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This is where anyone from New Zealand (NZ), anyone who wants to know more about NZ, or people who want to chat with NZers can chat and hang out 3nodding


AOTEAROA

Land of the Long White Cloud

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Canterbury airspace.

THE FACTS


- NZ is located in the South Pacific Ocean and is typically described as being part of Oceania

- NZ is one of the closest countries to Antarctica (that's the frozen end in the Southern hemisphere of the planet).

- NZ has OPPOSITE seasons to countries in the Northern hemisphere of the planet.

- Citizens of NZ are commonly referred to as Kiwi's.

- Australia (Aussie) is the closest country to NZ.

- NZ is the closest country to the International Date Line, so sees the New Year before the rest of the world!

- Marmite, Pineapple Lumps and Pavlova were invented by New Zealanders.

- Greenstone/Pounamu is a precious New Zealand stone, distinct from other forms of Jade.

- New Zealand has many rare native animals such as Tuatara, Kiwi, Kakapo, Pukeko and Tui.

- Fish'n'chips are a delicacy in New Zealand, and is typically pronounced by Northen Kiwi's as 'fush-un-chups'.

- The Northern New Zealand accent is quite distinct from the Southern New Zealand accent. Kiwi's from the deep South typically roll their R's. The Northern accent can me typified by pronounciation such as 'nyuu zilund' and the Southern accent can be typified by pronounciation such as 'perrpill cerrkill'.

- The current government is controlled by the National Party led by Prime Minister John Key.
THE PEOPLE


Maori


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Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand.


Pakeha/New Zealand European


Pakeha/NZ European are the people resulting from European colonisation of New Zealand


A Multi-Cultural Society


Over time people from all over the world have immigrated to New Zealand resulting in a great cultural and racial diversity. New Zealand has high populations of people originating from the Pacific Islands and Asia.
THE PLACES



Auckland

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Taupo

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Wellington

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Kaikoura


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Christchurch



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Dunedin



Queenstown & the Wakatipu Area

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Invercargill


Submit your photography of New Zealand places to --FRuSTRaTeD eXPReSSioN-- in a PM titled 'NZ Gaian Hangout - NZ Places Photography' and you will be credited beneath each published submission.
WORLD FAMOUS IN NZ
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Anna Paquin


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First well known as Rogue in X-Men:

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Now better known as Sookie in True Blood:

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Lord Of The Rings


Whale Rider


Flight Of The Concords


Rhys Darby


Being 'undefeated' in the Fifa Football World Cup


Rugby enthusiasm and winning the New Zealand hosted Rugby World Cup


Kiwi bird


Have a contribution that you think is worthy of the list? Send a note to --FRuSTRaTeD eXPReSSioN--
BIG NEWS UPDATES


The Canterbury Earthquake Episode II - February


At 12.51pm on February 22nd 2011, Christchurch was shaken once again. The size this time was 6.3, but the damage was far greater. The current death toll as of March 5th 2011 is 165, but is expected to rise to over 200. The CBD is effectively destroyed and out of bounds. Meanwhile, there are ongoing speculations about yet another large earthquake still to come. This is being treated as one of the single worst disasters in New Zealand history.

Please donate $5 to Christchurch and get a red or black wristband smile

Moments After The Quake...

Aerial Footage of the Damage

Rise Up Christchurch


Pike River Miners Presumed Dead


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After being trapped by an explosion, and left unable to be rescued due to dangerous gases, a second explosion in the mine has lead authorities to presume the miners at Pike River dead. This afternoon (26/11/2010) has seen a third explosion.

This event is a tragic loss. The only thing worse than the loss of those men is the suffering of those who loved them, and all sympathies are with them.


The Canterbury Earthquake - September


An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck near Christchurch at about 4.30am on Saturday the 4th of September causing serious damage to buildings and houses. Since then, hundreds of aftershocks have rattled the region.

Only two major injuries were suffered and one person died of a heart attack. Many peoples' pets have fled. One lemur at the zoo has drowned while trying to flee its enclosure. Many homes and businesses are now condemned and the costs of recovering Christchurch are in billions of dollars.

Map of Chch aftershocks

Stopmotion of Chch earthquake and aftershocks

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All earthquake photos sourced randomly from Photobucket... Heh...
THREAD EVENTS


SECRET SANTA GIFT EVENT:


You have until the 22nd of December 2010 to sign up for the New Zealand Gaian Secret Santa gift event. After that day all who volunteer will be assigned a person to give a Christmas gift to (names will be drawn randomly) anonymously.

You have until midnight on the evening on the 26th of December to send your gift.

If you sign up for the Secret Santa event and you do not receive a gift after this time, please notify me via a PM and I will confront the individual who was assigned to be your Secret Santa.

You should aim for your gift to be worth at least 5k gold on the marketplace. If you receive a gift that is significantly lower in value than this, please notify me so I can confront your Secret Santa.

HAVE FUN!




ART COMPETITION:



It is my pleasure to present to you the NEW Official New Zealand Gaian Hangout thread's first competition event.

Your challenge is to produce and submit a piece of art in the media of photography, dry media (includes pens, pencils, pastels etc.) or wet media (acrylics, water colours, oils, etc.).

The restrictions are:

1. Your entry must be inspired in some way by the word:

BOX


2. You must submit your piece of art by Monday the 6th of December (06/12/10)


Your interpretation of the word box is, of course, subjective. If you think that your interpretation is abstract feel free to include an explanation. You may want to use the text, or you may want to experiment with cardboard boxes, or you may choose to do a Christmas present box theme.

However there will not be allowances for the deadline without an advanced application for extension. Timeliness of submission means that you won't be working on it during Christmas, and I won't be judging during Christmas.

Upload your art and PM me a copy to submit your entry.

All submissions will be displayed on the front page on the thread.

There will be winners announced for each of the three categories of media (photo, dry and wet media). You may submit one entry into each category if you so wish.

Good luck!


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AFFILIATES


If you would like to be affiliated with The Official New Zealand Gaian Hangout, please submit your link and your banner and 500 Gold to --FRuSTRaTeD eXPReSSioN--

http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds-home/global-republic-of-gamers/g.360107/

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YOUR THREAD OWNER


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Your thread owner is an artist, a model and a student currently living in Christchurch.

She is busy a lot of the time, and doesn't always post in the thread as often as she should. But she has been using Gaia for many years, and probably won't stop for many years. Send her a message if you have any concerns or questions about the thread.

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