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Dunedin railway station to celebrate centenary
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 9:21 am | Word Of Mouth Media
New Zealand’s most photographed building the Dunedin railway station will celebrate its centenary next month. The beautiful old stone Flemish Renaissance style railway station has been Station has been ranked among the world's '200 must-see places' ... More >>
Wanakafest record attempt for breast cancer
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 3:26 pm | Word Of Mouth Media
Wanakafest will boost breast cancer research funds this weekend when it attempts to break the world record for the longest chain of bras. Earlier indications suggest organisers may be well short of the current Guinness Book of Record set on April ... More >>
Canterbury graduate to exhibit Buckingham Palace
Monday, 11 September 2006, 9:06 am | Word Of Mouth Media
Former Canterbury University graduate Tim Drysdale is exhibiting at Buckingham Palace a technology that can see through clothes to find weapons and contraband. More >>
Kiw elected as world landscape architecture leader
Sunday, 27 August 2006, 1:28 pm | Word Of Mouth Media
New Zealander Diane Menzies has been elected as the world landscape architecture leader, it was announced today. More >>
Lana n Lisa’s Wanakafest bra auction reaps rewards
Friday, 25 August 2006, 10:43 am | Word Of Mouth Media
Lana Coc-Kroft’s bra sold for $50 and streaker Lisa Lewis’s bra went for $45 in the celebrity online bra auction today as a prelude to Wanakafest’s bid to break the world record for the longest chain of bras. More >>
Drug Free Sport NZ seeks immediate explanation
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 2:27 pm | Word Of Mouth Media
Drug Free Sport NZ today expressed deep concern at the decision of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to rehear the Mark Dickel case. More >>
Silvermoon set to make its mark on the North Is
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 11:18 am | Word Of Mouth Media
National jeweller Silvermoon tomorrow opens its 14th New Zealand outlet at Sylvia Park in Auckland, its biggest move into the North Island since it launched six years ago. More >>
NZ Life & Leisure Fastest Growing Lifestyle Mag
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 12:48 am | Word Of Mouth Media
NZ Life & Leisure has been confirmed today as New Zealand’s fastest-growing lifestyle magazine, according to the latest NZ Audit Bureau of Circulation figure. More >>
Kiwi's Staying home this summer
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 10:05 am | Word Of Mouth Media
More Kiwis expected to stay at home and head to beach baches this summer, according to leading NZ accommodation operator More >>
Wanakafest’s celebrity auction begins tomorrow
Monday, 14 August 2006, 10:45 am | Word Of Mouth Media
Bidding in the first celebrity bra auction begins online tomorrow as a prelude to Wanakafest’s bid to break the world record for the longest chain of bras. More >>
Improving NZ skiing’s international hopes
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 10:24 am | Word Of Mouth Media
New Zealand’s best ever performed skier Claudia Riegler arrives back in New Zealand this weekend to help coach keen skiers at the Formthotics national black on white ski camps this month. More >>
Industry unites to plan for future employment
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 9:28 am | Word Of Mouth Media
New Zealand's leading hospitality organisations have combined to launch a major strategy aimed at ensuring this country’s $17.2 billion tourism industry has the employees and skills it needs to grow and prosper. More >>
Sale of rare Victoria Cross breaks world record
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 8:10 am | Word Of Mouth Media
A Victoria Cross awarded to a New Zealand soldier for bravery in Gallipoli set a world auction record in Sydney last night. More >>
Independent calculator gauges best mortgage deals
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 10:46 am | Word Of Mouth Media
An independent mortgage calculator to beat rising interest rates is receiving significant interest as the Reserve Bank announces its official cash rate (OCR) tomorrow. More >>
Imaging, robotics, VR at rehab research conference
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 10:45 am | Word Of Mouth Media
Neuro-imaging, robotics and virtual reality are key issues for debate among up to 300 delegates at the national rehabilitation conference in Rotorua next February. More >>
McKenzie national ski scholarships
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 10:13 am | Word Of Mouth Media
A ten-year old Auckland girl who learned to ski in Auckland last year and a Ranfurly boy who skied in borrowed gear have earned national ski scholarship after the second series of Mapei races at Treble Cone. More >>
Mountain-top business gets supreme training award
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 9:09 am | Word Of Mouth Media
Iconic tourism and hospitality business Skyline Enterprises Ltd which operates a large-scale function venue and café in conjunction with its gondola and luge rides overlooking Rotorua and Queenstown has taken out three accolades - including the ... More >>
Wanakafest to attempt longest bra chain for cancer
Monday, 17 July 2006, 2:45 pm | Word Of Mouth Media
A nationwide campaign to raise funds for breast cancer research was launched today with a bid to set a record for the world’s longest bra chain. The Guinness Book of Records attempt for the longest bra chain will be measured during Wanakafest in ... More >>
Sale of Victoria Cross should break world record
Monday, 17 July 2006, 9:30 am | Word Of Mouth Media
A Victoria Cross awarded to a New Zealand soldier for bravery in Gallipoli is expected to reach a world record figure at auction in Sydney next week. More >>
Good news Afoot
Saturday, 15 July 2006, 1:47 pm | Word Of Mouth Media
Formthotics foam foot insoles are significantly more cost effective than hard plastic orthotics, a landmark Australian study has found. More >>