October 21, 2020 Air New Zealand offering 'Mystery Break' packages for guests who don't really care where they go Air New Zealand has just announced the return of its “Mystery Break” offer, wherein guests will allow the airline to book their entire vacation — flights, accommodations, transportation — all without learning of the actual destination until two days before departure.
October 20, 2020 Woman loses 117 pounds after being turned away from bridal boutique At 264 lbs., DJ Jarman, from Hamilton, New Zealand, was turned away from a bridal boutique, so she had weight loss surgery, which helped her lose about 117 pounds after a decade of being overweight.
October 17, 2020 New Zealand's Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term in office Saturday in an election landslide of historic proportions.
October 16, 2020 US challenger launches 2nd America's Cup boat in Auckland America’s Cup challenger American Magic has launched its second racing yacht in Auckland, revealing significant design developments compared with its predecessor.
October 8, 2020 New Zealand passport ranked as most powerful in updated report New Zealand’s passport is now the most powerful in the world, according to a new report.
September 23, 2020 Almost 500 pilot whales stranded in Australia Australian rescuers desperately working to save a pod of almost 300 beached pilot whales discovered hundreds more on Wednesday, bringing the estimated total to now nearly 500.
September 5, 2020 Super Typhoon Haishen likely to be record-breaking storm for Japan Japanese residents braced for impact on Saturday as the powerful Super Typhoon Haishen barreled through unusually warm waters towards the Okinawa islands.
September 3, 2020 Ship carrying 43 crew members, nearly 6,000 heads cattle capsizes off Japan A search was underway Thursday after a cargo ship carrying nearly 6,000 cattle from New Zealand to China capsized during stormy weather, according to a report.
August 26, 2020 New Zealand mosque shooter who killed 51 worshippers learns his fate -- life in prison without parole possible: report
August 24, 2020 New Zealand extends Auckland coronavirus lockdown New Zealand went 102 days without any community transmission of the virus before the cluster of cases was found in Auckland this month.
