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by Trevor Chesterfield
Arriving back in New Zealand with a young family in the mid-1970s, finding accommodation in breezy sprawling Auckland was easy enough. Kiwis are as always ever helpful.
When it comes to their own, they look after you....
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New Zealand’s government has struck an exclusive deal with fast food giant McDonalds. Young people receiving the unemployment benefit will be sent to jobs with...
made popular Jul 2 2009
For years Shayne Sime aged 42 after a severe head and spinal injury, struggled in life as a paralysis gradually crept through his body, rendering him wheel chair bound....
made popular Jul 1 2009
Age Concern New Zealand, an advocacy group for people over 65, says moves to cut tertiary education for senior citizens are ageist and counter-productive....
made popular Jun 24 2009
New Zeakand and Australian trade ministers met with their Pacific counterparts in Samoa yesterday to negotiate an “enhanced version” of the Pacific Agreement on...
made popular Jun 19 2009
Research at Massey University has shown that agricultural workers have the highest incidence of leukaemia of all New Zealand occupation groups. The cause is expected to...
made popular Jun 17 2009
New Zealand based Hulme Supercars are gearing up for the debut of their CanAm supercar that will provide a “Formula-1 like driving experience.” The company is named...
made popular Jun 16 2009
There seems to be the suggestion in New Zealand that Shell and even possibly other oil companies desire to pull out of the “service station” industry. One ponders...
made popular Jun 13 2009
Their performance defied their fears. A severely injury hit New Zealand managed to turn up red hot on the field against the hapless Ireland in the first Super Eights...
made popular Jun 12 2009
The National government has made changes to the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme which allows overseas workers, mainly from the Pacific, to work in New Zealand...
made popular Jun 10 2009
ACT Party leader and Local Government Minister Rodney Hide has gained Cabinet approval to look into law changes that will strip city and district council spending back...
made popular Jun 9 2009
On June 5, World Environment Day, hundreds of people “froze” across New Zealand, together at 1pm in public places people stopped moving and became human statues...
made popular Jun 8 2009
The act of injustice that clearly cripples the life of a soul, by way of wrongful imprisonment, wrongful incarceration in New Zealand and is proven the question of...
made popular Jun 6 2009
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, a Catholic aid, development and social justice agency, says it has both reservations and relief over the government’s 2009 Budget. The...
made popular Jun 3 2009
On Tuesday, French climber Alain Robert, popularly known as “Spiderman,” climbed a 41-story Sydney tower with his bare hands, just to make the world aware about...
made popular Jun 2 2009
Filed under: News, Weird Important to note: Those Monopoly cards that read “Bank error in your favor” don’t exist in real life. A New Zealand couple...
made popular May 26 2009
The Otago Daily Times is reporting that the dairy industry will be releasing details from a case study under the Government’s greenhouse gas “footprinting...
made popular May 26 2009
Westpac, the bank that has put clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin into receivership is saying there is no money to cover the redundancy entitlements or unpaid...
made popular May 25 2009
Banks have a lot to answer for. If a citizen makes a small mistake, or unable to pay, banks are merciless. If a citizen negotiates with the bank to pay there is still...
made popular May 22 2009
The New Zealand Herald reported this morning that Justice Minister Simon Power wants to see judges alone as opposed to 12 jurors decide the sentences for people...
made popular May 19 2009
Filed under: Sports, Video, Weird New Zealand’s commitment to great sports that are considered weird by the rest of the world (cricket, rugby) is undoubted. But...
made popular May 19 2009
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Following hot on the heels of its provocative branding campaign Tourism Australia launched G’ Day NZ Australia Week (23rd April-29th April) which has been a huge...
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Exhilarating Twenty20 Worlds has authenticated the strong appeal of a shorter version of cricket, suggesting one-day game might struggle to survive. Indian team under...
made popular Sep 22 2007
One of the wettest places on the planet, the Fort William at Scottish highlands is playing host to a week-long biking spectacle. The UCI Mountain Bike World...
made popular Sep 8 2007
The Swiss mountain resort of Gstaad hosting the beach volleyball world championships for the first time since the event’s inauguration in Brazil 20 years ago...
made popular Jul 25 2007
There is no stopping Australia in this World Cup. They continue to demolish teams with utmost ease. In what can be termed as a complete mismatch, Australia defeated New...
made popular Apr 21 2007
New Zealand has received a set back in the form of Jacob Oram’s injury for their future matches. And the very next game is against world champions Australia,...
made popular Apr 20 2007
Its crunch time for both sides - maybe a bit weighing on for the Lankan’s, as New Zealand has virtually sealed a semifinal berth. The Kiwis have had a good run in...
made popular Apr 12 2007
The World Cup has shaped entirely contrary to the expectation of the cricket fans around the globe. Eight teams are set for the flight back home but the ones surely...
made popular Mar 26 2007
The World cup is good 6 days from its opener, yet the drama has enfolded so soon - the teams are out adapting to the Caribbean soil in the warm up games.
Stars out...
made popular Mar 7 2007
English squad looked in dire state couple of days back but post a morale boosting victory against the Australian’s comes another booster - skipper Michael...
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Australian’s reaching their first ever Champions Trophy Final, proved yet again why they are the best in the business. The kangaroo’s stumbled in the...
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