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Wellington reporters20:06, Jul 06 2021 MONIQUE FORD/STUFF Hold on to your umbrellas. It's going to be showery and blustery. (File photo) That's all for today. We’ll be back tomorrow morning with more live updates from the capital. 7.30pm: Pounamu Jade Aikman wins Fulbright award to study at Harvard University Everything from the mundane aspects of life to the extraordinary moments have an element of racism, Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman​ says. And how racism shows itself, and how it has been central to colonisation in New Zealand, has been one of the main focuses of his academic career. 5.30pm...

Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 3:22 pm The 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand divided a nation – 40 years on, we’re revisiting this historic event with a modern twist. Wellington City Libraries and City Archives have dug up news clippings, photos and ephemera from the tour, and will be live tweeting them 40 years from the date they happened throughout July, August and September. The controversial rugby tour saw violent clashes between rugby fans, anti-apartheid protestors and police across the country, and is still a significant part of our history says Mayor Andy Foster. “...