New Zealand

New Zealand Rejects Tyrannical Labor Party, Elects Conservative PM, Government

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 14, 2023 43 Comments

PM-elect Christopher Luxon: "Thank you so much and thank you New Zealand ...

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Receives Harvard Fellowship

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on April 27, 2023 32 Comments

Ardern, who called online free speech a "weapon of war," will be lecturing on "leadership, governance and online extremism" at Harvard. ...

Fires Destroy New Zealand Egg Farm and Canadian Seafood Plant

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 09, 2023 25 Comments

Meanwhile, "experts" assure us the massive egg farm fire in Connecticut last week will have no impact on prices....

Canada-Style Freedom Convoy Protest Goes Global, Reaches Australia and New Zealand

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 13, 2022 17 Comments

In Europe, Freedom Convoys head to Paris and Brussels....

New Zealand Surrenders to Reality and Abandons “Zero-COVID”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 05, 2021 17 Comments

Meanwhile, Australia's New South Wales state premier resigns over corruption probe amid COVID-19 struggle....

Latest COVID Death: New Zealand’s “Lord of the Rings” Empire

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 16, 2021 24 Comments

Amazon's Lord of the Rings series' New Zealand exit decision is a potential tourism nightmare....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFZg0jMtCYE

New Zealand Volcano Erupts With Tourists in its Crater Moments Before Eruption

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 10, 2019 22 Comments

A volcano off the coast of New Zealand erupted, killing five people and injuring 31 others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nK0JngtHyU&t=45s

New Zealand to Create National Gun Owner Registry, Tighten Firearms Laws

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 15, 2019 34 Comments

New Zealand government introduced legislation on Friday aimed at further tightening the country's gun laws. The bill, tabled by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, will create a nationwide gun registry and criminalize certain firearm modifications, local newspapers report. If passed into law, it will require gun owners to register their weapons every five years.

Following Christchurch Shootings, New Zealanders Have Voluntarily Surrendered a Total of 37 Guns Out of an Estimated 1.2 Million

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 01, 2019 47 Comments

After the mosque attacks in Christchurch where 50 people were murdered, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government would move quickly to tighten existing gun laws. Ahead of the new laws, Ardern urged gun owners to voluntarily surrender their firearms. As of March 20th, a whole 37 guns had been surrendered out of an estimated 1.2 million.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkoLG9p7RH0

49 Murdered, 48 Injured at Two Mosques in New Zealand Terrorist Attack

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 15, 2019 81 Comments

At least one shooter murdered 49 people and seriously injured 20 more at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Authorities arrested four people (one has since been released) and charged one man with murder. From Sky News:

The Christchurch terror attack suspect calls himself Brenton Tarrant in social media posts. He is believed to have written the 74-page manifesto which explained who he was and the reason for his actions.