Ria Hall thrilled a television audience of millions when she sang at the 2011 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony. Now Ria is starring as one of the presenters on Maori TV’s AIA Marae DIY.
Ria sings praises of marae life
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Melissa McCarthy ‘fires extra’
Melissa McCarthy reportedly fired an extra on the set of her new movie.
Simon Dallow on the go
He has spent years in front of the cameras but when it comes to acting, news presenter Simon Dallow is not so sure he has what it takes. The One News anchor has a cameo in this week’s episode of Go Girls – his first time appearing in a television series.
Paris Jackson will ‘tear Murray apart’
Michael Jackson’s daughter reportedly wants to “tear Conrad Murray apart” when she testifies in her family’s wrongful death suit against AEG Live. Paris Jackson’s grandmother Katherine Jackson has accused the firm of negligent behaviour leading to the King of Pop’s 2009 death
Woman with Trail of Dead Husbands Dies
A family member says an elderly grandmother who left a trail of five dead husbands in five states over decades has died after an illness. Betty Neumar’s son-in-law Terry Sanders says she died in a hospital in Louisiana
Are an Argentine Media Mogul’s Adopted Kids Desaparecidos?
This is the tale of the enmity of three women: the first is perhaps the richest in Argentina; the second is the President of the country; the third, a grandmother in search of the children of desaparecidos, the 30,000 or so mostly young people who disappeared in the military junta’s death camps from 1976 to 1983. The objects of their contention are two adopted children, a brother and sister, who stand to inherit an immense fortune — or see it shrink, if their genes betray a past that might help dramatically diminish their mother’s business empire
Six Rules for Eating Wisely
Once upon a time Americans had a culture of food to guide us through the increasingly treacherous landscape of food choices: fat vs. carbs, organic vs
Tyler Perry reveals sexual abuse
There’s nothing funny about Tyler Perry’s latest work: a revealing account of the horrific abuse he suffered as a child. “I always thought I would die before I grew up,” the comedian writes in an uncharacteristically somber letter to fans on his Web site
Official: Wreckage of missing Indonesian plane believed found
Authorities have identified what is believed to be the wreckage of a Merpati Nusantara Airlines plane that disappeared shortly after takeoff in eastern Indonesia over the weekend. The three were arrested in the western Iranian city of Marivan, the deputy governor of Kurdistan province, Iraj Hassanzadeh, told the Fars News Agency
Sotomayor was schoolgirl with focus, determination, friends say
The teenage Sonia Sotomayor was easy to spot in the halls of her New York high school. BRONX, New York (CNN) — The teenage Sonia Sotomayor was easy to spot in the halls of her New York high school.