New Zealand is a country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands (the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands. In Māori, New Zealand is also known as Aotearoa, which is usually translated into English as the Land of the Long White Cloud.
Source: Ventura County Star
Simi Valley's Tyler Sundeen is excited about this weekend's California Cup and the future of field hockey for the under-21 USA Eagles. "It's going to be cool," Sundeen, 18, said of the USA Junior National team. "Our goal is top four ...
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Source: Soccer Blogs
The Timbers front office announced that four Timbers players will be serving with their respective national teams during the FIFA international break between May 23 and June 16. The players mentioned in t ...
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Source: San Antonio Express
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers announced Wednesday that four players will be away from the team because they have been called up by their respective national squads. Goalkeeper Jake Gleeson of New Zealand will ...
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The Spotify music service was launched in Australia this week, and support soon arrived from various non-traditional devices. Several vendors were quick to inform their Australian customers that they can use their devices to list ...
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Source: Scoop - New Zealand News
24 May 2012 – For immediate release Industry leaders boost Pasifika rebuilding role Industry leaders meet the new generation of Pasifika tradespeople at an event hosted by The Built Environment Training Alliance ( ...
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Source: Scoop - New Zealand News
Golden Bay Cement Scoops Renewable Energy Award Whangarei’s Golden Bay Cement has been hailed as an industry leader for its use of bioenergy to reduce CO2 emissions, winning the Renewable Energy category in the 2012 EECA Awards tonight (subs: Wed 23 May) ...
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Students protest 'black' budget Students at the universities of Auckland and Victoria are planning to protest today's budget and impending to cuts to student allowances. The student action group 'We are the Univers ...
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Source: L.A. Daily News
getting along great, but when the band planned the tour, they simply got too ambitious; the guys were burning out from such a lengthy and arduous jaunt. Van Halen cancelled all its concerts after June 26; more than 30 shows that had long been planned ...
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Source: All Blacks
Ireland will look to overcome a 107-year winless drought against the All Blacks, with the Emerald Isle’s best result against New Zealand over 24 tests being a 10-10 draw in 1973. Kidney and the Irish coaching team have insinuated that pe ...
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