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A series of musicians – starting with Jimmy Barnes – have been called up to rock life back into a Victorian capital city after years of infrastructure works and protests.The Khe Sanh singer joined forces with stars Kate Ceberano and Ian Moss on Sunday to perform a surprise free gig for Melburnians aimed at boosting CBD confidence.The singer belted out hits including Working Class Man in City Square, the first time it’s been open to the public since Metro Tunnel construction work started there eight years ago.It’s the first in a series planned across December and January, with crowds given…
Did you get through your beach picnics unscathed this summer? Or did you return from a swim only to find a seagull rifling through your bags in search of food? If the latter, shouting at it should help to stop the gull in its tracks and make it fly off – Neeltje Boogert’s latest research shows…Our previous experiment, published in 2022, showed that urban herring gulls perceive men shouting as a threat. When we played back recordings of men shouting “No! Stay away! That’s my food, that’s my pasty!”, gulls moved away, just like they did in response to our…
By Euronews Published on 23/11/2025 – 7:00 GMT+1 As Europe Today prepares to launch, we turn to one of the journalists driving this new Euronews chapter. Starting Monday, Méabh Mc Mahon, one of Euronews’ most recognisable faces and a prominent figure in the Brussels media scene, will co-host the network’s new flagship morning show alongside Maria Tadeo. A Brussels-based TV journalist with more than 15 years of experience, Méabh has reported on the EU and global affairs from the Brexit vote to the Brussels terrorist attacks. She has extensive experience as a field reporter and has travelled across the continent from…
NZTA has postponed a road closure planned for this weekend on Transmission Gully after major congestion.It originally said lane closures would be in place this weekend both north and southbound, but had now pushed back the southbound closure by one week to Friday, November 28 until 4.30am Monday, December 1.”We are working through the key causes of last weekend’s problems so that we can make improvements,” Mark Owen, NZTA’s regional manager for the Lower North Island/Top of the South.”We realise the congestion on Sunday afternoon and evening caused lengthy delays and frustration for drivers. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.”Owen…
Ngāpuhi’s general manager says they are insulted Te Pāti Māori leadership says it won’t participate in a hui after expelling its local MP.A hui is taking place in Kaikohe on Sunday with Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi after she and Te Tai Tonga MP Tākutai Ferris were expelled from Te Pāti Māori last week.Te Pāti Māori said they had been advised by “multiple rangatira of Te Tai Tokerau” not to attend “at this time”.Te Tumu Whakahaere, or general manager, of Te Rūnanga-ā-iwi o Ngāpuhi Moana Tuwhare told RNZ’s Saturday Morning, there had been a lack of transparency from those…
Two people have been injured, including one in a critical condition, after a person was trapped following a crash near Glenorchy, Otago this morning. Police were notified of a single vehicle crash around 9.40am on Glenorchy-Paradise Road, between Priory and Lovers Leap Roads.FENZ said it responded with one truck from Glenorchy, one from Frankton, two from Queenstown, and one helicopter. One person was trapped in the vehicle following the crash. Hydraulic cutting equipment was flown in on a helicopter to free the person. Hato Hone St John assessed and treated one patient who was airlifted to Dunedin hospital in a…
More than 500 vehicles, many towing boats, have crossed the Auckland Harbour Bridge today in a protest against aspects of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Act and other proposed fishing reforms.The One Ocean convoy travelled nearly 30km from Albany to Mission Bay, with organisers and supporters calling for “one rule for all” in how the Gulf is managed.Co-organiser Ben Chissell said the protest was not against commercial fishing, but his position was that if the Hauraki Gulf was so badly depleted that areas needed to be shut off, then no one should fish them.Legislation which came into effect last month…
A tramper with a dislocated knee was rescued from a remote part of the Tararua Range this morning. John Burgess, one of the three party members, said the incident occurred at around 10.40am – and was hampered by low-hanging cloud.The group had hiked out of Ōtaki Forks north of Wellington on Thursday and spent the first two nights in Field and Maungahuka hut.Maungahuka hut (Source: John Burgess)One member of the party described strong winds on Friday, reaching 70km/h, leaving some low-hanging clouds over the ridge line this morning. Having crested the 1300-metre Maungahuka, the group was hiking back towards Ōtaki,…
The removal of four large trees in central Rotorua has been welcomed by neighbouring businesses.Four sweet gum trees were felled this week, with a section of Amohia St closed from Monday until Wednesday to allow for their removal.Despite social media backlash regarding the environmental impact of removing the trees, Rotorua Lakes Council says it did so under a health and safety recommendation from experts.”The trees have been showing signs of potential limb branch failures as they have aged and the size and weight of these limbs would require us to continually increase maintenance of the tree canopies,” the council’s parks…
Police said today they have finished a forensic examination of the Manawatū address where three children were killed in a suspected murder last week.The blaze broke out at a home in Sanson around 2.30pm on November 15, prompting a significant emergency services response. Officially, police said they were treating the incident as a homicide.Manawatū Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham said the property had now been handed over to the family but they would have to wait “some time” for the answers to what happened on the fateful afternoon.In the update of the investigation, police also released the full names of…