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Denmark, New Zealand and Great Britain set out for SailGP training. Photo: Felix Diemer for SailGP SailGP Auckland Racing starts 4pm, Saturday, 18 January/Sunday, 19 January Wynyard Point, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ Sport After being starved of America’s Cup and SailGP action last year, Auckland has a chance for a small measure of…
Instead, ANZ Australia deposited A$687,012. Carl Halvorsen and his daughter Alex say they lost money by using a major bank to transfer cash from New Zealand to Australia for a new house. Photo / Supplied By contrast, A$705,415 would have arrived in Alexa’s bank account if online dealer Wise had been used. That’s a difference…
A national study, conducted by the cinema chain, discovered that more than 2.7million kilograms of sweet or salty popcorn was enjoyed by film fans while watching a movie at its cinemas nationwide last year. Extrapolated across the total number of cinemas in the UK, film fans tucked into approximately 146 million kilograms of the movie…
By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters Photo: AFP / RONEN ZVULUN Full Israeli cabinet meeting expected later on Friday (local time) First hostages expected to be released by Hamas on Sunday, Israeli PM’s office says Release follows a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas Israeli security cabinet meeting on Friday to vote on the…
Sir Simon Clarke lost his job as MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland when he was defeated by Labour’s Luke Myer by just 214 votes. Mr Myer won with 16,468 ballots to Sir Simon’s 16,254, leaving the once-Cabinet minister incumbent conceding defeat after a recount. The former MP announced on Monday (January 13) his new…
The milestone highlights the extent of the British Business Bank’s support for smaller businesses across the North that want to grow. The £660m NPIF II covers the entire North of England, providing loans from £25k to £2m and equity investment up to £5m to help a range of small and medium-sized businesses to start up,…
Drew Barrymore, Bill Murray, Lucy Liu, and Cameron Diaz in Charlie’s Angels. Photo / Columbia Pictures, File In a new behind-the-scenes Netflix clip promoting her new film, Diaz spoke openly about her return to acting. Comfortable with being away from the limelight, the actress revealed that over the last decade she had said “no to…
France in SailGP action in July 2024, at New York. Photo: Ricardo Pinto for SailGP France have failed to make the startline of SailGP Auckland, after further delays to their new F50 boat. The team that hold the official speed record for the professional sailing circuit at 99kph missed the 2024/25 season-opener at Dubai last…
After two years of serving the local community, the current owners have made the ‘difficult’ decision to step away from the business due to personal reasons. In a heartfelt message, a month ago the previous owner Michelle Preston expressed her gratitude for the support they have received throughout their time running the popular shop. Previous…
Hamas took a number of Israelis hostage in its attack on 7 October 2023. Photo: JACK GUEZ / AFP First hostages expected to be released by Hamas on Sunday, Israeli PM’s office says Release follows a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas Israeli security cabinet meeting on Friday (local time) to vote on the accord…
