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Scientists To Resurrect Tallest Bird To Have Ever Lived On Earth
Standing more than three metres (12ft) high, the South Island giant moa is regarded as the tallest bird to have ever walked the face of Earth.
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New Zealand Warns Of Exploding Whale Carcasses After Mass Stranding
New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals "like balloons", to avoid them exploding as they decompose on Golden Bay after more than 600 whales became stranded.
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Last New Zealand Chopper Crash Bodies Retrieved From Glacier
The last remaining bodies from a New Zealand helicopter crash that claimed seven lives were airlifted from a glacier today after rescue crews took advantage of a break in the weather.
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Weather Hampers New Zealand Alpine Crash Recovery as Bodies Identified
Specialist alpine rescuers battled through atrocious weather Sunday to reach a helicopter crash site where seven people, including four English and two Australian tourists, were killed in New Zealand.
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Fatalities Feared in New Zealand Helicopter Crash
A helicopter with seven people on board crashed at a popular New Zealand tourism site today, with authorities saying difficult conditions were hampering the search for any survivors.
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Space Revolution Hatching in a New Zealand Paddock
The next revolution in space, making humdrum what was long the special preserve of tax-funded giants like (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) NASA, will be launching next year from a paddock in New Zealand's remote South Island.
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New Zealand Glacier Body Identified After 42 Years
A New Zealand hiker's body that lay frozen in a glacier for more than four decades has been formally identified, police said Thursday.
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5.6-Magnitude Earthquake in New Zealand, No Damage Reported
A strong 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand's South Island today with local authorities saying it shook buildings but caused no serious damage.
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State of emergency follows powerful New Zealand quake
A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch on Saturday after a powerful 7.0 earthquake caused widespread damage, Mayor Bob Parker said."We've decided to declare the state of emergency in the city. It just makes it a bit easier for us now to move people out of buildings if necessary, close streets down," P...
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Scientists To Resurrect Tallest Bird To Have Ever Lived On Earth
Standing more than three metres (12ft) high, the South Island giant moa is regarded as the tallest bird to have ever walked the face of Earth.
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New Zealand Warns Of Exploding Whale Carcasses After Mass Stranding
New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals "like balloons", to avoid them exploding as they decompose on Golden Bay after more than 600 whales became stranded.
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Last New Zealand Chopper Crash Bodies Retrieved From Glacier
The last remaining bodies from a New Zealand helicopter crash that claimed seven lives were airlifted from a glacier today after rescue crews took advantage of a break in the weather.
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Weather Hampers New Zealand Alpine Crash Recovery as Bodies Identified
Specialist alpine rescuers battled through atrocious weather Sunday to reach a helicopter crash site where seven people, including four English and two Australian tourists, were killed in New Zealand.
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Fatalities Feared in New Zealand Helicopter Crash
A helicopter with seven people on board crashed at a popular New Zealand tourism site today, with authorities saying difficult conditions were hampering the search for any survivors.
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Space Revolution Hatching in a New Zealand Paddock
The next revolution in space, making humdrum what was long the special preserve of tax-funded giants like (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) NASA, will be launching next year from a paddock in New Zealand's remote South Island.
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New Zealand Glacier Body Identified After 42 Years
A New Zealand hiker's body that lay frozen in a glacier for more than four decades has been formally identified, police said Thursday.
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5.6-Magnitude Earthquake in New Zealand, No Damage Reported
A strong 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand's South Island today with local authorities saying it shook buildings but caused no serious damage.
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State of emergency follows powerful New Zealand quake
A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch on Saturday after a powerful 7.0 earthquake caused widespread damage, Mayor Bob Parker said."We've decided to declare the state of emergency in the city. It just makes it a bit easier for us now to move people out of buildings if necessary, close streets down," P...
