Category Archives: News: New Zealand
Police 10-7 feat. my old flatmate Ryan!
Tip of the hat to thet00lman for this lovely clip of officer Ryan!
Shihad – Ignite
New album coming out in NZ, 20 September! Excited! link via itunes
Trip to NZ
For photos, check out the ones on Flickr. Leaving London was relaxed and easy. We had the whole day to muck around and pack (even though ONE of us had already packed the day before , have a nice walk … Continue reading
GBP/NZD Worst in three years
When I arrived in London at the start of August 2006, the pound was 3.2x the NZ dollar. Now, November 2009, three and a bit years later, the pound is 2.2x the dollar. Check out this graph from fxstreet.com:
New NZ mobile carrier featuring Rhys Darby
New Zealand has a new mobile phone carrier (bringing the total up to, three carriers) called 2 Degrees. They have a new advert out featuring Rhys Darby (Murray from Flight of the Conchords) which is pretty funny. Cheers for the … Continue reading
White tiger mauls zookeeper, tiger shot dead.
This is absurd?! The other day in “hicksville” Whangarei, (near Auckland, New Zealand) – South African zookeeper Dalu Mncube was mauled to death in the white tiger’s liar. Two (zoo)keepers went in to clean the white tiger enclosure when the … Continue reading
New Zealand's two island names "not official"
Apparently the North and South Island are not the official names of New Zealand’s two islands. When Captain Cook was surveying the land in the 1700′s, the names they used were “Aeheinomouwe” for the North and “Tovypoenammu” for the South. … Continue reading
NZ Internet law to change
New Zealand government has proposed a change to the law which citizens must adhere to. Police are asking ISPs to nark on people for downloading copyrighted material. Three strikes and they’ll have their internet disconnected, even if it’s not proven. … Continue reading
17 days to go
Until I’m in… (image ref: http://www.friars.co.nz/)
Tri-Nations Rugby!
Bring it on Austraaya and Saffrika! 19th July – AU vs SA – 11.05am26th July – AU vs SA – 11.05am2nd Aug – NZ vs AU – 8.35am16th Aug – SA vs NZ – 1.30pm23rd Aug – SA vs AU … Continue reading