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RNZ News
11-07-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
All Blacks stars encourage kids in skills, drills at Poneke Rugby Club
Some Wellington rugby fans enjoyed a chance to learn skills from the All Blacks, when they visited the Poneke Rugby Club on Friday. Ollie Norris, Rieko Ioane and George Bower joined a skills-and-drills session at the Wellington Rugby Holiday Programme, before facing a Q&A grilling from the kids. "It was good to connect with some of these kids today," Bower said. The prop said the kids, who were mostly U13s, had already started to develop a good understanding of how rugby was played and they got stuck right into the drills. "You see a lot of raw talent out there," he said. "All it needs is to be coached and cared for, and you'll see it start to develop, as they get into high school." All Blacks Ollie Norris, Rieko Ioane and George Bower donate sports equipment to Astyn Meredith-Turuwhenua and RJ So'oialo during a community rugby session at Poneke Football Club. Photo: RNZ/Mark Papalii Following the drills, the kids had an opportunity to ask the All Blacks tough questions. When asked if they were the star players of their youth rugby teams, Bower and Ioane both claimed to have been terrible rugby players at points in their youth, while Norris said he didn't win many Player of the Day awards. When asked what their Plan B was, if rugby hadn't worked out, Bower said he probably would have been a teacher. Meanwhile, Norris has contemplated joining the police when he retires. The players also presented a signed shirt and sports equipment to two Scots College students fundraising to replace sports equipment stolen from Cannons Creek School earlier this year. Rieko Ioane takes part in a community rugby session at Poneke Rugby Club. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Year 10 Astyn Meredith-Turuwhenua and RJ So'oialo said several organisations and businesses had already donated to the cause, and they were stoked to receive the All Blacks' donation today. Being congratulated by the All Blacks in person was something they'd remember for a long time to come. George Bower offers support at a community rugby session at Poneke Rugby Club. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii "It was awesome, pretty cool, seeing Rieko Ioane, because I look up to him," So'oialo said. "I want to be like him when I'm older, so it's quite cool seeing him." "It's a big privilege to meet them," said Meredith-Turuwhenua, who was stoked the All Blacks had donated sports equipment. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
06-07-2025
- Science
- RNZ News
From whale vomit to Victorian mourning jewellery:
Topics: history, arts, books Ranging from whale vomit to Victorian mourning jewellery, Una Cruickshank's often astonishing book of essays The Chthonic Cycle meditates on the wonders of the earth and our use and abuse of them. In a time of calls of 'ecological crisis' - when many are trying to gain perspective on what they can and can't do - Una's is a fresh storytelling take on the Victorian cabinet of curiosities. Or, as the Germans aptly called it, a wunderkamma - a room of wonder. Objects and substances to hand, like pearls, coral, jet, amber, electricity and oil, lead to often funny and fascinating tales around their value and journey over epochs. Spiralling in and out of time, Cruickshank is governed by a cycle in which everything comes from, and ultimately returns to, the earth. Tamaki Makaurau raised and now Poneke based, Una Cruickshank is a graduate of the International Institute of Modern Letters and now works as an archivist at national archive Nga Taonga Sound and Vision. The Chthonic Cycle published by Te Herenga Waka University Press won a prize in the Best First Book category of this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. And Una was also recently named in competition The New Voices of Aotearoa as one of "the country's ten best upcoming authors to read and follow" . Link: emails for thank you: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
Scoop
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Sensational Electro-Pop Artists Skram Drop Glittering New Single ‘Rainbows In The Fire'
Vibrant and bold Pōneke indie group SKRAM deliver a shimmering synth-pop tune with 'RAINBOWS IN THE FIRE', a joyous and infectious electro-dance anthem set to uplift broken-hearted souls everywhere. Theatrical indie-pop outfit Skram return with their latest sonic shimmer: 'Rainbows In The Fire'; a heartfelt, synth-soaked pop anthem sparkling with hope and connection. 'Rainbows In The Fire' is described by the band as: 'An intoxicating swirl of glittering synths, emotive vocals, flashes of Bowie-esque glam – it's got a sonic palette glowing with 80's nostalgia and modern indie charm - think MUNA meets early Bowie via a Poneke dancefloor!' At the heart of Skram are Henry Ashby (vocals, guitar, keys) and Felix Nesbitt (drums, vocals)—two dynamic forces blending theatrical energy with raw emotion. With Dylan Jennings (keys, synth, organ) as the band's third head, Skram is a powerhouse of musicianship and storytelling, crafting music that embraces both the profound and the ridiculous, often at the same time. Hot on the heels of their genre-blurring single 'If We Die', 'Rainbows In The Fire' is the fourth single off their upcoming new album WHAT IS A MAN, following radiant tracks 'Purrple' released earlier this year, and 'Heroes' at the end of '24. The band had their first #1 hit single with their 2024 release 'Serendripity' exploding onto the Aotearoa Hot 20 Singles Chart, and their debut album Walk Into The Sun received widespread praise. Written by Skram, produced by Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers, The Feelers) and recorded at The Lab Studios in Tamaki Makaurau, 'Rainbows In The Fire' was engineered by Scott Seabright (Six60, Mumford & Sons), mixed by Clint Murphy (Enter Shikari, Devilskin), and mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound (Beyonce, AC/DC). Says frontman Henry Ashby: ''Rainbows In The Fire' is a song written for people who have always grown up feeling different, or cast out. A queer anthem about finding the people you can surround yourself with, who help you to see that you are not alone.' When performing live, Skram exist in the space where chaos meets charm, and theatricality collides with raw, unfiltered energy - this is a band who refuse to be boxed in. Ashby's flair for the dramatic and voice that moves effortlessly from intimate ballad to soaring anthems, ensures a Skram live show is wrapped up in a performance that's unapologetically inclusive, bursting with love, and rooted in community. Skram are undoubtedly one of the most dynamic, innovative, and unapologetically self-expressive acts currently on the local music scene, and with 'Rainbows In The Fire' Skram's mission to bring bold, inclusive, and emotionally rich music into the world continues. Keep your ears to the ground for more new music to follow, and their new album dropping this November.
RNZ News
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Australian first nations performance comes to Festivals
This next fortnight sees the visit of indigenous performers to Aotearoa from across Te Moana Nui a kiwa -the Pacific Ocean. They are presenting works at two established contemporary festivals - Pacific Dance New Zealand in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, and Kia Mau in Poneke Wellington. These festvials are also providing a special opportunity to bring together in Aotearoa First Nations performance from Australia. Performance has a long political and storytelling history in Australia. Over at least 65,000 years with 100s of tribes and languages, stories have been passed down. And the contemporary scene is equally diverse, and alive to future potentials and the opportunities of the present. Joining Culture 101 arethree artists from three different Pacific connected states. In Naarm Melbourne a member of collective A Daylight Connection, Carly Sheppard of the Wallangamma and Takalaka Tribes of Northern Queensland. From Wiradjuri country in New South Wales Vicki Van Hout and from Burleigh Heads, Minjungbal, Wiradjuri and Ni-vanuatu dancer Thomas ES Kelly of Karul Projects. Thomas ES Kelly's Kuramanunya is at Te Pou theatre in Tamaki Makaurau 8-9 June as part of Pacific Dance New Zealand Festival.
RNZ News
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Comedian Liv Ward dresses as a lobster to express love
media culture 40 minutes ago Why are there so many comedians today? And in such variety? I went into Liv Ward's debut solo comedy show in Poneke Wellington with many questions. And, after an hour of absurd theatre, they actually started to feel answered. The first questions came exploding out of the complex title for Liv's show: EPIC WAY! I'm Gay? Oui oui faguette™ I LOVE KIM HILL (1999 version). Then there was the matter of costume. Why was Liv Ward dressed as a lobster? Friends first encouraged Liv Ward to try their hand at comedy in 2023. A year on, they were the winner of the Wellington Raw Comedy Quest and a National Raw finalist, where they were called the "new Lyn of Tawa, or Billy T. James". Liv's show EPIC WAY! won a Dunedin Fringe Tour Ready Award on its first run earlier this year and is now in the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Outside of comedy they work in graphic design, are working towards doing a Masters of Architecture and were the producer of 2024's DAT festival, which showcased d/Deaf, Neurodivergent and Disabled artists.
