Tag: New Zealand

Tuesday, May 5th 2020 - 06:41 UTC
Australia and New Zealand considering a “travel bubble” between the two countries

New Zealand and Australia are discussing the potential creation of a “travel bubble” between the two countries, sources said on Monday, even as Australia reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two weeks.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
New Zealand die-off: half a million mussels “cooked” in the wild in unusually balmy waters

Up to half a million mussels were effectively cooked in the wild in unusually balmy waters on the New Zealand coast in a massive “die-off” that marine experts have linked to climate change.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 08:41 UTC
New Zealanders rush to try and save a pod of stranded whales

About 1,000 people rushed to a New Zealand beach over the weekend to try to save a pod of whales that stranded overnight, overwhelming conservation workers who were appealing for specialist assistance.
Friday, December 27th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Scottish salmon producer defends his brand by going after the illegal food trade with forensic science

A high-end Scottish salmon producer is taking on the illegal food fraud trade with forensic science, ahead of a big push into the United States. Loch Duart has used the technology to launch sting operations on outlets suspected of selling inferior fish, falsely bearing the company's brand.
Monday, December 16th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Minute of silence in New Zealand for volcano victims; Royal Caribbean potential criminal liability

New Zealanders across the country observed a minute of silence on Monday to honour the victims of last week's fatal volcanic eruption. The official death toll from the surprise eruption on White Island, also known by its Maori name of Whakaari, stands at 16. Two people whose bodies are believed to be in the waters around the island are still officially listed as missing.
Monday, December 9th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Wild storms and 400 mm of rain in 24 hours strand 1.000 tourists in NZ South island

Almost 1,000 tourists were stranded in New Zealand's South Island on Monday after wild storms cut highways, washed away bridges and flooded the rugged landscape. Meteorologists said up to 400mm of rain was dumped on the South Island over 24 hours by a severe weather system that unleashed gale-force winds and 230,000 lightning strikes.
Monday, December 9th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
New Zealand volcano eruption surprises visitors from cruise ship Ovation of the Seas

Several people were injured at White Island in New Zealand when a volcano began erupting there on Monday, the region's mayor said. The eruption began about 2.30 pm local time on the island, about 50km from the east coast of North Island, authorities said, throwing smoke and debris into the air.
Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 01:22 UTC
The aircraft crash in Antarctica that shocked New Zealand for forty years

It remains New Zealand's worst peacetime disaster. On 28 November 1979, a sightseeing aircraft carrying 257 people crashed head-on into the side of a volcano in Antarctica.
Friday, November 8th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Falklands undertakes a major review of fisheries policy

A major review of the Falkland Island fisheries establishes a strong foundation, building on what has already been achieved. Executive Council (ExCo) has adopted a number of recommendations from a review carried out in 2018 by New Zealand consultants Terra Moana, of the Falkland Islands’ Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) system.
Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Princess Cruises announces largest ever Australia, New Zealand 2020/21 season

Princess Cruises has announced its largest Australia and New Zealand cruise season ever offered sailing towards some of the world’s most dramatic destinations during the cruise line’s October 2020 to May 2021 season. New for this season, Regal Princess joins sister ship Majestic Princess in Australia, marking the cruise line’s youngest fleet to sail in this region.