An ailing royal penguin who was discovered by hikers Sunday stranded on a New Zealand beach more than 1,000 miles from his Antarctic home, has tragically died, radio detection and rangingOnline.com is reporting.
The young male bird, estimated to be around one year old, was found dehydrated, starving and suffering from kidney failure at Tora beach, on the coast south of Wellington, reported ABCnews.com.
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Peter Jackson didn’t just help fund the cause of the West Memphis Three, he’s now hosting Damien Echols of the now-freed trio at his home in New Zealand. “We’re doing investigative work, we’re doing forensic work,” Jackson said Friday at a press conference. He and partner Fran Walsh have been funding legal efforts for the three Americans, who were convicted as teens. During… Continue reading Peter Jackson Hosting West Memphis 3's Damien Echols (And 'The Hobbit' Premiere) in New Zealand
Sensational batting by birthday boy Ross Taylor and Jacob Oram, coupled with disciplined bowling, saw New Zealand crush Pakistan by 110 runs and roar back into the World Cup here Tuesday. Taylor (131 off 124 balls) and Oram (25 off nine balls) mauled Pakistan in the last 10 overs which cost them 139 runs as [...] Continue reading New Zealand crush Pakistan, roar back into World Cup
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in a World Cup Group A match here Tuesday. New Zealand made one change to the side, with all-rounder Jacob Oram coming in place of Jesse Ryder. Pakistan made two changes, bringing in pacer Shoaib Akhtar and left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman [...] Continue reading New Zealand elect to bat against Pakistan
The toll in New Zealand’s earthquake-hit Christchurch city has reached 123 and is expected to rise further Saturday, police said. The magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch Feb 22. Police superintendent Dave Cliff told the media Saturday morning that 123 people had been confirmed dead. “We do expect that number to rise today.” Two hundred people [...] Continue reading New Zealand quake: Toll rises to 123
