NEW ZEALAND Summer News, Jan 02, 2012

Summer slips back to spring Voxy The North Island wasn't much better with Wellington, Hamilton and Auckland all between 15 and 19 degrees at the hottest time of the day. Normally in January highs in those main centres would range from 20 to 30 degrees. WeatherWatch.co.nz says the... See all stories on this topic »

Kiwis hit Coromandel beaches as weather clears New Zealand Herald Photo / NZ Herald The summer holidays returned to normal yesterday for beachgoers who endured appalling weather on the Coromandel Peninsula, as a week of driving rain and blustery wind finally cleared. The second sunny afternoon since Boxing Day ... See all stories on this topic »

Racer retains winning streak Otago Daily Times By Marjorie Cook on Tue, 3 Jan 2012 New Zealand barrel racing champion Angie Perkins, of Wanaka, was thrilled to win her event in front of a large and supportive home crowd at Wanaka Rodeo's new arena yesterday. Ms Perkins (30) is a shepherd at Lake ... See all stories on this topic » Otago Daily Times

Circus students put through hoops Otago Daily Times Mr Haering, formerly from Switzerland, studied physics and worked in the electronics industry before he "ran away to join the circus" and, eventually, came to New Zealand. He had completed his first year at Circo Arts and when the earthquakes hit was ... See all stories on this topic » Otago Daily Times

Looking back at a musical mixed bag Stuff.co.nz Her album Vows debuted in the Top 10 on both sides of the Tasman and the 21-year-old from Hamilton won the Critics Choice Prize at the NZMusic Awards and an Aria Award for Best Female Artist. Her collaboration with Gotye on Somebody That I Used to ... See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

A homecoming for young soprano Wanganui Chronicle Amelia was successful this year in her audition for the New Zealand Opera School at Collegiate College. The young soprano is from a well known Wanganui musical family who have also moved to Wellington. Her father, Martin Ryman, was director of music at... See all stories on this topic »

The rain a pain for CD Manawatu Standard Take captain Jamie How who is apart from his wife and daughter in Palmerston North where the Stags are not playing any games thissummer. "You get used to it," he said. "The partners come away when they can." And his 95-year-old grandmother died just ... See all stories on this topic » Manawatu Standard

Safety call as deaths on water increase Wanganui Chronicle Three people from the Wanganui and Rangitikei districts were among the 117 New Zealanders who drowned last year and Water Safety New Zealand wants to reduce those numbers. Chief executive Matt Claridge said two people drowned in the Rangitikei District ... See all stories on this topic »

New Year rocks at Rhythm and Vines' 'mini city' Gisborne Herald LIGHT rain turned New Zealand's premier summer event into a mud fest but the boggy conditions did not deter the nearly 30000 Rhythm and Vines crowd from partying into the New Year. Gumboots were the only sturdy footwear you could use to tread carefully... See all stories on this topic »

Lasagne secret behind busy teen's success Hawke's Bay Today One of the keys to her success is her combination with New Zealand under-16 team pitcher and long-time Dodgers clubmate Courtney Gettins who she has caught to since they made the Bay under-13 team together four years ago. "We're pretty close and have a ... See all stories on this topic »

Winter Chores in the Edible Garden Patch.com Fruit Trees: If you observed peach leaf curl disease last summer on your apricot, nectarine or peach trees, now is the time to spray with a fixed copper product. For best results apply it three times; Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day but ... See all stories on this topic »

Ijaz Butt, spot-fixing convictions put Pakistan cricket to shame in 2011 Pakistan Daily Times Pakistan started the year on a good note when they toured New Zealand. Pakistan, under captaincy of Misbahul Haq, won the two-Test series 1-0 and six-match ODI series 3-2 as one match was abandoned. Afridi led the side in the limited overs series. ... See all stories on this topic »

The not so sweet bird of youth The Australian In fact, it had gotten off on a definitely wrong foot before breakfast when Horne had popped her head into the narrow "study" which served as Elphinstone's bedroom for that month and the next of summer, and she, Horne, had shrieked at her, Happy August ... See all stories on this topic »

Confident Dhoni promises to apply the blowtorch to Clarke's attack Sydney Morning Herald After a summer chasing leather against England, Australia have enjoyed far more success with the ball in recent times. James Pattinson celebrates after bowling MS Dhoni at the MCG. Photo: Sebastian Costanzo Since the start of the series in South Africa ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

End of year report: Ireland Sports Mole By Tom Williams, Reporter As one of the Northern Hemisphere's best sides, Ireland had a lot of promise going into 2011, especially with the Rugby World Cup in New Zealandlingering on the horizon. With a formidable front row, a world class loose ... See all stories on this topic »

Petersen to open with Smith in final Sri Lanka Test AFP Jacques Rudolph, who opened in the first four Tests of the summer, against Australia and Sri Lanka, will move to number six to replace Ashwell Prince, who has been dropped. Smith said South Africa needed to bounce back after Sri Lanka won the second ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

12 must-see skywatching events in 2012 CBS News Beloved by summer campers and often discovered by city dwellers who might be spending time in the country under dark starry skies. [10 Perseid Meteor Shower Facts] Last summer a bright moon wrecked the shower by blotting out many of the fainter streaks ... See all stories on this topic »

Australia limits its whaling response Sydney Morning Herald In mid-December, Australia - along with the Netherlands, New Zealandand the US - issued its regular exhortation of concern that protest activities in the Southern Ocean could lead to a loss of life among protesters and whaling crews. ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

World rings in 2012, bids adieu to a tough 2011 Wall Street Journal AP NEW YORK — From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly welcomed a new year Sunday with confetti-filled celebrations, glittering fireworks displays and star-studded festivities. For one night, at least, revelers gathered and hoped for a better ... See all stories on this topic »

Wild weather was the rule in 2011 Coeur d'Alene Press Just 3 weeks later on March 11, one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a powerful 9.0 magnitude tremor, 8000 times stronger than the New Zealand quake, shook the ground for more than 5 minutes in northeastern Japan. ... See all stories on this topic »

Ambition, children and why Katherine Jenkins fell out of tune with her fiancé Daily Mail But the jibe was close to home Even so, her attempts to win over the country (she has just performed at Disneyland's Christmas Parade), plus a recent tour of Australia and New Zealand with Placido Domingo, means that she and Jones had to become used to ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Kings of the short form, knaves in Tests ESPNcricinfo.com (Until then they had played Bangladesh and Sri Lanka away and South Africa, Australia and New Zealand at home.) India had squared a series in South Africa for the first time in five series and 18 years. The new year was to be the ideal launching ... See all stories on this topic » ESPNcricinfo.com

Pitch perfect North Shore News A little of that magic came to the North Shore this summer as North Vancouver's Chris Zuehlke Memorial Park hosted the Canadian Little League Championships in August, providing a week's worth of great games and incredible performances. ... See all stories on this topic »

Lightning Bolt beckons NW Evening Mail England's cricketers will have their number one status challenged in Test series in Pakistan and Sri Lanka and in the summer at home against the West Indies and South Africa. All that and still we have not mentioned a Formula One season in which Lewis ... See all stories on this topic »

Radio New Zealand : News : World : Friday drops out as Samoa ... With the switch made, Samoa will be one hour ahead of New Zealand summer time. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says the move is common ... www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/94917/samoa-skips-a-day

  

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