Browsing Manila Standard by Place "New Zealand"
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145 pilot whales die in remote beach
(Manila Standard,November 27, 2018 , on page B3)Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in a remote part of New Zealand, with authorities saying Monday they made the “heart-breaking” decision to euthanize dozens that lay stricken on the shore. The stranding ... -
China sets SCS drills amid regional tensions
(Manila Standard,May 28, 2022 , on page A1-A2)China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday despite warnings from the West against raising tensions in the region. In a move aimed at countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the contested ... -
Fresh whale stranding on New Zealand beach
(Manila Standard,February 12, 2017 , on page B4)Rescuers defied a shark threat to form a human chain in a New Zealand bay on Saturday in a bid to keep another 200 whales from becoming stranded a day after hundreds died in a mass beaching. About 150 people waded out up ... -
New Zealand to create large marine sanctuary
(Manila Standard,September 30, 2015 , on page B8)New Zealand has unveiled plans to create a South Pacific marine sanctuary the size of France, saying it would protect one of the world's most pristine ocean environments. Prime minister John Key said the Kermadec Ocean ... -
PH ignores Chinese names on Benham
(Manila Standard,February 16, 2018 , on page A1)Malacañang said Thursday it is not alarmed over China’s move to tag five underwater features of Philippine Rise with Chinese names, saying there was no bad faith involved and that bilateral relations remain intact. In a ... -
Rescuers save six stranded whales
(Manila Standard,November 28, 2018 , on page B3)Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand Tuesday, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of the marine mammals. Wildlife rangers and ... -
Search for missing ship crew continues
(Manila Standard,September 8, 2020 , on page A3)The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday said Japan was expected to conduct an aerial search operation for the 40 missing crewmen from the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand of the sunken Panamanian cargo vessel. ... -
UN conference sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans
(Manila Standard,June 29, 2022 , on page B2)A major UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon this week with a flurry of promises to expand marine protected areas, ban deep-sea mining, and combat illegal fishing. UN ... -
Whale halts fireworks display
(Manila Standard,July 7, 2018 , on page B3)A rare visiting whale in Wellington Harbour has won hearts in the New Zealand capital but forced officials to cancel the city’s annual fireworks display. The southern right whale appeared in the harbor on Wednesday and has ... -
Whales start their song off Antarctica
(Manila Standard,March 12, 2015 , on page B7)A team of Australian and New Zealand researchers has tracked scores of blue whales off Antarctica, eavesdropping as the world’s largest animals began their rumbling song, which can be detected 750 kilometers away. During ...