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Face of the 80s: Christchurch modelling icon Kirsty Lay dies (opens the original)
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One of New Zealand’s most successful international models, known for her “movie star smile”, has died. Kirsty Lay, also known as Smith, was 64. She is survived by her children, Holly and Max, her father John, her siblings and partner, Wayne. A family notice said Lay died peacefully on Monday. Lay won the television modelling competition Revlon Face of the Eighties, and worked as a model in New York for much of that decade, represented by elite agency Ford Models. She was later an owner of the Ex
Man linked to multiple missing women in US had fled NZ 40 years ago after posing as scientist (opens the original)
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A man now at the centre of an FBI investigation into a US property linked to multiple missing women once lived in a tiny South Canterbury settlement, where he helped establish an ethanol plant while posing as an American scientist. Raymond Charles Horsch, who died last year, had lived in New Zealand in the 1980s under the name Stanley Stokowski. He is now being investigated over a North Philadelphia property dubbed a “house of horrors”. Police and the FBI have linked the property to the disappea
Orana Wildlife Park and Arts Centre receive nearly $2m in council support (opens the original)
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The Christchurch City Council has approved funding for Orana Wildlife Park and the iconic Dux de Lux pub rebuild. Photo / NZME Christchurch City Council has approved nearly $2 million in funding for two iconic attractions, throwing a lifeline to cash-strapped Orana Wildlife Park and backing plans to restore a landmark Arts Centre building. Councillors today agreed to provide Orana $1.2m over the next year towards a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. They warn it is just a “lifeline” – and hav
Watch: Air NZ crew's Māori waiata at 33,000 feet goes viral (opens the original)
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Video of an Air New Zealand cabin crew treating passengers to a Te Wiki o te Reo Māori performance at 33,000 feet has gone viral, with viewers commending the staff and airline for their musical efforts. Newstalk ZB travel correspondent and blogger Megan Singleton captured the moment yesterday on an international flight to New Zealand. The crew produced a guitar and performed the well-known and loved Kiwi anthem Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi. “It was such a fun time onboard NZ945 from Rarotonga to Auckland
Long-awaited Chatham Islands supply vessel enters construction phase (opens the original)
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The William Fraser has made its first trip to the Chatham Islands. Construction of the Chatham Islands’ new supply vessel is underway, securing a critical lifeline for the remote community and the businesses that depend on regular freight and passenger services. Steel cutting for the hull began on September 17, and rel="" title="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/south-island/">the vessel is expected to be completed and delivered in 2027. Associate Transport Minister James Meager said the event “m
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