Category: Radio New Zealand

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand The idea that the “constantly thwarted” Edmund Blackadder had to be surrounded by “people even dafter than him” originally came from co-writer Ben Elton, Robinson says. While the 79-year-old historian loved making the mock-historical comedy show, as a “typical working-class boy” amongst Blackadder‘s Oxford and Cambridge-educated creators, at first,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand By Gram Slattery, Jonathan Allen and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters Photo: JIM WATSON US President Donald Trump praised the electoral victory of incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday in the first in-person meeting for the political opposites, who have clashed over everything from…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand Beneath the fame, the faux leather, and the decades of trailblazing, Joan Jett is still driven by something simple: the thrill of plugging in a guitar and letting it rip. From her teenage beginnings with The Runaways to her powerhouse years as a solo artist and leader of the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand Hitting the streets is a great way to catch a city’s real pulse — drifting through indie stores, ducking into coffee shops or grabbing a barstool somewhere lively. As global listing guide Time Out puts it, a city’s streets are where you’ll find “local life at its most authentic.”…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand This screen grab shows emergency crews battling a fire that broke out at a pavilion at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, in Brazil, on November 20, 2025. Photo: AFP / AFPTV A New Zealand disability advocate caught up in the fire at the annual COP climate…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand If you ask a small child a simple maths question, such as 4+2, they may count on their fingers to work it out. Should we encourage young children to do this? This seemingly simple question is surprisingly complex to answer. Parents can show preschoolers how they can use their…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand By Ania Tsoukanova, AFP Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on 19 November, 2025. Photo: OZAN KOSE / AFP Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet senior US army figures in Kyiv on Thursday (local time), after Washington presented a plan to Ukraine that would end the war on terms favourable to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand Longolongo polling station, Tongatapu 1 constituency, Nukualofa, Tonga. 20 November 2025 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Teuila Fuatai Eight new MPs have been elected to Tonga’s parliament in the general election amid a continuing decline in voter turnout. Results released by the electoral commission overnight show six people’s representatives and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand The average Australian drinks almost 60 litres of soft drink a year. Many people see diet soft drinks as a “healthier” choice than regular ones, and when it comes to sugar, that’s true. For example, a 375 millilitre can of Coca-Cola contains about seven teaspoons of added sugar (almost…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand Incumbent Prime Minister Dr ‘Aisake Eke, who took on the role nine months ago, and his predecessor Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, who resigned ahead of a no-confidence motion, are contesting the election. Photo: RNZ Pacific Polls have opened in Tonga on Thursday for voters to elect their 17 representatives in…