Employees of National Aquarium of New Zealand probably got tired of penguins acting out, so they decided to do a public pet shaming of said water birds.
Mr. Tamatea was a teacher at a New Zealand school who died unexpectedly and the students got together to perform this emotional tribute to him at his funeral.
Blue Lake in New Zealand is a naturally clear expanse of water and has visibility to 80 meters, which is as clear as distilled water.
In the area of Slope Point, New Zealand the wind is so violent and persistent that the trees get twisted and bent along the direction the wind blows.
The New Zealand airport boast a 13m tall Gollum Statue, complete with giant, swimming fish. It certainly makes for an unexpected sight!
A company in New Zealand offers tours to the piece of the real Middle-earth – the picturesque farmland that has been turned into the hobbits’ Shire and to the other locations where “Lord of the Rings” movies were filmed.
This miniature Stairway Cinema is situated near one of the busiest bus stops in the center of Auckland, New Zealand. The aim of the project is to help people socialize by collectively watching a film while waiting for a bus.
The much-anticipated movie The Hobbit is being filmed in New Zealand, where director Peter Jackson has created Middle Earth straight from the treasured Hobbit books. These beautiful aerial shots show the detail and time invested in creating this one of a kind wonderland.
Such huge species of weta, giant wetas, can be found in New Zealand. They are examples of island gigantism.
Located in Dunedin New Zealand, this ridiculously steep street is only 1140 feet long but will definitely cause your thighs to burn if you try to walk up it. You better have really good brakes on your car too.
Looking at these photos of New Zealand after Saturday’s earthquake, I get chills down my spine. It must be horrible to live in Christchurch where people got approximately 300 temblors in just 5 days. Almost 100,000 houses were damaged. It’s a miracle that no one has been reported dead as the earthquake magnitude was 7.1. Local authorities announced a state of civil emergency for the next week.
New Zealand is located in the area where 2 tectonic plates collide. Every year the country faces more than 10,000 earthquakes, but only less than 10 leave such damage.
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