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Natalia Kills and Willy Moon apologize for Bullying on X Factor

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Natalia Kills and her husband Willy Moon have tried to clear the air by apologising after they were accused of bullying. Kills and Moon were judges on the New Zealand version of X Factor and recently...

Six Deaths confirmed in Cyclone Pam which hit Vanuatu

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It was one of the most vicious and violent of storms to have hit the coast of Vanuatu. The first few people who have succumbed to the weather conditions and died as a result amount to half a dozen in...

Calling All Whistleblowers: Kim Dotcom Offers $5m Reward For Helpful Evidence

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It’s not usually the pirate that offers the bounty; but Megaupload founder and alleged pirate Kim Dotcom has said he’ll give $5 million to anyone leaking information that helps him successfully...

Bird DNA Linked Not to Emu But Elephant Bird

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Australia is out as far as any links to the New Zealand kiwi are concerned. The reason behind this is that the kiwi is not a relative of the emu but rather the extinct elephant bird. The...

Destroy King Joffrey!: #bringdowntheking

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Now that I have your attention… Sure, we would all like to kill King Joffrey, but there is only one of him and so many of us. SKY TV in New Zealand has the solution. They have erected a statue of the despicable little brat in a square in Auckland and they’re giving you the chance to help destroy it.

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Obviously this is all part of a promotion for Game of Thrones season four. All you have to do is send a tweet with the hashtag #bringdowntheking. As the statue gains attention in real life and online, a medieval winch will be attached to the statue, with a rope around Joffrey’s neck. With each use of the tag #bringdowntheking, the rope will pull tighter around Joffrey’s neck, eventually pulling him to the ground.

If you are interested in bringing this bratty tyrant down and like the idea of a public lynching, head to www.bringdowntheking.com to see live webcams of the action.

[via The Mary Sue]

Winging It: How Larry Ellison Harnessed Big Data To Win The America’s Cup

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On Aug. 29, 2012, a strange sight emerged on the choppy waters of Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand. A black-hulled, 72-foot catamaran topped by a 131-foot wing sail sped across the gulf, first...
    






Xbox One’s First Wave of TV & Entertainment Apps Includes Netflix, Crackle, HBO Go and Many More

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Just a day before, Sony unveiled the 11 digital entertainment apps that will be available with PS4 at launch. Now it's Microsoft's turn today. And it's a big list of first wave of apps that will be...

iTunes Radio is Coming to UK and Canada Before Pandora, Australia and NZ in Early 2014

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Apple plans to widen its domain. That is why its iTunes Radio is all set to conquer the foreign market outside the United States. The countries it plans to bring its services to on an immediate basis...

Google Play Books Hit Eight New Asian Countries and New Zealand

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Google has now launched its Play Books in New Zealand and other 8 countries across Asia. Google Play Books are now available in the Asian countries of Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines,...