Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. In 2008 the NZ dairy corporate Fonterra had a Chinese subsidary (Sanlu) in which they had a minority interest (less than 49%) that produced baby formula. The subsidary had supply from local farmers who would get increased payouts with milk with more protein in it. These local suppliers found that melamine was a good way of 'supplementing' the protein count; this was not detected as no Dairy company (at the time) tested for melamine as it is usually used in making benchtops etc (amongst other things I think) and normally does not come anywhere near the dairy supply chain. So, no, the 'evil corporate' did not intentially poison its consumers, the dodgy suppliers did. I am no shill for Fonterra, in NZ we have serious issues with freshwater deregradation due to intesifying dairying which Fonterra is accused of reacting slowly to.

Rugby Union sets it as 100m * 70m http://www.nzrugby.co.nz/the_g...

Mate, this matters to New Zealanders! For 20 years our national symbol has been linked as a descendant of the Australian ratites, coupled with our national inferiority complex (see below) the psychological impact has been devastating. Now we are free to clomp around with the flightless chicken-sized kiwi free from any Australian associations.

Not so fast, privatised prisons are also run in New Zealand. http://www.corrections.govt.nz/utility-navigation/locations/prisons/northern/mt_eden_corrections_facility/about_contract_management_of_mecf.html

Look on the bright side you have approx. 500K+ resident Kiwi's to blame when it all hits the fan.

The servers are located in Germany otherwise no-one would ever be able to access anything. NZ is at the end of 2 shitty cables.

Dotcom wanted to buy the house but was rejected as 'an unfit person' as he had previous convictions and had not been domiciled here long enough. Now having lived in NZ for over a year as a Resident he can purchase it.

Tax Avoidance = Rich people. i.e Sending money to the Cayman Islands and having it come back as Capital gains. Tax Evasion = Poor people. i.e. Taking cash jobs and not declaring the income. Avoidance is the LEGAL minimisation of taxation due, evasion is the ILLEGAL minimisation.

He DID have a safe room and went and hid. The Police enticed him out later with candy bars and threats.

One of the reasons that we Kiwi's get cheaper goods is due to allowing parallel importing. This keeps the distributors honest although Big Pharma (amongst others) call us dirty names. This will all go when we sign up to the filthy TPP however.

Hey, if exploring the solar system a la Gattaca can be done in Armani suits then going into orbit could at least involve a shave and haircut. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca

This may be poor for consumers but it is good for people.

Germany were no closer to the A Bomb in 1945 than they were in 1940. OKH never took the research seriously and supplies were in short supply, after the Poms blew up the Heavy Water complex in Norway nothing much accrued.

If the PM cuts Banks free then he will either have to rely on the Maori Party for support of legislation, that would be make for a difficult 2 years with the water-rights issue etc boiling away. It would give Pita Sharples a chance to prove he is not senile though.