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  Queenstown, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queenstown, New Zealand is a resort town in Otago, in the south-west of New Zealand 's South Island.
Along with Mount Ruapehu, Queenstown is a centre for snow sports in New Zealand, with people from all over the country and the rest of the world travelling to ski at the four main mountain skifields ( Cardrona, Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Treble Cone).
A side effect was that Air New Zealand fitted 'hush kits' to its entire fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queenstown,_New_Zealand   (461 words)

  
 Kingston, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kingston is a small town at the southernmost end of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand 's South Island.
It is 70 kilometres north of Lumsden, and close to the headwaters of the Mataura River.
The Kingston Flyer historic railway service is closely associated with the town.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingston,_New_Zealand   (113 words)

  
 Trip in New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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www.biketrip.org /docs2.php?docid=26   (4100 words)

  
 Correctional Service Canada - Beyond Prisons Symposium - Kingston, Ontario
New Zealand is a small country in the south-west Pacific approximately 2000 kilometres east of Australia and with a land area of 268,000 square kilometres (approximately that of the United Kingdom).
New Zealand’s population at the time of its latest census (1996) was 3,618,300 and in round terms that population comprised 75% people of European stock (mostly from the UK and Ireland), 15% Maori (the indigenous people, of Polynesian origin), 5% from other Pacific Islands and 5% "other" races.
New Zealand has an integrated model of the FGC which has succeeded over the eight years since its inception in keeping large numbers of young people out of the formal justice system and out of state institutions.
www.csc-scc.gc.ca /text/forum/bprisons/speeches/6_e.shtml   (8582 words)

  
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New Zealand also recognises informal or customary adoptions and other family members who take on the role of caregiver to children, unlike other western nations.
New Zealand is keen to obtain skilled labour.
New Zealand acts in accordance with the United Nations policy on refugees.
www.yellow.co.nz /site/irje2t   (430 words)

  
 Close calls by Joseph Romanos | New Zealand Listener
New Zealand won some nail-biters in the 1980s, but Australia, by good luck as much as good management, then enjoyed a decade of winning close ones.
New Zealand were so much better that day that it took a considerable effort to turn certain victory into shattering defeat.
Another big bonus for New Zealand was the captaincy of Anna Rowberry, who had been discarded by previous coach Willering and was contemplating retirement at the time Aitken recalled her.
www.listener.co.nz /printable,532.sm   (1486 words)

  
 Good Practice Guide | Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
New Zealand Studies is a very recent addition to the collection of area-based studies taught in British universities.
With reference to recent social change in New Zealand, neo-liberal policies introduced by the Fourth Labour Government from 1984 and pursued by the National (Conservative) government in the 1990s have led the country to be termed ‘a social laboratory’.
In the 1890s New Zealand was regarded in some quarters as being the first welfare state, in which there were votes for women, the establishment of a national pension scheme and other social reforms.
www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk /resources/goodpractice.aspx?resourceid=2057   (2027 words)

  
 New Zealand in West Indies 2002
Rain came to the rescue of New Zealand on Wednesday after a storm ended the match, preventing the West Indies chasing a modest target of 176.
New Zealand have not played competitive cricket for a month since their tour of Pakistan was dramatically aborted when a bomb exploded outside their hotel in Karachi.
One over later New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming, attempting an ostentatious pull early in the innings, only succeeded in falling flat on his back and lobbing a gentle catch to Ryan Hinds at square leg, plunging the tourists into trouble at five for two.
www.yehhaicricket.com /matches2002/nz_in_wi/news/news.html   (648 words)

  
 Crest - new zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
the so called 'kingston flyer' is a must for fans of old steam trains.
until the mid 50s it was operating between kingston at the southern shores of lake wakatipu and gore as a regular passenger service.
nowadays it's mainly a tourist attraction and operates between kingston and fairlight, 14km of pure train history.
crest.untergrund.net /zealand/train.html   (102 words)

  
 Jamaica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The West Indies Regiment was used extensively by the British Empire in policing the empire from 1795 to 1926.
A live webcam atop the Gleaner Newspaper building on 7 North Street in Kingston is available.
Concentrations of expatriate Jamaicans are large in the South Florida metro area of Miami / Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, New York City, Los Angeles in the United States ; Toronto in Canada ; and London in the United Kingdom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jamaica   (2249 words)

  
 Netball New Zealand: News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
New Zealand find themselves in a position that they have been in so many times before ahead of the grand final of the world championships on Monday.
Aitken said that while that experience has taught her a lot about crunch matches against the Australians, the 43-22 losing record against New Zealand's trans-Tasman foe is irrelevant.
New Zealand play Australia for the gold medal at 11.30am Monday following the bronze medal match between England and Jamaica at 9.30am.
www.netballnz.co.nz /news/news_detail/0,1446,207073-87-88,00.html   (479 words)

  
 New Zealand Railways Locomotive Numberplates
In line with railways in other countries, New Zealand Railways adopted a standardised design of numberplate.
New Zealand Railway Loco numberplates were cast without classification letter(s) prior to 1914.
Note the shape of the numeral '5' on 257's plate as this shape was not part of the standard NZR font.
www.geocities.com /nzrailway/plate.html   (800 words)

  
 TravelTramp.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Kingston Flyer is New Zealand's famous vintage steam train, based in Kingston on the southern shores of Lake Wakatipu (Queenstown) in the South Island.
Set in spectacular mountain scenery, the train is a splendid example of New Zealand's heavy engineering skills.
The original Kingston Flyer was a passenger service that operated between Kingston and the Main South Line at Gore until the mid 1950s.
www.traveltramp.com /display.php?PROD_ID=1331   (252 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Cricket | Rain saves Kiwi blushes
A heavy thunderstorm forced the abandonment of the one-day international between West Indies and New Zealand on Wednesday.
New Zealand batted first in Kingston and could only manage 176 all out in 49.4 overs.
New Zealand: S Fleming (capt), N Astle, C McMillan, C Nevin (wkt), L Vincent, C Harris, S Styris, D Vettori, P Hitchcock, D Tuffey, S Bond.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/cricket/2024758.stm   (378 words)

  
 Crest - new zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
i was travelling in several countries in my life, but no country was more fascinating than new zealand with it's amazing views and it's unspoiled nature.
on this pages i will show you some of the pictures that i have made during my visits to the three main islands of new zealand.
new zealand is also the home of extreme sports like bungy jumping.
crest.untergrund.net /zealand   (165 words)

  
 World Literature - New Zealand
Some islands in these regions are Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Solomon Islands (Melanesia); the Marianas, the Carolines and the Marshalls (Micronesia); the Cook Islands, Hawaii, New Zealand and Samoa (Polynesia).
Use New Zealand literature as the main subject heading for works by New Zealand authors originally written in English.
New, W. Dreams of Speech and Violence : The Art of the Short Story in Canada and New Zealand.
www.library.wwu.edu /ref/subjguides/lit/worldliteng/specnz.htm   (657 words)

  
 School of Earth Science & Geography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Conservation of New Zealand's Biological Heritage, and the Role of Environmental Planners.
Kingston University Transport Analysis: A Preliminary Assessment of the Geographical Distribution of University Employees.
The 1996 Conference of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors.
www.kingston.ac.uk /~kx08126/esg/staff/morad.htm   (1762 words)

  
 Netball New Zealand: News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
New Zealand have won the World Netball Championships in Kingston for the first time in 16 years, beating longtime trans-Tasman rivals Australia 49-47 in the final on Monday afternoon.
A late intercept/tackle from Australian goal keep Liz Ellis then sent Belinda Colling crashing to the floor, prompting English umpire Jo Kelly to award an in-circle penalty shot to New Zealand, which van Dyk slotted with her renowned precision.
There was desperation in the Australian camp as they called time with just over two minutes on the clock, but it seemed New Zealand had saved the best for last.
www.netballnz.co.nz /news/news_detail/0,1446,207184-87-88,00.html   (495 words)

  
 New Zealand - Travel Information for New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
New Zealand consists of two Islands, North and South.
Known as the "City of Sails" Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand and home to over one million people.
Mount Cook, or Aoraki the Cloud Piercer, is the highest mountain in New Zealand rising to a height of 3,754m.
www.weblognz.com   (351 words)

  
 Athletics New Zealand International Event   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The performance ranked Mortimer 14th in the event, the best since Dean Wise became the first New Zealander to make a final of the World Junior champs 100 metres in Sydney in 1996.
New Zealand’s big hope at these championships, Valerie Adams, has the qualifying for the Shot Put early Saturday morning New Zealand time.
Athletics New Zealand last night confirmed its team for the 9th IAAF World Junior Championships in Kingston Jamaica.
www.athletics.org.nz /ie160702.html   (779 words)

  
 Overclockers New Zealand - Latest News
The new version is 5.2 and they promise a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance increases.
We examine the new drivers in our usual array of benchmarks and come up with an answer if they are worth the upgrade or not.
This means that the memory and digital media that Kingston produces expands and enhances the capabilities of digital cameras, PDAs, MP3 players, cellular phones and more; but we aim our launches at the point where it??s appropriate for corporate and consumer customers to buy.
www.overclockers.co.nz /news/news.php?id=0214   (3474 words)

  
 transpress New Zealand book catalog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Era of the Bush Tram in New Zealand *
New Zealand Railway Memories: compiled from the J.D. Mahoney collection*
Danger Ahead: New Zealand Railway Accidents in the Modern Era
transpressbooks.homestead.com /list.html   (239 words)

  
 Factsheet Key - New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The British monarch appoints a Governor General to represent the crown in New Zealand.
New Zealand has 6 universities and the government pays all or part of the expenses for about 2/3 of the university students.
The Maori morale was shaken and disease d to reduce their population.
vathena.arc.nasa.gov /curric/weather/pacrim/fnewzeal.html   (624 words)

  
 Rydges Auckland, New Zealand
There's the Auckland Museum, the New Zealand National Maritime Museum, and MOTAT, the Museum of Transport and Technology just to name a few.
Get in touch with nature and discover some of New Zealand's most famous flora and fauna in the misty Waitakere rainforest and heavily forested Hunua ranges.
The Waitemata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf are two of Auckland's most impressive natural attractions and being the watersport capital of New Zealand you'll find plenty of ways to explore them in the "City of Sails".
www.asiatravel.com /newzealand/prepaidhotels/rydges_auckland   (479 words)

  
 Around the World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Leonhardt and Blumberg (German Ownership / Liberian Registry) from Los Angeles, CA with anticipated calls to Tauranga, New Zealand; Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; Tauranga (2nd call), New Zealand; either Suva, Fiji or Manzanillo, Mexico; Oakland, CA; returning to Los Angeles.
Martime Reederei (German Ownership / German or Liberian Registry) from Los Angeles, CA with anticipated calls to Auckland, New Zealand; Sydney and Melbourne, Australia; Auckland (2nd call), New Zealand; either Suva, Fiji or Papeete, Tahiti; Honolulu (sometimes), HI; Oakland, CA; Seattle, WA; either Vancouver, BC or Portland, OR; returning to Los Angeles.
Egon Oldendorff Line (German Ownership / Liberian Registry) from Auckland, New Zealand with anticipated calls to Wellington, Nelson, and Tauranga, New Zealand; Manila, the Philippines; Keelung and Taichung, Taiwan; Hong Kong; Sri Racha, Thailand; Singapore; Noumea, New Caledonia; Suva, Fiji; returning to Auckland.
www.smallships.net /Freighters.html   (1473 words)

  
 New Zealand Shipping Co.
ex- Oswestry Grange, 1912 purchased from Houlder Line renamed Roscommon, 1913 transferred to Union SS Co of New Zealand.
1964 transferred to Union SS Co of New Zealand, renamed Waitaki.
1965 transferred to Union SS Co of New Zealand, renamed Wainui.
www.theshipslist.com /ships/lines/newzealand.html   (1346 words)

  
 Scoop: Kingston Technology New NZ Corporate Program
The Kingston Corporate Partnership Program (CPP) was developed for Top 200 organisations that wish to gain the benefit of cost reductions for Tier 1 memory without warranty and downtime concerns.
The Kingston CPP is an agreement between Kingston and corporates offered through the channel, that provides for service reimbursement, free hot-spares for servers, loan development server memory and other support related benefits.
Kingston Technology Company Inc., is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products and operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, China and California (U.S.A.), including Payton Technology Corp., Kingston’s back-end processing facility that supports memory packaging, testing and logistics.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/SC0307/S00090.htm   (722 words)

  
 Great New Zealand Escorted rail journey
Perhaps view some of New Zealand unique wildlife, including the Kiwi and the Tuatara, a living fossil.
This journey on New Zealand rail is truly spectacular as you travel over the world renowned Raurimu Spiral — one of the great surveying and engineering achievements of the main trunk line.
Continue to the East Coast and Napier — gateway to the Hawkes Bay region and the fruit bowl of New Zealand.
www.ltitours.com /tours/APT/Great-NZ-escorted-rail-journey.htm   (1093 words)

  
 The Kingston Flyer, New Zealand's Famous Vintage Steam Train
The Kingston Flyer is New Zealand's famous vintage steam train, based in Kingston on the southern shores of Lake Wakatipu, a 40 minute drive south of Queenstown.
The original Kingston Flyer was a passenger service that operated between Kingston and the Main South Line at Gore from 1878 through to the mid 1950s.
The Kingston Flyer operates two daily excursions between Kingston and Fairlight from the beginning of October until May annually ( Closed Christmas Day).
www.kingstonflyer.co.nz   (251 words)

  
 Details for New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It's not like we're an elite group of activists, going in and doing things."   Undoing things allowed to happen at the height of industrial development in Kaikorai Valley is a major focus.
  Earlier this century, when the area was one of the most industrialised in New Zealand, native vegetation was chopped down and waterways degraded, Mr Deaker said.
Emigrated to New Zealand with parents in 1860s.
www.dennis.boraman.btinternet.co.uk /Family/NZdetails.htm   (254 words)

  
 Rydges Auckland, New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Auckland is located in the northern region of the North Island of New Zealand.
Whether travelling to, from or around Auckland, there are many modes of transportation available to you.
Auckland International Airport is New Zealand's largest international airport and usually your first port of call as you enter New Zealand.
asiatravel.com /newzealand/prepaidhotels/rydges_auckland/location.html   (137 words)

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