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Tough new vape rules set to kick in
Otago Daily Times
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June 16, 2025
By Nik Dirga of RNZ Explainer - Disposable vape fans will see their habit go up in smoke from Tuesday as tough new vape rules kick in. Here's what you need to know about changes to vape sales and advertising. What's being banned? The distribution,...
Mystery of Captain Cook's lost ship solved after 250 years as scientists discover exact location of the HMS Endeavour
LBC
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16 June 2025, 11:23 | Updated: 16 June 2025, 11:30 Captain Cook's legendary ship has been discovered. Picture: Alamy, SNMM After 250 years, the mystery of the final resting place of Captain Cook's Endeavour, the legendary ship that brought the...
Goodbye disposable vapes: What are the new rules from tomorrow?
1News
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Disposable vape fans will see their habit go up in smoke from Tuesday, as tough new vape rules kick in. Here's what you need to know about changes to vape sales and advertising. What's being banned? The distribution, manufacture, sale and supply...
Speech To Quarry NZ 2025 Conference
Scoop
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Simon Court Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Good afternoon, everyone! It’s great to be back at the Quarry NZ conference for another year, standing before an industry that builds New Zealand from the ground...
These 11 ice cream shops are churning out greatness
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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New England takes pride in its plethora of ice cream options and Boston is no exception, serving up everything from inventive, small-batch varieties found in mom-and-pop shops to trendy, social-media-ready creations. Globe food writers and...
UFC Nashville Fight Card Date, Time, Location And Ticket Prices
Forbes
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ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - MAY 10: Derrick Lewis poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night ceremonial ... More weigh-in at Enterprise Center on May 10, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Zuffa LLC via Getty...
When is the next Club World Cup and where could it be held?
Metro
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July 11, 2025
The FIFA Club World Cup will return (Photo: Getty) The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is nearing its end with the final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain in New Jersey on Sunday. Reaction to the revamped competition has been mixed to say the least...
Tourist Attractions in Rotorua
PlanetWare
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Written by Jess Lee Updated Jul 10, 2025 Lively Rotorua is the epicenter for viewing New Zealand's volcanic landscapes of seething, steaming geysers and mud pools. The low-slung town is full of geothermal activity (you'll notice the smell as soon...
NZ Needs 'Significant' Funding to Enable Conventional LNG Importation
Rigzone
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July 10, 2025
An industry-commissioned assessment found the importation of natural gas into New Zealand is technically viable, but one of the companies that ordered the study said Thursday building liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in the country...
NZ gas shortage: LNG imports feasible but could cost up to $1b as reserves dwindle, report reveals
The New Zealand Herald
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July 10, 2025
Clarus chief executive Paul Goodeve said the report aimed to provide New Zealand with a robust and “clear-eyed” evaluation of LNG (liquefied natural gas) import feasibility. Studies were carried out between September 2024 and May 2025 by...
Best Countries to Start a Business: Top 10 Picks for Entrepreneurs
Tempo.co
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July 9, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The success of your venture depends not only on internal factors like leadership and risk-taking but also on where you choose to grow your business. Among the many, it’s worth considering the best countries to start a business...
Butlers Chocolate closing cafes after liquidation as update issued for Irish stores
Galway Beo
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July 9, 2025
Five Butlers Chocolate Café franchised branches are closing in New Zealand after the company that operates the licence in an overseas jurisdiction entered liquidation. The company operating the Kiwi franchise under the name Chocolate Cafés (New...
Introducing the 2025 Cheerleading Legends Hall of Fame
Cheer Daily
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July 10, 2025
This year marks a historic milestone for our sport with the launch of the Cheerleading Legends Hall of Fame—a new tradition created to honor the visionaries, leaders, and pioneers who have helped shape the cheerleading industry as we know it. For...
Suspicions surround international legal trade in Galápagos iguanas
Mongabay
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July 10, 2025
The mega-diverse Galápagos archipelago is home to more than 9,000 species, most of them endemic, including four species of threatened iguanas. A new study has uncovered how traffickers obtain valid CITES permits for trafficked animals — Galápagos...
Meet the man behind London’s most exclusive wine club
Restaurant
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You were a top trader and hedge fund manager. What made you swap banking for wine? Everybody has a wine that started it all. For me, it was a case of 1982 Château Figeac (a top Right Bank Bordeaux). I used to entertain a lot, which meant spending...
Can Ukraine drone builders help rearm Europe?
Deutsche Welle
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July 10, 2025
Is Ukraine a partner, a testing ground, a customer — or perhaps even a competitor? As Kyiv fleshes out new rules allowing exports of drone technology, Ukrainian companies are still figuring out what role they'll play in rearming Europe. Drone...
Anchoring Is Damaging the Fragile Antarctic Seabed
Eos
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July 11, 2025
Marine scientist Matthew Mulrennan was piggybacking on a tourist vessel around the Antarctic Peninsula’s coasts, surveying a seabed teeming with life, when his underwater cameras came across a gray seafloor scarred with ridges. Anchoring had...
Early Identification of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Based on a Noninvasive Multivariable Predictive Model
Dove Medical Press
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July 11, 2025
Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex and common chronic digestive tract disease, with approximately 20% of the cases presenting during childhood or adolescence. The incidence of pediatric IBD has been steadily increasing...
Three confirmed measles cases in the Wairarapa region
1News
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Three connected measles cases have been confirmed in the Wairarapa region, Health New Zealand says. The National Public Health Service (NPHS) is supporting the cases and their close contacts who are isolating to help prevent further spread....
U.S. Marines launch Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 in Australia’s north
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 11, 2025
DARWIN, Australia — U.S. Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) are taking part in Exercise Talisman Sabre 25, Australia’s largest bilateral military exercise, to enhance...