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Titans star Brenton Thwaites is going to be a father once again , announcing he and his longtime partner Chloe Pacey are expecting their fifth child.

Paul Kelly has competed 10 days in Auckland recording his next album at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios and then popped over to The Hollywood in Auckland to perform a few tunes with Neil.

The Christmas spirit was well and truly alive at QPAC.

Unlike Mike Smith and other noisy members of the imperialist cohort, I applaud that NZ foreign policy has remained consistent in upholding UN and ICC policies against invasions and forced annexations. Ardern, Hipkins and now Luxon have all said the same thing.Supporting the UN charter has massively reduced war casualties over the last 70 years. Clearly the Russian Federation finds this constraining.

It is not clear exactly who persuaded Luxon to put Zelensky on his Xmas calling list. It might have been Albo or MFAT, no doubt on orders from the US, who are desperate to keep the illusion of victory alive until after the US Presidential election.

The coalition government robs Pita to pay Paora to appease its voter base.

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A crowd gathered in Wheeler Place to spread Christmas cheer and learn Paul Kelly's famous song 'How to Make Gravy'. Join us for a heartwarming event.

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