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Australia and New Zealand begin evacuating their citizens from New Caledonia amid civil unrest.
2024-05-22

New Zealand bans the use of Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok on all government devices.
2023-03-17

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces that New Zealand will fully reopen its borders on July 31, two months before the government lifts all remaining pandemic restrictions.
2022-05-11

Russia confirms that a fireball seen over much of New Zealand on January 5 was its Kosmos 2430 missile early warning satellite, which was launched in 2007.
2019-01-10

A survey commissioned by Water New Zealand reveals sanitary sewer overflows increased by 379% across the nation in 2017.
2018-04-11

Seven regions in New Zealand declare states of emergency as Cyclone Gita makes landfall.
2018-02-20

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifts the 32-year-old, lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. Men can donate if they haven't had sex with another man in the previous year. The FDA stance is in line with other countries, such as Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.K., and is consistent with rules on recent blood transfusion or accidental exposure to another individual's blood.
2015-12-21

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

Samoa announces the pardon of 35 prisoners to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its independence from New Zealand.
2012-06-1

New Zealanders, Britons, Chinese and Irish tourists are among the thousands trapped after mudslides in the Incan capital Machu Picchu.
2010-01-27