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May 23, 2022 at 10:50 pm

New Zealand plane finds 7 missing aboard 2 boats in Pacific

Seven people on two small boats that drifted for days in the Pacific have been rescued after a New Zealand plane spotted them near the...

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May 19, 2022 at 12:43 am

Court considers whether US can seize a Russian yacht in Fiji

On May 5, five U.S. federal agents boarded the massive Russian-owned superyacht Amadea that was berthed in Lautoka harbor in Fiji.

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May 18, 2022 at 8:09 pm

New Zealand hands out extra cash to fight ‘inflation storm’ VIEW

New Zealand’s government says it will hand out an extra few hundred dollars to more than 2 million lower-income adults to help them navigate what...

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May 17, 2022 at 12:19 am

N. Zealand attack survivor heartbroken by Buffalo killings VIEW

A survivor of the New Zealand mosque shootings three years ago says extremists should see that the violence that day achieved none of the gunman's...

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May 15, 2022 at 7:18 pm

New Zealand to help pay for cleaner cars to reduce emissions VIEW

New Zealand will help pay for lower-income families to scrap their old gas guzzlers and replace them with cleaner hybrid or electric cars as part...

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May 13, 2022 at 5:32 pm

New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern tests positive for COVID

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested positive for COVID-19 but said she still plans to travel to the U.S. later this month for...

Families embrace after a flight from Los Angeles arrived at Auckland International Airport as New Zealand’s border opened for visa-waiver countries Monday, May 2, 2022. New Zealand welcomed tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years as it dropped most of its remaining pandemic border restrictions. (Jed Bradley/New Zealand Herald via AP) AUK802

May 10, 2022 at 10:27 pm

New Zealand to fully reopen borders, welcome skilled workers

New Zealand will reopen its borders to tourists from all countries by July.

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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom gestures during an interview at his home in Auckland New Zealand, Dec. 21, 2015. Two men charged by U.S. prosecutors with racketeering for their involvement in the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload said Tuesday, May 10, 2022, that they have reached a deal to avoid extradition to the U.S. and will instead face charges in New Zealand, where they live. Dotcom, who also lives in New Zealand, still faces the possibility of extradition to the U.S. in the long-running case. (Greg Bowker/New Zealand Herald via AP) NZH801 NZH801

May 9, 2022 at 9:15 pm

2 make deal, leaving just Kim Dotcom facing US extradition

Two men charged by U.S. prosecutors with racketeering and other crimes for their involvement in the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload say they have...

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May 4, 2022 at 11:27 pm

New Zealand on verge of wiping out painful cattle disease VIEW

New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating a painful bacterial disease from its herd of 10 million cattle after a four-year campaign that has...

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Boat captain Emosi Dawai looks at the superyacht Amadea where it is docked at the Queens Wharf in Lautoka, Fiji, on April 13, 2022. A judge in Fiji is due to rule Monday, May 2, 2022, on whether U.S. authorities can seize the luxurious yacht â€” worth some $325 million â€” which has been stopped from leaving the South Pacific nation because of its links to Russia. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP) LAU802 LAU802

May 3, 2022 at 9:51 pm

Fiji says US can seize Russian superyacht but not right away

A judge in Fiji has ruled that U.S. authorities can seize a Russian-owned superyacht — but not until at least Friday while defense lawyers mount...

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