new zealand

New Zealand is nation of 4 Million people to the south east of Australia in the Southern Pacific ocean. Comparable in size and/or shape to Great Britain, Colorado, or Japan, it is known for the Lord of the Rings, Hobbits, Extreme Sports, Sheep and Bret and Jemaine from the Flight of the Conchords

New Zealand has a lot more to offer than just beautiful landscape, it has a prodigious blogging community, from Kiwiblog to Kiwibloke. The mainstream media also has embraced blog culture with both main news outlets, Fairfax Media and The New Zealand Herald having blogging communities.

The definitive resource for traveling blogs for New Zealand is Pure New Zealand, a site run by Tourism NZ.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “new zealand”

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  Intelligent Travel Blog — Authority: 539
  Warning signs in Australia dont really do much in the way of nuance. Travel writer Mike Barish offers a collection of cautionary signs from Down Under. Caution ! ¡ Cuidado! Achtung! No matter the language, youll know a warning sign when you see one. Traveling the world, weve all encountered signs ...
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• Around the Fire Web

  
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• Icebergs Off Coast of New Zealand are Tourist Attraction

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 673
  Antarctic icebergs are reportedly floating towards New Zealand and ships have been warned about the dangers these floating ice chunks could cause. These giant chunks of ice, some measuring more than 650 feet across, have become somewhat of a tourist attraction. More than 100, if not hundreds, of icebergs were first ...
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• Icebergs Spotted off Coast of New Zealand

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 673
  Giant icebergs have been spotted off the coast of New Zealand and are quite a tourist attraction! Read the article here .
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• About Last Night

  
  Avoiding the Drop — Authority: 508
  What you missed while perusing the jellyfish family album… Russian fans have started an online petition to convince Guus Hiddink to stay on as national team manager. Qatar would like to host a World Cup in spite of daily temperatures around the 104°F mark in June and July. Sevilla striker Arouna Kone ...
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• Santa’s $100,000 Facelift

  
  Popular Fidelity — Authority: 547
  It’s getting closer and closer to the holiday season, and everyone is starting to get ready.  For some people, that means shopping.  For others, that means cooking and getting out those once-a-year recipes.  However, if you’re a store in Auckland, New Zealand, you get Santa Claus a facelift.  A 66-foot-tall ...
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• Magnitude 6.8 quake recorded near Tonga - USGS

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 725
  Source: Reuters SINGAPORE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded 126 miles (203 km) east-northeast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, the United States ...
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• Remaking Commander Keen [PC]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 826
  With id showing no signs of reviving the Commander Keen IP anytime soon, a guy in New Zealand is taking it upon himself to remake the game, give it a more contemporary touch. Laz, the creator, says the game is a "tribute", but as fans of the little Cheesehead will instantly recognise, this is no tribute. Its a ...
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• Auckland Art Gallery

  
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  The principal art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, this venue features the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand. The gallery was established in 1888 and was the first permanent art gallery in New Zealand. It still remains the largest art institution in the country to date, and ...
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• Top 10 Green Tourist Destinations for 2009 (slideshow)

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 719
  Image via: Anthonyko on Flickr.com In need of somewhere to travel for New Years? Want to start planning your summer vacation? Now in its fifth year, National Geographic Traveler magazine has choosing the top green destinations in the world to a science. Many of the locations were chosen for their relative ...
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• France make seven changes for All Blacks Test

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 973
  Marc Lievremont reshuffles front five that dominated South Africa for Saturdays game against New Zealand.
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• Iceberg Pictured off the New Zealand Coast

  
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  More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.Scientist Neal Young said more than 100 icebergs – some measuring more than 200 metres (650 feet) across – were seen in just one cluster, ...
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• Gravity: The Coffee Cupid

  
  Ads of the World — Authority: 715
  Advertising Agency: Shine Limited, Auckland, New ZealandCreative Director: Lucien LawCopywriters: Cli Green, Lucien Law, Wain ChingAccount Director: Emma WilkinsonProduction Company: OktoborDirector: Simon Mark BrownProducer: Neil StichburyEditor: Kent BriggsAired: October 2009
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• Even Australasian gannets divorce: Study

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  Wellington, Nov 24 (ANI): Defying previous beliefs about Australasian gannets, researchers at Auckland University have said that these seabirds are not monogamous, but have a significant “divorce” rate.Research leader Steffi Ismar said that the divorce rate from one breeding season to the next was about 40 per ...
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• Mohammad Asif takes three wickets on return as Pakistan restrict New Zealand

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  New Zealand 276-6 Mohammad Asif marked his return to Test cricket with three wickets as Pakistan restricted New Zealand to 276 for six on day one of the first Test in Dunedin. The fast bowler, back after a two-year absence through injury and a drug suspension, struck early to dismiss Daniel Flynn then removed Peter ...
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• Asif announces return as New Zealand consolidate

  
  Pakistan Views — Authority: 153
  Paceman Mohammad Asif celebrated his international cricket recall with three vital wickets to have New Zealand at 276-6 at stumps on the first day of the first Test while Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill staged a 117-run rescue stand for the third wicket here on Tuesday. Vettori and Brendon McCullum had put on an ...
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• Hilton Lake Taupo opens its doors

  
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  On New Zealand ’s North Island you will find the largest fresh water lake in all of Oceania and Hilton have just recently opened the doors on their latest venture, the Holton Lake Taupo, named after the lake. The hotel will have 113 top of the range deluxe rooms and apartments. It is the first high-class hotel to ...
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• New Zealand: More teens drink driving - police

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 157
  Link: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3093370/More-teens-drink-driving-police Teenage drivers are getting drunk and climbing behind the wheel in greater numbers than ever before, say police. Their regular booze checks in the greater Auckland area indicate the number of drunken drivers under 20 has risen by ...
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• Champion Master Minded sidelined (source: BBC)

  
  Australian Horse Racing — Authority: 158
  Dual Champion Chase winner Master Minded will miss his intended next race while tests into his well-being are carried out. (source: BBC) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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