new zealand opened its pavilion with the traditional maori dance here the whole spectrum of new zealand literature is on display with 70 officers under the motto "while you were sleeping." >> the trip to new zealand is a long one, but you will see in our pavilion that new zealand has come to you. we are pleased to offer this glimpse into our country. >> the island country's literature is as varied as its scenery. illustrated children's book, crime novels, and the rich culture of the indigenous people, the maori. many freezes were translated into german for the first time for the book fair. >> in new zealand, we do not have a literary tradition, a written tradition that is thousands of years old. our older heritage is a maori heritage, which goes back many generations. it is sung, performed. >> this heritage cannot be discovered in frankfurt. new zealand presents itself as a competent cultural nation that wants readers to come on a literary journey to the other side of the world. >> time now for some sports news. in soccer, germany faced two crucial world cup qualifying games during the

and new zealand is one of favorites. it was the third richest country in the world in the 1930s and by the 1980s it was the third world country. and it couldn't even feed itself. and 5% -- 45% of all agricultural revenue came from the deposit. it was socially a socialist country. they flat end out all of their government spending. eliminating alling a churm sub i dids and new see land began feeding itself and became the great source of the food around the world and competed in dairy with wisconsin so aggressively that the wisconsin dairymen accused of them of unfair trading practice alls all the way from new zealand. it is the great vanity of bureaucrats that somehow their jobs are awfully important. but after the second world war, we eliminated 150,000 bureau crateds, millions of federal workers and the same economists are therefore bearers. instead the growth rate double 7 million new jobs were created and we entered 1950 to the greater extend a boom in the u.s. economy and this was after eliminating the entire governm

power to end the canada that brought their troops home two years ago so the netherlands fringe new zealanders are coming out early absolutely no reason why you shouldn't bring our troops home now the only reasons that we tied in with the politics of the united states we don't independent state we have to remind ourselves that we can take our own decisions and what we're going to see in the future is deepening trouble they'll be more slaughter because of this whole of this fictitious fictitious aims of the war was seen to collapse happening now there is no possibility that we can train the afghan people and army and police the poor will fight their own people will kill brother afghans for for a corrupt election election rigging the praver president or to differ. in the interests of a foreign country it can't happen you say that ministers are keeping soldiers in afghanistan to protect their own reputation but how does the deaths of more soldiers protect anyone's reputation the official attitude is we must protect reputations against our previous mistakes and end the war so that history will jud

then in february of this year, williams captured new zealand's champion heavyweight belt. while the top league takes a break next month, williams is scheduled to challenge a former world heavyweight champion. williams' ambition and dedication is inspiring his teammates. >> translator: he is successful in two sports and is bringing our team a lot of attention. his influence means a lot to us, and i am very happy about this. >> i just want to keep playing good rugby when i'm playing rugby, keep fighting well when i'm boxing, keep learning a humble approach and a good work ethic. then things pay off, things will work. >> reporter: the humble way williams pursues his dream is a huge inspiration for many japanese fans and young players. nhk world, tokyo. >> one talented person there bringing people back to the rugby stadiums. >>> all right, it's time now to check weather conditions around the world. people in jamaica are dealing with stormy conditions as a hurricane cuts through the country. psych ka mori tells us more. >> that's right, catherine. as you mentioned, hurricane sa

. >> sandra pulled two bottles and inside messages written by two 10-year-old new zealand boys. one letter was intended to be a time capsule with the greeting "hello future." they were tossed out in may as part of a school project. >> the boys in new zealand must be excited as i. i haven't heard from them yet. >> how could you not love her? she says she plans to write the students back and set them up and pen pal students in oceanside. it will include her 9-year-old grandson. >> love her accent as well. >> when you kayak, you get one of those. >>> just ahead, the city by the bay and the motor city. >> two cities with two very different tastes. there is evidence at their ballpark. we will explain what we're talking about with hops and barley. >>> just a minute ago, we talked about the nhl. we just learned the league has canceled its games through november 30th. not good for sharks fans out here in the bay area. >> can't get a deal. >>> to finish up here, how about detroit and san francisco? two different cities with different taste and styles. the best example is the beer. >> in

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then in february of this year, williams captured new zealand's heavy weight belt. while the top league takes a risk next month, williams is scheduled to challenge the former world heavy weight champion. williams' ambition and dedication is inspiring his teammates. >> translator: he is successful in two sports and is bringing our team a lot attention. his influence means a lot to us and i am very happy about this. >> i just want to keep playing good rugby when i'm playing rugby, keep fighting well when i'm boxing, keep learning, a humble approach and a good work ethic, and things pay off, things will work. >> sonny! >> reporter: the humble way in which williams pursues his dream is a huge inspiration for many japanese fans. aya hamashima, nhk world, tokyo. >>> clear weather here in tokyo, but near the philippines it's a different story. meteorologist robert speta is here with the details. robert? >> well, yes. we are continuing to watch our tropical storm son-tinh moving off toward the west. it is bringing heavy rainfall and causing a slew of problems across the phi

all black arts new zealand rush argentina to secure the inaugural rugby championship title and extend their winning run to fifteen matches in the process. russia is set to spend almost double the early estimates in the build up to world cup twenty eight doing that's according to the country's sports minister plenty of expensive stadium and infrastructure work ahead for the country no after. this weekend this somewhat surprising eleven cities list which will host the event. for you she's just i mean the tournament will cost us around six hundred billion rubles which is approximately twenty billion u.s. dollars fifty percent of those costs will be covered by private investment while the government will handle the other half it's. two regions have to be dropped to make the final shortlist of twelve stadiums in eleven cities cross the door and seeing their dreams of watching the sport's biggest stars off those surround the surprise inclusion in the list a city not really noted for its all to fulfilling tradition while dressed in dark and currently post two top flight sides. collapse they

inside messages written by two 10-year-old new zealand boys. one was intended to be a time capsule starting with the gre t greeting hello future. they tossed out into sea in may as part of a class project. >> boys in n-- i haven't heard from them. >> we've got the 77-year-old out there in the kayak. she plans to write the students back and try to set them up with pen pals in oceanside and that will include her 9-year-old grandson. great story. >>> it's 4:54. santa cruz getting ready for its closeup with the movie "chasing mavericks" opening in theaters across the country today. >> big wave surfing, it's a different ball game. it's about how you perform and everything goes wrong. >> the movie, which follows the life of santa cruz big wave surfer jay moriarty. you may recall the star of the movie, gerard butler, was pulled under the water during filming and had to be rushed to the hospital. >> yeah, a 30-foot wave came crashing down. he said he came up two or three times just fighting for his life. see if that movie is a good one. what was that m

rival tomas ball in the season finale as the frenchman made a mistake leading to that pole while new zealander sherwood produced ever pulled a stunt to win his first world sorts i don't have the age of just twenty sure would seal the victory in style as he came out on top in all five judging categories home writer josh shihan winner of last year's event on convert to island compete at the podium in sydney. hands and other of dates is less than a couple of hours away meanwhile you may get more at any time by visiting our youtube channel at r.t.e. sport news thank you very much and i will see there isn't. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images cold world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations rule the day. wealthy british style. is not on. the. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report. by horse. by tractor. by car where the road ends. as a carpenter. as a stove setter. as a farmer. as an assistant. as a f

storming start the on heralded part of new zealander michael hendry a humble come as early as claimed the early lead a goal spurs international. find out why greek opinion is divided over. and how much your football team's sponsors. moscow will be striving to return to the top of the russian premier league this weekend after the international break they sit within a window of leaders john g. honest richard from port fleet reports morale couldn't be higher in the army men's camp. it's been six years and says come last when the russian premier league title however this renewed hope beyond human can finally end this drought to go into sunday's clash rubin just two points off the leaders on g m around couldn't be higher after beating bitter rivals sponsor moscow last time outs but we were very happy about today's game specially because the fact i guess the biggest their win in russia winning the game is always very important for us has has a team in there for supporters to so hopefully we can keep doing good and trying to fight the first places despite a poor start of a season so this car

rival barge in the season finale as the frenchman made a mistake leading to that fall while a new zealander sure would produce a flawless wrong to win his first world towards i don't at the age of just twenty sure would seal the victory in style as he came out on top in all five judging categories home writer john xxiii on winner of last year's events on cockatoo island completing the podium in sydney. and another all day says less than a couple of hours away meanwhile you may get more at any time by visiting our youtube channel at r.t. sport news thank you and i'll see it. even in the autumn of the errors. is never too late to start over. triage stream paragliding. when a bar lifting championship. or become a part. old. wealthy british style. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on our. if. would be soon which brightened a few pounds from funds to impressions. moves from stocks hot teen dot com. is a feat. to meet. folks. and welcome into the church sun

we can go to auckland and run in new zealand. it is incredible.ning experience something you never experience at home. >> especially trying to run 15 miles an hour in traffic might be an hour. >> okay. i'm up to a five minute mile. i will try to make it to a four minute mile pace but, i doubt that i will. liz: don't trip. >> i think this is a first. i have never seen a interview carried on while somebody is jogging that fast. guaranteed this will be on comedy central. liz: tell mr. clawson, he is a great boom man with the mike. never seen a ceo do that well with a microphone. >> turned over control to him. liz: good stuff, jeff. >> tough getting old, isn't it? liz: good stuff. david: he can't utter another word. liz: go back to new zealand, jeff. david: a down day on wall street. what's in store for tomorrow? we have the number one thing to watch straight ahead. liz: as we said, free pizza hut pizza for life? yes, we'll tell you what you would need to have to do to get it. trust us, it's no easy task for 30 some years at many different park servic

always going to drive a two party outcome if we were to have voting like they have in australia new zealand those are two of the countries that have systems very similar to ours it was first passed those winner take all but if we if if we were to do like they did with instant voting which the green party's been promoting in the united states in san francisco's the largest. minutes ballot in the united states the largest. electorate that now has in iran are voting then we could have multiple parties or if we were to have proportional representation like most of the. the democracies of the world have because they were created after each hundred sixty one when john stuart mill invented the idea then we could have multiple political parties but that would take an initiative driven from something much deeper than either the democratic or republican parties it would take a real real grassroots effort because those parties are going to everything they can to stop that from happening yeah it's hard to imagine that such a significant huge change would happen without sort of a major taking to the str

question because you are in new zealand we're obviously based in washington d.c. last week here we have the vice presidential candidates debate i just want to play really quick what vice president joe biden said regarding syria. we are in the process now and have been for months in making sure that help humanitarian aid as well as other aid and training is getting to those forces that we believe the turks believe the jordanians believe the saudis believe are the free forces in side of syria that is under way so upon seeing that the question a whole lot of people ask is what is the other aid the vice president was referring to i guess i'm just curious to what the reaction to this was internationally emmanuel. well i mean it's sensually what we've got of them i mean if you read the chip as was the new york times journalist or erosional times that went along with his interest based he was talking about how a lot of people inside syria were saying well the west is not really doing a lot it seems to me that the west and so you know it's not reaction is probably you kno

. >> to find out more about this close encounter, we have isaac mcdonald from new zealand. >> this is incredible, at any point were you terrified? >> yeah, the orca was quite a bit bigger to the boat. >> were they attracted to your camera? >> i think they were just being nosey. >> is this your closer encounter? >> yeah, i had been trying to get closer and i got more than i bargained for. >> there no case of a wild orca killing a human -- >> is this a controversial video? >> yes, there's a particular area in the moment. >> it does help a little bit. >> this video is only about one and a half minutes long, what happened when the camera turned off. >> we stopped following them. >> that was some crazy stuff. >>> this happened on surveillance video. this is an employee running from a man with a mask and gun. police don't know if he was there to commit a robbery or another crime. but she took a dive over this wall. the gunman is still at large, and the clerk, no surprise, quit her job. >> it's amazing she got away. >>> here, a guy walked into a jewelry store, he has a hat on, carrying a bag

one-way ticket to new zealand if that happened. >> greg: are you making a promise?a: another two-bit country? >> bob: no. new zealand is not a two-bit country but congressman west -- >> eric: he was honorably discharged. stop it. >> greg: he is a hero among the troops. they went down to the court case by the thousands. they supported him. >> bob: a 19-year-old -- >> andrea: you have a feud with colonel west, too and you're a barroom brawl. >> dana: he decided to join the military. >> andrea: a hero. coming up, is it a coon dense that a new film by actor matt damon vilified fracking is financed by -- get this -- arab country that is a member of opec and fourth larger supporter of oil in the world? greg has the latest hollywood hypocrisy up next. ♪ ♪ five." ♪ ♪ >> greg: here is an idea for matt damon's next film. he should play an actor who is in cahoots with foreign countries to undermine his own country energy needs. a perfect method for matt because it is mat. his new flick has middle east backing. it has matt as evil oil man forcing small towns to adopt fracking t

. >> new zealand, all the way to baltimore. they had to win today. >> you came all the way from the eastern shore? >> we come every game. how did you come up with the idea to get the purple bus? >> we were all coming up separately and decided to get a bus. >> the ravens are off to a good start. the fans are confident they will ride the wave for a while. >> it will continue through december. they will win the super bowl. ravens! >> i had a lot of fun with them and started dancing with them toward the end. we would love to see pictures of your purple pride. reporting live outside the stadium, sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> how great pictures. thank you. we will wrap up all of the nfl action following 11 news tonight. we did lockout with some great weather this weekend for the running festival and the game today. it was mild. you can see the clouds moving back into maryland and head of the next storm system. the rain showers are still across the western appalachians. this will be moving into march. we will detail that later in

between here and new zealand the team has 60 people who can do the maintenance. atie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> the santa cruz sheriff's office says a south bay man who went missing last month is the victim of a homicide. the body of eric teen garcia of saratoga was found saturday by a hiker in the santa cruz mountains. the cause of death has not been released. he was last seen alive september 18th, riding his motorcycle in san jose, that bike is still missing. the plate 18 w 5272. >>> police have two men and a woman in custody after a high chase through antioch and pittsburg last night. the suspects crashed near this i-hop in pittsburg. investigators say it started around:30, a couple was carjacked after leaving -- around 8 30, a couple was carjacked after leaving a restaurant in antioch. >>> oakland police are looking for the people posting fliers downtown calling for violence against occupy oakland protesters next week telling oakland residents to bring baseball bats to the occupy anniversary event to beat up vandals and anarchists. a group claims responsibility

the new wing sail is being built in new zealand and was meant for a second catamaran. nobody was hurt when all of this happened, but the boat was pulled 4 miles out to sea, and pieces of it were found 8 miles beyond the golden gate. >>> whether you love it or you hate it, the heat wave is ending! cooler conditions tomorrow and especially into the weekend. >>> a group of teenagers working to help stop violence became victims of violence. they were held up at gunpoint and robbed. the teens have not lost hope. >> reporter: for the "heal the streets youth fellows", the message is clear: they want to end violence in oakland. but yesterday it found them >> they were very shaken up. >> reporter: meredith fenton is the director of human relations for the center in oakland. her program helps 18-18 year-olds who have dealt -- 15-18 year-olds who have dealt with violence firsthand. >> they learn about the roots of it and create their own solutions to violence. >> reporter: they decided to shoot a movie. on the last day of filming, the crew was robbed. >> they came up to them with

he needs special permission to travel to new zealand because of a rape conviction back in the '90s. he lost it after a charity that was supposed to benefit from his speaking event withdrew its support. a promoter said tyson is disappointed by the decision, adding the former heavyweight champ has rebuilt his life in recent years. >>> a teenager who disappeared this weekend after tweeting an intruder was in her home, she's been found in new jersey. she set off a twitter firestorm after she falsely tweeted that someone had gotten into her home. she told followers to call 911. police found her at a rest stop on the new jersey turnpike yesterday. and they believe she just ran away. they're still trying to figure out why she sent that misleading tweet. >>> the dog who was stabbed during a domestic dispute last month is one step closer to recovery tonight. we visited coco today. she's looking great. she's a 2-year-old shih tzu that was stabbed seven times last month inside her home at the hands of a family member. this morning she had her sutures removed. and went outside for a walk. >> he

between here and new zealand the team has 60 people who can do the maintenance. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> the santa cruz sheriff's office says a south bay man who went missing last month is the victim of a homicide. the body of eric teen garcia of saratoga was found saturday by a hiker in the santa cruz mountains. the cause of death has not been released. he was last seen alive september 18th, riding his motorcycle in san jose, that bike is still missing. the plate 18 w 5272. >>> police have two men and a woman in custody after a high chase through antioch and pittsburg last night. the suspects crashed near this i-hop in pittsburg. investigators say it started around:30, a couple was carjacked after leaving -- around 8 30, a couple was carjacked after leaving a restaurant in antioch. >>> oakland police are looking for the people posting fliers downtown calling for violence against occupy oakland protesters next week telling oakland residents to bring baseball bats to the occupy anniversary event to beat up vandals and anarchists. a group claims responsibility

two days later again rule new zealand a force. picked up radioactive particles say all over the pacific northwest newcastle that had them all right in from the same ball. with the troll they all in forth regularly for a year and then you know type of annoyance hundred fifty three i went back to the arms a guy with a group of pretty song to us and we worked on the all in for two weeks while i to dr up there and i would talk with them. a thing over we see this guy wearing specially designed suits allowed for some food some foods and i walked around on the pier a short imitation. i noticed british adam saddest when i'm funny at a press conference on his arrival in australia is emphatic that there will be no dangerous radiation from forthcoming tests. stressing the importance of the tests he says. when. asked to take. a stab. at. my space test. we were told the police have just had. more shells than usual we want told that we should refrain from conceiving children for some considerable time at least twelve months. in actual fact we w

two days later again new zealand they. picked up right elective particle say over the pacific north and you toss will that have emanated from the same ball. we've patrolled the all in court regularly for a year and then you know type of annoyance in fifty three i went back to the arms a guy with a group of pretty song to us and we worked on the all in for two weeks while i to dr up the norwood tommy and with him. a thing of always sitting by wearing specially designed suits allowed for some food some foods and i walked around on the pier a short some of. the . famous british adam savage now with them painted a press conference on to the right in australia is emphatic that there will be no dangerous radiation from forthcoming tests. stressing the importance of the tests he says. this debate. is. going to. test. we were told that we should have just have. more shells than usual we want told that we should refrain from conceiving children for some considerable time at least twelve months. in actual fact we were told nothing a

eva longoria said i'm in new zealand watching the debate. obama is killing it on health care.ed to speak slower. a nonpolitical bush weighed in. nfl running back reggie bush said romney was aggressive at times and won the debate but i think obama will be reelected as president. >>> jetblue is offering american who is might be upset about their candidates defeat a chance to follow through on threats to leave the country. you can sign up at a jetblue website for a chance to win one of 1,000 free trips to a tropical vacation destination. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. here is your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed down. the s&p was up five and nasdaq up 15. overseas trading, in tokyo, the nikkei rose. a mixed bag of news for wall street sends hp shares plunging to a nine-year low after sending up a caution flag for next year's earnings. adp reported the private sector added 162,000 new jobs. according to usa today, six chains are hiring upwards of 300,000 holiday workers. facebook will test whether users will pay to post on their

the wool for the weft was imported from new zealand, in the heart of catalonia, and tested for durability and resistance to fading. weaving from the bottom up and in meter segments, the completed section is pulled below the working bridge onto the floor, enabling the finished portion to be viewed as the work progresses. in march, miro visits his young colleague's studio. he inspects the progress, makes suggestions, and gives his approval. royo works with a team of fellow weavers whom he has carefully trained to complish this imposing task. royo's revolutnary concept allows weaving to be performed from either side using multiple groups of yarn twisted together and passed over varying numbers of warps through the months of april and may, meter by meter the forms of the tapestry gradually begito emerge. miro has said of his approach to art, "things come to me slowly. my vocabulary forms has not been the discovery of a day. it took ape alst spite of myself. in this way, ty ripen in my spirit." into the steamy month of august, the spirit of "femme" grows until the figure is complete. now, with

. >>> now moving to a wedding miracle in new zealand. a couple has been reunited with their wedding photos 18 months after losing their camera during a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. thinking the photos were gone forever, one day the couple noticed their lost camera stuck in the mud and painstakingly retrieved the memory card and downloaded them to the computer. >> and somehow -- that's crazy. >> isn't that crazy? >> they showed the picture of the camera. it was smashed. but i guess the card was -- >> the memory card. fate. >> it's amazing they found it. >>> time now for a look at the stories we'll follow throughout the day on nbc. vice president joe biden will attend two grass roots events in the battleground state of ohio today. tomorrow he'll be joined by the president for their first joint public rally on the campaign trail this year. >>> nasa astronaut kevin ford and two russian cosmonauts are finishing their final preps for their flight to international space station tomorrow. a russian-made rocket was erected into place sunday ahead of

now to rugby where new zealand have finished the inaugural rugby championship with six wins from six matches that's after they concluded their campaign with a thirty two sixteen win over south africa having wrapped up the title with a game to spare your blacks were looking to complete the series with a one hundred percent record but i actually fell behind in sweat so placing bryan habana school after thirty minutes past the hosts took a. hard time dressing down from coach the france and change the complection of the match as the visitors went through the gears in the second securing sixty right now just one true away from sensing a four month test playing nation. elsewhere boxing great mike tyson has defended the current heavyweight division and in particular the klitschko brothers the ukrainian geo have dominated the category for the best part of a decade but often criticized for their unspectacular style with some late in the pair boring. i think it's good it's probably not exciting the way people used to used to like sighing they used to large drama and almost like a soap opera yo

in 2010, his dream came true when he became the key center of the new zealand national team. last year, his contributions helped the team win the rugby world cup. i'm here at tokyo's stadium, which is considered japanese rugby. they have come to see the kiwi superstar play. now he has come half way around the world to play in japan. about two months ago, williams joined one of the most powerful teams and he is really playing a key role. >> opportunities like this seem to have come into the can country, in a new culture, experiencing different things in your life, doesn't happen very often. so i've been pretty blessed in my lifetime and i guess coming to japan is another blessing. >> translator: i can watch the world's greatest player from close up. we're learning a lot from him. >> the signing of williams to the team attracted a huge amount of attention to japanese rugby and is boosting the sport's popularity. in the 1980s and 90s, especially in university league, the rugby stadiums were packed. but the recent soccer boom has caused it to decline. japan is set to host the cup

the owners of a cargo ship that ran aground on a new zealand reef, called the countries worst maritime environmental disaster, have pleaded guilty to distributing carpal substances. tons of oil into the sea, killing 2000 sea birds. hurricane sandy continues to head towards the east coast of the united states, having killed some 20 people in cuba, haiti, and jamaica. it is currently sweeping across the bahamas, where schools and offices and airports are closed. and the storm could pose a major threat to the coast as it moves northward, potentially reaching as far as new york city over the next week, bringing 90-mile-an- hour winds and torrential rains. at florida is under a tropical storm warning already. joining me from miami beach in gingera is abc news' zee. >> the rain has been on and off but it is pounding at times. we will see 40 to 60 miles per hour gusts. the churning wave action is not normal in south florida, and the ocean has been coming up and all the way to the edge of the beach and will likely push beyond the ropes here. that will be one of the major problems for at least