New Delhi, India all-rounder <keyword id="6354903" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hardik-Pandya" source="Orion">Hardik Pandya</keyword> was on Friday ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup clash against New Zealand due to an <keyword id="35627" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ankle-Injury" source="Orion">ankle injury</keyword> he suffered while bowling against Bangladesh. Hardik underwent scans following the injury in Pune on Thursday and is heading to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for his recovery. <br /><br /> India will play New Zealand in Dharamsala on October 22. <br /><br /> "Team India vice-captain Hardik Pandya sustained an injury to his left ankle while fielding on his own bowling during India's match against Bangladesh at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune," said the <keyword id="6354756" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BCCI" source="Orion">BCCI</keyword> in a statement. <br /><br /> "The all-rounder was taken for scans and is advised rest. He will be under the constant supervision of the BCCI Medical Team. He will not be taking the flight to Dharamsala with the team on 20th October and will now join the team directly in Lucknow where India play England," the board added. <br /><br /> India has a long gap between the Dharamsala and Lucknow game, which is scheduled for October 29.

Hardik Pandya ruled out of World Cup fixture against New Zealand with ankle injury

Wellington, New Zealand's Queenstown on Friday declared a state of emergency for an initial period of seven days, as part of the response to the current <keyword id="45172" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="heavy-rain" source="Orion">heavy rain</keyword> and risks of slips and flooding.<br /><br />Queenstown Mayor Glyn Lewers said the declaration was necessary given the considerable rainfall experienced by Queenstown, Xinhua news agency reported.<br /><br />"The current weather event is an active and evolving situation," Lewers said, adding that the district council has been working with emergency management throughout the night to assess the full extent of the situation in the current conditions.<br /><br />Several flooding and debris events have been identified, and the council continues to contact affected people, including evacuating more than 100 people, he said, adding that a temporary evacuation center has been set up to manage evacuees who have not been able to relocate.<br /><br />The new Skyline Queenstown gondola, which has been expanded and relaunched in June, was temporarily closed due to slips and flooding.<br /><br />The road to Glenorchy, 45 minutes from Queenstown, has been cut off due to a surge in the lake level. Glenorchy was well-known for the filming locations for The Lord of the Rings.<br /><br />A regional state of emergency remains in place for nearby Southland following flooding and slips caused by downpours on Thursday, with a number of schools and kindergartens closed due to the flooding event.<br /><br />Queenstown has also been suffering from gut parasite infection over the past few days. A boil water notice is in place for businesses and properties across Queenstown following a cryptosporidium outbreak, with 21 confirmed cases so far.<br /><br />The parasite can infect people through faeces and can also be transmitted through water supplies.<br /><br /><br />

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Flood flows on South Island's Buller River this month were the largest in New Zealand in almost 100 years, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) announced on Thursday.<br /><br />NIWA hydrodynamics scientist Richard Measures said records show even larger flooding of the Buller River in 1926, reports Xinhua news agency.<br /><br />"It's not the largest river in New Zealand but it does experience the biggest flood flows. The flood levels through the Buller gorge are incredible," he said.<br /><br />NIWA environmental monitoring technician Mike O'Driscoll used a radar gun from the Westport and Orowaiti bridges to measure the speed of the Buller River at its surface on July 17.<br /><br />These measurements, coupled with surveys of the riverbed level carried out from a jetboat after the flood, provided the data for flood flow calculations at the bridges.<br /><br />As the bridges were being closed, the measurements showed a flow of 7,640 cubic meters per second, the largest direct measurement of river flow ever completed in New Zealand.<br /><br />The previous record was a flow measurement of 5,870 cubic metres per second taken in the Grey River in 1988.<br /><br />As a comparison the mean flow of the Buller River is 454 cubic metres per second.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a NIWA monitoring station on the Buller River at Te Kuha, about 10 km upstream, was continuously recording water levels throughout the flood.<br /><br />The monitoring station is part of NIWA's national network of benchmark hydrometric monitoring stations as well as being a key flood forecasting site for the West Coast Regional Council.<br /><br />Because of its importance, the site has three independent monitoring systems in place - one sensor system to provide rapid updates during floods, plus primary and back-up sensors to record data for future analysis.<br /><br />However, the magnitude of the flood meant debris knocked two sensors out of action, leaving only the back-up providing real time information to inform emergency management decisions.<br /><br />The water level at Te Kuha peaked at 12.8 metres at 1.35 p.m. on July 17, several hours ahead of the peak flooding in Westport. In the 1970 flood the flood peak was 11.9 metres.<br /><br />This was the biggest flood recorded since the Te Kuha monitoring site was established in 1963.<br /><br />"We can confidently say that the recent flood flows in the Buller River are the highest of any river in New Zealand since 1926, when historic records and photographs of flooding show an even bigger flood on the Buller," Measures said.<br /><br />Work is now ongoing to gather more data to refine the flood analysis and NIWA's flood flow forecasting tool.<br /><br />Repairs to the monitoring systems have already been completed.<br /><br />"Observations from this flood will help ground truth the inundation and impact models used in the program ensuring we have a more accurate understanding of the risks we face," Measures said.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO <br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/windlas-biotech-to-raise-395-402-crore-through-public-listing-price-band-fixed-at-448-460/articleshow/84854594.cms">Windlas Biotech to raise ₹395-402 crore through public listing, price band fixed at ₹448-460</a><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/googles-sundar-pichai-has-teased-the-whitechapel-chipset/articleshow/84853916.cms"><strong>Google teases Whitechapel chipset that may power Google Pixel 6 devices</strong></a><br />

New Zealand records the largest flood flow in almost 100 years

With less than a day to go for the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand to begin here on Friday,  here are some of the key players’ match-ups to look forward to:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rohit Sharma vs Trent Boult: <br /><br />Sharma has played only one Test in England and experts say he has a weakness against the moving ball, especially one that comes in from a left-arm seamer. Former Pakistan pace bowler Mohammed Amir exploited it during the 2017 Champions Trophy final and even before too. Former India batsman has asked the India opener to be careful against Boult. <br /><br /><keyword id="6354486" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="virat-kohli">Virat Kohli</keyword> vs Kyle Jamieson: <br /><br />The tall New Zealand pace bowler turned down his Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Kohli's request of bowling to him at nets with a Dukes ball that he was carrying with him during the 2020 Indian Premier League (<keyword id="6354312" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword>). But Kohli would have faced him in the IPL nets with a white and got some idea. The steep bounce could be hot to handle.<br /><br /><keyword id="12642" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ross-Taylor">Ross Taylor</keyword> vs R Ashwin/ R Jadeja: <br /><br />Taylor, who average of 33.83 against India is almost 12 runs below his career average of 45.76, has been dismissed 54 times by a spinner out of 164 times. But his average of 44.55 against the slow bowlers is higher than his average of 33.28 against pace bowlers. Part of the reason is that on wickets outside India, the spinners don't get much purchase. How Ashwin and Jadeja bowl to the New Zealand No. 4 will be key. Taylor, 37, has fallen to right-arm spin 30 times and left-arm spin 24 times.<br /><br />Devon Conway vs Jasprit Bumrah: <br /><br />New Zealand's South African import became only the sixth batsman to score a debut ton at Lord's and the first to score a double on Test debut at Lord's was the Man-of-the-Series in the recent two-Test series against England. He is known to play the ball late. But how he reads pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah's quick-arm action will be interesting. Bumrah's natural delivery goes away from him and he may have to be watchful.<br /><br /><keyword id="269650" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kane-Williamson">Kane Williamson</keyword> vs Ishant Sharma/Mohammed Shami: <br /><br />New Zealand captain Williamson has a poor record in England (an average of 26.1 as against a career average of 53.6) and Ishant Sharma, on his fourth tour of England and having experience of county cricket with Sussex which gave his career a fresh lease, will be targeting his knee roll to get the leg-before wicket decision. The Kiwi, however, has a tight defence and a battle of attrition may ensue. Williamson could also face the challenge of deliveries of landing on seam from <keyword id="967087" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mohammed-Shami">Mohammed Shami</keyword>.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO<br /><b><a target="_blank" class="c-link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/adani-group-under-sebi-scanner-on-market-manipulation/articleshow/83501698.cms">Gautam Adani loses over $7 billion in net worth after questions over the meteoric rise in group stocks</a></b><br /><b><a target="_blank" class="c-link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/adani-group-pnb-coal-india-tcs-and-other-stocks-to-watch-out-for-on-june-14/slidelist/83499937.cms">Adani group, PNB, Coal India, TCS and other stocks to watch out for on June 14</a></b><br /><b><a target="_blank" class="c-link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/weekly-crypto-roundup-wazirx-under-scrutiny-el-salvador-makes-bitcoin-legal-tender-and-more/slidelist/83478577.cms">Weekly crypto roundup: WazirX under scrutiny, El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender and more</a></b><br /><br /></strong>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>TikTok's "travel" subgenre is massive, with over 220 billion cumulative views under the hashtag.</li><li>Some top travel influencers on the platform include Jacob Riglin, Alex Ojeda, and Quin Gable.</li></ul><p>While Instagram has long been the <a href="https://www.insider.com/linda-on-the-run-travel-influencer-photos-2020-1">hotspot</a> for influencers posting their luxurious travels to faraway destinations, TikTok is slowly dominating this space. The <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/travel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hashtag for "travel" videos</a> has amassed over 220 billion views.</p><p>Travel TikTokers share snapshots of their family excursions, document nomadic lives, and offer tips about how to get the most out of a stay and flight.</p><p> Here are 7 unique and popular travel creators you should follow.</p><h2><strong>@Jacob</strong></h2><p>Jacob Riglin holds the rare and seminal handle @jacob. He regularly posts scene videos of his idyllic travels on his channel. His content features challenging, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jacob/video/7151852057727651078?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lengthy mountain hikes</a> in Slovenia and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jacob/video/7154357287698713862?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the ornate landscape</a> of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. He's also shared moments from his personal life and free spirit attitude, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jacob/video/7277619713591594272?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">such as a recent clip</a> where he forgets to secure his phone before skydiving out of a helicopter. His range of stunning shots has helped him amass over 640,000 followers on TikTok. </p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@jacob/video/7154357287698713862" data-video-id="7154357287698713862" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@jacob" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jacob?refer=embed">@jacob</a> Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, can you believe this place?  <a title="grandmosque" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/grandmosque?refer=embed">#grandmosque</a> <a title="travelbucketlist" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/travelbucketlist?refer=embed">#travelbucketlist</a> <a title="placestogo" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/placestogo?refer=embed">#placestogo</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Chai Tea with Heidi - WeddingCake &amp; Snoop Dogg &amp; Heidi Klum" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Chai-Tea-with-Heidi-7051877194457188353?refer=embed">♬ Chai Tea with Heidi - WeddingCake &amp; Snoop Dogg &amp; Heidi Klum</a> </section> </blockquote> <h2><strong>@Alexojeda</strong></h2><p>Alex Ojeda, a Mexican-American creator with over 8.4 million followers on TikTok, is known for two things: traveling around the world and finding the most thrilling and turbulent water slides to go down. He's filmed himself <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@alexojeda/video/7291800645743545643?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">riding massive alpine coasters</a> in the United Kingdom, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@alexojeda/video/7281016616417053983?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flying down</a> a mega-tall water slide in Texas, and whizzing down a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@alexojeda/video/7178597537790627114?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">frightening glass slide</a> in Dubai. In a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-water-park-creator-alex-ojeda-earns-tiktok-instagram-2022-8">recent interview with Insider</a>, he said he aspired to one day own his own water park, which he said he would name "Ojeda Bay Water Park."</p><h2><strong>@Quingable</strong></h2><p>Quin Gable is one of TikTok's biggest "Van Lifers," a term for people who live out of motor vehicles or trailers. Gable documents her life abroad with her two cats, along with all the various critters she finds while exploring, like a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@quingable/video/7294729014189575455?embed_source=121355058%2C121351166%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed_name&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=www.russh.com%2Fbest-tiktok-travel-accounts%2F&amp;referer_video_id=7128493656176168234" target="_blank" rel="noopener">penguin on a beach</a> in South Africa.</p><p>In a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@quingable/video/7171222568161168686" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tour of her van</a>, she showed off how she outfitted it with lights of multiple temperature tones and extensive storage compartments.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@quingable/video/7294729014189575455" data-video-id="7294729014189575455" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@quingable" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@quingable?refer=embed">@quingable</a> South Africa's Penguin Beach This has to be one of the most magical moments in my life. We were at the beach and all of a sudden, a cute lil penguin waddled on over to us. We ended up walking across the entire beach until he made his way back into the ocean. Location: Boulders Beach, Table Mountain National Park All of these penguins are under the protection of the Cape Nature Conservation.  Info: • Price: R176 per person (or about (about $10) • Go EARLY to avoid crowds. It opens at 8am • Go at LOW TIDE • The best viewing point is Foxy Beach next door but you can't access the beach. There are viewing areas accessible for everyone. Please remember: DO NOT TOUCH THE PENGUINS. DO NOT DO THIS. Please respect their space. LMK if you have any questions! <a title="southafrica" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/southafrica?refer=embed">#southafrica</a> <a title="capetown" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/capetown?refer=embed">#capetown</a> <a title="capetownsouthafrica" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/capetownsouthafrica?refer=embed">#capetownsouthafrica</a> <a title="penguins" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/penguins?refer=embed">#penguins</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Wash. - Bon Iver" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Wash-6793760601991546881?refer=embed">♬ Wash. - Bon Iver</a> </section> </blockquote> <h2><strong>@Rana.good</strong></h2><p>Rana Good is a travel influencer and writer with numerous viral videos about places she's visited around the world. She has posted about <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@rana.good/video/7273119871884348715" target="_blank" rel="noopener">penguin proposals</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@rana.good/video/7251622571760733483" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nightmare airplane flights</a>, and tips about traveling through <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@rana.good/video/7277318984834403630" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Antarctica</a>.</p><p>Her <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@rana.good/video/7045729750282915118" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biggest video</a> from December 2021, with over 13 million views, shows her face-planting into a polar plunge. </p><h2><strong>@Wilderness_addict</strong></h2><p>Caroline Foster posts under the account @wilderness_addict — a fitting name for someone whose content includes some of the most awe-inspiring vistas on the platform. She has filmed the California Rockies against <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wilderness_addict/video/7287713668152708395?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stunning and colorful</a>; the foggy <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wilderness_addict/video/7285527586787118378?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Icelandic hills</a>; and New Zealand during its peak purple lupin blooming season in late Spring. Her vivid scenes have amassed her nearly a million followers.</p><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@wilderness_addict/video/7267983248003812650" data-video-id="7267983248003812650" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@wilderness_addict" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wilderness_addict?refer=embed">@wilderness_addict</a> The lupins in New Zealand are just mind blowing <a title="newzealand" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/newzealand?refer=embed">#newzealand</a> <a title="nzmustdo" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nzmustdo?refer=embed">#nzmustdo</a> <a title="springvibes" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/springvibes?refer=embed">#springvibes</a> <a title="bucketlist" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bucketlist?refer=embed">#bucketlist</a> <a title="wanderlust" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/wanderlust?refer=embed">#wanderlust</a> <a title="newzealandtiktok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/newzealandtiktok?refer=embed">#newzealandtiktok</a> <a title="tiktoktravel" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tiktoktravel?refer=embed">#tiktoktravel</a> <a title="howiwalk" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/howiwalk?refer=embed">#howiwalk</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Jacob and the Stone - Emile Mosseri" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Jacob-and-the-Stone-6912097908166756354?refer=embed">♬ Jacob and the Stone - Emile Mosseri</a> </section> </blockquote> <h2><strong>@Riotravelers</strong></h2><p>The account @riotravelers is run by an American couple, Trent and Sarah. The two post videos of themselves going on many global adventures, like <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@riotravelers/video/7283984349005925675?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">visiting the pyramids</a> in Egypt, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@riotravelers/video/7253093972233473322?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hiking around Switzerland</a>. They also post funny clips and travel advice, like <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@riotravelers/video/7251960786153688362?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urging people</a> to search for flights to select destinations that have cheaper fares (for under $500, for example). </p><h2><strong>@Topflightfamily</strong></h2><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@topflightfamily/video/7218249021641575723" data-video-id="7218249021641575723" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@topflightfamily" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@topflightfamily?refer=embed">@topflightfamily</a> Flying 14 hours from New York to Tokyo in @ana_allnipponairways The Room with kids!  <a title="familytravel" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/familytravel?refer=embed">#familytravel</a> <a title="businessclass" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/businessclass?refer=embed">#businessclass</a> <a title="planetok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/planetok?refer=embed">#planetok</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Jestindothat - Jestindothat" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Jestindothat-7155351851758586667?refer=embed">♬ Jestindothat - Jestindothat</a> </section> </blockquote> <p>Carmen Sognonvia's channel isn't like others on this list — she mainly posts vacation videos featuring her whole family, including her two daughters. She has made clips about the <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@topflightfamily/video/7290667419230784814" target="_blank" rel="noopener">perils of overpacking</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@topflightfamily/video/7246748405056343342" target="_blank" rel="noopener">videos where</a> she and her family dance together and reveal their dream travel destinations to their devoted followers. Sognonvia has also shared advice on executing stress-free family trips and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@topflightfamily/video/7202986405415357738" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top places people should go</a> if they have young kids.</p>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Two people returning to <keyword id="22501" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="New-Zealand">New Zealand</keyword> from overseas documented each day of their mandatory two-week <keyword id="58679" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Quarantine">quarantine</keyword>. </li><li>During their lockdown, they stayed at the four-star Novotel hotel at Auckland International Airport and were served gourmet meals every day. </li><li>The couple should consider themselves lucky; other people on hotel lockdowns have shared experiences of eating scant meals and having limited toiletries. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>A New Zealand couple stuck in a two-week government-mandated quarantine at the four-star Novotel hotel at Auckland International Airport documented each day of their luxurious lockdown, from gourmet meals to supervised walks outside the airport. </p><p>The two travelers, who go by the names Chuck and Wilson, created an Instagram account called the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thequarantinecanteen_nz/">thequarantinecanteen_nz</a> where they displayed their envy-worthy meals and daily activities while confined to their hotel. </p><p>New Zealand has imposed strict quarantine rules since it closed its borders to all non-residents on March 19. The country has mandated that all residents and travelers entering the country <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/new-zealand-tells-arrivals-to-self-isolate-for-two-weeks-including-citizens">must self-isolate for two weeks</a>, and more recently announced that it would <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120930490/coronavirus-government-announces-mandatory-border-quarantine-for-all-returning-kiwis">set up a network of 18 hotels in Auckland</a> for those isolating after travel. </p><p>Chuck and Wilson entered into isolation at the Novotel Auckland Airport hotel, a luxury hotel just outside the international terminal, on April 11 after flying in from London, according to <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/kiwi-traveller/121221943/travellers-document-enforced-isolation-at-novotel-auckland-airport-hotel-on-instagram">Stuff.co.nz</a>.</p><p>Their first Instagram post documented them eating hot cross buns with butter for breakfast. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style="margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-0KlEgBm8P" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">☣️ Day one: Breakfast. Hot cross buns with Tararua butter and Moccona with Meadow Fresh UHT milk. . . . . . . . . . . #QuarantineCuisine #Breakfast #Food #Foodie #FoodPic #Foodlover #FoodPorn #InstaFood #Quarantine #Covid19 #NewZealand #Lockdown #StruggleStreet #HardTimes #NovotelHolidays #Coffee #Easter #Spoiled #SelfIsolation #StayHome #StaySafe #QuarantineAndChill #EasyRecipes #CovidCooking #Newshub #BonAppetit #NewstalkZB #StuffNZ #NZHerald</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by   Chuck &amp; Wilson  (@thequarantinecanteen_nz) on Apr 10, 2020 at 2:15pm PDT<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2020-04-10T21:15:38+00:00">Apr 10, 2020 at 2:15pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p>On day one, they also documented the sunrise views from their rooms and daily walks outside the airport supervised by aviation security staff. </p><p>As the days went on, their meals became more intricate: For dinner on day two, they ate Thai red chicken curry with mango fried rice. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style="margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5RysxBZD8" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">☠︎ Day Two: Dinner. Thai red chicken curry with rice, mango fried rice, iceberg lettuce with caeser dressing, and a bottle of water. . . . . . . . . . . #QuarantineCuisine #Dinner #Food #Foodie #FoodPic #Foodlover #FoodPorn #InstaFood #Quarantine #Covid19 #NewZealand #LockdownNZ #StruggleStreet #StayInYourBubble #NovotelHolidays #Coffee #IcebergLettuce #Spoiled #SelfIsolation #StayHomeNZ #StaySafe #QuarantineAndChill #EasyRecipes #CovidCooking #Newshub #BonAppetit #NewstalkZB #StuffNZ #TheSpinoff</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by   Chuck &amp; Wilson  (@thequarantinecanteen_nz) on Apr 12, 2020 at 1:54pm PDT<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2020-04-12T20:54:52+00:00">Apr 12, 2020 at 1:54pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p>On day three they got Easter treats, including Kit Kat bars and chocolate eggs. On day four, they received a gift of three-ply toilet paper and coffee sachets, alongside a note from the housekeeping staff telling them to stay "warm and healthy." </p><p>On day four, the couple said the Novotel had a "real cake problem," and posted pictures of their fridge stocked with baked goods. </p><p>"We're not actually eating everything," they wrote in an Instagram story on day four. "There's just too much. It's insane."</p><p>For breakfasts, the two were treated with shakshuka, poached eggs, bacon, porridge, and copious amounts of pastries and fresh fruit. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style="margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_JVpORp6EL" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"> Day Seven. Breakfast: shakshuka; half a pear and apricot; a Just Juice; a pain au chocolat; a gold kiwifruit; and a bottle of water . . . . . . . . . . #QuarantineCuisine #Dinner #Food #Foodie #FoodPic #Foodlover #FoodPorn #InstaFood #Quarantine #Covid19 #NewZealand #LockdownNZ #StruggleStreet #StayInYourBubble #NovotelHolidays #painauchocolat #Kiwi #Spoiled #SelfIsolation #StayHomeNZ #StaySafe #QuarantineAndChill #EasyRecipes #CovidCooking #Newshub #BonAppetit #NewstalkZB #StuffNZ #TheSpinoff</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by   Chuck &amp; Wilson  (@thequarantinecanteen_nz) on Apr 18, 2020 at 7:36pm PDT<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2020-04-19T02:36:22+00:00">Apr 18, 2020 at 7:36pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p>On day seven, they learned that the reason their walks were supervised was because someone under lockdown had tried to run away from the Novotel. </p><p>On day eight, they documented eating lentil and rice curry, coleslaw, and red velvet cake for lunch. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style="margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_JX2nhJqwf" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"> Day Eight. Lunch: lentil and rice curry; coleslaw; a red velvet cake; and a can of coke . . . . . . . . . . #QuarantineCuisine #Dinner #Food #Foodie #FoodPic #Foodlover #FoodPorn #InstaFood #Quarantine #Covid19 #NewZealand #LockdownNZ #StruggleStreet #StayInYourBubble #NovotelHolidays #lentilcurry #oatyslice #Spoiled #SelfIsolation #StayHomeNZ #StaySafe #QuarantineAndChill #EasyRecipes #CovidCooking #Newshub #BonAppetit #NewstalkZB #StuffNZ #TheSpinoff</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by   Chuck &amp; Wilson  (@thequarantinecanteen_nz) on Apr 18, 2020 at 7:55pm PDT<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2020-04-19T02:55:40+00:00">Apr 18, 2020 at 7:55pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p>Their post featured the hashtags #spoiled and #strugglestreet. </p><p>The two were released from lockdown on April 24. In their final post, they expressed the "utmost thanks and appreciation" to the hotel, airport, and the government "for all their hard work to keep NZers safe." </p><p>Still, not everyone on hotel lockdowns has shared the same sentiments. </p><p>Nicola McCooe, a woman who was quarantined at the upscale Intercontinental hotel in Sydney, Australia, documented scarce meals and limited toiletries. </p><p>"It very much feels like we are prisoners and the only thing getting me through is hoping that it will get better," she <a href="https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/australian-woman-stuck-in-coronavirus-hotel-quarantine-tells-of-horror-conditions-c-947144">told 7News</a> earlier this month. </p><p>The country is set to begin to ease its lockdown restrictions on April 27, though inter-regional travel remains limited and people have been instructed to stay home if they can. </p>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-instagram-gourmet-food-lockdown-novotel-new-zealand-2020-4">Business Insider</a>

A New Zealand couple returning from overseas documented each day of their government-enforced coronavirus quarantine, which included a 4-star hotel, daily supervised walks, and gourmet meals

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5c8e9678f73f5c71aa4c7793-2400/gettyimages-912423456.jpg" border="0" alt="mick mulvaney" data-mce-source="Pete Marovich/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="President Trump's Budget Director, Mick Mulvaney, is interviewed in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol before President Donald Trump's first State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress on January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC." data-link="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/president-trumps-budget-director-mick-mulvaney-is-news-photo/912423456"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/president-trumps-budget-director-mick-mulvaney-is-news-photo/912423456">Pete Marovich/Getty Images</a></span></p><p class="caption">President Trump's Budget Director, Mick Mulvaney, is interviewed in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol before President Donald Trump's first State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress on January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li><strong>Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney insisted Sunday that President Donald Trump "is not a white supremacist" and that his past rhetoric has no relation to the mass shooting that killed 50 at two New Zealand mosques last week. </strong></li><li><strong>Speaking to host Chris Wallace on "Fox <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">News</keyword> Sunday," Mulvaney hit back against suggested connections between the president's rhetoric and the manifesto that was published by the shooter on Friday that mentioned him by name amid white nationalist and anti-immigrant ideas.</strong></li><li><strong>The president's comments after the attack faced sharp criticism after he said he didn't see white nationalism as a growing threat, but rather a "small group of people," contrary to recent data.&#xa0;</strong></li></ul><p>Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney sought to distance President Donald Trump and his past rhetoric from a shooting at two New Zealand mosques, saying Sunday any suggested connection was "absurd."</p><p>"The president is not a white supremacist," Mulvaney said on "Fox News Sunday."</p><p>"I'm not sure how many times we have to say that."</p><p>Host Chris Wallace referenced some parallels that lawmakers and members of media had drawn from Trump's rhetoric on Muslims and immigrants to the hateful attack, including a 2016 clip in which then-candidate Trump said he believes "Islam hates us," and Trump's comments fromMarch in which he described an influx of illegal immigrants as an "invasion."</p><p>Wallace also pointed out a selection from the shooter's manifesto that was published before the attack that praised Trump as "<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/03/zealand-mosques-attack-suspect-praised-trump-manifesto-190315100143150.html">a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.</a>" Though the 74-page manifesto has been identified as a provocation tool and not total fact, the direct mention of Trump's name stood out in reports about the shooter's anti-immigrant ideas.</p><p>"Let's take what happened in New Zealand yesterday for what it is: a terrible evil tragic act and figure out why those things are becoming more prevalent in the world," Mulvaney said. "Is it Donald Trump? Absolutely not. Is there something else happening in our culture where people think 'I'm going to go on tv and live-stream me murdering other people,' that's what we should be talking about."</p><p>Many reports took notice of the attack as the latest in a rising tide of hate group activity in United States. Recent data from the Anti-Defamation League concluded <a href="https://www.adl.org/murder-and-extremism-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">every extremist killing in the US in 2018 had a link to right-wing extremism</a>.</p><p>When Wallace asked if Trump would be willing to address the country and condemn the attacks and white supremacy as a whole in addition to his tweets about the attack, Mulvaney said he didn't see the necessity of it, as the administration was already "doing everything that we can."</p><p>"I'm not sure what more you want the president to do," Mulvaney said about Trump's Friday tweets. "You may say you want to give him a national speech to address the nation. That's fine. Maybe we do that. Maybe we don't. But I think you get down to the basic issue is that the president is doing everything that we can to prevent this type of thing from happening here."</p><p>Speculation over the president's connection to the political environment surrounding the massacre has drawn a sharp partisan divide among lawmakers and the media.</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: </em><em><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tucker-carlson-new-zealand-shooting-2019-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tucker Carlson ignored white supremacist message of suspected New Zealand shooter, instead criticizing Democrats and journalists</a></em></p><p>Multiple reports cited analysis like a November 2018 report from The Washington Post that found <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/report-under-trump-far-right-violence-on-the-rise-in-the-us-2018-11?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=topbar&amp;utm_term=desktop&amp;referrer=twitter">far-right violence has been on the rise since President Donald Trump entered the White House.</a></p><p>Additionally, an October 2018 poll from the Public Religion Research Institute found a majority of Americans agree that Trump has "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/most-americans-think-trumps-encouraged-white-supremacists-2018-10">encouraged white supremacist groups</a>" with his decisions and behavior.</p><p>After the president's name was found in the manifesto, speculation picked up following Trump's non-specific response to reporters about white nationalism in the hours after the attack.</p><p>The president offered no condemnation of the shooter's apparent motivation in that attack. On Friday afternoon, Trump was asked in a press pool, "Do you see today white nationalism a rising threat around the world?"</p><p>"I don't really," the president said. "I think it's a small group of people that have very, very serious problems, I guess. If you look what happened in New Zealand, perhaps that's the case."</p><p>Watch Mulvaney's full interview below:</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Mick Mulvaney talks New Zealand massacre on Fox News Sunday <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FNS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FNS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NewZealand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NewZealand</a> <a href="https://t.co/fBBpM5CyeM">pic.twitter.com/fBBpM5CyeM</a></p>- FoxNewsSunday  (@FoxNewsSunday) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1107272573933535235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><script type="text/javascript" src="https://video.foxnews.com/v/embed.js?id=6014950650001&amp;w=466&amp;h=263"></script><noscript>Watch the latest video at <a href="https://www.foxnews.com">foxnews.com</a></noscript></div>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/paul-manafort-russia-mueller-probe-prison-fraud-conspiracy-trump-2019-3">Paul Manafort faces over 7 years in prison for conspiracy and obstruction. 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Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says Trump is 'not a white supremacist,' following New Zealand mass shooting

<p>A New Zealand couple's wedding video&#xa0;is making rounds across the internet this weekend, showing&#xa0;that love and respect know no cultural bounds.</p><p>First, watch the emotional video here. We dare you not to tear up.</p><p><div><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.3";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-video" data-allowfullscreen="1" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/"></a><p>Awesome HAKA at a wedding reception. #ProudPolynesiansClick on link for a better understanding of the New Zealand Maori Haka: http://www.folksong.org.nz/tika_tonu/Video: Westone Productions Limited</p>Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/">I'm Proud to be Tongan</a> on Wednesday, January 20, 2016</blockquote></div></div></div></p><p class="embed-spacer">It's been <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/">watched&#xa0;over 33 million times</a>&#xa0;and racked up 43,000 comments on Facebook, as of Saturday morning.</p><p class="embed-spacer">After tying the knot in Auckland last weekend, Aaliyah and Benjamin Armstrong were treated to a surprise performance by the groomsmen and guests. The men performed the&#xa0;<em>haka</em>, a traditional Maori war dance in which participants stamp their feet, stick out their tongues, slap their chests, and shout in unison.</p><p class="embed-spacer">Check out these guys in action.</p><p class="embed-spacer"></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56a3b5f2dd089520798b45d3-1437-719/screen%20shot%202016-01-23%20at%207.43.18%20am.png" alt="maori ritual haka wedding viral video" data-mce-source="Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan" data-link="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/">Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan</a></span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p class="embed-spacer"></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56a3b5f2dd089520798b45d4-1440-720/screen%20shot%202016-01-23%20at%207.45.49%20am.png" alt="maori ritual haka wedding viral video" data-mce-source="Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan" data-link="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/">Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan</a></span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p class="embed-spacer">While it might seem like the groomsmen are trying to intimidate Benjamin, as some internet commenters have&#xa0;wondered, the&#xa0;<em>haka</em> is in fact a sign of respect.&#xa0;</p><p class="embed-spacer">While the war dance was used on the battlefield in ancient times, it also serves as a "fierce display of a tribe's pride, strength, and unity," <a href="http://www.newzealand.com/us/feature/haka/">according to NewZealand.com</a>. It may be used during Maori ceremonies and celebrations to revere&#xa0;guests or mark a milestone.</p><p class="embed-spacer">In the clip, Benjamin and Aaliyah watch on with reverence.</p><p class="embed-spacer"></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56a3b5f2dd089520798b45d5-1440-720/screen%20shot%202016-01-23%20at%207.42.23%20am.png" alt="maori ritual haka wedding viral video" data-mce-source="Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan" data-link="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/">Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan</a></span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p class="embed-spacer">Eventually, the 21-year-old bride comes to tears. She <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35378875">told BBC</a> she was&#xa0;"blown away."</p><p class="embed-spacer"></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56a3b5f2dd089520798b45d6-1438-719/screen%20shot%202016-01-23%20at%207.44.09%20am.png" alt="maori ritual haka wedding viral video" data-mce-source="Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan" data-link="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/">Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan</a></span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p>"They are quite strong, the men in their family," Aaliyah&#xa0;told BBC.</p><p class="embed-spacer">Here, we see 23-year-old&#xa0;Benjamin jump in.</p><p class="embed-spacer"></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56a3b5f2dd089520798b45d7-1440-720/screen%20shot%202016-01-23%20at%207.48.38%20am.png" alt="maori ritual haka wedding viral video" data-mce-source="Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan" data-link="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/">Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan</a></span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p class="embed-spacer"><a href="http://eng.kiamau.tki.org.nz/Multimedia/Company-A/The-role-of-women-in-the-traditional-use-of-the-haka-Ka-Eke-i-te-Wiwi">Tradition goes</a> that women watch the&#xa0;<em>haka</em> from the sidelines as their men prepare for battle, though Aaliyah says exceptions are made at weddings.</p><p class="embed-spacer"><span>"I wasn't planning on jumping in until one bridesmaid did," she told BBC. "I felt the need to show love and respect back."</span></p><p class="embed-spacer"><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56a3b5f2dd089520798b45d8-1440-720/screen%20shot%202016-01-23%20at%207.45.07%20am.png" alt="maori ritual haka wedding viral video" data-mce-source="Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan" data-link="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/">Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan</a></span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p class="embed-spacer"><span>The woman brings it.</span></p><p class="embed-spacer"><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56a3b5f2dd089520798b45d9-1436-718/screen%20shot%202016-01-23%20at%207.49.04%20am.png" alt="maori ritual haka wedding viral video" data-mce-source="Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan" data-link="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IPTBT/videos/1395318357151873/">Facebook/I'm Proud to be Tongan</a></span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p class="embed-spacer"><span>The scene was captured by the bride's cousin's production company, Westone Productions Limited. It <a href="http://www.folksong.org.nz/tika_tonu/">posted a link</a> to Facebook on Thursday explaining that meaning of the chant.</span></p><p class="embed-spacer"><span>"Son, although it&#xa0;may be difficult for you," the English translation reads, "and son, although it seems to be unyielding / no matter how long you reflect on it / the answer to&#xa0;the problem / is here inside you."</span></p><p class="embed-spacer"><span>Sage advice to the newlyweds. 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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54db71db6bb3f7080580249a-800-801/screen shot 2015-02-11 at 10.13.29 am.png" border="0" alt="new zealand penis sculpture"><p class="source"><span><a href="http://instagram.com/p/yyqJ7fOQa4/?modal=true&amp;utm_source=partner&amp;utm_medium=embed&amp;utm_campaign=photo">@emsoncharlottexo/Instagram</a></span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>A new public art project in Aukland, New Zealand is upsetting locals for its resemblance to a penis. </p><p><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&amp;objectid=11397385">First picked up by the New Zealand Herald</a>, the artwork was installed 27 feet above the ground by the New Lynn train station is a four-part installation of aluminum mesh sculptures that's called "Transit Cloud."<a href="http://gregorkregar.com/"><br /></a></p><p>It was created by sculptor <a href="http://gregorkregar.com/%20">Gregor Kregar</a>, artist Sarah Hughes, and architect Davor Popdich, and is meant to be a nod to the city's local history as a portage hub. It cost NZ$200,000, or over $150,000 to build and install.</p><p>But after seeing the hanging sculpture, Aukland residents are upset. "What the hell is that? It's certainly not a cloud. It looks like a penis," Auckland resident Joy Dale told the New Zealand Herald.  </p><p>Another passerby said to the New Zealand Herald, "Don't you think it's rude? It's definitely [a penis]. What else could it be."</p><p>People on Instagram also noticed the sculpture's resemblance to male genitalia.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaagfbmveuiiii9pt0ehh4gib4hibkchbwchbwchbydr+jqaaaachrstlmaba4yhyqsm5jtamwaaadfsurbvdjl7zvbegmhcaqbaf//42xcnbpaqakcm0ftumfaaibe81iqbjds3ls6zs3bipb9wed3yyxfpmhrft8sgyrcp1x8ueuxlmznwelfoycv6mhwwwmzdpekhlhlw7nwjqkhc4uizphavdza2jpzudsbzzinae2s6owh8xpmx8g7zzgkeopuoyhvgz1tbcxmkd3kwnvbu0gkhkx+izilf77iofhry1nyfnb/lqpb79drwoyjva/davg9b/rlb4cc+nqgdz/tvbbbnr6gbreqn/nrmdgaqeej7whonozjf+y2i/fzou/qaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://instagram.com/p/yyqJ7fOQa4/" target="_top">What a dick of an artist. People of New Lynn, Auckland have been blessed with this 'cloud' sculpture. #itsalaugh #art #lookslikeapenistome ??</a></p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Charlotte (@emsoncharlottexo) on Feb 6, 2015 at 11:27pm PST</p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="defer" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaagfbmveuiiii9pt0ehh4gib4hibkchbwchbwchbydr+jqaaaachrstlmaba4yhyqsm5jtamwaaadfsurbvdjl7zvbegmhcaqbaf//42xcnbpaqakcm0ftumfaaibe81iqbjds3ls6zs3bipb9wed3yyxfpmhrft8sgyrcp1x8ueuxlmznwelfoycv6mhwwwmzdpekhlhlw7nwjqkhc4uizphavdza2jpzudsbzzinae2s6owh8xpmx8g7zzgkeopuoyhvgz1tbcxmkd3kwnvbu0gkhkx+izilf77iofhry1nyfnb/lqpb79drwoyjva/davg9b/rlb4cc+nqgdz/tvbbbnr6gbreqn/nrmdgaqeej7whonozjf+y2i/fzou/qaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://instagram.com/p/yv-9l2hzoD/" target="_top">Umm that don't look like no cloud lol #lookslikeagianture #200Kart #newlynn #auckland</a></p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by @sianruka on Feb 5, 2015 at 10:31pm PST</p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="defer" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaagfbmveuiiii9pt0ehh4gib4hibkchbwchbwchbydr+jqaaaachrstlmaba4yhyqsm5jtamwaaadfsurbvdjl7zvbegmhcaqbaf//42xcnbpaqakcm0ftumfaaibe81iqbjds3ls6zs3bipb9wed3yyxfpmhrft8sgyrcp1x8ueuxlmznwelfoycv6mhwwwmzdpekhlhlw7nwjqkhc4uizphavdza2jpzudsbzzinae2s6owh8xpmx8g7zzgkeopuoyhvgz1tbcxmkd3kwnvbu0gkhkx+izilf77iofhry1nyfnb/lqpb79drwoyjva/davg9b/rlb4cc+nqgdz/tvbbbnr6gbreqn/nrmdgaqeej7whonozjf+y2i/fzou/qaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://instagram.com/p/y3vX_BiZ6c/" target="_top">The so called "clouds" sculpture which was installed at New Lynn. When I was there, I saw a lot of people was laughing at it. Half of the people took a photo! #art #notart #sculpture #newlynn #auckland</a></p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Ian (@ianray58) on Feb 8, 2015 at 10:48pm PST</p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="defer" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Here's how it looks from other angles and with the three other sculptures. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaagfbmveuiiii9pt0ehh4gib4hibkchbwchbwchbydr+jqaaaachrstlmaba4yhyqsm5jtamwaaadfsurbvdjl7zvbegmhcaqbaf//42xcnbpaqakcm0ftumfaaibe81iqbjds3ls6zs3bipb9wed3yyxfpmhrft8sgyrcp1x8ueuxlmznwelfoycv6mhwwwmzdpekhlhlw7nwjqkhc4uizphavdza2jpzudsbzzinae2s6owh8xpmx8g7zzgkeopuoyhvgz1tbcxmkd3kwnvbu0gkhkx+izilf77iofhry1nyfnb/lqpb79drwoyjva/davg9b/rlb4cc+nqgdz/tvbbbnr6gbreqn/nrmdgaqeej7whonozjf+y2i/fzou/qaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://instagram.com/p/yvc_2CylZi/" target="_top">Congratulations clever husband, Sara Hughes and Gregor Kregar! 'TransitCloud' has been unveiled! #nzart #incontext #sculpture #gregorkregar #sarahughes #davorpopadich #newlynn</a></p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Abbe Popadich (@abbepop) on Feb 5, 2015 at 5:34pm PST</p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="defer" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4"><div style="padding: 8px;"><div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaagfbmveuiiii9pt0ehh4gib4hibkchbwchbwchbydr+jqaaaachrstlmaba4yhyqsm5jtamwaaadfsurbvdjl7zvbegmhcaqbaf//42xcnbpaqakcm0ftumfaaibe81iqbjds3ls6zs3bipb9wed3yyxfpmhrft8sgyrcp1x8ueuxlmznwelfoycv6mhwwwmzdpekhlhlw7nwjqkhc4uizphavdza2jpzudsbzzinae2s6owh8xpmx8g7zzgkeopuoyhvgz1tbcxmkd3kwnvbu0gkhkx+izilf77iofhry1nyfnb/lqpb79drwoyjva/davg9b/rlb4cc+nqgdz/tvbbbnr6gbreqn/nrmdgaqeej7whonozjf+y2i/fzou/qaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div></div><p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a href="https://instagram.com/p/y6FzvBMaX5/" target="_top">Went to see the Transit Cloud sculpture at New Lynn on my way home. While the one the media has covered is indeed pretty phallic, the rest of them are actually really cool, and make the Merchant Quarter Lane look great (much like the Train Station in the back of this shot). Plus there were heaps of people there looking and debating them. Pretty sure that means it's successful art! #transitcloud #clouds #art #sculpture #lane #laneway #trainstation #merchantquarter #urbanism #architecture #newlynn #auckland #eyeonauckland #newzealand</a></p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A photo posted by Luke Elliott (@usernamesaretough) on Feb 9, 2015 at 8:43pm PST</p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="defer" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p> </p><p>Charger told the New Zealand Herland that the sculptures will be connected to over 160 feet of neon lights and will be illuminated at night.</p><p>"Art is out there to stir reaction," Kregar told the New Zealand Herald. 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