Word: zealander
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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MARRIED. LUCY LAWLESS, 30, New Zealand-born, leather bustier-wearing star of Xena: Warrior Princess; and ROB TAPERT, 43, the show's executive producer; in Santa Monica, Calif...
...this instant Chinese empire is more than energy and frugality. Yan and his business thrive on investors in New York City; New Zealand; Fort Worth, Texas; and Nashville, Tenn.; a globally scattered network of chums from Harvard Business School; ceaseless international E-mail; cell-phone calls from a lawyer named Larry; and Yan's addiction to the jet-set schmooze fest in Davos, Switzerland, each January. "I go to Davos and can talk to Newt Gingrich," enthuses Yan, who indeed seems voluble enough to talk to anyone, quite emphatically, and at any length. "I call him Newt. And I realize...
...first high school student in China allowed to go abroad. Wearing his school uniform, he took a train to the Hong Kong border. A family friend met him, bought him clothes, a watch and a Playboy-brand belt. Seven days later, he arrived in Auckland, New Zealand. "My hosts met me at the airport," he recalls. "I really didn't have enough English. I meant to say, 'How are you?' Instead I said, 'How old are you?' And I have a very loud voice." From there it was off to Harvard and then four years working for Bankers Trust...
...Hackett Bungy Jumping Center, to be exact. An enterprising thrillseeker from New Zealand decided to make money off his favorite hobby, and his towers, bridges and platforms can now be found in six sites around the world. The Vegas location features a 175-foot tower, an extensive selection of bungy-related clothing and souvenirs and a juice bar to quench your post-jump thirst...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand: The light at the end of Auckland's dark tunnel just went out: The blackout, 12 days old, will last another 10 weeks. Attempts to repair two of the massive power cables feeding downtown Auckland have failed, and the city will have to rely on generator power (about 10 percent) until new cables can be run into town by Auckland city utility Mercury Energy...