• What food do you wish you knew how to make so you could eat it whenever you want?

It would probably be…. Potato Bake because I like it and I don’t know how to make it but would like to know how. I used to have lots but i haven’t had that as a meal in about a year, and I want to know how to make it so i can make it all the time.

• If you could travel to any place and time in history, where would you go?

New York 27th April 1968 because it looks nice and one of my friends lives there so I’d like to know how it was there before he was born. Also the ‘End War Madness Now!’ protest was happening and I’d like to be there and watch what happened back then in protests.

• What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to learn how to do?

I’ve always wanted to learn how to drive a car. I like going places but don’t get to that often because I can’t drive. If i got my licence I’d be able to drive to school or to the shop or anywhere else.

That’s my More Thoughts As A Teenager!

Four years ago on Australia’s Gold Coast, New Zealand’s Commonwealth Games team came away with a haul of 46 medals. 15 gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze. One more than they got in 2014.

A strong Kiwi contingent in Birmingham will be aiming to go even better when the Games finally get under way in England’s second city on July 28.

From 16-year-old diver Maggie Squire to 75-year-old lawn bowler Sue Curran, chef de mission Nigel Avery is confident he has put together a team that will not only represent the fern with pride, but is capable of “creating further history” in terms of success.

Alongside big hitters the Black Ferns sevens, Silver Ferns, shot putter Tom Walsh and squash duo Paul Coll and Joelle King, there are a number of lesser-known, up-and-coming athletes who are well-placed to snare a spot on the podium.

It has been 28 years since New Zealand last hosted the premier sporting event in the Commonwealth.

Auckland was the host in 1990 when the Commonwealth Games last came to New Zealand, with 2,000 athletes from 55 nations storming the city during the height of summer.

After a long period of time, New Zealand should be able to host the Commonwealth games once again, to prove our most successful games ever.

The games would be hosted by Auckland and Hamilton, using as many existing places as possible.

There would be two big ticket items that would need to be paid in order for them to be able to host this avent. 

One would fix an issue we’ve had with sporting stadia in Auckland, and the other would, quite possibly, ease some of the housing issues we have in the city. 

Auckland would get a world class stadium capable of hosting the athletics meet.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Turkish national carrier will be renamed as “Turkiye Hava Yolları” instead of “Turkish Airlines” for his country to be known internationally as “Turkiye” instead of “Turkey”

Earlier this month, Ankara sent a letter to the United Nations, officially writing the country’s name as Turkiye. It’s spelled and pronounced in Turkish. The country called itself Türkiye in 1923 after its declaration of independence. 

Erdogan’s government said the name Turkiye better represents Turkish culture and values even though watchers say the move is part of an effort to separate its name from the animal, turkey.

Amber Heard says she doesn’t blame the jury for awarding Johnny Depp more than $10 million after a 6 week trial in a vertical interview. 

Amber told Today co-host Savannah Guthrie “I don’t blame them” in an interview on NBC. 

“I actually understand. He’s a beloved character and people feel the need to know him. He’s a fantastic actor” she said.

The interview aired almost two weeks after the verdict, which saw Amber awarded $2 million over the claim that one of Johnny Depp’s lawyers damaged her reputation. 

Johnny sued Amber for libel in virginia. She wrote in The Washington post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse” His lawyers said he was defamed by the article even though it didn’t bring up his name.

The decision of the jury brought the live debate to an end. Johnny hopes he can get his reputation back as the kind actor and human being he is.

Guthrie pressed Amber on her quality of being convincing and what it meant to the members of the jury in the clips released on Monday. 

“There’s no polite way to say it. The jury looked at the evidence you presented. They listened to your testimony and they did not believe you,” she said. “They thought you were lying.” 

Amber responded with “How could they not come to that conclusion? They had sat in those seats and heard over three weeks of non stop, relentless testimony from paid employees” and witnesses which she described as “randos” or random people.