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NEWS ABOUT: New Zealand

New Zealand stories: 54 news summaries

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New Zealand Pays Homage
to Heroic Hillary

First man to conquer Everest laid to rest
after state funeral

Jan 22, 08 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - New Zealand paid tribute to its most famous native son today as throngs lined the streets of Auckland for the state funeral of Sir Edmund Hillary, the New Zealand Herald reports. The prime minister led the tributes. "Sir Ed described himself as a person of modest abilities," said... More »

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obituary • New Zealand • Mount Everest • Edmund Hillary

Björk Attacks New Zealand
News Photographer

Leaps on photog and rips shirt in half

Jan 14, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Icelandic pop star Björk leaped on a news photographer, knocked him to the ground, and ripped his shirt in half as she arrived in Auckland for a concert tour, reports the New Zealand Herald. The volatile singer “grabbed the back of my black skivvy and tore it down... More »

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New Zealand • Iceland • assault • Bjork • Björk • Auckland

Rampaging Bad Santas
Shut Down Movie Theater

It's Santa anarchy as drunken vandals trash cinema & trip fire alarm

Dec 24, 07 2:47 AM CST
(Newser) - What the ho? Moviegoing New Zealanders were forced out of a theater when some 50 drunken hooligans dressed as Santa invaded a cineplex, trashing posters and other property, shouting "Ho f---ing ho!" and setting off a fire alarm before running off. Police think the troublemakers were college students,... More »

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New Zealand • Christmas • Santa Claus • Bad Santa • movies • cineplex

Earthquake Rattles New Zealand

Offshore quake causes damage on both islands

Dec 20, 07 6:33 AM CST
(Newser) - An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rocked New Zealand tonight, with tremors felt on both islands. No casualties have been reported yet, writes the New Zealand Herald, but firefighters have been inundated with calls about damaged buildings and collapsed power lines. "There will be a massive... More »

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New Zealand • Richter scale • earthquake

NZ Teenager Is Alleged Hacker Mastermind

'AKILL' was under 18 when he reportedly led hacks that cost $20M

Nov 30, 07 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - New Zealand police working with FBI today took into custody an 18-year-old accused of leading a cybercrime network responsible for $20 million worth of damage. Known by the name “AKILL,” the alleged teenaged mastermind wrote software that could control computers and then sold his skills to other hackers.... More »

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FBI • New Zealand • hackers • cybercrime • teenager

Rich Nations Break Climate Vow to Poor

$1.2B pledge to developing countries
is mostly forgotten

Nov 24, 07 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Several of the world's richest nations have forgotten about a $1.2 billion pledge to help developed countries cope with climate change, the Guardian reports. The group has doled out less than $185 million so far to help them plan for global warming, defend against floods, and boost conservation. "... More »

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climate change • environment • environmentalism • European Union • Canada • Gordon Brown • Switzerland • Norway • New Zealand • Iceland

New Zealand to Japanese Whalers:
Go Home!

'Deception' blasted as fleet sails for 'research'

Nov 19, 07 3:42 AM CST
(Newser) - As a Japanese whaling fleet churned to Antarctic waters, a furious New Zealand prime minister today blasted the "deception" of Japan's claim that the killing ships will conduct research rather than commercial whaling. It would be better "if the Japanese stayed home," said Helen Clark. The fleet... More »

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Japan • whale • humpback whale • New Zealand • Antarctica • whaling • whaler

Fiji Charges 3 in Plot to Kill PM

Sixteen arrested; military junta accuses Australia, New Zealand of involvement

Nov 5, 07 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Police have arrested 16 people, including a New Zealand businessman, in alleged plot to assassinate Fiji's interim PM Frank Bainimarama. Three of those arrested were charged with treason; police are said to be looking for more conspirators. The military government, which seized power in a coup last year, claims the... More »

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Australia • New Zealand • military coup • Fiji • assassination attempt • Voreqe Bainimarama • Frank Bainimarama

Scientists Make It Easier Being Green

In breakthrough, antibiotic stops fungus that's killing amphibians

Oct 29, 07 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have stumbled on a cure for the deadly fungus that is decimating the world's amphibian population. New Zealand researchers say an antibiotic used as an eye ointment for humans kills the fungus, which is blamed for the extinction of 40 species since 1980. Researchers dunked frogs in a solution... More »

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New Zealand • fungus • frogs • amphibians

Quakes
Rattle
Pacific

Big Shakers hit
Guam and
New Zealand

Sep 30, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Major earthquakes rattled Guam and New Zealand last night but no major damage or injuries were reported. A 6.8 quake off the coast swayed high-rise buildings and knocked goods off supermarket shelves in Guam. Hours later the uninhabited Auckland Islands south of the New Zealand mainland were struck by... More »

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New Zealand • Pacific • Guam

Top Thrills for Your Holiday Buck

Challenge yourself and whatever unfortunates you bring along in these nail-biting vacation adventures

Aug 25, 07 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Timid vacationers whose idea of a good time is a book and a beach chair need not peruse this list of adventures, compiled by Forbes.
  1. Dive with sharks in the Bahamas (cagediver.com)
  2. Fly a fighter jet in California (incredible-adventures.com)
  3. High-altitude skydiving in Memphis (halojumper.com )
... More »

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Russia • travel • Moscow • list • Bolivia • New Zealand • cosmonaut • vacation • shark diving • adventure • sky diving • cave tubing • Bahamas

Forget the Pyramids—to the Bat Cave!

Tall monuments are great, but what about the caverns under the surface?

Aug 11, 07 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - To appreciate the earth's natural beauty, sometimes you have to dig under the surface. Jaunted tips you off to the best caves in the world.
  1. Waitomo Glow Worms Caves, New Zealand: Abseil down a tiny hole, black-water raft for 3 hours, and then see a glow-worm-studded cave ceiling.
... More »

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travel • Lebanon • Mexico • Italy • list • New Zealand

Giant Squid Storms Australia

Mysterious 26-foot sea beast is longer than a bus and weighs a quarter-ton

Jul 11, 07 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A giant squid that weighs 550 pounds and measures 26 feet from the tip of its body to the end of its fearsome tentacles washed up on an Australian beach today. The rarely spotted sea creature is the largest specimen encountered since February, when fishermen in New Zealand netted a... More »

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Australia • New Zealand • Tasmania • giant squid • squid • Ocean Beach • Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

Alinghi Defends America's Cup

Swiss team scores 1-second victory over New Zealand to remain atop sailing world

Jul 3, 07 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alinghi defended the America's Cup today, scoring a 1-second victory over Team New Zealand and returning the most prestigious title in international sailing to landlocked Switzerland. The series, contested off Valencia, Spain, was the closest since 1983—the widest margin in Alinghi's 5-2 victory in the nine-race series was 35... More »

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America's Cup • Switzerland • sailing • Alinghi • New Zealand • reggata • billionaire

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