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Managed isolation charges for returnees will come into force from Tuesday, said New Zealand Housing Minister Megan Woods after they passed their last cabinet milestone on Monday.

New Zealand to start charging people in managed isolation

August 10, 2020

The flooding on the South Island has cut off towns and trapping foreign tourists. SAM ANDERSON-REUTERS

Wild weather in New Zealand leaves 1,000 tourists stranded

December 9, 2019

New Zealand will establish a team of investigators dedicated solely to tackling online extremism, as it moves to address failures exposed by the Christchurch mosques massacre, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.

New Zealand creates unit to target, ‘disrupt’ online extremism

October 14, 2019

Brenton Tarrant, 29, a suspected white supremacist, appeared by video link from a maximum security facility in Auckland while his lawyer entered not guilty pleas on his behalf. The accusations against him include one terrorism charge.

New Zealand: Accused Christchurch gunman pleads not guilty

June 14, 2019

A police officer secures the area in front of the Masjid al Noor mosque after a shooting incident in Christchurch on March 15, 2019. – Attacks on two Christchurch mosques left at least 49 dead on March 15, with one gunman — identified as an Australian extremist — apparently livestreaming the assault that triggered the lockdown of the New Zealand city. (Photo by Tessa BURROWS / AFP)

Police in Christchurch find suspected bomb, man arrested

April 30, 2019

Police officers and vehicles are seen behind police cordon in Christchurch [TVNZ via Reuters]

Police arrest man after bomb threat in Christchurch

April 30, 2019

military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles

New Zealand bans automatic guns, assault rifles

March 21, 2019

New Zealand to unveil gun laws after mosque shootings

March 18, 2019

Brenton Tarrant, charged for murder in relation to the mosque attacks, is led into the dock for his appearance in the Christchurch district court on Saturday. POOL-Reuters

Western tabloids condemned for ‘humanising’ NZ mosque attacker

March 16, 2019

A memorial to Louisa Jespersen and Maren Ueland outside the Danish Embassy in Rabat, Morocco

Danish premier joins hundreds at funeral for Dane slain in Morocco

January 12, 2019

Passengers wait at Nyborg Station which is the last train station on the Funen side of the Great Belt Bridge, on January 3, 2019, one day after a railway accident on the Great Belt Bridge. – The death toll from a train accident in Denmark, when a truck trailer appeared to blow off a cargo train in strong winds and hit a passenger train, has risen from six to eight, police said. Five women and three men were killed in the accident, which occurred in Wednesday (January 2, 2019) morning’s rush hour traffic on the Great Belt Bridge linking the islands of Zealand, where Copenhagen is located, and Funen. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT

Death toll rises to eight in Danish train accident

January 3, 2019

A passenger train is reported to have been hit by the tarpaulin of a freight train

Six dead in train accident on bridge linking Denmark islands

January 2, 2019

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Flights cancelled, schools closed as storm rages in New Zealand

November 8, 2018

School pupils ducked for cover under their desks during the earthquake on Tuesday afternoon in New Zealand

Quake rattles New Zealand as Prince Harry, Meghan visit

October 30, 2018

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have received a traditional Maori welcome on their arrival in New Zealand.

Harry and Meghan receive traditional Maori welcome in New Zealand

October 28, 2018