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Thousands of people attend a concert by the band Six60 on Saturday, Feb 13, 2021, in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland is being placed into a three-day lockdown Sunday following the discovery of three unexplained virus cases. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

No new community cases found in New Zealand since lockdown

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this photo provided by New Zealand Ministry of Health, a shipment containing coronavirus vaccines is unloaded from a plane upon arrival in Auckland as New Zealand receives its first batch Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Officials said the shipment of about 60,000 doses of the vaccine developed by Pfizer would initially be prioritized for border workers. (New Zealand Ministry of Health via AP)

No new virus cases raise hopes New Zealand will end lockdown

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Thousands of people attend a concert by the band Six60 on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland is being placed into a three-day lockdown Sunday following the discovery of three unexplained virus cases. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

New Zealand city enters 3-day lockdown after virus found

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's response to the coup in Myanmar in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Countries curb diplomatic ties, weigh sanctions on Myanmar

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Martin Powell, from left, Daniel Millar, Tom Cumming, Pete Bowman, Ben Bamford, Cameron Langdon, Will Wragg and James Carroll from the band the Salty Wailers perform a sea shanty on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand. The Salty Wailers started singing together a year ago as an “excuse to go for a pint on a weeknight,” performing in pubs across Wellington. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

Social media stars sail away with sea shanty record deals

By SIAN WATSON - Associated Press

The Grand Millenium hotel, a managed isolation facility is seen in central Auckland, New Zealand, July, 16, 2020. A traveler and a worker at the quarantine hotel started passing each other notes, including one written on the back of a face mask. Then he delivered a bottle of wine she'd ordered to her room. When he didn't return 20 minutes later, a security manager sent to investigate found the pair together in what authorities are describing as an inappropriate encounter, one in which physical distancing wasn't maintained. (Sylvie Whinray/New Zealand Herald via AP)

Dangerous Liaison: New Zealand virus quarantine flaw exposed

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

United States' American Magic capsizes during it's race against Italy's Luna Rossa on the third day of racing of the America's Cup challenger series on Auckland's Waitemate Harbour, New Zealand, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP)

American Magic relaunches Patriot after rapid repairs in NZ

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

Crews at New Zealand's Parliament inspect the smashed front doors on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Wellington, New Zealand. Police said a man armed with an axe smashed the glass doors but did not attempt to enter the building. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

New Zealand Parliament doors smashed by axe-wielding man, police say

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Crews at New Zealand's Parliament inspect the smashed front doors on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Wellington, New Zealand. Police said a man armed with an axe smashed the glass doors but did not attempt to enter the building. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

New Zealand to review parliament security after door attack

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

A woman prepares to lay flowers on a beach following a shark attack at Bowentown near Waihi in New Zealand, Friday, Jan 8, 2021. A woman has died Thursday, Jan. 7, in what appears to be New Zealand's first fatal shark attack in eight years, police say. (George Novak/Bay of Plenty Times via AP)

Woman dies in suspected New Zealand shark attack

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Jesse Shane Kempson sits in the High Court on Nov. 4, 2019, during the trial for the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane in Auckland, New Zealand. The New Zealand man who murdered a British tourist two years ago has been identified as the attacker in assaults on two other women. (Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP)

New Zealander who murdered UK tourist had attacked 2 women

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U.S. yacht American Magic, left, and Italy's Luna Rossa compete in the America's Cup World Series on the Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (New Zealand Herald via AP)

Team New Zealand wins America’s Cup World Series

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

American Magic, the U.S. entry for the America's Cup yachting regatta practices on the harbor in Auckland, New Zealand, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. American Magic is one of three challengers from the United States, Italy and Britain which will emerge to race defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in the 36th regatta in March. (Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

America’s Cup owners left out as racing begins

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is interviewed in her office at the parliament in Wellington, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. New Zealand this year pulled off a moonshot that remains the envy of almost every other nation: It eliminated the coronavirus. But the goal was driven as much by fear as it was ambition, Prime Minister Ardern revealed Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press. She said the target grew from an early realization the nation’s health system simply couldn’t cope with a big outbreak. (AP Photo/Sam James)

AP Interview: Flattening curve wasn’t enough for New Zealand

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020 file photo, the Webb Ellis Cup is displayed during a presentation in Paris. The 2023 Rugby World Cup will take place in France from sept.8 2023 to oct. 21 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

All Blacks, France to renew rivalry at the Rugby World Cup

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

American Magic, the U.S. entry for the America's Cup yachting regatta practices on the harbor in Auckland, New Zealand, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. American Magic is one of three challengers from the United States, Italy and Britain which will emerge to race defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in the 36th regatta in March. (Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

America’s Cup warmup races waiting for wind off Auckland

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, plumes of steam rise above White Island off the coast of Whakatane, New Zealand, after a volcanic eruption on Dec. 9. New Zealanders commemorated the first anniversary on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 of the volcanic eruption which killed 22 people. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

New Zealand marks one year since volcanic eruption killed 22

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Pakistan team released from managed isolation in New Zealand

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

Sean Parker OK’d to buy stake in Peter Jackson’s VFX studio

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern moves a motion in the Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, to declare a climate emergency, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Joining more than 30 other countries around the world, New Zealand took the symbolic step of declaring a climate emergency. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand symbolically declares climate emergency

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press