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Car drivers torture NZ city with Celine Dion songs
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» WELLINGTON - Car drivers armed with a playlist of Celine Dion songs have been plaguing residents of a small New Zealand city for months on end with loud, late-night "siren battles".
Centre-right parties take early lead in NZ vote
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» WELLINGTON - A centre-right coalition Saturday surged to an early lead in New Zealand's election, as voters punished an incumbent Labour government rocked by Jacinda Ardern's surprise resignation earlier this year.
Hop into Easter fun
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 03/04/2023
» Egg season is here and by that we mean eggs coloured in bright pastels, ready to be buried and hunted, and if they are chocolate — eat! But, what goes well with these eggs — rabbits and Easter! To get into the Easter spirit, Guru By Bangkok Post has rounded up places, in Thailand and beyond, where you get sink your teeth into sweet treats.
Huge Tonga volcanic eruption caused 'significant damage'
AFP, Published on 16/01/2022
» WELLINGTON: A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused "significant damage" to the island nation's capital and smothered it in dust, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday.
Property pressure
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 01/10/2018
» Last year, the New Zealand government banned foreigners from buying existing homes to make property more affordable for its citizens. In June this year, it softened its stance to allow non-residents to own up to 60% of large, new apartment buildings.
'Love it!', Aussie Vegemite fans hail Marmite mess
AFP, Published on 14/10/2016
» SYDNEY - Australians have dipped into Britain's woes about its famous Marmite spread with relish, reigniting the long-brewing rivalry with Down Under's iconic Vegemite.
Olympics: Snell singlet sale unravels in New Zealand
AFP, Published on 30/06/2016
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand's national museum on Thursday said plans to buy athletics legend Peter Snell's old vest for NZ$140,000 ($100,000) had unravelled after the garment failed its experts' sniff test.
NZ man guilty of trying to fight in Syria: Australian court
AFP, Published on 13/10/2015
» MELBOURNE - A New Zealand man could spend up to three decades behind bars after he was found guilty by an Australian court Tuesday of trying to travel to the Middle East to fight in the Syrian conflict.
NZ nabs gardener with plants in pants
dpa, Published on 18/05/2015
» WELLINGTON — A Polish gardener was caught at a New Zealand airport trying to smuggle ivy from a Polish castle and other plants into the country in his underpants, authorities said on Monday.
Lese majeste offender, aged 65, jailed for one year
Online Reporters, Published on 12/05/2015
» The Appeals Court on Tuesday sentenced a 65-year-old woman accused of lese majeste to one year in prison without suspension, overriding the lower court’s ruling suspending her jail term for three years to allow treatment for mental illness.