New Zealand police have ordered people to evacuate buildings as hazmat teams are responding to an ammonia leak at a property in Mount Maunganui. “Police are currently responding to an ammonia leak at a property on Mark Road, Mt Manganui,” police announced. “We ask that people please follow the instructions of police in the area and evacuate immediately.” Hull Road, through to Tukorako Drive... 

Millions of computer users across the world could be blocked from the internet this year as the global network will shut down for 24 hours, US technology security vendor LogRhythm predicted in December. The company’s chief information security officer and vice president James Carder told Business Insider, it won’t just be a technical issue stopping people from uploading their selfies on Instagram. “In... 

A “washed up whale,” a “sea monster with dreadlocks” and a “beach Christmas tree” are just some of the guesses about a strange seaweed-covered object that washed up on a New Zealand beach. People are scratching their heads to explain what it is. The large phenomenon was found on Muriwai Beach in Auckland by local resident Melissa Doubleday. She posted photos of the strange barnacle covered... 

An amazing (but nearly 90% censored) Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that the Antarctica “guardians” swiftly retaliated against the United States this past week by “creating/unleashing” a massive earthquake after the Obama regime sent “without invitation or permission” its Secretary of State John Kerry to initiate contact with them in the... 

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake centred north of Christchurch has jolted New Zealand and triggered a tsunami, possibly three to five metres high. So far only 2 people are known to have been killed in the earthquake. The severe quake, located 15 km north-east of Culverden on South Island, struck just after midnight on Sunday and was felt throughout the country, along with several powerful aftershocks. The... 

Elly Warren, from Melbourne, was travelling Africa before she tragically died on Wednesday. A 20-year-old woman who was travelling in Africa was last seen dropping off her bag at a beachside hostel before being found dead in a toilet cubicle. Elly Warren, from Melbourne, was expected to return to Australia on Monday before heading to New Zealand with her boyfriend for a holiday. Days before she set... 

“Oh, I love New Zealand. It’s one of the most beautiful places on Earth. It’s…what? What did you say?…No, that’s impossible. That couldn’t be happening. They’re doing what??” The strategy of the New Zealand government is simple. A series of local movements is successful. So kill them off by claiming decision-making must occur at a “higher level.” Take power out of the hands of... 

New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, didn’t like the current flag of New Zealand, so he made people vote on whether to keep it or pick a new one. The votes have been cast, and 56.6% of voters voted to keep the current flag. Only 43.2% wanted the newly-suggested design without the British Union flag on it. “The way we see ourselves in the world and the way others see us, has changed dramatically... 

Mass protests over the TPP in New Zealand did not pass by without humor and tomfoolery; a day after thousands took to the streets of Auckland, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce was hit in the face with a sex toy thrown by a woman, while speaking at Waitangi. Joyce was an easy target, giving an interview to the press, following the February 4 signing of the TPP agreement, hailed as “the... 

New Zealand has released a final selection of four flag designs, picked from thousands of creative drawings presented over the past few months. Three “ferns” and one “hypnoflag” featuring a koru will now compete to potentially become the new national symbol. A government-appointed panel has selected the four designs from a long list of 40, itself from an initial pool of more than 10,000. Ferns... 

New Zealand is bracing for Cyclone Pam, with flooding and power outages already underway. Some areas declared a state of emergency and locals are being evacuated. Strong winds are reported, as devastation in Vanuatu is fresh on everyone’s minds. One of the first areas to declare a state of emergency was the Chatham Islands, southeast of the two main islands of New Zealand. Over 40 people have already... 

A view of New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). Latest documents leaked by US whistleblower Edward Snowden have revealed that New Zealand is conducting mass electronic surveillance on its South Pacific neighbors, and then passing the information on to a US-led intelligence alliance. The material shows that the New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) intercepts... 

New Zealand is set to dispatch non-combat forces to Iraq to train Iraqi military units to better fight the Takfiri ISIL terrorists operating in the war-torn country, New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key says. Some 140 troops will initiate a “behind the wire” mission in May to train Iraqi security forces, Key told parliament on Tuesday, stressing that the soldiers will not be involved in combat... 

New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key, has won an emphatic victory in the country’s general elections, securing a third term in office. “This is a great night. This is a victory for those who kept the faith,” the leader of the center-right National Party told a cheering crowd in Auckland on Saturday. “This is a victory for those who refused to be distracted and who knew that a vote for... 

A coalition of anti-establishment politicians and internet freedom advocates led by entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, who promised to shake up New Zealand politics, suffered a humiliating defeat at the country’s parliamentary elections. The Internet-Mana party gained just 26,500 votes, 1.3 percent of the total, and short of the five percent needed to cross the parliament threshold. With half the parliament...