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Sheep graze near wind turbines at the Trust Power's Tararua Windfarm near Palmerston North, New Zdealand, May 18, 2004. New Zealand's government said Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, it will partner with U.S. investment giant BlackRock in an aim to become one of the first nations in the world to have its electricity grid run entirely from renewable energy. (Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand is partnering with BlackRock in aim to reach 100% renewable electricity

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives with director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, right, for the post-Cabinet press conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. New Zealand's government has acknowledged what most other countries did long ago, It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. (Mark Mitchell/Pool Photo via AP)

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of the coronavirus

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, New Zealand's Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr speaks to the media in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand's central bank on Monday, March 16, 2020 cut the benchmark interest rate to a record low 0.25%. The cut of 0.75% came outside of the bank's normal schedule for changing rates. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said in a statement that the negative impact of the pandemic on the New Zealand economy will be significant. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo Nick Perry, File)

New Zealand announces economic stimulus equal to 4% of GDP

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Police Minister Stuart Nash talks to reporters on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand's government on Monday proposed legislation to ban certain criminals from being anywhere near guns even if they don't own them, a measure that politicians acknowledge has significant human rights implications. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

New Zealand could ban some criminals from being near guns

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

A man sits with a bowl asking for money in the central business district of Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, May 30, 2019. The liberal-led government on Thursday unveiled the country's first so-called well-being budget, which aims to measure social outcomes like health and the environment alongside traditional metrics such as economic growth. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

New Zealand’s 1st ‘well-being budget’ targets mental health

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

This undated photo provided on Monday, April 15, 2019, by International Committee of the Red Cross shows Syrian driver Nabil Bakdounes. New Zealand's foreign minister has confirmed a New Zealand nurse has been held captive by the Islamic State group in Syria for almost six years, information long kept secret for fear her life might be at risk. The collapse of ISIS has raised hopes Louisa Akavi and two Syrian drivers, Nabil Bakdounes and Alaa Rajab, kidnapped with her might now be discovered. (International Committee of the Red Cross via AP)

New Zealand, Red Cross at odds over naming captive nurse

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This undated photo released by International Committee of the Red Cross, the organization's New Zealand nurse Louisa Akavi. New Zealand's foreign minister has confirmed the nurse has been held captive by the Islamic State group in Syria for almost six years, information long kept secret for fear her life might be at risk. The status of nurse and midwife Akavi, now 62, is unknown but her employer, the International Committee of the Red Cross, says it has received recent eyewitness reports suggesting she might be alive. (International Committee of the Red Cross via AP)

Red Cross, New Zealand hope for info on Louisa Akavi, nurse held in Syria

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A billboard advertises a gun shop in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, April 1, 2019. New Zealand's government has introduced a bill to ban the types of weapons used by a terrorist to kill 50 people at two mosques. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

New Zealand initiates bill to ban guns used in mosque attack

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand won’t sign ‘Kyoto 2’ climate treaty

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