Newzealand Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Failure to launch: Apple bungles Snow Leopard distribution in New Zealand

by Chris Rawson (Aug 29th, 2009)

So, how's everybody enjoying Snow Leopard? Good stuff, isn't it? Gotta love those new Exposé options in the Dock, and all that saved hard drive space, and the faster if slightly quirkier performance... isn't it, um... great? Argh. I can't keep up the charade anymore. I know nothing about the ...

Movies now showing in NZ and Australian iTunes stores

by Michael Rose (Aug 14th, 2008)

They may be first to see the sun, but they've been waiting quite a while for movie rentals and purchases from the iTunes store -- now that patience has paid off, as movies have now arrived in a land down under. Aussie and Kiwi iTunes users can purchase and rent movies to their hearts' content. New ...

New Zealand iPhone details

by Dave Caolo (Jul 7th, 2008)

At the most recent World Wide Developer's Conference, Steve Jobs listed the countries that will see iPhone availability once the 3G model is released. As we approach the big day, more retailers are announcing their plans. This week, Vodafone announced details of the New Zealand launch. Specifically, ...

New Zealand black Wednesday Christmas sale

by Erica Sadun (Dec 8th, 2006)

Mark your calendars. Next Wednesday, 13 December, is the Apple one-day shopping event for New Zealand, the apparent "Black Wednesday" for the new Apple store. Details are still quite sparse, although you can visit the promo page that's been set up to get a rough idea about the event. It looks like ...

Apple Launches iTunes Store New Zealand

by Erica Sadun (Dec 5th, 2006)

After tons of rumors and speculation, the New Zealand iTunes store debuted today. The online store offers over two million songs, with individual tracks priced at NZ$1.79, music videos at NZ$3.59 and many albums at NZ$17.99. Many New Zealand artists are featured exclusively in the New Zealand ...

iTunes goes New Zealand

by Erica Sadun (Nov 16th, 2006)

The New Zealand Herald reports that locals are looking forward to the anticipated opening of iTunes New Zealand. It's been a long time coming. Rumors about iTunesNZ have been floating around for nearly three years without the appearance of an actual storefront. Insiders in the NZ music industry ...

Get a map from any app with MappingService

by David Chartier (May 25th, 2006)

Like Tim Gaden over at Hawk Wings, I too love Mac OS X's highly underrated Services menu, and Robert Stainsby has released a very handy addition to it: MappingService. This clever service allows you to select an address from any application, say a website, a document or an IM, and simply chose ...