NEW ZEALAND Summer News, Mar 19, 2012

Marmite Running Out In New Zealand: Where To Buy Now, Tips And Tricks International Business Times Now that production is halted, it's only a matter of time before supermarkets sell the last of their stock. It's estimated that in just a few weeks, jars will be near impossible to find. "Some sizes have already sold out in some places," said ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Ship owners reassured on Christchurch Stuff.co.nz She was part of a trade delegation organised by Tourism New Zealand and industry body Cruise New Zealand to strengthen ties with an industry important to the economy. By the time the current season finishes in April, 160000 passengers would have ... See all stories on this topic »

Kiwifruit harvest forecast close to normal Stuff.co.nz At the same time, a wet summer is expected to cut into the green harvest, which is predicted to be down 15 million trays to 70 million trays. Last year, the industry enjoyed a bumper harvest of 115 million trays as a result of perfect weather ... See all stories on this topic »

Six Nations 2012: New Zealand could be embarrassing, says Bowe The Sport Review By Sportsbeat 5:17pm UK, Monday 19 March, 2012 Ireland winger Tommy Bowe has warned his teammates that they must buck up their ideas if they want to avoid being made a joke of in New Zealand this summer. Declan Kidney's men ended up third in this ... See all stories on this topic »

Bowe: New Zealand could be embarrassing RBS 6 Nations By Sportsbeat Ireland winger Tommy Bowe has warned his teammates that they must buck up their ideas if they want to avoid being made a joke of in New Zealand this summer. Declan Kidney's men ended up third in this year's RBS 6 Nations after a crushing ... See all stories on this topic » RBS 6 Nations

Crosby, Stills & Nash Announce Extensive U.S. Summer Tour PR Newswire (press release) The CSN US Summer Tour comes on the heels of their Australia/New Zealand and South American tours. Highlights this summer include The Wang Theater in Boston, MA (6/18), Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ (6/26-27), Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at ... See all stories on this topic »

Cricket: Young makes the most of the weather Otago Daily Times The discarded international, who was dropped during the summer in favour of BJ Watling, appears to have drifted down the pecking order of the national set up with Kruger van Wyk preferred recently in Watling's absence. But Young reminded coach John ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt's Nassar wins Young Rider grand prix title Horsetalk By Horsetalk.co.nz on Mar 19, 2012 in Just Briefly Just one rider from 35 found a clear path around Michel Vaillancourt 's course for the final round of the Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series at the Wellington Equestrian Festival in Florida ... See all stories on this topic »

New recruit Luke Ronchi rewards Wellington Stuff.co.nz ... he joins Wellington fulltime next summer, because he pulls and hooks the ball miles, much to the enjoyment of his father, Gerry, who made the trip down to Napier to watch his Dannevirke-born, Perth-raised son bat in New Zealandfor the first time. See all stories on this topic »

Political round-up: March 19 New Zealand Herald It is by no means certain that Shearer can come out on top in that contest, although Paul Holmes says that Shearer's presentation has dramatically improved over the summer and that he and other panelists on Q+A were impressed with Shearer's fluency and ... See all stories on this topic »

Healthy eyes lead to happy kids' faces Voxy Kiwi kids are looking 'cool' and protecting their eyes as Visique dishes out free sunglasses this summer. Record numbers of Kiwi school kids are donning sunglasses to protect their eyes against harmful UV exposure as part of Visique's popular Back to ... See all stories on this topic »

Dive wins division at surf final SunLive “I pretty much waited for a wave the whole time cos I thought a set was going to come through, but nothing came and in the end it was that tiny back up wave that I got that was enough to push me into the lead.” Sean Kettle from Taranaki placed second ... See all stories on this topic » SunLive

Germany Cleans Up Its Politics New York Times New Zealand is ranked No.1, with a score of 9.5. Denmark and Finland are tied for second, with a score of 9.4. Germany scored 8. At the bottom are Afghanistan and Myanmar, both at 1.5, and North Korea and Somalia, at 1. Despite this reputation ... See all stories on this topic »

Gatland has even grander designs Irish Times ... time compares with 80 per cent in the 1970s, 46 per cent in the 1980s and 31 per cent in the 1990s – Wales have to measure themselves by results against the major Southern Hemisphere teams, starting with this summer's three-Test tour to Australia. See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

Visique dishes out free sunglasses this summer Scoop.co.nz (press release) Kiwi kids are looking 'cool' and protecting their eyes as Visique dishes out free sunglasses this summer. 19 March 2012 Kiwi kids are looking 'cool' and protecting their eyes as Visique dishes out free sunglasses this summer. See all stories on this topic »

Courtney Gettins delivers second NZ win Hawke's Bay Today Hawke's Bay's New Zealand under-16 softball pitcher Courtney Gettins won her second national title for the season at the weekend. The Iona College 15-year-old and her sister, White Sox catcher Melanie Gettins, played for Auckland Ramblers who won the ... See all stories on this topic »

A snowy Karadeniz voyage: old coal mines and family dinners (2) Today's Zaman The big dining room and deck with its beautiful view out through the trees to the sea looked sad and tired and the guestrooms are empty most of the time. It would make a great summer boarding house for tourists and backpackers. See all stories on this topic »

Six Nations 2012: After Wales grand slam party it is time to move on The Guardian (blog) To some it might have seemed like that period of aerial ping-pong two years ago and annoyingly the roots this time are similar – orders from the powers that be concerning how the tackle should be refereed. It seemed more and more obvious to me as the ... See all stories on this topic »

Marmageddon: Marmite Shortage Hits New Zealand Following Christchurch Earthquake Huffington Post UK "With toast, it's a little bit warmer so it spreads easier and it goes a little bit further," he told Radio New Zealand. Van Heerden also asked consumers to “ration it a little bit, maybe have it only once a day or every second day until such time as ... See all stories on this topic »

ISPs to become copyright cops this summer ExtremeTech A well-orchestrated online campaign killed that bill, but this comingsummer the private sector could be the next big threat to online freedom. According to the RIAA's chief lobbyist, this July is when the so-called “graduated response” anti-piracy ... See all stories on this topic » ExtremeTech

Berm hogs spill into side streets The Bay of Plenty Times Residents on Arundel St were furious to see the grass berm along their street turn into a dry, dusty mess in the summer and a muddy state in the winter. Homeowner Catherine Pattison said going out her driveway could be extremely dangerous as cars ... See all stories on this topic »

Oldest full time firefighter to carry Olympic flame Surrey News The UK's oldest full time Firefighter, Malcolm Styles, who will carry the Olympic torch in Felbridge this summer. He has been a firefighter for 34 years and is currently based at Surrey's fire HQ in Reigate. Mr Styles said: “Being selected was a ... See all stories on this topic »

Kidney calls for greater focus on home talent Irish Independent However, he does not believe this represents the end of an era and is convinced Ireland can recover in time for the daunting summer tour to New Zealand. "No it's not era-ending, this is a completely different side from the side that won the Grand Slam ... See all stories on this topic »

Bowe fears summer humiliation at the hands of the All-Blacks JOE The last time Ireland played New Zealand away from home resulted in a 38-point defeat on a night where Ireland conceded 66 points and Jamie Heaslip was given his marching orders for kneeing Richie McCaw. On that occasion, nearly two years ago, ... See all stories on this topic » JOE

Brownlie, Flynn join Test squad International News Network WILLINGTON: Daniel Flynn is likely to play for New Zealand for the first time in more than two years after being called up for the third Test against South Africa. The batsman Dean Brownlie has also been named in a 14-man squad for the match, ... See all stories on this topic » International News Network

Increase in insolvencies predicted Interest.co.nz KPMG was appointed the BBQ Factory's receiver last September after problems with the taxman, with IRD claiming NZ$641235 from the firm. See the first receiver's report here. Despite the recent rise, the total of 359 bankruptcies, liquidations and no ... See all stories on this topic »

Six Nations: Wales 16 - 9 France; Buoyant Welsh bidding to build on Grand Slam ... Scotsman Triple Grand Slam winner Gethin Jenkins has set his sights on extending Wales' upward curve Down Under this summer. The RBS Six Nations champions will tackle Tri Nations title holders Australia in a three-Test series that Wales coach Warren Gatland is ... See all stories on this topic »

Gethin Jenkins: Now let's show Wallabies what Wales can do Daily Post North Wales by Our Correspondent, DPW West TRIPLE Grand Slam winner Gethin Jenkins has set his sights on extending Wales' upward curve Down Under thissummer. The RBS 6 Nations champions will tackle Tri Nations title holders Australia in a three-Test series that ... See all stories on this topic »

Australia celebrates its Oscar winners Film Journal (blog) And in New Zealand, there were major reports on Bret McKenzie (one-half of Kiwi duo Flight of the Conchords) winning the Original Song award at the 84th Academy Awards. This year there was almost as much coverage across all media of a usually ignored ... See all stories on this topic » Film Journal (blog)

Kim Smith Places Second at New York Half Marathon Providence College Athletics NEW YORK, NY - Former Providence College distance standout Kim Smith '05 continues to tune-up for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with strong performances. Sunday, Smith placed second in the New York Half Marathon. Smith led the majority of the race ... See all stories on this topic »

Nui Bartlett an instant winner as coach Hawke's Bay Today There's a lot of talent in this team and I'm sure you will hear about them makingNew Zealand mixed or open teams in years to come." In their first game against Auckland yesterday Hawke's Bay lost 6-2. This put them into a sudden-death semifinal ... See all stories on this topic »

Todd Family dominate racing titles Hawke's Bay Today Craig Todd retained his national TQ title and cousin Duane his 2NZ number at Saturday night's Alexander Electric New Zealand championships staged at ZM Meeanee Speedway. Craig matched his uncle and Duane's father Steve's feat of two national titles. See all stories on this topic »

Warren Gatland looks forward to Wales challenging Australia next The Guardian ... the Six Nations in that time compares with 80% in the 1970s, 46% in the 1980s and 31% in the 1990s – Wales have to measure themselves by results against the major southern hemisphere teams, starting with this summer's three-Test tour to Australia. See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

David Kelly: Kidney needs to produce statement of intent Irish Independent AT times last Saturday, it looked as if the Celtic Tiger had returned with a vengeance, as thousands of green-clad supporters thronged Twickenham's imposing stadium. On closer examination, you realised most of them had left the old country for good; ... See all stories on this topic »

Well done Wales SkySports If Wales manage this they have the foundations to be the first British and Irish challengers to the Tri Nations over any length of time. The back row is an area of outstanding strength in depth and this unit can be in place for many years with Justin ... See all stories on this topic »

A snowy Karadeniz voyage: Old coal mines and family dinners (1) Today's Zaman In Turkish, the word for mother is “anne,” which is almost pronounced like “arney” for a New Zealand accent. Anne had the fires on in the house and dinner ready for us so it was a very warm welcome. Her home (where she brought up her family of four ... See all stories on this topic » Today's Zaman

We need to move to next level – Rees South Wales Argus Although Warren Gatland has delivered two stunning Grand Slam triumphs since taking over as coach in 2008, his track record against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa is not good. The only time Wales have triumphed against the big three under him ... See all stories on this topic »

Americans left in wake of early surges at NYC Half Universal Sports (blog) The women's race played out similarly as notorious frontrunner Kim Smith of New Zealand blasted off with Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado, the New York City Marathon champion, in tow. A pair of 13.1-mile duels played out over the streets of Manhattan with ... See all stories on this topic » Universal Sports (blog)

Comment: Special Welsh team can take the next step to greatness WalesOnline In other words, can Wales extend their dominance in the northern hemisphere to beating New Zealand, South Africa and the Wallabies? In fact, in 2005 when all three came to Cardiff for the autumn series, then coach Mike Ruddock was asked, ... See all stories on this topic »

Grand Slam hero Ian Evans says every Six Nations minute counts WalesOnline Here's a clue to our man's identity: he has made nine appearances in Six Nations matches and ended up on the winning side every single time. Step forward Ian Evans, the athletic lock who has been the unsung hero of the successful campaign, ... See all stories on this topic »

Two members of Fleet Foxes to bring side project Poor Moon to Salt Lake City Salt Lake Tribune (blog) But the reason they were really busy is because besides being in Poor Moon, the two are members of Seattle-based Fleet Foxes, which sold out Red Butte Garden last summer and is one of the most popular folk-rock bands in the world. See all stories on this topic »

Clarke clinches victory for Aussies Warrnambool Standard GRASSMERE'S Tim Clarke is the toast of the nation after securing victory for Australia in the final round of the Trans Tasman Equestrian series in New Zealand. Clarke and his mare Caltango clinched a series-levelling round win in Hastings after a ... See all stories on this topic »

Get Ready for 'Daylight Saving Time' | TopNews New Zealand Get Ready for 'Daylight Saving Time' It seems that one would have to no option but to set the clock one hour ahead this Saturday with the annual tradition of ... topnews.net.nz/content/221612-get-ready-daylight-saving-time

Haiti observes Daylight Saving Time in 2012 Haiti observes Daylight Saving Time in 2012, for the first time in several years.... on this and other time zone news as more information becomes available. ...Daylight Saving on March 25, 2012 · Australia and NZ's daylight saving ends April 1 ... www.timeanddate.com/news/time/haiti-dst-2012.html

Daylight-Saving Time Starts Sunday | MESSENGER Daylight-Saving Time Starts Sunday. News · Staff Reports. Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 ... Daylight-Saving Time (DST) takes effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 11. ... by New Zealand entomologist- or insect studier- George Vernon Hudson. messenger-news.com/story/daylight-saving-time-starts-sunday

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