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Entertainment

Hitchcock’s First Film Discovered In New Zealand

The first film Alfred Hitchcock ever worked on, back in 1923, has been unearthed amongst a “collection of unidentified American nitrate prints” in New Zealand, and will be re-premiered at LA’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater on September 22. [LATimes via NYMag]

July 6, 2011
News

US Air Force Flies From To Antarctica To Rescue Sick Worker

If you’re wondering about the cost of this medical evacuation, think high. And then probably think a bit higher. Flying 7400km from Washington State to Antarctica, the C-17 cargo plane dodged ash-clouds and strapped on night-vision goggles to pick up the poorly contractor and drop him off at a hospital in New Zealand.

June 9, 2011
Geek Out

Students Prank School (And Google Earth) With Giant Grass Penises

My senior prank now suddenly feels extremely lacklustre. A bunch of New Zealand tricksters killed grass in the form of giant penises all around their school’s property – and now the internet has made it forever.

May 25, 2011
News

Trucker’s Arse Blown Up Like Balloon In Air Hose Accident

It’s a hard life, being a trucker – weeks without seeing your family; roadside diners; roadside naps; accidents that end up with your bum being pierced by the nose of a compressed air hose, and your body pumped with air…

May 18, 2011
Mobile

Vodafone NZ Stolen Xperia Play Saga A Hoax

Gizmodo AU

Let this be a lesson to all of you – you can’t believe everything you read on the internet. Vodafone NZ has tried to drum up excitement for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play by claiming on Twitter that the entire shipment of phones was stolen. Turns out it was nothing more than a poorly thought out marketing stunt.

April 27, 2011
Geek Out

I Promise You Can’t Knock Down This House Of Cards

A house of cards, long-time metaphor for tenuousness and pastime of prison inmates, usually doesn’t last long. But that’s because it’s not made out of giant aluminium cards, like New Zealand designer Fletcher Vaughan’s giganto-version.

April 26, 2011
News

Supermarket Accidentally Opens When No Employees Working

What would you do if you walked into a supermarket with no employees inside? Dump everything into five trolleys and run? Steal all the alcohol you can? Grab store displays? Get a lifetime supply of cereal? Fruit? Or would you pay?

March 15, 2011
Software

Earthquake Relief, 99 Cents At A Time

It was like a freight train hit the building. Wil McLellan was in the boardroom of New Zealand game developers Stickmen Studios when he felt the room start to vibrate. Then it whipped to the side.

March 1, 2011
Software

NZ Developers Pitch In For Christchurch Earthquake Relief Efforts

Gizmodo AU

If you still want to do your bit and donate to the Christchurch Quake appeal, spare a thought for a group of NZ app developers, who have created a website called appappeal. The website aims to donate 100 per cent of all profits from apps towards the Christchurch Earthquake appeal.

February 23, 2011
Online

Google Person Finder Website Locates Those Affected By New Zealand Earthquake

Google’s never been known for its design, but in this website’s case, I don’t think it’s an issue. They set up the site within hours of New Zealand’s 6.3-measuring earthquake, to help family and friends locate one another.

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