Topix: Latest and Most Recent News from Oceania [March ‘11 Diet]

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Prince William is beginning a tour of disaster-stricken areas of New Zealand and Australia.

Source: 17:07 William to start New Zealand tour

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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

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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

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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