by Vy Wen
It’s not every day that New Zealand gets high profile fugitive on the run in the United States.
Since the release of a warrant for his arrest, Yin Xue had successfully made himself and his youngest daughter appear on the front page of almost every mainstream newspaper in New Zealand, and six of Los Angeles’ Chinese Language newspapers.
The whole development from the abandonment of his daughter, little “Pumpkin” Read more
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by Rochelle Grace
Looking for action and entertainment?
The Auckland Luge opened on Friday 20th September, just in time for school holidays.
The new three track luge allows punters to go at speeds ranging from nice and slow ‘scenic track’ to a more intense thrill, ranging from speeds up to 40kmh. Read more
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Summer is nearing, which means packed beaches and traffic jams for holiday-goers.
The new Orewa to Puhoi tolled motorway, to be finished in 2009, is meant to make traffic flow lighter as drivers do not have to pass through Orewa residential zone at 50kmh.
Despite being under its estimated $360 million budget, the motorway has currently run into problems. Read more
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by Angela Beswick
Silverdale Luge has finally opened, and just in time for the school holidays.
Located between Snowplanet and the Silverdale indoor go-cart and outdoor bumper-boat centre at Action Raceway, the park boasts three luge tracks, each are four metres wide and vary from 1km to 1.5km long.
The tracks twist and turn under and over each other Read more
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by Michele Coelho
News of an earthquake next to NZ, and the danger of an impending tsunami almost meant Auckland city would be destroyed.
The earthquake took place 475km south of NZ near an archipelago known as the Auckland Islands.
But to some parts of the world, the news was that the tremor had happened next to Auckland city. Read more
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by Geraldine Roper
Auckland City’s homeless population is on the increase but more are making use of the services and support available.
The 2007 rough sleeper’s street count, released this month, has shown the number of people sleeping on the streets or in emergency accommodation has increased from 108 to 134 since 2005.
However, of the 134 people Read more
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by Vy Wen
Six years after 9/11, the vision of the twin towers crumbling is still vivid in our minds.
A total of 2,740 Americans died on that fateful day.
Some 1,609 people lost a spouse or partner and more than 3,051 children lost their parents.
September 11, 2001 will always be a gloomy day in history for all of us. Read more
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by Lydia Brewer
The ‘leaders’ of the world met in Sydney for the much anticipated Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit earlier this month.
Along with other important global issues, sustainability and climate change was on the agenda.
So, with the amount of carbon emissions being produced by Read more
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by Veronica Johnston
Westfield opens its new $210 million 7ha mall in Albany this week.
The 142-shop mall will generate 1500 new retail jobs with 10 theatres, Farmers, K-Mart, New World and onsite parking for 2300 cars.
The new mall is just south of the North Harbour Stadium opposite Massey University. Read more
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by Eloise Gibson
An Invercargill man is skateboarding across North America to raise awareness of a rare disease.
Rob Thomson will attempt the 6,500km journey next month to raise awareness of Lowe Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes physical and mental handicaps in boys.
The adventure will be nothing new for Mr Thomson, who has spent much of the past year cycling from Japan to Switzerland. Read more
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