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Record Emigration from New Zealand Amid Economic Challenges

By Sofia Martinez - Aug 13, 2024 10:48 AM EDT

New Zealand is experiencing a significant emigration wave, with a record 131,200 people leaving the country in the year ending June 2024. This trend, reported by Statistics New Zealand, underscores the growing economic challenges the nation faces, including high unemployment rates and rising interest costs.

'Zealandia': A Newly Discovered Underwater Continent; Used To Be Part Of 'Gondwana' Super Continent

By Carrie Winters - Feb 20, 2017 08:58 AM EST

A continent underwater has been discovered by scientists. This newly proposed continent is named Zealandia.

'Whales' Manage To Self-Rescue During New Zealand Stranding; Majority Makes It Back To The Ocean

By Carrie Winters - Feb 13, 2017 05:30 AM EST

An estimated of 200 whales managed to swim away from Farewell Spit in New Zealand over the weekend.

Even Men In Power Can't Ignore Their Better Halves: New Zealand PM Resigns Because His Wife Told Him To

By Shubham Ghosh - Dec 06, 2016 11:03 AM EST

John Key had given his country a great service in the last 8 years but couldn't ignore family reasons to stay in office; his children were suffering because of "extraordinary levels of intrusion", it was said.

Inky The Octopus Escapes Aquarium and Into His Freedom

By Kanika Gupta - Apr 13, 2016 03:33 PM EDT

An octopus in New Zealand named Inky has made a dash for freedom as he escaped an aquarium and is now perhaps swimming across the Pacific Ocean.

UK Claims Top Spot as Best Place to Die

By Deepthi B - Oct 06, 2015 02:46 PM EDT

In a study of end-of-life care services across 80 countries, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, UK has been ranked as the best in the world.

Chris Brown In Trouble Again: Breezy Considered 'Person Of Interest' For Assaulting Woman in Denver Club

By Maria Slither - Sep 18, 2015 01:09 PM EDT

Chris Brown is rumored to be engaged in another assault in strip club in Colorado.

Giant Squid With 7-Inch Eye Washes Ashore in New Zealand

By Peter R - May 18, 2015 01:57 PM EDT

It is not know what killed the squid but researchers have ruled out starvation.

New Zealand could be next in surveillance leaks journalist says

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 15, 2014 04:26 PM EDT

With elections just days away, former The Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald has accused the prime minister of New Zealand of approving the mass surveillance of citizens.

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