io9Amazon Studios Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV Series Costs Nearly Half a Billion io9 - Rob Bricken It turns out Middle-earth doesn’t come cheap. Amazon Studios is spending an astonishing $465 million to make its Lord of the Rings prequel show... …
The Biggest TV Show Ever: Amazon's Lord of the RingsBy Flickering MythAmazon's The Lord of the Rings is shaping up to be the most expensive TV show ever with a budget of almost $500 million for a single season
Celebrity (UK) Prince Philip's regalia is placed on the altar at St George's Chapel dailymail.co.uk - Mark Duell The Duke of Edinburgh's personal regalia which he selected himself for his funeral has been pre-positioned on nine cushions on the altar at St …
The TelegraphEurope Only eight countries would make green list for safe travel from May 17, industry modelling suggests The Telegraph - By Charles Hymas,The research ranks them on criteria of vaccination rates, covid prevalence, extent of variants and capacity for genome sequencing The USA, Gibraltar, Israel and Iceland will be among only eight countries...
New Zealand 'Shameful stain on NZ history': Polynesian Panthers push for dawn raids apology - NZ Herald nzherald.co.nz - Te Rina Triponel Armed police and dog squads burst into the homes of terrified families in the early hours of the morning in what critics call state-sponsored …
Celebrity (UK) What medals did members of the royal family wear at Philip’s funeral? standard.co.uk - Pa Reporters embers of the royal family did not wear military uniform at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral. Instead, they wore civilian clothing with medals attached. …
Kieron Pollard MI vs SRH: Kieron Pollard hits the longest six of IPL 2021- WATCH hindustantimes.com Rohit Sharma won the toss for MI and elected to bat first on Saturday in the IPL 2021 match against SRH. MI made one change to their playing XI. …
Hawaii WATCH: Hawaii police release graphic footage of rugby player Lindani Myeni’s shooting sowetanlive.co.za - Orrin Singh Graphic footage has emerged of KwaZulu-Natal rugby player Lindani Myeni’s death at the hands of Hawaii police.
Beer Female fermenters: The women leading the charge in the beer world stuff.co.nz - Juliet Speedy Ava Nakagawa has a fondness for beer. She’s fond of the taste, fond of the smell, fond of the industry. “I love beer,” she says. “I am really naughty …
Smoking New Zealand aiming to be "smoke free" by 2025 | Boing Boing boingboing.net - Jess Sabine In a series of proposals known as the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan, New Zealand is striving to eliminate tobacco sales for the entire country. …
AvatarNMENew Zealand Amazon's new 'Lord Of The Rings' series has cost £336million so far NME - Elizabeth Aubrey Amazon’s new Lord Of The Rings television series has so far cost £336million ($465million) to make just one season, according to reports. The show, …
British Royal Family Daniela Elser: Prince Philip's secret fight for Kate Middleton - NZ Herald nzherald.co.nz - Daniela Elser For nearly two years now, the crises that have buffeted Britain's royal family come down to two men who are defined by what they are not. Both Prince …
British Royal Family All Royals' medals from Harry's Afghanistan service to Andrew in Falklands War thesun.co.uk - Joe Duggan THE medals that are being worn by the Royal Family for Prince Philip's funeral have been revealed today. The list of medals was unveiled by Buckingham …
Concussion New Zealand woman is assaulted on first night out since concussion dailymail.co.uk - Eliza Mcphee Brittney Fyfe was enjoying her first dinner out since suffering a concussion from a jujutsu class when she was suddenly struck in the back of the …
CNBCFinance New Jersey high school wrestling coach is CEO of $100 million firm that owns one deli verified_publisherCNBC - Dan Mangan Hedge fund manager David Einhorn mentioned Hometown International in a letter to clients Thursday, which warned about the risks to retail …
Religion Coffee Jars Stuffed with Ancient Bones and Holy Relics Unearthed at Catholic Church in New Zealand news18.com - News18 Demolition workers working at the site of Christchurch’s destroyed Catholic cathedral discovered two Greggs coffee jars full of holy relics in New …
United StatesGiant Blob of Warm Water Bigger Than Texas Shows Up off New Zealand | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel... weather.com - Ron Brackett East of New Zealand, satellites have detected a patch of ocean one and a half times the size of Texas where the temperature is well above average. The …
New Zealand Senior roles at University of Waikato under threat due to finances rnz.co.nz - John Gerritsen The University of Waikato has proposed cutting 12 mostly senior roles from its management school because of looming financial losses. A document …
What We Do in the Shadows How What We Do in the Shadows Spawned an Unlikely Cinematic Universe flickeringmyth.com - admin Chris Connor on the What We Do in the Shadows cinematic universe… When What We Do in the Shadows premiered in 2014, Taika Waititi was several years …
The VergeTV Series Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series to cost $465 million for first season verified_publisherThe Verge - Christopher GrantThe first season of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV show is reported to cost the retail giant a frankly difficult to imagine $465 million to produce. Just to save you from having to re-read that, this...
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDNA India has a double mutant Covid virus variant. Here's everything you need to know about it theprint.in - Bhuma Shrivastava According to CSIR's genomics institute, the prevalence of the new variant, called B.1.617, in Maharashtra was more than 60% and it was also present …
The GuardianLanguage Gentle, respectful, humble: how non-Māori can help revitalise te reo verified_publisherThe Guardian - Philip McKibbinRosie Remmerswaal is used to people asking why she decided to learn the Māori language. “Sometimes I say, ‘Kāore ōku toto Māori, engari ko Aotearoa te whenua i whakatipu mai i a au. I don’t have any Māori...
Australasia Police called to neighbour dispute at Somerford in Christchurch bournemouthecho.co.uk POLICE were called after a neighbour dispute escalated on a Christchurch estate.
Salaries & Wages Truckie laid off after lockdown wins nearly $14k in compensation and lost wages tvnz.co.nz - TVNZ 1News A truck driver who was laid off after the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown has won close to $14,000 in compensation and lost wages.David Hedgman started …
The Lord of the Rings Amazon Spent Twice the GDP of New Zealand on One Season of LOTR nofilmschool.com - Kyle Moretti Move over, Game of Thrones. Amazon is stepping up its game and adding a fantasy blockbuster piece of entertainment to its platform. Amazon's The Lord of …
Business (New Zealand) Govt changes likely to drive investors to new properties stuff.co.nz - MIRIAM BELL Many people love the idea of building their own house, so they can craft a unique home that meets all their specifications and requirements. Yet …
New Zealand 'Gangland America': Mayor warns Auckland becoming 'Wild West' newstalkzb.co.nz - Newstalk ZB / NZ Herald Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says worsening gang warfare is putting innocent people at risk and he warns the city cannot go down the track of "gangland …
Trent Boult See photos: Trent Boult enjoys morning surf with MI teammate Chris Lynn at Kovalam beach mid-day.com New Zealand cricketer Trent Boult went surfing with his Mumbai Indians teammate Chris Lynn at the Kovalam beach near Chennai on Thursday.
New Zealand All Blacks Roosters’ cut-price deal for All Blacks star news.com.au - Mark St John The Roosters are bidding to lure All Blacks World Cup winner TJ Perenara on a cut price deal to help them with a hooker crisis. The Roosters are set …