Delphine Herbert

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Delphine Herbert

A man who repeatedly stabbed another man with a pair of scissors in an apparent road-rage attack at a Christchurch intersection, leaving him critically injured, has been jailed for three years. Avishek Chaudhary, 26, was sentenced at the Christchurch District Court on Friday, after being convicted of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm for attacking the man at a Riccarton intersection last September.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Delphine Herbert

Independent cinemas across the country that were hit hard by Covid are seeing audience numbers picking up - but the recovery is slow. At this week's Oscars ceremony, award-winning US director Sean Baker took the opportunity to acknowledge the struggling industry during his acceptance speech for his film Anora, in an attempt to get people in seats at cinemas across the globe. "Where did we fall in love with the movies? At the movie theatre.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Delphine Herbert

The cause of the Roxburgh town hall fire in Central Otago can not be determined, Fire and Emergency investigators say. A blaze gutted the building that was home to an 128-year-old cinema, a day after Waitangi Day. The movie theatre was first built in 1897 and had previously been part of a Guinness World Records claim of possibly being "longest continuously running movie theatre in the world". The fire came only a month after the building avoided major damage during a fire in January.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Delphine Herbert

Imam Gamal Fouda, who led Al Noor Mosque through New Zealand's darkest hours after the Christchurch terror attacks, has announced he is leaving his role as Imam. Fouda is a survivor of the 15 March 2019 mosque attacks when a gunman opened fire at the Riccarton Mosque during Friday prayer, before travelling to Linwood Mosque and doing the same, leaving a total of 51 people dead.

2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Delphine Herbert

There are 23 Dark Sky Sanctuaries in the world - five of them in Aotearoa. Photo / 123rfTāhuna Glenorchy Dark Sky Sanctuary is the fifth in AotearoaIt’s the 23rd in the worldOne of the rare places where you will be able to see the total solar eclipse in 2028By RNZAround 200,000 hectares of land located at the head of Lake Whakatipu has officially been certified as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary.