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July 8, 2020 at 5:31 pm

Rio Tinto to close New Zealand smelter and ax 1,000 jobs

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Mining giant Rio Tinto said Thursday it will close its aluminum smelter in southern New Zealand, resulting in 1,000 job...

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July 1, 2020 at 6:00 pm

New Zealand’s health minister resigns after virus blunders

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's health minister resigned Thursday following a series of personal blunders during the coronavirus pandemic. David Clark had earlier...

June 29, 2020 at 7:52 pm

New Zealand cancels 2021 APEC summit, will lead it virtually

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand on Tuesday canceled its plans to host a major meeting of U.S. and Asian leaders next year because...

Business

June 24, 2020 at 7:04 pm

Australia’s Qantas airline to cut 6,000 jobs as virus hits

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Qantas plans to cut at least 6,000 jobs and keep 15,000 more workers on extended furloughs as Australia's largest airline...

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June 23, 2020 at 12:15 am

The battle is not over: Rising infections seen worldwide VIEW

BERLIN (AP) — Renewed lockdown measures in a German region where hundreds of coronavirus cases sprung up at a slaughterhouse and news that the world's...

June 22, 2020 at 12:47 am

New Zealand seizes $90M from Russian bitcoin fraud suspect

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police said Monday they have seized $90 million from Alexander Vinnik, a Russian bitcoin fraud suspect who is...

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June 18, 2020 at 5:40 pm

1 New Zealand officer killed, 1 injured during traffic stop VIEW

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An unarmed police officer was shot and killed and another was wounded after they tried to pull over a car...

Nation & World

June 16, 2020 at 11:02 pm

Down Under sets aside historic acrimony in UK trade talks

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Both Australia and New Zealand announced Wednesday they are starting free-trade talks with the United Kingdom, as each country seeks...

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June 13, 2020 at 2:59 am

Fans savor return of stadium sport in virus-free New Zealand VIEW

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — They call one section of the stadium The Zoo, and it's easy to see why: thousands of university students in...

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June 11, 2020 at 7:14 pm

New Zealand city removes statue of its ‘murderous’ namesake

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The New Zealand city of Hamilton on Friday removed a bronze statue of the British naval officer for whom it...

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