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  Northland - Ace Rental Cars New Zealand
ItinerariesAuckland RegionNorthlandSouth of AucklandThe Volcanic BeltCentral North IslandLower North IslandNelson RegionWestcoast and the GlaciersQueenstownFjordlandMt Cook and Lake TekapoKaikoura and ChristchurchSouth of the South Island
The North Island's giant kauris are the second largest trees in the world; they grow as high as 50 m with a girth of up to 16m - needless to say these are some big arse trees!!!
Goat Island, or as it is officially known 'Cape Rodney - Okakari Point Marine Reserve' was New Zealand's first marine reserve formed in 1975 and officially opened in 1977.
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  Law.com - First-Year Pay on the Rise at Three Philadelphia Firms
Alderman said the growth in financials is due to a firm focus on "getting the work done by the right people." He said the real estate practice group has been "off the charts" this year, litigation remained busy and trusts and estates was a strong area for the firm.
Alderman said the firm's New Jersey offices did very well last year and would continue to be part of the firm's growth strategy next year.
Alderman wouldn't rule out moving into new markets, adding that the firm is always discussing different options.
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 Canada geese in parks
*Alderman Hairston says the article was incompletely published and does not include her distinction between the geese and their feces or include that any solution must be humane.
Planting tall grasses and shrubs on islands and parts of the lagoon shore, where the geese nest, has—as a side result—started to turn the tide at least in young goose numbers.
Where this is impractical or undesirable (including soccer fields), JPAC and Alderman Hairston are exploring the possibility of the park district's bringing to Jackson Park, for example, the women-owned and operated company Mighty Mound Movers that vacuums goose droppings at O'Hare field and in some parks.
www.hydepark.org /parks/jpac/geese.htm   (1368 words)

  
 Escapade - Cruises & Charters Whitianga - Mercury Bay - The Coromandel Peninsula - New Zealand - Scenic Boat Cruise
Bring a camera, as the scenery is magical and the cruise often has sightings of dolphins, occasional whale, schooling fish and lots of seabirds.
You also have the option to go on to the island and explore.
Mercury Islands- full day cruise passing Red Mercury, Double Island, visiting Coralie Bay or Peachgrove Bay where there may be an opportunity to go on to the island.
www.islandcruise.co.nz /scenic_cruises.html   (297 words)

  
 CBC-TV: Big Sugar - Politics and Sugar
The two 'sugar' islands (Guadelope and Martinique) were among France's most valuable possessions.
Alderman 'Sugar Cane' Beckford was rumoured to be one of the richest men in the world.
England's powerful sugar lobby was led by Alderman William Beckford, a man of immense wealth.
www.cbc.ca /documentaries/bigsugar/politics.html   (726 words)

  
 Seafriends Magazines, Journals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The vegetation of the Aldermen Islands: a reappraisal.
Geology of Hen Island (Taranga) and reclassification of the "Wairakau Andesites".
The vegetation and flora of Rakitu (Arid) Island.
www.seafriends.org.nz /books/magazine.htm   (5178 words)

  
 Law.com - Copycat Web Sites a Growing Problem
Myles H. Alderman Jr., of Hartford's Alderman & Alderman, said his client had copyrighted her site's content before discovering Internet users were being diverted to a copycat site.
According to Alderman, Anthony Carrillo, of Mi-Wuk, Calif., near Yosemite National Park, and another partner, who he did not name, are believed to be responsible for the duplicate site.
Alderman said his seven-lawyer firm was interested in the case because Brenner's reputation was a stake, as well as her business.
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 Rum, Trade, Rights, and the Environment
Currently, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are battling the US congress to keep their preferential status guaranteed to them in the Caribbean Basin Initiative on rum imports and preventing other countries such as Mexico(through NAFTA) and Colombia (via crackdowns on drug smuggling) access to the US market.
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands government may spend the money received from this provision during a fiscal year only for emergency relief and essential public projects and can carry no more than $5 million of such receipts from one year to the next.
However, as recently as 1990, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands' monopoly on the US market was threatened by Mexican rum as a result of the implementation of NAFTA.
www.american.edu /TED/RUM.HTM   (3066 words)

  
 Thomas Jefferson Papers: Table of Contents for Published Edition Volume IV
Answer of Adventurers and Planters of Virginia and Somers Islands to a petition.
[Alderman Johnson?] Parts of Drafts of a Statement touching the Miserable Condition of Virginia.
[Alderman Johnson.] Draft of his Observations on the Virginia Court's Interpretation of His Majesty's Letter.
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 List of islands of New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Zealand consists of a large number of islands.
The two main islands, which are much larger than the rest and where most of the population lives, are the North Island and the South Island.
Stewart Island/Rakiura is by far the biggest of the smaller islands, although Waiheke Island has the third-largest population.
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 TIME.com: Island Check-up -- Apr. 19, 1926 -- Page 1
Aleutian Islands are part of the territory of Alaska, stretching 1,200 miles, and facing Siberia.
Hawaii, consisting of nine principal islands with a total area of 6,449 square miles and a population of 255,000, is a territory.
Ocean-breaking rocks over which the national anthem is annually sung, include Wake Island (one square mile) directly en route from Hawaii to Hongkong, and the Midway Islands, many leagues north of Hawaii.
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 The Nation Newspaper | A rough road
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The push by the small island of St Thomas to become part of the West Indian cricket landscape is getting harder and harder.
The 32-square mile island with a population of 50 000 is now slowly becoming part of the regional calendar.
While we don't expect the US Virgin Islands to challenge strongly for the US$1 million top prize, the US$100 000 they will receive in the coming days and a further monthly US$5 000 will significantly assist in developing facilities.
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 Dive HQ Greenlane - Articles
On the morning of Saturday, the 15th of February 1986 at midnight she departed Wellington to cross the treacherous Cook Straight for Picton at the head of the Queen Charlotte Sound on the Northern coast of the South Island.
Captain Don Jamison, a Marlborough Sounds harbour pilot was to remain aboard the vessel instead of leaving her at Long Island, so that he could be available to pilot the vessel into Milford Sound.
They were all drift dives as a rip runs down the channel between the islands but this also meant that the fish life was absolutely overwhelming- at times the reef was almost blocked out from view there were so many schools of sergeant-majors, bicolour angel fish and damsels.
www.divehqgreenlane.co.nz /articles.htm   (9616 words)

  
 Diving in New Zealand
The principal dive area is north of Auckland, especially the Bay of Islands and the Poor Knights Islands.
Goat Island, The Cavalli Islands, Hen and Chicken Islands, Mokohinau Island, Mercury Islands, Alderman Islands, Mayor Island.
The 81 sq miles bounded by Paihia, Piercy Rock (the one with the hole in it), and Nine Pin Rock is the pick of the area, with a wide variety of dive terrain suitable for all kinds of diving and all levels of skill.
new-zealand-travel-guide.com /diving.htm   (3198 words)

  
 Alderman Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alderman Islands are a small group of rocky islets to the southeast of Mercury Bay in the North Island of New Zealand.
The Alderman group consists of four main islands: Hongiora, Middle, Ruamahuanui, and Ruamahuaiti, which are the remnants of a volcanic cone.
The islands are a forested nature reserve hosting rare species including the tuatara.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alderman_Islands   (130 words)

  
 Alafia River Canoe Trail - Florida Outdoors Recreation Information for Florida Visitors and Tourists
This river, located an hour from downtown Tampa, is a narrow, twisting trail that begins at Alderman's Ford County Park.
No parking is permitted at CR 640 Bridge or at Bell Shoals Road access; you must arrange for pick-up.
Alderman's Ford County Park — On Thompson Road, a half block west of CR 39, one mile north of Lithia.
www.florida-outdoors.com /alafia.htm   (273 words)

  
 Little shearwater, Puffinis assimilis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
There are seven subspecies of little shearwater, three of which breed in the New Zealand region; the Kermadec little shearwater, kermadecensis, the North Island little shearwater, haurakiensis, the sub-Antarctic little shearwater, elegans.
Breeding is from mid June to late July in the Kermadecs, from early July to mid August around the northern North Island and in September in the sub-Antarctic.
North Island birds breed on islands around the northern North Island, with main colonies on the Poor Knights, Hen and Chickens, Mokohinau, Mercury and Alderman Islands.
www.nzbirds.com /birds/littleshearwater.html   (231 words)

  
 Meeting Agenda and Board Briefs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Board of Alderman Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, at 7:00 p.m., at the Donald "Red" Loehr Police and Court Center, located at 300 Park Drive in Vlasis Park.
It is recommended that we purchase 5 replacement radios from St. Louis Electronics, who submitted the only bid in the amount of $10,145.
Mayor Jones is requesting from the Board their preferences for the following aldermanic committees: Financial and Administration, Public Health and Safety, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works.
www.ballwin.mo.us /alderman042803.html   (637 words)

  
 Stirlings Dive Shop- Dive Maps
The whole are covers a very wide range of marine life and a huge variety of dive sights.
Mayor Island is an old volcano and cliffs made of obsidian (volcanic glass) are common.
The Island itself is worth a walk around but be careful as there are no marked tracks between the bubbling hot pools.
www.nzdive.co.nz /map_3.htm   (219 words)

  
 Diving in New Zealand with First Light Travel dive tours
White Island is an active volcano and offers fantastic diving with a wide range of marine life and fish species.
The islands are a protected wildlife sanctuary and landing on the island is allowed strictly by permit only.
There are massive difference in the depths of possible dives at the islands which means there are dives to suit all abilities and preferences.
www.firstlighttravel.com /dive_itin_group_7_ds.html   (731 words)

  
 Stirlings Dive Shop
Goat Island Dive have their new boat in the water so this is our chance to see what its like.
The trip will meet at GI Dive 8 am - This time of the year there should be great visibility making it a plus for photography - there may be an opportunity to dive Simpson Rock (weather permitting) on the way out.
A chance to share a joke or two with Jim A lovely time to dive the Alderman's with clear water and tons of crays (or not).
www.sportdive.co.nz /trip_list.htm   (813 words)

  
 NEW ZEALAND DISASTERS - THE LOSS OF THE SCOW KAHU - BETWEEN BAY OF PLENTY AND AUCKLAND - MARCH 1920
When she left the island it was blowing fresh from the south-east, but veered to the northward.
J.P. Bennett, inspector of fisheries, is to leave Auckland as soon as she can be provisioned and got ready for the trip, and proceed upon a search in the vicinity of where the Kahu was last seen apparently heading for the Alderman Islands.
Bennett has an intimate knowledge of the coast and the islands in the locality where the scow was last seen, and therefore a thorough search of likely areas will be made.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~sooty/kahu.htm   (2096 words)

  
 The Coromandel New Zealand - Tairua and pauanui
Close by is Paku, a twin-coned Maori pa sculptured hillside that was once an island while offshore lies the Slipper, Shoe and Alderman Islands.
A number of charter and fishing boats operate from both wharves and the beaches are perfect for safe swimming and surfing in most conditions.
Slipper Island - historic sites, scenic walks, safe snorkeling, diving, fishing and wreck exploration are all found here.
www.thecoromandel.com /tairua.html   (327 words)

  
 Ja grab 1st innings, but Leewards rally - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
THE Leewards Islands lost first-innings points, but spurred by off-spinner Omari Banks' five-wicket haul had propelled themselves to a position of parity with home team and defending champions Jamaica at the close of day two of their Carib Beer clash at Kensington Park yesterday.
As was the case with the Leewards on the first day, Jamaica suffered a dramatic middle- to lower-order collapse to lose the initiative after seemingly cruising towards a big first-innings lead.
From a position of 180-4 in the lunch-tea session, the home team lost five wickets for 13 runs in six overs to be in real danger of falling short of the Leewards' first innings of 196.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20051126T200000-0500_93422_OBS_JA_GRAB__ST_INNINGS__BUT_LEEWARDS_RALLY_.asp   (979 words)

  
 Meeting Agenda and Board Briefs
Board of Alderman Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Construction of diverter islands along the entire length of Westglen Village Drive could cost in excess of $100,000.
The recent radar study indicates that speed is a problem on this roadway.
www.ballwin.mo.us /alderman012802.html   (537 words)

  
 The Witten family's Christmas Letter for 2003-2004
We settled on the Bay of Islands, and planned to paddle for several hours out to sea to a campsite on an island called Urupukapuka.
Brian, delegated to procure diesel fuel at the marina, was nonplussed by the office girl's query as to whether he wanted the diesel GT or on shore -- he mumbled some response but only later realized that she was referring to the diesel jetty.
The highlight of this trip was sailing around the Alderman Islands, a group of incredibly jagged, dramatic, and inhospitable rocks flung far out into the sea off the New Zealand coast.
www.cs.waikato.ac.nz /~ihw/xmas/xmas.2003-2004.html   (9305 words)

  
 Somerled Lodge, Coromandel Accommodation, Bed and Breakfast, Coromandel Accommodation, Bed and Breakfast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Somerled Lodge is situated at the very top of Onemana Drive, high on the ridge overlooking the sea, and affords spectacular views of all the offshore islands - the Slipper Group, the Alderman Islands and Mayor Island - and of the eastern coastline.
The Lodge is a Kiwi adaptation of a Romano-Mediterranean style, is stylishly decorated and luxuriously appointed and provides cool and comfortable living on even the hottest days.
Enjoy a delicious breakfast on the upper deck, looking out over the shimmering sea where the off-shore islands seem to float in the morning sun on the distant horizon...
www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/accommodation/bed-and-breakfast/coromandel/somerled-lodge   (554 words)

  
 New Zealand Diving Locations - Scuba Diving and Snorkelling Tours
Offshore islands provide the opportunity for deeper diving amongst a wide range of marine life.
Some 12km offshore are the Alderman Islands where scenic pinnacles and walls drop off to 55m and harbour abundant marine life.
Auckland : Bay of Plenty : Chatham Islands : Coromandel Peninsula : Gisborne & the East Cape : Hamilton : Masterton : Napier & Hastings : New Plymouth : Palmerston North : Rotorua : Taupo : Waitomo Caves : Wanganui : Wellington : Whangarei
www.nznz.co.nz /scuba-diving-snorkelling/coromandel-peninsula.html   (446 words)

  
 AREA 3: WAIKATO / COROMANDEL / BAY OF PLENTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The habitats found between and around Motukorure, Moturoa, Motueka and Mahurangi Islands are complex, diverse and of high quality.
Snorkelling is best in shallow waters to 5 metres, particularly around Gemstone Bay, Stingray Bay and the western side of Mahurangi Island.
The Island is a wildlife sanctuary and landing is prohibited.
www.marrserv.com /dinza003.htm   (278 words)

  
 Coromandel Peninsula Scuba Diving - New Zealand - www.Scubaworld.tv
, and although there are a number of islands in the group, the majority of diving tends to focus on the large wall at Never Fail Reef.
This kelp covered rock wall drops off steeply to around 38 metres, and offers divers good populations of wrasse, butterfish and red moki amongst others.
, and it is also possible to spot seals, crayfish and red moki amongst the kelp forests surrounding the islands.
www.scubaworld.tv /coromandelpeninsula.htm   (533 words)

  
 Trip Reports Index
Cocos Island - Cocos on Undersea Hunter, 2005 by Sophie Rennie
Galapagos Islands - Trafford SAC Dive Galapagos on Mistral by Richard Scarsbrook
New Zealand - Alderman Islands by Catherine Corcoran
www.bsactravelclub.co.uk /reports   (3718 words)

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