Locals Only: Wellington indie-pop powerhouse RIIKI is ready for her moment
5 May, 2021 07:00 PM
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Locals Only: RIIKI performs High Heights. Made with funding from NZ on Air. Video / Locals Only
Locals Only: RIIKI performs High Heights. Made with funding from NZ on Air. Video / Locals Only
NZ Herald
By: Sarah Illingworth
Covid-19 has dumped challenges on all of us, but for aspiring young artists about to break into international waters, this life-on-pause moment has demanded a kind of patience and philosophical acceptance that can be hard to muster.
Raquel Abolins-Reid, aka RIIKI, had barely returned from a fortnight in Los Angeles before Aotearoa went into lockdown. While there, the indie-pop performer and her manager Isaac Adams met producers and potential collaborators they had only met online, held a showcase and secured a signing with WME – the world s longest-running talent agency.
Philippines’ top diplomat tells nation to leave disputed waters
World
May 4, 2021
MANILA: The Philippines’ top diplomat unambiguously told Beijing where to go on Monday, as the government insisted Chinese vessels were still illegally lingering in the disputed South China Sea. China, my friend, how politely can I put it? Let me see. O. get the f..k out, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin tweeted. The latest spat between Manila and Beijing over the resource-rich waters which China claims almost entirely flared up in March after hundreds of Chinese boats were spotted inside the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone.
China has refused repeated calls from the Philippines to withdraw the boats, and tensions have intensified as Manila steps up maritime patrols in the area. Locsin frequently uses strong language on Twitter and defended his latest outburst by saying: Usual suave diplomatic speak gets nothing done.
Guilin s green gems shine chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-04-28 22:22 Share CLOSE
From eco-tourism to sustainable production and urbanization, take a look at the environmental success behind the beautiful mountains and waters of an iconic scenic spot in Guilin, South China s Guangxi zhuang autonomous region.
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