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5 New(ish) Australasian Books for Your Reading List
Great reads you might have missed.
New Zealand Calls State of Emergency for Cyclone Gabrielle
The cyclone, which caused severe flooding and cut power to 225,000 residents, was “the most significant weather event New Zealand has seen this century,” Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said.
Your Monday Briefing: The Fallout from a Police Beating
Also, violence is flaring in Israel and the West Bank.
New Zealand’s Largest City Grapples With Aftermath of Devastating Floods
At least three people were killed in the flooding in Auckland that forced hundreds of people from their homes and shut down the city’s airport, which was submerged.
New Zealand Floods: Rain and Flooding Batters Auckland
Auckland declared a local state of emergency as a devastating deluge prompted chaotic scenes, evacuations and power outages. “Steep roads just became rivers of water,” one resident said.
New Zealand on a Plate
Why Aotearoa is spectacularly situated to offer some of the world’s most interesting, varied, delicious food.
Woman Is Arrested in South Korea Over Deaths of 2 Children in New Zealand
The children’s bodies were found in suitcases that had been in a storage facility, said the New Zealand police, who are seeking the woman’s extradition on murder charges.
Remains of 2 Children Are Found in Suitcases Bought at New Zealand Auction
The police did not immediately release the precise ages of the children, their genders, or whether they might have been related. “We still have a lot of unanswered questions,” a detective said.
New Zealand Welcomes Vaccinated Tourists From Australia
The latest steps toward reopening are being taken in a country that has maintained some of the strictest coronavirus precautions in the world.