Aotearoa NZ 2024 Qtr 4 (Oct-Dec)
“In some ways I believe I epitomise the average New Zealander: I have modest abilities, I combine these with a good deal of determination, and I rather like to succeed.”
Fred Graham among New Year Honours recipients from arts sector
A pioneer of contemporary Māori art, a film producer and a writer of speculative fiction are among the recipients of New Year Honours from the world of arts. Fred Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura) has been named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori arts.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 31.12.2024
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KidsCan founder Julie Chapman becomes a Dame
Julie Chapman, founder of KidsCan and Pet Refuge, has been made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to children and the community. Dame Julie founded KidsCan in 2005, and it currently provided food, clothing, and health items for more than 60,000 children in 1100 schools and early childhood centres.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 31.12.2024
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2025 New Year Honours: Six people named Knights and Dames
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has named six people Knights or Dames as part of the New Year Honours list. They include Dames Julie Chapman, Ingrid Collins (Ngāti Porou) and Lydia Ko, along with Sirs John Gallagher, Ted Manson, and Peter Skelton. They are among 190 people who received recognition in the honours list this year.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 31.12.2024
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Predator Free Wellington aim for pest-free Newtown, Ōwhiro Bay in 2025
Predator Free Wellington are aiming for a pest-free Newtown and Ōwhiro Bay by the end of 2025. The push is part of the groups wider project that aims to eliminate pests across the entire Wellington region. The project is split into five phases covering different regions across the capital:
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 28.12.2024
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NZ's best public events and festivals to celebrate the New Year
It's all happening in central Auckland on New Year's Eve. Head downtown - or up a maunga like Maungawhau/ Mt Eden - to see the spectacular annual fireworks display off the Sky Tower as the clock strikes midnight. Love to scream along to Queen songs? You're going to love this free NYE party in North Hagley Park, which starts at 8pm and features a Queen tribute band from Australia, plus local acts and midnight fireworks.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 30.12.2024
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Ten of the best music interviews of 2024
Neil Finn: 'The magic strikes every now and again, inspiration comes once in a while, but turning up every day improves your odds'. Mark Knopfler: Just delighted to make people happy. It's been quite a ride since Benee released her break-out single 'Soaked' in 2019 and followed it with the international smash 'Superlonely'. Now the Grey Lynn-raised singer-songwriter is based in LA and is loving Californian life, she told RNZ's Jesse Mulligan in July.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 26.12.2024
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Months after record lows, South Island hydro lakes full to overflowing
The South Island hydro lakes are currently so full that water is being spilt, less than four months since levels were at record lows. "So it's a good time of year, and I think we are fortunate that we have a lot of renewable electricity from hydro generation." Waikato University hydro power scientist Earl Bardsley said this showed the real need to increase storage capacity.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 27.12.2024
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'Profound consequences': Canterbury University scientists make 'dark energy' breakthrough
New research by Canterbury University scientists suggests that dark energy doesn't actually exist. For years, physicists have believed the universe was expanding equally in all directions, and used the concept of "dark energy" to explain this. Now, a team of New Zealand physicists led by Professor David Wiltshire analysed light curves from the Pantheon+ supernovae to show the universe was expanding in a "lumpier" way.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.12.2024
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Parrot wins Quote of the Year competition
For the first time in its 14-year history, Massey University's Quote of the Year competition has been won by an animal. The honours in 2024 went to a stolen six-year-old cockatoo who blurted out "hello darling" when she was found. Pepper was stolen from her Staglands Wildlife Reserve aviary and recovered a week later. Police were were able to confirm her identity when she squawked her catchphrase excitedly when Staglands staff arrived.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.12.2024
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Liam Lawson wins Red Bull seat, to partner F1 world champ Max Verstappen in 2025
To be announced as an Oracle Red Bull Racing Driver is a lifelong dream for me, this is something I've wanted and worked towards since I was eight years old," he said in a team statement. "It's been an incredible journey so far. I want to say a massive thank you to the whole team at VCARB (RB) for their support, the last six races have played a huge part in my preparation for this next step.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.12.2024
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Expanded foodbank manages to find recipe for survival in tough times
But one foodbank in Porirua, run by Wellington iwi Ngāti Toa, says collaboration and connection are what helped it survive a tough year to keep feeding the community. Te Umu Ki Rangituhi is working through one of its busiest weeks in the lead-up to Christmas. The lead-up to Christmas was the busiest time of year as whānau felt the pressure to put good kai on the table, Feliuai said.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.12.2024
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Access to Tāne Mahuta restored after three-month infrastructure project
Access to the world's biggest kauri is set to be restored this Saturday after a project to upgrade visitor infrastructure and protect the tree from a deadly pathogen. At 51.5 metres tall, Tāne Mahuta, in Northland's Waipoua Forest, is the largest survivor of the kauri that once cloaked much of the upper North Island. Its precise age is unknown but could be as much as 2500 years. The estimate used by the Department of Conservation is 1500 years.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.12.2024
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Rich-lister, church and anonymous donor save South Auckland's Buttabean food bank - for now
A South Auckland food bank has been saved from closure after generous donations from the community. David Letele's Buttabean food bank has struggled this year, with demand massively outstripping funding. He announced its closure in October, citing impossible conditions. Then the foodbank was hit by vandals. But this week Buttabean will deliver hundreds of Christmas hampers and toys to families after donors stepped in to help.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.12.2024
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From professional rugby player to yoga teacher: Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson spent eight years as a professional rugby player in New Zealand and Japan. Last month, Tom Robinson announced he was quitting professional rugby saying that a series of concussions had left him living in fear. Tom has recently returned to Aotearoa where he's embarking on a life after rugby, deeply influenced by a newfound love of yoga and meditation which he wants to share with others.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 17.12.2024
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Sir Ian Taylor: entrepreneur, businessman and outspoken
Dunedin entrepreneur Sir Ian Taylor has had quite a year - he was inducted into the Business Hall of Fame back in September and then he was off to support Team New Zealand's successful defence of the America's Cup. It's an event he's been intimately involved with for over 30 years, with the company he founded, Animation Research Limited, designing the augmented reality graphics used in Cup racing.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.12.2024
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New Zealand man wins Spanish Scrabble championships despite not speaking Spanish
A New Zealand man hailed as a Scrabble phenom dominated the Spanish World Scrabble Championships - despite reportedly not speaking the language. Nigel Richards claimed victory at this year's tournament in Granada, Spain last month, Reuters reported, showcasing once again his remarkable abilities to outperform even native speakers in their own languages.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 12.12.2024
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New 34-bunk building to replace Pouākai Hut in Te Papa-Kura o Taranaki
After more than 40 years weathering storms, snow, glaring sun and gale-force winds the much-loved Pouākai Hut in Te Papa-Kura o Taranaki / Egmont National Park is being replaced. One of the oldest huts in the national park, Pouākai Hut sits just below the junction of Mangorei and Pouākai Tracks on the range from which it takes its name.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.12.2024
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The course that's turning surfers into lifesavers
A beginner surfer was also in the water. He had been sucked out by a rip, the strong currents sweeping him near the rocky headland and beyond the eyes of lifeguards on the beach. Surfers are in the water from dawn until dusk, 365 days a year, and they are equipped with their own flotation device (a surfboard).
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 08.12.2024
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High-speed electric hydrofoiling boat to join Auckland's ferry fleet
Auckland's ferry fleet will be joined by a high-speed electric hydrofoiling vessel early next year. The new boat, a Vessev VS-9, will carry tour groups on the Hauraki Gulf as part of Fullers' fleet starting 29 January 2025. After a trial period carrying eight passengers at a time, the electric VS-9 will be able to carry 10 passengers at a top speed of 30 knots (55km/h).
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 09.12.2024
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Three gentoo penguin chicks hatch at Auckland's Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium in Auckland is buzzing with excitement after three gentoo penguin chicks joined the colony. The chicks are part of the aquarium's long-term breeding program. Still nestled under the care of their parents, the newcomers have grown rapidly - gentoo chicks nearly match their parents' size within just a few weeks.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 09.12.2024
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Neil Finn, Pita Sharples receive NZ's highest arts honour
Tā Pita Sharples and Neil Finn have each received the Arts Foundations Icon Award Whakamana Hiranga for 2024 - for their lifetime achievements and mark on the arts. They join a living circle of 20 of New Zealand's most significant artists in what is the Arts Foundation's highest honour. The award recognises the impact each artist has had on their practice, community, and the cultural landscape of Aotearoa.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 05.12.2024
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'The struggle is real, I've been there': The Auckland charity rescuing tonnes of kai
Have you ever wondered what happens to all of the food in supermarkets that is overlooked by shoppers? Well, for a long time, supermarkets threw out huge amounts of kai with the trash, destined for the landfill unless grabbed by a sneaky dumpster diver. But Auckland-based charity Fair Food is doing its best to make a difference, rescuing tonnes of produce every day to feed those in need.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.12.2024
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Fifty peaks in twenty days: Kiwi climber smashes world record
Matheson Brown doesn't mind discomfort. The 28-year-old from New Plymouth just smashed a world record, becoming the fastest person to climb the highest peak in every US state. The clock started at Denali in Alaska, and didn't stop until he got to Mount Rainier in Washington. This epic feat was achieved in 20 days, 14 hours and 4 minutes, with the help of his dad and two friends. No second was wasted... they climbed at all hours of the day.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 02.12.2024
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Pou washed away by Cyclone Gabrielle set to return home after two years at sea
A carved pou from Tangoio Marae north of Napier has washed ashore on the Mahia Peninsula - almost two years after it was washed away during Cyclone Gabrielle. The chairperson of Ngāti Kahungunu Bayden Barber said it will be a boost for the whānau of Tangoio even as they continued to wait for a plan to rebuild their marae.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 27.11.2024
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Tourism company's pest control boosts beetle biodiversity
An adventure tourism business set high in the air has found great success in conservation efforts down on the ground. As tourists zip through the trees, they pass over nearly 800 traps the company's set as part of massive pest eradication programme. Now two years of monitoring by Scion Research has discovered predator control has proving beneficial to the area's bug life.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 28.11.2024
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'Rad' Rotorua skatepark project rolls closer to reality
Plans to turn a hill of grass into a multisport skatepark are rolling forward with concept designs on the way. The new skatepark has been about a decade in the making and those involved say a new skatepark would not only create a safe active space but boost the economy by attracting events. Rotorua Lakes Council this year agreed to contribute $650,000 towards a new skatepark at Kuirau Park.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 27.11.2024
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The school Sir Ed built gets a makeover and wins an
It was called the 'School House in the Clouds'. Following his feat of climbing Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary returned to the Himalayas to repay the locals for their help - and one his first tasks, was building a school. It was completed in Khumjung in 1961 and educated many children over the decades. The project won the international award at Friday night's New Zealand Architecture Awards.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 25.11.2024
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Beautification Trust removes more than 23,000 tags across Auckland
More than 23,000 tags have been removed across Auckland city, thanks to an 'A-class' service provided by a social enterprise. Specifically, 3070 of these were removed from the Māngere- Ōtāhuhu local board area. The Beautification Trust has become a key player in South Auckland's efforts to maintain clean and vibrant communities.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 24.11.2024
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Dame Jacinda Ardern to be given United Nations leadership award
The annual awards, We The Peoples, recognise "extraordinary individuals and organizations whose work embodies the values and purposes of the UN". Ardern will be given the champion for global change award. The citation said it recognised her trailblazing and empathetic leadership, her commitment to championing the rights of women, combatting climate change and fostering of unity and peace.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 21.11.2024
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Chris Parker on live comedy: 'I want you to leave filled with the best feeling I can create'
When it comes to comedy, the stage will always top the screen, Auckland comedian Chris Parker says. "To be in that room beside people and laughing with them, it's just so much better than watching it half asleep on your phone with your hand in a bag of chips." For an encore run of his smash 2016 show Camping at Auckland's Silo Theatre, Parker is rocking an "almost medieval" bowl cut and as much of a moustache as he can grow.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.11.2024
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Surfboard lights offer ray of hope to great white shark-fearing beachgoers study finds
A new study is offering a ray of hope for shark-fearing beachgoers after discovering LED lights, that could be attached to surfboards, deterred great whites. Australian researchers towed seal-shaped boards fitted with lights across great white-teeming South African coastal waters to discover which configuration attracted the most attention, according to the BBC. The lights distorted the silhouette of their "decoys" on the ocean's surface.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 17.11.2024
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'Every single one ... is a win': Bowel screening programme picks up 89 Northland cancer cases
A health screening programme in Northland has picked up 89 cases of bowel cancer so far, allowing earlier treatment and in many cases, saving lives. The national bowel cancer screening programme started with a trial in Waitematā and was gradually rolled out across the country, reaching Northland in 2021.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 17.11.2024
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Former students offer to donate kidney to teacher
A Sāmoan community leader and educator was stunned to see former students step forward as potential kidney donors, following a public appeal. For 20 years, Tauanu'u Perenise Sitagata Tapu has been a respected teacher at McAuley High School and in the community. While grateful for those who have stepped forward, Tauanu'u is still waiting for a viable match from a suitable donor.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 18.11.2024
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Beekeeper living the sweet life at Bluff Station
Tessa Bryant never thought she'd find herself in the heavy, white folds of a bee suit. But she has found a sweet life among the hives at Bluff Station, a winding 15 kilometre drive inland from Kēkerengū, learning all about beekeeping and, in the process, realising she can give anything a go.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 17.11.2024
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Sir Edmund Hillary's daughter joins 'historic' Aotearoa Afghanistan Marathon in Auckland
Sarah Hillary, the daughter of Sir Edmund Hillary, says she would love to see the return of the Aotearoa Afghanistan Marathon - labelled as historic by its organisers - to bridge the communities. "It was so lovely to have this particular reason for the race, getting the women more freedom, you know, they're having more freedom now that they're living in New Zealand and getting the community involved.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 18.11.2024
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How Wellington's DAT Festival aims to be an arts show
What does it take to make an arts festival truly inclusive? Creatif Kate knows, she's is one half of the creative force behind Wellington's Disabled Artists' Theatre or DAT - Festival, along with Susan Williams. It's into its third year, helping to showcase hearing or vision impaired, neuro-divergent or disabled performing artists, writers and filmmakers. The festival is on now until November 17.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 13.11.2024
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The mental health benefits of fishing
A new exploratory study has found that the act of standing in a river, trout or salmon fishing, has mental health benefits. The study was commissioned by Fish and Game, conducted by Centre for Pacific Studies at Otago University and recently published in the Journal of Social Sciences Online. It asked a group of regular anglers, how getting out in the back-country with a rod helped them.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 15.11.2024
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Bringing kiwi back to the capital
Behind the hills of Wellington city, the Capital Kiwi Project's land spans more than 23,000 hectares. The project has a permit to release 250 birds in total. 139 have been released so far. Of those 20 are monitored. Last year, for what's believed to be the first time in many years, four chicks were recorded to be born in the wild near the Capital. Five have hatched so far this Spring, with the Capital Kiwi Project predicting there will be up to 14.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 14.11.2024
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In pictures: Fairground fun at the Bay of Islands Pastoral and Industrial show
An estimated 5500 people turned out to enjoy the oldest country show in New Zealand on Saturday. Founded in 1842, the Bay of Islands Pastoral and Industrial Show is only a couple of years younger than the Treaty of Waitangi. The Bay of Islands Show is the first of the season in Northland each year, and is famous for its picturesque grounds, dotted with ancient puriri trees.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 09.11.2024
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Tauranga's Steph Dryfhout claims world tree climbing title
Stephanie Dryfhout has just become the latest New Zealander to win the international tree climbing competition. This country has a long history of winning tree climbing titles on the world stage. Steph took out the women's masters competition at the International Tree Climbing Competition, which took place Savannah, Georgia at the end of October.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 05.11.2024
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Flood of community support helps keep foodbank open until end of year
Community support has filled his cup and given him some faith again, he said. "I think the Givealittle is over $110,000 and when you're reading through the messages, one guy donated his last dollar fifty that he had in his account. "When you're in the community and you're working, you're hustling away, you sort of don't understand the impact that it has and what it means for the community.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 07.11.2024
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Walk 1200km: The walking challenge helping Kiwis get fit
The Walk1200km challenge was born - like so many things - out of Covid. Wilderness magazine saw it as a way to encourage people with time on their hands - and distance to keep - into the outdoors, with the aim of logging 100 kilometres each month. There's no pressure - as the Challenge's founder Alistair Hall says. You can count your daily steps - or you can do a deliberate walk to tally up the kilometres.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 07.11.2024
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Dozens of tuatara to be released at Brook Waimārama Sanctuary in Nelson
Tuatara are due to be released at the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary in Nelson on Wednesday afternoon, the first mainland translocation of the reptiles in the top of the South Island. Operations manager Nick Robson said 56 tuatara will find a new home inside a 3.7 hectare mouse-free enclosure within the sanctuary. "These are the first tuatara to come back onto the mainland in the top of the south so it is a very big event for the sanctuary.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 06.11.2024
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Wellington startup set for expansion in Silicon Valley
Wellington software startup Projectworks is set to expand after a successfully raising $8.2 million last month, and appointing an experienced US tech businessman Mark Orttung as COO. Projectworks was founded in the capital in 2019 by entrepreneurs Julian Clarke, Matthew Hayter and Doug Taylor. The business has grown to a value of $100 million in five years.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 06.11.2024
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Moana & The Tribe collaborate with six indigenous wāhine for ONO album
Moana & The Tribe have returned with a concept album project that starts in Aotearoa and travels around the world - encapsulating the voices, language, and culture of six indigenous wāhine. ONO builds on the band's musical work fusing traditional Māori instruments and karakia (incantations) with hip hop and contemporary sound.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.11.2024
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'Magic spot': Matiu/Somes Island to reopen after long closure
'Magic spot': Matiu/Somes Island to reopen after long closure. Wellington's Matiu/Somes Island will reopen to visitors later this month after being closed most of the year. Alongside the new wharf, there will also be changes to biosecurity procedures for visitors to help protect native species and maintain its pest-free status. Matiu/Somes Island is home to nesting populations of kororā and kākāriki, as well as rare species like tuatara and wētā, while also being a popular destination for tourists and locals alike."
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.11.2024
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Te Ara Mangawhero cycle trail opens on Ruapehu
The newest section of the Mountains to Sea Ngā Ara Tūhono Great Ride is "a ray of hope" for the Ruapehu district, its mayor says. Mayor Weston Kirton said the first stage of the hiking and cycling trail Te Ara Mangawhero, on Mt Ruapehu, would help transform the district's embattled tourism industry. It would bring "much-needed resilience" to the local economy. The 11.4-kilometre loop will eventually become a 21.4km section of the Great Ride, connecting the town of Ohakune to the volcanic slopes at the top of the North Island's highest mountain.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.11.2024
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 28 October - 3 November
A native riverside paradise, a new Wellington City Mission facility and a cancer patient on a mission to save lives are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 03.11.2024
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New Māori monarch steps onto the national stage
The new Māori monarch Nga wai Hono i te Po has made her first appearance on the national stage for the national hui for Māori unity in Christchurch. The hui - named Te Pūnuiotoka - was the last in a series of hui began by her father Kiingi Tuheitia, whose life and legacy are still being celebrated. But many are now looking towards the future his successor will bring.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.10.2024
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'Once in a lifetime' $10,000 gold nugget will stay with family
A father and son gold prospecting duo say they have no plans to sell the gold nugget worth more than $10,000 they discovered in a remote river on the West Coast of the South Island. Dillon Thom and his dad Anthony told 1News that finding the "massive" 40g nugget was akin to winning the lottery, and were filmed screaming in euphoria on their YouTube channel The Sluicers.
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Source. 1news.co.nz, 04.11.2024
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Jacinda Ardern hopes to ‘spread a little kindness’ as she is made a dame
New Zealand's former prime minister receives order of merit from Prince William at Windsor Castle.
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Source. theguardian.com, 16.10.2024
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Jacqueline Bublitz: Leave the Girls Behind
New Plymouth author Jacqueline Bublitz’ first book Before You Knew My Name was an international bestseller. Described as a 'tour de force' by The New York Times Book Review, it went on to sell over 185k copies in ANZ alone – that's enough to fill Wembley stadium twice! Jacqueline joins us to talk about her second book Leave the Girls Behind.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 03.11.2024
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How did we come to be called 'Kiwis'?
How did residents of Aotearoa New Zealand come to be called by the name of a flightless brown bird and a hairy fruit from China? It's a question cultural historian Richard Wolfe has set out to answer in his latest book, Kiwi: A Curious Case of National Identity.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 15.10.2024
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Filling Pōneke pantries this Christmas
A delighted mum getting to share chocolate with her kids. Mashed potatoes and the first taste of scrambled eggs. A full pantry so there's money for a small Christmas gift. Knowing your neighbour is thinking of you. This is what a charity's Christmas-time hampers are all about. What started ten years ago as a one-off idea with 21 hampers has exponentially grown with 2030 hampers needed this Christmas. The project, Nourish Christmas.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 01.11.2024
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‘We do just about everything’: the women running New Zealand’s ‘third island’
When men were away at sea for weeks at a time, a community developed on Stewart Island that was led by women. Today, that way of life continues and thrives.
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Source. theguardian.com, 04.10.2024
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Acing adventure racing
Nathan Fa'avae and Sophie Hart are part of New Zealand's most successful adventure racing team, combining kayaking, swimming, rafting, abseiling, and mountain biking and much, much, more. As Team Avaya (formerly Seagate), they have won numerous world championships, before Nathan announced his retirement from adventure racing last year. He then teamed up with Sophie to tackle the Yukon 1000 this year'.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 02.11.2024
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