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 provided rich pickings for New Zealand’s criminal element. We’re saddened to hear a number players and journalists…
The Wall Street Journal announced today that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings both downgraded New Zealand’s government debt on Friday, citing the country’s worsening external-debt position and the costs of earthquake recovery. But the WSJ warned there may be worse to come “the double-downgrades come at a sensitive time for the island…
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 probability of a crash in its northern territory had risen from 0.6 to 1.5 per cent, and urged residents to stay indoors, on…
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 the opening night celebrations, during which public transport failed, there was mass overcrowding and city hospitals reached saturation point.…
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. St Paul’s Cathedral in Wellington is displaying a painting by local artist, Don Little entitled, “New Zealand Icon”. It…
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