--- description: A powerful earthquake in New Zealand left three cows perched atop a tiny island of grass. title: 3 Cows Stranded in New Zealand After Earthquake image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48d3ccd8cf6d4759/6988ae5cfb4eac6cab88fe1b/new-zealand-cows-stranded-patch-of-land.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Three Cows Have Been Marooned on Tiny Patch of Land in New Zealand Earthquake  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 14, 2016 6:07 PM CUT  Ninad Shivasharan / EyeEm—Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 14, 2016 6:07 PM CUT Three cows have been [left stranded](https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2016/nov/14/cows-stranded-on-island-after-new-zealand-earthquake-aerial-video "undefined") in New Zealand after the field they were standing in collapsed in landslides following Monday’s earthquake. A helicopter [flying near Kaikoura](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37972022 "undefined"), a small coastal town on New Zealand’s South Island, captured the footage of two adult cows and a calf perching atop a tiny island of grass, the _Guardian_ reports. It is not yet clear how they will be rescued. Two people [died](http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/318002/live-new-zealand's-7-point-5-quake "undefined") as Monday’s magnitude-7.5 [earthquake it hit](http://time.com/4569301/second-earthquake-new-zealand-kaikoura-wellington/ "undefined") the country’s South Island. Roads to Kaikoura were blocked and electricity lines disrupted, leaving several small towns cut off. \[[_Guardian_](https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2016/nov/14/cows-stranded-on-island-after-new-zealand-earthquake-aerial-video "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4569889/cows-stranded-new-zealand-earthquake/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4569889/cows-stranded-new-zealand-earthquake/"},"headline":"Three Cows Have Been Marooned on Tiny Patch of Land in New Zealand Earthquake","datePublished":"2016-11-14T18:07:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:39.892Z","description":"It is not yet clear how they will be rescued","url":"https://time.com/4569889/cows-stranded-new-zealand-earthquake/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","video","New Zealand"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48d3ccd8cf6d4759/6988ae5cfb4eac6cab88fe1b/new-zealand-cows-stranded-patch-of-land.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48d3ccd8cf6d4759/6988ae5cfb4eac6cab88fe1b/new-zealand-cows-stranded-patch-of-land.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"new zealand cows stranded patch of land","caption":"new zealand cows stranded patch of land","creditText":"Ninad Shivasharan / EyeEm—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4569889/cows-stranded-new-zealand-earthquake/","name":"Three Cows Have Been Marooned on Tiny Patch of Land in New Zealand Earthquake"}}]}] ```