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  New Zealand culture
It was the subject of a major marketing campaign in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s, promoting it as "the drink you have when you're not having a drink" at a time when alcohol was being targeted as a major factor in the road toll.
The culture of New Zealand is a fusion of Māori culture and that of the descendants of the early British colonists and later settlers, many of whom were of working class origin.
New Zealand's Fortune Theatre is located in the southern city of Dunedin, and lays claim to being the world's southernmost professional theatre company.
www.shortopedia.com /N/E/New_Zealand_culture   (1290 words)

  
 Bombay Hills, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bombay Hills are a spur of the Hunua Ranges to the south of Auckland in New Zealand's North Island.
Though only a small and seemingly insignificant range of hills, the hills have a deep significance for New Zealanders.
People on both sides of the boundary are as likely to use the phrase "New Zealand stops at the Bombay Hills".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bombay_Hills,_New_Zealand   (269 words)

  
 Frogtails — Update #8—New Zealand
New Zealand is located in the Southern hemisphere and despite the popular myth that toilets flush in the opposite circular direction than they do back home, a fact I was never able to confirm, it is true the seasons are reversed.
New Zealand was one of the last places in the world to see the arrival of man. The Europeans didn't really start coming until the 1790's and the Maori, the Polynesian natives, only arrived on the island between 950 and 1100 AD just some 600 years before Cook.
New Zealand is a backpackers dream with an excellently maintained network of trails and back country huts running through fern forests, along beaches, and through glacial valleys of unparalleled splendor.
www.frogtails.com /2004/NewZealand.shtml   (12582 words)

  
 Bombay Outlet Resources & Information - Bombay Outlet
Bombay is the name of a former state in India, partitioned in 1960 into Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Bombay is the name of a town in Franklin County, New York in the USA.
Bombay (and Bombay Outlet) is also the name of a chain of houseware stores which specializes in furniture, often of a dark cherry wood and / or reformed Victorian nature.
www.bizhisto.com /Biz-Retail-Companies-Bc---Bz/Bombay-Outlet.html   (237 words)

  
 Bombay (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bombay, New York is the name of a town in Franklin County, New York in the United States.
The Bombay Hills, New Zealand mark the traditional southern boundary of Auckland, New Zealand.
Bombay Company (and Bombay Outlet) is also the name of a chain of houseware stores which specializes in furniture, often of a dark cherry wood and / or reformed Victorian nature.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bombay_(disambiguation)   (325 words)

  
 ANZ Tours, LLC -- Australia and New Zealand customized tour packages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Auckland is New Zealand's largest city with its urban area occupying over 1,000 kilometres and spreading some 80 kilometres along the coast.
Continue to Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake and world-renowned for its trout fishing, and where an estimated 500 tons of trout are caught annually.
It is the first time in New Zealand history that kiwi have been returned to an area from where they have become extinct.
www.anztours.com /WF2005.htm   (3410 words)

  
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Every year thousands of New Zealanders have a stroke and about a third of them experience "post-stroke depression", something a researcher at The University of Auckland is hoping she can change.
Her work is part of the Auckland Regional Community Stroke Study (ARCOS), funded by the Health Research Council, which has involved interviews with nearly 2000 people from the Bombay Hills to Wellsford who experienced a stroke in 2002 and 2003.
It is also the third biggest killer in New Zealand, according to the Stroke Foundation of New Zealand.
www.news-medical.net /?id=3098   (818 words)

  
 Rugby News Story - Scrum.com - Rugby News, Rugby Results, Rugby Action from Scrum, the best Rugby Football site in the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The stunning new trophy was unveiled by New Zealand Rugby Union Deputy Chief Executive Steve Tew and Air New Zealand Chief Executive Rob Fyfe at the official launch of the Air New Zealand Cup competition in Auckland today.
Handcrafted from 2.7 kilograms of sterling silver and sitting on a basalt base, the Air New Zealand Cup is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional rugby trophy and is based on the Air New Zealand Cup logo which represents a winged ball in flight.
Mr Tew said the new trophy could proudly stand alongside New Zealand’s other coveted trophies and will be fiercely contested by the 14 Provincial Unions in the inaugural year of the Air New Zealand Cup.
www.scrum.com /news/news_detail.asp?newsid=36893   (628 words)

  
 New Zealand
We headed south from south Auckland; climbing over the Bombay Hills (not a curry in sight), through Hamilton (no steel mills either) to Otorohanga to see the kiwis stomping around the nocturnal house.
We may have been the first to usher in the new millennium, but we also seemed to be in the wettest country on the planet.
*Kiwi Paradox: New Zealanders always enjoy chatting, taking their time, but once they are behind a steering wheel, they put on tight underwear and drive like mad men.
www.geocities.com /glenn_ord/newzealand.html   (2765 words)

  
 New Zealand First
I note that in the latest (NBR) opinion poll New Zealand First is over the 5% threshold but that is a long way from where we want to be come the next election.
New Zealand is no longer a place where you are guaranteed dignity in retirement.
New Zealand First has to be in a position to provide a voice of reason and practical common sense.
www.nzfirst.org.nz /newsletter/feb02/2.php   (880 words)

  
 Hardie Family History - Place History - Auckland
The British government was quite reluctant to claim New Zealand, in fact, from 1817, they pointedly and repeatedly refuted any claim to New Zealand because of "the internal anarchy in the land".
Elsewhere in New Zealand similar battles were fought but within a decade most tribes had muskets and peace was restored.
Of a total New Zealand population of 130,000 (including Maori), 80,000 lived in the province of Auckland (comprising the upper half of the North Island).
members.optusnet.com.au /hardiefamily/placehistory/newzealand/auckland.htm   (2213 words)

  
 Some New Zealand Music Sites
Derek's New Zealand Music Site has lots of information and links related to Dunedin and Flying Nun bands, but of course you can't go wrong with Flying Nun itself, with news, bios and histories of the label's acts.
However, if you live south of the Bombay Hills, the other stations of the bnet student radio network are Hamilton's Contact, Palmerston North's Radio Massey, Wellington's Active, Christchurch's rdu, and Dunedin's Radio One.
For a look at two of New Zealand's most successsful songwriters, the Finns, frenz.com is where you should go.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/new_zealand_music_scene/6894   (432 words)

  
 BOMBAY HILLS - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
The Bombay hills are a group of hills situated about 30 miles south-south-east of Auckland and form a natural barrier between the greater Auckland urban area and the lower Waikato River basin.
Bombay is situated on top of an eroded volcano (1,030 ft) which, together with other smaller centres to the south, ejected lava to form the steep terrain that inspired the Maori name of Puketutu (steep hill) and the popular name – The Razorback.
The highest point on the hills (1,235 ft) is one mile south-east of Bombay and is of much older sedimentary rock from which manganese has been mined at Pinnacle Hill.
www.teara.govt.nz /1966/B/BombayHills/BombayHills/en   (349 words)

  
 Auckland Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Auckland region stretches from Wellsford in the north to the Bombay Hills to the south and from the wild, expansive west coast beaches on the Tasman Sea, to the white sand coastline of the mighty Pacific Ocean to the east.
Auckland contains just under one third of the total population of New Zealand and is also the largest Polynesian city in the world, as it attracts many Maori, and islanders from the South Pacific.
Auckland city is continuing to grow at a rapid rate and this will guarantee that this region stays the most populous area in New Zealand.
www.virtualoceania.net /newzealand/photos/cities/auckland   (485 words)

  
 My Home Page
When she was struck by a squall from the south east, which carried away the bowsprit, the fore topmast with several yards, and the main topgallant mast and royal mast were sprung.
Transcribed in Auckland New Zealand by Ted WILDY on September24, 1995.
The Bombay seldom had a fair chance when trading to New Zealand of showing what she was capable of doing, as on nearly all the voyages out she had the ill-luck to strike furious storms, either in the Channel or later.
www.angelfire.com /nd/domneal/cantell.html   (1073 words)

  
 Scoop: Brash: Meeting the Demand
New Zealanders have worked damned hard for the past two decades – harder and longer than most other people in the developed world.
New Zealanders know that Labour said no action was necessary on these issues - before we proved they were wrong, or perhaps just started closing the gap in the polls.
My party’s objective is to ensure that New Zealanders enjoy a proper reward for their efforts, and that all New Zealanders enjoy the real security your effort creates and appreciate fully what it takes to achieve a world’s best living standard.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PA0508/S00175.htm   (3159 words)

  
 War Memorials of New Zealand
The New Zealand war memorials of the First World War have become part of the common fabric of NZ life, like stop signs or lamp-posts.
The realism was too much for locals still wedded to an idealistic view of war, but the citizens of Kaiapoi had their interest aroused and invited Trethewey to sculpt a New Zealand digger.
Bombay Hills war memorial gate to the sports ground.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-memorials/nz-memorials.htm   (670 words)

  
 The World According to Katherine Prumm - Motorsport News for New Zealand
New Zealand doesn't really have deep sand but next year when I go across to the Netherlands I'll have to really get into the beach sand over the holidays so that will be cool.
So I came home and after about a month I competed at the first round of the New Zealand Champs and after that it was really swollen and the physio told me to get it checked out.
It is an indication of how tough things are for riders and drivers in New Zealand that one so obviously talented, personable and marketable as Katherine still has to struggle for major funding.
www.nzmotorsport.co.nz /content/newsarticle.cfm?pLive&id=9585   (2073 words)

  
 nz_history
Benedictine Monks had been in Auckland in the nineteenth century, but as they died out they were not replaced.
It was a good century later that the Benedictine presence was renewed in New Zealand and Auckland when the Tyburn Nuns set up this centre of monastic spirituality and hospitality in the Auckland Diocese.
The Monastery is set in the beautiful countryside of the Bombay Hills.
www.tyburnconvent.org.uk /monasteries/newzealand/nz_history.html   (131 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Internationals | Henry gets Brooke backing
Brooke was among those who backed Mitchell to continue in his post after New Zealand's World Cup semi-final defeat to Australia.
Hart, coach when the All Blacks were defeated by France in the 1999 World Cup semi-final, was disliked by some sections of the New Zealand public for his Auckland connections.
"I hope people south of the Bombay Hills (an area near Auckland) are a bit more accepting because the country needs to unite together," he said.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/3334035.stm   (445 words)

  
 Tourtime - New Zealand Tour - 18 Days
Explore New Zealand’s Central North Island, an area of geological wonder and cultural diversity.
Travel through some of the finest rural country in New Zealand, through a geological enigma of the Manawatu Gorge, and through to Wellington.
In Dunedin, learn about New Zealand’s Scottish heritage, and then travel to Te Anau, nestled on the shore of a beautiful lake with the same name.
www.tourtime.co.nz /newzealandtour18days.html   (539 words)

  
 History
As well, the cost of travel to such tournaments, plus issues such as player availability - soccer in New Zealand, regardless of gender, is not a professional sport - means that, in recent years, most smaller provinces have only entered the tournament when it was being held in, or near, their geographical location.
Thirteen teams took part in the 1998 event, including, for the first time, New Zealand's national team, who used the tournament as part of their final preparations for the Oceania Women's World Cup qualifying series.
Never out of the top four between 1984 and 1998, the decline in the standard of women’s soccer immediately south of the Bombay Hills, as evidenced by Waikato’s placings in the last three tournaments, is startling, to put it mildly.
www.ultimatenzsoccer.com /id711.htm   (972 words)

  
 New Zealand Travel: Doubtful Sound Excursion - Doubtful Sound Excursion NZ
Drive South over the Bombay Hills and follow the New Zealand's mighty Waitako River to arrive Hamilton You may consider deviating South and travelling via the Waitomo Caves.
View New Zealand’s geothermal power stations and the Huka Falls before arriving in Taupo.
Traverse Saddle Hill to Mosgiel and the Taieri Plains.
www.newzealandnz.co.nz /holiday/railtravel/theexplorer.htm   (706 words)

  
 Sample Past Itineraries - NZ North Island - Goway Travel Experiences
Continue to the town of Dargaville where most of New Zealand's kumara (sweet potato) are grown.
This is one of New Zealand's most scenic regions.
New Zealand's highest city located in a volcanic crater, approximately 305metres (1000ft) above sea level.
www.goway.com /groups/gogroups_softadve_nz.html   (1249 words)

  
 New Zealand
I lived in New Zealand from 1992 to 1998 and have made the effort to visit many of its most beautiful places.
Most of the rest of the year New Zealand can be a very wet place indeed, but this is why it's so green and lush.
Many of the "down-country" dwellers regard Auckland with contempt, and say that "New Zealand starts at the Bombays", referring to the Bombay Hills just south of the city.
www.iantaylor.org /newzealand.html   (464 words)

  
 Thompson Yacht Design : T590 - yacht design, construction and fitting
Our brand new all-carbon 30’ sport boat, the T920 took the Gold Medal at the Australian Masters regatta on Lake MacQuarie where she showed devastating pace and absolutely demolished the fleet, leaving one of the better-sailed Mmm 30s in Australia behind by more than 40 seconds a mile on a regular basis.
Following on from some great results at Block Island, where she placed third in the PHRF sport class, and the New York Yacht Club Cruise where Waiwere put in a stunning performance to take first in class and first overall; Waiwere is currently winning the Jamestown Yacht Club Fall Series.
The new masthead gennaker, built by Doyle Sailmakers, has given us an extra edge down hill as we are now able to sail a lot deeper with good speed enabling us to keep a safe cover on the yachts coming straight down with their spinnakers flying.
www.tboat.com /newsletter-oct01.html   (2582 words)

  
 New Zealand Vacations Suggested Itineraries Self Drive Holidays New Zealand Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Travel south over the Bombay Hills and out onto the fertile plains of the Waikato.
Continue south along the highway through country towns and varying landscapes arriving in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
Spend a day exploring Wellington’s array of cafes or visit Te Papa, the National Museum of New Zealand.
www.mainstay.co.nz /new-zealand/suggested-itineraries/index.cfm   (894 words)

  
 Welcome to The International Railway Traveler (IRT)
Leave Auckland via motorway and cross the Bombay Hills before descending into the fertile farmlands of the Waikato Plains and on to the large inland city of Hamilton.
Nestled on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown is a year-round alpine resort, set amid steep mountain ranges and pockets of native bush with the jagged peaks of the Remarkables rising from the lake.
TSS Earnslaw (B) This morning is free in New Zealand's premier resort, with a number of attractions and activities to choose from.
www.irtsociety.com /newzealand2005.html   (2868 words)

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