A potential Source was accidentally discovered by researchers of New Zealand in the form of hot water. During their deep drill research, they found hot water stretching hundreds of miles underground and could be an enormous source of energy that can be converted to electricity. It could also be harnessed to heat homes and nearby industries like dairy farming.
Messerli Research Institute scientists found a species of parrot with a unique behavior at Southern Island of New Zealand. This parrot Named, Kea can make its friends laugh with their emotionally contagious call.
In an unprecedented ruling, New Zealand parliament passed a bill to treat Whanganui River as a Legal Person and granted it the same rights as any other citizen
New Zealand witnessed one of the largest whale stranding in history. While the exact cause of mass stranding remains a mystery, historically many factors are believed to drive these whales to kill themselves by beaching.
New Zealand will be creating one of the world's largest and protected marine in the world which spans an area of 620,000.00 sq km. John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand stated to the UN general assembly in New York that the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary is one of the most fully protected ecosystems in the world.
QS World University Rankings recently released the list of top universities in the world for 2015 with Massachusetts Institute of Technology retaining its top position while the rest of the institutions shuffled.
About 80 km off the east coast of New Zealand lies the Hikurangi Trench, a subduction zone that plunges 3,000 meters beneath the surface and forms the margin between the vast Pacific Plate and its smaller western neighbor, the Australian Plate. The earthquake potential for this region is well known, but new research indicates the massive quakes that have occurred in the past may occur with greater frequency than once believed, which is bad news for New Zealand. According to the latest findings, they are long overdue.