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  1. Post a CommentRead the original story

    Thursday | LivingstonDaily

    ... long before it even gets a chance to grow. Q: I see these little evergreens in the store at Christmas called Norfolk Island pines. If I buy this little potted plant to use as decoration, can I plant it in the spring outside? Isn't Norfolk in ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania

  2. European and Polynesian admixture in the Norfolk Island population.

    Thursday | HubMed

    The Norfolk Island population in the South Pacific is primarily the product of recent admixture between a small number of British male and Polynesian female founders.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News

  3. Gretchen Voyle: Correct planting is a must for treesRead the original story

    Thursday | Press & Argus

    ... it even gets a chance to grow. Q: I see these little evergreens in the store at Christmas called Norfolk Island pines. If I buy this little potted plant to use as decoration, can I plant it in the spring outside? Isn't Norfolk in ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania

  4. European and Polynesian admixture in the Norfolk Island populationRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Nature Publishing Group

    ... July 2009; Revised 20 October 2009; Accepted 5 November 2009; Published online 9 December 2009. Abstract The Norfolk Island population in the South Pacific is primarily the product of recent admixture between a small number of British male and ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Australia, Queensland, Australia, Wellington, New Zealand, New Zealand, Brisbane, Australia

  5. Flowers with staying power

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Star Tribune

    ... In addition to being long-lasting, they're all lovely and won't put too large a dent in your pocketbook. Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is a natural choice for the holidays because it looks like a dainty Christmas tree. And it's easy ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Home Gardening, Home

  6. Are holiday plants toxic to your petRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 26 | Examiner.com

    ... cat or dog. There are a variety of pine trees that can cause toxicity, including the Australian, Norfolk, and Norfolk Island Pine. Unlike the other plants in this list, the toxic mechanism is unknown. Ingestion of pine needles can cause ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, California

  7. The ghost of Christmas trees past pays a visitRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Silver City Sun-News

    ... trees Price: From $10 at several local nurseries to $300 and up Pros: Many choices (pi-on, rosemary, cedar, Norfolk Island pine, Italian Stone, Aleppo pine, Mondel pine, Eldarica, Leylandi cypress) available locally at nurseries, home improvement ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Alamogordo, NM, Home Gardening, Home

  8. Beauty not just skin deep in South Pacific jewelRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 24 | The Sydney Morning Herald

    The Captain Cook monument on Norfolk Island. The bounty and beauty of Norfolk Island are hard to describe without going biblical.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, Life, Vegetables, Travel

  9. News from Samoa

    Monday Nov 23 | Samoa News

    ... December 18 on the charge of actual bodily harm which carries a jail term. MIRACLE RESCUE AFTER PLANE CRASH A Norfolk Island fishing boat operator says it was a miracle he managed to rescue six people after their plane made an emergency landing in ...

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    Related Topix: Oceania, Boat Disaster, World News

  10. Beauty not just skin deep in South Pacific jewel

    Monday Nov 23 | The Age

    The Captain Cook monument on Norfolk Island. The bounty and beauty of Norfolk Island are hard to describe without going biblical.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, Life, Vegetables, Travel

  11. Another Jet Ditching: Westwind in Oceana

    Thursday Nov 19 | AVweb

    From the file comes yesterday's report of a Westwind ditching near Norfolk Island, in the western Pacific.

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  12. No Injuries in Westwind Ditching

    Thursday Nov 19 | AVweb

    The crew, a medical team, the patient and the patient's spouse aboard a medical evacuation flight from Samoa to Australia were uninjured after the Pel-Air Westwind jet ditched in the open ocean in weather that prompted the pilot to ditch rather than trying for the airport at Norfolk Island.

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  13. Hot deals: Enjoy jazz amid Norfolk's pines

    Nov 10, 2009 | The New Zealand Herald

    Norfolk Island's annual jazz festival is on from December 7-11 among the Norfolk pines and historic ruins.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Travel, Japan Travel

  14. Little warning before a tsunami strikesRead the original story

    Oct 1, 2009 | Manawatu Evening Standard

    ... Raoul and Chatham stations, they would be sited on Norfolk, Macquarie and Antipodes islands. The stations at Norfolk Island and Macquarie Island will be installed by Australia. GNS Science had partnered with Land Information New Zealand and the ...

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    Related Topix: Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Oceania, New Zealand

  15. Games Council sets up review group

    Sep 29, 2009 | Fiji Times

    ... Monday (Fiji Time). The other issue was the bid for the 2015 Pacific Games which was won by Papua New Guinea. Norfolk Island proposed a change in the PGC charter relating to the eligibility rules. PGC president Vidhya Lakhan said the issue needs to ...

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    Related Topix: Papua New Guinea, Oceania, World News

  16. Have a green Christmas with a Norfolk pineRead the original story

    Dec 9, 2007 | Edmonton Journal

    ... room or setting. The Norfolk pine is not hardy enough to be grown outdoors in our climate. It is native to Norfolk Island, which is an island located in the south Pacific near Australia and New Zealand. In its native location it can grow 50 to 65 ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Home Gardening, Home, Oceania, World News

  17. Have a green Christmas with a Norfolk pineRead the original story

    Dec 9, 2007 | Canada.com

    ... room or setting. The Norfolk pine is not hardy enough to be grown outdoors in our climate. It is native to Norfolk Island, which is an island located in the south Pacific near Australia and New Zealand. In its native location it can grow 50 to 65 ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Home Gardening, Home, Oceania, World News

  18. Tahiti, 1802: Hogs for Firearms

    Sep 11, 2009 | Far Outliers

    ... from Port Jackson to King Island in the Bass Strait to land a gang of sealers. From these the ship went to Norfolk Island for victuals that were unobtainable at Port Jackson. The seafarers arrived at Matavai Bay, Tahiti, on 23 December 1802. At this ...

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    Related Topix: Australia, New South Wales, Australia, World News, Oceania

  19. Norfolk pines on Cliff Rd get the chopRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | Illawarra Mercury

    Two mature Norfolk Island pine trees on Cliff Rd that have stood for decades were reduced to tree stumps and woodchips in just a few hours yesterday morning.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News

  20. Norfolk pines on Cliff Rd get the chop

    Sep 2, 2009 | Illawarra Mercury

    Two mature Norfolk Island pine trees on Cliff Rd that have stood for decades were reduced to tree stumps and woodchips in just a few hours yesterday morning.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News