New Zealand News
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Man who stomped Wanaka victim into a coma denied parole
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 6:44 pm
A man who stomped his victim into a coma in a Wanaka store will remain behind bars after a disagreement between psychologists.Ahu Stanley Taylor, 45, was found guilty of attempted murder and is serving a jail term of 10 years and... […]
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Police called to television station premises after alleged break-in
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm
Police responded to an alleged break-in at a television station in Auckland overnight.Authorities arrived at the Newshub premises on Flower St in Eden Terrace, central Auckland, after reports of a break-in.It is understood the... […]
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Alpine Fault Earthquake series: Landslides, flooding, liquefaction predicted
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 6:00 pm
Faultlines is a partnership with North & South magazine - the full interactive project can be viewed here. If the Alpine Fault line ruptures, the earthquake is expected to be felt everywhere in the country.Over the last 8000... […]
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Dunedin boy, 12, steals eight cars in two-day spree
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 5:50 pm
A 12-year-old Dunedin boy accused of stealing eight cars in a little over 24 hours needs to understand the chaos he leaves behind, one of his alleged victims said through tears yesterday.Eight cars were stolen between Monday morning... […]
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Auckland shootings: Police called to seven suburbs around the city overnight
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 5:28 pm
Police responded to shootings at two more Auckland suburbs overnight, after a night of mayhem around the city.Five incidents were reported by late last night in Papatoetoe, Otara, Flat Bush, Papakura and Te Atatū. DO YOU... […]
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Truck driver jailed for careless driving killing police officer in Karaka crash
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 pm
In the days before she died Naomi McRae's father Ewen sat by her side, stroking her cheek and arm, the only parts of her body left unscathed after she was hit by a 16-ton truck. The police officer was on her way to work just before... […]
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Prisoners charged after getting drunk on hand sanitiser at Waikeria Prison
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Inmates at one of the country's largest prisons found an inventive way of marking the New Year period - boozing on hand sanitiser. Newstalk ZB can reveal almost a dozen prisoners were charged with misconduct after allegedly getting... […]
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Chlöe Swarbrick: Let's make Queen St a destination again
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 pm
OPINION: What do you think of when you think of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland? I asked a South Islander and they suggested the Sky Tower, Rangitoto and traffic jams. Ask an Aucklander and they may tell you about the beaches, art... […]
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Joe Hawke was the face and mana behind the resurgence of Māori culture and pride
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Joseph Parata Hohepa Hawke (MNZM) was the face of a new resurgence in lifting the way Māori viewed themselves and what they were capable of.The 1970s was an awakening time in Aotearoa for many reasons, like being involved in... […]
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Wellington Water requests $6 million to restore fluoride to residents
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Wellington Water has requested $6 million to restore fluoride to residents and upgrade facilities. This is after the water company stopped fluoridation last year at two plants supplying Upper Hutt, Porirua, and Wellington City residents.An... […]
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Herald morning quiz: May 25
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald.co.nz for the afternoon quiz. To challenge yourself with more quizzes, CLICK HERE. […]
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TV presenter Jenny-May Clarkson fronts bowel cancer campaign to commemorate her brother's life and help save others
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 pm
TV presenter Jenny-May Clarkson wants to help kick bowel cancer in the butt because the disease has become personal.The TVNZ broadcaster lost her brother to bowel cancer and is hoping her support for the Move your Butt challenge... […]
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in New York: The Late Show and business
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will this morning appear on The Late Show in New York as she winds up the first day of her United States trip.Ardern arrived in New York yesterday afternoon and is spending her first day in a whirlwind... […]
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Investigation under way after sudden death in Mt Albert, Auckland
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 9:09 am
A suburban street in Auckland's Mt Albert has been cordoned off as police investigate a sudden death.Police were called to Alberton Ave just after 7pm. Circumstances of the death remain unclear at this stage, police said. "A person's... […]
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Gang feud explodes: Auckland rocked by five shootings, four inside an hour
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 7:38 am
Auckland has been rocked by five shootings, including four in one hour, as several homes were hit by a spray of bullets on Tuesday night.A turf war between the Killer Beez and Tribesmen motorcycle gangs has exploded, the Herald... […]
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Man sent to prison for 'ritualistic humiliation' of former partner
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 7:00 am
The force with which Cory James Turner threw pre-mixed drinks at his former partner left bruises on her in the shape of the cans. The former Murchison dairy farmer has today gone to prison for 15 months for the episode of terrible... […]
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Royal New Zealand Air Force finds survivors on two boats missing near Kiribati
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 6:58 am
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has found two boats with seven survivors onboard, including an 11-year-child, after they were reported missing near Kiribati. A P-3K2 Orion left Auckland early Monday morning to search for a five-metre... […]
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Child-porn addict caught with 11,000 pictures and videos glad he got caught
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 6:24 am
A child-porn addict who downloaded more than 11,000 images of child abuse was grateful he was caught so that he could finally get help. Martin Pickering sat in silence while he was sentenced to four years jail on 11 charges of possessing... […]
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Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta hasn't 'directly' contacted NZ ambassador in Russia
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 6:20 am
The foreign affairs minister is being accused of having no "direct" contact with the New Zealand ambassador to Russia or the Embassy in Moscow since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Gerry Brownlee, National's spokesman for foreign... […]
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Charge withdrawn in Taranaki case that alleged a dog was suffocated to death
by [email protected] on May 24, 2022 at 6:00 am
Police have withdrawn a cruelty to animals charge against a 75-year-old man who allegedly killed a French bulldog by suffocating it on a Taranaki street in plain sight. Cash the French bulldog was allegedly found dead with a plastic... […]
China News
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China's commerce ministry responds to U.S.-launched IPEF
on May 25, 2022 at 1:01 am
China believes that the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) should facilitate prosperity, development and economic cooperation rather than undermine and divide existing mechanisms in the Asia-Pacific region, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. […]
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Foreign companies remain confident in China's NEV market
on May 25, 2022 at 12:07 am
German automaker Volkswagen's Chinese joint venture Volkswagen Anhui recently began working on a new project for making new energy vehicle (NEV) parts, with an investment of 130 million yuan (about 19.5 million U.S. dollars). […]
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Explosion hits shop in East China's Changzhou
on May 24, 2022 at 10:54 pm
An explosion hit the Hutang Garden street in Changzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province on Tuesday evening, causing house collapse, according to CCTV news. […]
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Shanghai to resume offline business of shopping malls
on May 24, 2022 at 7:08 pm
Offline business of shopping centers and department stores will resume starting June 1, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce said late Monday. […]
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Terasaki Makoto: Japanese doctor dedicates himself to nucleic acid testing in Shanghai
on May 24, 2022 at 6:10 pm
Terasaki Makoto is a Japanese doctor working at a hospital in Shanghai’s Pudong New District. Every time he goes out to conduct nucleic acid testing in COVID-hit Shanghai, he leaves home early in the morning and comes back late at night. […]
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Deepest drilling well at Boai oilfield hits 5,813 meters
on May 24, 2022 at 4:59 pm
A development and appraisal well at Bozhong 19-6 condensate gas field reached a drilling depth of 5,813 meters, marking a new record for the deepest drilling well at Bohai oilfield, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Tianjin Branch told China News Service on Monday. […]
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Passenger volume exceeds 3 mln on China-Laos Railway
on May 24, 2022 at 4:38 pm
Since its launch in December 2021, the China-Laos Railway had handled over 3.09 million passenger trips as of Monday, official data showed. […]
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Key to Asia-Pacific success is win-win cooperation, not zero-sum confrontation: Chinese FM
on May 24, 2022 at 4:36 pm
Key to Asia-Pacific success is win-win cooperation, not zero-sum confrontation:Chinese FM […]
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China's vocational schools cultivate 10 mln skilled workers annually
on May 24, 2022 at 4:17 pm
Secondary and post-secondary vocational schools in China train around 10 million skilled workers every year, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Tuesday. […]
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Magnificent scenery of ruins of ancient Camel City at sunset
on May 24, 2022 at 4:14 pm
Ruins of the Camel City covers an area of 300,000 square meters, and is the best-preserved ancient cultural relics of Han and Tang Dynasties (202 BC-207AD) in China. It was listed as national key cultural relic protection site in 1996. […]
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Chinese researchers find archaeological evidence of brisk incense trade along Silk Road
on May 24, 2022 at 3:51 pm
Chemical analyses conducted by Chinese researchers found that incense discovered from an underground palace dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) shows archaeological evidence of incense trade along the ancient Silk Road. […]
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China tops the world in globally important agricultural heritage systems
on May 24, 2022 at 3:49 pm
China ranks first in the world in the number of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said Tuesday. […]
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Researchers start planting space-bred seeds returned by Shenzhou-13
on May 24, 2022 at 3:49 pm
Chinese researchers have commenced breeding experiments on 12,000 seeds that were bred inside the Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship in space for six months. […]
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New China-Myanmar railway express departs SW China
on May 24, 2022 at 3:18 pm
A new international railway express connecting China and Myanmar departed from Southwest China's Chongqing municipality on Monday, marking the opening of a new China-ASEAN trade corridor. […]
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Last phone booth removed in New York city
on May 24, 2022 at 2:53 pm
Workers remove the last public payphone near Times Square in New York City, U.S., May 23, 2022., marking what officials called "the end of the pay phone era." […]
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Bizarre ice cream flavors
on May 24, 2022 at 2:45 pm
The world of ice cream: real flavors you have to see to believ […]
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China ensures healthcare access for all 510 mln rural residents
on May 24, 2022 at 2:24 pm
China has expanded medical facilities in rural areas in the past decade to ensure its 509.8 million rural residents have access to basic medical services. […]
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Two nucleic acid test tubes show positive in Xinjiang
on May 24, 2022 at 2:03 pm
Two tubes of nucleic acid sampling for COVID-19 were reported in Tianshan district of Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to Urumqi Epidemic Prevention and Control headquarters. […]
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Xi offers China's proposal to tackle global security challenges
on May 24, 2022 at 1:20 pm
Global peace and development is faced with challenges posed by the Ukraine crisis at a time when the world has yet to emerge from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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Three more Chinese sites added to FAO global list
on May 24, 2022 at 12:51 pm
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization recently recognized three sites in China as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday. […]
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French Open: Daniil Medvedev advances but Denis Shapovalov loses
on May 24, 2022 at 7:16 pm
World number two Daniil Medvedev reaches the French Open second round with a comfortable win but 14th seed Denis Shapovalov makes a surprise exit. […]
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Flying reptile: Remains of scary prehistoric creature discovered
on May 24, 2022 at 6:14 pm
Fossils belonging to the Dragon of Death - found in Argentina - date back 86 million years. […]
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Premier League approves Chelsea takeover
on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm
The Premier League approves the £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea with the consortium, led by US businessman Todd Boehly, passing its owner's and directors' […]
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French Open: Eighth seed Karolina Pliskova survives scare to reach second round
on May 24, 2022 at 6:04 pm
Czech eighth seed Karolina Pliskova survives a first-round scare to advance at the French Open. […]
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Giro d'Italia: Jan Hirt wins stage 16 as Richard Carapaz has overall lead cut
on May 24, 2022 at 5:14 pm
Czech rider Jan Hirt claims a first Grand Tour win as Richard Carapaz sees his overall lead of the Giro d'Italia cut to three seconds. […]
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to face Gennady Golovkin in trilogy fight
on May 24, 2022 at 5:08 pm
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will face Gennady Golovkin in a trilogy fight in September rather than meet Dmitry Bivol in a rematch. […]
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Manchester City: Erling Haaland to complete move as Pep Guardiola eyes Kalvin Phillips
on May 24, 2022 at 4:56 pm
Erling Haaland flies to the UK to complete his £51.2m transfer to Premier League champions Manchester City, who also have sights on Kalvin Phillips. […]
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Southern Baptists vow 'healing' after abuse claims
on May 24, 2022 at 4:40 pm
Survivors of sex abuse at the hands of clergy were stonewalled and vilified, a new report finds. […]
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Partygate: Insiders tell of packed No 10 lockdown parties
on May 24, 2022 at 3:48 pm
Staff describe bins overflowing with bottles, people sitting on each other's laps and colleagues sleeping in the office. […]
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Ukraine war: World faces 'dark hour', Biden tells Quad summit
on May 24, 2022 at 3:36 pm
The US president meets key Asia allies to discuss China's influence and differences over Russia's invasion. […]
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Putin weaponising Ukraine’s crops - Polish PM
on May 24, 2022 at 3:10 pm
Mateusz Morawiecki also warned that only the Russian leader would be “happy” with a UK-EU trade war. […]
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BBC apologises after 'Manchester United are rubbish' appears on screen
on May 24, 2022 at 1:48 pm
The message "Manchester United are rubbish" appeared on screen during a news broadcast on Tuesday. […]
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Deepfake of murdered teen created to aid cold case
on May 24, 2022 at 12:46 pm
Sedar Soares was shot dead outside a Dutch metro station in 2003, his killer has not been found. […]
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Kurt Zouma: West Ham defender pleads guilty to kicking and slapping cat
on May 24, 2022 at 11:48 am
West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma admits kicking and slapping his pet cat in a video that also showed him saying "I swear I'll kill it". […]
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Ukraine war: Russia's jailed Navalny attacks invasion as judge rejects appeal
on May 24, 2022 at 11:18 am
Russia's prominent opposition figure condemns a war "built on lies" as he faces many more years in jail. […]
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Could hydrogen ease Germany's reliance on Russian gas?
on May 24, 2022 at 10:45 am
Why hydrogen might be one route for Germany to move away from dependence on Russian imports. […]
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Coronavirus: Argentine President Fernández pays 'fine' over lockdown party
on May 24, 2022 at 10:25 am
Leaked photos of the dinner party held while Covid lockdown measures were in force caused outrage. […]
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Luc Besson: Rape case dismissed for French film director
on May 24, 2022 at 10:03 am
The director of The Big Blue and Nikita was accused of repeatedly raping actress Sand Van Roy. […]
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Ukrainian Olympic rower and wife 'so grateful' after escaping to England
on May 24, 2022 at 8:28 am
Dmytro Mikhai and Dasha Kutanova are living with the family of Team GB rower Jack Beaumont. […]
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Erdogan blanks Greek prime minister over US remarks
on May 24, 2022 at 8:13 am
Turkey's leader accuses Kyriakos Mitsotakis of trying to block sales of US fighter jets to Ankara. […]