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”

• Falling wage rates: Should we be concerned?

  
  TVHE — Authority: 489
  According to the Employers and Manufacturers Association’s 22% of job types are being done for a lower wage in 2009 then they were in 2008.  Furthermore, according to recent labour market data 1% of actual employees have received a pay cut in the past year. At first this seems like a bad thing.  Falling ...
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• Shark gives another Caesarean bite and saves babies

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Wellington, Nov 11 (DPA) A shark in a New Zealand aquarium bit the stomach of another one, effectively giving it a Caesarean operation and saving the lives of four babies, a newspaper reported Wednesday.Staff at Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World, in Auckland, were initially dubious when visitors came running to tell ...
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• A Fan Encounter With Stephen Moyer In New Zealand

  
  True Blood Net - HBO True Blood News Cast Interviews — Authority: 444
  A wonderful True Blood fan by the name of Cindy was so kind and generous to share with us, and with all True Blood fans, her encounter with Stephen Moyer, who portrays vampire Bill Compton on Alan Ball’s hit HBO TV series True Blood, in New Zealand.  As many of you know, Stephen is in [...]
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• RBNZ expects more finance company closures

  
  The Rates Blog — Authority: 548
  The Reserve Bank has warned in its 6 monthly Financial Stability Report that it expects further rationalization and closures in the non bank deposit-taking sector it now regulates, which includes finance companies, building societies and credit unions. RBNZ Deputy Governor Grant Spencer said many non-banks remained ...
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• RBNZ warns banks not to restrict business lending too much

  
  The Rates Blog — Authority: 548
  The Reserve Bank has signaled again it is concerned that banks have clamped down too hard on business lending during the recession. The Reserve Bank made the comments in its 6 monthly Financial Stability Report. Deputy Governor Grant Spencer said international credit markets had eased, making it easier for New ...
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• Total Monarchy [Snap Judgment]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 825
  [Christchurch, November 10. Image via Getty ] CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 10: A contestant competes in the Best Dressed Hat competition at the 2009 New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway on November 10, 2009 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Photo by Martin Hunter/Getty Images)
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• Australia should back All Whites for World Cup

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 456
  D-day looms for New Zealand’s All Whites. They are one game away from World Cup qualification for the first time since 1982, and they face a do or die clash in Wellington on Saturday in a similar scenario to what the Socceroos faced in November 2005. And like the Socceroos’ playoff qualification, victory for ...
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• Slothlover is going around the world

  
  STA travelbuzz — Authority: 129
  On the gapyear.com forums Slothlover has posted on her excitement at going around the world . Due to travel in January the imminent trip just wasn’t imminent enough and she is now looking to leave at the end of November. Her post asks if anyone fancies joining her or has similar plans as she’d be keen to ...
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• British credit rating at risk.

  
  fxmadness.com — Authority: 469
  British pound came under pressure last night, after a credit rating agency, Fitch Rating , issued a warning. It stated that UK is at risk of loosing its AAA rating status, more than any other top-rated nation. It has to do with widening budgetary gap and seemingly lack of credible plan to restore fiscal stability. ...
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• Nan Toddler Milks

  
  AdPharm Blog — Authority: 141
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• Nan Toddler Milks

  
  AdPharm Blog — Authority: 141
  Click here to see it on AdPharm AdPharm is the largest online pharmaceutical advertising gallery. It is subscription-based with various subscriptions plans available here .
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• Strings, Abrar-ul-Haq to add glitter to Pak-New Zealand T20 games in Dubai

  
  Live ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Cricket Scores, Highlights,Final, Australia vs New Zealand,Champions Trophy 2009 etc — Authority: 150
  Dubai, Nov.10 (ANI): In order to turn the two T20 matches between Pakistan and New Zealand into an unforgettable event and attract more people to the stadium to watch the encounter, sports authorities in Dubai have invited renowned Pakistani singer Abrar-ul-Haq and Strings, the famous music band, to perform at ...
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• Vettori relieved after series win over Pakistan

  
  Live ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Cricket Scores, Highlights,Final, Australia vs New Zealand,Champions Trophy 2009 etc — Authority: 150
  Abu Dhabi, Nov 10 (ANI): New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is a relieved man after securing seven-run win over Pakistan in the third and final one-day international in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan tail enders Mohammad Aamer and Saeed Ajmal nearly stole a miraculous victory in Abu Dhabi, with their final-wicket stand of ...
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• New public relations: Beating back bad press with Google AdWords

  
  Nieman Journalism Lab — Authority: 733
  The New York Times reported on its front page in September that hoki, an unattractive sea creature best known as the primary ingredient in the Filet-O-Fish , is at risk of depletion. Naturally, the New Zealand companies that farm hoki by the metric ton weren’t pleased by the article, which pointed to “ominous ...
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• Johnson, Watson to fly back home

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson and all-rounder Shane Watson will fly back home ahead of the inconsequential seventh One-Day International against India here Wednesday to take adequate rest and get ready for the gruelling international schedule.Andrew Hilditch, chief of Australia’s ...
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• Best way to keep in touch w/family in the states?

  
  Cruise Critic Message Boards — Authority: 169
  Ships e-mail, cell phone? calling card? off-ship phones or computers? I take my computer to Mexico and call home using Skype. Wonder how that would work. Thank you
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• Karicare Gold +

  
  AdPharm Blog — Authority: 141
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• Paris Hilton Threatens To Sue Over Vacant Billboard Ad

  
  Celebrity News, Celebrity Gossip, Entertainment News - Anything Hollywood — Authority: 642
  Paris Hilton threatens to sue over the vacant billboard ad. Paris had her image splashed on a billboard in New Zealand and she doesn’t think it is funny on what they company added to her picture…even though it seems true some days! More pictures of Paris after the empty threat…The sign had the word ‘vacant’ ...
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• Mission Bay Time #2

  
  A Walk Through Auckland — Authority: 127
  Time at Mission Bay on Tamaki Drive
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• The Road to Whistler and the New Zealand Olympic Team: Ben Koons

  
  FasterSkier.com — Authority: 141
  Ben Koons competes in the New Zealand Winter Games Ben Koons has been New Zealand’s fastest nordic skier for quite some time.  Born and raised in Dunedin, on the South Island, he grew up participating in a variety of sports but only cross country skied a handful of times.  His family moved to Maine when Ben was ...
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