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Strong Earthquake Jolts Wellington
A magnitude 4.3 jolted the Wellington area at 5.27 this afternoon. This from geonet.org.nz Reference Number 3580231 Universal Time September 16 2011 at 5:27 NZ Standard Time Friday, September 16 2011...
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Rugby World Cup, Bagpipes Lament – Updated
(scroll down for update) A few days ago we wrote about the draconian set of rules governing items that are not permitted into world cup stadia during matches. Prohibited items included some rather...
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Kiwis Hatred For The English, Australians, French …Tout le Monde?
Visiting fans encounter open hostility during the New Zealand rugby world cup.
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Jesus Is An All Black
New Zealand is officially a secular state, it’s main religion is rugby and absolution may be found through sport, but this is taking things a little too far even in a country with a Godzone complex....
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UARS Real Time Tracking, Wise Men On Standby @ Eden Park
NASA’s UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite) is due to burn up or fade away sometime Saturday Australasian time. Although most of the debris is likely to hit either ocean or uninhabited areas,...
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Auckland Braces For Next Match
The city of Auckland is bracing itself for this evening’s All Blacks rugby world cup “sell out” match against the French. Those in charge will be hoping there’ll be no repeat of the chaos that plagued...
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UARS Comes Down Over Italy
Video of the UARS coming down over Ventimiglia (Liguria) in Italy. The real thing, or a hoax? NASA ‘working to confirm’ satellite touchdown Early Friday, Italy’s civil protection agency warned that the...
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NZ World Cup Visitors Rich Pickings For Thieves – Updated
Were you in New Zealand during the 2011 rugby world cup and were you a victim of crime? We’d like to hear your story, please leave a comment below. Despite warnings to visitors the rugby world cup has...
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Argentine, German, French Embassies Issued Theft Prevention Advice For New...
According to an article in Stuff the French, German and Argentine Embassies have all warned about theft in New Zealand. It appears that the problem of thefts from tourists may be more prevalent than is...
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New Zealand Criticised For Slavery, Sex Trafficking
“New Zealand’s anti-slavery laws lave been found wanting in a report by the US State Department which says New Zealand is a source of underage girls for the sex trade and a destination for foreign...
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RWC Fans Trapped, Transport Chaos, Fans In Water
There are reports that Auckland’s transport system has failed to get fans to the opening ceremony and first match this evening as packed trained have raced past stations without stopping and the...
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“Urgent Review After RWC Train Disaster”
Other bloggers also wrote about Auckland’s shambolic public transport system during yesterday’s opening day of the rugby world cup. This was published on the transport blog aktnz.co.nz, which has been...
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Aucklanders Have Their Say About World Cup Opening Night
The NZ Herald has invited its readers to have their say on the opening night of the 2011 rugby world cup in Auckland, this is a sample of the responses to “Did you celebrate the Rugby World Cup...
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Fears Auckland Wouldn’t Cope With Rugby World Cup
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority knew in July 2009 that there was going to be over demand for services during the world cup and warned against complacency. The report, released under the...
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Overseas Journalists Labelled “Whingers”
Colonial journalists have been labelled Whingers by a NZ Herald columnist Dylan Weaver in his World Cup Weekend Wrap Among the brickbats and bouquets was a special mention for those jumped-up journos...
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Auckland’s “Third World Rail” System
A TVNZ report has highlighted the shocking state of Auckland’s train system, which failed on the opening night of the rugby world cup, resulting in hundreds (thousands?) of fans missing the opening...
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Rugby World Cup Waka Kids Assaulted, Hospitalised – updated
Remember the images of the waka (Maori canoe) being rowed into the harbour at the start of the rugby world cup festivities in Auckland on Friday? Shockingly, it appears that a number of children...
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Kiwi Printers Expose England Team To Fine Risk
After all the controversy and bad feeling in New Zealand about England’s all black away strip, one would think that the last thing the team would do would be to entrust the printing of the shirts to a...
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Auckland City Hospital “Overloaded” On Opening Night
More details are emerging that medical services were stretched to the limit Friday night in downtown Auckland: the night of the world cup opening. The Herald reports today that Auckland City Hospital...
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Hilter’s Reaction To The Opening Night Fiasco
Thanks to one of our readers for the heads up on a new You Tube video that is rapidly going viral : Hitler finds out about the Opening Night fiasco by timhickeynzFiled under: New Zealand Tagged:...
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