New Zealand: ‘Suitcase murders’ mother sentenced to life

[ad_1] Hakyung Lee stands in the dock at the High Court in Auckland (AP image) A New Zealand woman who killed her two young children and hid their bodies in suitcases was sentenced on Wednesday to life imprisonment.South Korean-born New Zealand citizen Hakyung Lee, 45, was convicted earlier this year of murdering her children, aged […]

New Zealand officials had to destroy Kash Patel’s controverial gifts; toy-inspired guns also illegal

[ad_1] New Zealand officials had to get rid of Kash Patel’s gifts that he gave them when he went to inaugurate FBI office in Wellington. New Zealand security officials were in a fix as they did not know what to do with the gifts that they received from FBI chief Kash Patel. The gifts were […]

Daryl Mitchell Completes 6,000 International Runs for New Zealand | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] New Delhi, November 10 (Udaipur Kiran) — New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell achieved a major career milestone on Sunday, completing 6,000 runs in international cricket during the third T20I against the West Indies. Mitchell reached the landmark while scoring 41 runs off 24 balls, including two fours and three sixes. With this achievement, Mitchell […]

Fake jobs, immigration fraud: 59-year-old Indian-origin man Umesh Patel sentenced to home detention in New Zealand

[ad_1] An Indian-origin man has been sentenced in an elaborate immigration fraud in New Zealand. 59-year-old Umesh Patel, an Indian-origin Auckland man, plotted an elaborate immigration fraud scheme which was running for years, duping visa applicants. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) busted the scam and Patel pleaded guilty to 37 charges, including forgery and providing false […]

Haka halts New Zealand Parliament: Speaker suspends session; Te Pati Maori under scrutiny

[ad_1] Maori Party MP Oriini Kaipara (Image credits: X/@NZParliament) WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended on 9 October after people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, following the maiden speech of the newest Maori Party MP, Oriini Kaipara.The interruption took place soon after Kaipara, elected in September to […]

‘To attract digital nomads’: New Zealand introduces new residency rules; attempts to woo skilled workers | World News

[ad_1] Winston Peters (Pic credit: ANI) NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand is making it easier for migrant workers to live and work in the country through two new residency pathways, as part of efforts to strengthen the workforce and revive the economy. Economic development minister Nicola Willis announced the changes on Tuesday, saying skilled and experienced […]

Indian-origin Nikhil Ravishankar becomes airline boss, New Zealand media disables comments on social media for massive trolling

[ad_1] After Indian-origin Nikhil Ravishankar was appointed as the new chief executive of Air New Zealand, the country’s media said they had to disable comments on social media as there was a barrage of racist remarks targeting Ravishankar’s ethnicity. Ravishankar was the chief digital officer of Air New Zealand before getting the major promotion which […]