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Oceania
NZ to review Parliament security after axe-wielding man smashes doors
It was not immediately clear whether the recent attacks at the US Capitol in Washington played any role in inspiring the attack.
- by Nick Perry
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New Zealand Reserve Bank urgently responding to 'illegal data breach'
The bank said it was treating the matter with “the highest priority, and acting with urgency”, as it investigates the breach.
- by Tom Pullar-Strecker
'No one saw her waving': Woman killed in first fatal shark attack in New Zealand in eight years
The woman, 19, was believed to have got into trouble in a rip before the fatal attack.
New crew of blue whales discovered by recording their distinct tunes
A previously unknown population of the leviathans has its own signature anthem: a bellowing ballad distinct from any other whale song ever described.
- by Katherine J. Wu
Grace Millane's killer Jesse Kempson raped, attacked other women
Jesse Shane Kempson was named as the murderer of the British backpacker after a suppression order lapsed. Two more violent sexual crimes were also revealed.
- by Catrin Owen
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Cyclones
'Dust is yet to settle': Cyclone Yasa leaves trail of destruction
A three-month-old baby is among those killed by the category-five storm that has pounded Fiji.
Fiji under curfew as cyclone Yasa threatens 95% of population
About 850,000 Fijians are believed to be in the path of the category-five storm.
- by Byron Kaye
Ardern secures enough vaccine doses for NZ and Pacific nations
The rollout plan counts on new agreements signed with pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novavax, in addition to an existing deal with Pfizer-BioNTech.
- by Praveen Menon
Tropical Cyclone Yasa bears down on Fiji, threatening disaster
Cyclone Yasa threatens to cause damage to Fiji on the scale of Tropical Cyclone Winston, which caused widespread destruction when it hit in 2016.
- by Andrew Freedman
Ardern and Thunberg in spat over climate emergency declaration
The NZ Prime Minister has strongly rebutted the climate activist accusations that New Zealand is not doing enough to deliver on its climate action promises.
- by Eloise Gibson
New Zealand travel bubble with Australia coming in early 2021, NZ PM confirms
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned the two-way bubble was contingent on there being no further COVID-19 outbreaks.
- by Anthony Galloway