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New Zealand

Being a musician in Antarctica demands resourcefulness
2:51
Falcon wins New Zealand’s bird of the year
0:41
A taste of a New Zealand jazz ensemble’s music
1:57
Personnel evacuated from Antarctica in ‘risky’ rescue mission
0:57
Trial begins in absentia for former Bangladesh prime minister
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50:04
New Zealand alpaca makes Guinness Book of World Records
1:47
New Zealand want to be the best place in the world to have herpes
1:52
New Zealand makes it easier for wealthy people to gain residency through ‘golden visas’
4:24
Commotion over the dress
1:59
New Zealand opera offers innovative technology for blind and low-vision audiences
3:55
Can nature heal my brain?
7:27
15-year-old Kiwi shatters track-and-field record
1:46
Dolphin shocks Kiwi fishermen
1:25
New Zealand’s unlikely Christmas classic
3:37
Syrian refugees weigh the costs of returning home
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48:46
Winner of Spanish Scrabble championships doesn’t speak Spanish
5:28
Proposed New Zealand bill redefining agreement with Māori erupts in political turmoil
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48:41
Political turmoil erupts over proposed New Zealand bill
3:47
Things you might have missed
1:14
New Zealand selects bird of the year
0:27
New Zealand inquiry finds ‘unimaginable’ abuse occurred at state and religious institutions
2:11
New Zealand opera offers innovative technology for blind and low-vision audiences
3:48
Australia’s immigration policy spared criminals deportation
4:59
Aid trickles in to Gaza
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47:19
Maori poet Tayi Tibble speaks on poetry and Indigenous identity
7:58
In this satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite, and released by the agency, shows an undersea volcano eruption at the Pacific nation of Tonga
Natural disasters
Flights sent to assess Tonga damage after volcanic eruption
Andreina Baduel wears a T-shirt that reads in Spanish "Justice and freedom" and holds a sign with pictures of people during a protest against political prisoners outside the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, known as the Helicoide, in Caracas
Top of The World
ICC to open investigation over alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela
Abdul Salam Hanafi, a deputy prime minister in the Taliban's interim government, left, speaks with acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Taliban official Amir Khan Muttaqi during talks involving Afghan representatives in Moscow, Russia
Top of The World
Russia hosts multinational talks on Afghanistan
Jordan's King Abdullah II is shown speaking behind a microphone and wearing a dark suit.
Top of The World
‘Pandora Papers’ expose hidden wealth of global elite
A National Guardsman walks along a border fence near the International Bridge where thousand of migrants, mostly from Haiti, have formed a makeshift camp in Del Rio, Texas
Top of The World
US begins mass deportations of Haitian migrants as Haiti calls for moratorium
New Zealand singer and songwriter Lorde attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibition on Sept. 13, 2021, in New York City.
Culture
It’s ‘huge for our language’: Lorde’s new Māori-language EP strikes a chord with NZ’s Indigenous community
A police officer is show standing next to a police car with its lights on and a grocery store in the distance.
Top of The World
Six people injured in New Zealand in ISIS-inspired attack
A boat with its sails up is shown at the horizon line during golden hour as a large orange moon is shown behind it.
Environment
Earth’s shadow creeps across moon ahead of super blood moon
Police officers carry heavy, black guns.
Police
A year after George Floyd’s murder, New Zealand reckons with its own police reform
Humpback whales undergo one of the longest migrations of any mammal on Earth — over 6,000 miles.
Arts, Culture & Media
A NatGeo documentary reveals ‘Secrets of the Whales’
Muslims pray in a mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Grozny, Russia, on Thursday, May 13, 2021.
Religion
The world celebrates Eid — including some of The World’s listeners
A medical worker is shown in white and blue latex gloves while filling a syringe with a vaccine.
COVID-19
Wealthy nations once lauded as successes lag in vaccinations
Children ride on a motorcycle near a large billboard.
Human rights
New Zealand condemns China’s treatment of Uyghurs but won’t call it ‘genocide’
A soccer ball with stars on it rests on a green field near a white line and a soccer ball on the other side.
Top of The World
Breakaway European soccer clubs launch new league
Two people are shown in shadow running toward an ambulance with red brake lights on in the rain.
Top of The World
Brazil exceeds 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths, India sees record infections
An illustration of blue and black magnetic field lines that Earth generates today.
Science
Scientists link Earth’s magnetic reversals to changes in planet’s life and climate
A man is shown carrying a clear umbrella and wearing a face mask while walking with his left hand in his pocket.
COVID-19
Dr. Atul Gawande: Pandemic led to a ‘rethink on what matters’
Top of The World
Early Moderna data shows coronavirus vaccine 94.5% effective; Violence in Ethiopia threatening international conflict; 15 Asia-Pacific economies sign RCEP
Sarah McBride, then a candidate for Delaware state senate, speaks during an event that announced her endorsement by the Human Rights Campaign in Wilmington, Delaware, Aug. 25, 2019.
LGBTQ candidates won US elections in droves this week. Their momentum crosses borders.
UK and England flags fly above a souvenir stand opposite Britain's Parliament in London, Oct. 16, 2020.
Top of The World
British PM faces tough EU trade negotiations; New Zealand voters head to the polls; Mexican official arrested at LAX
A woman leader holds up a COVID-19 chart card.
Leaders
It’s official: Women are better leaders in a pandemic
A satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Laura over the Gulf of Mexico.
Top of The World
Hurricane Laura slams Gulf Coast; Kenosha tension boils over; Beijing tests ‘aircraft-carrier killer’
A doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia.
Top of The World
WHO expresses reservations about plasma therapy; Dual storms menace the Gulf of Mexico; Belarus crackdown continues
Top of The World
Harris veep pick welcomed by diasporas; Scottish passenger train derails; New Zealand reimposes lockdown measures
Paul Whelan is shown standing in a glass enclosed box wearing a sweater with two men standing out side of the glass wearing balaclavas.
Top of The World
Russia, Philippines hand down controversial convictions; Beijing lockdowns return; New Zealand sports fans return to stadiums
People stand on a train platform
COVID-19
‘Travel bubbles’: Who’s in and who’s out of the plan to save global tourism
The area where the statue of Edward Colston stood is seen
Top of The World
Symbols of ‘racist past’ topple amid global BLM protests; New Zealand reports no active COVID-19 cases
Two women are shown sitting at separate tables, wearing protective face masks with a plastic screen in-between them.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Mental health, stress and resiliency during the coronavirus pandemic
A woman, wearing a protective face mask and a jean jacket is shown walking past Notre-Dame Cathedral in the background in soft focus.
COVID-19
Some countries herald lifting of coronavirus lockdowns, but UK says not yet
Four young people walk on an island with puddles
Refugees
UN asylum case opens the door to protections for climate refugees
Several people are shown standing on a beach with many holding cloth to their faces to protect from the smoke.
Environment
Thousands trapped on Australian beaches by dangerous bushfires
1909 Women's Conference
Elections
Remembering Australia’s role in the history of women’s suffrage
Small toy figures are seen in front of a binary code in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019.
Science & Technology
In a world of cyberthreats, the push for cyberpeace is growing
Jacqueline Evans
Environment
A conservationist helped protect the Cook Islands from overfishing, and won a Goldman Environmental Prize
Noel Womersley is shown in dark overalls posing with a black Sako 85 hunting rifle.
‘Like a Ferrari, you don’t need it’: New Zealanders set to turn in guns