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The governments of Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday said they would send planes to New Caledonia to assist departures of their citizens after days of violent unrest in the French overseas territory. "We've received clearance for two Australian government assisted-departure flights today for Australian and other tourists to depart New Caledonia," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on social media platform X. "Passengers are being prioritised based on need. We continue to work on further flights," Wong added. The New Zeland Foreign Ministry said that a government plane would be arri...
DPA International
The governments of Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday said they would send planes to New Caledonia to assist departures of their citizens after days of violent unrest in the French overseas territory. "We've received clearance for two Australian government assisted-departure flights today for Australian and other tourists to depart New Caledonia," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on social media platform X. "Passengers are being prioritised based on need. We continue to work on further flights," Wong added. The New Zeland Foreign Ministry said that a government plane would be arri...
DPA
The governments of Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday said they would send planes to New Caledonia to assist departures of their citizens after days of violent unrest in the French overseas territory. "We've received clearance for two Australian government assisted-departure flights today for Australian and other tourists to depart New Caledonia," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on social media platform X. "Passengers are being prioritised based on need. We continue to work on further flights," Wong added. The New Zeland Foreign Ministry said that a government plane would be arri...
DPA Breaking News
It’s official, Peter Jackson is returning to Middle Earth. Warner Bros Discovery announced this week that the studio is working with the director to produce a new film in the Lord of the Rings series. The film, The Hunt for Gollum, will be directed by and star Andy Serkis, whose motion-capture performance of the pitiful hobbit-turned-monster was one of the defining features of the original trilogy. Jackson is set to produce the Serkis vehicle and Warner Bros expects the film to be released in 2026. Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav has said that the film is in “the early stages of script developmen...
Euronews (English)
Kiwi road sign. Photo used with permission. All the original photos and videos were taken by Heather Milton or the author during their 2024 travels. Our recent six-week trip to Aotearoa/New Zealand in late summer and early autumn 2024 presented the ideal opportunity to experience its amazing environment. We hadn't “crossed the ditch” (the Australasian slang for the Tasman Sea) for a holiday since 1985. The Land of the Long White Cloud was created by volcanoes and carved by glaciers. Before the arrival of humans, its flora and fauna evolved in isolation from the rest of the world, and there wer...
Global Voices
New Zealand's government has said it will ban disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, and raise fines for people who sell these types of products to minors. It comes less than a month after New Zealand repealed a law from the previous left-leaning government to phase out tobacco smoking. That law would have required reduced nicotine levels and placed a lifetime ban on cigarettes for anyone born after 2008. UK announces single-use vape ban. Which other countries are cracking down on vaping?New Zealand’s Associate Health Minister Casey Costello said on Wednesday that e-cigarettes remain "a key smokin...
Euronews (English)
As officials investigate what caused a “strong shake” before a sudden plunge on a plane traveling between Australia and New Zealand, a passenger on Tuesday described a wild ride, with people without seatbelts thrown from their seats and some crashing into the plane's ceiling. At least 50 people were injured on Monday by what LATAM Airlines described as a “strong movement” on the Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner later landed at Auckland Airport as scheduled and was due to continue on to Santiago, Chile. “The plane, unannounced, just dropp...
Euronews (English)
New Zealand’s government announced on Feb. 22 that it would provide Ukraine with another defense and humanitarian aid package worth almost $26 million. This package brings the total value of New Zealand’s assistance pledged to Ukraine in the past two years to over $100 million. A large chunk of the money will be used to finance an extension of New Zealand’s training program for Ukrainian soldiers until 2025, the country’s government wrote in a press release. As part of the package, New Zealand will send $6.5 million to a U.K.-administered fund to procure weapons and ammunition for Ukraine. The...
Kyiv Independent
New Zealand’s government announced on Feb. 22 that it would provide Ukraine with another defense and humanitarian aid package worth almost $26 million. This package brings the total value of New Zealand’s assistance pledged to Ukraine in the past two years to over $100 million. A large chunk of the money will be used to finance an extension of New Zealand’s training program for Ukrainian soldiers until 2025, the country’s government wrote in a press release. As part of the package, New Zealand will send $6.5 million to a U.K.-administered fund to procure weapons and ammunition for Ukraine. The...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
New Zealand’s government announced on Feb. 22 that it would provide Ukraine with another defense and humanitarian aid package worth almost $26 million. This package brings the total value of New Zealand’s assistance pledged to Ukraine in the past two years to over $100 million. A large chunk of the money will be used to finance an extension of New Zealand’s training program for Ukrainian soldiers until 2025, the country’s government wrote in a press release. As part of the package, New Zealand will send $6.5 million to a U.K.-administered fund to procure weapons and ammunition for Ukraine. The...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
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