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Banned Baby Names List Emerges in New Zealand

Banned Baby Names List Emerges in New Zealand

By Sean Patterson May 3, 2013 | 75 Comments

Naming a child is a difficult decision for expecting parents, but some don’t take it as seriously as others. Take, for instance, the New Zealand parents who lost custody of their daughter after naming her Talula Does the Hula From …

Mega Hits 1 Million Users In A Day Mega Hits 1 Million Users In A Day

On Sunday, Kim Dotcom’s Mega.co.nz finally launched after a year of preparation and rebuilding since the original Megaupload was shut down in early 2012. Dotcom held a massive media event in New Zealand to celebrate the launch, and provided more …

Facebook Rolls Out New Privacy Settings Globally Facebook Rolls Out New Privacy Settings Globally
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It’s official. You should be seeing Facebook’s new privacy controls popping up any time now. The company has just announced that they should be rolling out to users are the world, including the U.S. “Last week we told you about …

Facebook Debuts New Privacy Settings in New Zealand Facebook Debuts New Privacy Settings in New Zealand

New Zealand, that fertile testing ground for experimental and upcoming Facebook features, has just begun to receive the company’s recently announced privacy settings additions. Facebook announced the changes a couple of weeks ago, saying that they would make it easier …

Dotcom Given The OK To Sue New Zealand's Spy Agency Dotcom Given The OK To Sue New Zealand's Spy Agency
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If anything, you have to agree that Kim Dotcom is tenacious. He’s fought every challenge that has come his way since having his Web site and livelihood seized by feds in January. Now he’s just received clearance to launch a …

Obama And Keys Discuss Kim Dotcom Obama And Keys Discuss Kim Dotcom
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Kim Dotcom is currently fighting in New Zealand and US courts to have the charges against Megaupload and himself dropped. It’s not exactly getting much play in the mainstream news, but something new happens every week. It’s actually kind of …

Kim Dotcom Moves Mega Reboot To New Zealand Kim Dotcom Moves Mega Reboot To New Zealand
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Kim Dotcom has some lofty goals for Mega, the reboot of Megaupload. To accomplish these goals, he had to move to a domain that couldn’t be easily suspended by the US government. Turns out his first move to Me.ga, a …

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Tyson’s Visa Cancelled, New Zealand Doesn’t Want Him Tyson’s Visa Cancelled, New Zealand Doesn’t Want Him
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Mike Tyson’s 1992 rape conviction still haunts him, as it is grounds for New Zealand officials to deny him entrance into the country for a November event called “Day Of The Champions”. Tyson was initially granted the go-ahead by New …

Illegal Surveillance In Dotcom Case Revealed Illegal Surveillance In Dotcom Case Revealed

It’s been relatively quiet on the Megaupload front for the past few weeks. The last major event saw Kim Dotcom winning $4.83 million in his bid to have funds released to him. For now, he’s still fighting to have the …

Kim Dotcom Gets $4.83 Million Returned To Him Kim Dotcom Gets $4.83 Million Returned To Him
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It’s been a little over eight months since Kim Dotcom’s house was raided and all of his assets were seized. The Megaupload founder has been fighting for the return of his assets ever since. After numerous roadblocks and only a …

FBI Must Show Dotcom Evidence In Court FBI Must Show Dotcom Evidence In Court

It was only last month that a New Zealand court ruled that the FBI broke the law by moving its evidence against Kim Dotcom overseas. The court also ruled that the FBI must give all the evidence they have on …

Watch this Epic New Zealand Time-Lapse Video Watch this Epic New Zealand Time-Lapse Video

Many of my travel-savvy friends have told me that New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Having never been myself, I can only take their word on it. But the fact that the Lord of the …

Video Footage Shows Raid On Kim Dotcom's House Video Footage Shows Raid On Kim Dotcom's House

It’s been almost eight months since the U.S. government took down Megaupload and arrested Kim Dotcom on charges of copyright infringement. Since that time, Dotcom has been granted bail, produced two songs and won a series of major hearings against …

Glen Campbell Cancels Tour, Issues New Video Online Glen Campbell Cancels Tour, Issues New Video Online
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Glen Campbell, the singer/guitarist who has released 52 studio albums and 81 singles over the course of his career, has been forced to cancel his tour of Australia and New Zealand, according to reports. Citing health issues, Campbell will forgo …

Kim Dotcom Extradition Hearing Delayed Until 2013 Kim Dotcom Extradition Hearing Delayed Until 2013

The Megaupload case is going to do down in history, one way or another, as one of the defining moments of global copyright law and enforcement. The historic extradition case would have gone down next month in the New Zealand …

Judge Declares Megaupload Searches Illegal Judge Declares Megaupload Searches Illegal
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New Zealand’s High Court has declared that the warrants used to justify the January 19th raid on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom’s were illegat. The court also ruled that it was illegal for copies of Dotcom’s hard drive to be removed …

Underwater Expedition Produces Odd Sea Creatures Underwater Expedition Produces Odd Sea Creatures

Middle Earth is a great place, mostly because it is so beautiful. Well that beauty is actually real and takes place in New Zealand. A few weeks ago some scientists there decided to explore another part of their country that …