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New Zealand reports a record 23,894 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
2022-03-8

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes 60 miles west of Wellington, New Zealand. No injuries are reported.
2020-05-25

Niuean MP Terry Coe says there is "growing concern" over the absence of Premier Toke Talagi, who is reportedly undergoing medical treatment in New Zealand and has not been seen in public since July and, prior to that, early April. Coe says Niue's citizens are concerned that the state affairs are seemingly being conducted from New Zealand, and the island nation's acting premier has held power for an unusually long period of time due to Talagi's absence.
2019-09-6

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

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

The first stage of the voting process to potentially select a new flag of New Zealand starts.
2015-11-20

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes under Cook Strait in New Zealand, causing moderate damage in the capital city Wellington.
2013-07-21

New Zealand refuses entry to Sri Lankan asylum seekers detained in Indonesia who claimed to be heading there.
2011-07-12

New Zealand holds a two-minute silence in respect for the victims of the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
2011-03-1

Dolphin Moko's corpse is believed to have washed up on a beach in New Zealand's North Island.
2010-07-8