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All Blacks v Argentina: Patrick Tuipulotu to return to New Zealand with facial fracture
The New Zealand Herald
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August 19, 2025
By Liam Napier Senior Sports Journalist·NZ Herald· 19 Aug, 2025 12:45 AM2 mins to read Subscribe to listen Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe now Save Share Share this article Copy...
Air New Zealand introduces Synthony in the Sky celebration
Travel Weekly
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August 19, 2025
Air New Zealand has introduced Synthony in the Sky – a first-of-its-kind, one-off inflight celebration bringing the homegrown Synthony experience that blends electronic dance music and classical orchestra to 30,000ft. On Thursday 4 December, Air...
How to watch the Vuelta a España 2025: TV, streaming, official broadcasters
Cyclingnews
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August 18, 2025
The 2025 Vuelta a España is upon us, and Cyclingnews is here with all the information you could possibly need on TV coverage and live streams so you can watch the final men's Grand Tour of the season in all its glory. Vuelta a España: Key...
Exclusive: Blues to join Warriors, Auckland FC at Go Media Stadium in 2026
The New Zealand Herald
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August 19, 2025
The fact that the Blues saw fit to cast the net illustrates their uneasy alliance with Eden Park. The last deal, signed in October 2023, came after protracted negotiations. As far back as 2016, the Blues publicly voiced their support in principle...
TEA SATE Asia-Pacific 2025 arrives in New Zealand for the first time
Breaking Travel News
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August 18, 2025
For the first time ever, the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is bringing its popular TEA SATE Asia-Pacific Conference to New Zealand. To bring this incredible event to life, TEA has partnered with Wētā Workshop, the award-winning creative...
Five things to look for in Sky TV’s full-year result
The New Zealand Herald
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August 19, 2025
Forsyth Barr’s Aaron Ibbotson and Benjamin Crozier see “$12m of savings from NZ Rugby rights” in FY2026 (which would take in the first six months of a new rights deal). Jarden’s Arie Dekker and Vishal Bhula say there’s “much anticipation on the...
The Art of Disruption: The Art and Impact of Serj Tankian a Multimedia Exhibition at Armenian Museum of America
MassisPost - California
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August 18, 2025
WATERTOWN, MA — The Art of Disruption: The Art and Impact of Serj Tankian is a landmark biographical and multimedia exhibition celebrating the creative, activist, and diasporic journey of Serj Tankian—musician, visual artist, poet, and outspoken...
The Western Guide’s shift to country music earns his first Pacific Music Awards nod
Pacific Media Network
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From city-boy to cowboy, The Western Guide’s transition to country music has led to his first nomination at the Pacific Music Awards. While Pe Moni Ea is still one of Aaron Pulemagafa’s most successful songs with over 1.1 million streams on...
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These Are the Most Important Things to Consider When Visiting Australia and New Zealand, According to a Travel Advisor
Travel + Leisure
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Combining Australia and New Zealand in one trip is a common proposition. While they are both in the same region, they are actually quite far apart and vastly different. This is not to say that they don’t work well together, but there are...
No Fun At All (SWE) Auckland Supports Announced - Two Skinner Green Fever
Undertheradar.co.nz
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August 18, 2025
No Fun At All are barreling back to Aotearoa New Zealand this spring, getting fans amped with their first local headline show in an insane twenty eight years (!), at Auckland's Double Whammy on 11th November. Arising from the Swedish township of...
Important things to consider when visiting Australia and New Zealand, according to a travel advisor
AOL
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James Davies/Getty Images The view of Sydney Harbour from above.Combining Australia and New Zealand in one trip is a common proposition. While they are both in the same region, they are actually quite far apart and vastly different. This is not to...
Auckland FC set to sign English striker Sam Cosgrove for upcoming A-League season
The New Zealand Herald
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August 18, 2025
By Ben Francis Journalist·NZ Herald· 18 Aug, 2025 08:00 PM2 mins to read Subscribe to listen Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe now Save Share Share this article Copy Link Email...
The Hunt for Gollum: Everything we know about new LOTR movie which could reunite Gandalf and Frodo
Hindustan Times
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August 18, 2025
Sir Ian McKellen, British actor who brought Gandalf to life, teased fans in London with a new update on the upcoming Lord of the Rings spinoff, The Hunt for Gollum. While attending the For the Love of Fantasy convention with Elijah Wood, McKellen...
Fusing whakapapa and fashion: Vince Ropitini taking his kākahu to the world
Te Ao Maori News
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August 18, 2025
Narrow streets and laneways snake all the way through the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. Modern townhouses sit alongside gritty Victorian architecture and murals cover walls which punch colour into the streets. These surrounds are the new base for...
The Great New Zealand Road Trip 2025 - Nine Questions with Northbound author and writer Naomi Arnold
The New Zealand Herald
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August 18, 2025
Across the bay in northwest Nelson, Tasman, Kahurangi National Park is a marvel of geology and biodiversity. I recommend local author Dave Hansford’s recent book Kahurangi (Potton & Burton). Typically of Dave, it has the most wonderful lyrical,...
The $28 million TV star exiled in one of the most salacious sex scandals in decades plots an almost impossible comeback
Daily Mail
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August 18, 2025
It has been seven years since America woke up to one of the most stunning TV scandals in decades. NBC Today co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb were behind the anchor desk on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, seemingly ready to deliver the morning...
Artificial intelligence: New Zealand firms embrace AI, yet struggle with full integration and skills gap
The New Zealand Herald
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August 18, 2025
Some 88% said AI had had a positive effect on their operations. Of those: 20% had seen significant gains (25%+ time saved or output increased) 28% report moderate gains (10–25%) 35% report minor gains (under 10%) “So the benefits are there....
UK viewers can now watch ‘riveting’ New Zealand crime drama
Metro
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August 18, 2025
BBC viewers can now binge a crime drama set in New Zealand (Picture: BBC) A crime drama that left viewers ‘hooked’ is now available to stream in full for free. Set in New Zealand, The Gone begins with the disappearance of an Irish couple – Ronan...
Rose of Tralee TV start time, meet the Roses, running order - and who's the favourite to win
RSVP Live
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August 18, 2025
The Rose of Tralee is back for another year, with hosting duo Daithi O’Se and Kathryn Thomas introducing us to 32 Roses. From the first-ever United Arab Emirates Rose to the New Zealand Rose travelling over 18,000km for the festival, there are...
Rose of Tralee TV start time, running order, line up - and who's tipped to win
Cork Beo
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August 18, 2025
The Rose of Tralee returns to TV screens this week with 32 contestants set to take to the stage over two nights. The festival will be co-hosted again this year by Kathryn Thomas and Dáithí Ó Sé. The festival, now in its 65th year, takes place...