Jan 27 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue In our news wrap Friday, new violence erupted in the Middle East when a Palestinian gunman opened fire near a synagogue in east Jerusalem, the head of the UN Refugee Agency accused Russia of kidnapping Ukrainian children and the U.S. Continue watching
Jan 25 New Zealand swears in new prime minister following Ardern’s unexpected resignation By Nick Perry, Associated Press Chris Hipkins has been sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister, following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern. Continue reading
Jan 20 Chris Hipkins set to become New Zealand’s next prime minister after Jacinda Ardern steps down By Nick Perry, Associated Press Chris Hipkins was the only candidate to enter the race Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 4:53 New Zealand PM stepping down after becoming global symbol of female leadership By Nick Schifrin, Shoshana Dubnow Lawmakers in New Zealand are negotiating over the country’s next prime minister after Jacinda Ardern made a surprise announcement she would step down before the end of her second term. She has been New Zealand’s youngest prime minister in 150… Continue watching
Jan 18 Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand prime minister By Associated Press Ardern described her job as among the most privileged but challenging jobs and said doing it required having a reserve to face the unexpected. She said she no longer had that reserve to face another term in office. Continue reading
Dec 13 New Zealand passes lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettes By Nick Perry, Associated Press New Zealand has passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. Continue reading
Oct 12 477 pilot whales die, beached on remote New Zealand beaches By Nick Perry, Associated Press Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say. Continue reading
Jun 30 New Zealand declares Proud Boys a terrorist organization By Nick Perry, Associated Press New Zealand's government has declared American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations, making it illegal in New Zealand to fund, recruit or participate in them. Continue reading
Jun 28 NASA hopes New Zealand rocket launch will pave the way for moon landing By Nick Perry, Associated Press ASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface. So it is sending up a test satellite from New Zealand. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Federal Reserve chair expects interest rates to rise this month In our news wrap Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has confirmed he expects to start raising interest rates this month and said he supports a traditional quarter-point increase, the White House rolled out a new COVID preparedness plan, thousands… Continue watching