AkzoNobel narrowly wins leg 6 of Volvo Ocean Race
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — After 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) and almost 21 days at sea, only two minutes separated the first two yachts to finish the sixth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on...
View ArticleWhen drone imperiled New Zealand plane, nobody called police
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When a drone flew within meters of a landing plane last week, endangering 278 passengers and crew, Air New Zealand responded by saying that such reckless drone operators...
View ArticleThe Latest: New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern gives birth
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Latest on New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern giving birth (all times local): 6:40 p.m. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given birth to a baby girl at...
View ArticleAfter giving birth, New Zealand leader craves mac-n-cheese
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was regaining her strength with macaroni and cheese on Friday and planned to spend at least one more night in an Auckland...
View ArticleNew Zealanders turn out to see royals despite rain and wind
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Rain, wind and a distant earthquake didn't seem to dampen the enthusiasm of New Zealanders who turned out to see Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Tuesday. The Duke and...
View ArticleNew Zealand makes biggest cocaine bust in banana shipment
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police have made the country's largest cocaine seizure, with 190 kilograms (418 pounds) of the drug found in a container of bananas shipped from Panama. New...
View ArticleNew Zealand digs graves as mosque massacre toll rises to 50
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Anguished relatives were anxiously waiting Sunday for authorities to release the remains of those who were killed in massacres at two mosques in the New Zealand city of...
View ArticleMourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Thousands of people paid tribute Sunday at makeshift memorials to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to...
View ArticleFather and son who fled Syria are buried in New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for "the safest country in the world" were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, the first funerals for victims...
View Article'My heart fell' says New Zealand surgeon who treated girl, 4
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — As soon as vascular surgeon Adib Khanafer received the call March 15, he started running toward the operating theater at Christchurch Hospital. At that point, he had no...
View ArticleFamily of slain boy visits Christchurch mosque as it reopens
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — A Jordanian prince and the family of a slain 3-year-old boy and were among those who visited a New Zealand mosque Saturday when it reopened for the first time since a...
View ArticleNOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked...
View ArticleTrial of accused Christchurch mosque shooter may be delayed
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The trial of the man accused of killing 51 people at two New Zealand mosques could be delayed by several weeks to avoid clashing with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan....
View ArticleTeam New Zealand reveals foiling mono-hull for America's Cup
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — America's Cup defending champions Team New Zealand has revealed its revolutionary foiling mono-hull, showing off the sleek sailboat a day ahead of its official launch. Team...
View ArticleTonga's prime minister, who nurtured democracy, dies at 78
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tongan Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva, who helped wrest power from the royal family and bring greater democracy to the small Pacific island nation, died Thursday. He was...
View ArticleWelcome to Orcland: Lord of the Rings to film in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Amazon announced Wednesday it will film its upcoming television series "The Lord of the Rings" in New Zealand, marking a return of the orcs, elves and hobbits to the...
View ArticleFire at New Zealand construction site sends smoke over city
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A large fire that broke out Tuesday on the roof of a convention center that's under construction in downtown Auckland sent plumes of thick black smoke over New Zealand's...
View ArticleNew Zealand volcano victim dies in hospital; death toll at 6
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — Police say a person injured in a volcanic eruption in New Zealand has died in an Auckland hospital, bringing the death toll to six. About 30 people remain hospitalized...
View ArticleSpecialist teams hope to recover last 2 volcano victims
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — Specialist teams were due to return to New Zealand's volcanic White Island on Sunday to resume a land search for the bodies of two victims of an eruption which has now...
View ArticleWilliams stretched by McHale but wins again in Auckland
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Top-seeded Serena Williams had her toughest workout of 2020 before beating fellow American Christina McHale 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the ASB...
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