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Wildlife rescuers in New Zealand were scrambling to keep a stranded baby orca alive July 14, as volunteers scoured waters off Wellington to find the calf's mother.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern accused Australia of shirking its responsibility for a dual national arrested in Turkey over links with ISIL.

In an unusually blunt message to her counterpart Scott Morrison, Ardern said Canberra was "wrong" to expect New Zealand to accept the woman, who have strong ties to Australia.

Bulgarian ambassador to the UK Marin Raykov presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 2019, Ministry of Foreign Affairs press office reported.

Modern Turkey founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's generosity following the war in Gallipoli has created a permanent friendship with New Zealand, a bond that became stronger following the terror attack against two mosques in Christchurch in March, according to Wellington's envoy to Ankara.

The Minister for Romanians Abroad Natalia-Elena Intotero had a meeting with representatives of the Romanian community of Brisbane, Australia, who indicated their interest in keeping cultural and linguistic ties with Romania and the initiative of the Ministry of Romanians Abroad (MRP) to distribute folk costumes, provide educational support in Romanian and student camps.

As Caesar sits astride a horse rallying his legions to battle you'd be forgiven for thinking you were watching a Roman-era war epic -- except that the protagonist is a chimpanzee.

"War for the Planet of the Apes," the third installment of the rebooted simian sci-fi franchise, opens on July 14 to reviews lauding some of the most breathtaking visual effects ever seen in cinema.

New Zealand is considering restrictions on laptops and other large electronic devices on flights from some Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East, the country's prime minister said on April 24.

The new rules would follow similar measures introduced last month by the United States, Britain and Australia.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who has been in power since 2008, has announced his resignation in a move that has surprised many.
The leader of the ruling National Party, Key has dominated New Zealand politics for many years, winning three terms as prime minister.

A powerful earthquake struck hours ago in New Zealand near the city of Christchurch, with strong tremors causing damage to buildings in the capital, Wellington, over 200 kilometers (120 miles) away.

Authorities have issued a tsunami warning, urging people near the coast of the South Island to move to “higher ground.”

A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island on Nov. 13.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-7.8 quake hit just after midnight, some 95 kilometers (59 miles) from Christchurch.

The Civil Defense Ministry has warned people on the east coast of the South Island including the capital Wellington to move to higher ground after they issued a tsunami warning.