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Hydrogen Foiling Boat Powered by Toyota Fuel Cells Hits the Water at 57.5 MPH
Hydrogen Foiling Boat Powered by Toyota Fuel Cells Hits the Water at 57.5 MPH

8 Apr 2022, 02:26 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Emirates Team New Zealand has taken its groundbreaking hydrogen foiling catamaran on the water, where it successfully flew at impressive speeds

 
New Zealand's First P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Is Now Officially in the Works
New Zealand's First P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Is Now Officially in the Works

18 Mar 2022, 11:13 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / New Zealand's first P-8A Poseidon aircraft is now in the works, with Boeing recently kicking off the keeling process of the maritime patrol aircraft.

 
$500 Bedford Truck Conversion Is a Very Cool, Self-Sufficient Tiny Home
$500 Bedford Truck Conversion Is a Very Cool, Self-Sufficient Tiny Home

16 Mar 2022, 04:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / James set out to turn an abandoned Bedford house truck into his home, spending just a little over $10,000 on the project as he did all the work himself

 
Russian Superyachts Lose Potential Safe Haven as New Zealand Targets Oligarchs’ Assets
Russian Superyachts Lose Potential Safe Haven as New Zealand Targets Oligarchs’ Assets

8 Mar 2022, 03:41 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The international community is tightening the screws on Russia by targeting the assets of oligarchs connected to Kremlin, an unprecedented step for New Zeeland

 
Tadpole Tiny House Is the World’s First Tiny to Double as a Car Carrier, Quite Elegant
Tadpole Tiny House Is the World’s First Tiny to Double as a Car Carrier, Quite Elegant

2 Mar 2022, 13:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / New Zealand-based company Build Tiny worked with the owner of Tadpole for the turnkey project, using a trailer with double functionality

 
Mad Mike Set to Run in 2022 Pikes Peak With Four-Rotor Mazda3 With 1,200 HP
Mad Mike Set to Run in 2022 Pikes Peak With Four-Rotor Mazda3 With 1,200 HP

20 Jan 2022, 14:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mike Whiddett has entered the 100th edition of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a Mazda3. The modified hatchback comes with RWD and a four-rotor

 
Urban Industrial Tiny Home Is Actually a Gorgeous Mini Mansion on Wheels
Urban Industrial Tiny Home Is Actually a Gorgeous Mini Mansion on Wheels

7 Jan 2022, 13:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not every tiny is tiny: this Auckland, New Zealand, build is impressive in size, and located in the lush local bushes while just minutes away from the city

 
I Merge, You Merge, He/She Merges, But Are All Merges Created Equal?
I Merge, You Merge, He/She Merges, But Are All Merges Created Equal?

30 Nov 2021, 13:44 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's easy, right? All you have to do is get on the highway without causing a crash, and that's enough to call it a successful merge. Well, not exactly

 
The Transforming Castle RV Is a Self-Sufficient, Truly Magical Motorhome
The Transforming Castle RV Is a Self-Sufficient, Truly Magical Motorhome

27 Nov 2021, 08:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Castle RV is a homemade project that took four years to build and is as practical as it’s magical-looking, offering off-grid capabilities to a family of 3

 
New Zealand’s $6 Million E-Ferry, a First in the Southern Hemisphere, Can Hit 26 MPH
New Zealand’s $6 Million E-Ferry, a First in the Southern Hemisphere, Can Hit 26 MPH

19 Nov 2021, 10:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first electric ferry in the Southern Hemisphere, which can carry 135 passengers, is about to make its debut in Wellington, New Zealand

 
Trekka Was the Pride and Joy of New Zealand in the '60s, Now Comes in LEGO Version
Trekka Was the Pride and Joy of New Zealand in the '60s, Now Comes in LEGO Version

20 Sep 2021, 08:51 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Trekka was a special kind of wheeler, being the only motor vehicle to be designed and produced in New Zealand. This LEGO version of it is a spot-on model

 
Air New Zealand Joins the Zero Emission Race, Looks to Hydrogen Power for Its Aircraft
Air New Zealand Joins the Zero Emission Race, Looks to Hydrogen Power for Its Aircraft

16 Sep 2021, 11:46 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Air New Zealand wants to reach its goal of becoming emission-free by 2050 so it partnered with Airbus to research hydrogen as an energy-source for its aircraft

 
Trailer-Based Tiny Home Is Insanely Compact but Cozy, Comes With a Cat Door
Trailer-Based Tiny Home Is Insanely Compact but Cozy, Comes With a Cat Door

16 Sep 2021, 08:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Build Tiny's River Bank tiny home is as compact as they get. It measures 23.6 ft in length but offers all the essentials you need, in a small, cozy package

 
What Do You Call a 1,000-HP Skyline on Water: a Jet Boat!
What Do You Call a 1,000-HP Skyline on Water: a Jet Boat!

27 Aug 2021, 12:45 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Going fast on land is one thing, but doing so on water can be quite dangerous. But what would life be without going out to sea at ridiculous speeds?

 
Rocket Lab Is Gearing Up for Its First Launch to the Moon
Rocket Lab Is Gearing Up for Its First Launch to the Moon

9 Aug 2021, 14:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On August 6th, Space service provider Rocket Lab announced that it shifted its CAPSTONE launch from NASA's facility in Virginia to New Zealand.

 
Ohariu Is a Stylish Net-Zero Tiny House Designed as a Hiking Lodge
Ohariu Is a Stylish Net-Zero Tiny House Designed as a Hiking Lodge

12 Jul 2021, 07:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Designed by First Light and built by Build Tiny, the Ohariu is a permanent but movable home for a client who wanted all the comforts in the smallest footprint

 
Cardborghini, the Cardboard Lamborghini Aventador, Sells for Real Car Money
Cardborghini, the Cardboard Lamborghini Aventador, Sells for Real Car Money

28 May 2021, 09:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The most awesome Lamborghini home-made project did not go to the trash: its sale will benefit charity instead, with the maker raising money for a kids’ hospital

 
Air New Zealand Uses a Boeing 787 to Draw a Giant Kiwi in the Sky
Air New Zealand Uses a Boeing 787 to Draw a Giant Kiwi in the Sky

16 May 2021, 13:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The airline offered a special charity flight to a group of children, eventually drawing a kiwi, the national bird of New Zealand, in the sky

 
Air New Zealand Starts Weighing Passengers, and Boy, This Could Be Embarrassing
Air New Zealand Starts Weighing Passengers, and Boy, This Could Be Embarrassing

16 Apr 2021, 12:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The airline has started weighing passengers boarding its flights as part of a survey required to be conducted every five years

 
One-of-Three 1979 Corvette C3 Stolen From Locked Garage, Owner Is Heartbroken
One-of-Three 1979 Corvette C3 Stolen From Locked Garage, Owner Is Heartbroken

15 Mar 2021, 11:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The owner sold his boat to buy the car, which was his daily for years; he was working on fixing it when thieves stole it