The Whale: Norway gets museum shaped like giant beached whale
18 Jan, 2021 10:41 PM
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Beached: The stunning Whale museum sits on the edge of busy migratory routes. Photo / Supplied, Dorte Mandrup
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Norwegian architects have had a whale of a time designing this new marine museum.
The Whale museum in Adenes is the brainchild of Danish architectural studio Dorte Mandrup, and it s Beached Az . Taking inspiration from the massive marine mammals, the building is formed from a single concrete shell like the humped back of a whale.
From shore it looks as though a leviathan has beached itself on the coast, while from the many whale-watching vessels at sea, it resembles a massive tail.
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Rawene fire: Early morning flare-up threatens houses
18 Jan, 2021 09:25 PM
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A firefighter dampens down the side of Rawene Rd where the fire started on Monday afternoon. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
A flare-up threatening homes had firefighters scrambling back to a large forest fire near Rawene about 4.30am this morning.
The fire started on the side of Rawene Rd, 2km north of the State Highway 12 turnoff, about 3pm on Monday. Fanned by strong, gusty winds, it spread quickly uphill into young pines.
Seven appliances and about 30 firefighters from Rawene, Kaikohe and Kerikeri responded.