Canada Wins Hockey Olympic Gold !!

Nova Scotian Sidney Crosby has just slammed the puck into the American net during sudden death in the Gold Medal Hockey Game of the Winter Olympics!

Wooooo!

: Because my other half is from Nova Scotia, I have gotten completely sucked into this game!

Team Canada has won hockey gold on home ice after defeating Team USA 3-2 in overtime.
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Auckland Harbour, Tsunami Alert Photos

Tsunami Alert for Auckland >>


New Zealand 'One News' crew and spectators at North Head.


North Head Spectators gather on a lovely Sunny Auckland Sunday.


Dawn Princess Passengers await the Tsunami.


The Dawn Princess sits ready to absorb the impact of any waves in the Waitemata harbour after being ordered to leave her berth in Auckland while the Tsunami alert is in force.


Cheltenham Beach gets a few ripples as the 'Tsunami' arrives.


Back to business: New Zealand Warship HMNZS Te Kaha moves out into the middle of the harbour


Commercial and sailing boats flank the Te Kaha as she sits at anchor in Auckland

16.08hrs NZT. All is normal.

Tsunami Alert for Auckland: Feb 28th 2010

Tsunami Alert Photos >>

Another alert and this time it seems to be a bit more serious following the 8.8 Magnitude quake over in Chile.

Having been listening to the marine scanner this morning a few interesting reports of 1.0m waves and 0.2m waves (20 cm) have been reported all along the coastline.

We headed on up to North Head where dozens of people and a ONE News team were standing by to witness the onslaught. (Photo: Murray Douglas) Of course, nothing really happened. We did see some small waves coming into shore but very noticeable.

No time to be complacent though, we never know when the real one will hit and when it does, I can guarantee 100% that there will be plenty of beach spectators getting hurt.

Today we saw the Cruise ship Dawn Princess anchored at the entrance to the Waitemata harbour having been told to leave its dock due to the Tsunami alert. (Photo by Murray Douglas) Note the passengers on the upper deck waiting for the show to start!

The photo on the right is of the first Tsunami waves (surge) as it 'hit' Auckland at approx 10.52am. Its not much to look at I'm afraid...

The Tsunami alert remains in place for the rest of the day.

Video: A wee bit of Auckland, New Zealand in 720p HD

I have been messing around with a new video camera for work. A Flip Video Mino HD and over the last week or so I have been filming in and around where I live, which is of course, Auckland New Zealand.

Here is a video in High Definition, 720p for you to have a gander at.

I filmed this over 2 days while Cycling from Devonport in the North Shore of Auckland, over to the city and then along Tamaki drive.

Featuring, Auckland harbour, the Kea Ferry, The Ferry Building, Auckland Skytower, Mount Victoria, Okahu Bay, MAXX Commuter Train, Westpac Rescue Helicopter, Viaduct Harbour, Tamaki Drive, North Head and Rangitoto Island. Enjoy!

Make sure you select the 720p (HD Version!)

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