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‘Bottled Ghosts’ Sold in New Zealand Auction
Via BBC News: Two glass phials said to contain the ghosts of an old man and a young girl have sold for NZ $2,000 (U.S. $1,395 / £935) in an online auction in New Zealand. The auction attracted more...
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Controversial ‘Joseph and Mary In Bed’ Billboard Ad Ruled Not Obscene
I can’t see this flying in America. Hats off to New Zealand. Reports CNN: A billboard showing a somber Mary and Joseph laying in bed together with the caption “Poor Joseph. God was a hard act to...
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NZ Quake Creates New Faultline
The Earth is looking increasingly unstable — is this a sign of crustal displacement? From the Daily Mail: The earthquake that devastated a city in New Zealand tore open a new 11ft faultine in the...
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NZ TV Host Resigns After Ridiculing Sheila Dikshit
Sheila Dikshit. Photo: Jackbandjack (CC) No doubt he and his mates thought he was being really funny — right up until he got fired! From Reuters: A New Zealand television host has quit after sparking a...
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Explosion Traps Dozens Of New Zealand Miners
Again? Hopefully this time the miners won’t have to wait 2 months to see sunlight again. The New York Times reports: At least two dozen men were trapped underground after an explosion on Friday rocked...
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Alien with Size 440 Shoe Among New Zealand’s Recently Declassified UFO Sightings
New Zealand’s military has made public hundreds of documents dating back to 1954 of UFOs, include drawings of flying saucers and alleged samples of alien writing. My favorite so far has been reported...
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New Zealand’s Lost ‘Eighth Wonder Of The World’ Found Deep Underwater
Kiwi scientists have discovered portions of the Pink and White Terraces, a natural wonder which was ravaged by a 19th century volcanic blast. Sadly, the remnants are buried at the bottom of a lake,...
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New Zealand Truck Driver Nearly Pops After Getting Air Hose Lodged In …
Photo: Andrew Magill (CC) Michael Sheridan writes in the NY Daily News: A truck driver in New Zealand nearly popped after an air hose accidently got lodged in his buttocks. Steven McCormack says he is...
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Lucifer Banned In New Zealand
Yup, that’s right, you can’t name your child (or yourself, presumably) “Lucifer” in New Zealand, per this report in the Sydney Morning Herald: Naming your new bundle of joy Lucifer has been effectively...
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World’s Biggest Insect Found In New Zealand
No word on whether it is available for adoption. Via the Daily Mail: Mark Moffett’s find is the world’s biggest insect in terms of weight, which at 71g is heavier than a sparrow and three times that of...
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Scientists say they recently captured “supergiant” deep-sea crustaceans nearly a foot long. TVNZ’s Arrun Soma reports (via CNN):
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Inventor Suffocated To Death By Helmet For Remotely Controlling Devices
Is the gruesome death of this amateur inventor a metaphor for our relationship to the technology that has pervaded our everyday lives? Reported by New Zealand’s Stuff: Police have confirmed the death...
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New Zealand Grants Personhood Rights To River
In my eyes, this makes more sense than the Citizens United ruling. Via Care2: In a landmark case for the Rights of Nature, officials in New Zealand recently granted the Whanganui, the nation’s...
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Mother Convicted Of Giving Baby Marijuana Through Breast Milk
Guilty of raising one cool baby. The New Zealand Herald reports: A woman has been convicted of giving cannabis to her 3-month old baby through her breast milk, in what is believed to be the first case...
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The United States And New Zealand Secretly Tested ‘Tsunami Bombs’ Designed To...
Via the Daily Mail, this likely will trigger conspiracy theories regarding natural disasters past and future: The U.S. and New Zealand collaborated on a top-secret plan to develop a ‘tsunami bomb’...
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Evidence of the Gods – Islands in the Pacific
Ancient humans had the natural urge to document the world in which they lived, a fact that is evident in the cave paintings from various sites around the world that all seem to depict the same things....
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Maori Dance Ritual Offends Danish MP During Trip to New Zealand
A member of Denmark’s parliament has expressed offense and revulsion over the welcome she was given by New Zealand officials on a recent visit to that country. Marie Krarup described her arrival at a...
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An Insider’s Story Of The Global Attack On Climate Science
The Denial of Saint Peter (Photo credit: Wikipedia)(PD) This article explains how NZ tax payers will likely have to foot the bill for the antics of doubt mongers. via ars technica An epic saga of...
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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Denies Being a Giant Space Lizard
Lizard Knows Best (Photo credit: Wikipedia) (PD) This may lay your fears to rest, or further confirm your suspicions. via The Daily Dot Call it a perk of living in a small country: when you ask the...
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New Zealand Cat Swipes Bag of Weed To Bring To Owner
OH HAI! I HAZ U HOOMAN CATNIPZ! An unnamed woman from the Dunedin, New Zealand neighborhood of Halfway Bush called cops this week to report that her cat had dragged a baggie with about five grams of...
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