New Zealand sees coldest morning of the year as Polar Blast dumps snow, brings mercury down across countryNew Zealand saw its coldest day of 2025 on Sunday, June 8. A polar blast brought snow and icy conditions across several cities. With temper...
08 Jun, 2025, 07.21 AM IST
Vandals cause $75K damage at Chatham Islands airport, 4 men chargedIn February 2024, a group damaged William Tuuta Memorial Airport. They broke into the airport after drinking. The group damaged a plane and...
23 May, 2025, 12.26 PM IST
Stranded and struggling: The hidden cost of isolation on New Zealand's Chatham IslandsThe Chatham Islands, a remote NZ territory, faces a crisis of basic infrastructure and economic hardship, exemplified by long medical waits...
16 Apr, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
New Zealand registers fastest population growth in a decade, mainly due to internal migrationNew Zealand's population has surged to over 5.3 million, marking a significant growth of 1.3% since 2018, fueled primarily by international...
16 Apr, 2025, 12.58 PM IST
First and Last countries to celebrate New Year: How the World will be celebrating New Year 2025The time zone in different countries all over the earth is pretty different and thus as a result every country celebrates the New Year duri...
28 Dec, 2024, 06.05 AM IST
New Zealand: 'World's rarest whale' washes ashore17 Jul, 2024, 09.13 AM IST
World's rarest whale washes up on New Zealand beach16 Jul, 2024, 10.42 AM IST
India monitors Chinese infrastructure on Coco IslandsChina is reportedly involved in expanding an airstrip and aircraft hangar in Coco Islands located close to Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Chi...
15 Apr, 2023, 10.34 PM IST
India keeps watch on developments concerning its security, says MEA on militarisation of Myanmar's Coco IslandsMinistry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi reacted to the militarisation of Myanmar's Coco Islands and said that India keeps ...
06 Apr, 2023, 07.03 PM IST
477 whales die in ''heartbreaking'' New Zealand strandingsSome 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches. The whales beached themselves on the Chatham ...
12 Oct, 2022, 07.16 PM IST
500 pilot whales dead after mass strandings in remote Pacific islandsTwo "super pods" of the pilot whales beached on two islands in the remote Pacific Ocean chain and those still alive were euthanised because...
11 Oct, 2022, 03.34 PM IST
Over 200 stranded pilot whales die on Pacific Ocean's remote Pitt IslandNew Zealand's conservation office on Tuesday said all 240 pilot whales stranded on the remote Pitt Island have died, just days after 215 wh...
11 Oct, 2022, 12.32 PM IST
Seaplane operations to be a reality in Andamans soonSeventeen islands in Andamans have also been identified for holistic development, that include building infrastructure, to promote tourism.
24 Mar, 2019, 12.00 PM IST
Learning with the Times: Why the Sentinelese choose solitude even 60,000 years onThe first modern settlement of outsiders was established in 1789 by Lt. Blair at Chatham Island, now part of Port Blair.
26 Nov, 2018, 11.54 AM IST
Get smitten by the sea: Stroll by the Andaman & Nicobar islands to sense the romance & history this seasonNeil Island is located around 40 kms to the south of the Andaman. Popular among tourists, this island is rich in biodiversity with tropical...
25 Aug, 2016, 05.31 AM IST
Government plans two immersed tunnels through sea, river in Andaman & West BengalNitin Gadkari said recently that his ministry is exploring the possibility of building these immersed corridors to improve connectivity.
13 Apr, 2015, 06.08 PM IST
- Paradise breached
While the Andamans are great for water sport enthusiasts Nivedita Choudhuri was shocked at the state of the beaches.
19 Apr, 2007, 12.00 AM IST