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New Zealand Police Caught Two Gang Members Smuggling A Trunk Of KFC Into A Locked Down City

New Zealand police have arrested two gang members who were trying to enter Auckland, which is under a strict lockdown, on Thursday, with a trunk full of KFC and NZ$100,000 (US$70,855) in cash.

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Women’s Soccer Teams Are Taking A Knee At The Olympics Before Their Matches Against Racial Injustice

After Great Britain’s women’s soccer team took a knee before its Olympics match, women’s soccer teams from around the world have been participating in the protest movement.

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This New Zealand Weightlifter Has Become The First Trans Athlete To Compete At The Olympics

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics after officials on Monday selected her to be part of the country’s national team for the Tokyo Games.

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This Māori MP Performed The Haka In New Zealand’s Parliament To Protest Racism And Got Ejected

New Zealand Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi was ejected from the parliament after he performed a haka to protest what he said was racism from the opposition party.

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Families Are Reuniting In Australia And New Zealand After The Two Countries Opened A Travel Bubble

Reunions are happening across Australia and New Zealand after the two countries opened a two-way travel bubble on Monday Apr. 19.

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New Zealand’s Catholic Church Has Formally Apologized To People Who Were Abused Within The Church

New Zealand’s Catholic Church has formally apologized to the survivors of abuse within the church.

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New Zealand Passed A Law Giving Couples Who Have A Miscarriage Or Stillbirth Three Days Of Paid Leave

New Zealand’s Parliament unanimously approved bereavement leave that will provide couples who have miscarriage or stillbirth three days of paid leave.

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An Albatross Faceplanted While Trying To Land In New Zealand And Honestly It’s Relatable AF

An albatross has gone viral after a livestream video captured its graceless landing at Taiaroa Head in the Otago Peninsula in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Volunteers Came Out To Help 28 Beached Whales

Volunteers in New Zealand have successfully managed to save 28 pilot whales that had beached on Farewell Spi by refloating them at high tide.

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New Zealand Has Made Period Products Free For All Students

All schools in New Zealand will provide students with free period products for the next three years, starting from June.

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New Zealand MPs No Longer Have To Wear Ties In Parliament After This Māori MP Refused And Was Kicked Out

Rawiri Waititi, the co-leader of New Zealand’s Maori Party, wore a hei-tiki, a traditional Māori pendant to the parliament, and was ejected.

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New Zealand Has Made Matariki, Māori New Year, A Public Holiday

Matariki marks the beginning of the Pleiades cluster of stars, which rises in the winter and symbolizes the start of the Māori new year.