New Zealand News
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New Zealand justice minister quits after being charged over car crash
New Zealand's justice minister resigned Monday after being charged over a car crash, in a fresh set-back for the government...
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New Zealand to ban disposable vapes
New Zealand announced a ban on disposable vapes Tuesday (Jun 6), tightening the nation's chokehold on smoking as it also...
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New Zealand gov't reverses move to introduce bill to lower voting age to 16
The New Zealand government backtracked on Monday on introducing legislation to lower the voting age to 16 in the country's...
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Death toll rises to five after New Zealand cyclone
A fifth person has died in New Zealand in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, police said Thursday, amid fears the...
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Police seize enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years
Police said Wednesday they had seized enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years, after snaring a massive bundle...
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Scientists shed new light on cause of high blood pressure
Researchers in the UK say they can detect a common cause of high blood pressure thanks to a pioneering 10-minute...
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Pakistan bowlers fight back against Black Caps in second Test
Pakistan bowlers fought their way back into the second Test against New Zealand after opener Devon Conway led the Kiwis'...
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New Zealand announces review of its handling of COVID-19 pandemic
The New Zealand government said on Monday it would launch an inquiry into the country's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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New Zealand proposes stronger terrorism laws
New Zealand's parliament on Wednesday proposed changes to the country's counter-terrorism laws to provide more restrictions on people thought likely...
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5 dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strike
Five people in New Zealand died Saturday after the small charter boat they were aboard capsized, authorities say, in what...
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New Zealand's borders fully open after long pandemic closure
New Zealand's borders fully re-opened to visitors from around the world on Monday, for the first time since the COVID-19...
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4 people wounded by man on stabbing rampage in New Zealand
A man wounded four people in a stabbing rampage stopped by bystanders who brought him to the ground in a...
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New Zealand hands out extra cash to fight 'inflation storm'
New Zealand’s government said Thursday it will hand out an extra few hundred dollars to more than 2 million lower-income...
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New Zealand man sentenced for threatening to kill PM Ardern
A New Zealand man on Thursday was sentenced to one year in prison for threatening to kill Prime Minister Jacinda...
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Clashes as New Zealand police clear Covid protest
Police and anti-vaccine protesters clashed on the grounds of New Zealand's parliament Thursday, with more than 50 arrested after demonstrators...
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New Zealand outbreak forces PM Ardern to scrap wedding plans
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday said she was forced to call off her own wedding as she...