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Scott Adam on the main road in Utulei, 2006. [from their blog site] The sailing couple killed by Somali pirates earlier this week visited American Samoa on their around-the-world journey.
Source: Sailing couple shot and killed by pirates, previously visited the Samoas (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/sailing-couple-shot-and-killed-by-pirates-previously-visited-the-samoas?fromrss=1)
MISSING: Lee Sheppard and his wife Juliet. New Zealander Lee Sheppard died by asphyxiation in an industrial accident, jurors have found at an inquest into his disappearance in London more than eight years ago.
Source: Missing Kiwi Lee Sheppard died in work accident (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/missing-kiwi-lee-sheppard-died-in-work-accident?fromrss=1)
A FALLEN SOLDIER: Soldiers, friends and family of fallen soldier Private Kirifi Mila gather at Hamilton Park Cemetery to say their farewells.
Source: Soldier's farewell scaled down (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/soldiers-farewell-scaled-down?fromrss=1)
Gaddafi fronts his remaining supporters Libyan autocratic leader Muammar al-Gaddafi encourages supporters in his last remaining stronghold, the city of Tripoli.
Source: Gaddafi sons' Sydney romps (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/gaddafi-sons-sydney-romps?fromrss=1)
Rescuers have begun to remove bodies from under rubble at the Christchurch Cathedral.
Source: Christchurch Earthquake: Westminster vigil for Christchurch quake (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/christchurch-earthquake-westminster-vigil-for-christchurch-quake?fromrss=1)
The devastation in Christchurch is as bad as the destruction caused by an earthquake in Haiti last year, former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says.
Source: Christchurch earthquake: Life 'squeezed out' of city (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/christchurch-earthquake-life-squeezed-out-of-city?fromrss=1)
Residents held open-air prayers for the dead and missing Sunday on the lawns of churches cracked and shattered in New Zealand's earthquake while teams continued their search through debris of one of the country's worst disasters.
Source: Christchurch Holds Prayers For Quake Victims (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/christchurch-holds-prayers-for-quake-victims?fromrss=1)
The Fijian government has announced it will issue a land lease to a Chinese mining company.
Source: Chinese buy into Fiji bauxite (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/chinese-buy-into-fiji-bauxite?fromrss=1)
The New Zealand government have conceded Christchurch may not be able to host Rugby World Cup matches following this week's catastrophic earthquake.
Source: Quake causes World Cup doubt (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/quake-causes-world-cup-doubt?fromrss=1)
A Opinion Editorials A A A Business A A A A Sports Entertainment A A A A Life A A A A Technology A A A A Travel A A A A Topics A RBC A A A Jobs A A A A Cars A A A A Homes Classifieds A A A A A A A Rescue workers search through the smoking ruins of the CTV building site where scores of Asian students and staff are feared buried in Christchurch (http://www.topix.com/nz/christchurch) on ...
Source: New Zealand prays for quake dead as toll rises (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/new-zealand-prays-for-quake-dead-as-toll-rises?fromrss=1)
Baxtor Garland was born in the wake of the first earthquake that shook Christchurch.
Source: Tribute to beautiful Bax: baby born in one quake, killed in another (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/tribute-to-beautiful-bax-baby-born-in-one-quake-killed-in-another?fromrss=1)
The New Zealand city of Christchurch has begun to bury its dead following last week's devastating earthquake.
Source: 7: NZ buries Christchurch quake dead (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/7-nz-buries-christchurch-quake-dead?fromrss=1)
The youngest known victim of New Zealand's earthquake disaster has been laid to rest - as British personnel joined rescuers in search and recovery efforts.
Source: Funeral For Baby Boy Killed In NZ Quake (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/funeral-for-baby-boy-killed-in-nz-quake?fromrss=1)
Memphis Investment Properties LLC recently sold 16 homes to a group of investors from New Zealand.
Source: New Zealand investors buy Memphis homes (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/new-zealand-investors-buy-memphis-homes?fromrss=1)
She was in a wheelchair and unable to communicate. Who would speak for her? Nobody did - which was why this Australian (http://www.topix.com/world/australia) citizen was misidentified as a "boat person" and almost deported from her own country.
Source: Australian to share how missing persons cases can be handled better in Canada (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/australian-to-share-how-missing-persons-cases-can-be-handled-better-in-canada?fromrss=1)
Tuesday, 01 March 2011, 7:30pm Source: TV3 All Black Neemia Tialata has organised five Wellington codes to help raise money for the Christchurch earthquake appeal.
Source: Kiwi athletes rally behind quake cause (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/kiwi-athletes-rally-behind-quake-cause?fromrss=1)
SAD FAREWELL: The funeral of quake victim Jaime Gilbert. Jaime's partner Natalie O'Brien left, holding daughter India Rose and sister Amy Cooney embrace during the service SYMPATHY: Amy Cooney embraces friends before the funeral for her brother Jaime Gilbert, who died in the Christchurch earthquake (http://www.topix.com/news/earthquake).
Source: $14m raised for quake relief (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/14m-raised-for-quake-relief?fromrss=1)
Grieving New Zealanders wept and hugged on Tuesday, as the nation fell silent to mark the moment last week when an earthquake tore apart Christchurch and claimed hundreds of lives.
Source: NZ falls silent for quake victims (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/nz-falls-silent-for-quake-victims?fromrss=1)
New Zealand ground to a halt for two minutes this morning as Kiwis remembered those who lost their lives in the country's worst natural disaster in 80 years.
Source: Kiwis mark darkest day (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/kiwis-mark-darkest-day?fromrss=1)
New Zealanders mark two minutes of silence exactly one week after the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch.
Source: NZ quake: No news of South Africans (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/nz-quake-no-news-of-south-africans?fromrss=1)
Crowd gathers at the Havelock North (http://www.topix.com/nz/havelock-north) cenotaph to pay their respects to Christchurch earthquake (http://www.topix.com/news/earthquake) victims during anantional 2 minutes silence vigil at 12:51 one week after the earthquake.
Source: Christchurch Earthquake: Silence falls as Hawke's Bay remembers (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/christchurch-earthquake-silence-falls-as-hawkes-bay-remembers?fromrss=1)
Anguished family members visited collapsed buildings where bodies of their loved ones lie trapped Wednesday more than a week after New Zealand's earthquake, as officials said some remains may never be recovered from the rubble.
Source: NZ quake remains - may never be recovered' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/nz-quake-remains-may-never-be-recovered?fromrss=1)
THE Asian honey bee is the 21st century's cane toad and the federal government should eradicate it before it threatens Australia's food supply, the Australian Greens say.
Source: Asian honey bee is the new cane toad (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/asian-honey-bee-is-the-new-cane-toad?fromrss=1)
The body of a world-renowned cave diver has been recovered from the underwater channels where she was trapped.
Source: Diver's body recovered from SA cave (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/divers-body-recovered-from-sa-cave?fromrss=1)
A Victorian teacher stranded in strife-torn Libya felt abandoned by the Australian government when her emails to the Consul-General went unanswered and phone calls to DFAT were put on hold during a desperate escape bid.
Source: Victorian teacher escapes Libya bloodshed - no thanks to DFAT (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/victorian-teacher-escapes-libya-bloodshed-no-thanks-to-dfat?fromrss=1)
Disaster specialists remain in rescue mode in devastated Christchurch, with police insisting survivors could be found in the rubble 10 days on.
Source: NZ quake survivors still a possibility (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/nz-quake-survivors-still-a-possibility?fromrss=1)
In this Sept. 11, 2009 photo supplied by the Royal Australian Navy, World War I Navy Veteran Claude Choules sits in the Gracewood Retirement Village lounge room in Salter Point, on the suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
Source: One of last 2 known WWI veterans, a Chucklesa Choules, celebrates 110th birthday in Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/one-of-last-2-known-wwi-veterans-a-chucklesa-choules-celebrates-110th-birthday-in-australia?fromrss=1)
New Zealanders love eating bananas but how many of us have thought about the people that grow them? According to the latest Statistics New Zealand household economics survey, New Zealanders spent $142.9 million on bananas last year.
Source: Bananas go green (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/bananas-go-green?fromrss=1)
The Government's budget in May will show the cost of the Christchurch earthquake, Prime Minister John Key says.
Source: Christchurch Earthquake: Expect `red streaks' in the May budget, Key says (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/christchurch-earthquake-expect-red-streaks-in-the-may-budget-key-says?fromrss=1)
Tracey Harris, 2nd left, is assisted as he walks behind the coffin of her 9-month-old son, Jayden Harris, In Christchurch New Zealand Wednesday, March 2, 2011.
Source: Official: No chance of more NZ quake survivors (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/official-no-chance-of-more-nz-quake-survivors?fromrss=1)
Photo / New Zealand (http://www.topix.com/world/new-zealand) Herald Photograph By Sarah Ivey Police have released the names of seven more Christchurch earthquake (http://www.topix.com/news/earthquake) victims, bringing the number of officially named victims to 20.
Source: Christchurch Earthquake: Seven more victims named (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/christchurch-earthquake-seven-more-victims-named?fromrss=1)
Capt. Rodger Malmgren shows a photo of his aircraft to a patient of the Royal Childrens Hospital here March 1, 2011, in Melbourne, Australia.
Source: A break from therapy (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/a-break-from-therapy?fromrss=1)
Beer is often cheaper in supermarkets than it is for pubs to buy direct from breweries, MPs have been told.
Source: Cheap supermarket beer 'doing harm' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/cheap-supermarket-beer-doing-harm?fromrss=1)
As tattooists around New Zealand (http://www.topix.com/world/new-zealand) rally in support, the family of Matthew "Matti" McEachen are preparing to farewell their "perfect" son and brother.
Source: Tattooist among Christchurch earthquake dead (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/tattooist-among-christchurch-earthquake-dead?fromrss=1)
STOP, DROP AND HOLD: Confusion about what to do in an earthquake can result in people getting seriously injured or killed.
Source: In an earthquake - drop, cover, hold (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/in-an-earthquake-drop-cover-hold?fromrss=1)
Telecoms worker Bryn Brockhurst was among those who ran through falling rubble and smashed glass to help the screaming victims of the New Zealand earthquake.
Source: 'I thought this was the end' said Corsham man (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/i-thought-this-was-the-end-said-corsham-man?fromrss=1)
One horse stable owner promises to give humans an extra boost -- from stallions.
Source: Horse owner to sell stallion semen shots at New Zealand food festival (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/horse-owner-to-sell-stallion-semen-shots-at-new-zealand-food-festival?fromrss=1)
American Samoa's only native snake, and found only in Ta'u-is very rare, and protected by law.
Source: Territory's only native snake is protected by law (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/territorys-only-native-snake-is-protected-by-law?fromrss=1)
Sydney, a Old English Sheepdog, gets his hair blown out Saturday at the Detroit (http://www.topix.com/detroit) Kennel Club dog show held at Cobo Center in Detroit.
Source: Champion canines vie for top dog honor at Detroit Kennel Club show (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/champion-canines-vie-for-top-dog-honor-at-detroit-kennel-club-show?fromrss=1)
HOME AGAIN: Sydney flatmates Ian Luteru and Olivia Losia, who visited her family in Christchurch during the week, joined the fundraising night for Sydney-based Kiwis.
Source: Ex-pats raise almost $10,000 for Christchurch earthquake relief (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/ex-pats-raise-almost-10-000-for-christchurch-earthquake-relief?fromrss=1)
Farmers Peter George, Guy Kentish and Des Richardson with sheep fetching record prices.
Source: Roast's out: Humble lamb roast out of reach for many (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/roasts-out-humble-lamb-roast-out-of-reach-for-many?fromrss=1)
The State Government says it can not say when lead exports will resume through the Geraldton port.
Source: Lead exports remain on hold in Mid-West (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/lead-exports-remain-on-hold-in-mid-west?fromrss=1)
PLAN for Australia's first euthanasia clinic are likely to go ahead, Exit International director Dr Philip Nitschke says.
Source: Australia may get euthanasia clinic (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/australia-may-get-euthanasia-clinic?fromrss=1)
Hser Paw, 44, and her husband Laythaw, 45, with their children Zoa, 5, Pawtharsher, 4, Pawthathaw, 9, Pawthashue, 8, and nieces Kuheh, 20 and Hteedoh, 20, at their Loganlea home, south of Brisbane (http://www.topix.com/au/brisbane).
Source: Life in the lucky country (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/life-in-the-lucky-country?fromrss=1)
The government forecast that last month's quake, combined with a larger but less destructive one that hit the Christchurch region in September, will almost halve New Zealand's economic growth this year.
Source: Quakes to almost halve NZ economic growth in 2011 (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/quakes-to-almost-halve-nz-economic-growth-in-2011?fromrss=1)
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake has hit off the Solomon Islands this morning, but no region-wide tsunami is expected , the US Geological Survey says.
Source: 6.6-quake earthquake hits off Solomon Islands (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/6-6-quake-earthquake-hits-off-solomon-islands?fromrss=1)
A powerful earthquake has struck waters off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.
Source: Powerful earthquake strikes off Solomon Islands (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/powerful-earthquake-strikes-off-solomon-islands?fromrss=1)
SWEET RELIEF: A world away from Christchurch. Grieving and homeless Christchurch residents will be offered quake relief in a surprising form - free beachside holidays in Fiji.
Source: Fiji holiday relief for quake victims (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/fiji-holiday-relief-for-quake-victims?fromrss=1)
KEITH JOHNSON, the largest residential land developer in NSW, is seething. The millionaire property developer has confirmed he is a victim of a sophisticated international scam that has led to Australians being defrauded by up to $100 million.
Source: Victim slams $100 million 'fraudsters' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/victim-slams-100-million-fraudsters?fromrss=1)
When the boatload of asylum seekers smashed into rocks off Christmas Island just before Christmas, certain radio shock jocks went into a lather.
Source: Opinion leaders have no right to treat leaders with such rudeness (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/opinion-leaders-have-no-right-to-treat-leaders-with-such-rudeness?fromrss=1)
The latest contestant to be eliminated from MasterChef wants New Zealand to know she can count.
Source: Kathleen's MasterChef dream is over (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/kathleens-masterchef-dream-is-over?fromrss=1)
Offers of help for hard-hit Christchurch people are coming from all corners of the country.
Source: Help floods in from around New Zealand (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/help-floods-in-from-around-new-zealand?fromrss=1)
"Melissa was a bubbly, passionate person. She will be sorely missed by all at NZ Post." Melissa Neale was in Christchurch's Cashel Mall on a recruiting mission when she was killed by the earthquake.
Source: Island Bay woman killed in quake (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/island-bay-woman-killed-in-quake?fromrss=1)
Supermarkets are driving binge drinking with aggressive pricing and should be banned from selling alcohol, the Hospitality Association says.
Source: Ban on supermarket sales of alcohol needed - HANZ (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/ban-on-supermarket-sales-of-alcohol-needed-hanz?fromrss=1)
The cast of "Love, Lust & Lies" with director Gillian Armstrong . What do tattoo art, knitting, surrogate motherhood, voodoo rituals, table tennis and fire dancing have in common? Apart from being unconventional occupations, they're also among the wide range of subjects in films screening at the Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival , Wednesday ...
Source: POWFest: Portland women's film festival covers wide range of forms, subjects (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/powfest-portland-womens-film-festival-covers-wide-range-of-forms-subjects?fromrss=1)
TOP JOB: Janine Mateparae, with her husband and the next Governor-General, Jerry Mateparae, and Prime Minister John Key.
Source: New Governor-General named (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/new-governor-general-named?fromrss=1)
Nick Curtis, chairman and chief executive officer of Lynas Corp. Nick Curtis made a $5 million contrarian bet in 2002 to develop an Australian rare earth mine, aiming to challenge China's control of global supply of the metals.
Source: Lynas boss reaps rare wealth (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/lynas-boss-reaps-rare-wealth?fromrss=1)
WHEN Lloyd Borrett set up a website in the mid-1990s for a local computer company, he had to move overseas to find a suitable domain name - well before it was fashionable to do so.
Source: Australian .au domain names hit 2 million (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/australian-au-domain-names-hit-2-million?fromrss=1)
Immigration Minister Chris Evans at the Immigration Detention Centre on Christmas Island.
Source: How much does a $9m detention centre cost? $83m (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/how-much-does-a-9m-detention-centre-cost-83m?fromrss=1)
Prince William is to visit New Zealand and Australia to tour areas devastated by recent natural disasters, St James's Palace has said.
Source: William to visit disaster zones (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/william-to-visit-disaster-zones?fromrss=1)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 4:53 p.m. BRISBANE, Australia - Heavy rains sent floodwaters pouring into homes and businesses Wednesday in several northeast Australian towns still cleaning up from a massive cyclone that tore through the region last month.
Source: Homes flooded in cyclone-hit northeast Australia a " The Associated Press (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/homes-flooded-in-cyclone-hit-northeast-australia-a-the-associated-press?fromrss=1)
FLIGHT OF FANCY: Thousands of implausibly shaped atolls inhabit the Torres Strait between Northern Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/australia) and Indonesia.
Source: Ten amazing Aussie hidden gems (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/ten-amazing-aussie-hidden-gems?fromrss=1)
Ashburton's new business park may become an attractive option for firms wanting to permanently relocate outside of earthquake-damaged Christchurch, says the region's district council.
Source: Ashburton may attract quake-hit firms (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/ashburton-may-attract-quake-hit-firms?fromrss=1)
CHECKING IN: Tourist numbers continued to grow in January, suggesting the country's tourism trade was normalising before the latest Christchurch earthquake.
Source: Tourism boosted last month (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/tourism-boosted-last-month?fromrss=1)
THE fate of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare hangs in the balance, as a leadership tribunal considers 25 misconduct allegations dating back as far as 1992.
Source: Probe into PNG PM's alleged misconduct (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/probe-into-png-pms-alleged-misconduct?fromrss=1)
MARK CONNOR: First heard of the disaster in the recovery room. Wakefield man Mark Connor was three hours into a 12-hour operation to remove the rare cancerous tumour from the base of his skull when the magnitude-6.3 Christchurch earthquake struck.
Source: Man's skull open when quake hit (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/mans-skull-open-when-quake-hit?fromrss=1)
Chardonnay cocktails in tender coconuts and skewered prawns, plentiful fish and spectacular sunsets.
Source: Sun, sand and spice (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/sun-sand-and-spice?fromrss=1)
Kara Hurring - New Zealand's 'accidental millionaire' - is believed to have split up with her partner after a gambling blowout in Macau.
Source: New Zealand's 'accidental millionaire' in court after two years on the run (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/new-zealands-accidental-millionaire-in-court-after-two-years-on-the-run?fromrss=1)
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has widened its tsunami warning to include most of the Pacific Ocean region.
Source: Tsunami centre widens warning following Japan earthquake to most of the Pacific (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/tsunami-centre-widens-warning-following-japan-earthquake-to-most-of-the-pacific?fromrss=1)
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has lifted a tsunami warning for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, where no damage has been reported from the earthquake-spawned waves.
Source: Guam, Marinas lifts tsunami warning (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/guam-marinas-lifts-tsunami-warning?fromrss=1)
Comedian and late night host Jimmy Kimmel is apparently vacationing in the South Pacific, as he is live-tweeting about the Japan earthquake and tsunami, the effects of which are far-reaching. Kimmel tweets: Suddenly, relaxing on an island in the South Pacific isn't so relaxing anymore.
Source: Jimmy Kimmel tweeting from French Polynesia: 'We are evacuating the island' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/jimmy-kimmel-tweeting-from-french-polynesia-we-are-evacuating-the-island?fromrss=1)
Friday, 11 March 2011, 11:15pm Source: TV3 3 News spoke to Aucklander Vanessa Leaver, a speech therapist living in Japan.
Source: Aucklander riding Japan subway as quake hit (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/aucklander-riding-japan-subway-as-quake-hit?fromrss=1)
REUTERS The devastation caused by the earthquake-generated tsunami is seen on the south coast of Western Samoa in this aerial handout photograph obtained October 1, 2009.
Source: China removes tsunami alert, offers help for quake-hit Japan (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/china-removes-tsunami-alert-offers-help-for-quake-hit-japan?fromrss=1)
A STOURBRIDGE woman living in Vanuatu in the South Pacific has told the News she is bracing herself for the impact of tsunami waves sparked after a massive earthquake struck the coast of Japan.
Source: Stourbridge woman in Vanuatu braces herself for tsunami (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/stourbridge-woman-in-vanuatu-braces-herself-for-tsunami?fromrss=1)
"The riot shields have been dusted off." ABOUT 70 asylum seekers are refusing to return to the Christmas Island detention centre after a mass breakout.
Source: Christmas Island detainees on the loose (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/christmas-island-detainees-on-the-loose?fromrss=1)
A man looks over tsunami-drifted debris and mud filling rice paddies this morning in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
Source: Most Kiwis in northeast Japan accounted for - MFAT (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/most-kiwis-in-northeast-japan-accounted-for-mfat?fromrss=1)
It's daylight-savings time -- time to spring the clock forward by 60 minutes, officially at 2 a.m. local time Sunday.
Source: Don't forget adjustment for daylight-savings time (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/dont-forget-adjustment-for-daylight-savings-time?fromrss=1)
About half of registered Australians in Japan are safe and authorities are working to contact the rest, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.
Source: 1271 Aussies safe (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/1271-aussies-safe?fromrss=1)
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 4:30pm Source: TV3 Wellington afilled the Basina today in an effort to raise funds for Christchurchas earthquake recovery.
Source: VIDEO: $3000 in one over to quake fund, Fill the Basin 2011 (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/video-3000-in-one-over-to-quake-fund-fill-the-basin-2011?fromrss=1)
HOBBIT PLAYERS: Martin Freeman and the cast of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. At least half the 75 main character roles in the two Hobbit movies could go to overseas actors.
Source: Kiwi actors ready to role-play (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/kiwi-actors-ready-to-role-play?fromrss=1)
New Zealanders should be safe from any radiation spilling out of Japan's damaged nuclear reactors in the wake of Friday's magnitude 9 earthquake, and subsequent tsunami.
Source: New Zealand safe from radiation -- expert (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/new-zealand-safe-from-radiation-expert?fromrss=1)
A police statement said a man in his 70s died Saturday when a car he was driving left a highway and hit trees near the town of Mareeba in northern Queensland state.
Source: Owsley 'Bear' Stanley dies in Australian car crash (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/owsley-bear-stanley-dies-in-australian-car-crash?fromrss=1)
LEAVING TOWN: Economists says Christchurch could lose 4 percent of its population over the coming year following the February 22 earthquake.
Source: Christchurch to take population hit (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/christchurch-to-take-population-hit?fromrss=1)
Owsley "Bear" Stanley, a 1960s counterculture icon who worked with The Grateful Dead and was a prolific LSD producer, died in a car crash in Australia, his family said Monday.
Source: '60s LSD figure Owsley Stanley dies in Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/60s-lsd-figure-owsley-stanley-dies-in-australia?fromrss=1)
A FISHERMAN who survived a monster croc attack in far north Queensland is undergoing a third operation to wash out badly infected wounds.
Source: Croc victim undergoes more surgery (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/croc-victim-undergoes-more-surgery?fromrss=1)
PRINCE William will visit some of Australia's areas worst-hit by floods and cyclone Yasi during a three-day visit this week.
Source: Prince William to visit flood areas (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/prince-william-to-visit-flood-areas?fromrss=1)
Officials in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia are on the alert in the wake of the deadly quake and tsunami that hit Japan An Acehnese couple enjoy sunset on top of an escape tower built to provide protection for residents in case of a tsunami, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Source: Asia remains vigilant for Japan aftershock (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/asia-remains-vigilant-for-japan-aftershock?fromrss=1)
Tosha Thakkar may have lived out her final moments inside the black suitcase in which her body was ultimately found - floating in a canal.
Source: Victim lived out last moments in suitcase (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/victim-lived-out-last-moments-in-suitcase?fromrss=1)
Japan's Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant. AAP Images AUSTRALIAN experts have urged calm over Japan's nuclear crisis, saying none of the protected nuclear cores within the damaged plants appear to have been breached.
Source: Cores still intact: nuclear experts (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/cores-still-intact-nuclear-experts?fromrss=1)
Fears are growing for a New Zealander missing in quake-torn Japan where tens of thousands are feared dead after a magnitude 9.0 tremor hit the country on Friday.
Source: Japan quake and tsunami: Fears held for Kiwi (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/japan-quake-and-tsunami-fears-held-for-kiwi?fromrss=1)
SEVERE floods in Western Australia's East Kimberley region have forced evacuations and destroyed 45 homes, while 20 homes remain uninhabitable.
Source: WA floods destroy 45 homes (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/wa-floods-destroy-45-homes?fromrss=1)
Legislation that will replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act could become law by the end of the week, and in Parliament today parties opposed to it were preparing to fight it to the last clause.
Source: Parties get set to fight foreshore legislation (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/parties-get-set-to-fight-foreshore-legislation?fromrss=1)
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 3:00 pm Press Release: Government House 16 March 2011 Government House Open Days announced Government House Wellington will open its doors to the public for the first time in four years, on the weekend of 9 and 10 April, following the completion of its conservation, which began in October 2008.
Source: Government House Open Days announced (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/government-house-open-days-announced?fromrss=1)
Bruce Soland worked on vineyards as a kid before spending 20 years as a golf pro, then establishing Fat Pig in 2003.
Source: Northern lights (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/northern-lights?fromrss=1)
The Christmas Island detention centre. Source: HWT Image Library THE federal government has defended the use of "beanbag bullets" by Australian Federal Police officers to quell a riot at the Christmas Island detention centre.
Source: Beanbag bullets 'only bruised' refugees (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/beanbag-bullets-only-bruised-refugees?fromrss=1)
Prince William is beginning a tour of disaster-stricken areas of New Zealand and Australia.
Source: 17:07 William to start New Zealand tour (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/17-07-william-to-start-new-zealand-tour?fromrss=1)
A New Zealand-led team of international scientists has successfully drilled through the alpine fault in the western South Island, the first phase of a project to learn about earthquake mechanisms on the fault.
Source: Scientists complete first phase of Alpine Fault drilling project (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/scientists-complete-first-phase-of-alpine-fault-drilling-project?fromrss=1)
Tsunami waves triggered by Japan's Magnitude 9.0 quake touched all of New Zealand's coasts, scientists report.
Source: 10: Japan tsunami touches New Zealand (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/10-japan-tsunami-touches-new-zealand?fromrss=1)
The tsunami in Japan, which launched a ripple of concern across the Pacific, is a tragic reminder of the importance of the U.S. National Weather Service, where I worked for 37 years.
Source: Don't cut Tsunami Warning Center (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/dont-cut-tsunami-warning-center?fromrss=1)
Four Australian men are alleged to be high ranking members of a global pedophile ring busted by a three-year international police effort.
Source: Four Australians high up in pedophile ring (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/four-australians-high-up-in-pedophile-ring?fromrss=1)
It is thought the discovery of the largest paedophile ring ever will send a strong message to offenders.
Source: Hopes paedophile ring bust will send message (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/hopes-paedophile-ring-bust-will-send-message?fromrss=1)
The former advisor to the royal family discusses Prince William's trip to New Zealand.
Source: Will royals host lavish wedding in austere times? (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/will-royals-host-lavish-wedding-in-austere-times?fromrss=1)
One recommendation is that more needs to be done to care individually for the elderly.
Source: Senior moments of desperation (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/senior-moments-of-desperation?fromrss=1)
Prince William has witnessed first-hand the devastation caused by last month's earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Source: William tours NZ quake-hit city (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/william-tours-nz-quake-hit-city?fromrss=1)
A farmer harvests a sugar cane crop near Bundaberg in Queensland. While Australia is a net exporter of grain and beef, it is a net importer of horticultural produce, Growcom says.
Source: Growers fear for our food security (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/growers-fear-for-our-food-security?fromrss=1)
An immigration official in Australia says more than 200 rioters torched buildings and tried to escape a crowded offshore detention center in an escalation of protests there to gain asylum in the country.
Source: Rioters try to escape Australian detention center (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/rioters-try-to-escape-australian-detention-center?fromrss=1)
Parts of the main Christmas Island detention centre burnt as protests by 250 asylum seekers turned violent last night.
Source: Christmas Island detention centre burns in protest (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/christmas-island-detention-centre-burns-in-protest?fromrss=1)
The first US government-chartered evacuation flight has taken off from quake-hit Japan for Taiwan, amid rising fears over the country's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Source: US evacuation plane leaves Japan (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/us-evacuation-plane-leaves-japan?fromrss=1)
Bob Brown and Paul Thomas at Oura Oura ... "It's just a great relaxing, quiet, beautiful spot ... the more people who can share it, the better." Photo: Angela Wylie The senator makes a gift of his Tasmanian retreat, writes Michael Gordon.
Source: Brown ponders the meaning of Liffey (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/brown-ponders-the-meaning-of-liffey?fromrss=1)
Prince William has urged the earthquake-stricken city of Christchurch to "be strong". In a speech to tens of thousands of people at a memorial service in the city, the royal told the crowd they were an "inspiration to all people". William is on a tour of disaster-stricken areas of New Zealand and Australia on behalf of the Queen.
Source: Prince tells quake city 'be strong' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/prince-tells-quake-city-be-strong?fromrss=1)
Prince William (http://www.topix.com/who/prince-william) has arrived in Queensland to visit cyclone-ravaged towns on the second part of his tour of disaster zones in New Zealand and Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/australia).
Source: William to tour storm-ravaged towns (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/william-to-tour-storm-ravaged-towns?fromrss=1)
Japan's post-tsunami nuclear (http://www.topix.com/tech/nuclear-energy) emergency will recharge the debate, writes Deborah Smith.
Source: We're still split over the atom (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/were-still-split-over-the-atom?fromrss=1)
POTTED: Detective John Nicholls, of Motueka, loads bundles of cannabis plants seized during the national Operation Linda, to be taken away and destroyed.
Source: Cannabis clean-up in region (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/cannabis-clean-up-in-region?fromrss=1)
After searching for bodies in blizzard conditions during the day, Kiwi search and rescue volunteers are bunking down in tents, waiting for them to freeze over to seal in the warmth.
Source: Kiwis staying warm in frozen tents (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/kiwis-staying-warm-in-frozen-tents?fromrss=1)
Coming from as far away as American Samoa to learn about the importance of technology in the classroom may seem like a long way for most, but for Claire Poumele , the Director of Education for the South Pacific island nation, the distance was unimportant when compared to the knowledge she gained.
Source: Hemingway Elementary serves as model for schools around the world (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/hemingway-elementary-serves-as-model-for-schools-around-the-world?fromrss=1)
The rebuilding after the 1931 Hawkes Bay earthquake was funded mainly through charitable contributions.
Source: Brian Gaynor: Quick decisions needed following quakes (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/brian-gaynor-quick-decisions-needed-following-quakes?fromrss=1)
Prince William's tour of Australia is to continue with a trip to flood-hit areas of Queensland.
Source: William to visit flood-hit towns (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/william-to-visit-flood-hit-towns?fromrss=1)
A group of 17 Pacific island nations began putting pressure on the United States yesterday to reshape a 23-year-old fisheries treaty.
Source: Pacific islands push US to improve fisheries deal (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/pacific-islands-push-us-to-improve-fisheries-deal?fromrss=1)
Prince William is said to have been "incredibly moved" while meeting people affected by the devastating floods in the Australian state of Queensland.
Source: William 'moved' by flood stories (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/william-moved-by-flood-stories?fromrss=1)
The number of Australians unaccounted for in disaster-struck Japan has dropped to seven.
Source: Seven Aussies still missing in Japan (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/seven-aussies-still-missing-in-japan?fromrss=1)
HERE TO HELP: Critchlow chief executive Jos Kunnen says his company can provide special analysis to complement the increasing amount of data businesses are gathering, and Critchlow's client base is growing.
Source: Putting Critchlow on the map (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/putting-critchlow-on-the-map?fromrss=1)
Prime Minister John Key speaks during the opening of McCain Food's plant redevelopment in Hastings.
Source: NZ economy on two speeds because of quake - Key (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/nz-economy-on-two-speeds-because-of-quake-key?fromrss=1)
NZ woman Kara Hurring faces charges over theft after $10m was accidentally transferred to her bank account.
Source: Auckland: 'Accidental millionaire' on more charges (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/auckland-accidental-millionaire-on-more-charges?fromrss=1)
Big night out .... Tania Zaetta arrested at Gold Coast nightclub. TV host and actress Tania Zaetta will face court early next month after being arrested at a Gold Coast nightclub in the early hours of this morning.
Source: Tania Zaetta arrested at nightclub (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/tania-zaetta-arrested-at-nightclub?fromrss=1)
Almost 80 per cent of major retailers on eBay experience difficulties with suppliers and manufacturers, but online retailing is still expected to grow, a new survey shows.
Source: Online retail to grow despite difficulties (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/online-retail-to-grow-despite-difficulties?fromrss=1)
Britain's Prince William on Monday concluded his visit to flood hit parts of Victoria in what many seen by many as a public relations success for the second-in-line to the British throne.
Source: Prince William concludes visit to flood-hit Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/prince-william-concludes-visit-to-flood-hit-australia?fromrss=1)
After years of wrangling and delays, Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson finally called "action" Monday on his latest Tolkien epicA The Hobbit .
Source: Filming begins on Peter Jackson's The Hobbit (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/filming-begins-on-peter-jacksons-the-hobbit?fromrss=1)
PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare has been found guilty of 13 charges of misconduct in office for submitting annual financial statements late or incomplete.
Source: PNG PM found guilty of misconduct (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/png-pm-found-guilty-of-misconduct?fromrss=1)
PRINCE William has ended his Australasian natural disaster tour with crash courses in Aussie Rules and Victorian floods.
Source: Prince William's visit comes to an end (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/prince-williams-visit-comes-to-an-end?fromrss=1)
An American evangelical group, known as Family Radio, has paid for billboards to be put up across New Zealand warning that Judgement Day is coming.
Source: Judgment Day? Yeah, right (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/judgment-day-yeah-right?fromrss=1)
IMMIGRATION Minister Chris Bowen says efforts to speed up refugee claims are about to produce results as the government makes arrangements to move some asylum seekers to the Australian mainland for processing.
Source: Immigration Minister Chris Bowen. (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/immigration-minister-chris-bowen?fromrss=1)
TWO men are facing deportation after an illegal immigrant swoop on a boat in Weymouth Harbour.
Source: Illegal immigrant swoop: Two face deportation after boat raid (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/illegal-immigrant-swoop-two-face-deportation-after-boat-raid?fromrss=1)
On the hunt through trash and treasure Sarah McInerney March 22, 2011 - 2:23PM Be the first to comment A garage sale in Paddington run as part of Woollahra Council's Second Hand Sunday program.
Source: Clothes on a rack. (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/clothes-on-a-rack?fromrss=1)
'Pinocchio Gillard': strong anti-Gillard emissions at Canberra carbon tax protest March 23, 2011 - 3:51PM Abbott congratulates tax rally Tony Abbott tells an anti-carbon tax rally Julia Gillard it's not full of environmental vandals.
Source: No Carbon Tax protest in canberra (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/no-carbon-tax-protest-in-canberra?fromrss=1)
BIRTHDAY GIRL: Clyde woman Maudie Wilson, who turns 108 today. Clyde woman Maudie Wilson isn't too happy with being in the spotlight.
Source: Is she NZ's oldest person? (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/is-she-nzs-oldest-person?fromrss=1)
Warm, humid weather is disappearing from south-eastern Australia, a sign of changing seasons, Weatherzone says.
Source: Change of seasons - goodbye to humidity (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/change-of-seasons-goodbye-to-humidity?fromrss=1)
The director of one of Australia's biggest Ponzi schemes, which collapsed owing investors $68 million, has been jailed for more than 13 years.
Source: Chartwell's Hoy jailed for 13 years (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/chartwells-hoy-jailed-for-13-years?fromrss=1)
How is the world reducing carbon emissions? In the first of a two-part series on tackling climate change, Adam Morton writes that progress is being made on some surprising fronts.
Source: Clearing the air (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/clearing-the-air?fromrss=1)
AN indigenous lobby group has urged the public to keep pushing governments to close the life expectancy and opportunity gap between black and white Australia on the eve of national Close the Gap Day.
Source: Public pressure needed to close indigenous gap (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/public-pressure-needed-to-close-indigenous-gap?fromrss=1)
Labor has staged a remarkable turnaround in the polls in Queensland, amid speculation of an early election.
Source: Bligh claims remarkable turnaround in poll (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/bligh-claims-remarkable-turnaround-in-poll?fromrss=1)
Australian woman Melissa Martin died in New Zealand while mountaineering. Sydney woman Melissa Therese Martin and her fiance Brad Skinner / AAP Source: AAP Fiance suffered minor injuries, broken heart "It was absolutely devastating for him" Pair had just started adventure of a lifetime THEY were a Sydney couple on an adventure of a lifetime - ...
Source: Hiker's partner by her side in fatal fall (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/hikers-partner-by-her-side-in-fatal-fall?fromrss=1)
COAL and iron-ore miners will pay a new resources tax to fund major infrastructure under laws to go to federal parliament by the end of the year.
Source: Mining tax laws due by end of 2011 (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/mining-tax-laws-due-by-end-of-2011?fromrss=1)
NBN Co in late 2010 flagged its intention to have its deadline pushed back from June 2018 to December 2020.
Source: NBN deadline pushed back two years (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/nbn-deadline-pushed-back-two-years?fromrss=1)
BusinessNZ has launched an advertising campaign to help Canterbury manufacturers struggling in the wake of last month's 6.3 magnitude quake.
Source: 'Love Christchurch Made' campaign launched (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/love-christchurch-made-campaign-launched?fromrss=1)
BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, has said it will expand its Australian iron ore and coal mining projects, as it tries keep up with rising demand in Asia.
Source: BHP to spend $9.5bn in Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/bhp-to-spend-9-5bn-in-australia?fromrss=1)
Prince William looks professional, speaks with easy self-confidence and interacts well with people from all walks of life.
Source: Prince William self-confident as marriage looms (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/prince-william-self-confident-as-marriage-looms?fromrss=1)
Actor Russell Crowe arrives for an exclusive Bon Jovi concert at Star City on December 15, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
Source: Crowe backs earthquake aid appeal (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/crowe-backs-earthquake-aid-appeal?fromrss=1)
NCBI ROFL: Men's Preferences for Women's Breast Morphology in New Zealand, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea.
Source: Ncbi Rofl: Men's Preferences for Women's Breast Morphology in New Zealand, ... (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/ncbi-rofl-mens-preferences-for-womens-breast-morphology-in-new-zealand?fromrss=1)
FIRE IN THE COCKPIT: A Qantas Airbus A330-200. A Nelson man was among passengers on a Qantas flight from the Philippines to Sydney who feared for their lives as pilots had to put out an electrical fire in the cockpit.
Source: Passenger questions Airbus safety after cockpit fire (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/passenger-questions-airbus-safety-after-cockpit-fire?fromrss=1)
Britain's Prince William wound up his Australian tour Monday with a visit to flood-hit parts of Victoria as the state government announced more money to help those worst affected.
Source: Prince William winds up trip to flood-hit Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/prince-william-winds-up-trip-to-flood-hit-australia?fromrss=1)
O'Farrell claims victory for Coalition Barry O'Farrell claims victory as the Coalition romps to victory in NSW.
Source: 'We'll govern for all' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/well-govern-for-all?fromrss=1)
If a giant tinglewood blocks your way, just stroll right through it. I'm not normally given to hugging towering eucalypts whose tapering trunks stretch unwaveringly into the sky, but this giant karri tree is special.
Source: King karri & the tinglewoods (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/king-karri-the-tinglewoods?fromrss=1)
A chronic doctor shortage in NSW has led to the rise of fly-in, fly-out locums from New Zealand and interstate who are increasingly covering shifts that cannot be filled with locals.
Source: Aussies cough up for Kiwi doctors (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/aussies-cough-up-for-kiwi-doctors?fromrss=1)
An Australian beach resort nightclub is under investigation for offering breast-enhancement surgery as a prize, authorities say.
Source: Aussie club's breast offer may be a bust (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/aussie-club-s-breast-offer-may-be-a-bust?fromrss=1)
Alison Mau has television's most attractive voice. Share Text Size 7 comments Fairfax RIGHT NOTE: Alison Mau has television's most attractive voice, says a new survey about Kiwi accents.
Source: Kiwi accent sounds best (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/kiwi-accent-sounds-best?fromrss=1)
Another 160,000 New Zealand homes will be able to see the Rugby World Cup in high definition without a pay-TV subscription.
Source: freeview (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/freeview?fromrss=1)
The Prince of Wales has joined hundreds of people at a Westminster Abbey memorial service for the victims of February's New Zealand earthquake.
Source: Prince remembers NZ quake victims (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/prince-remembers-nz-quake-victims?fromrss=1)
'I am truly innocent of any attempt to evade taxes, launder money, commit fraud or any of the other things I am being accused of.
Source: Tax convictions close chapter entrepreneur Jim Simon's career (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/tax-convictions-close-chapter-entrepreneur-jim-simons-career?fromrss=1)
Wealthy greenie New York property mogul Tony Malkin, who spoke in Auckland on Thursday, met Prime Minister John Key to talk about rebuilding an eco-friendly Christchurch.
Source: Christchurch earthquake: US mogul floats green ideals (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/christchurch-earthquake-us-mogul-floats-green-ideals?fromrss=1)
The scene a shooting after a man presented a firearm to Police following a pursuit from Napier to Fernhill in Hastings.
Source: Hawke's Bay Shooting: Several investigations underway (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/hawkes-bay-shooting-several-investigations-underway?fromrss=1)
Monday, 28 March 2011, 12:30pm Source: TV3 It is unclear whether an armed man shot dead by an officer in rural Hawke's Bay early this morning had fired his weapon.
Source: Police shoot gunman dead in Napier (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/police-shoot-gunman-dead-in-napier?fromrss=1)
An Army honor guard prepares to remove the casket containing the remains of 10 Army Air Corps airmen, lost in action while flying in a B-24D Libertor aircraft over Papua New Guinea during WWII, from a caisson during a group burial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, March 24, 2011.
Source: Green Bay WWII airman's remains buried at Arlington (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/03/green-bay-wwii-airmans-remains-buried-at-arlington-2?fromrss=1)