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John Mackie from Christchurch Civil Defence talks to ABC News24 as a bushfire near the New Zealand city rages into its fourth day, February 16, 2017.
Topics: bushfire, new-zealand, pacific
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Port Hills resident "Grant" was forced by police to leave his home of 23 years as fires rapidly approached his property.
Topics: fires, bushfire, new-zealand
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| UpdatedEleven homes burn down and a state of emergency is declared as a raging New Zealand bushfire heads into its fourth day.
Topics: bushfire, new-zealand, pacific
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A resident from Christchurch in New Zealand describes the wild bushfires threatening the city.
Topics: fires, bushfire, new-zealand
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Hundreds of people in the New Zealand city of Christchurch were evacuated from their homes on Wednesday as bushfires threatened some suburbs, February 15, 2017.
Topics: fires, disasters-and-accidents, new-zealand
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| UpdatedHundreds of people in New Zealand's second-largest city flee their homes as bushfires rage in a nearby mountain range.
Topics: fires, bushfire, new-zealand
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Kieran Foran is cleared to return to the NRL, with the league registering his Warriors contract for the 2017 season.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, new-zealand
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A luxury cruise ship, which was towed back to Melbourne at the weekend after breaking down at sea, is repaired and leaves for New Zealand.
Topics: travel-and-tourism, melbourne-3000, new-zealand
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| UpdatedThe Royal New Zealand Air Force has flown more than a tonne of books to Papua New Guinea for disadvantaged children.
Topics: community-and-society, community-education, pacific, papua-new-guinea, new-zealand
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| UpdatedHe's the tech billionaire with the ear of new US President Donald Trump.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, immigration, pacific, new-zealand
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| UpdatedDeep ocean trenches — considered the most remote places in the world — have levels of toxic, industrial chemicals 50 times higher than a highly polluted river system in China, an analysis of tiny deep-sea animals has found.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, science-and-technology, water-pollution, pollution, australia, new-zealand
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| UpdatedThis year's Anzac rugby league Test between Australia and New Zealand will be held in Canberra — and it is hoped new direct flights between the ACT and Wellington will mean bumper crowd figures for the game.
Topics: sport, rugby-league, canberra-2600, act, australia, new-zealand
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| UpdatedNew Zealand authorities commence the clean-up of whales beached on Golden Bay, after volunteers worked tirelessly over the weekend to save hundreds.
Topics: mammals---whales, conservation, new-zealand
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| UpdatedThe Chiefs take out the inaugural Brisbane Global Rugby Tens title, beating the Crusaders 12-5 in Sunday's final.
Topics: sport, rugby-union, brisbane-4000, qld, australia, new-zealand
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| UpdatedSome passengers on a stranded luxury cruise ship that was towed back to Melbourne express their frustrations over disrupted travel plans, while others have taken the delay in their stride.
Topics: travel-and-tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, melbourne-3000, new-zealand
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A new pod of 240 whales has beached itself on a remote New Zealand beach just hours after weary volunteers managed to re-float a different group of whales following an earlier mass stranding.
Topics: animal-science, mammals---whales, conservation, new-zealand
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| UpdatedA new pod of 240 whales beaches itself on a remote New Zealand beach just hours after weary volunteers managed to re-float a different group of whales following an earlier mass stranding.
Topics: mammals---whales, conservation, new-zealand
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A luxury cruise ship being towed back to Melbourne after it broke down off Victoria's coast with more than 3,000 passengers and crew on board also experienced a problem with its propulsion system a fortnight ago, the company reveals.
Topics: maritime, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, new-zealand
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| UpdatedSome of Vanuatu's poorest and most vulnerable suffering from cataracts might finally have access to life-changing surgery when a medical ship visits in July.
Topics: eyes, charities-and-community-organisations, pacific, vanuatu, new-zealand
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| UpdatedHundreds of pilot whales have stranded on the south island of New Zealand, with hundreds of volunteers arriving to help save the survivors.
Topics: mammals---whales, new-zealand
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| UpdatedMore than 400 whales strand themselves on a New Zealand beach with about three quarters of them reportedly dying in what authorities are describing as one of the worst whale strandings they have ever seen.
Topics: animals, conservation, new-zealand, pacific
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| UpdatedAnother week, another A-League win for table-topping Sydney FC, who make light work of Wellington to extend their unbeaten record to 19 games.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia, new-zealand
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| UpdatedThere's been a call for the Tongan government to change its approach to the New Zealand seasonal worker scheme.
Topics: farm-labour, pacific, new-zealand, tonga