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A year ago today, the ship, the Rena, hit a reef in Tauranga harbour. The result was a disaster for the harbour, the beach, sea birds, exporters and local businesses. It probably destroyed the career of the captain and navigator also. They served thr
Immigration New Zealand will not renew the work visa of a South African man, who was a chef in Christchurch, because he is obese. He is 178 cm tall, weighs 130kg and has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 40. Immigration New Zealand said that anyon
A new OECD report shows that New Zealanders pay more for their housing than most other developed countries. On average, New Zealanders spend 26% of their income on a place to live either paying rent or paying a mortgage. The average for all OECD coun
A strong earthquake hit the Solomon Islands on Wednesday. It was 8.0 on the Richter scale and was followed 40 minutes later by a 7.0 earthquake. This was only 10km deep. There was a small tsunami about 1.5 metres high which killed some elderly people
For the last 23 years, hunters have been invited to shoot rabbits on Good Friday in Central Otago. This is a 24 hour event, starting at 9am on Friday. The dead rabbits are counted on Saturday. This year 18,027 rabbits were killed. The record was in 2
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的
2008年高考试题英语听力录音稿 第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分) 回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上.听力部分结束前, 你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上. 第一节(共5小
Todd: So, Lucinda you were saying that your boyfriend Kwame really likes New Zealand, so are you guys going to move back to New Zealand. Lucinda: Yes, we're actually leaving at the end of this month on the 30th of November. Todd: Oh, really, you're m
Hi everyone. Im Peddy Kim. Get ready and pack your bags for the playground known as New Zealand, a country whose people are nicknamed for their famous flightless bird, the kiwi. New Zealandit was discovered by humans less than a thousand years ago, t
New Zealand has now won three gold medals in the rowing. Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan won the double sculls then the next day Hamish Bond and Eric Murray won the pairs. This was followed just 45 minutes later by Mahe Drysdale who won the single s
Statistics New Zealand uses the census information to tell us about many different aspects of our society. The 2011 census had to be cancelled because of the Christchurch earthquake so the last census was in 2006. This information is therefore six ye
Did you watch the Olympic Games opening ceremony? Did you see athletes from your country entering the stadium? Did you feel proud? Nick Willis, the silver-medal winner of the 1500m race at Beijing carried the New Zealand flag into the stadium. He loo
Margaret Mahy, the famous writer of books for children and teenagers, died yesterday in Christchurch at the age of 76. Her first stories appeared in the School Journals in the 1960s. Then overseas publishers became interested in her writing. The firs
Todd: So, Mark, when people think of Americans they often think of the hot dog and when they think of Japan they think of sushi. What are the foods that people associate with New Zealand? Mark: According to a lot of the Japanese students that I know
Todd: So, Mark, what do Kiwis like to do in the summer? Mark: Yeah, I think the first thing for some people to realise is that Christmas is midsummer in New Zealand. Todd: Oh nice! Mark: So Kiwis combine Christmas holiday and New Year holiday with a
In 2003, the Labour government voted for a charter for TVNZ. In return for $15m a year, TVNZ had to provide programmes which showed New Zealand culture and way of life. The charter gave a list of things that TVNZ had to do. It had to show Maori cultu
Todd: So, Lucinda, in New Zealand, are you from Aukland? Lucinda: No, I'm actually from about four-hours drive north of Aukland. Todd: Oh, you're north of Aukland. Lucinda: Yeah, yeah. Todd: OK, and where are you from? Lucinda: I'm from the Bay of Is
Todd: OK, Christian, you were just telling me that you lived in New Zealand as an exhange student! Christian: That's right. In high school, yeah. Todd: What was that like? Christian: I mean, I was 17 years at the time and, you know, I was just leavin
New Zealand has many doctors from other countries who could not find work here. Sometimes this is because their English is not good enough or because in the past we had enough doctors. Now we have a shortage of doctors, especially in rural areas. The
Premier Li was welcomed to New Zealand's Government House by Prime Minister English. The premier arrived in the country Sunday for high-level talks, as both countries push to expand free trade. Premier Li's trip to New Zealand comes after visiting Au