New Zealand
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The New Zealand government has launched a new set of tools to support manufacturers to grow their business and reduce emissions. “Manufacturing is a sleeping giant for New Zealand’s economy. With the right tools and support, manufacturing has the potential to supercharge our economic growth,” Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Andrew Bayly said on Friday.…
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New Zealand’s business sector shows lower profitability as the production of goods and services slowed while the cost of labor continued to rise over last year, according to the statistics department Stats NZ on Thursday. “Decreases in operating surplus reflect lower profitability for the business sector,” said Paul Pascoe, a senior manager at Stats NZ…
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With 88% of the vote counted, New Zealand’s opposition National Party has secured a substantial lead over the ruling Labour Party in Saturday’s general elections. According to the nation’s Electoral Commission, so far the National Party has secured 50 seats in the 121-seat Parliament, following by Labour with 34 seats. So far the Green Party…
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New Zealand warned Saturday about the “fraying” prosperity and security of the Pacific. “New Zealand has long and deep connections to the Pacific through language, peoples, ocean, history, culture, politics and shared interests,” Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta told the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. “We are concerned that the order…
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Five people died when their boat capsized after a suspected collision with a whale off New Zealand’s South Island on Saturday. Another six people aboard the boat were rescued. Police said the 8.5-metre vessel overturned near the town of Kaikoura and that they were investigating the cause of the accident. Kaikoura Mayor Craig Mackle said the…
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Central Kabul streets were largely deserted early on a sunny Monday as waking residents pondered their future. “I’m in a complete state of shock,” said Sherzad Karim Stanekzai, who spent the night in his carpet shop to guard it. “I know there will be no foreigners, no international people who will now come to Kabul.”…
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Technology savvy Kiwis appear to have a very bright future ahead of them, as the world continues to tumble forth amidst a digital golden age, with industries throughout the world becoming increasingly aware of the need to adapt and evolve. As part of a culture-of-innovation research study published by Microsoft News in October, some 88% of business…
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The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday. The attacks targeting people praying at the mosques a year ago shocked the nation and prompted new laws banning the deadliest types of semi-automatic weapons. It also…
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The traditional psychological approach to researching video game violence has been to ask “What do games do to young people?” rather than “How do young people use video games?” The traditional approach seeks to substantiate the harmful effects of games on individuals who are considered to lack the knowledge and strategies to make sense of…
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AS she foreshadowed in the aftermath of the Christchurch massacre last Friday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just announced a ban in that country on specific military-style firearms. It will soon become an offence to own or possess semi-automatic firearms and shotguns with detachable magazines capable of firing more than five cartridges. Later this month, the government…
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They were teachers, engineers and accountants. Some had migrated to New Zealand decades ago, fleeing conflict or seeking a better life, while others were only in the Pacific Island country for short visits. Many died while trying to protect others, according to family members. Officials in New Zealand have not yet released the names of the at…
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Image shows the NZ mosque shooter, Brenton Harrison Tarrant New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that her cabinet has made an in-principle decision to tighten gun ownership in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosques massacre. “We have made a decision as a cabinet, we are unified,” said Ardern. The New Zealand prime…
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On 15 March 2019 two mass shootings rocked the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, resulting in the deaths of 49 people, while 48 others were injured in one of the most resonant incidents in the country in recent years. One of the suspected gunmen, a 28-year old Australian, apparently called ‘Brenton Tarrant‘, entered the Al Noor…
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There are “further questions to be answered” by Silicon Valley’s tech giants following the terror attack in Christchurch, according to New Zealand’s prime minister – but she might find the answers unsatisfactory. Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and others ‘broadcast’ footage which showed the massacre. I use the word ‘broadcast’ deliberately – and some of the internet…
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A man will be charged with the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand. The 26-year-old man has been speaking with police in Auckland in relation to her disappearance, officers said. Ms Millane, 22, was last seen in the city on December 1. Her family have been left “devastated” by the…
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The world’s shortest day for 2017 is here and now for residents in New Zealand. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 will have the least amount of sunlight in the country, and astrologers say there will be about 14.5 hours of darkness in Auckland. Dunedin, which is located in the far end of the country, will as…
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