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Supergiant amphipod discovered in deep seas near New Zealand

Supergiant amphipod discovered in deep seas near New Zealand

A team of scientists recently set off on an expedition to the deep seas near New Zealand to sample various deep sea creatures, but what they found surprised them: a 'supergiant' amphipod measuring about 13 inches long. Amphipods ... continue
Megaupload Founder Had 18 Vehicles Seized, Rather Ironic License Plates

Megaupload Founder Had 18 Vehicles Seized, Rather Ironic License Plates

Megaupload, a file hosting service, was recently shut down due to piracy. The founder, Kim Dotcom who's real name is Kim Schmitz, was arrested, as were several executives. Authorities seized Kim's property including 18 vehicles under the belief ... continue
New Zealand Whale Stranding: 36 Pilot Whales Dead, 40 More in Danger [Video]

New Zealand Whale Stranding: 36 Pilot Whales Dead, 40 More in Danger [Video]

MSNBC News is reporting that 36 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on a remote New Zealand beach on Monday. And conservationists were today battling to save another 40 of the whales on Farewell Spit on the ... continue
Megaupload Founder Hid From Police Inside Panic Room

Megaupload Founder Hid From Police Inside Panic Room

When New Zealand based Megaupload was shut down this week it sparked outrage from the likes of hacktivist group Anonymous but the real trouble lay with website founder "Kim Dotcom" who had his home raied by New ... continue
Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills 11 in New Zealand

Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills 11 in New Zealand

Authorities in New Zealand have confirmed that 11 people have died after a hot air balloon crashed near the rural town of Carterton, some 94 miles north of the capital, Wellington. Multiple news outlets are reporting that the ... continue
Facebook Timeline Starts Rolling Out To Users…In New Zealand

Facebook Timeline Starts Rolling Out To Users…In New Zealand

It's official, Facebook's new Timeline feature, a complete redesign of how Facebook shows a users profile page is finally rolling out. However it will be users in New Zealand and not the United States who get first ... continue
Happy Feet penguin goes missing, possibly eaten

Happy Feet penguin goes missing, possibly eaten

It was only a little over a week ago that Happy Feet, the internationally famous emperor penguin, was released back into the wild after he was found wandering about the shores of New Zealand in June. Researchers ... continue
New Zealand Bans The Name “Lucifer” From Legal Name List

New Zealand Bans The Name “Lucifer” From Legal Name List

Parents wishing to name their children Lucifer or even change their own name are out of luck in New Zealand. Country officials this week announced that they have banned the name from their Registrar of Births, Deaths ... continue
Christchurch, New Zealand Hit With More Powerful Quakes

Christchurch, New Zealand Hit With More Powerful Quakes

Nearly four months after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 182 people and costing New Zealand up to $10 billion in damages, Christchurch was hit with a series of tremors, the most powerful being ... continue
$12.5 Million Paid Out By Insurance Company’s For Christchurch Quake

$12.5 Million Paid Out By Insurance Company’s For Christchurch Quake

The Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake on February 22 claimed 63 deaths and cost the life insurance industry a combined total of $12.5 million. The Investment Savings & Insurance Association (ISI) tracked insurance payouts made to families and combined trauma, death, ... continue
Windows 7 Phones Now Available!…In New Zealand

Windows 7 Phones Now Available!…In New Zealand

New Zealand has two things I want, middle-earth and now Windows Phone 7 Devices. It's being reported that New Zealand is the first region to receive Microsoft's newest mobile operating system with the OS's first phone launching ... continue
What newspapers can learn from New Zealand’s NBR paywall – FAIL!

What newspapers can learn from New Zealand’s NBR paywall – FAIL!

In July New Zealand's National Business Review (NBR) decided to jump the curve and put all its content behind a paywall - the same thing that people like Rupert Murdoch and other news media moguls are recommending. NBR ... continue
Why you should visit New Zealand before Australia

Why you should visit New Zealand before Australia

For those who aren't regular readers of this site, this site is Australian owned. We're hosted in the United State because Australian hosting is insanely expensive, but so is visiting here as I found out tonight. Let me ... continue
New Zealand author thinks libraries are a form of theft

New Zealand author thinks libraries are a form of theft

In a post back on September 23 New Zealand author Brian Edwards puts forth the proposition that our public libraries are just a form of theft and that people who lend their friends books ... continue
Now THIS is how you catch a fish

Now THIS is how you catch a fish

New Zealander's have always had a strong competitive streak, but we've just found a video that shows that when they aren't tending to sheep, New Zealander's are something special. The video shows a man catching a Marlin by ... continue
Google provides some slapdown on who really serves DMCA notices

Google provides some slapdown on who really serves DMCA notices

Copyright laws around the world are in the process of being re-written and in many cases they are a draconian move into the the past with us – the users – being made out ... continue
Buying violent video games could net parents jail time

Buying violent video games could net parents jail time

The fact that governments the world round love to trot out violent video games as the cause of kids gone bad is one thing; but in New Zealand you could get jail time for buying you ... continue
Weather Fail

Weather Fail

Times are tough in the media business, and mistakes are being made. Yesterday we reported on a rather interesting Krispy Kreme graphic in Augusta, Georgia, and today it's a weather report from New Zealand. Someone at One News ... continue

YouTube teams with ONE News for New Zealand election debates

YouTube has announced a new deal with New Zealand's ONE News for an election debate centered on user contributed questions. The deal is similar to the CNN/YouTube debates held earlier this year, but with one significant difference: ... continue

Invade New Zealand

The above video is from this weeks The Gruen Transfer, and is the hottest viral video in Australia at the moment. The full screen version (without the studio laughing) can be viewed at invadenewzealand.com. More details on ... continue
NZ Man Convicted Of Assault, Hedgehog Weapon Charges Dropped

NZ Man Convicted Of Assault, Hedgehog Weapon Charges Dropped

A New Zealand man has been found guilty of assaulting a teenager with (and we're not making this up) a hedgehog. According to The Age, Whakatane District Court was told that William Singalargh picked up the hedgehog and ... continue