New Zealand

Island country in the South Pacific

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New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island —and around 600 smaller islands, covering a total area of 268,021 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi). New Zealand is about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland.

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Politicians urge people to buy Australian wine Legislators from a global cross-party alliance on China urged people to buy Australian wine on Tuesday, posting a video in response to trade sanctions on wine imported from Australia. Libby Hogan.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:24Published 2 days ago

New Zealand declares climate emergency New Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025 as it declared a climate emergency on Wednesday, a symbolic move that critics said needed to be backed with greater actions to.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:47Published 3 days ago

New Zealand charges 13 over volcano deaths New Zealand's workplace regulator, WorkSafe, has filed charges against 13 parties following an investigation into a volcanic eruption on White Island in 2019 which killed 22 people. Bryan Wood reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:24Published 5 days ago

New Zealand charges 13 for Whakaari volcano eruption New Zealand's workplace regulator, WorkSafe, has filed charges against 13 parties following an investigation into a volcanic eruption on White Island in 2019 which killed 22 people. Bryan Wood reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:24Published 5 days ago

Geologists in New Zealand plan to drill deep into extinct volcano for clean energy They are planning to drill into an extinct 11-million-year-old volcano to use its heat as an alternative energy resource and reduce climate-damaging emissions. Credit: Euronews English Duration: 02:07Published 1 week ago

New Zealand's most diverse government begins term New Zealand's 53rd parliament officially began their term on Thursday, marking the start of the country's most diverse government ever. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:31Published 1 week ago

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New Zealand's PM unveils diverse new cabinet Jacinda Ardern appointed on Monday the most diverse cabinet in New Zealand's history, with a Maori woman taking up the position of foreign minister. Flora Bradley-Watson reports. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:47Published on November 3, 2020

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NZ's next parliament will be most diverse ever [NFA] New Zealand's next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever, with several people of color, members from the rainbow communities and a high number of women. Emer McCarthy reports. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:26Published on October 19, 2020

Jacinda Ardern credits virus response for election win New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has described her landslide electionvictory as an endorsement of her government’s efforts to stamp out thecoronavirus and reboot the economy. A day after.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:44Published on October 18, 2020

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders throng Eden Park for Bledisloe Cup rugby test Auckland hosted a rare sight on Sunday - a sports fixture with tens of thousands of fans as nearly 47,000 supporters gathered in Eden park to watch New Zealand beat Australia. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 00:56Published on October 18, 2020

New Zealand's Ardern wins 'historic' re-election Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered the biggest election victory for her center-left Labour Party in half a century on Saturday as voters rewarded her for strong leadership, particularly throughout.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:30Published on October 17, 2020

Ardern’s Labour Party wins New Zealand election Ardern’s opponent Collins concedes defeat after trailing with a quarter of the votes to be counted. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:41Published on October 17, 2020

Ardern wins second term in office after New Zealand election landslide New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has won a second term in office inan election landslide of historic proportions. With most of the votes counted,Ms Ardern’s liberal Labour Party was.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:20Published on October 17, 2020

New Zealand elections: Final day of campaigning before Saturday vote Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:32Published on October 16, 2020

"Sorry sunshine, wrong place": NZ Deputy PM New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters rebuked a question from a coronavirus sceptic at an election campaign event in Tauranga on Tuesday (October 13). Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:45Published on October 15, 2020

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