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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Read moreToddler 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 ...
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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 ...
Read moreSurvivors 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 ...
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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 ...
Read moreStorm-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 ...
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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 ...
Read moreNew 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 ...
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