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Where the ocean remains pristine
London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago
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The Pitcairn Islands might only have 55 human inhabitants, but the waters surrounding them are teeming with marine life. A new study by the Pew Environment Group in partnership with the National Geographic Society has revealed the glorious extent of
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Sen. Akaka drops gavel on final committee hearing
Kansas City :: MO :: USA | 6 months ago
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The goodbyes are beginning for Sen. Daniel Akaka (uh-KAH'-kuh), who will retire when the lame-duck session ends after 36 years in the U.S. Senate.Akaka was the first Native Hawaiian in the Senate and first Native person to chair the Senate
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Chch rebuild may boost manufacturing (NZ Newswire)
Canterbury :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago
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Chch rebuild may boost manufacturing Paul McBeth, NZ Newswire November 28, 2012, 1:38 pm The $30 billion rebuild of New Zealand's second-biggest city should help revive a lagging domestic manufacturing sector, which is typically linked to the
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India, NZ to strengthen farming ties
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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New Zealand Minister for Primary Industries, David Carter, will lead a business delegation in India this week as the relationship between the two countries continues to strengthen. Carter will also meet with senior figures from the Indian government
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Reef Group Limited in receivership
California City :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
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PWC receiver Colin McCloy announced the Auckland-based company's receivership today, saying he had been appointed to Reef Group and its "associated entities". Reef Group's website says the company has interests across the South Pacific including
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Kings of the seas
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 6 months ago
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William Bligh was among the first to document the speed of the drua when he and his crew of 18 were cast adrift by mutineers of the HMS Bounty in 1789. While drifting past the northwest of Viti Levu on the longboat he and his 18 loyal sailors were
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NZ Youth Present Stance on International Climate Policy
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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It is essential to have an independent observer to critique our Government's actions in these negotiations. said Ms. Griffin. "Civil society, especially youth, will be disproportionately affected by the effects of climate change, and we must not be
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Call for sport funds for indigenous girls
New Delhi :: India | 6 months ago
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THE federal government has supported a sporting program for disadvantaged women abroad but refuses to fund a local version for indigenous girls. Netball Australia's chief executive Kate Palmer says a funding proposal four years ago for a program
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Opposition blames government for exodus (NZ Newswire)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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Opposition blames government for exodus NZ Newswire November 22, 2012, 1:43 pm More than 10,000 manufacturing workers and over 13,000 builders left New Zealand during the last three years, new figures show. The Greens say most of them went to
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New Boost for Economic Recovery in Tonga
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 6 months ago
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Today the World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$1.8 million grant for Tonga, to help strengthen the economy and improve critical service delivery for its population of 104,000 people. Over the last four years, Tonga has suffered shocks that
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