Norfolk Island News

Kick back with boot scootin' action on Norfolk Is

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:39:57 GMT

Kick back with some boot scootin' action on Norfolk Island Get ready to join in on some foot kickin', hand clappin', heel and toe action with the Norfolk Island Line Dancing Festival 2008 in March. via Scoop

Funa heads south

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:33:56 GMT

A tropical cyclone passing between New Zealand and Norfolk Island tonight is expected to be downgraded. via Newstalk ZB

Rock around Norfolk Island

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:04:10 GMT

Pack your blue suede shoes for a week of rock 'n' roll and relaxation at Norfolk Island's annual 'Rock around the Rock' in February. via Scoop

Norfolk pine should stay inside awhile

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:22:27 GMT

Q: Because we were going to be out-of-town for part of the holidays this year, we bought a Norfolk Island pine to serve as a Christmas tree instead of putting up a big tree. via Tallahassee.com

New Tourism Chief For Norfolk Island

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:44:57 GMT

"Thanks to Steve's work and the solid air links with Australia and New Zealand, Norfolk Island is on track to achieve 50,000 annual arrivals by 2012"

Wednesday, 9 January 2008, 1:09 pm Press Release: Norfolk Island Tourism A tourism marketing expert with an impressive track record in the Australasian market is the new General Manager of Norfolk Island ... via Scoop

Incidents: OzJet safety report by end of January

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:40:19 GMT

"The investigations into the component failures will include extracting data from the black box flight recorders from both aircraft, interviewing aircraft crew and examining the aircraft components involved"

SAFETY investigators expect to report by the end of the month on two recent in-flight equipment failures aboard OzJet aircraft. via News.com.au

Norfolk: a bottler's tale

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:42:04 GMT

THE RUM DIARY: Norfolk Island's original inhabitants were desperate for any alcohol they could get their hands on. via Manawatu Evening Standard

Norfolk Air Announces charter flights to Hamilton

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:15:35 GMT

"We are delighted that Norfolk Air has chosen Hamilton International Airport, it's a confirmation that our airport facilities are world class. Norfolk Air will be the first new international airline in eleven years. We look forward to welcoming them."

Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:52 am Press Release: Norfolk Air Norfolk Air Announces charter flights to Hamilton New Zealand Norfolk Air has announced plans to run a series of Charter flights between the ... via Scoop

Help arrives for two stricken yachts

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:25:34 GMT

The Rescue Co-ordination Centre has organised help for two stricken yachts. The first distress call came just after one this morning. via Newstalk ZB

Busy morning for rescuers with two searches

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:24:22 GMT

Rescuers were kept busy this morning with two successful searches for stricken yachts -- one taking on water off the coast of Hokianga and another which activated a distress beacon southeast of Norfolk Island. via XtraMSN Real Estate

Interrogating the Invisible

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:43:35 GMT

Interrogating the Invisible by Ian Malcolm Clothier : In this project, the Leistavian Federal Bureau of Information is gathering statistics and information about how people identify with their culture. via Networked_performance

Growing Green: Kukui

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:12:16 GMT

Growing Green is an informative new series in The Dispatch, that is all about plants in Hawaii and how we can use and propagate them. We use plants for food, medicine, shade, and the like with bonsai piece of mind.

There are countless numbers of different plants from 'A'ali'i to Zamia, from as small as algae to as large as Norfolk Island pine, and as sweet as mango to as sour as lemon. Growing Green will showcase one plant per article.

I feel that it is right to start with the kumula'au (trees). To many ecosystems, trees, are the foundation in which the secondary plants, animals, and people benefit. Hawaii is a fantastic place to tree watch. With climates ranging from ocean to snowcapped peaks and from desert dry to rain forest the potential for diversity is high. Read more

Trivia: World's Shortest National Motto

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:19:10 GMT

The motto of Norfolk Island is "Inasmuch" Norfolk Island, a small inhabited island and Australian territory in the Pacific island, took its motto from Matthew 25:40 " Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the ... via Neatorama

Re: Plants for a Rock Climbing Wall

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:58:01 GMT

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The Weather Page

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:56:41 GMT

Hugh Silcox of Baltimore still has his 6-foot Norfolk Island palm outdoors and is watching for the first frost: 'What's the latest date on which Baltimore had its first frost?' Tough question. via Baltimore Sun

Aranui pulls victory from tragedy

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:15:13 GMT

"They were fine ambassadors for their school and community. Not only were they brilliant on stage, they conducted themselves with mana and dignity offstage as well"

ACTING UP: Steven Keen as Romeo and Sara Ninness as Juliet play dead for Aranui High School's Shakespearean production in front of fellow cast members Shannon Foster , gangsters Honetana Haereroa, left, and ... via The Press On-Line

No regrets for Colleen McCullough

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:58:02 GMT

"They haven't got it and they're never going to"

Colleen McCullough sits in her wheelchair outside a Pyrmont cafe in inner Sydney with her metal cigarette case and asks if it is all right to smoke. via The West Australian

Can plants do math? Botanical studies reveal remarkable symmetry

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:46:49 GMT

Math phobes are wrong! Mathematics is just a language, and language is only a habit of thought. via HeraldTribune.com

Australian Surfing Life #230 - El Gringo & Space Kadets

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:38:02 GMT

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