A bumblebee which died out in the UK, but survived in New Zealand after being shipped there more than 100 years ago, is to be reintroduced here under plans announced today. tags Short-haired bumblebee britain new zealand gammansGammans said the main reason for the decline in bumblebee species in the UK, where many are under threat and several are "on the brink", was the destruction of habitat and wildflowers. picked by bingo 6 months ago |
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A spectacular, swirling cloud forms above a mountain range in New Zealand - a country known by Maoris as The Land of the Long White Cloud. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A woman on a hen night who did not know she was pregnant gave birth while dressed in a bumblebee costume. 19 comments edit related share plime.comDang, no pics... picked by bevissimo 1 year ago |
NEW Zealand police are searching for a couple who have allegedly fled with millions of dollars that was accidently deposited into their account. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Unbelievably, and a definite indication of the naivety and ignorance of the Green Party in New Zealand, they actually fell for one of the oldest hoaxes on the net dictating the horrible and toxic effect of dihydrogen monoxide. 8 comments edit related share politicsI really hope that this article is a hoax. Any input from our NZ plimates? picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago |
Film lovers who buy a copy of Transformers on DVD will have a chance to win a Chevy Camaro designed to look like Bumblebee, one of the most popular Autobots from the movie. picked by punthe 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Scientists from the University of Adelaide are part of a team which has discovered evidence of a penguin species that lived in New Zealand 500 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday. 0 comments edit related share scienceClimate change is not now the main threat to biodiversity but that could change, the report said. picked by bingo 5 months ago |
In Central Otago, New Zealand is a fence. On the fence are over 1500 bras. Which is probably all the information you need. picked by pocksucket 9 months ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
What has been described as a "mix up" at a New Zealand broadcasting company lead to hardcore pornography being played out instead of the scheduled Rugby coverage. 1 comments edit related share sports(Porn not included in this link, although another source names it as Desperate Black Housewives). picked by pocksucket 1 year ago |
Similar to the multimillion dollar lie factory recently built in Kentucky, this one will feature animatronic dinosaurs designed by WETA Workshop, which did the special effects for Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" and "King Kong". picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Bumblebee fighting Optimus? Say it ain't so! 2 comments edit related share entertainmentIt is so, and there's a bit of silliness, but some great work with stop-motion animation anyway. picked by runninutes 2 years ago |
Nasty stuff. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
William Singalargh of Whakatane, New Zealand, has been charged with using a hedgehog as a weapon after he hurled it at a 15 year old boy. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
A bizarre New Zealand bat that is as much at home walking four-legged on the ground as winging through the air had an Australian ancestor 20 million years ago with the same rare ability, a new study has found. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
A Norway Boeing 737 from Norway to Spain had to return to Gardermoen Airport after the airspeed indicators started to disagree shortly after take-off. The airplane landed safely about 35 minutes after departure. 11 comments edit related share plime.comMechanics found a bumble-bee had struck and embedded itself into one of the pitot tubes of the airplane after take-off, effectively blocking that dynamic port of the pitot system. picked by bingo 6 months ago |
An expedition to Brazil's Cerrado has turned up more than a dozen undiscovered species. Conservationists say the discoveries add urgency to protecting the grassland habitat which is rapidly being converted for agriculture. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share science |
14-year old New Zealand school girls, Students Anna Devathasan and Jenny Suo proved that GlaxoSmithKline's Ribena drink had negligible amounts of vitamin c despite their advertised claims. Now Glaxo could face fines up to £1.1m. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago 6 comments edit related share world |
CAT'S pee and sweaty passionfruit are hardly flavours to make your mouth water but it seems Kiwis can't get enough of them. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A passenger jet partially fuelled by fruit juice oil has taken to the skies. 0 comments edit related share plime.comThe Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 was powered by a 50-50 blend of oil from a plum-sized fruit known as jatropha and traditional jet fuel. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago |
New Zealand anchor Paul Holmes draws attention to a female guest's facial hair. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |