In an announcement that mostly just amounts to a milking circumstance for PR purposes, the current administration in New Zealand has announced that it won’t be granting any new offshore … [Read full article]
Tag: New Zealand
Dogs Learn To Drive Cars, Really (VIDEO)
This is pretty awesome. Of course, it’s fun to watch dogs driving cars, but it’s also cool because the purpose of this dog driving course, conducted by a charity in … [Read full article]
World Rhino Day is September 22! #worldrhinoday
On September 22, 2013, the fourth annual World Rhino Day will be celebrated with special events organized both online and offline by zoos, NGOs, conservancies, schools, businesses, and concerned citizens. … [Read full article]
Like a 'Living Fossil' – Rare Whale Descended from Ancient Extinct Species Found
a pygmy right whale beached off New Zealand (copyright Darryl Wilson) In 2002, the body of a strange looking whale resembling both a right whale and a bowhead was found … [Read full article]
Mount Doom Likely to Erupt Soon
The volcano that was featured as Mount Doom for the Lord of the Rings trilogy is causing the New Zealand Department of Conservation some angst, with department measurements indicating the … [Read full article]
Lucy Lawless (Xena) and Other Greenpeace Activists Arrested for Arctic Activism (VIDEO)
As reported the other day, actress Lucy Lawless (Xena) joined Greenpeace and climbed an oil rig in New Zealand that was supposed to be headed to the Arctic. Lucy … [Read full article]
El Niño and La Niña to Increasingly Dominate New Zealand Climate
A new study has revealed the effect that El Niño and La Niña are likely to have on the New Zealand climate in the coming decades with a continuation in … [Read full article]
Video: New Zealand Penguins Rescued from Oil Spill Released
A bunch of tiny little penguins were rescued from a horrible oil spill off the coast of New Zealand and were recently released back into the ocean. Here’s more from … [Read full article]
Rainbow Warrior III Sets Sail on Maiden Journey
Greenpeace’s new custom-built “crowd-funded, hyper-efficient, purpose-built environmental activist sailing ship” has set sail from its harbour in Bremen and is on its way to Hamburg on its first voyage after being launched.
Watch the Virginia Earthquake Ripple Across America
This amazing video shows the Virginia earthquake ripple west across the United States, thanks to an array of detectors that are part of the USArray/EarthScope facility.
Franz Josef Land Beneath the Clouds (Photo of the Day)
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite captured this image of Franz Josef Land as the clouds parted on August 14.
New Zealand Earthquake Causes Tsunami Warnings
Well, as if we haven’t seen enough earthquakes and tsunamis this year, New Zealand just got hit with another. New Zealand was hit with a 7.6-magnitude earthquake today, according to the USGS, and a local tsunami warning has followed.
Updates on New Zealand Penguin from Antarctica, Happy Feet
It’s been a little while since I last wrote about Happy Feet, the second penguin in history known to have swum from Antarctica to New Zealand. So, here are a number of updates about the emperor penguin from the last week or so.