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Gallipoli - the débacle whose echoes still sound
27/04/2012 - International report

Gallipoli - the débacle whose echoes still sound

This week marks the 97th anniversary of World War I's Gallipoli Campaign in which British and French forces invaded Turkey in a disastrously unsuccessful attempt to open a second front against ...

23/01/2012 - France - New Zealand

France gives Maori heads back to New Zealand

France has handed over 20 mummified Maori heads to New Zealand after four years of negotiations.

20/01/2012 - United St

US closes Megaupload site as Dotcom don arrested in New Zealand

The US authorities have shut down the Megaupload website over claims it is involved in one of the largest ever cases of copyright theft.

08/01/2012 - New Zealand

New oil-spill threat after Rena container ship breaks off New Zealand

Oil-spill and salvage experts have been rushed to the cargo ship Rena off New Zealand’s coast after it broke in two in a storm

The 23 October Sound Kitchen quiz winners
26/11/2011 - The Sound Kitchen

The 23 October Sound Kitchen quiz winners

Are you one of this week’s lucky winners? Today you’ll hear who won the quiz about the Rugby World Cup tournament.

23/10/2011 - Rugby World Cup

All Blacks beat France in Rugby World Cup ... but only just

New Zealand beat France in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup final but their 8-7 win was the result of a better-then-expected showing by les Bleus.

The 23 October Sound Kitchen quiz
23/10/2011 - The Sound Kitchen

The 23 October Sound Kitchen quiz

Put on your thinking caps … it’s time for the quiz. You’ll hear great music and listener’s letters, too … don’t miss it!

Never mind the rugby, New Zealand's Maoris conquer Paris museum
23/10/2011 - Culture in France

Never mind the rugby, New Zealand's Maoris conquer Paris museum

Maori: Their Treasures Have a Soul is the new exhibition at the Quai Branly museum in Paris.

15/10/2011 - Rugby World Cup

Welsh pain as France through to Rugby World Cup final

France is through to the final of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand after beating Wales 9-8 in a semi-final the French trainer described as the ugliest in the sport’s history.

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