Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant could be transferred to Australia to serve his life sentence in a move that would cost Aussie taxpayers millions, Scott Morrison reveals Christchurch killer has been jailed for life without parole over terror attack NZ officials want the Australian to serve his sentence in his home country Prime Minister Scott Morrison … Read more
The son of a Christchurch mosque massacre victim has called on a judge to make sure the ‘maggot’ who shot and killed 51 innocent people while they were praying is never released from jail. Victims’ family members have delivered spine-tingling and heartbreaking stories of grief to the New Zealand High Court as the sentencing of … Read more
A court room has erupted in applause as victims of the Christchurch mosque attack stood up to the ‘loser’ gunman at his sentencing hearing. Brenton Tarrant, the Australian man who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand‘s worst modern-day mass shooting in March last year, is being sentenced this week after admitting to the killings. … Read more
Actor Dylan Smith looked unrecognisable as he treated fans to a behind-the-scenes look at Amazon’s $1 billion Lord Of The Rings’ TV series. The Canadian thespian took to Instagram on Sunday to upload an image of himself in prosthetic makeup and a matted wig as filming kicked off in New Zealand after the cast were granted permission to … Read more
The moment of truth has arrived for victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks, dozens of whom will attend court for the terrorist’s sentencing. Victims and family members of the 51 people murdered by Australian man Brenton Tarrant have travelled from across the world, Australia and New Zealand to take part. Sixty-six will be offered the … Read more
A young mother has transformed her tiny bedroom into a lush green ‘jungle’ after filling every inch of space with potted and hanging plants of all shapes and sizes. Shanna Smith, from Auckland in New Zealand, started her greenery collection nearly two years ago – and her 110 strong plants have since become a part … Read more
The first nine days of New Zealand‘s COVID-19 lockdown were only partially unlawful, the country’s high court has found. Laywer Andrew Borrowdale’s case against the government was considered in July, with a decision handed down on Wednesday. A full bench of three judges waved away a string of complaints made about the lockdown’s legality. But … Read more
‘You are ours and always will be’: Mother’s extraordinary message of forgiveness to her son who stabbed his brother to death with a kitchen knife in a drunken rage Peter James Te Maru plunged a knife into Marino Te Maru’s heart during a fight The 34-year-old had previously been ousted from Australia for violent offences … Read more
Penguins first evolved almost 22 million years ago in Australia and New Zealand and NOT in Antarctica Researchers analysed the genomes of 18 different species of the aquatic birds They found penguins did not colonise the Antarctic until 2–9 million years ago Changes in the ocean current around Antarctica likely triggered this movement Penguins also adapted to … Read more
Missing Lego piece falls out of seven-year-old boy’s nose TWO YEARS after he pushed it up his nostril Sameer from New Zealand inserted the tiny piece of plastic in his nose in 2018 His parents took the boy to a doctor who failed to find the Lego part at the time The missing piece unexpectedly … Read more