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Faith keeps Burmese 93-year-old going strong
HE HAS old-fashioned British politeness and his accent shows a hint of his homeland Myanmar, but at 93 years Herbie Charlesworth is firmly rooted in New Zealand. He says his Catholic faith helped him...
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Britain says ‘ET, stay home’
PHOTO: FDecomite WHEN I was 15, my mum and I saw something strange in the night sky. Driving along Port Rd, we both clearly saw a white pulsing light hovering over Wellington Harbour. As the car...
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Teenage falcon trainer has new challenge
The world renowned talent of teenage falcon trainer Xavier Birch has a new challenge – a one-eyed falcon who thinks he’s human. BEING HUMAN: Xavier with one-eyed, four-month-old falcon Napoleon. Xavier...
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New generation of Brits moves here for vastly different reasons
While this country – once called “little Britain” by Premier Richard Seddon – has distanced itself from the former colonial empire, it still remains a hotspot for British immigrants. CHRISTINA McDONALD...
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New Zealand is losing appeal to the Brits as a holiday destination, according to recent arrival statistics. In this year’s travel and migration figures, numbers are down a third, from over 100 thousand...
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Meet London’s woman in Wellington, Laura Clarke
London’s woman in Wellington Laura Clarke For one day, 17-year-old Serenity Bruce left her nana’s Rangiora goat farm to experience being British High Commissioner. The real High Commissioner, Laura...
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