Police make arrest, Canadian ‘shocked’ after fiance’s murder in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Police in New Zealand say they have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of man who was the fiance of a Canadian women. Police say they have charged a 23-year-old man with...
View ArticleWill Mount Baker erupt anytime soon? We would have lots of notice, experts say
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – As officials in New Zealand continue to search for missing people after a volcano erupted and killed at least five people, some are wondering if Mount Baker could be next....
View ArticleUp to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand
WHAKATANE, New Zealand — Unstable conditions hampered rescue workers Tuesday from searching for at least eight people missing and feared dead after a volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted in a...
View ArticleNZ police opening criminal probe of deaths at volcano island
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police said Tuesday they were opening a criminal investigation into the deaths of tourists on a volcanic island. Five deaths were confirmed after Monday’s...
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6 confirmed dead from New Zealand volcano as helpers describe horror
WHAKATANE, New Zealand — Survivors of a powerful volcanic eruption in New Zealand ran into the sea to escape the scalding steam and ash and emerged covered in burns, say those who first helped them....
View ArticleNew Zealand planning retrieval of bodies on volcanic island
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — A team of eight New Zealand military specialists will land on a small volcanic island early Friday to attempt to retrieve the bodies of eight victims of an eruption that...
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New Zealand divers attempt to recover last two volcano victims
WHAKATANE, New Zealand — Police divers working in near zero visibility Saturday in contaminated waters around New Zealand’s volcanic White Island tried to find the remaining two victims of an eruption...
View ArticlePolice: 2 missing bodies in volcano eruption may be at sea
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand authorities said Wednesday they believe the two bodies that remain missing after a deadly volcanic eruption last week have been washed out to sea and may never be...
View ArticleElton John cuts New Zealand concert short, later reveals he has pneumonia
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (NEWS 1130) — Elton John is apologizing to fans in New Zealand after he was forced to cut a show short because of health problems. The singer-songwriter, who’s on his Farewell...
View ArticleChristchurch marks anniversary of mosque shootings
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — People in the New Zealand city of Christchurch honoured the 51 worshipers who were killed in a mass shooting a year ago in small but poignant ways Sunday, after a...
View ArticleCanada not ready for virus modelling, yet: Trudeau
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — Canada is not yet ready to release statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, as other countries have done, says the prime minister. U.S. and New...
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New Zealand could pull off bold goal of eliminating virus
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself a much more ambitious goal: eliminating it altogether. And experts believe the...
View ArticleB.C. records two more COVID-19 deaths, still in first phase of re-start plan
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) — Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry cautioned, a day after B.C. unveiled its four-phase re-start plan, that the second one hasn’t started yet. She said changes concerning...
View ArticleWith recovery of last case, New Zealand has eradicated virus
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand appears to have completely eradicated the coronavirus — at least for now — after health officials said Monday the last known infected person had recovered. The...
View ArticleNew Zealand’s wizard says time spent in Canada in 1952 was ‘a great lesson’
Long before he became The Wizard of New Zealand, Ian Brackenbury Channell spent a year training as a Royal Air Force navigator in Manitoba learning lessons that he says gave him the wisdom to become a...
View ArticleSurvivors will face New Zealand mosque gunman at sentencing
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — When Aya Al-Umari faces her brother’s killer in the dock, she intends to tell him that his hatred stole away her best friend, her guardian, her hero. That she still wants to...
View ArticlePoetic words bring tears in New Zealand mosque shooting case
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The poetic words of love from a daughter to her murdered father brought many people to tears in a New Zealand courtroom Wednesday during the sentencing hearing for the white...
View ArticleNew Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The white supremacist who killed 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The judge imposed the...
View ArticleMultiple earthquakes hits off coast of New Zealand in hours, tsunami warning...
AUCKLAND (NEWS 1130) – A number of significant earthquakes struck off the coast of New Zealand within several hours of each other Friday morning. Another seismic event was reported by the U.S....
View ArticleCanada behind other countries for bereavement strategies, says advocate
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Canada should follow other countries and give families time to mourn their loss after a miscarriage, local advocates say, but there doesn’t seem to be much political appetite to...
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