New Zealand ~ Aotearoa Vox 2008-07-18T22:46:50Z tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d10a7d898c8bfa/ Aotearoa/New Zealand. The "other" Land Down Under Flight of the Conchords gets three Emmy nominations 80 tag:vox.com,2008-07-18:asset-6a00c2252293c4604a0100a7e98449000e 2008-07-18T05:56:24Z 2008-07-18T22:46:50Z Jack Yan http://jackyan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Great news! Flight of the Conchords has received three Emmy nods for directing, writing, and original music and lyrics. It didn’t get an Emmy nomination for best comedy series, which I think is a sin. Not bad for a show conceived by a bunch of ...

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]]> Irish-owned newspaper tries to drag down Miss New Zealand using racist agenda—and fails 80 tag:vox.com,2008-07-12:asset-6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96875ac90003 2008-07-12T11:15:50Z 2008-07-16T23:29:53Z Jack Yan http://jackyan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom It’s quite easy to work out the agenda of the mainstream media when it comes to an article like this, trying to harm Samantha Powell’s chances at Miss Universe tomorrow night. Personal aggrandizement of the journalist, or, if not the journalist,...

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]]> The Big Kumara tag:vox.com,2008-06-26:asset-6a00fad6917b56000500fad6952ad60004 2008-06-27T00:00:00Z 2008-07-09T21:41:15Z Whenua.biz http://whenua.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

"Hurry up and take the foto" The big kumara with fruit The big kumara with bottle of wine Waiting for dinner

This big kumara (aka 'sweet potato') was one of several dug up from a garden in Tauranga which uses liquid vermicast last weekend. We can't be sure how much credit to give the worm juice but this giant of the Convolvulaceae family has some impres...

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]]> Got a spare $6200 lying around? tag:vox.com,2008-07-08:asset-6a00c225202d6a8fdb00fae8c9f48e000b 2008-07-08T00:40:28Z 2008-07-09T12:39:09Z Brenda http://brenz.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom That's what it will cost you to use an iPhone in New Zealand on the only "practical" plan being offered by Vodafone. Three plans offering either 250MB, 500MB, or 1GB of data per month, with the last being $250 per month on a 24-month contract. A...

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]]> "Intelligent Design" comes to NZ schools - ARRRGHHH tag:vox.com,2008-06-28:asset-6a00d41430d1e33c7f00fae8c6f94a000b 2008-06-28T02:24:20Z 2008-07-09T10:33:04Z paikea http://paikea066.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom you know, while i am not surprised that this stuff is happening in the US, i was hoping that that NZ would not be interested in dumbing down their students - "Intelligent Design" is not science - it is religion - and as such, should not be taught ...

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]]> In the Counties 80 tag:vox.com,2008-06-27:asset-6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69493d30005 2008-06-27T22:41:26Z 2008-06-29T00:57:15Z Jack Yan http://jackyan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Counties' Hunting & Fishing

Photographed on the way back to Auckland Airport: Counties’ Hunting & Fishing. If it were not for the Japanese truck outside, this could have passed for a similar store in the US, according to colleagues who have been to the southern states. There...

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]]> Vox Hunt: Happy Flag Day tag:vox.com,2008-06-14:asset-6a00c2252668068e1d00fa967ee26f0003 2008-06-14T15:22:50Z 2008-06-17T03:37:28Z Then http://trayflow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Beehive, Parliament

Show us a flag. Wellington, New Zealand:

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]]> Kiwi troops greet First Lady Laura Bush; race debate emerges on YouTube tag:vox.com,2008-06-14:asset-6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6905d720005 2008-06-14T08:13:07Z 2008-06-14T08:13:07Z Jack Yan http://jackyan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Warrior Dancers Greet Laura Bush

Finally, one of the Bushes meets some New Zealanders—the First Lady is greeted by New Zealand soldiers and police officers in Afghanistan. The haka is a customary greeting, borne from Māori culture. I was going to go in to a bit more depth on t...

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]]> Stella Enting: Dedicated to Life 100 tag:vox.com,2008-05-21:asset-6a00c2252293c4604a00fad689f0b30004 2008-05-21T12:26:19Z 2008-05-26T02:04:56Z Jack Yan http://jackyan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Stella Enting art première 3 Stella Enting art première 11 Stella Enting art première 10 Stella Enting art première 6

You can’t help but smile when you see Stella Enting’s art. They give off a positive energy and I think it’s due to Stella herself, who radiates goodness. Her first exhibition, Dedicated to Life, is at Farsite Gallery in Petone, New Zealand (in th...

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]]> A great Horowhenua spa: Horrobin & Hodge 100 tag:vox.com,2008-05-04:asset-6a00c2252293c4604a00f48d1359e50001 2008-05-04T06:43:45Z 2008-05-05T01:04:25Z Jack Yan http://jackyan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Horrobin & Hodge fireplace Horrobin & Hodge table Horrobin & Hodge 1 Looking north from Horrobin & Hodge day room Horrobin & Hodge reception lights Telephone and computer at Horrobin & Hodge Horrobin & Hodge sunset

A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of visiting the Horrobin & Hodge spa in Manakau, north of Levin, for a future issue of Lucire. These are just random shots; the real 35 mm and digital ones will appear online and in print in due course. Y...

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