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Julian McMahon, the Australian actor best known for roles in Marvel’s Fantastic Four movies and television series FBI: Most Wanted and Nip/Tuck, has died aged 56.The son of former prime minister Sir William McMahon passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by McMahon’s wife, Kelly, to US website Deadline.McMahon had endured a private battle with cancer.”With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer,” Kelly McMahon said.”Julian loved life. He loved his family. He loved…
The famous 162-year-old Cardrona pub is set to go up for sale.Since 2013, the historic establishment has been owned by Cade Thornton and his silent partner, James Jenneson.Built in 1863, the pub has been immortalised in art, printed on merch, and the centre of advertising campaigns.Thornton and Jenneson were fresh-faced lads from the city when they decided to take a punt on the establishment. Thornton was 29 when they made the move. By the time the ink dried, he’d hit 30.Cardrona pub co-owner Cade Thornton. (Source: Seven Sharp)He recalled his mum seeing it listed on Trade Me, and they thought…
Work has restarted on Dunedin’s new $1.88 billion hospital, after a series of delays and public backlash.The downsized design will house 351 beds and is due to be completed in 2031.The hospital treats patients from across the lower South Island, which is a six-hour round trip from Cromwell for Roger Driver.“The old hospital is where I’m visiting today and it is in a very bad state of repair,” he said.“My wife has treatment monthly and we’ve been coming for five years every month.”Delays on the project have caused outrage among locals, who have been dealing with the “really, really hectic…
A former IRD prosecutor is calling for changes to the student loan system so that Kiwis living overseas aren’t put off coming home because they’re worried about being arrested at the border.In April, interest rates for overseas borrowers were lifted from 3.9% to 4.9% and the late payment interest rate for all borrowers to 8.9%.Tax barrister Dave Ananth said this is putting people off returning to New Zealand at a time we should be encouraging skilled people to come home.A pilot who’s been living in Australia for over 10 years has racked up a whopping $170,000 in student loan debt,…
A pensioner living in a leaky caravan with no power for six years now has a new home to call his own.Steven Connelly, 67, moved into his home at the new elder housing village in Katikati two weeks ago after four years on the waitlist.Connelly previously lived in a caravan on a relative’s property. There was no power, a long-drop toilet and Connelly slept with a bucket on the bed to catch the leaks when it rained.Asked if it was good to have somewhere warm and dry to live, he said: “Oh hell, yeah.”The village was named Te Āhuru Mōwai…
Oasis finally took to the stage in Wales on Friday (local time) for the start of a highly anticipated reunion tour.In front of an ecstatic capacity crowd, the band chose to resume live performances after 16 years with the apt Hello and its refrain of “it’s good to be back”. After a montage of headlines about the feuding brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher was capped with the words “the guns have fallen silent,” Oasis appeared on stage to a deafening roar.The brothers largely kept their distance onstage. Noel hammered away at his guitar while a parka-clad Liam snarled into the…
A hidden treasure has been revealed as the redevelopment of Canterbury Museum progresses.For 80 years, the north faces of the heritage-protected Benjamin Mountfort-designed buildings have been hidden from view.Now, the stonework – dating back to the late 1800s – is being exposed and restored.”It’s just so cool to see that stonework that goes back to 1877,” said Canterbury Museum director Anthony Wright. (Source: 1News)“Just shivers down the spine. It was incredible because we imagined for so long what it might look like,” Canterbury Museum director Anthony Wright said.“It’s just so cool to see that stonework that goes back to 1877.”For…
Some conservationists are concerned about the potential impact of ferrets entering Wellington amid a significant rise in the number of pests being caught on Transmission Gully.Documents released under the Official Information Act show that between January 2024 to 14 April this year, 701 pests were trapped or killed on the road.That’s up from RNZ’s previous reports of 226 pests trapped between November 2022 and January 2024.The animals killed in the latest data set included stoats, weasels, deer, rabbits, rats, pigs and possums.Predator Free Wellington has been working for years to get rid of all pests in the capital.Project director Julian…
The jury in the Khandallah murder trial has heard a hair found on the hand of the deceased did not belong to the accused.Julia DeLuney is on trial for murdering her mother Helen Gregory, 79, at her Wellington home in January 2024. She denies the charges.A DNA sample was taken from the underside of a fake nail found at the scene.ESR scientist Donna Foskin said there was “extremely strong scientific support” for at least some of the DNA found on it coming from DeLuney, but a hair found on the dead woman’s hand was not a match for her or…
By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 04/07/2025 – 17:58 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTRussia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine, including the World War I-era poison gas chloropicrin, Dutch and German intelligence agencies said on Friday.Dutch military intelligence and security service, together with the German intelligence service, found that the use of prohibited chemical weapons by the Russian military had become “standardised and commonplace” in Ukraine.According to the findings, the Russian military uses chloropicrin and riot control agent CS against sheltering Ukrainian soldiers, who are then forced out into the open and shot.Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans called for more sanctions against Moscow…