Double gold for New Zealand kayaker Carrington
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- New Zealand's Lisa Carrington continued an extraordinary nine-year unbeaten streak to win the 200-meter single-kayak sprint…
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New Zealand opens travel bubble to Pacific workers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Seasonal workers from selected Pacific countries will be allowed into New Zealand without undergoing two…
3 years ago
New Zealand’s Ardern calls emergency APEC pandemic meeting
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern on Monday announced a hastily convened virtual meeting of APEC leaders…
3 years ago
Strong earthquake shakes New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook the area around New Zealand's Kermadec Islands early Monday, the…
3 years ago
Ardern tours ‘devastating’ New Zealand floods
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern toured flood-hit areas of the country's South Island on…
3 years ago
New Zealand military called in as hundreds flee floods
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's military was deployed to evacuate hundreds of residents from flood-hit areas of the…
3 years ago
Emergency declared as New Zealand floods threaten thousands of homes
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand authorities declared a state of emergency in the province of Canterbury Sunday, as…
3 years ago
New Zealand halts travel bubble with Australian state
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand suspended quarantine-free travel with Australia's Victoria state over a new coronavirus cluster Tuesday,…
3 years ago
Ardern spends big in New Zealand’s ‘recovery’ budget
by Neil SANDS WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled a big-spending budget Thursday aimed…
3 years ago
Five stabbed in New Zealand knife attack, terror link ruled out
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A knife-wielding attacker stabbed five people in a New Zealand supermarket Monday, critically injuring three,…
3 years ago
Ardern says New Zealand not dodging differences with China
by Neil SANDS WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's differences with China on human rights are becoming "harder to…
3 years ago
Fresh Covid case puts New Zealand-Australia travel bubble at risk
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's fledgling quarantine-free travel arrangement with Western Australia faced disruption for the second time…
3 years ago
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