New Zealand ~ Aotearoa

Flight of the Conchords gets three Emmy nominations

nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:56:24 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:15:50 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(Whenua.biz) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700

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?

nobody@vox.com(Brenda) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:40:28 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(paikea) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:24:20 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:41:26 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(Then) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:22:50 -0700

Show us a flag. Wellington, New Zealand:

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Kiwi troops greet First Lady Laura Bush; race debate emerges on YouTube

nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:13:07 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:26:19 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:43:45 -0700

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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