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Nearly 50,000 New Zealand teachers strike over pay, conditions

Zealandwhen50000 New Zealand teachers walked out of classrooms on Thursday demanding better pay conditions and resources at a time when the centerleft Labour Party of

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Candidates to replace Jacinda Ardern to start making their bids

Nominations for candidates to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand's prime minister must be submitted by 9 a.m. local time Saturday ahead of a leadership vote on Sunda

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Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | US life expectancy i

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Bubble burst: New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel with Australia

New Zealand will pause its quarantine-free travel arrangement with Australia for at least eight weeks starting Friday night, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, as Aust

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New Zealand announces vaccine rollout plan for general population 

New Zealanders aged over 60 will be offered vaccination from July 28 and those aged over 55 from Aug. 11, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday.The rollout of

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Chinese zodiac stamps promote cultural exchanges between New Zealand, China

Ying Min Chu, Chinese born designer, shows the 2021 Year of the Ox stamps she designed in Wellington, New Zealand, Feb. 6, 2021. New Zealand Post has published the 2021 Year of the Ox stamps to c

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Chinese zodiac stamps promote cultural exchanges with New Zealand

New Zealand Post has published the 2021 Year of the Ox stamps to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. It is the 25th consecutive year that New Zealand has pub

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Oct. 31 - Nov. 06)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Biden wins Michigan,

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New Zealand's Ardern vows to 'crack on' with new-look cabinet

New Zealand swore in its new cabinet on Friday, including five Maori and its first openly gay deputy prime minister, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's government incre

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COVID-19 updates: Australia cases dive to new low; NZ defers lockdown

A worker disposes of waste outside a quarantine hotel where returning travelers are kept in isolation for a period to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Sydney, Australia, August 21, 2020. /Re

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New Zealand election to be delayed to Oct. 17 due to COVID-19

A man takes a walk in Auckland, New Zealand, Aug. 15, 2020. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua) Moving the date by four weeks also gives all parties a fair shot to campaign and delivers New Zealanders cer

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Coronavirus breaks out again in New Zealand after 102 days

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the f

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New Zealand's Ardern kicks off election campaign after taming virus

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is riding high in opinion polls after her leadership through the Christchurch mosque attacks, the White Island volcanic eruption and the coronavirus pa

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New Zealand 'favourite' to host 2020 Rugby Championship: SANZAAR

FILE PHOTO: South Africa's Cobus Reinach celebrates after scoring a try during the 2019 Rugby Championship match, South Africa v Australia, at the Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg. /Reuters

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New Zealand confirms two new cases of coronavirus

New Zealand said on Tuesday that it has two new cases of the coronavirus, both related to recent travel from the UK, ending a 24-day streak of no new infections in the country.New Zealand lifted all

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Japan, New Zealand march to mourn George Floyd, seek change

Holding handmade signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” hundreds of people marched peacefully in Tokyo on Sunday, highlighting the outrage over the death of George Floyd

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COVID-19-free New Zealand allows fans back into stadiums

New Zealand allowed children to go back to school in May after the easing of a COVID-19 lockdown. /AFP They call one section of the stadium The Zoo, and it's easy to see why: thousands of univ