New Zealand All Blacks Cory Jane and Israel Dagg, right, make snow angels in confetti after their Rugby World Cup final win over France in Auckland, New Zealand, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Ross Land)

Skeinz, a yarn store in New Zealand, is calling on knitters throughout the world to knit sweaters for the penguins affected by a massive oil spill that occurred earlier this month. The tiny sweaters, while eliciting aww's and squee's, serve a very important function: they prevent the oil-soaked birds from poisoning…

A New Zealand mom's plot to convince school admissions officials that her daughter's rival had an STD went awry recently, mostly because it was totally bizarre.

Remember that time in junior high when you used the old "cramps" excuse to avoid running the mile in gym class? Well, a New Zealand woman recently took it to the next level when she lied to police, telling them she was in labor. The woman was sitting shotgun in a car traveling at 146 km/h (90 mph), speeding around…

A ten-month-old emperor penguin got lost and ended up on a New Zealand beach, far from her home in New Zealand. She (or he — experts aren't sure yet) began eating sand — perhaps mistaking it for snow — and pieces of wood, and got increasingly sick and unhappy. Luckily, rescue workers took the penguin, nicknamed…

Did you hear the one about the C.E.O. who told the radio show that women make less money because they menstruate? Yeah.

Supré is a family-owned and operated clothing company founded in 1984, with stores in Australia and New Zealand. Similar to what Americans can find at Forever 21 (though perhaps not quite as inexpensive), Supré shoppers are offered tees, knitwear, jackets, cardigans, party dresses, accessories… and, now, jeggings.…

To a foreigner like myself — I moved to the United States seven years ago, at the age of 18, to attend college in Minnesota and then in Iowa — the Midwest v. Coastal Elites argument has always seemed a little...off.

The confirmed death toll from the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, now stands at 71 — but Prime Minister John Key has warned that it is expected to rise. This morning, local time, Police reported that no additional people were found alive in the rubble overnight. Many buildings have been flattened, and some…

Christchurch, New Zealand, February 22, 2011 — Office workers are evacuated from downtown Christchuch following a devastating earthquake. The death toll, currently 65, is expected to rise. (The childhood friend of one of my friends is among the dead. He was 24.) Mayor Bob Parker says more than 100 people are believed…

Although kiwis would be more likely to recognize the black figure in this ad as a golliwogg. Jones Soda serves up whole sheaf of ethnic and sexual stereotypes, including a turban'd man holding a detonator, for your soft-drinking pleasure. Revolutionary.

Aukland, NZ, December 26: A punter looks on during the Boxing Day Race carnival at Ellerslie Racecourse. These pictures always make me wish I had a fancy hat wardrobe, except I look weird in hats.

A New Zealand site aimed at young women has asked users to send in photos of their breasts to help raise money for cancer research. And predictably, some of the photos have ended up on a porn site.

Twenty-year-old New Zealander Joshua Simon Ashby will do four months in jail after posting a nude photo of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook. The pic was up for 12 hours before Facebook authorities removed it. He did other bad things, too.

[Cambridge, New Zealand, November 6: Rebecca Scown and Juliette Haigh celebrate their victory in the Women's Pair Final during day seven of the World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro. Image via Getty.]

• Michelle Obama wore Donna Karan to the $10,000-a-head fundraiser Karan threw her. PETA protested the event, because Karan uses fur, and PETA will do anything for a headline. "She is gorgeous and smart," said guest Diane von Furstenberg. [WWD]

An earthquake registering 7.2 on the Richter scale hit near New Zealand's second-largest city, Christchurch, early Saturday. Residents are reporting damage, power outages, and large aftershocks.

• Miranda Kerr nabbed the September Vogue Italia cover, which is her first. Shot by Steven Meisel, the cover and its accompanying editorial is in 3D. Kerr's Yorkie puppy, Frankie, shares the honors. Who can argue with a puppy? [Models.com]

[Nelspruit, South Africa; June 20. Image via Getty]