DNA samples set to reveal if Loch Ness monster exists

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A New Zealand scientist is leading a team to Scotland's Loch Ness lake, where they will conduct DNA tests to determine what species live there.

New Zealand PM John Key in shock resignation

Nick Perry|Published

New Zealand's popular Prime Minister John Key stunned the nation when he announced, in a breaking voice, he was resigning after eight years as leader.

Major resorts safe from outbreak, says Fiji

Nick Perry|Published

Fiji is grappling with an outbreak of dengue fever, but authorities say tourists visiting tropical beaches face little risk.

Winter lacks Antarctic chill in NZ

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The South Pacific nation had its warmest winter since record-keeping began more than a century ago, say scientists.

Team braves elements retracing Shackleton’s steps

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It's been lauded as one of the greatest survival stories of all-time. Nearly 100 years later, a group of adventurers discovered why.

Beaching proves rare whale exists

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The spade-toothed beaked whale is so rare that nobody has seen one alive, but experts are sure the species exists.

NZ aiming for smoke-free country

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Officials hope higher taxes and new restrictions will bring the nation of 4. 4 million closer to a recent pledge to snuff out the habit entirely by 2025.

Oil from ship washes onto NZ beach

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So far, an estimated 30 tons of oil or fuel have leaked into the Bay of Plenty from the Liberia-flagged Rena which struck a reef.

Kiribati ponders floating island

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The president of the Pacific island nation of Kiribati is considering ideas as strange as building a floating island to combat climate change.

Happy Feet starts journey home

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The wayward emperor penguin known to the world as Happy Feet has left a New Zealand zoo on the first leg of his journey back home.

Happy Feet not such a happy chappy

Nick Perry|Published

Officials say an Antarctic penguin that wound up stranded on a New Zealand beach and eating sand is recovering after a very human treatment.