Kim Dotcom has divided opinion on whether he’s the first Robin Hood of the Internet era or the web’s biggest pirate. Mark Davis, from Australia’s SBS Dateline, travels to New Zealand to reveal the man behind the bravado. Dotcom not only recalls last year’s military-style raid on his mansion outside Auckland, but also shares his obsessive passion for video games, notably Call of Duty.
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Adventure tourism is big business in New Zealand. About 40 percent of all foreign travelers to the nation will try out an extreme sport during their stay. This report surveys the landscape and the many adventures — bungee jumping, mountain climbing, skiing, rafting, ballooning, base jumping and other strenuous, sometimes dangerous activities. H/T Journeyman Pictures
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Air New Zealand has partnered with WETA Workshop on a brand-new, Hobbit-inspired safety video for air passengers. The video features cameo appearances, including Sir Peter Jackson. H/T IMAO
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On tap tonight: Tui, New Zealand.
Three mugs stage a brazen break-in at a Tui brewery and have to elude the gorgeous guards.
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In New Zealand, the Army has embraced the Maori custom of “haka,” a powerful and public display of emotions on behalf of fallen comrades. Here, the soldiers of the 2/1 RNZIR Battalion perform their haka — a mix of chants and body thrusts — to greet the deceased as they enter the unit’s parade ground for the very last time. The ceremony was for Corporal Luke Tamatea, 31, Private Richard Harris, 21, and Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker, 26, medic, all killed in action by an IED in Afghanistan. Baker was the first New Zealand woman lost in the war. H/T small dead animals
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On tap tonight: Tui, New Zealand.
Two new girls go to work at a brewery that only employs gorgeous women.
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On tap tonight: DB Draught, New Zealand.
Lift a glass to the Heavens, and pray you deserve it.
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Trey Ratliff pays homage to his new home of Queenstown, New Zealand, by creating a time-lapse portrait of the place shot over a span of 30 days and 30 nights. Ratliff is a well-known blogger, author and photographer, originally from Austin, Texas, who specializes in shooting landscapes using the HDR method. The music is by Ratliff’s friend, Hans Zimmer. It’s called “Budget Meeting” and comes from the score for the movie King Arthur.
For maximum enjoyment, watch full-screen, HD. Also, you can find more of Ratliff’s work at his blog stuckincustoms.com H/T Ghost of a flea
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