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![Second mercy flight evacuates more Kiwis from New Caledonia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Second mercy flight evacuates more Kiwis from New Caledonia
MFAT estimates there are more than 250 Kiwis currently in New Caledonia.
!['Pretty hellish': Kiwis on first evacuation flight from Noumea describe ‘frightening’ experience](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Pretty hellish': Kiwis on first evacuation flight from Noumea describe ‘frightening’ experience
First evacuees say they are very grateful to be back in New Zealand.
![Air NZ won't fly to New Caledonia for another five days amid unrest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Air NZ won't fly to New Caledonia for another five days amid unrest
About 290 New Zealanders are believed to be in New Caledonia.
![A lifetime of protest: 95-year-old is still fighting for the rights of others](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A lifetime of protest: 95-year-old is still fighting for the rights of others
His first act of protest was to learn te reo when he arrived from England in 1950.
!['Watching by the hour': Peters says MFAT in touch with 200 Kiwis caught in New Caledonia unrest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Watching by the hour': Peters says MFAT in touch with 200 Kiwis caught in New Caledonia unrest
Winston Peters says there are hopes Noumea's airport can open tomorrow.
![North Korea issues warning to New Zealand over surveillance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
North Korea issues warning to New Zealand over surveillance
'The DPRK will take necessary measures to firmly defend sovereignty and security.'
!['Lolly scramble' Stranded Kiwis pay thousands for Vanuatu charter fares home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Lolly scramble' Stranded Kiwis pay thousands for Vanuatu charter fares home
94 lucky travellers they were able to fly home on a charter flight from Espiritu Santo.
![NZ launches trade negotiations with UAE](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ launches trade negotiations with UAE
The country has begun trade negotiations with the United Arab Emirates.
![Travellers to Samoa advised to get insurance including medical evacuation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Travellers to Samoa advised to get insurance including medical evacuation
Dengue fever is a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to people.
![Public Purse: Planned cuts to public service won't even wind back last six months of expansion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Public Purse: Planned cuts to public service won't even wind back last six months of expansion
OPINION: Eight new agencies across the public service helped fuel record staffing levels.
![Ban junta leaders from ASEAN meeting in Wellington - Myanmar community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ban junta leaders from ASEAN meeting in Wellington - Myanmar community
Granting visas would contradict NZ's support for democracy in Myanmar, say local members.
![Banged up abroad: Why MFAT won't come to your rescue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Banged up abroad: Why MFAT won't come to your rescue
If you get arrested overseas, don't expect the Government to come and save you.
![Inside China meeting: Aukus deal discussed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside China meeting: Aukus deal discussed
China says security threats are 'imaginary'. Winston Peters disagrees.
![Watch: Moment Kiwi brothers scuffle with Thai cop, snatch gun in roadside fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Moment Kiwi brothers scuffle with Thai cop, snatch gun in roadside fight
The pair allegedly attempted to bribe the officer after he arrested them.
![Adventure company owner named as second Kiwi killed in Japan avalanche](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Adventure company owner named as second Kiwi killed in Japan avalanche
Kiwi Joshua Sellens was the co-founder of a Japanese-based adventure company.
!['Tragic incident': Kiwi woman, 21, named as avalanche victim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Tragic incident': Kiwi woman, 21, named as avalanche victim
The group were backcountry skiing in Hokkaido when the avalanche happened.
![Two Kiwi skiers killed in Japan avalanche](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two Kiwi skiers killed in Japan avalanche
The group were backcountry skiing in Hokkaido when the avalanche happened.
![Shane Te Pou: NZ has nothing much to offer India](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shane Te Pou: NZ has nothing much to offer India
OPINION: We are too small for Indian politicians to expend political capital on.
![Mfat spent $43k sending staff to IT conference in Rome](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mfat spent $43k sending staff to IT conference in Rome
Staff accepted freebies from the vendor, who was submitting on a ministry tender.
![Helen Clark and Don Brash: We must not abandon our independent foreign policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Helen Clark and Don Brash: We must not abandon our independent foreign policy
OPINION: NZ's relationship with the United States and China has changed.
![Kiwi volunteers help assess damaged schools in Vanuatu after Cyclone Lola](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi volunteers help assess damaged schools in Vanuatu after Cyclone Lola
Three months after Tropical Cyclone Lola, dozens of schools remain uninhabitable.