Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand to US | Kim Dotcom
New Zealand’s justice minister says Kim Dotcom will be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges linked to the now-shuttered file-sharing site Megaupload, potentially bringing to an end a legal battle that has lasted more than a decade. German-born Dotcom lives in New Zealand and has been fighting extradition to the US after […]
REPORT: Charity In New Zealand Unwittingly Gave People Candies Laced With Meth
Auckland City Mission, a New Zealand-based food bank, has been unknowingly giving out candy laced with methamphetamine to members of the public, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The charity, which focuses on helping the homeless, contacted up to 400 people and traced them after three were hospitalised after consuming drug-laced sweets, the media reported. ReportedNew […]
New Zealand food bank distributes ‘potentially lethal’ meth disguised as candy
A charity in Auckland, New Zealand, was unknowingly distributing methamphetamine that it had received as donations from members of the public inside food parcels. The New Zealand Drug Foundation reported that each candy contains 300 times the normal amount of methamphetamine, making it potentially lethal. Authorities say the candy’s high street value makes it likely […]
New Zealand charity unknowingly gives out sweets with lethal levels of meth | New Zealand
A charity that helps homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand, has been unwittingly distributing sweets laced with lethal doses of methamphetamine inside food parcels donated by members of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff have begun contacting up to 400 people to trace packages that may contain the candy – […]
Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts cash rate by 25 basis points – CNBC
A security guard stands at the main entrance of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in downtown Wellington, New Zealand on July 3, 2017. David Gray | Reuters The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% on Wednesday. The move surprised economists polled by Reuters, who […]
Papua separatists kill helicopter pilot from New Zealand, say police | Indonesia
Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have killed a New Zealand helicopter pilot but four passengers on board were uninjured, police said. Glenn Malcolm Koning, a pilot for Indonesian airline PT Intan Angkasa Air Services, was shot dead, said Faisal Ramadani, a national police official and head of Papua’s Joint Security and Peace […]
Air New Zealand Abandons Promises to Cut Carbon Emissions by 2030
It’s too hard and too expensive: That’s why Air New Zealand has abandoned its goal of reducing its carbon emissions by 2030. The airline said on Tuesday that a variety of challenges contributed to the decision. Delayed deliveries of more fuel-efficient aircraft and low prices for alternative jet fuel were the two main factors behind […]
‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New Zealand | New Zealand
and othersMāori leaders across New Zealand have raised the alarm about government changes to policies that affect Māori after a Guardian analysis highlighted the far-reaching scope of the proposals. The policy changes proposed by the right-wing coalition have been described by experts as “frightening” and “dangerous”, creating a “serious rift” between Māori and the Crown, […]
US men’s soccer team bounces back, dominates New Zealand in group stage at Paris Olympics
The U.S. men’s soccer team lost its opening game at the Paris Olympics but bounced back on Saturday to beat New Zealand 4-1. The win was crucial for the men’s team, who needed to win Saturday’s match to avoid early elimination from the Summer Olympics. France shut out the United States earlier this week, and […]
Major global IT network outage affecting banking services, flights, television, supermarkets – New Zealand Herald
A global IT outage is causing chaos tonight, halting banking services, disrupting flights, preventing supermarket shopping and causing chaos for public transport users. There were reports of disruptions to parts of the national bank payment system this evening, as well as global network outages for television and Microsoft services. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights […]