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New Zealand

'Gunna F**king Drink Tonight': RuPauls Drag Race Down Under Queens React To Line Up Announcement
The season 1 queens were revealed at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
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Australia Suspends NZ 'Travel Bubble' As Auckland Goes Into Lockdown
New Zealanders will no longer be exempt from the 14-day quarantine rule.
By Praveen Menon

New Zealand Maori Leader Ejected From Parliament For Not Wearing Necktie
Rawiri Waititi, who has called ties a colonial noose, was prevented from asking questions in the debating chamber.
By Praveen Menon, Reuters

New Zealand Sentences Cactus Smuggler Caught With 947 Plants Strapped To Her Body
It's a prickly situation.
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New Zealand Agrees On 'Travel Bubble' With Australia Early Next Year
Quarantine-free flights between Australia and New Zealand could begin in early 2021.
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They Were Watching Us, Not Watching Our Backs
A chilling report on the Christchurch massacre is an indictment of institutional Islamophobia in New Zealand and Silicon Valley that led to 51 deaths.
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Jacinda Ardern Apologises For 'Failings' Leading Up To Christchurch Mosque Massacre
The New Zealand Prime Minister promised to strengthen counter-terrorism laws.
By Praveen Menon, Reuters

New Zealand Says It Has Not Been Notified By China About COVID-19 In Its Meat
New Zealand officials are working now to ascertain the origin and veracity of these reports.
By Praveen Menon, Reuters

New Zealand Leader Jacinda Arderns Election Victory Selfie Goes Viral
Fans cant get enough of the New Zealand Prime Ministers first post since her partys landslide win.
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