Business

Peter Jackson sells visual effects firm for $1.6bn to Unity

bbc– Part of the New Zealand-based visual effects studio co-founded by Oscar-winning director Sir Peter Jackson has been sold for $1.6bn (£1.2bn). A division of Weta Digital, which has worked on films including Lord of the Rings and Avatar, is being bought by video games software company

Asia

New Zealand PM Ardern says supermarket stabbing was ‘terrorist attack’

bbc– New Zealand police shot and killed a “violent extremist” who stabbed and wounded at least six people in an Auckland supermarket. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the event as a “terrorist attack” by a Sri Lankan national who was under surveillance. The man, who cannot be identified, is said to have been inspired by […]

Asia

Baby orca, Toa, dies in New Zealand after failed search for mother

bbc– A baby orca found stranded in New Zealand has died, after a huge effort to reunite him with his mother failed. The killer whale – named Toa – washed ashore near the capital Wellington 10 days ago, prompting a desperate search to find his family in nearby waters. Believed to be two to six […]

Europe Uncategorized

White Island volcano anniversary: Ardern leads nation in mourning tourists who died

theguardian– acinda Ardern has said the overseas visitors among 22 people killed in the White Island/Whakaari volcano eruption will be forever in the hearts of New Zealanders as the nation marked a year since the disaster. Victims’ families, survivors and rescue workers gathered for a minute’s silence on Wednesday at 2.11pm – the time the […]