Caron Copek

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Can we call ourselves Kiwi if there are no kiwi left? The Predator Free 2050 movement highlights the devastating decline of kiwi, with 25 million native birds killed annually. Major brands have removed kiwi logos to raise awareness of native species decline, in a campaign backed by celebrities. Only 5% of kiwi chicks hatched in wild reach adulthood due to predators. Every year, predators kill an estimated 25 million native birds, including kiwi. That’s 68,000 every night.

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Machine Gun Kelly has revealed the name of the daughter he recently had with his ex, actor Megan Fox. In March, the singer whose real name is Colson Baker, announced on Instagram that Fox had given birth to a baby girl, their first child together. Kelly called the newborn “our little celestial seed” in his post. Now the new dad has posted a video of himself playing a song for his daughter on a ukulele and in the caption, he shared her name for the first time.

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US Marine Corps officer Kathleen Spangler had applied for her Irish citizenship through her father’s side of the family when she bought three tickets in an online raffle for a Irish cottage as the prize - which she won. She had been browsing Irish real estate sites on Instagram when she saw a post announcing the chance to win a house on 1.75 acres in County Leitrim, in a corner of northwest Ireland. The post was promoting a buy-two-get-one-free offer.

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Warning this story contains distressing contentA 22-year-old childcare worker in the UK has been convicted of abusing 21 babies, including kicking one little boy in the face and stepping on his shoulder. Roksana Lecka admitted seven counts of cruelty to a person under the age of 16 and was found guilty of another 14 by a jury at Kingston Crown Court, Police said.

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@tu_edmonds Appreciate everyone that still finds value in what I post even through the change! #tuedmonds #maori ♬ original sound - Turanga Morgan-Edmonds At this time of Matariki, we check out five local TikTokers who are making an impact, using social media to tell cultural stories of te ao Māori (the Māori world) and building community connection. There are lots of laughs involved too. @tu_edmonds has 386.1K followersTuranga Morgan-Edmonds is based in Tāmaki Makaurau.