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WATCH: Building The World's Longest Water Slide

Posted 01.22.2013 | Travel

A New Zealand charity working to combat depression is building the world's longest water slide -- 650 meters of narrow white water -- on a private...

Kim Dotcom's New Website Is Already Having Problems

AP | Posted 03.24.2013 | Technology

SYDNEY (AP) — Indicted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom admits his new file-sharing site is struggling to keep up with massive demand. D...

The New Megaupload Is Here And It's Bigger Than Ever

Reuters | Naomi Tajitsu | Posted 01.19.2013 | Technology

Kim Dotcom, founder of outlawed file-sharing website Megaupload, said his new "cyberlocker" was not revenge on U.S. authorities who planned a raid on ...

Didn't Get Into Med-School? Fake It!

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 10.15.2012 | Home

"Fake it 'til you make it," the old adage goes. If faking it means attending classes at a medical school that declined to admit you, though, you'd be ...

Panetta Visit Tries To Patch Things Up

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 11.20.2012 | World

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — After a 25-year ban, America will begin allowing Royal New Zealand Navy ships to visit U.S. military and Coast Guard fac...

PHOTOS: 10 Of The World's Best Observation Decks

Viator | Posted 10.10.2012 | Travel
Viator

There's no better way to experience a destination than to peer down upon the landscape from a great height.

PHOTOS: 10 Places To Go After You Graduate

Viator | Posted 08.23.2012 | Travel
Viator

They call it commencement for a reason.

Rescued Tramper Used Incredible Survival Techniques To Survive Sub-Zero Temps

The Huffington Post | Allie Compton | Posted 06.19.2012 | Green

At 3:30 PM Saturday, Fong texted his younger brother: "Gonne be late so don't call SAR." "SAR" stands for Search and Rescue, and "late" eventual...

Eating Aotearoa: New Zealand on a Plate

Robert Oliver | Posted 06.25.2012 | Home
Robert Oliver

If you'd asked me, and most New Zealanders, as little as five years ago what New Zealand food was, you'd be hard pressed to get a consistent answer. Which is why what is happening now in New Zealand restaurants is so terrifically exciting.

Occupy New Zealand Camps Raided By Authorities

AP | Posted 01.23.2012 | Business

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Authorities have effectively shut down the Occupy movement in New Zealand's largest city after more than 100 days of protest....

Weird and Wonderful Dining Experiences Around The Globe

Black Tomato | Posted 01.14.2012 | Travel
Black Tomato

With the onslaught of winter there is something deep-rooted in our psyches, inherited from our hairy Neanderthal ancestors, that makes us want to fill our bellies full of good, hearty fare.

Fake Pilot Causes Scare At Airport

AP | By NICK PERRY | Posted 11.19.2011 | Travel

By NICK PERRY, Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- It was enough to spark a major security scare: A man posing as a pilot tried to gain acc...

Tornado In New Zealand's Largest City Kills At Least 1

AP | Posted 07.02.2011 | World

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A tornado ripped across part of New Zealand's largest city on Tuesday, upturning cars and sending debris slicing through the ...

After Mother Nature

Peter Block | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Peter Block

Mother Nature today, yesterday the loss of a job, the illness of a friend or the unspeakable violence of someone wielding a gun in Arizona forces us to re-decide where to place our faith and what really matters.

Wellington Dog Slaughter: New Zealand Police Seize Brothers' Weapons After 33 Dogs Are Killed

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Police on Friday seized weapons used by two New Zealand men to slaughter more than 30 dogs owned by a neighbor in what...

Prince William Heads Down Under (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Prince William of Britain has been making the most of his first official state visit, heading down to Australia and New Zealand for a variety of activ...

Air New Zealand Matchmaking At Altitude and In Auckland

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Terry Gardner

Whether sparks fly or not, a matchmaking flight makes flying coach a lot more fun, especially when the flight is followed by a Matchmaking Ball in the stunning ballroom of the Wharf at Northcote Point in Auckland.

Controversial Billboard Of Joseph And Mary In Bed: God 'A Hard Act To Follow'

AP | RAY LILLEY | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A billboard at a New Zealand church depicting a downcast Joseph lying beside Mary in bed and the heading "God is a har...