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New Zealand Weather Left Hundreds Stuck in Mountain, Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Rocks Wellington (VIDEO)

About 300 hundred skiers were stuck in Mt. Hutt due to New Zealand’s erratic weather. Poor visibility and drifting snow were mentioned as the reasons why the ski resort had to close its operations. Wellington was rocked by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicentre 35 kilometres north east of Seddon near Christchurch with a depth of 16 kilometres. Wellington was rocked by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicentre 35 kilometres north east of Seddon near Christchurch with a depth of 16 ki...

New Zealand Ranks 18th Most Competitive Economy, Moves Past Australia at 21st Place

New Zealand has moved up five spots in the recent World Competitiveness rankings in 18th place, overtaking Australia that has dropped out of the Top 20 list. Australia has ranked 21st among the world’s most competitive economies. Oliver Hatwich, New Zealand executive director who helped compile data for the world competitiveness survey, said New Zealand's performance was in contrast with Australia.
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Largest Ponzi Scheme Fraud Hits New Zealand

It is being termed as the largest ponzi scheme scandal to hit New Zealand. The country’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO), on Thursday, prosecuted David Robert Gilmour Ross, a financial professional from Wellington, on four counts of false accounting and one count of theft by person in special relationship. He has been taken into custody and will be sentenced in Oct.

152 Girls Want to Marry a 68-Year-Old Indian, Unabashedly Reasons 'His U.S. Citizen Status'

Lures of the dollar and a non-resident spouse are the same for Indians. In spite of government efforts to caution people about the pitfalls of marrying an Non-Resident Indian (NRI) through a nationwide media campaign, any opportunity to find an NRI groom or bride is too hard, for any girl or boy in the country, to resist. Media reports said a 68-year old US-based Indian doctor, apparently, in response to his advertisement, received marriage proposals from around 152 Indian women of all age group...

Australians Have a Big Heart, Ranked World’s Most Generous Country

Here is one more feather to the Australian cap - The Charities Aid Foundation's 2012 World Giving Index has ranked Australia the world’s most generous country ahead of Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S. Meanwhile reports say, Australians gave $2.21 billion in the 2010-11 financial year which is an increase of 12.63% over the previous year.

Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Parody by Auckland Law Students Creates Controversy

A parody was released as a feminist response to Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” song featuring Auckland law students. The video is currently creating an online stir as the three female singers identified as Adelaide Dunn, Olivia Lubbock and Zoe Ellwood performed their version with vulgar lyrics to the popular tune while frolicking with men wearing only underpants.

Polish Woman Wants To Have Sex With 100,000 Men! (VIDEO)

Ania Lisewska has a wish. She wants to go for a world tour. While the plan seems to be common among many people in the world, the Polish lady has some other plans along with the tour. She wants to have sex with a hundred thousand men in 4 years.

Controversial Ad on Palestine Moving Into Israel; Jewish Head Expresses Disapproval

An ad campaign in Vancouver shows Palestine shrinking and then disappearing into the state of Israel. The controversial ad is here to stay, according to the authorities. Meanwhile, Mitchell Gropper - the Jewish head in the city - disapproves of the same. It has been questioned how much legally allowed it is to have such an ad campaign in Vancouver. He told The Province that the ad campaign on buses make them unsafe and unwelcome to be used.

Double Amputee U.S. Marine Jesse and His Wife Kelly; Pictures the World Loves [PHOTOS and VIDEO]

It's an image that found reverberations around the world with thousands of "likes" and hundreds of shares and comments. The picture of a wife carrying her soldier husband who lost both legs in a Taliban IED attack in Afghanistan has gone viral on the Internet and touched the hearts of thousands worldwide. Jesse Cottle joined the Marines in 2003 and left in 2009 after an IED blew up his legs. He met his wife Kelly during his recovery in San Diego.

Zurich Sex Drive-In Update: More Of A Flop Than A Hit?

The launch of the sex drive-in concept in Zurich, Switzerland, gained a lot of attention online, but surprisingly, it did not get as much customers as it is expected to have. Could it be that the ones who are against it overpowered the ones who support it?

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