Tag: Zealand
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New Zealand airport 3-minute limit on goodbye hugs
It’s unclear whether the idea will take flight. But back on the ground, one airport in New Zealand is implementing a maximum time just three minutes for loved ones to say goodbye to their relatives with a hug. “It’s hard to say goodbye so make it quick. 3 minutes max,” one of a series of…
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New Zealand to update inclusion guidelines for transgender athletes
New Zealand will update its guidelines on transgender athletes in community sport following criticism from Olympians that the principles ignore female athletes’ rights and undermine fairness and safety. New Zealand’s sport minister Chris Bishop said he had asked governing body Sport NZ to update the two-year-old guidelines which encourage transgender athletes to compete in amateur-level…
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New Zealand Navy ship sinks off Samoa
WELLINGTON — A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defense Force said in a statement on Sunday. Manawanui, the navy’s specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu on Saturday night as…
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New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia’s Papua, authorities said on Saturday. Mehrtens was freed and picked up by a joint team in the Nduga area and was undergoing health check-ups and a psychological examination in Timika regency, the Indonesian police said…