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A Man Is Shot Dead By New Zealand Police After He Attacks 6 In A Supermarket

7:17am September 03, 2021

by The Associated Press

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the man was a Sri Lankan national who was inspired by the Islamic State group and described the incident as a terror attack.

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard celebrates completing a lift at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Hubbard has been named to New Zealand's team at the Tokyo Olympics, making her the first openly transgender competitor at the Olympics.

New Zealand Weightlifter Will Be The First Openly Trans Competitor At The Olympics

2:40pm June 21, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

But her selection is not without controversy. Some argue that because Laurel Hubbard went through male puberty, she will have an unfair advantage over her competitors.

New Zealand Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins looks on during a news conference at Parliament last month where he and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced plans for a quarantine-free "travel bubble" between New Zealand and Australia.

New Zealand Pauses 'Travel Bubble' With Australia Amid Coronavirus Outbreak In Sydney

12:27pm May 06, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Less than three weeks after launching quarantine-free travel between the two countries, New Zealand is suspending flights from Australia after new cases were found there.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on April 19.

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New Zealand, Australia To Create 'Travel Bubble,' Resume Quarantine-Free Travel

8:54am April 06, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The pandemic is under such control in the two countries that people will be able to travel between them for the first time without quarantining since March 2020.

Sinead Boucher, the owner and CEO of New Zealand publisher Stuff, says the decision to quit Facebook has been beneficial for the company.

This News Publisher Quit Facebook. Readership Went Up.

5:00am April 02, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Many media outlets feel they need to be on Facebook to reach people. So why did New Zealand's biggest news publisher decide to go it alone?

In this March 31, 2019, photo, women speak to guards at the gate that closes off the section for foreign families who lived in the Islamic State's so-called caliphate, at al-Hol camp in Hasakeh province, Syria.

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No Country Will Take Them: Alleged ISIS Widow With Kids The Latest Of Many In Limbo

8:48am March 26, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The case of a woman who reportedly married ISIS fighters and is now stuck in Turkey with her young children has become the subject of a diplomatic dispute between Australia and New Zealand.

New Zealand's Parliament has approved a bill providing paid leave after a miscarriage or stillbirth. "The bill will give women and their partners time to come to terms with their loss without having to tap into sick leave," said member of Parliament Ginny

New Zealand Approves Paid Leave After A Miscarriage

5:01pm March 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

The policy will give parents the right to three days of paid leave when a pregnancy ends in stillbirth. "Their grief is not a sickness, it is a loss. And loss takes time," said the bill's initiator.

Clapp frequents a local racetrack. She has been out and about in the past year and says hardly anyone in New Zealand wears masks.

Stranded in Paradise: N.H. Retiree Rides Out Pandemic In New Zealand

9:54am March 04, 2021

by Todd Bookman

Carol Clapp, a 73-year-old widow, has been taking art classes, gardening — and she has a new sweetheart.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, pictured on Wednesday, announced on Thursday that the country's schools will offer free period products starting later this year.

New Zealand Will Offer Free Sanitary Products At Schools To Fight Period Poverty

5:00pm February 18, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday the government will work with suppliers to get free period products into schools in June, building off a pilot program started last year.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses media questions during a COVID-19 news conference on Feb. 14 in Wellington, New Zealand. Three new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Auckland, the country's largest city.

New Zealand City Goes Back Into Lockdown After New Coronavirus Cases Detected

4:24pm February 14, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Most residents of Auckland are asked to stay home for three days while health officials determine the source of the virus and test for community spread. The rest of the country is on high alert.