2026-04-29 5bd0dc6912652df711c3ae421d6c16488c223dc3 30 Auckland Region 14 /wiki/auckland%20region Japan 239 /wiki/japan Japan–New Zealand relations 1 /wiki/japan-new%20zealand%20relations New Zealand 37 /wiki/new%20zealand Takapuna 172 /wiki/takapuna World War II-era 71 /wiki/military%20history%20of%20new%20zealand%20during%20world%20war%20ii comfort women 116 /wiki/comfort%20women local board 2 /wiki/auckland%20council Auckland Region Japan Japan–New Zealand relations New Zealand Takapuna World War II-era comfort women local board Japan–New Zealand relations 2024-03-11 da9753b16b4e21b6c566cedface79263cc424cdd 8 Japan New Zealand 2 /feed/2024/03/11/two-new-zealand-skiers-are-killed-and-another-is-injured-during-an-avalanche-on-mount-yotei-in-hokkaido-japan Two New Zealand skiers are killed and another is injured during an avalanche on Mount Yotei in Hokkaido, Japan. 2023-02-12 d3fb56d3788deeb64768fd9299d21ff595a9e17d 6 Auckland Region New Zealand 2 /feed/2023/02/12/thousands-of-people-are-left-without-power-as-cyclone-gabrielle-makes-landfall-over-north-island-new-zealand-the-regio Thousands of people are left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle makes landfall over North Island, New Zealand. The regions of Northland and Auckland are currently under a state of emergency. 2021-09-4 cf2ab949d01557bf3e59ce25a6b61b262dda73f4 /feed/2021/09/4/new-zealand-reports-its-first-death-from-the-sars-cov-2-delta-variant-and-first-covid-19-related-death-overall-since-feb New Zealand reports its first death from the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant and first COVID-19-related death overall since February in a woman in her 90s who died in North Shore Hospital with underlying health conditions. 1630789622 2021-09-4 5f6bd1e0f5a4f619077b322851805669d284691b 21 New Zealand Takapuna 2 /feed/2021/09/4/new-zealand-reports-its-first-death-from-the-lineage-b16172-delta-variant-and-its-first-covid-19-related-death-since New Zealand reports its first death from the Lineage B.1.617.2 Delta variant and its first COVID-19-related death since February in a woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions who died in the North Shore Hospital in Takapuna. 2018-04-28 28e62fed1fb05d1e540fdcd8b977438c00d4a5f6 10 Japan comfort women 2 /feed/2018/04/28/a-statue-honouring-comfort-women-sex-slaves-raped-by-japanese-world-war-ii-soldiers-in-manila-philippines-is-removed A statue honouring comfort women, sex slaves raped by Japanese World War II soldiers, in Manila, Philippines, is removed less than five months after it was installed. 2015-12-28 e06bb009e2d012d92ff9400fad236a306a3b221b 7 Japan comfort women 2 /feed/2015/12/28/japan-and-south-korea-agree-to-irreversibly-resolve-a-long-running-dispute-over-korean-women-the-japanese-military-use Japan and South Korea agree to 'irreversibly' resolve a long-running dispute over Korean women the Japanese military used as sex slaves during World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe will issue a formal apology to the so-called "comfort women." Tokyo will set up an aid fund of about 1 billion yen ($8.3 million). 2015-04-16 3825fab3b74176915841fabe306450e4ff4f43da 5 Japan New Zealand 2 /feed/2015/04/16/the-united-states-congress-negotiates-a-deal-to-fast-track-the-trans-pacific-partnership-between-the-us-and-australia-b The United States Congress negotiates a deal to fast track the Trans-Pacific Partnership between the US and Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. 2011-12-14 ed62a0f81306fb80ac2fd059fd99e9f3fdf2b5f7 6 Japan New Zealand 2 /feed/2011/12/14/the-governments-of-the-united-states-australia-new-zealand-and-the-netherlands-protest-the-start-of-japan-s-whaling-se The governments of the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands protest the start of Japan's whaling season off the coast of Antarctica. 2011-09-15 a179271992e7a4a5b35aff86047c5b6653a385c5 7 Japan New Zealand 2 /feed/2011/09/15/earthquakes-hit-off-the-coasts-of-vancouver-island-cuba-japan-and-new-zealand-s-north-island Earthquakes hit off the coasts of Vancouver Island, Cuba, Japan, and New Zealand's north island. 2010-07-7 c06e177ea71524bf399aa3df5f576bab266fbe2c 24 Japan New Zealand 2 /feed/2010/07/7/new-zealand-environmental-activist-peter-bethune-is-given-a-two-year-suspended-sentence-in-a-tokyo-district-court-for-hi New Zealand environmental activist Peter Bethune is given a two year suspended sentence in a Tokyo District Court for his role in boarding a Japanese whaling ship. 2010-03-13 407c670886930dd81593079c2d74f160f7e10f05 6 Japan New Zealand 2 /feed/2010/03/13/new-zealander-peter-bethune-a-member-of-the-sea-shepherd-conservation-society-who-captained-the-ady-gil-when-it-crash New Zealander Peter Bethune, a member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society who captained the "Ady Gil" when it crashed with the MV "Shonan Maru 2" and sank, encounters coastguards, police and protesters as he arrives on the Japanese mainland. /feed/2026/04/29/a-local-board-in-the-auckland-region-of-new-zealand-rejects-a-proposal-to-install-a-memorial-statue-for-world-war-ii-era AFP via ABS-CBN News 29 a259e5bcee8e6aecac2ad12958177a132f6143b6 4 https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/29/new-zealand-officials-reject-statue-remembering-comfort-women-1203 2026 A local board in the Auckland Region of New Zealand rejects a proposal to install a memorial statue for World War II-era comfort women in Takapuna following public consultation and diplomatic representations from Japan.