Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Something Like Strangers Type Studio Artist Stellar Cover Stellarsomethinglikestrangerscover.jpg Caption Released August 28, 2006 Recorded Genre Pop rock Length 48 53 Label Sony BMG Producer Tom Bailey , Stellar Reviews The New Zealand Herald NZ Herald mixed http www.nzherald.co.nz category story.cfm?c id 100&objectid 10400073 Link XtraMSN XtraMSN XtraMSN Rating 3.5 5 http xtramsn.co.nz music 0,,14373 6083817,00.html Link Last album Magic Line br 2001 This album Something Like Strangers br 2006 Next album Something Like Strangers is the third studio album by New Zealand Pop rock band Stellar , released by Sony BMG on August 28, 2006 in New Zealand. The album was released after a period of hiatus after the release of their second album in 2001. Unlike the band s first two albums, Something Like Strangers did not reach the 1 position. It stayed at 9 on the RIANZ albums charts for two weeks before slipping down out of the top 10. ref cite web url http charts.org.nz showitem.asp?key 39528&cat a title STELLAR SOMETHING LIKE STRANGERS ALBUM accessdate 2007 02 15 ref The album s lead single was Whiplash Stellar song Whiplash , released in March 2006, and followed by the July single For a While which featured a collaboration with Andy Lovegrove of fellow New Zealand band Breaks Co Op . The album was first announced by Boh Runga at the official Stellar message board in April 2005, with Take a Girl then titled Take a Girl Living It Up being the prospective first single. ref cite web url http sonyubb.digiweb.net.nz ubb Forum1 HTML 000937.html title Stellar Message Board New record accessdate 2007 02 15 ref Track listing class wikitable width 190 Title Writer s Duration 1. Beautiful small Boh Runga, Andrew Maclaren small 3 42 2. Whiplash Stellar song Whiplash small Boh Runga, Shelly Peiken small 3 48 3. Miracles small Boh Runga, Kevin Savigar small 4 16 4. For a While small featuring Andy Lovegrove small small Boh Runga small ... more details
Infobox Company company name Yahoo Xtra company type Joint venture foundation December 2006 location Auckland, New Zealand key groups Yahoo 7 and Telecom New Zealand num employees 30 in Auckland br 10 in Sydney services Internet portal homepage http nz.docs.yahoo.com info Yahoo Xtra Company Info industry Mass media Media Infobox Website name Yahoo Xtra url http nz.yahoo.com screenshot Image Yahoo XtraHomepage.jpg 300px Yahoo Xtra Homepage commercial Yes type Internet portal registration Optional owner Telecom New Zealand and Yahoo 7 launch date March 2007 Yahoo Xtra is a joint venture web portal between Yahoo 7 and Telecom New Zealand . Yahoo 7 holds a 51 percent stake in the company and Telecom NZ holds 49 percent. Because Yahoo 7 is a 50 50 venture, Yahoo proper is therefore a 25.5 owner of Yahoo Xtra. XtraMSN Telecom launched internet service provider Xtra ISP Xtra in 1996, which is New Zealand s largest ISP As of 2008 lc on . In 2001 Telecom partnered with MSN to create the web portal XtraMSN, which by 2006 was receiving over 100 million total page impressions in a single month. Visitor numbers to XtraMSN grew by 45 percent in its last two years and the website attracted more than 3 million unique browsers per month. ref http www.scoop.co.nz stories SC0702 S00061.htm Scoop Yahoo Xtra Launches in New Zealand Bot generated title ref Move to Yahoo In December 2006, Telecom had made a new agreement, founding a joint venture with Australia s Yahoo 7 itself a joint company between the Seven Network and Yahoo Inc. to form Yahoo Xtra. The six year old Telecom and Microsoft portal ended on 1 March 2007, with the users invited to go to either YahooXtra.co.nz or Msn.co.nz. Telecom reportedly leaves the content management of the portal to Yahoo , who operate an Auckland based office consisting of Sales, Marketing, Ad Operations, Production and Finance Departments. The Editorial team manages local news, sport and entertainment content. ref http www.nzherald.co.nz organisatio ... more details
Image DVD Unlimited logo.png right 200px DVD Unlimited was an Online video rental service based in Auckland , New Zealand . It was a wholly owned unit of SKY Network Television . It competed directly with Movieshack and Fatso online DVD rental service Fatso . DVD Unlimited was originally based in Nelson, New Zealand Nelson , and was created in late 2003 by Don and Sandy Webster, a couple who ran a traditional video store there. Due to health reasons preventing the normal operation of the video store, the couple created an online store modeled after Netflix. DVD Unlimited was subsequently purchased by SKY TV for an undisclosed sum and promptly formed an alliance with both Blockbuster movie rental store Blockbuster New Zealand and the Telecom New Zealand XtraMSN portal. In June, 2008 the company announced a merger with former competitors Fatso New Zealand Fatso and Movieshack . ref cite web title Media DVD delivery market reaches limit url http www.nzherald.co.nz technology news article.cfm?c id 5&objectid 10517301 publisher New Zealand Herald date June 20, 2008 ref Screen Enterprises Limited was formed by merging the businesses of DVD Unlimited, Fatso and Movie Shack. According to the 2008 Sky TV annual report, the three firms were all struggling with the business model that has yet to be accepted in New Zealand . SKY owns 51 of Screen Enterprises Limited and as such all subscribers are consolidated into SKY s results. The company completed the switch over of its services in November 2008, when it switched it members to the new service which now operates under the Fatso online DVD rental service Fatso name. References Reflist External links http www.dvdunlimited.co.nz DVD Unlimited Category Companies of New Zealand Category Online retailers Category Video rental services Category Companies established in 2003 Category New Zealand websites ... more details
The Super Rugby Trophy is a silver trophy awarded to the winner of the Super 15 , a rugby union competition, final. http www.jenshansen.com Jens Hansen Gold and Silversmith in Nelson, New Zealand hand made the trophy. The same workshop made the gold ring see One Ring in Peter Jackson s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy The Lord of the Rings trilogy . Three different silversmiths constructed the trophy. This required soldering together a number of silver sheets as well as sanding, buffing and polishing. The trophy is 49 cm high and weighs 2.7 kg. The trophy was unveiled in Wellington, New Zealand Wellington for the first time on Tuesday, 7 February 2006. The public was able to view the trophy for the first time on 10 February when the Auckland Blues Blues played the Wellington Hurricanes Hurricanes in the Super 14 s opening match in Eden Park Auckland . The 2006 Super 14 Season was the first season that the trophy was used. The trophy is sterling silver and has the Super 14 logo on a globe, on a four sided twisted spiral. Fraser Holland, the New Zealand Rugby Union sponsorship and marketing manager, oversaw the construction of the trophy. He said that the SANZAR unions were happy to have a new trophy to launch the expanded competition. We also wanted to move away from the traditional cup style trophy and have a dynamic trophy to reflect the spirit of the Super 14. I think the designers have certainly achieved that it s a superbly crafted, iconic trophy with a definite international look about it, Holland said. The Super 15 trophy, the trophy is a rotating trophy, held only during the offseason and returned to the competition organisers in time for it to be awarded to the next season s champions. The trophy was first awarded to the Crusaders rugby Crusaders after winning the 2006 Super 14 Final . See also Super 12 Champions External links http xtramsn.co.nz rugby 0,,12428 5357994,00.html XtraMSN article on the Super 14 Trophy Super Rugby Category 2006 in rugby union ... more details
Infobox Album Name One World Type Album Artist The Feelers Cover Thefeelers oneworld album cover.jpg Background Orange Released 13 November 2006 Recorded Genre Rock music Rock Length 57 33 Label Warner Music Group Warner Catalouge Number 5101170352 Producer Reviews XtraMSN Rating 3.5 5 http xtramsn.co.nz music 0,,14373 6557863,00.html link Last album Playground Battle br 2003 This album One World br 2006 Next album One World is the fourth album released by New Zealand rock music rock band The Feelers . It was released on 13 November 2006 and debuted at number one. The first single from the album, One World catalogue number 5101170362 , debuted at number 33 on the New Zealand singles chart. ref http www.rianz.org.nz rianz chart.asp RIANZ Top 40 Singles Chart 1533 ref . Other songs released as singles include On a High , Nothing s More Real , and Never Get Me Down . Track listing Weak And The Wounded 5 25 On A High 4 09 One World 4 23 Trying To Get By 3 39 Nothing s More Real 5 27 Last Goodbye 4 20 Southgate 3 42 Washed Away 5 08 No One s Listening 3 27 Never Get Me Down 4 49 Pretty Place 4 37 Warrior 4 45 We Raised Hell 3 35 Websites http www.thefeelers.co.nz The Official Feelers Website http thefeelers.myhost.net.nz The Unofficial Feelers Fansite http www.amplifier.co.nz nzmusic 15988 the feelers.html Amplifier.co.nz The Feelers http store.nzmusic.com cd 40758 Buy One World at NZMusic.com References reflist Category 2006 albums Category The Feelers albums 2000s rock album stub ... more details
Yahoo Xtra XtraMSNXtraMSN was one of the trading names of Telecom New Zealand s ISP Xtra, and was used ... in the XtraMSN brand e.g. Hotmail . Several versions of capitalising XtraMSN have been used ... more details
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