Monday, July 25, 2011

Multi-billion dollar railway tunnel plans through New Zealand city halted due to fears of Horotiu, a mythological swamp monster!

The North Island city is trying to move ahead with a multi-billion railway tunnel project to improve the minimal train network and free up its car-filled streets.  But Horotiu, a mythical monster, put the NZ$2.6 billion ($2.1 billion) project in doubt after an indigenous Maori board protested that it will destroy grounds once patrolled by the make-believe taniwha, pronounced tani-fa.
Full article:  http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/swamp-monster-threatens-auckland-rail-project/story-e6frf7k6-1226101357010

Tuesday, October 4, 2010

Unicorn spotted in Toronto?

Amateur video depicting what could be one of the most elusive legendary creatures, the unicorn, has been captured on film by a Toronto resident. The video in question, shot by a local birdwatcher, Peter Hickey-Jones, shows what appears to be a white horse with a single horn on its head emerging from the trees in the Don Valley wetland.

Full article: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/ontario-science-centre/rumoured-unicorn-sighting-reported-in-don-valley 

UFO photographed above the skies of the Northern Territory, Canada

The accidental photograph on today's front page of a UFO over a popular tourist destination occurred only hours before a bright light buzzed the crowd at the Katherine Show.  Victorian tourist Adam Rewuk did not realise he captured the image of the flying saucer over Katherine Gorge until he looked back over his photos after the trip.

Full article: http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/10/04/183931_ntnews.html