Category: Australasia

Large earthquake hits New Zealand

An earthquake struck Wanganui measuring 5 on the Richter scale, as reported by New Zealand's TV3 News. Wanganui Mayor Michael

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NZ glacier sheds 50m tonnes of ice

Up to 50 million tonnes of ice has fallen off New Zealand's largest glacier. The Tasman glacier has changed from

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13 stranded whales refloated

Thirteen pilot whales that have survived a stranding in New Zealand's far north have been refloated in calm waters. Fifty-eight

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Nearly 60 whales die in New Zealand mass stranding

Nearly 60 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach in New Zealand on Friday, conservation officials

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Sceptics to challenge climate science in court

Climate change sceptics in New Zealand are taking the government's climate agency to court over the validity of its

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Combat Climate ‘misinformation’ report

Some of the nation's top scientists have united in a new climate statement which issues fresh warnings about the

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Thousands march for climate change action

Marches are taking place in capital cities around Australia to protest a lack of political action on climate change. The

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1,200 New Zealand skiers trapped

More than 1,000 skiers, including 300 children, have slept on the top of Mount Hutt in a cafeteria after

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New Zealand: significant swine flu cases

NEW Zealand is still experiencing a significant level of swine flu, health authorities said Wednesday, despite the World Health

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Australia expects worst locust plague for decades

The worst locust plague in 30 years is expected to hit regional New South Wales in the coming weeks,

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