New Zealand

New Zealand’s first coronavirus cases in months may have come from food packaging

August 12th, 2020

Chris Smith

The coronavirus may have spread to New Zealand through frozen food packaging, health officials think. The country registered its first four cases in over 100 days, placing the entire city of Auckland back on lockdown. The novel coronavirus can survive on surfaces and can withstand refrigerated environments. Health officials are testing surfaces at a store …

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New Zealand beats coronavirus as final COVID-19 patient recovers

June 8th, 2020

Jacob Siegal

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that the last active case of COVID-19 in the country has recovered, ending the coronavirus outbreak in the country. New Zealand has now dropped to COVID-19 Alert Level 1, which means large gatherings such as concerts and sporting events can take place once again. New Zealand …

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One country has stopped coronavirus community transmission

April 28th, 2020

Chris Smith

New Zealand announced a considerable milestone in dealing with the novel coronavirus: The country stopped the community transmission of COVID-19. New Zealand has eased some social distancing measures, allowing more people to return to work. However, people are still advised to stay indoors and life hasn’t returned to normal. Visit BGR’s homepage for more stories. …

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New Zealand volcano claims at least five lives in first eruption in nearly two decades

December 9th, 2019

Mike Wehner

A volcano erupted on New Zealand’s White Island earlier today. Early reports indicate that the event has already claimed at least five lives, and emergency recovery efforts are still underway. Unlike some volcanic events at known hot spots, the volcano provided little hint that it was poised for an eruption, hindering the ability of officials …

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Child-sized parrots once roamed New Zealand

August 11th, 2019

Mike Wehner

Parrots are popular pets today, and you don’t have to look far on YouTube to find charming videos of tropical birds doing adorable things. They’re fun animals, and their small size makes them appealing to potential owners. Fossils from New Zealand reveal the existence of an ancient parrot that would definitely not have been a …

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Massive squid washes up on New Zealand beach, and it’s a true sea monster

August 27th, 2018

Mike Wehner

Sailors used to share tales of “sea monsters” with massive tentacles that could drag an entire ship and its crew down to the ocean depths. These stories were long thought to be nothing more than fever dreams of rum-soaked sea farers, but in the past few decades scientists have discovered evidence that they might have …

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An ancient oversized burrowing bat was just discovered, and it’s here to fuel your nightmares

January 10th, 2018

Mike Wehner

Generally speaking there are lots and lots of people who find bats to be pretty creepy little creatures. It makes sense, of course, because bats are kind of freaky-looking animals, but modern day bats might actually be downright adorable compared to those that lurked underground millions of years ago. A newly-discovered species of giant burrowing …

Sony Ericsson: New Zealand Xperia Play launch delayed; shipment stolen

May 17th, 2011

Todd Haselton

Here’s something we don’t see everyday — Vodafone New Zealand has tweeted that it’s delaying the launch of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play after a “major security breach.” According to the carrier’s official Twitter account, the shipment of Xperia Play units was stolen at some point on its way to the carrier. It’s unclear who …

iPhone 4 to go on sale in 17 additional countries July 30th

July 26th, 2010

Andrew Munchbach

Fresh off the wire, Apple is reminding everyone that their flagship product, the iPhone 4, will go on sale in 17 additional countries beginning July 30th. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland to be exact. Hit the bounce for the full release.

iPad invading nine additional countries this Friday

July 19th, 2010

Andrew Munchbach

Apple has just posted a press release to let everyone know it will be releasing its iPad tablet in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday. There really isn’t too much else to say about it. We’ve got the official release for you right after the break.