20 Nov: The 58-year-old actor portrayed Prince Pondicherry in Tim Burton's 2005 adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic story and feared the worst after he went exploring on the set at the encouragement of his co-star - who led the cast as Willy Wonka - only to accidentally leave the area he'd snuck off to covered in chocolate.... more
20 Nov: Fifty years after its major drug law was introduced, NZ still lacks a clear picture of the harm drugs do. Asking drug users themselves offers surprising insights.... more
20 Nov: The 34-year-old singer can next be seen as Mary Cratchit in festive musical Christmas Karma and while she didn't share any scenes with the Desperate Housewives actress - who portrays the Ghost of Christmas Past - they briefly crossed paths on set and the Mama Do hitmaker was in awe of the "stunning" star.... more
20 Nov: News: On 11 November an article reported that the West Australian energy regulator (ERA) found that customers of WA energy retailers using a Centrelink bill paying service had been overcharged. The article said that all retailers had been affected. That was incorrect. The ERA only assessed that customers using seven companies were overcharged.... more
20 Nov: If the AI bubble bursts, it could bring down some of the biggest tech companies – but perhaps not its most durable, like Google and Apple.... more
