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New Zealand's first game degrees are here
Media Design School will fuel growth of the industry with the introduction of New Zealand’s first game development degrees. The School has been supplying the game industry with talent since 2004 when it launched the Graduate Diploma of Game Development.

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:45:03 -0700

'Creeping quakes' rumble New Zealand: researchers
Researchers have discovered New Zealand's earthquake-prone landscape is even more unstable than previously thought, recording deep tremors lasting up to 30 minutes on its biggest fault line.

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:34:33 -0700

India to host New Zealand, England this year
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India, traditionally poor tourists, will have an opportunity to improve their test rankings when they host New Zealand and current top-ranked test team England either side of the Twenty20 World Cup in September. New Zealand will play two tests in India in August before taking on the hosts in two Twenty20 internationals as part of their preparations for the World Cup. The ...

Wed, 23 May 2012 01:53:12 -0700

New Zealand to ban foreign-flagged fishing boats
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is to ban the use of foreign-flagged fishing boats in its waters to improve working conditions for crews and monitoring of catches, the government said on Tuesday. New Zealand has the fifth-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, extending from 12 to 200 nautical miles offshore, and the fishing industry relies heavily on foreign vessels. The zone produced ...

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:45:27 -0700

Cricket-India to host New Zealand, England this year
(Writes through with England series details)

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:09:00 -0700