A New Zealand couple whose 2-year-old triplets were killed last year in a mall fire in Qatar’s capital are celebrating the birth of twins. …read more
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Al-Qaeda trainees in New Zealand: PM
New Zealand knows of Al-Qaeda-trained activists within the country who need to be monitored, Prime Minister John Key said Thursday amid debate on the need for stronger spy laws. …read more
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Twins for N.Z. parents whose triplets died in Qatar fire
The parents of New Zealand triplets who died in a Qatari shopping mall fire last year announced on Thursday that they have had baby twins. …read more
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ETC: Man 3D-printing his own replica Aston Martin DB4
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Three-dimensional printing is being touted as the Next Big Thing, although at present the products have been on the smaller end. An ambitious man in New Zealand isn’t letting that stop him, though. Engadget came up with the original story, and the subject is something we can totally get behind: a 1961 Aston Martin DB4.
Ivan Sentch, a programmer from Auckland, is printing the British GT. Using a Nissan Skyline GTS25T as a donor car, Sentch is going to print the Aston’s body with a $499 solidoodle home 3D printer. He’s kept a blog of the project since February, although he actually started printing in December of 2012. The posts offer intricate details on the process, including some of the unique problems being experienced. They make for a fascinating read, even if you aren’t all that familiar with the subject matter.
As of his last post on July 26, Sentch has 72 percent of the body printed, while a prior post indicates that 52 percent of the car is assembled. Head on over to Sentch’s blog for a full rundown of the progress on this intriguing project.
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Hiker Attempts to Traverse Both Koreas
By Ruth Brown
Hiking is not a popular pastime in North Korea—when you’re starving, walking long distances is not a fun recreational activity. But that hasn’t stopped New Zealand hiker Roger Shepherd, who has visited the country four times to climb the Baekdudaegan mountain range—the first foreigner to set foot there… …read more
New Zealand climbers missing on K2 are dead: family
Two New Zealand climbers hoping to become the first father-and-son team to scale the world’s second-highest mountain have died in the attempt, their family said Tuesday after the pair went missing in an avalanche on K2. …read more
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2015 Cricket World Cup officially launched in Melbourne
Co-hosts of the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Australia and New Zealand, have been drawn in the same group for the tournament, while title-holders India will face off against long-time rival Pakistan, officials announced on Tuesday. …read more
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Video: McLaren's origin story gets the Tooned treatment
By Damon Lowney
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British television network Sky has aired the second episode of Tooned, and this time, the digitally animated cartoon follows the story of McLaren founder Bruce McLaren and his early life in New Zealand. McLaren drivers, who were the focus of the first episode, take a back seat on this one.
The fable shows a young McLaren attempting to build his car to go 100 miles per hour through trial, error and fierce determination, knowing that he’d hit a few bumps along the road before he could become successful. His first race was in a modified Austin Seven that his father built, however, which is animated into the cartoon in the form of an old, red car.
Check out the video of McLaren’s child-friendly Formula One promo below. Parents, consider this a good time to introduce your children to the world of motorsports.
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Intel experts say it's unlikely the US helped New Zealand spy on reporter in Afghanistan
If the National Security Agency monitored phone conversations between a New Zealand journalist and his Afghan sources, as reported this weekend, it was more likely to have been done under standard military intelligence monitoring of enemy communications in war zones, intelligence officials and experts said Monday. …read more
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Man faces deportation from New Zealand for being obese
A 50-year-old South African man may be kicked out of New Zealand for being obese.
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Albert Buitenhuis, South African Man, Told He Is Too Fat To Work In New Zealand
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After living in New Zealand for six years, a South African chef may be forced to leave the country because of his weight.
New Zealand authorities have told Albert Buitenhuis, who weighs 286 pounds, that he may be deported because he did not have “an acceptable standard of health,” the BBC reports. Buitenhuis weighed roughly 65 pounds more when he first moved to the country, but this is the first time he has had any trouble renewing his annual work visa.
“It is important that all migrants have an acceptable standard of health to minimise costs and demands on New Zealand’s health services,” an Immigration New Zealand spokesperson told News24. She listed diabetes, hypertension and heart disease as some of the risks Buitenhuis faces because of his weight.
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New Zealand father and son feared dead in avalanche on K2 mountain
A New Zealand man and his son are feared dead following an avalanche on the world’s second-highest mountain, K2. …read more
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New Zealand prime minister's says it's possible journalists could get caught in enemy spy net
New Zealand’s prime minister says his country doesn’t spy on journalists, but it’s theoretically possible reporters could get caught in surveillance nets when the U.S. spies on enemy combatants. …read more
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New Zealand defense chief says no evidence of unlawful spying on journalist in Afghanistan
New Zealand’s acting defense force chief said Monday that there is no evidence the military unlawfully spied on a journalist in Afghanistan who was freelancing for U.S. news organization McClatchy. …read more
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New Zealand denies allegation it spied on reporter in Afghanistan
New Zealand’s acting defense force chief has denied a report that it spied on a journalist working for an American news organization in Afghanistan last year.
Top 10 Myths About Crop Biotechnology and GMOs? Here's The Real Story
The web has become a sewer channeling scare mongering about crop biotechnology. One of the most common techniques used by anti-biotech campaigners is the circulation of “Top 10” type lists, which purportedly unmask how the biotech industry and top scientists and regulators in the United States, European Union, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere are huddling in back rooms churning out lies about GM foods and plotting the destruction of the global food supply (and world health in general, for good measure). …read more
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Polynesian navigators revive a skill that was nearly lost
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Two ocean-going canoes have returned to New Zealand after an epic voyage to Easter Island by Polynesian navigators using traditional craft. The revival of ancient skills continues to gather momentum and has great cultural and political significance for the indigenous people of the Pacific.
They waded ashore from their canoes through the luminous turquoise water of the lagoon. The captains, festooned with garlands of flowers, led a procession of around 20 men and women, Cook Islanders, Tahitians, New Zealand Maoris and three sailors from Rapanui, better known to most of us as Easter Island.
Then the band played, waiting dignitaries made speeches and girls from the High School, still in their uniforms, danced….
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New Zealand cleans up after strong 6.5 quake
Emergency crews launched a major clean-up Monday following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Wellington, as aftershocks continued to rattle the New Zealand capital. …read more
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Randall Ross: Community Leadership Summit 2013 – Opening
With preparations complete, the opening session started. Jono walked attendees through the background, goals, and format of the summit.
Like other years, the summit format was to be conducted in an “unconference” style. Attendees were asked to consider hosting a session and to indicate their proposed session on a session card. Then, one by one, the proposals were pitched to the audience to get people excited about all the lively discussions ahead.
Proposals complete, the remaining task was to get them on the day’s schedule. Here it is!
Day 1 totally designed by community leaders from around the world – great minds from as far away as Kenya and New Zealand.
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6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles New Zealand
The New Zealand capital Wellington was rattled by a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Sunday that broke water mains, smashed windows and downed power lines.
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