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New Zealand designates Yemen's Houthi movement and Lebanon's Hezbollah as terrorist groups.
2024-11-20

New Zealanders vote to retain the current flag over the proposed design in the nation's flag referendum. More than 2 million people vote in the referendum.
2016-03-24

Voting begins for the second stage of New Zealand's flag referendum with the current flag going up against the design chosen on the first stage of the referendum. Voting will end on March 23 with polling showing the current flag is favoured to win.
2016-03-3

New Zealand announces the flag design chosen by the public that will challenge the current flag in a March 2016 vote. Voters will choose between the current flag, which features the British Union Jack with a dark blue background, and the challenger, a silver fern and four red stars on a black and blue background.
2015-12-15

Four alternatives to the current New Zealand flag are chosen for a Spring referendum (20 November – 11 December 2015) in which New Zealanders will determine their favorite of the new designs.
2015-09-1

A government appointed panel chooses 40 finalist flag designs out of more than 10,000 submitted.
2015-08-12

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs near the town of Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand.
2015-04-24

Judith Collins resigns from the New Zealand Cabinet following allegations that she undermined the head of the Serious Fraud Office in 2011 when she had ministerial responsibility.
2014-08-30

New Zealand says it plans to hold a referendum regarding the change of its national flag.
2014-03-11

A morning peak Tranz Metro commuter train derails near central Wellington, New Zealand, after part of the undercarriage comes loose and punctures the carriage floor, injuring four people and delaying tens of thousands of commuters as services are cancelled.
2013-05-20