Pigeon species recovers from brink Aug 20, 2009
SYDNEY: Scientists surveying Chatham Islands, housing endangered pigeons, were pleasantly surprised to discover that the birds had recovered from the brink of extinction ... Scientists surveying Chatham Islands, housing endangered pigeons, were pleasantly surprised to discover that the birds had recovered from the brink of extinction. (India Times)
Trees Evolved Camouflage To Deter Old Attack Jul 23, 2009
To prove that these defences were linked to the presence of moa the team compared Araliaceae leaves to samples from a similar species of tree, P chathamicus, from the Chatham Islands, which are 800 kilometres east of New Zealand. Unlike New Zealand the islands lacked large browsers such as Moa and so the plant life did not evolve a defence against them. (Science Daily)
Weekend News Roundup (3/30/09) Apr 1, 2009
The festivities began on March 28 in the Chatham Islands, and proceeded to sweep the globe in every time zone. Landmarks around the globe were darkened, including the Empire State Building in New York and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (IGN Gear)
Environmentalists hail Earth Hour as a big success Mar 29, 2009
Earth Hour officially began when the Chatham Islands, 500 miles (800 kilometers) east of New Zealand, switched off its diesel generators. At Scott Base in Antarctica, New Zealand's 26-member winter team resorted to minimum safety lighting and switched off appliances and computers. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Asia dims the lights for Earth Hour Mar 29, 2009
Organizers said the remote Chatham Islands was the first place where supporters turned the lights off for an hour at 8. 30 p.m., followed by New Zealand and Fiji. (Scientific American)
World dims for Earth Hour Mar 29, 2009
The Chatham Islands, a small chain about 500 miles east of New Zealand, switched off diesel generators to officially begin Earth Hour. Soon after, the lights of Auckland's Sky Tower, the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand, blinked off. (Insight on the News)
Earth fever takes hold across globe Mar 28, 2009
From the international dateline, Earth Hour starts in New Zealand's Chatham Islands this afternoon and will conclude in Honolulu tomorrow night (Sydney time). In between, tens of millions of houses and public buildings will dim their lights to call for an effective global deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Earth Hour 2009: A Billion to Go Dark Saturday? Mar 27, 2009
Starting in New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands, thousands of cities, towns, and landmarks around the world will start to go dark for Earth Hour on Saturday evening. Up to a billion people worldwide are expected to participate in this global voluntary blackout by switching off their lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time. (National Geographic)
