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Wet weather expected in North There is a chance the wet weather expected to break the drought for parts of the North Island tomorrow and Tuesday will return by the end of the week, as forecasts hint at an end to the long dry condi... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) NZ Herald Forecasts Island Photos Weather Wikipedia: Forecasting |
Pope taps 8 cardinals to advise on governing VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, marking his first month as pope wi... (photo: Flickr / gkralj@gmail.com) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Catholics Photos Pope Francis Vatican Wikipedia: Pope Francis |
Guilt free luxury on Lizard Island The coral trout hovers in the water, fins fluttering gently while a smaller striped fish dances by its side. As the tiny cleaning wrasse works its way over the bigger creature's scales its eyes b... (photo: WN / RTayco) Stuff Free Island Luxury Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Lizard Island National Park |
Australia makes push for organ donations Australia is encouraging people to donate their organs as supply falls short of demand. | For example, there are 1,200 people on Australia's kidney waiting list. | Compensation is one of the ways bein... (photo: Creative Commons / Chiefmanzzz) Al Jazeera Australia Donations People Photos Wikipedia: Organ donation |
Yes, we'll get rain this weekend - fingers crossed Farmers could raise half a smile this weekend as the best rain for months looks likely to fall across the region from Monday evening. | An official drought remains in place for Waikato, but MetService... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Stuff New Zealand Photos Rain Soil Wikipedia: Rain |