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A Fisherman and His Son Noticed Strange Pieces of Wood on a Beach. They Turned Out to Be Fragments of a Polynesian Canoe
The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant ...
New Zealand-born surfer Steven Payne killed by shark in Australia
The family of a surfer killed on Western Australia's remote south coast says he would not have supported a shark cull and ...
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Fishermen rush to save 900-pound dolphin that landed on their boat
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A placid fishing trip turned ... tribe prayed for the dolphin before it was returned to the ocean using a tractor. The helpers gave the 2- 3-year-old creature ...
Archaeology8d
Rare Canoe Found on New Zealand Beach
The New Zealand Herald reports that a father and son duo combing a local beach for wood may have made one of the most important discoveries in New Zealand history. The pair came across strange-looking ...
Miami Herald29d
Rare whale dies after mysteriously trying to strand itself on New Zealand beach
Photo from James Lee, UnSplash A rare whale recently died after mysteriously attempting to strand itself on a beach in New Zealand ... temperate stretches of ocean in the southern hemisphere ...