Pingu’s big adventure

Sri LankaThe world’s largest corundum blue sapphire has been found in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, the whopping, rare gem weighing in at 310kg.

Around the world

“Pingu” washed up on the shores of Birdlings Flat, Canterbury, 3000km from

his home of Antarctica. It’s the third recorded sighting of the Adélie penguin species in Aotearoa – so rare, the spotter

initially thought he was a soft toy.

Swedish dreams

A snowstorm in Denmark trapped 31 people inside an IKEA. Customers and staff watched TV and chose their own “room”, many enjoying the experience.