The horror, meant for an era that has married social media with racism, was motivated by white extremist hatred, streamed live on Facebook and calculated to go viral.
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New Zealand Fears Fraying Ties With China, Its Biggest Customer
The cancellation of a tourism initiative and the abrupt return of a Shanghai-bound Air New Zealand flight has many suspecting Chinese retaliation for a ban on the company Huawei.
New Zealand Vowed 100,000 New Homes to Ease Crunch. So Far It Has Built 47.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government said it would scrap its initial target of 1,000 homes by July, while a study showed that housing had grown more unaffordable.
New Zealand Says Voters Will Decide Whether Marijuana Is Legalized
With a referendum planned for 2020, New Zealand apparently will be the first country to put legalizing recreational marijuana to a public vote.
After Backpacker’s Killing, New Zealand Looks Again at Violence Against Women
Thousands of people attended vigils to mourn the British tourist, Grace Millane, whose body was found last weekend. “It could have been one of us,” a woman at a vigil said.