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Acclaimed Northland actress Rena Owen stars as Dame Whina Cooper 19 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Northland actress Rena Owen stars as e Whaea o Te Motu, or the Mother of the Nation, Dame Whina Cooper in the upcoming movie Whina Northland actress Rena Owen stars as e Whaea o Te Motu, or the Mother of the Nation, Dame Whina Cooper in the upcoming movie Whina Reporter for the Northern Advocate [email protected] An acclaimed Northland actress is starring in a movie playing another well-known Northlander and one of New Zealand s most revered leaders. Rena Owen will play Māori activist Dame Whina Cooper in New Zealand drama feature film Whina, set for release next year. ....
The woman with the ear of the Prime Minister in the pandemic 10 minutes to read Greg Bruce meets Dame Juliet Gerrard, the Prime Minister s chief science advisor. I asked Dame Juliet Gerrard if she ever relies on gut feeling. I said it seemed like gut feeling would have been required a lot in the early days of the pandemic, when we didn t know anything about the virus. She said: I think scientists call gut feeling a hypothesis . That sounded quite witty for a scientist, so I asked if she d used that line before. She said she hadn t. She said: It was a glib answer, but I think there s something in that. That s what scientists do: They read a lot, and they have a hunch; and they think: Okay, so how am I going to test that hunch? ....
New station for City Rail Link taking shape below Karangahape Rd 25 Jan, 2021 01:02 AM 2 minutes to read Deep below Karangahape Rd, tunnelling has begun for a new station as part of the $4.4 billion City Rail Link. At the Mercury Lane entrance, two road header boring machines, named Jean Batten and Dame Valerie Adams, are excavating the station s 203m long platform caverns for nine-car trains. When the workforce of 160 complete the digging and temporary lining for the tunnels by September, the country s deepest railway station will be well on the way to completion. There is a second entrance to the station at Beresford Square. ....
Grace Irwin gains Girls Brigade Queen s Award 20 Jan, 2021 11:29 PM 4 minutes to read All recipients of the Queen s Award (Girls Brigade) and Queen s Badge (Boys Brigade) with the Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy, patron of the brigades. Grace is on the far right at the front. All recipients of the Queen s Award (Girls Brigade) and Queen s Badge (Boys Brigade) with the Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy, patron of the brigades. Grace is on the far right at the front. Bush Telegraph By: Dave Murdoch After 14 years in the Dannevirke Girls Brigade, Grace Irwin achieved its highest award in Guiding from Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy on December 5 at Government House in Wellington. ....