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Artist announces treasure hunt for $1.2m golden casket - but what happened to the Golden Owl? 23 Jan, 2021 10:26 PM 5 minutes to read Daily Telegraph UK By: Henry Samuel Somewhere in Britain and France lie the two halves of a key to a £650,000 (NZ$1.2 million) golden casket which sealed the end of almost 1000 years of conflict between the two old foes. That, at least, is the claim of the co-author of the worlds longest-running treasure hunt. Michel Becker says he bought the solid-gold casket c...

One-punch Queenstown assault victim: Ive lost almost everything 22 Jan, 2021 07:14 AM 6 minutes to read Sapumal Wijenayake almost died after a one-punch assault in Queenstown in March 2019. Photo / Mountain Scene Sapumal Wijenayake almost died after a one-punch assault in Queenstown in March 2019. Photo / Mountain Scene Otago Daily Times By: Tracey Roxburgh A long, deep scar runs along the right side of Sapumal Wijenayakes skull. Beneath it, four titanium plates have been screwed in. A less obv...

(1) Technavio has been monitoring the carbon monoxide alarm market and it is poised to grow by USD 305.50 million during 2021-2025, progressing at a CAGR of almost 8% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210122005188/en/ Technavio has announced its lat...

The research team, including Kwan Hyi Lee from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), developed this technique by introducing a smart AI analysis method to an electrical signal-based ultra-sensitive biosensor.

Local Focus: Founder reflects on NZ Opera School and Opera Week success 21 Jan, 2021 05:10 PM 4 minutes to read Future looks bright for Whanganui opera. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video Journalist Whanganui, Manawatū and Taranaki, NZH Local Focusgeorgie@localfocus.nz Its been another successful year for the NZ Opera School. The summer school has been a January fixture in the Whanganui calendar for almost three decades. The school started in 1994, founded by Donald Trott (ONZM) who is al...

Expertise | CIRAD is coordinating thirteen projects under the EU DeSIRA programme in favour of resilient agriculture 20/01/2021 - Article The European Commission recently validated the list of projects to be funded following the third call for proposals under the DeSIRA - Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture - programme. CIRAD is now coordinating thirteen projects chosen following the three successive calls, with a total budget of almost 60 million euros. Boosting agric...

New Zealand trail runners prepare for Tarawera Ultramarathon challenge 18 Jan, 2021 08:19 PM 3 minutes to read Nearly 2500 people will take on the Tarawera Ultramarathon next month. Photo / Kurt Matthews Rotorua Daily Post The trails surrounding Rotorua are set to welcome almost 2500 runners from across New Zealand for next months Tarawera Ultramarathon. The 13th edition of the popular event, which is now New Zealands largest trail running event, will see runners take part in four races on Febr...

Little blue penguins lucky escape from fishing line in Napier 18 Jan, 2021 01:19 AM 2 minutes to read Hawkes Bay Bird and Wildlife Rescue members release the kororā/little blue penguin back into the wild, near where it was rescued from Ahuriri Napier. Video / Supplied Hawkes Bay Bird and Wildlife Rescue members release the kororā/little blue penguin back into the wild, near where it was rescued from Ahuriri Napier. Video / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today By: Gianina Schwanecke Hawkes Bay fishers ar...

The Crown spent $16.5 million in four years on motels for emergency accommodation 16 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92 Successive governments have spent almost $16.5 million over the past four years on buying motels across the country, which have been converted into emergency housing. At the same time, the amount of money the Government has been spending on emergency housing gr...

"He's a very lucky little penguin."