http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Mon, 21 May 2012 11:05:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://theglobalherald.com/trade-winds-speed-up-volvo-ocean-race-1000-miles-to-new-zealand/27920/ http://theglobalherald.com/trade-winds-speed-up-volvo-ocean-race-1000-miles-to-new-zealand/27920/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:28:13 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27920 With one thousand nautical miles left to sail to New Zealand, the boats in the Volvo Ocean Race have been bolstered by favourable trade winds after having to hook a Northern course to find suitable breezes for their sails. The teams now face a series of options between competing weather systems over Fiji and New [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/trade-winds-speed-up-volvo-ocean-race-1000-miles-to-new-zealand/27920/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/yacht-race-to-face-monsoon-in-south-china-sea/27725/ http://theglobalherald.com/yacht-race-to-face-monsoon-in-south-china-sea/27725/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:05:10 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27725 The sailing teams of the Volvo Ocean Race will shortly face a battle against the elements on their way to New Zealand. Currently gearing up for a short sprint – the Sanya Haitang Bay In-Port Race on 18th February 2012 in China – the teams will soon turn to the ocean for Leg 4 which [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/yacht-race-to-face-monsoon-in-south-china-sea/27725/feed/ 0 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