New Zealand

Island country in the South Pacific

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New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island —and around 600 smaller islands, covering a total area of 268,021 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi). New Zealand is about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland.

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New Zealand parliament dissolved for election New Zealand's parliament was dissolved on Sunday (September 6), in a ceremony that fired the starting pistol on campaigning ahead of an October 17 election. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:45Published 2 weeks ago

Facebook limits Messenger forwards to curb misinformation Social media giant Facebook is putting a cap on how many times a message can be forwarded on Messenger. The company has limited the forwards of a message to five at once for the sake of curbing.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:10Published 2 weeks ago

NZ livestock ship missing in storm off Japan Japan's coastguard rescued one person in the search for a cargo ship carrying nearly 6,000 cattle and dozens of crew members that went missing in the East China Sea after issuing a distress signal as.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:47Published 2 weeks ago

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New Zealand’s PM makes a face mask in 30 seconds Mandatory Credit: Jacinda Ardern/Facebook New Zealand's prime minister,Jacinda Ardern, posted a video online that shows her creating a face coveringin just 30 seconds. The crafting session took place.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:14Published 3 weeks ago

NZ shooter gets life in prison for 'wicked' crimes A New Zealand judge sentenced white supremacist Brenton Tarrant to life in prison without parole on Thursday for killing 51 Muslim worshippers in the country's deadliest shooting, saying the sentence.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:12Published 3 weeks ago

New Zealand prime minister: Christchurch gunman deserves life of utter silence New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has praised the Muslim community inNew Zealand following the sentencing of a white supremacist gunman who killed51 people at two mosques in Christchurch last.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:54Published 3 weeks ago

New Zealand mosque attack survivor confronts gunman in court Christchurch mosque attack survivor Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah confronts gunmanBrenton Tarrant in court, and brands him a "coward", ahead of the 29-year-oldAustralian's sentencing to a full life term in.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:27Published 3 weeks ago

NZ PM Ardern: shooter 'will never see the light of day' New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was relieved to know that "that person will never see the light of day" after a court on Thursday (August 27) sentenced a man who killed 51 Muslim.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:07Published 3 weeks ago

NZ court sentences mosque shooter to life in prison A New Zealand court sentenced a man who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand's deadliest shooting to life in prison without parole, the first time such a sentence has been handed down in the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:27Published 3 weeks ago

Christchurch gunman sentenced to life in prison without parole The Australian gunman who killed dozens of people during attacks on twomosques in New Zealand has been sentenced to life in prison without thepossibility of parole. Brenton Harrison Tarrant had pleaded.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:55Published 3 weeks ago

New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 Muslims as they prayed, is first in New Zealand to be sentenced to life without parole. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 06:10Published 3 weeks ago

'Only fire awaits you' - families address NZ shooter Christchurch mosque shooting victims were among those who turned their ire on the white supermacist, who gunned down 51 people, in a New Zealand court on Wednesday. Edward Baran reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:47Published on August 26, 2020

NZ mosque shooter likely to get life in prison Brenton Tarrant, the attacker behind New Zealand's worst mass shooting, has faced survivors and relatives on the third day of his sentencing hearing. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:10Published on August 26, 2020

Son of New Zealand mosques attack victim confronts gunman Survivors and relatives of victims of the New Zealand mosque shootingscontinued to confront the white supremacist attacker during his sentencing onWednesday. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:26Published on August 26, 2020

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