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James Cameron says ‘Avatar’ sequel delayed until late 2017

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Director James Cameron said Wednesday that writing three “Avatar” sequels is such a complex job he’s delaying the first new film a year and it will now be released ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

AC/DC drummer lives at full speed among retirees

TAURANGA, New Zealand – AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was the toast of this quiet New Zealand coastal community when he celebrated the launch of his surprise solo album at his marina restaurant, P...

DATE: Nov 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Cost of making ‘Hobbit’ movies up to $745 million

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The movie trilogy “The Hobbit” has so far cost nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars to make as the epic continues to set new benchmarks for studio spending. ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Missing from New Zealand’s slopes? Snow

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Winter has rolled into its third month in New Zealand, and Nick Jarman says he’s going stir crazy as he stares out at the driving rain on the small ski area he mana...

DATE: Aug 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel

Island paradises may not be for everyone

Niuean culture threatened by exodus of natives

DATE: Jul 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Making Everest safer

Guides push for helicopter ferries, gear storage

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Search crews report hearing pings again

PERTH, Australia – An Australian official says equipment on a ship searching for the missing Malaysian jet has relocated an underwater signal that is consistent with a plane’s black boxes. ...

DATE: Apr 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Possible signals from lost jet’s black boxes heard

PERTH, Australia – Underwater sounds detected by a ship searching the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet are consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes, an ...

DATE: Apr 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sub hunting for source of ‘pings’ in plane search

If sonar finds debris field, then photography will be implemented

DATE: Apr 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ships racing to beat the clock

Jet’s black boxes may run out of battery power soon

DATE: Apr 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Some fish are deep – 4.3 miles below sea

‘When it came up, it was just amazing to see’

DATE: Mar 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

James Cameron talks of ‘Avatar’ sequels

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – James Cameron says his vision of his three “Avatar” sequels is to create a family epic in the mold of “The Godfather,” which will introduce viewers to new cultures ...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming