Tag: New Zealand
Rocket Lab’s satellite launch from New Zealand site fails
LONG BEACH, Calif. — California-based Rocket Lab said a launch of satellites from its facility in New Zealand failed Saturday.
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US joins global push against violent extremism online
PARIS — Tech giants and governments around the world — including the U.S. for the first time — are gathering virtually Friday and Saturday...
Wealthy nations once lauded as successes lag in vaccinations
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Some wealthy nations that were most praised last year for controlling the coronavirus are now lagging far behind in getting...
Women’s Rugby World Cup to kick off in October 2022
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Women’s World Cup in New Zealand will kick off in October next year after a delay of more than...
Asia Today: Fiji sequesters hospital staff after COVID death
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The military and police in the Pacific nation of Fiji have surrounded and locked down a major hospital amid concerns...
New Zealand leader Ardern plans to marry over the summer
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to marry her longtime partner during the southern summer.
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New Zealand leader Ardern takes tougher stance on China
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China's human rights record Monday by saying it was...
Former NZ men’s basketball coach Steve McKean dead at 77
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Steve McKean, a San Jose State University graduate who was a pioneering professional basketball player in New Zealand and later...
More than 400 days between home matches for A-League team
SYDNEY — It's been a long time between home matches for the A-League's Wellington Phoenix: more than 400 days in fact. The coronavirus-forced drought...
NZ Rugby votes to sell commercial share to US investors
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Rugby will move ahead with a plan to sell a 12.5 percent stake in its commercial rights, mainly...
