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No New Community Cases Found in New Zealand Since Lockdown
As people in Auckland adjusted to a new lockdown on Monday, health officials said they’d found no evidence the coronavirus had spread further in the community, raising hopes the restrictions might be short-lived.
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WATCH: Fireworks Shows as Countries Begin to Ring in New Year
Countries close to the international date line, including Australia, China and Taiwan, began to ring in 2021 with fireworks shows.
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YouTube Radicalized the Christchurch Shooter, New Zealand Report Concludes
Brenton Tarrant, the terrorist who killed 51 people in Christchurch, was radicalized by YouTube, according to a report from The New Zealand Royal Commission.
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India Will Likely Go for Bilateral Trade Pacts for Now — Not Mega Deals Like RCEP
India was part of the early negotiations for RCEP but said last year it would not join the world’s largest trading bloc.
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New Zealand's Ardern Wins 2nd Term in Election Landslide
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a second term in office in an election landslide of historic proportions
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New Zealand Mosque Shooter Sentenced to Life Without Parole
The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the first time the maximum available sentence has been imposed in the country
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New Zealand Survivor to Mosque Gunman: ‘You Are the Loser'
A man who was shot and wounded in the New Zealand mosque attacks has told the mass-murderer responsible: “You are the loser, and we are the winners.”
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Families Confront New Zealand Mosque Shooter at Sentencing
Families and survivors have had their first chance to confront the white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers in a mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques as his four-day sentencing hearing began
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Survivors Will Face New Zealand Mosque Gunman at Sentencing
More than 60 survivors and family members will confront the New Zealand mosque gunman this week when he appears in court to be sentenced for his crimes
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New Zealand Delays Election After Virus Outbreak in Auckland
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delayed New Zealand’s elections by four weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland.
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Virus Updates: WHO Warns Virus Worsening Globally; Asymptomatic Spread ‘Rare'
The head of the World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening globally, even as the situation in Europe is improving.
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CEO Buying Struggling New Zealand Media Company for $1
One of New Zealand’s largest media organizations is being sold for a single dollar to its chief executive
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New Zealand Is Ready for Its Close-Up as Most of Film Industry Remains Sidelined by COVID-19
The New Zealand government, which aggressively contained the coronavirus outbreak, has announced that domestic film productions can start rolling cameras again, with international productions, including James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequels, to follow.
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New Zealand Mosque Gunman Pleads Guilty to Murder, Terrorism
The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday.
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New Zealand Passes Landmark Law to Decriminalize Abortion
New Zealand lawmakers have voted in favor of a landmark bill that treats abortion as a health issue rather than a crime.
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Christchurch Marks Anniversary of Mosque Shootings
People in the New Zealand city of Christchurch honored the 51 worshipers who were killed in a mass shooting a year ago in small but poignant ways after a planned national memorial event was canceled due to fears it might spread the new coronavirus
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1 Year Later, New Zealand Mosque Attacks Alter Many Lives
Fifty-one people were killed and dozens more injured when a gunman attacked two mosques in Christchurch last year.
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‘Inky' the Octopus Escapes New Zealand Aquarium
Inky the octopus waited until it was dark and the staff had gone home from the National Aquarium of New Zealand before making his move.
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Nesting Penguins Can't Resist Lure of New Zealand Sushi Shop
Two little blue penguins just couldn’t stay away from a New Zealand sushi store, returning to nest there even after police had captured them and escorted them back to the ocean. Wellington police described them as “waddling vagrants,” while the store’s co-owner joked he had no idea that word of his tasty raw fish had reached as far as the...
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GM Plans to Pull Out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
General Motors says it’s pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don’t produce adequate returns on investments, dismaying officials concerned over job losses