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A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu, causing landslides, crippling infrastructure, and damaging multiple buildings, including the New Zealand High Commission. Authorities urged coastal residents to move to higher ground amid aftershocks. Communications are down in much of the country, with reports emerging through Starlink. A journalist confirmed at least one fatality, as the extent of damage continues to be assessed.
The events at Albert Park in March of 2023 look less like the high-water mark of an unstoppable cultural consensus, and more like the moment the consensus began to crack.
Hundreds of Auckland demonstrators recently gathered in central Auckland in an Auckland protest against Government...
NZ First’s mining policy would curb the Department of Conservation’s role in DOC mining permits...
In Wellington this week, Labour MP Walters said the coalition Government was pursuing a “one-sided”...
When the Red Bands met the winklepickers.
The single longest period of human history – before we were even fully human.
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The word for today is… exult (verb) - 1: to be extremely joyful : rejoice 2 obsolete : to leap for joy Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Exult leaped into English in the 16th century as a verb meaning "to leap for joy." George Chapman used it that way in a translation
