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N. Zealand raises concerns with China over rights

BEIJING—New Zealand has raised concerns with China over human rights abuses and growing tensions with Taiwan, Wellington’s foreign minister told AFP in an interview...

50,000 teachers strike in New Zealand over cost of living

Around 50,000 teachers in New Zealand went on strike on Thursday, after union talks with the Ministry of Education aimed at improving salaries and...

Meta rolls out paid services in Australia, NZ

Sydney, Australia—Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users’ willingness to pay for social media...

Toddler dies, New Zealand storm toll rises

Napier, New Zealand—A New Zealand mum has recounted the heartbreak of watching her two-year-old daughter being swept away in floodwaters unleashed by Cyclone Gabrielle,...

NZ accepts foreign help as cyclone cripples island

New Zealand redeployed gunships and helicopters to deliver water, food and fuel to cities cut off by Cyclone Gabrielle on Thursday, as overwhelmed rescue...

Survivors found as New Zealand cyclone kills four

Military helicopters winched stranded storm survivors to safety in New Zealand on Wednesday, after Cyclone Gabrielle killed four people and displaced 10,500 more. With the...

Cyclone-struck New Zealand declares national emergency

Cyclone Gabrielle swept away roads, inundated homes and left 225,000 people without power in New Zealand Tuesday, as a national state of emergency was...

Storm-battered N. Zealand declares national state of emergency

New Zealand declared a national state of emergency Tuesday as severe tropical storm Gabrielle swept away roads, inundated homes and left tens of thousands...

Flights grounded, power cut as storm lashes New Zealand

WELLINGTON — Tens of thousands of homes in New Zealand were without power and hundreds of flights were cancelled Monday as a tropical storm...

New Zealand hunkers down as cyclone hits northern areas

New Zealand’s prime minister on Sunday warned residents to hunker down and prepare an evacuation plan as a cyclone began pummeling the northern tip...

NZ leader woos voters with hike in minimum wage

Recently installed New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins unveiled a higher minimum wage Wednesday, as he seeks to court voters ahead of a tight...

3 dead, one missing after record NZ rain

Record levels of torrential rain in Auckland left three dead with a fourth person missing, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said Saturday after...

Grateful Ardern makes last bow as New Zealand PM

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday she was grateful for her time in office, insisting that a sustained barrage of online abuse...

New Zealand’s next PM slams ‘abhorrent’ way Ardern is treated

New Zealand’s incoming prime minister Chris Hipkins criticized the “abhorrent” treatment endured by Jacinda Ardern and vowed on Sunday to shield his own family,...
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