New Zealand

• Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s a ‘sharktopus’: A marine pairing like no other

  The Maori octopus opted for a very speedy ride; the shortfin mako is considered the fastest shark species, swimming up to 50 km/h.

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  Mar 26, 2025
  
• Search renewed for fugitive NZ dad, 3 kids who disappeared 3 years ago

  Tom Phillips has racked up an extensive list of charges in three years, but has managed to evade police the entire time.

  World

  Mar 12, 2025
  
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• 16 people injured after cruise ship hits stormy New Zealand seas

  Footage shows the pool overflowing and passengers in the canteen clutching tables to avoid sliding.

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  Mar 4, 2025
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• James Cameron leaving Trump’s U.S., calls it ‘horrifying’

  Cameron is planning to move to New Zealand, and says Trump's presidency is like 'watching a car crash over and over again.'

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  Feb 28, 2025
• Vancouver passenger arrested in New Zealand with meth wrapped as presents

  Customs officials estimated the drug would have been worth up to NZ$3.8million in street value and a potential social harm cost of approximately NZ$10.7 million.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2024
• Canadian, 2 U.S. climbers presumed dead after fall on New Zealand mountain

  Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2024
• Canadian among 3 climbers missing on New Zealand’s highest peak

  Police say the name and any further information about the Canadian won't be provided until they're sure family notifications have been carried out.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2024
• Planning a visit to New Zealand? Why you might have to pay more this year

  Starting Oct. 1, just in time for spring and summer in the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand will nearly triple a tax it levies on international visitors.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2024
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• ‘Shocking and stupid’: Man fined for trying to ‘body slam’ orca

  The video shows a man leaping off the edge of a boat towards an adult orca and a calf while his companions cheer him on.

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  May 22, 2024
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• Aggressive sheep kills New Zealand couple, leaving community shocked

  The couple. both in their 80s, were found dead in the sheep paddock on their rural Auckland rental property this week.

  World

  Apr 19, 2024