The community managed to raise a paltry $5,700 to send the body of mauled zoo worker Dalu Mncube back to his home country, about half of what was needed. So a warm hearted local businessman, car dealer Mark Cromie has offered to step in and make up the difference. Mr Cromie’s business had previously been…
“A stunning frost has this morning turned Auckland and parts of the ‘winter-less north’ into a white winter wonderland following a night of very low temperatures. For the second morning in the row the normally frost free city has woken to frosts however this morning’s one is particularly heavy – with parts of Auckland receiving…
Vision of Humanity’s Global Peace Index (GPI) has put New Zealand in pole position in a league table of countries most at peace. The GPI’s International Review Panel has as its chair Professor Kevin P. Clements, Director, of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand. No conflict…
You’ve got to hand it to Genesis, they’ve got a way with words. 50 customers of the power company ran out of power at the weekend when a computer glitch prevented them topping up their pre-pay accounts. Tania Tai-Albert lost her power at 8am on Sunday after being unable to top her credit and wasn’t…
The New Zealand geographic society, the body charged with gazetting place names, have stumbled upon an interesting fact – North and South Island were never officially named.The board said it was going to consult Maori and then put suggestions forward for the public to decide on in 2010. Present Maori names are Te Ika a…
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