As popular as wine is today, it’s still seen as fairly pricey by regular consumers, so daily consumers are always seeking strategies to find good values. And now is a perfect time to stock up. Wildfires in California over the last few years have negatively impacted stocks of domestic red wines, which makes them slightly…
‘Terrorism Problem’: NZ Opposition Parrots CCP Line on Xinjiang Human Rights Abuses
In response to the new United Nations (U.N.) report that found credible evidence of serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, the New Zealand National Party’s foreign affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee has instead echoed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda that it was dealing with a “terrorism problem.” “It’s good that it acknowledges that there has been…
Australia, New Zealand Naval Ships Exempted From Solomon Islands Ban
The Solomon Islands’ prime minister said Monday that navy vessels from Australia and New Zealand are exempt from a temporary ban that resulted in U.S. and British vessels being turned away in August. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told Parliament that foreign military vessels deployed under the Solomon Islands International Assistance Force—which it signed with Australia,…
NZ Government to Target Rampant Youth Crime, Denies Being ‘Soft on Crime’
The New Zealand government has announced another crime package aimed at tackling intensifying youth crime by expanding youth engagement and employment programmes, which has been met with renewed accusations of Labour being “soft on crime.” Police Minister Chris Hipkins and Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni revealed that the government would be supporting thousands more participants…
New Zealand’s Major Parties Caught up in Political Donation Scandal
The two major parties of New Zealand, Labour and National, are embroiled in a political donation fraud scandal after it was revealed that six people made illegal and deceptive donations to both parties. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), New Zealand’s leading agency for investigating and prosecuting serious financial crime, has combined two cases together. One…
NZ Police Allegedly Asked Australia for Help to Stop Rebel News Reporter Avi Yemini From Entering the Country
It has been alleged that New Zealand (NZ) police have directly contacted Australian authorities for information that enabled Immigration NZ to deny Australian Rebel News journalist Avi Yemini entry to NZ to report on a protest critical of the Labour government. While attempting to board a plane to New Zealand on Aug. 22, Yemini’s passport…
New Zealand Foreign Minister Believes CCP Will ‘Abide’ by Promises for Extradition of Resident to China
New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is confident that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will not torture or give an unfair trial to the New Zealand (NZ) permanent resident facing extradition to China. According to documents obtained by the Associated Press, Mahuta believes the CCP will abide by its promises due to the otherwise negative…
New Zealand Secures Monkeypox Medicine, But Finds it Difficult to Get Vaccine Supply
The New Zealand government has announced it has secured a supply of tecovirimat, the medicine used to treat monkeypox, but was still working to secure a supply of the monkeypox vaccine, known as Jynneos or Imvanex. Associate Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall said that 504 courses of tecovirimat are expected to be available in the…
Bodies of Two Children Found in Suitcases in New Zealand, Relative Believed to Be in South Korea
The remains of the two children, aged between five and ten, have been discovered in two suitcases bought at an auction in New Zealand, prompting a homicide investigation. A possible relative of two children, whose bodies were found on Aug. 11, is believed to be in South Korea, Seoul Police said, according to the Associated…
New Zealand and Canada Sign an Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement
New Zealand and Canada have signed a collaboration arrangement to improve outcomes for Indigenous peoples, both governments announced on Wednesday. New Zealand Minister for Maori Development Willie Jackson and Canadian Minister for Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu signed the agreement in Wellington during Hajdu’s week-long visit to the small island nation. The purpose of the arrangement…
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