Gawker: new zealand

Kiwis Chuckle as 'Reporter' Faces Death

Hamilton Nolan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:45:38 EDT

Some news site in New Zealand of all places dangles a dude off a balcony by his ankles to promote how "If our team don't break stories first, there are consequences." Remind me to never face peril in New Zealand.

Way to just stand around chuckling and taking digital photos, pedestrians below. Even before you knew it was a stunt! Jeez Suge Knight could probably take over the entire nation of New Zealand in like four days. [via Adfreak]

The UN Finally Useful

Hamilton Nolan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:10:03 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser."Worldwide, (cocaine) prices range from $2 a gram in Panama to over $300 in New Zealand, according to the UN's World Drug Report." The UN further reports that Mexico got that sticky-icky and that candyflipping in Bulgaria is fun. [Economist]

Kiwi Sportos Take Off Shirts, Sell Sneakers

Richard Lawson — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Bored and feeling like watching some 'Rebel Sport Super' players from New Zealand switch shirts with each other, in slow motion? Well, here you go. No, I have no idea what 'Rebel Sport Super' is.

We Have Been All Wrong on Commenters

Pareene — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:04:10 EDT

Commenters, it has been noted, are the single greatest threat to freedom facing America today. They are mean and libelous and should be rounded up and deported to Narnia. From YouTube to the New York Times, commenters are useless noise machines and racist cowards, and their mothers would be ashamed of them if their mothers weren't also forwarding nonsensical conspiracy theories to blog editors with CCs going out to Tom Brokaw, Perez Hilton, and Iron Man. But it turns out that sometimes commenters are awesome! Like on this BBC story about a court in New Zealand that took custody of a 9-year-old girl so that it could change her name from "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii" to something New Zealanders consider more normal, like "Number 16 Bus Shelter." "You've been telling us about your unusual names," the BBC says. "Below are a selection of your comments." The first one is from someone claiming to be named "Russel Sprout" who says that his unusual name has helped him "make friends and improve my confidence," and they only get better from there.

No-one ever considered that the child might like the quirkiness of their name. Nothing has ever held back my development or progress in the world. I'm now working in the catering trade and everyone calls me Eggy. I don't see the problem!
Egnorwiddle Waldstrom , London, UK

I hated my parents for what they named me up until I was a teenager, but then I just became comfortable with it. I suppose it was just bad for me as my sister was called Judy.
Ftango Molasses, London England

My friends call me Manny!
Mangled Brown Fence-Post, London

We're sure they do, Mangled Brown Fence-Post. We're sure they do.

You Fools, You'll Kill Us All!

Pareene — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:31:56 EDT

This can't possibly end well. [HuffPo]

Celebrity Skydiver Kate Bosworth Blushes At David Letterman's Double Entendre

Anna — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Paparazzi target, fashion-designer darling — and, oh, yes, actress — Kate Bosworth sashayed onto the stage of the Late Show With David Letterman last night to plug her MIT-students-con-casinos film 21 and talk movies, Vegas, and her recent trip to New Zealand, where she and her beau, James Rousseau, went skydiving. Bosworth brought along some footage of her jump — her first — and blushed while fielding questions about her jump partner, who Dave seemed particularly (albeit innocently) interested in. Clip above.

YouTube brings Bret and Jemaine home

Nicholas Carlson — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:03:11 EDT

YouTube has launched a version of its site in New Zealand, effectively returning Flight of the Conchords rock stars Bret and Jemaine to their native habitat. When YouTube launched in Taiwan, neighboring world power China apparently responded by redirecting Web traffic away from American-owned search engines. But upon hearing that its antipodean neighbor got its own version of YouTube, Australia's government reacted by asking, "New Zeala-who?"