Category Archives: New Zealand

Sea Shepherds monitor Japanese whaling with drones

VIA – CTV Sea Shepherds monitor Japanese whaling with drones In this photo released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, its ship Steve Irwin and a helicopter chase down a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. (AP / Sea Shepherd, Gary Stokes) The Canadian Press Date: Saturday Dec. 24, … Continue reading Sea Shepherds monitor Japanese whaling with drones

CUTE! Baby Seal Enters House, Sleeps On Couch (PHOTOS)

VIA – HUFF POST Baby Seal Enters House, Sleeps On Couch (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post Laura Hibbard First Posted: 12/14/11 10:44 AM ET Updated: 12/14/11 01:24 PM ET New Zealander Annette Swoffer got the surprise of her life when she found a baby seal in her kitchen, who later began to snooze on her couch, … Continue reading CUTE! Baby Seal Enters House, Sleeps On Couch (PHOTOS)

VIDEO: Kelly Slater considers retirement after 41st Billabong Pipeline Masters

VIA – 3 NEWS NZ VIDEO: Kelly Slater considers retirement after 41st Billabong Pipeline Masters Mon, 12 Dec 2011 9:09a.m. The end is nigh. Kelly Slater ran out of miracles and signalled the end of his career as a fulltime competitor as Australia’s Kieren Perrow won a thrilling 41st edition of the Billabong Pipe Masters … Continue reading VIDEO: Kelly Slater considers retirement after 41st Billabong Pipeline Masters

Billabong Pipeline Masters in Memory of Andy Irons ON LIVE NOW! 8 to 12 Ft Waves!!!

Billabong Pipeline Masters is ON LIVE NOW! Heats due up! SEMI #1 Joel Parkinson AUS vs Kelly Slater USA Triple Crown WINNER: 1. John John Florence (HAW) FOR THE LIVE FEED GO HERE NOW! http://vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com/billabongpipemasters2011/live-gb/

VIDEO: Surfer Girl Paige Hareb and Hayley Holt 'Fight for Life' @PaigeHareb

Whao, these ladies are really going for it! Impressive!… VIA – NZ HERALD How Hayley & Paige upstaged the men (+ photos) By Michael Dickison 5:30 AM Monday Dec 5, 2011 Fight for Life competitors counted their bruises over lunch yesterday, where the champagne was as much an anesthetic as the celebration of a cause … Continue reading VIDEO: Surfer Girl Paige Hareb and Hayley Holt 'Fight for Life' @PaigeHareb

Rena: Oil clean-up chemical worries Greenpeace

VIA – NZ HERALD Rena: Oil clean-up chemical worries Greenpeace 5:30 AM Friday Nov 25, 2011 Greenpeace has called on authorities to answer “serious questions” over the chemical used to disperse oil from the Rena, after a top environmental adviser yesterday admitted scientists were “in the dark” about its effects. Maritime New Zealand sprayed about … Continue reading Rena: Oil clean-up chemical worries Greenpeace

AUCTION: Rash vest from the Billabong Pro Tahiti – Signed by winner Kelly Slater & Owen Wright to benefit SurfAid

Rash vest from the Billabong Pro Tahiti Signed by winner Kelly Slater & Owen Wright Current bid: $805.00 Reserve met Closes: Mon 12 Dec, 9:00 pm Signed by winner Kelly Slater, the 11x World Surfing Champion, and 2nd placegetter Owen Wright. Includes photos of both finalists from the event. Framed in timber and glass. This … Continue reading AUCTION: Rash vest from the Billabong Pro Tahiti – Signed by winner Kelly Slater & Owen Wright to benefit SurfAid