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Separatist fighters shoot and kill a New Zealander helicopter pilot in Central Papua province, Indonesia, shortly after landing in the village of Alama. The four indigenous Papuans onboard the aircraft are later released.
2024-08-5

Restrictions are eased in New Zealand, with Auckland downgraded to alert level 2 and the rest of the country to alert level 1. Most Auckland schools are reopened and masks are made mandatory on public transportation.
2021-02-18

A fire breaks out on South Korean fishing vessel FV "Dong Won 701" in the Port of Timaru, New Zealand. Ten fire crews and a tug are in attendance. At least three are hospitalised and the ship is evacuated.
2018-04-9

Former AC-DC drummer Phil Rudd pleads guilty to threatening to kill and drug possession charges in Tauranga, New Zealand.
2015-04-21

New Zealand authorities charge Australian AC-DC drummer Phil Rudd with attempting to procure two murders, making death threats, and possessing drugs.
2014-11-6

Rescuers from New Zealand and McMurdo Station looking for three Canadians aboard an airplane presumed to have gone down in Antarctica were grappling with bad weather conditions.
2013-01-23

The City Council in the New Zealand city of Christchurch announces plans to rebuild its central business district after the recent earthquake.
2011-08-11

Ash cloud from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption continues to disrupt flights between Australia and New Zealand.
2011-06-26

Bob Parker, the mayor of the New Zealand city of Christchurch, estimates that the city centre is still "very, very dangerous" with up to a third of the buildings needing to be demolished.
2011-03-13

The New Zealand city of Christchurch is hit by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake, an aftershock to the 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
2010-10-13