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  • 22
    Feb
    2013
    11:30pm, EST

    650m of awesomeness: World's longest waterslide in Auckland

    Phil Walter / Getty Images

    People enjoy the muddy thrills and spills on a waterslide dug into a hillside in Waimauku on Feb. 23, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand. Only 2000 people will have the honor of riding the water slides, with one measuring 650 meters long built by New Zealanders Jimi Hunt and Dan Drupstee, of the "Live more Awesome" charity this weekend. The world's longest slide will be open for only two days to  raise funds and awareness of depression.

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    People enjoy the muddy thrills and spills.

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    People enjoy the muddy thrills and spills on a waterslide dug into a hillside in Waimauku.

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    Looks like Italy's version of Duck Dynasty!! Where's Si, Phil and Willie when you need them. Red Gravy for Red Necks

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  • 5
    Dec
    2012
    11:21pm, EST

    Rare tornado hits New Zealand

    Nigel Marple / Reuters

    The devastation in the suburb of Hobsonville is seen after a tornado went through the western suburb in Auckland, Wednesday, December 6, 2012. Three people were killed and several injured after an unusual storm, described by witnesses as a "mini tornado", hit New Zealand's largest city of Auckland on Thursday, toppling trees and ripping debris from a construction site. Read the full story.

    Nigel Marple / Reuters

    Rescue workers inspect the scene where at least two men are believed to be dead inside a truck at a building site in the suburb of Hobsonville after a tornado went through in Auckland on Wednesday.

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    Three people were killed when an unusually destructive tornado swept through New Zealand. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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  • 21
    Nov
    2012
    7:46am, EST

    Volcano erupts in New Zealand's 'Lord of the Rings' park

    Stefan Keller / Reuters

    A massive plume of ash billows up into the sky as Mount Tongariro erupts in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand on November 21, 2012. The volcano previously erupted in August this year, the first time in more than a century.

    The Associated Press reports — A New Zealand volcano erupted with a brief blast of dark ash Wednesday, canceling flights but causing no significant damage. Schoolchildren and dozens of other hikers who were walking on trails along the mountain's base were safe.

    The eruption of Mount Tongariro, its second in less than four months, sent a dark ash plume about 1.9 miles into the sky. Authorities issued a no-fly alert above the mountain located in the sparsely populated area of central North Island.

    Tongariro National Park, which has three active volcanoes, was the backdrop for many scenes in "The Lord of the Rings" movies. Read the full story.

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    Park visitors were evacuated and flights were cancelled near New Zealand's Mount Tongariro after the volcano erupted without warning. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

     

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    Please select the correct answer. Probably a result of global warming. It's clearly Obama's fault. It is a regular nature event. Warm up for Dec 21, 2012.

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  • 14
    Nov
    2012
    6:50am, EST

    A queen's son meets a hobbit's friend

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    Prince Charles, Prince of Wales meets Mark Hadlow who plays Dori in the new 'Hobbit' film at Weta Workshop on November 14, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand.

    The Prince of Wales met actors from the upcoming Hobbit movie, including Mark Hadlow who plays Dori the dwarf, during a visit to Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop in Wellington on Wednesday. Prince Charles is in New Zealand on the last leg of a Diamond Jubilee tour that has also taken in Papua New Guinea and Australia.

    New Zealander accused of plan to throw horse manure at UK's Prince Charles

    "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", the latest film by Jackson, who also directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy, will premiere later this month in Wellington.

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    Jeff McEwan / Reuters

    Prince Charles meets actor Peter Hambleton, who is dressed as Gloin the dwarf, during a visit to the makeup department of film maker Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop in Wellington November 14, 2012.

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  • 14
    Jun
    2012
    12:47am, EDT

    U.S. Marines return to New Zealand to mark 70th anniversary of WWII deployment

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    US Marines salute at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior during a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial on June 14, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. John Key welcomed US marines to Wellington today to mark the 70th anniversary of American World War II forces arrival to New Zealand in 1942.

    msnbc.com reports: U.S. Marines salute at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior during a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial on June 14, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. Prime Minister John Key welcomed the Marines to Wellington Thursday to mark the 70th anniversary of American World War II forces arrival to New Zealand in 1942.

    Fifty U.S. Marines and a 50-person Marine band are scheduled to spend three weeks in the country to participate in commemorative events, sunlive.co.nz reported in May.

     "Together we will be remembering and honoring the sacrifices made during the Second World War,” Key said in a statement, the sunlive.co.nz reported.

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    Roses and poppies rests on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.

     

     

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    Lest we forget.....

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  • 12
    May
    2012
    11:02pm, EDT

    Boston U. holds vigil for students in New Zealand van crash

    Bizuayehu Tesfaye / AP

    Boston University students including Tori Pinheiro, third right, of New Bedford, Mass., and Austin Brashears' girlfriend, holds a candlelight vigil on Marsh Plaza at Boston University, Saturday, May 12, in Boston, for three students studying in New Zealand who were killed when their minivan crashed during a weekend trip. Daniela Lekhno, 20, of Manalapan, N.J.; Austin Brashears, 21, of Huntington Beach, Calif.; and Roch Jauberty, 21, whose parents live in Paris, were killed as they traveled in a minivan Saturday near the North Island vacation town of Taupo when the vehicle drifted to the side of the road and then rolled when the driver tried to correct course.

    Bizuayehu Tesfaye / AP

    Boston University student Blake Wrobbel, of Los Angeles, right, gets emotional during the vigil.

    Brashears' mother, Julie, told The Boston Globe that he frequently posted new photos on Facebook documenting his adventures in New Zealand, including bungee-jumping off the Auckland Harbor Bridge on his birthday. She said he planned weekend outings for the study abroad group.

    "Everyone called him the cruise director," she said. "He wanted to include everybody on the trips. He loved having an eclectic group of friends."

    -- Reported by the Associated Press

    Read the full story.

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    Police and fire crew examine the scene of the accident near Turangi, New Zealand, Saturday, May 12.

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    Simply tragic, a huge investment of money and love, in these young people, and their lives ended, such a shame. I hope the families and friends of these beautiful youngsters can, celebrate their short lives and move on for those that were lost, sincere condolences for sure....

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  • 25
    Apr
    2012
    10:55am, EDT

    Remembering World War I and the battle of Gallipoli

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    An Australian wearing an WWI uniform, walks past graves at the Australian War Memorial in the northern French city of Villers-Bretonneux, on April 25, as part of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day ceremony.

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    Australian visitors attend the wreath-laying ceremonies at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, during Anzac Day, April 25. The ceremony marks the 94th anniversary of the recapture of the village of Villers-Bretonneux on April 25,1918.

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    Australians and New Zealanders take part in a dawn service, part of Anzac Day commemorations, April 25, at Gallipoli, to mark the anniversary of the ill-fated landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during World War I. More than 10,000 New Zealand and Australian servicemen died in the failed eight-month campaign on the peninsula, and Gallipoli has become a defining symbol of courage and comradeship for the two nations.

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    Children watch veterans march through Sydney streets as tens of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders gathered on April 25, 2012 to honor their war dead, attending sombre dawn services and veterans parades in memory of those who fought in war.

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    Parade participants take part in the Anzac Day Parade at Martin Place on April 25 in Sydney, Australia. Veterans, dignitaries and members of the public today marked ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) Day, when First World War troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey in 1915, commemorating the event with ceremonies of remembrance for those who fought and died in all wars.

     More information about ANZAC Day from the Australian War Memorial website.

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    True Blue.

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  • 23
    Apr
    2012
    7:03am, EDT

    One Direction fans go wild in New Zealand

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    Fans watch One Direction perform live on stage at St James Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand on April 22, 2012.

    Previously on PhotoBlog: Devotion of the locked-out boy band fan

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  • 10
    Apr
    2012
    9:43am, EDT

    It's who you nose: Leader greeted in New Zealand

    Michael Bradley / AFP - Getty Images

    Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, left, is greeted by the Minister of Maøori Affairs Pita Sharples, right, with a "hongi" upon arriving at the Orakei Marae in Auckland on April 10, 2012. Tsang was welcomed onto the Marae with a traditional Maori welcome in which the nose and forehead are pressed together with the other person simultaneously.

    

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  • 4
    Apr
    2012
    5:20am, EDT

    Stern of stricken container ship sinks off New Zealand

    Maritime New Zealand via Reuters

    The bow section of the stricken container ship Rena remains above water about 14 nautical miles from Tauranga on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island on April 4, 2012.

    The stern of a broken-up ship that caused New Zealand's biggest sea pollution disaster sank on Wednesday after waves of up to 12 meters pounded the wreck, according to officials from Maritime New Zealand. 

    The bow of the ship remains above water six months after it ran aground on a reef and three months after the Rena split in two.

    The sinking of the stern section is likely to result in the loss of more debris and a light sheen of oil had already been seen surrounding the wreck, Maritime New Zealand said after conducting an overflight.

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    The sinking stern of the Rena on April 4, 2012. The Rena ran aground on October 5, 2011, with 70 of the 1368 containers that were on board washing up on shore.

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    The Rena is pounded by high seas on April 4, 2012.

     

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    The ocean is an elemental force. Most people don't understand the power that resides in those waves.

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  • 1
    Mar
    2012
    11:16pm, EST

    New Zealand's quake-hit cathedral to be demolished

    David Wethey / EPA

    Christchurch Catholic Cathedral shows extensively damaged after an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand in this file photo from Feb. 22, 2011.

    AP reports: Anglican church officials in New Zealand say an iconic cathedral in downtown Christchurch must be demolished because earthquakes damaged it beyond repair.

    ChristChurch Cathedral is the city's best-known building, but its climbable spire collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake that killed 185 people and destroyed many other downtown buildings. Officials had thought part of the building could be saved, but they said Friday that recent aftershocks caused even more damage.

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    This is NOT a picture of the Christchurch Cathedral.

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  • 22
    Feb
    2012
    4:02am, EST

    One year on, New Zealand mourns Christchurch quake victims

    Simon Baker / Reuters

    Members of the public look on during a memorial service in Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb. 22, 2012, to mark the anniversary of the earthquake which killed 185 people.

    Greg Bowker / New Zealand Herald via AP

    Two women embrace as people gather at Hagley Park in Christchurch for the memorial service.

    The Associated Press reports from WELLINGTON, New Zealand — More than 10,000 New Zealanders stood in silence, some in tears, at a Christchurch park Wednesday while police officers and firefighters read out the names of all 185 people who died in a devastating earthquake one year ago.

    • Slideshow: Quake rocks New Zealand city

    The reading was followed by two minutes of silence at 12:51 p.m., the minute the magnitude-6.1 quake struck. It destroyed thousands of homes and much of downtown Christchurch, causing 30 billion dollars ($25 billion) in damage by the government's estimate.

    • 'Then and now' photos show progress in earthquake cleanup

    Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker told the crowd that the city would never be the same again. He said people disagree about how the city should be rebuilt, but that one day it will again be a great place to live and work. Read the full story.

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    A boy carries a bear as families arrive at Latimer Square ahead of the anniversary memorial.

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    Been a long 12 months Kiwi's and we have not forgotten you. No things never will be the same again, but with courage, determination and your mates standing by your side, you will be OK..Best wishes to you all from across the ditch....

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