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Oceania
China urges New Zealand to extradite accused man
New Zealand's Court of Appeal on Tuesday quashed a ministerial order allowing a long-time New Zealand resident to be extradited to China.
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Courts
New Zealand court halts first extradition to China
The accused's lawyer, Tony Ellis, said the decision was of "profound human rights importance, which will resonate through out the Common Law world".
Crime
Kiwi man says a $20 watch saved his life in a machete attack
The attack happened in the highlands of Papua New Guinea as the man, an adventurer and photographer, tried to save his camera gear.
- by John Weekes
Web culture
Kim Dotcom makes final extradition appeal in NZ to avoid US Megaupload trial
The internet entrepreneur faces US charges of copyright infringement relating to his Megaupload site.
Christchurch shooting
Christchurch mosque attack accused's face made public in New Zealand
The decision comes ahead of Brenton Tarrant's return to court, via videolink from his prison, next week.
Foreign aid
Scott Morrison promises $250m to stave off China’s Pacific growth
Taiwan and China's Belt and Road Initiative cast a heavy shadow over the PM's trip to the Solomon Islands - his first overseas visit since the election.
- by Chris O'Keefe
Aviation
Air New Zealand flight struck by lightning, dumps fuel, returns to Auckland
An Air NZ plane has had to return to Auckland after being struck by lightning while en route to Tahiti.
World politics
NZ's wellbeing budget targets mental health, suicide, welfare
But leaks, allegations of hacking and calls for the resignation of the head of the country's Treasury Department have threatened to overshadow it.
World politics
PNG Parliament elects new prime minister
Former finance minister James Marape has vowed to review the country's big oil and gas contracts after being critical of how they were being managed.
Cyber security
New Zealand police drop investigation into the hacking of the 'wellbeing' budget
The saga has dominated headlines, sparked jabs between political parties, and threatened to overshadow the much-vaunted "wellbeing" budget.
- by Charlotte Greenfield
Protest
On eve of 'wellbeing budget', NZ teachers stage mega-strike
More than half of public schools are closed on Wednesday as teachers take to the streets for a "mega-strike" over a pay dispute with the government.