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Friday, May 3, 2024, 08:46 plus 12 hours | Refresh Home | Our Mission | Workspace | Writing an Article | Discuss First NASA TROPICS satellites launch to monitor tropical storms "Energized and excited": Chris Hipkins becomes 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand US warns its citizens to leave Ukraine as Russia could invade 'anytime' New Zealand raises interest rates in second straight month to 0.75% At least six injured after stabbing in New Zealand supermarket 'Each makes the other more difficult to recover from': University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit Three earthquakes hit off New Zealand's coastal areas, residents warned to avoid coast New Zealand announces new Matariki public holiday Hungarian state-owned enterprise acquires Hirtenberger Defence Group Sitting Tongan Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva dies aged 78 New Zealand mosque murder suspect appears in court at Christchurch Ferry MV Suilven sinks in Suva, Fiji Searchers find wreckage of New Zealand fishing boat 'Jubilee' New Zealand begins process to consider changing national flag design Over 10,000 attend Gallipoli dawn service for ANZAC Day centenary

Features Former NZ Prime Minister confirmed as head of UNDP Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has been appointed as head of the United Nations Development Program. The appointment follows a unanimous vote by the UN General Assembly yesterday. Clark will take up the role by April 20, replacing current UNDP Adminstrator Kemal Dervis.  » Full story Royal Commission recommends single council for Auckland The Royal Commission on Auckland Governance has recommended that Auckland, New Zealand's existing local governments be abolished and replaced with a single body.  » Full story Getting the exclusive lowdown on The Lowdown The Lowdown is a youth-targeted website aimed at helping young New Zealanders getting through depression and other mental illnesses, and to curb New Zealand's high suicide rates. Wikinews spoke to the manager about this.  » Full story	National 10 May 2023: Wikinews previews the 2008 Australian rules football International Cup 10 May 2023: UK remembers end of World War II sixty years on 10 May 2023: King of Tonga dies, aged 88 9 May 2023: First NASA TROPICS satellites launch to monitor tropical storms 26 January 2023: "Energized and excited": Chris Hipkins becomes 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand 12 February 2022: US warns its citizens to leave Ukraine as Russia could invade 'anytime' 24 November 2021: New Zealand raises interest rates in second straight month to 0.75% 3 September 2021: At least six injured after stabbing in New Zealand supermarket 4 June 2021: 'Each makes the other more difficult to recover from': University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit 4 March 2021: Three earthquakes hit off New Zealand's coastal areas, residents warned to avoid coast 4 February 2021: New Zealand announces new Matariki public holiday 6 November 2019: Hungarian state-owned enterprise acquires Hirtenberger Defence Group 12 September 2019: Sitting Tongan Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva dies aged 78 16 March 2019: New Zealand mosque murder suspect appears in court at Christchurch 24 November 2015: Ferry MV Suilven sinks in Suva, Fiji	World Wikinews interviews noted juggler for International Jugglers Day April 18 was International Jugglers Day. To commemorate this day, Wikinews caught up with professional juggler Spencer Androli and talked to him about his history with this art and to discuss an accolade recently bestowed on him via YouTube where he was named top juggler on a top-40 list. [ML] [ ± ] - Image credit - Read more... 26 April 2024: Wikinews interviews noted juggler for International Jugglers Day 25 April 2024: Industry leaders see energy supply as the next hurdle for AI 23 April 2024: Lawrence Wong to become Prime Minister of Singapore on May 15 23 April 2024: Environmental protesters arrested at Massachusetts airport 22 April 2024: NASA says object that hit Florida home is from International Space Station
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