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Lenny Torrens, 15, shreds his way to an NZ 6th place ranking at the 2025 Skateboard National Championships. Photo: GLYN STRETTON - PIXEL PROOF PHOTOGRAPHY

Hauraki skater lands NZ top 6

Lenny Torrens is no stranger to kickflips and backside tailslides.It’s something the 15-year-old skateboarder made very clear at the 2025 Skateboard National Championships recently, where he competed in the Open…

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Read more about the article Kaihere celebrates
Traditional start to the new year celebrations - the boiling of milk over a fire. Photo: SUPPLIED

Kaihere celebrates

Students, staff and families of Kaihere School gathered together on April 11 to celebrate the Sri Lankan New Year, which is observed on April 14. Principal Ngaire Harris told The…

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The Historical Reenactment Society at Thames Museum in 2024. File Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

VE Day at Thames Museum

Eighty years ago, huge headlines in the morning papers on May 8, 1945, announced the German Third Reich’s unconditional surrender. The war in Europe was over, although many troops were…

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