New Zealand

News 12/09/21, 20:53

The New Zealand government announced on Thursday that by next year it would begin raising the minimum age at which a person can buy cigarettes year by year, according to The Associated Press (AP). The New Zealand government plans to end smoking with a lifetime ban for those under the age ...

World 09/15/21, 02:49

It may seem absurd to educate cattle where to go potty—image a black and white Holstein sitting in a toilet chair—but there's a definite purpose for it, and it's not simply to keep your pasture clean. The nitrogen content of cow pee is high, and it breaks down into nitrate ...

News 08/30/21, 21:17

New Zealand's health ministry confirmed the nation's first fatal COVID-19 vaccination on Aug. 30. A female patient, whose age was undisclosed, suffered deadly complications from the Pfizer vaccine. The patient developed myocarditis, which caused heart inflammation according to Reuters. "This is the first case in New Zealand where a death in the ...

News 08/17/21, 20:07

One COVID-19 case plunged New Zealand's islands into a strict stay-at-home order on Aug. 17. Left-leaning Labour Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern forced the entire Kiwi population into lockdown, because a single Auckland man tested positive to the deadly disease. "We are one of the last countries in the world to have the ...

Australia & Oceania 08/16/21, 21:34

New Zealand wants an Islamic militant group that defeated the Afghan government to uphold basic rights and freedoms. Jacinda Ardern wants every Taliban fighter to respect the human rights of Afghan people who worked with either their democratically elected government, or U.S. forces. The left-leaning Labour prime minister is very concerned the ...

Politics 08/09/21, 23:52

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will reveal New Zealand’s revision of its border shutdown policies on Thursday, Aug. 12. The island had been COVID-19 free since February. According to Reuters, the new switch was urged by a severe workforce shortage in businesses and public sectors in the country, which resulted in inflation.  New ...

U.S. 06/09/21, 00:40

A covert police operation successfully tricked illegal groups into buying cellphones, containing messaging software that authorities constantly monitored. Operation Trojan Shield arrested at least 800 suspects, thwarted some 100 assassination attempts, and seized more than 32 tons of drugs plus $148 million in cash. These busts were thanks to a joint operation ...

Australia & Oceania 04/26/21, 17:41

New Zealand rocks, meanwhile the rest of the planet can only dream of such events, as it is still gripped by the CCP Virus (coronavirus) pandemic. More than 50,000 people attended a mega rock concert in the island country, which is now free of social-distancing requirements after effectively eradicating the CCP ...

Australia & Oceania 04/23/21, 19:40

In a video posted online Thursday, Nigel Farage, Britain's Brexit leader, has urged citizens to boycott products made in China to "stop the rise of this horrible communist regime." Farage made the statements Thursday after New Zealand's foreign minister rejected calls from leaders of the Five Eyes grouping (Australia, the United ...

Australia & Oceania 08/26/20, 21:18

New Zealand is the hiding place chosen by some of the leaders of the Communist Party of China (CCP) to deposit the large fortunes obtained illegally in China, and to shelter their illegitimate children, said Chinese billionaire Miles Guo, a resident of New York. These activities were made possible  by the ...

World 12/10/19, 20:45

The eruption was so silent that Lillani Hopkins didn't hear it over the hum of the boat’s engines. She didn't turn around until her dad whacked her. Then she saw it. Huge clouds of ash and steam shooting into the sky. She was so excited, she grabbed her phone out of ...

World 12/09/19, 23:37

Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday that 11 Australians remained unaccounted for and 13 had been hospitalized after a volcano eruption in New Zealand. Three Australians were suspected to be among the initial five confirmed dead, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters in Sydney. “I fear there is worse news to come over ...

World 12/08/19, 23:26

A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many more missing. Police said the site was still too dangerous hours later for rescuers to search for the missing. Police Deputy Commissioner ...

Australia & Oceania 11/22/19, 05:36

A talk show personality revealed in a prerecorded interview he no longer felt pride in the United States on Nov. 19. CBS Late Show Host Stephen Colbert recently admitted in a national broadcast that he did not feel proud of his country. He made the remark during an interview for a ...

Australia & Oceania 08/05/19, 15:38

U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper arrived in Auckland on Monday, Aug. 5, to meet his New Zealand counterpart Defense Minister Ron Mark, after Esper attended the Australia-US Ministerial meetings in Sydney over the weekend with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. During the meeting, the two defense chiefs highlighted ...

U.S. 06/17/19, 11:45

The sole gunman in a Southern California synagogue shooting in which a woman was killed told an investigator he adopted his hatred of Judaism 18 months before the fatal attack, according to a federal search warrant.John T. Earnest, 19, also told a San Diego Sheriff's detective that that he was ...

Business 05/29/19, 22:45

New Zealand's government announced Thursday it will spend billions of dollars more on mental health services and combatting child poverty as part of a new approach to its finances.The liberal-led government unveiled the country's first so-called well-being budget. It aims to measure social outcomes like health and the environment alongside ...

World 05/29/19, 20:42

The fate of several teams vying for places in the Super Rugby playoffs is likely to be sealed in this weekend's 16th round.If the Chiefs can't beat the Crusaders in Fiji, if the Waratahs can't beat the Rebels in Australia, and if the Stormers can't beat the Lions in South ...

Sports 05/28/19, 16:58

India thrashed Bangladesh by 95 runs and the West Indies outgunned New Zealand by 91 runs in the last Cricket World Cup warmups on Tuesday.The tournament starts on Thursday, when England and South Africa meet at the Oval.India put up 359-7 and bowled out Bangladesh for 264 in Cardiff.India's MS ...

World 05/26/19, 21:45

Teams from the South African conference teams have taken command in the late race for playoffs positions in Super Rugby, exposing the limitations of their Australian and New Zealand opponents.Meanwhile, Argentina's conference-leading Jaguares are being criticized from fielding what is in effect the national team.With three rounds remaining in the ...