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The roaring game
Curling requires perfect weather conditions for its national tournament, the bonspiel, to take place. Last year, for the first time in 84 years, the frosts aligned and New Zealand’s gathering of curlers returned to the Central Otago town where it all began.
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Publicising peaks
Morgan Gorge is a destination for the world's best kayakers. It's also the target of a proposed hydro-generation scheme which would reduce the river to a trickle for much of the year.
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Photographer of the Year 2017
Three weeks remain to enter New Zealand's most popular, prestigious and richest photography competition. There’s more than $5000 in cash up for grabs, and an expedition voyage.
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Avalanche
Snow avalanches—such as this one seen from Tasman Glacier in Mt Cook National Park—are among nature’s most striking spectacles. Most occur naturally, unseen and harmless, but those that occur around ski fields or roads have claimed the lives of 140 New Zealanders since records were kept.
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A STUDY OF ICE AND FIRE
Scientists believe they have found the largest volcanic region on earth, and it's located under the ice of Antarctica.
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