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By Ryland JAMES Hastings (Nouvelle-Zélande) (AFP) - Dans des "clubs de cercueils" en Nouvelle-Zélande, des seniors peaufinent leur dernière demeure et partagent des fous rires en parlant de l'au-delà en toute décontraction. Kevin Heyward s'est inspiré d'une Austin Healey, une voiture de sport des années 1950, pour sa bière. "C'est ma fille qui en a eu l'idée", explique en souriant ce passionné de voitures âgé de 79 ans, en époussetant la sciure de son bleu de travail. Son cercueil est entièrement équipé: faux volant, pare-brise, roues en caoutchouc avec enjoliveurs en métal, garde-boue en bois...
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New York (AFP) - Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers. "The investigation of Flight LA800 is ongoing and we defer to the investigation authorities on any potential findings," a statement from the US aeronautics giant said. "We have taken the precautionary measure of reminding 787 operators of a service bulletin issued in 2017 which included instructions for inspecting and maintaining switches on flight deck seats," Boeing said,...
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Wellington (AFP) - La Nouvelle-Zélande a ouvert vendredi son premier hôpital dédié exclusivement aux kiwis, oiseaux endémiques, avec pour premier patient un poussin surnommé "Splash", tombé dans une piscine. Autrefois menacée, la population de cet oiseau au long bec est en croissance, ce qui a motivé l'ouverture d'un hôpital vétérinaire dédié à l'espèce à Kerikeri, à trois heures de route au nord de la ville d'Auckland. "Certains peuvent être percutés par des voitures. Plus il y a de kiwis, plus il est probable que certains auront besoin d'aide", a déclaré la coordinatrice de l'association Kiw...
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Wellington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that New Zealand would be welcome to engage in the AUKUS alliance, a landmark pact aimed at counterbalancing China's rise in the Pacific. "The door's very much open for New Zealand and other partners to engage as they see appropriate going forward," Blinken said as he visited Wellington, a trip aimed at shoring-up Washington's alliances in the contested Pacific region. AUKUS is a pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States that includes ambitious plans to supply Canberra with nuclear-powered submarines....
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Wellington (AFP) - New Zealand's prime minister on Wednesday joined a chorus of Kiwis complaining about the treatment of their national bird by a Miami zoo. New Zealanders have been appalled by revelations that Zoo Miami allowed visitors to pet one of the shy nocturnal animals under harsh lights. Zoo Miami issued an apology on Tuesday and said it had scrapped the interactive pet-a-kiwi experience, but not before videos of a kiwi named Paora being stroked and petted went viral. "The zoo (has) immediately taken steps to address the concerns that were raised," New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hip...
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Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden asked New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for advice Tuesday after the latest US mass shooting but the White House also acknowledged the limitations it faces on gun control compared to its close allies. Meeting in the Oval Office with Ardern, Biden referred to the 2019 Christchurch slaying of 51 people in mass shootings targeting Muslims. The bloodshed prompted New Zealand to ban military-style rifles and institute a successful gun buy-back. "We need your guidance," Biden said, referring to the broad US-New Zealand partnership, but particularly on...
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Wellington (AFP) - Two former colleagues of tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom have agreed to face online piracy charges in a New Zealand court in exchange for US extradition proceedings being dropped, authorities and the defendants said on Tuesday. Dotcom, founder of the Megaupload file-sharing system, is still being pursued by the United States on fraud, money laundering and racketeering charges punishable with up to 20 years in jail. The website -- an early prototype of cloud storage -- was shut down when New Zealand police raided Dotcom's Auckland mansion in January 2012 at the behest of the FBI...
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Wellington (AFP) - New Zealand's top court rejected Kim Dotcom's latest bid to avoid extradition to the United States on Tuesday, in a fresh blow to the tech entrepreneur's decade-long battle against online piracy charges. Dotcom, who is accused of netting millions from his Megaupload file-sharing service, faces charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering in the United States, carrying jail terms of up to 20 years. The Supreme Court in Wellington ruled the German national and two co-defendants could not appeal aspects of an earlier judgement, dismissing their argument that they were fa...
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Wellington (AFP) - New Zealand will not lift a decades-long ban on nuclear-powered vessels entering its waters in the wake of key ally Australia's decision to develop a nuclear submarine fleet, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday. Ardern said her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison had briefed her on Canberra's plan to develop nuclear-powered submarines with the help of the United States and Britain. She described the deal as "primarily around technology and defence hardware", playing down implications for the so-called "Five Eyes" partnership of the United States, Britain, Australia...
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Wellington (AFP) - Amazon on Friday dumped New Zealand as the location of its big-budget "The Lord of The Rings" series after just one season, in a major blow to the South Pacific's self-styled Middle Earth. Officials in Wellington had hoped multiple seasons of the show would give the local film industry a long-term boost similar to Kiwi director Peter Jackson's epic Tolkien movies. With an eye on post-pandemic travel, they were also banking on footage of New Zealand's rugged beauty again sparking a tourism boom among fantasy fans. But with shooting on season one recently completed and set to ...
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