New Zealand’s annual refugee quota has been raised from 1000 to 1500, effective July 2020.

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• Video: Jacinda Ardern commemorates women’s suffrage in New Zealand…
• New Zealand housing concerns after Oxford Economics report

Several spin-bowling options will be on hand for captain Amy Satterthwaite, as the New Zealand women embark on a tour to Australia next week, before the Women’s World T20 in November.

• Baa-baas ready to tackle Los Pumas challenge at Twickers
• He conquered the mighty All Blacks, now Boks boss takes charge of Barbarians
• All Blacks legend among new World Rugby Hall of Fame quartet

From the Big Save lady and ASB’s Goldstein to a very young Taika Waititi touting Fruit Bursts in Wellington train station, take an awkward trip down memory lane with James Mustapic.

• Video: A sheep. Named Bacon. On a trampoline
• Video: The diffs between New Zealand and Ireland
• Video: Of French kisses and Brie cheese…

Two occupants of a fishing boat had a brief encounter with a whale off the shore of New Jersey recently.

• Video: Kiwi kiddie invites cops to party… and they oblige
• Cringeworthy video: ACT leader twerking… and then this spoof
• Video: ‘This is New Zealand’… not America

When you’re planning a trip abroad, it is unlikely your first thought (or even second or third) is about what could go wrong.

• Video: Could asylum seekers en route to NZ get a visa on arrival in Aus?
• Video: Vegans and vegetarians rejoice as Air New Zealand serve pseudo meat burger
• Video: A sweet, simplistic take on planning a Kiwi trip

There’s lots to consider when shipping a car to New Zealand. Here’s a quick run-down of how it’s done – directly from the experienced professionals at AutoShippers.

• Gallery: New Zealand’s top bakeries – go on, treat yo’self…
• Surf’s up with Stoke
• Pirate parties and ships ahoy – Croatia Sailing

With crazies like US president Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un glaring at each other from across the globe, the escalating threat of nuclear war has propelled New Zealand into the one place US billionaires would like to hide away if the apocalypse strikes.

• Surprising reasons why people migrate
• What Is CurrencyFair and why you should use it
• NZ to crack down on UK tax defaulters

The State of California now has a larger economy than the entire United Kingdom, making it the fifth largest economy in the world.

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