Nikon D3 - World's first test underwater

By Ali Perkins So next time you have a truck load of cash, maybe you can look at upgrading. A Nikon D3 from a camera store in Auckland will set you back more than $8000! Reminds me of Simon92s Giant Crab post from February. ShareThis.

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Govt rejects Auckland airport bid

Canterbury Rams end losing streak in Auckland

Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand Canterbury have taken advantage of an undermanned Auckland to end their four-game losing streak in the National Basketball League. Point guard Jeremy Kench ...

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Auckland student plots floating wind turbines

Newstalk ZB - New Zealand An Auckland University doctorate student wants to develop wind turbines that float on the sea. Hazim Namik has been granted a Government scholarship to ...

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Auckland students cap off 24-hr action on student debt

Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand Auckland University students have successfully completed their 24-hour debt ghetto to commiserate student debt hitting $10 billion yesterday. ...

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Auckland Writers Festival

By paul reynolds(paul reynolds) The new site for the Auckland Writers Festival is up and running. They have details of this year's line up - including :Man Booker Prize winners Anne Enright (The Gathering) and JM Coetzee (Diary of a Bad Year), Italian terrorism and ...

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Job: Postdoc in Robotics, Auckland, New Zealand

By oliver There's an open Postdoctoral Fellowship in Robotics software, tools, systems and evaluation at the Robotics Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. ...

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Laptop Crop In Auckland New Zealand

By Lauren Next Thursday 17th April - from 6.30pm at Scrapbookers Delight Triton Drive Albany. Join Lauren and Sharon ( shazzt) for a fun casual evening Phone the store to book - 476 5200 Any questions feel free to holler here.

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Experience with University of Auckland or its graduates

By prairiesheep Does anybody have any experience with the planning program in University of Auckland, New Zealand, or its graduates? Just want to find out how highly regarded is their program. From a look at their faculty's research areas, ...

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The Auckland Unitarian Church is the Most Southern UUA Church

By Transient and Permanent

Robinson correctly guessed that Auckland Unitarian Church is the farthest south of any UUA-affiliated church. And it is indeed really, really far south when compared with the rest of the UUA's member congregations. ...

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Nova Paul discusses Pink and White Terraces

By photoforumnz

Paul will show and discuss her ten-minute film Pink and White Terraces at 1pm this Tuesday, the 8th of April at the Auckland University School of Architecture and Planning. Pink and White Terraces was was one of the highlights of ...

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Party Pill Madness

Silent running reports that Act on campus is still selling party-pills despite their becoming illegal from today. According to the Act on campus site

Despite the ban, ACT on Campus will today expand our operations by beginning sales of Party Pills via our new website. This move will make discounted Party Pills available to students nationwide and will be used throughout the year as a fundraiser to support ACT on Campus’ election campaign.

With Rodney Hyde's re-imaging I thought that Act had abandoned stunts ant returned to being a party of principle. It must be election year again.

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Far below the surface of the world's oceans, a tough place for foam cups

Article with photographs showing foam cups shrunk to thimble size by the enormous pressures 2 km below the ocean surface.

Not really Auckland related, but the article was by Ali Perkins of Auckland University and the photos looked good so I bent a rule.

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