New Zealand

A necropsy of the shark will be performed to determine the cause of death.

The boy was rushed to a hospital via helicopter in critical condition and underwent several surgeries to treat his injuries.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the last of its Delta variant lockdowns would end and the country would transition to a new system.

The New Zealand Department of Conservation says 19 seals have died in suspicious circumstances over the last month.

Methane levels where the bodies were discovered are still high. Police are unable to retrieve the remains because the mine is not safe to enter.

According to New Zealand officials, possums are considered to be "the country's most damaging animal pest."

Walkers found the lost and tired-looking animal, which has been relocated to a beach with fewer predators in the hopes it will swim home.

The Polynesian country announced its first COVID-19 case on Friday after the infected individual arrived from Christchurch, New Zealand.

The U.S. Department of State issued its first U.S. passport with an "X" gender marker on Wednesday, joining a number of other countries that do so.

Thomas Phillips was slammed by police for putting his extended family through "17 days of hell."

"We need the people who work with vulnerable communities who haven't yet been vaccinated to take this extra step," COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said.

All returning citizens and residents, regardless of vaccination status, are required to isolate in a hotel run by the military for 14 days before going home.

Analysis of satellite imagery showed what appeared to be Chinese warships monitoring American and British carrier groups in the South China Sea.

"For this outbreak, it's clear that long periods of heavy restrictions has not got us to zero cases. But that is OK," said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

The father lamented the loss of his children and said he would carry it with him for the rest of his life, but said that his wife was also a victim in what had happened.

The family had been living in their new home for less than a week when emergency services responded to an incident there and found the three young girls dead.

"This was someone who was known to our national security agencies and was of concern and was being monitored constantly," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.

The suspect was a Sri Lankan national and had been living in New Zealand since 2016, and was known to the country's intelligence agencies.

A separate fire that is being treated as suspicious by local police was sparked at the property two days after the fatal blaze.

The sexually suggestive remark from New Zealand's COVID-19 response minister sparked a wave of Tweets poking fun of the slip-up.

The lockdown was announced shortly after the country reported a community COVID case for the first time since February.

New Zealand has not reported a single case of coronavirus in its community since February 28.

"Parents and their 5-year-old children can see far more than I'm sure you'd like," wrote hospital staff to in a message to students residing across the street.

The Fisheries Act of 1966 makes it illegal to sell, offer to sell or trade any recreationally caught fish, according to New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries.

Germany is the latest country to enter the disputed waters that China claims as its own.

In a statement, University of Auckland Vice Chancellor Dawn Freshwater made it clear that their views were not representative of the University of Auckland's.

The project has been put on hold "until full consultation with New Zealand's Muslim community has taken place."

Taking shifts, teams of local volunteers have been braving frigid weather to care for the stranded calf 24 hours a day.

Around 60 snakes not native to New Zealand have either been discovered at the border or in the country over the last 10 years.

The New Zealand air force flew more than 2,400 miles in order to land on an ice runway in Antarctica and evacuate the injured individual.