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Winston Peters - A to Z in foreign affairs - Audrey Young
Winston Peters' schedule in five countries includes a boxing bout and a big horse race.

Teacher fatally stabs 8-year-old student
The teacher, in her 40s, confessed after police found her with stab wounds.

Air NZ flights to Seoul to end
The airline said there are ongoing challenges with engine availability.

Sold to PAG: New Wynyard Quarter offices, no sale price declared
New Wynyard Quarter building is nearing completion, sold well before One NZ shifts in.

‘Terrifying’: Aircraft bursts into flames, 7 injured
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Bird feathers and bloodstains found in Jeju jet engines
The crash killed 179 of the 181 passengers and crew in South Korea on December 29.

South Korean court extends impeached president’s detention
Enraged supporters attacked the court building after the decision was announced.

South Korean president arrested over failed martial law bid
Hundreds of anti-graft investigators and police raided his residence.

Jeju Air crash black boxes stopped recording minutes before disaster
The crash was the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil.

Initial data extracted from Jeju Air crash black box voice recorder
The crash is the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil.

South Korea starts releasing bodies of Jeju Air crash victims to families
US investigators, including from Boeing, have arrived at the crash site.

‘Verging on criminal’: Aviation expert reveals key mistake in fatal crash
Experts blame solid structure for escalating South Korea's worst air disaster.

Flags fly at half-mast as South Korea probes its worst plane crash
Investigators probe why the Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames.

What we know about the deadly Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea
All but two of the 181 people onboard the Boeing 737-800 aircraft died.

Did bird strike cause deadly crash? Experts question theory after 179 killed
Two survivors were plucked from the wreckage, officials confirmed.

Ten most valuable deals by foreigners trading NZ assets in latest year
Value of deals in 2024 was less than half the value of those the previous year.

‘Ejected from the aircraft’: Horror detail as 179 people presumed dead in South Korea plane crash
Two survivors were plucked from the wreckage, officials confirmed.

Watch: Horror moment plane crashes in South Korea after ‘bird strike’, killing at least 85
The crash is believed to have been caused by 'contact with birds'.

South Korea's President impeached over martial law bid; says he will 'step aside'
The vote capped more than a week of intense political drama in the democratic South.

As South Korean investment grows, so do ‘Koreatowns’
Financial Times: Samsung, Hyundai, LG bring Korean culture to unexpected parts of the US.

Martial law reversal, potential impeachment: South Korea's turmoil explained
Why did President Yoon Suk Yeol declare martial law, then quickly lift it?