New Zealand News

New Zealand Joins US, UK in Accusing China of Malicious Hacking

New Zealand joined the US and UK in accusing China of sponsoring malicious cyber activity targeting democratic institutions, saying its parliamentary network was breached in 2021. The Government Communications Security Bureau has established links between a People’s Republic of China …

New Zealand Police Say Hostel Fire that Killed 6 Was Arson

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – New Zealand police said Wednesday they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation. Police Inspector Dion Bennett said they haven’t yet arrested …

Emergency Declared, Student Missing in New Zealand Floods

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Authorities in Auckland declared a state of emergency Tuesday as flooding again hit New Zealand’s largest city. Further north in the city of Whangarei, a high school student was missing after a school group that …

Cyclone Lashes Pacific’s Vanuatu as Residents Hunker Down

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Residents of Vanuatu were hunkering down Wednesday as a cyclone barreled through the Pacific island nation. Authorities said that there were power outages in some areas and many fallen trees and branches, but it was …

New Zealand Fears More Fatalities after Cyclone Kills 4

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A cyclone that left a devastating wake of extensive flooding and landslides in New Zealand has claimed at least four lives and police have “grave concerns” for other residents who remain unaccounted for, the prime …

New Zealand Cancels Flights as Deluge from Cyclone Looms

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s national carrier canceled dozens of flights Sunday as Aucklanders braced for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle, two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped the nation’s largest city and killed four people. Air New …

Emergency Lifted After New Zealand Storm Less than Feared

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Northland region lifted a state of emergency declaration Wednesday after an overnight storm didn’t turn out as bad as feared. A heavy rain warning for Auckland was also lifted, although a state of …

Rain Pounds Northern New Zealand; Further Flooding Expected

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Auckland prepared for another round of flooding as rain battered northern New Zealand’s Northland region, which declared an emergency Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of the deluge. A state of emergency was already in place for …

New Zealand City to Get More Dangerous Rainfall After Flood

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A dangerous amount of rain is forecast Tuesday for New Zealand’s most populous city four days after Auckland had its wettest day on record in a storm that claimed four lives. A state of emergency …

New Zealand Climate Plan Includes Relocating Some Homes

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government on Wednesday released its first-ever climate adaptation plan, which includes the possibility of moving some communities to higher ground. But the six-year plan, which runs nearly 200 pages, comes up short on …