Play Cafรฉ in the Queen Street Shopping Centre is one that has not been made lightly. Former mental health nurse Aimee and army veteran Richard set up the business in 2022 – which combines a cafรฉ for parents and play area for little ones. Richard…
A new sign has appeared in the window of what was the former Gillian Arnold shop in Post House Wynd, with signage teasing โa truly magical experienceโ. Although very little information has been released on the new venture, the sign reads: “Opening soon! Kayden Rose Bridal โ a brand-new bridal boutique.โ A new sign has…
โThe choices I make in this Budget, this month, will be focused on getting inflation falling and creating the conditions for interest rate cuts to support economic growth and improve the cost of living,โ she added. โThe truth is that previous governments have not adequately faced up to these challenges. โToo often, political convenience has…
