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Leaders take part in 'Christchurch Call' to prevent radicalisation

Leaders from around the world have been taking part in the "Christchurch Call" on how to tackle online radicalisation more effectively

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Australia and New Zealand commemorate war dead on Anzac Day

Australia and New Zealand commemorate their war dead as Anzac Day services take place 106 years after the Gallipoli landings

Travel News

Travellers elated as Australia and New Zealand open travel bubble

Quarantine-free travel is now allowed between both countries, just in time for New Zealand's ski season.

Travel News

Travel between Australia and New Zealand allowed from April 19

Travellers will not have to quarantine when they move between the two nations.

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How has New Zealand harnessed the power of domestic travel?

After the country's borders closed, New Zealanders have been encouraged to explore all that Aotearoa has to offer.

New Zealand

Powerful earthquake off coast of New Zealand prompts mass evacuations

The earthquake followed two very strong 7.3 and 7.4 magnitude tremors, prompting thousands to seek higher ground.

World

Scientists discover glow-in-the-dark sharks off New Zealand

They say that the findings had repercussions for our understanding of life in the deep sea; one of the least-studied ecosystems on the planet.

New Zealand

A decade on, New Zealand mourns 185 Christchurch earthquake victims

Hundreds of people attended an outdoor service in Christchurch, which continues to rebuild from the magnitude 6.3 quake that destroyed much of its downtown.

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No new community cases found in New Zealand since lockdown

There's hope that the restrictions in New Zealand might be short-lived as officials said they had found no new cases.

New Zealand

COVID-19: New Zealand's largest city to go into three-day lockdown

This will be the first lockdown in six months for New Zealand, which had stamped out community transmission of the virus.

New Zealand

Tsunami alerts withdrawn after earthquake near New Caledonia

New Zealand and Australia issued tsunami warnings after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.

New Zealand

MP stopped from speaking in parliament because he wasn't wearing a tie

Rawiri Waititi said his Māori pendant was his choice of a tie and that it was "absurd" he was not allowed to speak in parliament for not wearing a necktie.

New Zealand

New Zealand records first COVID case outside of quarantine in months

A 56-year-old woman tested positive for the virus after spending two weeks in quarantine after being in Europe.

New Zealand

British backpacker Grace Millane’s killer convicted of more attacks

The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane in 2018 has been convicted of sex attacks on two other women.

New Zealand

New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern declares 'climate emergency'

Britain, Ireland, and at least a dozen states have made similar declarations.

New Zealand

New Zealand files 13 safety charges after volcano killed 22

New Zealand authorities filed safety violation charges on Monday against 10 organisations and three individuals after a volcanic eruption at White Island last year killed 22 people.

World

Geologists in New Zealand plan to deep into extinct volcano for heat

They are planning to drill into an extinct 11-million-year-old volcano to use its heat as an alternative energy resource and reduce climate-damaging emissions.

New Zealand

New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia but not marijuana

People voted 65% in favour of supporting an End of Life Choice Act that gives people with a terminal illness the option of requesting assisted dying.

New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party secures victory in New Zealand election

The election was widely seen as a referendum on Ardern’s leadership since she took office three years ago.

New Zealand

'Inhuman': Christchurch killer sentenced to life without parole

The judge said his crimes stemmed from a warped and malignant ideology.