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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, left, and Director of Health Ashley Bloomfield address a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. Authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first reported cases of local transmission in the country in 102 days. The news came as an unpleasant surprise and raised questions about whether the nation's general election would go ahead as planned next month. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand scrambles to find source of new virus infections

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this image from a video, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a news conference in Wellington, New Zealand Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first reported cases of local transmission in the country in 102 days. (TVNZ via AP)

Coronavirus breaks out again in New Zealand after 102 days

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

Customers at a cafe enjoy lunch in the sunshine in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. New Zealand marked a 100 days of being free from the coronavirus in its communities Sunday, Aug. 9, with just a handful of infections continuing to be picked up at the border where people are quarantined. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand man appeals guilt in British backpacker slaying

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this July 2020, photo supplied by Feeonaa and Neville Clifton, Neville and Feeonaa Clifton are pictured by the San Aotea II fishing boat in the Falkland Islands. The Cliftons, a honeymoon couple who were stranded on the remote Falkland Islands in March because of the coronavirus have managed to get home to New Zealand, Tuesday Aug. 4, 2020 by hitching a lift of more than 5,000 nautical miles (9,200 kilometers) on an Antarctic fishing boat. (Feeonaa/Neville Clifton via AP)

Stranded by virus, honeymooners hitch home on Antarctic boat

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2019, file photo, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters listens during a press conference with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne following the Australia-New Zealand Foreign Minister Consultations in Sydney. ew Zealand announced Tuesday, July 28, 2002 it will follow the lead of its intelligence allies by suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. The move comes in response to China passing a sweeping new security law for the semi-autonomous territory. Peters said the new law went against commitments China had made to the international community. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, Behrouz Boochani, the Kurdish film-maker, writer and refugee who has documented life inside the Australian offshore immigration camp on Manus Island, poses for a portrait in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand immigration on Friday confirmed that Boochani, who fled Iran and then exposed Australia’s degrading treatment of asylum-seekers while being held against his will for six years, has been granted refugee status in New Zealand. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Journalist held for 6 years gains New Zealand refugee status

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Former National MP Andrew Falloon is seen in a cafe in Wellington, New Zealand, on Dec. 8, 2019. Falloon, a conservative New Zealand lawmaker abruptly resigned Tuesday, July 21, 2020 after allegedly sending pornographic images to at least three women and then lying about what had happened to both his party leader and to police. (Jason Walls/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand lawmaker quits after allegedly sending lewd pics

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand open to hosting a delayed Rugby Championship

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

David Fusitu'a, left, of the Warriors falls to the ground after taking the high ball against Treymain Spry, centre, of the Titans during their National Rugby League match on the Gold Coast, Friday, July 10, 2020. The Warriors club confirmed this week that Fusitu'a, Ken Maumalo, Agnatius Paasi and King Vuniyayawa will leave their team base on July 27 so they can be with their families. The Warriors arrived in Australia on May 3 after being given permission to enter the country despite a general ban on incoming travelers due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)

Road blues a major concern for NRL’s New Zealand Warriors

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 22, 2020, file photo, National Party's Todd Muller, left, addresses a press conference with his duty Nikki Kaye after deposing Simon Bridges as leader of the party in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand’s opposition National Party suffered fresh setbacks ahead of a September election Thursday, July 16, 2020 as two senior lawmakers announced their retirements, days after the shock resignation of party leader Todd Muller. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

New Zealand opposition in turmoil as senior lawmakers depart

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FILE - In this July 9, 2020 file photo, leader of New Zealand's opposition National Party, Todd Muller, addresses the media in Christchurch, New Zealand. Muller has quit Tuesday, July 14, 2020, citing health reasons just over two months from a general election and 53 days after taking charge in a leadership coup amid the party's stagnant poll numbers. (AP Photo/Mark Baker,FILE)

New Zealand opposition leader quits 2 months from election

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FILE - In this March 26, 2020, file image made from video, Brenton Harrison Tarrant appears in a screen via video link in Christchurch, New Zealand. The man who has admitting killing 51 worshippers in a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch on March 15, 2019 has dismissed his legal team and will represent himself at a sentencing hearing next month. Tarrant’s sentencing hearing, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, will begin in Christchurch on Aug. 24. (TVNZ Pool via AP, File)

New Zealand mosque gunman to represent himself at sentencing

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Rio Tinto to close New Zealand smelter and ax 1,000 jobs

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

North Carolina Courage defender Abby Erceg (6) controls the ball as Portland Thorns forward Morgan Weaver, left, defends during the second half of an NWSL Challenge Cup soccer match at Zions Bank Stadium Saturday, June 27, 2020, in Herriman, Utah. Coach Paul Riley calls defender Abby Erceg the bedrock of the North Carolina Courage. The New Zealand native is captain of the Courage, the two-time National Women's Soccer League defending champions. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

New Zealander Erceg holds down North Carolina’s backline

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 19, 2017, file photo, J Class boats race as part of America's Cup sailing event, in waters off of Bermuda. Government agencies probing possible misuse of public funds in the staging of next year’s America’s Cup sailing regatta have also expressed concerns about Cup organizers’ ability to host a “safe and successful” event. A June 22, 2020, letter to Team New Zealand and America’s Cup Events from the heads of a government ministry and the Auckland City Council, obtained by New Zealand media, raises questions about the use of taxpayer funds allocated to assist in the staging of the 36th Cup defense in 2021. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Team New Zealand head angrily rejects misspending claims

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New Zealand Health Minister David Clark announces his resignation at a press conference at parliament in Wellington, New Zealand Thursday, July 2, 2020. Clark resigned Thursday following a series of personal blunders during the coronavirus pandemic. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand’s health minister resigns after virus blunders

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2018, file photo, leaders listen during the Pacific Islands Countries Informal Dialogue with APEC Leaders in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. New Zealand on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, canceled its plans to host a major meeting of U.S. and Asian leaders next year because of the coronavirus, opting instead to lead a virtual summit. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

New Zealand cancels 2021 APEC summit, will lead it virtually

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Australia, New Zealand to co-host 2023 Women’s World Cup

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

The Sydney Opera House is illuminated in support of Australia and New Zealand's joint bid to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, in Sydney, Thursday, June 25, 2020. Australia and New Zealand will co-host the Women's World Cup in 2023, with the following edition possibly set to take place just two years later. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)

Women’s World Cup heads to a welcome Down Under in 2023

By STEVE McMORRAN and DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press