Honouring the Greats

Prince Charles is greeted with a hongi by Bruce Simpson from the Ngati Ranana London Maori Club during a reception at St James’s Palace for prominent New Zealanders, Australians and Papua New Guineans. Among the 200 guests were soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, former New Zealand rugby captain Sean Fitzpatrick, comic Barry Humphries, broadcaster and musician Rolf Harris. Australian singer Kylie Minogue performed.


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Unique Prehistoric Dolphin Discovered

Unique Prehistoric Dolphin Discovered

A prehistoric dolphin newly discovered in the Hakataramea Valley in South Canterbury appears to have had a unique method for catching its prey, Evrim Yazgin writes for Cosmos magazine. Aureia rerehua was…