[ad_1] The image of two penguins hugging while gazing at the Melbourne city lights has been awarded a superior photography award. German photographer Tobias Baumgaertner captured the moment in 2019 after spending three nights in the Australian penguin colony. “These two fairy penguins perched on a rock overlooking the Melbourne …
Read More »I’ve worked in beauty for 35 years – these are the biggest beauty myths
[ad_1] I have been a beauty editor for over 35 years. In that time, I’ve tried rivers of product, done 378 road tests to date that included everything from equine therapy (pouring my heart out for a horse in the Queensland outback), Brazilian wax (by the way, the bush is …
Read More »‘OMG what a trip’: Otago woman home after year of terror
[ad_1] By Ashley Smyth The Hokey-pokey ice cream was Mel Sloan’s first trial of freedom after coming out of quarantine in New Zealand last month. the Oamaru Mail has been following the plight of the Palmerston-raised woman, who taught at Oamaru before heading abroad. Miss Sloan was stranded in the …
Read More »Tree removal on Mount Albert: legal battle fails to stop tree replacement
[ad_1] The High Court has ruled that the Tūpuna Maunga Authority (TMA) can proceed with the replacement of exotic trees with native trees after a legal battle with protesters. A group began protesting the logging in Ōwairaka / Mt Albert in November 2019. The TMA, which co-governs Ōwairaka / Mt …
Read More »Video: Thai revives baby elephant with CPR
[ad_1] This is the dramatic moment when paramedics performed CPR on a baby elephant after it was hit by a motorcycle in Thailand. The month-old jumbo jet fell to the ground and was crying in pain after a cyclist collided with it in Chanthaburi province on December 19. The elephant …
Read More »Study Finds Our Galaxy May Be Filled With Dead Alien Civilizations
[ad_1] Getty / Marcos del Mazo / LightRocket Researchers have analyzed several factors that could presumably lead to a habitable environment, and determined that intelligent life may have arisen in our galaxy some 8 billion years after its formation. A recently published study suggests that the Milky Way could contain …
Read More »Flyers warned not to leave loose batteries in checked luggage from January 1
[ad_1] 123RF Batteries will no longer be allowed in checked baggage. Anyone flying through New Zealand airports in the new year is reminded that as of January 1, no spare or loose batteries will be allowed in passenger checked luggage. The New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says the restrictions …
Read More »Devon Conway, Black Caps teammates locked out to play Twenty20 Super Smash opener
[ad_1] From the high score for the Black Caps against Pakistan at Napier, to sitting on the grassy hill of the Basin Reserve cheering on his Wellington Firebirds team two days later. Not Devon Conway’s preference, but the prolific hitter agrees that he will join Jimmy Neesham, Martin Guptill and …
Read More »Two earthquakes strike near Akaroa
[ad_1] The earthquakes occurred about 50 kilometers northeast of Akaroa. Photo / GeoNet Two earthquakes have been felt in Akaroa, only a few minutes apart. The first earthquake registered a magnitude of 3.9 at a depth of 24 km and occurred at 1:40 p.m., followed by a magnitude of 3.4 …
Read More »Sky TV appoints Vocus service partner for Sky Broadband
[ad_1] Deal Dec 22, 2020 11:42 PM2 minutes to read Mark Callander, CEO of Vocus. Photo / Leon Menzies Sky Network TV said that it had confirmed Vocus New Zealand as its key service partner for the launch of Sky Broadband. Chaz Savage, Sky’s director of customer service, said the …
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