http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theglobalherald.com/environmental-investigators-screen-undercover-series-in-australia-and-new-zealand/26678/ http://theglobalherald.com/environmental-investigators-screen-undercover-series-in-australia-and-new-zealand/26678/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:15:25 +0000 Entertainment Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26678 A group of environmental investigators from London will be hitting the small screens of Australia and New Zealand in January 2012 as a mini-series of undercover films shot by the group are aired on Nat Geo Wild – a channel of the National Geographic. The EIA helped to make three documentary films for the channel [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/environmental-investigators-screen-undercover-series-in-australia-and-new-zealand/26678/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/five-powers-complete-military-exercise-in-south-china-sea/25735/ http://theglobalherald.com/five-powers-complete-military-exercise-in-south-china-sea/25735/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:31:32 +0000 Business Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25735 Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom have just completed a military exercise in the South China Sea named BERSAMA LIMA 2011. The Five Power Defence Arrangements Exercise tested a number of processes and a range of hardware in the Malaysian Peninsula and South China Sea including the AUD $3.9 billion Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/five-powers-complete-military-exercise-in-south-china-sea/25735/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-8-%e2%80%93-7-france/25650/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-8-%e2%80%93-7-france/25650/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:40:42 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25650 New Zealand’s All Blacks scraped to victory over Les Bleus of France by the narrowest of margins in a tight, intense Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park in Auckland. New Zealand had the chance to take the lead in the 6th minute but Piri Weepu looked nervous from the start and his attempt was [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-8-%e2%80%93-7-france/25650/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-20-%e2%80%93-6-australia/25567/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-20-%e2%80%93-6-australia/25567/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:38:59 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25567 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-20-%e2%80%93-6-australia/25567/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-semi-final-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-australia/25465/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-semi-final-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-australia/25465/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:54:58 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25465 The home nation and their big brother rivals; the internationally ranked number 1 and 2 teams; two of current world rugby’s greatest entertainers. However, when you look at the second semi-final of the Rugby World Cup, it should be an enthralling match. New Zealand are the hosts, the world’s first-ranked team, and haven’t lost to [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-semi-final-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-australia/25465/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-33-%e2%80%93-10-argentina/25388/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-33-%e2%80%93-10-argentina/25388/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:55:08 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25388 New Zealand’s All Blacks ground down the Pumas of Argentina in a fiercely contested Rugby World Cup quarter-final. The Pumas had never played the All Blacks at Eden Park before and they showed just how up for the challenge they were in a match where neither side would take the first backwards step. The contest [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-33-%e2%80%93-10-argentina/25388/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-new-zealand-37-%e2%80%93-17-france/25178/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-new-zealand-37-%e2%80%93-17-france/25178/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:54:30 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25178 The 4 million people of New Zealand slept easier last night, knowing that the first hurdle of their Rugby World Cup had been cleared in some style. The All Blacks had some luck at the start of the match as they withstood strong pressure from Les Bleus. In the first five minutes Morgan Parra, the [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-report-new-zealand-37-%e2%80%93-17-france/25178/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-france/25061/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-france/25061/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:05:00 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25061 Host nation New Zealand meet their world cup nemesis France, in what will certainly be a fascinating match in Auckland today. Much had been made of whether French coach Marc Lievremont knew his best XV, and following Ireland’s win over Australia there was further speculation about France’s motivation for this match. Following the naming of [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-match-preview-%e2%80%93-new-zealand-vs-france/25061/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-all-blacks-off-to-winning-start-tonga-10-41-new-zealand/24493/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-all-blacks-off-to-winning-start-tonga-10-41-new-zealand/24493/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:54:24 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24493 The All Blacks, hosts of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and favourites to lift the William Webb Ellis in their own back yard, got off to the best possible of starts by completing a strong 41-10 win over Tonga in the curtain-raiser, played at Auckland on the evening of Friday 8th September 2011. The hosts [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-all-blacks-off-to-winning-start-tonga-10-41-new-zealand/24493/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-preview-new-zealand/24157/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-preview-new-zealand/24157/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:50:09 +0000 Michael Gardner http://theglobalherald.com/?p=24157 New Zealand are the number one ranked side in the world, the home nation, and perennial favourites to win the rugby world cup. However; they haven’t won it since 1987, the last time it was contested in New Zealand. The year started well for the All Blacks, with a simple warm up victory over Fiji [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-world-cup-2011-preview-new-zealand/24157/feed/ 0