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Environment in New Zealand

  • Villagers walk completed damaged vegetation on Tanna Island, Vanuatu, 19 March 2015 next Cyclone Pam.

    NEW ZEALAND, 2015/05/24 Recently, two very powerful and damaging storms have wreaked havoc in the Western Pacific: Cyclone Pam and Typhoon Maysak. These were two of the majority intense storms to impact this region in the completed 15 years and, by some metrics, the worst ever recorded — and they occurred about a month apart. Climate change, once again, was said to have added to their intensity, which has a lot of Pacific Islanders extremely worried. The belief that climate change will force Pacific Islanders to leave their homes is not new. Currently, there is a pending appeal before the Supreme Court of New Zealand involving an I-Kiribati man who is requesting that he and his family be allowed to remain in New Zealand permanently due to the belief that the people of Kiribati face indirect persecution from human-induced world warming.

  • Giant washed-up squid found on NZ beach displayed at Kaikoura aquarium

    NEW ZEALAND, 2015/05/17 The marine creature's dorsal body, known as the mantle, is additional than 2 meters long. In addition, the authorities at the aquarium found that the squid has long tentacles, with the longest one measuring over 5 meters. The diameter of each eye was found to be around 19 centimeters. A local aquarium in New Zealand reported that a giant washed-up squid has been found on a beach at South Bay in Kaikoura. Reportedly, a man—who was out with his dog for a stroll at the beach—accidentally stumbled upon the marine creature with long tentacles. Thankfully, the officials from the Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium claimed the body of the massive cephalopod before the scavenger birds located the squid. The huge squid has currently been kept on display in the frozen form in the aquarium. Kaikoura, the town where the creature was found, is popular for its richness in marine life.

  • Pressure on New Zealand to Save World’s Rarest Dolphin

    NEW ZEALAND, 2013/06/11  New Zealand is facing pressure to save the world’s rarest dolphin at an international scientific conference underway this week in what conservationists say is a test of the country’s “clean, green” credentials. The Maui’s dolphin, found only in shallow waters off the North Island’s west coast, is listed as critically endangered, with just 55 adults remaining and experts fearing it will disappear by 2030 unless urgent action is taken.

  • Durban climate talks bring mixed results for Indonesia 2011-12-24

    NEW ZEALAND, 2011/12/24  
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