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New Zealand debuts Hobbit-themed currency as movie anticipation builds
The Hobbit will debut this winter, and in anticipation, New Zealand is turning itself into Middle Earth. Air New Zealand re-did its in-flight safety video and now the country is unveiling coins, legal currency, with hobbits pictured on them....
New Zealand on high alert in an effort to protect island nation from bio-invaders
New Zealand has some of the most unique wildlife of any large location in the world. That's due in large part to the fact that the two islands broke away from the rest of the world's landmass before the rise of mammals. So the island's birds evolved in special ways. But that diversity is threatened by introduced animals and bacteria....
VIDEO: Russian ship near Antarctica still in danger of sinking with rescue days away
The Russia ship Sparta hit ice last week near Antarctica and has been struggling to remain afloat while the crew awaits a rescue that is still days away....
New Zealand officials hoping to build cardboard cathedral to raise spirits in Christchurch
The earthquake that caused $20 billion in damage to Christchurch in February, and a series of aftershocks, destroyed a landmark cathedral. In it's place, temporarily, officials are looking to build one of cardboard....
Critical moments for sinking freighter off New Zealand
The freighter that hit a reef off the coast of New Zealand is in danger of causing even greater damage after bad weather caused off-loading operations to be suspended....
Containers with toxic cargo spill into ocean off New Zealand
Problems are escalating for a cargo ship that has been dumping oil into the ocean for days. The severely listing ship is now dumping toxic cargo containers into the ocean and they heading for shore....
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