Woman,45, dies on ski lift in French Alps
January 24th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) A British woman died of suspected cardiac arrest while sitting beside her teenaged daughter in a chair lift that was taking them up a summit on ... Read more...
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Ex Kiwi cricketer Adam Parore to climb Mt. Everest for charity
March 9th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Mar 9 (ANI): Former New Zealander cricketer Adam Parore has said that he would make an attempt to climb Mt. Everest to raise funds for a charity, Make-A-Wish New Zealand, this ... Read more...
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New Zealand quake: Christchurch faces year to recover
September 5th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Sep 5 (DPA) Shops and offices in the centre of Christchurch will be closed through Monday after engineers ruled it too dangerous to allow people back into the area following ... Read more...
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Indian brothers killed by glacier ignored safety warnings
December 3rd, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Dec 3 (DPA) Two Indian brothers crushed to death in January by a collapsing New Zealand glacier had defied warnings to stay clear because they were "on a mission" to touch ... Read more...
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New Zealand glaciers melting away, survey shows
November 23rd, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Nov 23 (DPA) New Zealand's glaciers are melting away, according to an annual survey of the snowline on 50 glaciers in the South Island, the National Institute of Water and ... Read more...
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DNA from extinct Moa bird rewrites New Zealand’s geological history
November 22nd, 2009 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Adelaide, November 22 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that DNA recovered from fossilised bones of the moa, a giant extinct bird, has revealed a new geological history of New ... Read more...
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Glaciers in Southern Hemisphere are growing out of step with those in North
May 2nd, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): A new study has found that for the last 7,000 years, glaciers south of the equator in South America and New Zealand have often moved out of step ... Read more...
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New Zealand hiker walks two days with broken ankle
April 1st, 2009 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, April 1 (DPA) A seriously injured hiker spent two days dragging himself three kilometres down a New Zealand glacier with a suspected broken ankle and wrist after falling down a cliff ... Read more...
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Missing Australians rescued from New Zealand mountain
August 16th, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
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Wellington, Aug 16 (DPA) Six Australian mountaineers trapped in bad weather while climbing New Zealand's Southern Alps were airlifted to safety Saturday by a search and rescue helicopter. The four men and ... Read more...
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Scientists to drill into a crack in the edge of the world
July 18th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, July 18 (ANI): An international consortium of scientists is preparing to drill into a crack in the edge of the world the South Islands Alpine Fault in New Zealand.The researchers ... Read more...
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Longest New Zealand glacier shrinking 500 metres a year
April 24th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by admin
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Wellington, April 24 (DPA) The Tasman Glacier - New Zealand's longest - is retreating at the rate of more than 500 metres a year because of global warming, a scientist said Thursday. ... Read more...
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French pilot successfully flies battery-powered aircraft for 48 minutes
January 3rd, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by admin
London, January 3 (ANI): It seems that the dream of environmentally friendly aviation is very close to reality, with a French test pilot successfully flying an aircraft propelled by an electric motor. ... Read more...
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