New Zealand’s front-line batsman and former skipper Ross Taylor was ruled out for the second Test against India starting Friday since his wife is expecting their second child anytime during the match. Skipper Brendon McCullum said that batsman Tom Latham and all-rounder Jimmy Neesham will make their debuts. Latham will come in at No. 4 while Neesham will replace leggie ... Read More »
A grisly carcass discovered last week on a New Zealand beach looks like the stuff of nightmares: Its mangled, decomposing body, half buried in sand, measures about 30 feet long; its eyeless head houses gaping jaws bearing a dozen or so pointed, cone-like teeth. Is it prehistoric? Is it a prank? Actually, it’s probably an orca. According to New Zealand’s ... Read More »
The world’s rarest whale has was washed ashore on a New Zealand beach. This happened in 2010, scientists had no idea till today that this species of whale was never documented by the scientists before. It is safe to call it the world’s rarest whale species — so rare that when a mother and calf became stranded and died on ... Read More »
Facebook is testing a new system, ‘pay to promote’ that will allow users to pay a fee and promote or highlight their posts. They have started testing this system in New Zealand. It is still not confirmed if Facebook will be taking this global. But Facebook has said that they are just experimenting to see if people are willing to ... Read More »
One the biggest file sharing site Megaupload has been shut down by FBI and 7 of it’s members have been charged and four have been arrested including the site’s founder Kim Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz). This happened just a day after internet companies revolted against SOPA bill (pushing to be passed by Hollywood heavyweights). Anonymous does not seem very happy ... Read More »
A hot air balloon carrying 11 people crashed into a farm in New Zealand killing all the people in it. The crash considered as the deadlier to happen in last 50 years of NZ history leaves police and locals in sadness. The crash happened after the hot air balloon hit the electric wires and caught up fire, as witnessed by ... Read More »
A Giant Snail also known as Albino Snail nicknamed “Milky Bar snail” has been found in New Zealand by a group of hikers. With this find, the Snail becomes only the second in the recorded history of white Snails. The Snail ‘Powelliphanta’, is meat eating Carnivores usually preying on Earthworms and sometimes on slugs. These type of snails are found ... Read More »
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