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New Zealand Airline is Asking Passengers to Weigh In Before Their Flights
It's for a monthlong survey so pilots can better know the weight and balance of their planes before takeoff.
May 31, 2023
In this photo released by Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab's Electron rocket sits on the launch pad on the Mahia peninsula in New Zealand on May 17, 2022. NASA plans to send up a satellite to track a new orbit around the moon which it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface.
Aerospace
NASA Hopes New Zealand Launch Will Pave Way for Moon Landing
The initial stages of the launch went according to plan late Tuesday.
June 29, 2022
Electric vehicle charging station and car share parking are seen in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 12, 2021. New Zealand will help pay for lower-income families to scrap their old gas guzzlers and replace them with cleaner hybrid or electric cars as part of a sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions the government announced Monday May 16, 2022.
Automotive
New Zealand to Help Pay for Cleaner Cars to Reduce Emissions
The plan represents a step toward the pledges the nation made under the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change.
May 16, 2022
Debris from damaged building and trees on Atata Island in Tonga, Jan. 28, 2022.
IoT
Tonga's Internet Finally Restored After Volcanic Eruption
Elon Musk's SpaceX had helped restore connections through its Starlink satellite network.
February 24, 2022
Elon Musk departs from the justice center in Wilmington, Del., July 13, 2021.
IoT
Musk Helps Restore Internet After Volcano, Tsunami
Repairs to an undersea cable are proving more difficult than first anticipated.
February 9, 2022
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a speech at the National Press Club, Canberra, Feb. 1, 2022.
Manufacturing
$1B Gov't Program Aims to Convert Ideas into Jobs
The initiative will focus on commercializing research in defense, space, minerals, food, medical products and clean energy.
February 1, 2022
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, center, appears on stage with video links to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Joe Biden, Parliament House, Canberra, Sept. 16, 2021.
Military
Nuclear Submarine Deal to Reshape Indo-Pacific
The U.S., Britain and Australia are forming a new security alliance.
September 16, 2021
Google co-founder Larry Page speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, Nov. 2, 2015.
News
Google Founder Gets New Zealand Residency
The move stoked debate over the extremely wealthy buying access to the South Pacific country.
August 6, 2021
A box containing a large amount of cash was discovered during a police raid as part of Operation Trojan.
IoT
FBI-Run Messaging App Tricks Organized Crime
The operation known as Trojan Shield led to police raids in 16 nations.
June 8, 2021
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket launches from the Mahia Peninsula launch site, North Island, New Zealand, Oct. 17, 2019.
Aerospace
New Zealand Signs Space Agreement with NASA
The country says it's particularly interested in making sure that minerals taken from the moon or elsewhere in space are used sustainably.
June 2, 2021
Mel Silva, right, managing director of Google Australia and New Zealand, appears via a video link during a Senate inquiry into a mandatory code of conduct, Parliament House, Canberra, Jan. 22, 2021.
IoT
Google Threatens to Pull Search Engine in Australia
The government plans to make tech giants pay for news content.
January 22, 2021
The Tiwai Point aluminum smelter near Invercargill, New Zealand, March 30, 2013.
Manufacturing
Mining Giant to Close Smelter, Ax 1,000 Jobs
Rio Tinto said the plant lost $30 million last year.
July 13, 2020