Sunday: Aug 3, 2008 - The Machine

Published: 6:38PM Wednesday July 30, 2008

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The Machine
For 27 years it remained a secret in a Christchurch garden shed. Then, this week, it burst into life before the world media at an international air show in the USA. It's the Martin Jetpack hover-and-fly, the ultimate personal flying machine. In this classic story of Kiwi ingenuity, SUNDAY takes an exclusive look at the development of the Martin Jetpack as science fiction becomes a reality here in New Zealand.

The Faujis
They are a criminal network of migrant workers who sneak into England from the Punjab to do dangerous, difficult and dirty jobs for next to nothing. They have spawned a huge underground industry in false documents, passports, and driving licences.

People Of The Forest
Orang-utans are the human race's closest cousins; the people of the forest. So why are we driving them to extinction? Illegal logging and new palm oil plantations are being blamed for the sharp decline in the world's orang-utan population. What can be done to save them?

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