Diwali on foreign shores; Toronto, Canada World champion
According to a survey done by an airfare deals website, Diwali happens to be one of the top five festivals of the world that shouldn’t be missed. The festival of lights is no longer limited to Indian shores – in fact, it’s as famous as Bollywood all over the world. From... Otis Frizzell creates artwork for Samoa
The New Zealand Red Cross Samoa Tsunami Relief Fund at Givealittle received a flood of donations from around the world. With many donors leaving comments the team at Givealittle looked for a way to capture...
Lord of the Ring: Aleki Taumoepeau Finds Lost Ring in NZ Harbor
New Zealander Aleki Taumoepeau is the real "Lord of the Ring" after retreiving his lost wedding ring from the bottom of Wellington Harbor.In 2008, Aleki Taumoepeau's wedding ring slipped from his finger and sank to the bottom of Wellington Harbor. Aleki Taumoepeau vowed to...
NZ charity is going global to help Orphan Help Centre in Nepal
Capital Cause Charitable Trust has launched a social media driven campaign to raise funds for the Orphan Help Centre in Nepal. Participants in the campaign have the chance to win a trip to Nepal with...
Parrot steals tourist's passport
A New Zealand parrot caused a bit of a stir when it grabbed a tourist's passport and made a flight for it. "A brazen parrot, which spotted a Scottish man’s passport in a colored bag in the luggage compartment...
created by Barbara McPherson | 27 wks ago | updated 27 wks ago
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Twenty-one polo horses die in Florida from toxin-tainted feed
Twenty-one polo horses became sick and eventually died minutes before competing at the U.S. Open Polo Championships in Wellington, Florida. It is suspected that horses consumed either toxin-tainted food,...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 33 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago
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550 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
Top 6, time to stamp your class!
New Zealand have added young pace bowler Tim Southee to their squad for the third Test against India starting here on Friday. "Tim's inclusion gives us additional options with the new ball, and strengthens the attack against this strong Indian batting lineup," selection... espressoholic to close
" After 18 years in the same Courtenay Place location, Espressoholic cafe has been given a month's notice by its landlord to close up shop So, head on down to espressoholic for your last cup of mediocre coffee, at 4am, before it's too late. "
India vs New Zealand - 2nd ODI - Wellington - Day Highlights
Till Rain interrupted India were at 132/1 at the end of 20 Overs. As per Last Report, Rain has interrupted the Game with low drizzels. Dhoni in the toss pointed out benefit of batting first in Rain conditions as D/L rule will help batting first by curtaling overs of second... T20: McCullum steers New Zealand to thrilling win
The champion of T20 cricket is having tough time visiting New Zealand. It's tour to New Zealand didnt get off to the best start after they were comprehensively beaten by the hosts. Despite losing partners...T20: India suffer early setbacks after flying start
Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina fell in quick succession as India lost early wickets after the visitors were put in to bat. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl in the second Twenty20 International at Wellington on Friday. " Daniel Vettori won his second consecutive...
Section 92A: New Zealand Copyright Law Still Not Dead
New Zealand's bizaare copyright-infringement law, Section 92A, is not dead. Indeed, the RIAA's Kiwi wing and the politicians that love it are still coming up with spurious reasons why they should be able to cut off... Iran calls for anti-nuclear weapons movement
As signatory States of the Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), Iran and New Zealand have called for the creation of a anti nuclear weapons movement. This advocating move took place after the US...CosmoGirl Magazine to Close
Teen magazine CosmoGirl will shut down as of December 2008, following the likes of Elle Girl and Teen People who also went under in the past years."The subscriber base will be folded into fellow Hearst title...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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670 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
