With thousands of Good Sorts entries every year, the toughest part of host Hadyn Jones’ job is deciding which community-friendly Kiwi qualifies for the exclusive list. The light-hearted weekly One News segment, which looks at everyday New Zealanders helping others and the community, has being going since 2007 and with only 48 Good Sorts pieces done each year, Jones admits it is tough deciding who makes the cut.
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The Veils go independent
The Veils new album, Time Stays We Go, released on their own label Pitch Beast Records today, has shot straight to No 5 in the New Zealand iTunes album charts.
Still a buzz about punk
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Charlotte Dawson gets a boy toy
Sydney-based former New Zealand television present Charlotte Dawson has gone public with her new love – and he’s 24 years her junior. Dawson, who was infamously hospitalised last year after a suicide attempt in response to a vicious attack from online trolls, was looking much happier in the arms of Australian real estate agent Tyrone Corban, aged 23
Young Kiwi band joins McCartney
With some deck chairs, a carpet and a handful of pocket-sized instruments, a New Zealand couple took to Berlin’s streets to busk and get by in a city where they couldn’t find jobs.
The X Factor a rating success
The premiere of New Zealand’s first season of The X Factor has topped TV3s previous ratings hit The Block.
NZ to get first Mr Pip screenings
New Zealand will get the first chance to see the general release of Mr Pip, a movie starring Hugh Laurie and written by Wellington’s Lloyd Jones. The movie, directed by New Zealander Andrew Adamson and shot on location in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, will be generally released on October 3 in New Zealand.
All the world’s a stage for Rawiri
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Star Wars films to come out yearly
Disney is turning Star Wars films into an annual ritual. Walt Disney chairman Alan Horn has announced that the studio would release films set in a galaxy far, far away every year starting in 2015
Quiz and win with Fall Out Boy
To celebrate the release of Fall Out Boy’s new album Save Rock n Roll, we are offering you the chance to win one of five prize packs.