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New Zealand election first count ends with two main parties nearly deadlocked

New Zealand's ruling centre-right National Party and main opposition Labour were nearly deadlocked in the popular vote after initial...
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New Zealand navy rescues 75 crew after research vessel sinks off Samoa

The New Zealand Defence Force announced the rescue of 75 people aboard a naval oceanographic vessel that struck a...
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New type of “ghost shark” discovered

Researchers in New Zealand have announced the identification of a new species of “ghost shark,” a fish capable of...
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Lethal methamphetamine found in pineapple-flavored sweets distributed by New Zealand charity

Pineapple-flavored sweets containing potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine were discovered in food packages distributed by a charitable organization in...
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Evacuations due to flooding in New Zealand

Heavy rain has caused flooding in eastern parts of New Zealand's North Island, prompting evacuations and raising concerns for...
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New Zealand to shut indigenous health authority amid Maori protests

New Zealand's Maori Health Authority will be shutdown by June 20, the health minister said on Tuesday, as the...
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New Zealand begins sentencing of those involved in White Island volcanic eruption

Sentencing for the tour booking agents and managers of an island in New Zealand where a volcanic eruption killed...
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New Zealand parliamentarian dies during charity race

New Zealand parliamentarian and Green Party member Efeso Collins died during a charity event in Auckland on Wednesday, the...
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China opens Antarctic station south of Australia, New Zealand

China on Wednesday inaugurated its Ross Sea scientific research station, the official Xinhua news agency reported, starting operations in...
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New Zealand national day protesters demonstrate for Indigenous rights

Roughly 600 protesters on Tuesday marched to where New Zealand’s founding document was signed in the town of Waitangi,...
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Protests expected over NZ indigenous policies on national day holiday

Crowds at this weekend's anniversary of New Zealand’s founding document signing in the town of Waitangi are expected be...
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New Zealand withdraws bill allowing 16-year-olds to vote in local body elections

The New Zealand government on Friday withdrew a bill that would have allowed sixteen year olds to vote in...
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New Zealand Green Party parliamentarian resigns over shoplifting allegations

A New Zealand Green Party parliamentarian resigned on Monday after it was alleged by media she had shoplifted at...
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