New Zealand

New Zealand Lawmakers Pass Same-Sex Marriage Law

Korva Coleman — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:41:00 +0000

By a vote of 77 to 44, lawmakers in New Zealand have passed a new law permitting same-sex marriage.

New Zealand Movie Goer Notices Lack Of Explosions

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:10:00 +0000

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning, I'm David Greene.

The action film "Jack Reacher" hit theaters in December, and it got some favorable reviews. But one New Zealand moviegoer didn't think it was action-packed enough. That's because the trailer featured an explosion that wasn't in the movie. Disappointed, the man complained to the Advertising Standards Authority. He said the explosion was one of the main reasons he went to see the flick in the first place. Paramount Pictures has now offered to refund the money for his ticket.

It's MORNING EDITION.

Kim Dotcom Loses Court Battle In Megaupload Extradition Case

Bill Chappell — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:51:00 +0000

Kim Dotcom, founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, says he will take his fight against extradition to the United States to New Zealand's highest court, after an appeals court ruled in the U.S. government's favor Friday.

At issue is the amount of evidence Dotcom's defense team is entitled to see at the extradition hearing. An appeals court overruled a lower court's decision that the U.S.

Man Killed By Shark Off New Zealand Beach

Scott Neuman — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:57:00 +0000

Authorities think it was a great white shark that was responsible for a fatal attack on a swimmer Wednesday off a beach near Auckland, New Zealand — the first such incident in at least four years.

Adam Strange, a 46-year-old filmmaker, was swimming about 650 feet off Muriwai Beach on Wednesday afternoon when witnesses on shore saw the attack by what authorities estimate was a 12- to 14-foot great white.

New Zealand news website Happy Feet was released, ostensibly destined for a return to his homeland.