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The deputy chief coroner of New Zealand opens an inquest into the shootings in order to investigate police response times.
2023-10-24

A police officer is killed and another seriously injured in a shooting in Massey, New Zealand. This is the first time a law enforcement officer in New Zealand has been killed in the line of duty since 2009. The shooter fled, injuring a civilian in the process, but he has since been arrested.
2020-06-19

Two cars collide near Waverley, Taranaki, New Zealand, killing seven people. It is the nation's deadliest road accident since 2005.
2018-06-27

Thousands are left without power and flights are grounded after a powerful storm hits Auckland, New Zealand.
2018-04-10

Volunteers are working to save the remaining live pilot whales beached at Farewell Spit on New Zealand's South Island. Project Jonah reports that 75 percent of the more than 400 stranded whales are dead.
2017-02-10

Myanmar tops the 2015 Charities Aid Foundation's World Giving Index which measures each country's charitable behavior. Individuals indicate whether they have donated money, volunteered, or helped a stranger in the past month. The United States, which tied with Myanmar last year, is second, followed by New Zealand, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Ireland, and Malaysia.
2015-11-10

New Zealand author Eleanor Catton wins the 2013 Man Booker Prize for her work "The Luminaries".
2013-10-15

The New Zealand Department of Labour files 25 criminal charges in relation to the Pike River Mine disaster, which killed 29 miners in November 2010.
2011-11-10

Prince William of Wales visits Christchurch, New Zealand, to inspect relief efforts for the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
2011-03-17

11 beached pilot whales are refloated using a crane and body sling on New Zealand's Karikari Peninsula.
2010-08-21