Lions win again… just
The Wellington Lions will be relieved to be playing at home in the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup semi-finals. The Lions just managed to beat Otago in Sunday afternoon’s game 27-24 thanks to a late penalty goal...
View ArticleMelbourne Cup grips Wellington
With just over an hour before the Melbourne Cup jumped out of the gates, Wellington bars were flushed with people hoping to a place winning bet. The St Johns Bar & Restaurant wa again hosting a...
View ArticleSurprise payload revealed on second NZ rocket
A surprise payload was revealed following the second successful rocket launch from the Auckland-based Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck confirmed that a 65-sided sphere was deployed during the...
View ArticleGender minorities missing from follow-up survey
Gender minorities are missing out again as sexual orientation but not gender identity are included in April’s General Social Survey, a survey design to float questions missed in the 2018 census. Peter...
View ArticleWomen have Cook Strait record in sight
Four women are hoping to become the first all-female crew to row across Cook Strait. Wellington based Tina Manker, Johannah Kearney, Rachel Gamble-Flint and Eleanor Morris will attempt the crossing...
View ArticleWomen have Cook Strait record in sight
Four women are hoping to become the first all-female crew to row across Cook Strait. Wellington based Tina Manker, Johannah Kearney, Rachel Gamble-Flint and Eleanor Morris will attempt the crossing...
View ArticleProtesters disrupt oil and gas conference
Over 200 protesters blocked entrances to the annual New Zealand Petroleum Conference at Wellington’s TSB Arena yesterday. The conference is run by PEPANZ, the Petroleum Exploration and Production...
View ArticleNew Zealander unfazed by Indonesian quake
A New Zealander staying in Indonesia says the killer quake had no effect on him. Wellington man Andrew Burgin was in Bali when the 6.9 magnitude quake struck. Hundreds of people have died and thousands...
View ArticleBlind find te reo challenging using speech tech
Blind people are using special speech software to read computer and smart phone screens. These voices are the same ones heard in GPS systems. This text to speech technology speaks many languages, but...
View ArticleLISTEN: Ngā Manu Kōrero empowers reo users
Students from across Aotearoa met in Tairāwhiti last week for the national Ngā Manu Kōrero speech competition. The 53rd annual event was originally established for Māori rangatahi to build confidence...
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