In the same era that the VC was Canadianized in 1993, Australia (1991) and New Zealand (1999) did the same. India had already instituted the Param Vir Chakra in 1950.

New Zealand Red Cross Communications Manager Ellie van Baaren said evacuees were tired and frustrated.

Air New Zealand Ltd. agreed to buy eight Boeing Co. 787-10 aircraft, worth $2.7 billion at list prices, to replace and upgrade its long-haul fleet.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Conservation workers and volunteers in New Zealand managed to refloat six surviving stranded whales on Nov. 27 and were hoping the animals would soon swim away into deeper water.

The youngest was a boy of 3, born in New Zealand to Somali refugee parents.

The New Zealand mosque shooting suspect apparently wrote that the country with values closest to his own is communist China.

Three people on a cruise ship that visited New Zealand before returning to Sydney have come down with the CCP virus, prompting pleas for all 3800 people on board to go into self-isolation for a fortnight.

The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka were an act of revenge for a recent attack on mosques in New Zealand, according to the country's state minister of defense.

Tarrant faces total of 92 charges after New Zealand filed two additional attempted murder charges, one murder charge and one terrorism charge. This is the first time a terrorism charge has been brought in New Zealand.

Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown itself is reminiscent of Aspen, Colorado, a fashionable community with a small-town heart.

The item drew a backlash from Foreign Minister Winston Peters, who told Radio New Zealand on Wednesday its timing was "very unwise."

Students at Paraparaumu College, north of Wellington, ducked under their desks as a 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit central New Zealand on Tuesday, October 30.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand’s foreign minister confirmed on April 15 that a New Zealand nurse has been held captive by ISIS in Syria for almost six years, information long kept secret for fear her life might be at risk.

Huawei New Zealand did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Spark said it was in discussions with GCSB officials.

Zealand Police.

Last month, China postponed a major tourism campaign in New Zealand days before its launch raising concerns of strained ties over China's growing influence in the Pacific.

CANBERRA, Australia—Visitors to New Zealand can be fined 5,000 New Zealand dollars ($3,243) for refusing to provide passwords to unlock electronic devices and allow customs officials to examine them under a new law that a civil liberties group on Oct.

Mustafa's wife, Salwa, told Radio New Zealand that when the family asked about New Zealand they were told, "it's the safest country in the world, the most wonderful country you can go ... you will start a very wonderful life there."

Tarrant did not have a criminal history and was not on any watchlists in New Zealand or Australia.

A police officer places flowers at the entrance of Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 17, 2019.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand—He spent just three years on this earth, but in some ways, a friend said, he seemed like an old soul.

We understand that there will be many anxious people but I can assure New Zealanders that Police is doing all it can to resolve this incident. — New Zealand Police (@nzpolice) March 15, 2019 A witness told broadcaster 1 News he saw three people lying

Separately, about 80 cybersecurity personnel from Japan, the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand began an exercise scheduled for Oct. 22–28, according to an Oct. 23 news release emailed to The Epoch Times by U.S. Forces Japan.

A New Zealand court has temporarily halted the extradition of a murder-accused man to China over concerns about human rights and torture.

New Zealand said on Tuesday that an event to launch the China-New Zealand Year of Tourism 2019 in Wellington next week was postponed by Beijing and Ardern told reporters that dates for her trip to China, planned for the end of 2018, has still not been

Theft of the fruit is likewise a problem in New Zealand, which has led to the installation of alarm systems in orchards. Yet, New Zealand has an even fancier food that’s raising legal issues.

A vehicle identified by the New Zealand police as connected to the murder of Grace Millane. (New Zealand Police) Beard said the investigation would continue "for some time yet."

"This is a significant milestone and demonstrates this government’s commitment to making the dream of home ownership a reality for more New Zealanders," Associate Finance Minister David Parker said.

The broader effort, hosted by the National Crime Agency in London during the week of Oct. 6, brought together agencies from Australia, Canada, Ghana, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States, along with INTERPOL.

Mass Strandings in New Zealand New Zealand has more recorded strandings than almost any other part of the world. The stranded marine mammals are typically long-finned pilot whales.