Due to hundreds of earthquakes, one of the most powerful supervolcanoes on Earth woke up

New Zealand scientists have raised the alert level due to a volcano under the country's largest lake. Over the past 5000 years, it caused the largest eruption on Earth about 1800 years ago, according to MSN. The warning was issued after hundreds of small…

New Zealand will ban smoking for all born after 2008

New Zealand authorities have decided to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2008. Thus, the country wants to completely quit smoking, writes the BBC. In accordance with the law, which is expected to be passed next year, those born after 2008 do not ...

The penguin swam 3 thousand km from Antarctica to New Zealand: this is the third case in 60 years

An incredibly rare and unexpected visitor has been found off the coast of New Zealand - an Adelie penguin. This species lives exclusively off the coast of Antarctica and on the islands closest to the mainland, so it is almost impossible to see it anywhere else. The BBC writes about this. This is already...

In a small town, he worked for 23 years in a government post as a 'magician' with a salary of $ 16 thousand a year: what did he do

City Hall of Christchurch (New Zealand) terminated a 23-year contract with a local "wizard". A year of his work cost the city budget $ 16 thousand, writes the Independent. 88-year-old Ian Brackenbury Channelnell has been providing "magic services" to citizens for 23 years. He will receive his last paycheck in December, and then ...

New Zealand Volcano Eruption: 6 people killed, Americans affected

An American couple on a honeymoon cruise in New Zealand suffered severe burns from a volcanic eruption on an island filled with tourists. The crash occurred on Monday, December 9th. Six deaths are known and the number continues to rise. New Zealand Police said ...

The Pentagon suspects Russia of conducting secret nuclear tests

US military intelligence suggests that Russia is secretly testing very low-yield nuclear weapons in violation of an international moratorium. "The United States believes that Russia is likely not meeting the 'zero' standard of compliance with the moratorium on nuclear weapons testing," said Pentagon military intelligence chief Robert...

What is known about the person who committed the terrorist attack in New Zealand

On the eve of the shooting in two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, Australian Brenon Tarrant posted a 74-page manifesto on social networks, where he explained the motives of the planned attack. The terrorist grew up in an ordinary family, worked as a fitness trainer, traveled - and adhered to the radical right views, wanting to "create an atmosphere of fear." On the arms of Tarrant and more ...

Shooting in New Zealand mosques: terrorists killed at least 49 people

At least 49 people have died in an armed attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Dozens were seriously injured. The BBC Russian service has collected everything that is currently known about the incident. When and how did this happen? In the east of New Zealand, ...

New Zealanders built an island of sand to avoid a ban on alcohol in the New Year

A group of residents in the city of Coromandel in New Zealand built a small island of sand at the mouth of the Tairua River to circumvent the country's ban on drinking in public places and beaches. There they decided to celebrate the New Year on the beach and at the same time consume ...

Our emigration: how Ukrainian lives in New Zealand

Trade marketing specialist Marianna Natarova left a prestigious job in an international company in Kiev for a distant country, about which she had a vague idea, and once in New Zealand, she decided to stay there forever. Now, together with her family, she has been living in ...

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