Michael Dahlstrom

1 week ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Michael Dahlstrom

An Australian state has passed a new law this week that will allow pets to be buried with their owners. NSW will become the first state to permit companion animals to be interred in cemeteries, but campaigners are hoping others will now follow. When companion animals die, they are routinely buried with their owners, it has to be done in secrecy. Debra Tranter, who founded dog advocacy charity Oscar’s Law and also runs a small cemetery in Victoria, said the problem is increasingly common.

1 week ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Michael Dahlstrom

An Australian tour of important cultural sites has ended in horror after the group’s leader found one had been destroyed. A massive naturally formed limestone “statue” that symbolised the head of a snake had been “violently desecrated” with what appeared to be some kind of heavy tool. Located out of the way, on the banks of the Greenough River, east of Geraldton in Western Australia, few people knew of its existence.

1 week ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Michael Dahlstrom

It was the odd smell coming from a parcel sent to Australia from the Philippines that made border force agents curious. An X-ray of the consignment revealed something disturbing inside — a massive haul of spiders and reptiles. Sadly, when Department of Agriculture (DAFF) agents sliced open the packages, many of the creatures had died. They’d been illegally sent through the mail to a false name, and declared as toys to try and avoid suspicion.

1 week ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Michael Dahlstrom

A man’s fishing and camping trip took an ugly turn after he spotted something unexpected hidden under the sand. Reuben Jacob was visiting a once pristine beach north of Noosa this week, far away from the crowds the holiday town often attracts. At first, it appeared he was just looking at a small piece of clear plastic, but when he tried to pick it up he discovered it was buried deep. “It was all under the sand.

1 week ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Michael Dahlstrom

Shock has spread around the world after an entire town was buried in a landslide triggered by a melting glacier. Footage shared on social media shows the catastrophe unfold upon Blatton in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday (local time). Earlier this month, the town’s 300 inhabitants and livestock were evacuated due to risk. An official located close to the disaster zone told local media around 90 per cent of the town had been covered.