New Zealand
New Zealand in coronavirus lockdown as UK variant cases reported
World
February 15, 2021
New Zealand in coronavirus lockdown as UK variant cases reported
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A coronavirus outbreak that sent New Zealand’s biggest city into a snap lockdown over the weekend involved…
Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster
World
January 26, 2021
Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Health authorities in Taiwan are quarantining 5,000 people while looking for the source of two new…
New Zealand child abuse inquiry finds quarter of a million harmed in state and faith-based care
World
December 16, 2020
New Zealand child abuse inquiry finds quarter of a million harmed in state and faith-based care
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Up to a quarter of a million children, young people and vulnerable adults were physically and sexually…
New Zealand marks one year since volcanic eruption killed 22
World
December 9, 2020
New Zealand marks one year since volcanic eruption killed 22
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A woman whose son was killed in a volcanic eruption in New Zealand a year…
Report shows how New Zealand mosque shooter eluded detection
World
December 8, 2020
Report shows how New Zealand mosque shooter eluded detection
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A comprehensive report into last year’s Christchurch mosque shootings in which 51 Muslim worshippers were…
New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia but not marijuana
World
October 30, 2020
New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia but not marijuana
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders voted to legalize euthanasia in a binding referendum, but preliminary results released Friday…
New Zealand’s Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide
World
October 17, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term in office Saturday in an…
The Latest: Madrid expands restrictions to indoor gatherings
World
September 4, 2020
The Latest: Madrid expands restrictions to indoor gatherings
MADRID — The Madrid regional government is further restricting family reunions and social gatherings to curb a sharp spike in…
New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole
Middle East
August 27, 2020
New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshipers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced Thursday…
Survivors, grieving families reject NZ mosque shooter’s ‘white supremacist’ world view
World
August 26, 2020
Survivors, grieving families reject NZ mosque shooter’s ‘white supremacist’ world view
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The father of slain three-year-old Mucaad Ibrahim, the youngest victim in the New Zealand mosque shootings, told…