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Rugby
Aug 10, 2020
Australia puts New Zealand on clock for trans-Tasman tournament
Rugby Australia has given New Zealand a three-week deadline to agree to a trans-Tasman competition in 2021 that will include five Australian teams or face organizing its own domestic tournament next year.
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Aug 1, 2020
New Zealand becomes latest nation to face claims of abuse from gymnasts
Gymnastics New Zealand has launched "urgent inquiries" into allegations of systemic psychological and physical abuse of its athletes, media reports said, echoing similar complaints in other countries.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2020
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong over security law
New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes following China's decision to pass a national security law for the territory, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said Tuesday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2020
With coronavirus under control, Vietnam and New Zealand see different travel trends
Laura Douglas' tourism start-up, a farm surrounded by snow-tipped mountains in southern New Zealand, was attracting hundreds of mostly foreign visitors a month until the coronavirus pandemic brought it to a sudden halt in March.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 23, 2020
Beijing outbreak shows COVID-19’s insidious ability to hide
Just as Beijing looked poised to claim victory over the coronavirus, a 52-year-old man with fever and chills showed how the pandemic can come roaring back from apparent obscurity.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2020
New Zealand ends social distancing after eliminating COVID-19
New Zealand will remove social distancing requirements after reporting zero active cases of COVID-19, indicating it has achieved its aim of eliminating the virus.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2020
Shinsei to buy New Zealand's UDC Finance for $480 million
Shinsei Bank Ltd. said it will buy New Zealand's top nonbank finance provider, UDC Finance Ltd., for $480 million (¥51.7 billion) in its biggest overseas acquisition to date and marking the latest asset purchase by a Japanese company eager to move beyond a low-growth home market.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2020
Ardern eyes virus-free haven as New Zealand charts rapid rebuild
Strict lockdown measures combined with a robust financial picture may allow country to bounce back more quickly than others.
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Rugby
May 17, 2020
New Zealand players return to 'second preseason' on Monday
New Zealand's Super Rugby players will begin what coaches have deemed to be a "second preseason" on Monday as they return to training following a relaxation of health and travel restrictions imposed after the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2020
New Zealand and Australia consider coronavirus 'travel bubble'
New Zealand and Australia are discussing the potential creation of a "travel bubble" between the two countries, sources said on Monday, even as Australia reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two weeks.
Rugby
May 2, 2020
NRL's New Zealand Warriors cleared for travel to Australia
Australia's National Rugby League cleared another key step in its plan to resume the 2020 season before the end of the month when the New Zealand Warriors were given permission to enter the country on Saturday
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 27, 2020
New Zealand sets up committee to review Super Rugby future
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has formed a committee with the country's five Super Rugby teams to review operating models and plot a way forward for the domestic game amid a shutdown in global sport brought by the coronavirus.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2020
Australia launches controversial COVID-19 tracking app as some states start easing rules
The Australian government launched a controversial coronavirus tracing app on Sunday and promised to legislate privacy protections around it as authorities try to get the country and the economy back onto more normal footing.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2020
New Zealand seeks to wipe out coronavirus after early lockdown success
When historians assess how countries approached the coronavirus pandemic, New Zealand is sure to stand out.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2020
New Zealand declares national emergency to tackle coronavirus
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday declared a state of national emergency as the country prepared to go into a complete lockdown at midnight to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 19, 2020
New Zealand decriminalizes abortion in historic reform
New Zealand has passed a landmark bill that treats abortion as a health issue rather than a crime, a major reform in laws that have been unchanged for more than four decades.

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