Tag: New Zealand

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand rose to eight on Friday, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said and he warned that the number was expected to increase as ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province released photos and videos Tuesday of a man they said is the pilot from New Zealand whom they took hostage ...

Gabrielle swept past the Australian territory of Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea on Saturday night, although its most destructive winds missed the island. It is now sitting just north of ...

Researchers in New Zealand have warned that expected increases in space travel are likely to damage the Earth’s ozone layer if coordinated action is not taken.  Although emissions from rocket launches are ...

New Zealand’s death toll from heavy rain rose to four on Sunday as flash floods and landslides on the north island continued for a third day. Battered since Friday, Auckland, ...

New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, 44, was sworn in by New Zealand’s governor-general during a ceremony in the capital, Wellington. “This is the biggest privilege and responsibility of my life,” ...

Welcome to today’s Morning Brief, where we’re looking at reactions to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s resignation, defense leaders convening in Germany, and an Australia-China thaw. If you would ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that she will be stepping down as her country’s leader after nearly six years in office. Ardern, head of the liberal Labour Party, ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a shocking announcement Thursday that she will resign from her role 10 months before her term ends. The Labour Party leader broke the ...

A Qantas Airlines plane issued a mayday call for help during a flight from New Zealand to Australia Wednesday, but was able to safely land in Sydney following the terrifying ...