Big potential in Whale Watch's Aussie venture NZ Herald 4:00AM Monday Nov 09, 2009 | By | Whale Watch's Australian operations could one day outstrip the company's South Island business, its bosses from both sides of the Tasman say. | Whale Watch, owned by Ngati Kuri, a Ngai Tahu hapu, is one of the country's best-known tourism brands, taking more than 10...
Ski season's been all white thanks to Aussie taxpayers NZ Herald 4:00AM Sunday Nov 08, 2009 | By | New figures reveal this winter's ski season was the best ever - thanks in part to snowball affect of Australians spending their recession-beating handout. | The season closes today with the final run at Turoa skifield, and operators across the country thanking Austr...
New Zealand was a friend to Middle Earth, but it's no friend of the earth The Guardian | Lord of the Rings country trades on its natural beauty, but emissions have risen 22% since it signed up to Kyoto | Milford Sound in New Zealand. Photograph: José Fuste Raga/zefa/Corbis | As the world prepares for the next month, it is worth checki...
Excitement building in NZ ahead of World Cup qualifier The Guardian (repeats to screens) By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - New Zealand captain Ryan Nelsen and coach Ricki Herbert are failing miserably in their attempt to hose down public expectations ahead of Saturday's World Cup playoff against Bahra...
Are NZ supermarkets guilty of artificially keeping prices high? NZ Herald Your Views | A consumer watchdog says there is little doubt New Zealand's supermarket duopoly is behind grocery prices rising faster in New Zealand than most major industrialised countries. | Consumer New Zealand chief executive Sue Chetwin said: "It...
Release of pig welfare code 'ridiculous', says Green MP NZ Herald 2:52PM Tuesday Nov 10, 2009 | By Edward Gay | The "oldest trick in the book" is being pulled out of the bag for the release of the pig welfare code, set to go out for public consultation shortly before the holiday period. | Green Party MP Sue Kedgely...
Mayors, Govt hold talks on leaks crisis NZ Herald | Metro-city mayors from the six worst-affected leaky home areas are due to talk to the Government today about resolving the crisis. | The leaders of Auckland, North Shore, Waitakere, Tauranga, Wellington and Christchurch are in disc...
Bio-tech firm sees chance for fruitful float NZ Herald 4:00AM Tuesday Nov 10, 2009 | By | Hamilton-based bio-technology company BioVittoria is hoping investors will see a sweet opportunity in its sharemarket float. | The six-year old business yesterday released details of a $20 million initial public off...
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Study calls into question Govt's folic-acid block NZ Herald Do you support the move to add folic acid to bread? | New research on folic acid has largely dismissed the cancer concerns that led to the Government's going cold on plans for its ...
Factory puts pressure on to extend life of avocados NZ Herald 4:00AM Wednesday Oct 21, 2009 | By | New Zealand avocados could be sold in prepackaged halves or as guacamole that can be stored for as long as 60 days if a company aiming to match...
Bollywood, pied-piper for tourists The Times Of India Want to net Indian tourists? Woo Shah Rukh Khan or Amitabh Bachchan. It’s a simple formula that several foreign countries seem to be following to boost tourism. | In a first, Kha...
Briton plunges to death in climbing accident in New Zealand The Times | A British man was killed after falling 155m (500ft) down a cliff at a popular rock climbing area in New Zealand on Friday. | Matthew Byron Allison, a 26-year-old British national who had been in New Zealand since February, was found in thick scrub ...
Why Cadbury's Fruit & Nut isn't the same in the land of stars and stripes The Observer | With familiar purple packaging and a swirly "C", the bars found in American shops look as if they are made by Britain's besieged confectionery company. But they are not, and to US chocoholics a tiny difference is deeply distressing. | Since 1988, t...
Why Cadbury's Fruit & Nut isn't the same in the land of stars and stripes The Guardian | Hershey currently holds the licence to make Cadbury's bars in the US. But many feel they lack a certain je ne sais quoi | British-made Cadbury's bars and American-made ones are noticeably different, say chocolate enthusiasts. Photograph: Graham Tur...
Ski season's been all white thanks to Aussie taxpayers NZ Herald 4:00AM Sunday Nov 08, 2009 | By | New figures reveal this winter's ski season was the best ever - thanks in part to snowball affect of Australians spending their recession-beating handout. | The season closes today with the final run at Turoa skifiel...
Party pills restrictions just too late NZ Herald 4:00AM Sunday Nov 08, 2009 | By Alice Neville | Anti-drug campaigners are welcoming yesterday's announcement of new restrictions on the sale of legal party pills, but say the Government should have acted at least a year ago. | Drug Foundation preside...
Pacific free trade deal worth billions of dollars: NZ PM China Daily | WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said in Singapore on Saturday that a Pacific free trade deal that includes the United States would be worth billions of dollars to New Zealand. | Key made the comment after US President Barack Obama re-committed his country to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Tokyo on Saturday, where he spoke ...
![The Waitemata Harbour is the main access by sea to Auckland, New Zealand. For this reason it is often referred to as Auckland Harbour, despite the fact that it is only one of two harbours surrounding the city, and is crossed by the Auckland Harbour Bridge. The Waitemata forms the north and east coasts of the Auckland isthmus. It is matched on the south by the shallower waters of Manukau Harbour. With a size of 70 square miles,[1] it connects the city's main port and the Auckland waterfront to the Hauraki Gulf, and the Pacific Ocean. It is sheltered from Pacific storms by Auckland's North Shore, Rangitoto Island and Waiheke Island. The name is from the Mori language, with Wai te Mataa referring to obsidian glass. The 'sparkling waters' (a later translation of the meaning)[1] of the harbour were said to glint like the volcanic glass prized by these early arrivals to the harbour.[2]](http://cdn9.wn.com/vp/i/75/7eff3ee1d76cc5.jpg)
