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FILE - In this July 21, 2016, file photo, entrepreneur Peter Thiel speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Thiel was able to gain New Zealand citizenship in 2011 despite never having lived in the country because a top lawmaker decided his entrepreneurial skills and philanthropy were valuable, documents reveal. Thiel didn't even have to leave California to become a new member of the South Pacific nation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Peter Thiel became New Zealand citizen in California in 2011

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 11, 2016 file photo shows Blood Falls, bottom left, and the Taylor Glacier near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. A Dutch tourist aboard a cruise ship near Antarctica who suffered a suspected stroke was successfully evacuated Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, to the U.S. base on the frozen continent. New Zealand's Rescue Coordination Centre said the 66-year-old woman was flown by the ship's helicopter to McMurdo Station and is due fly to New Zealand on Wednesday where she will receive further medical treatment. (Mark Ralston/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Dutch woman rescued after health crisis on Antarctic cruise

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Dutch woman rescued after health crisis on Antarctic cruise

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Dec 21, 2016 photo provided by Ministry for Primary Industries, Bella, a 4-year-old pet cat belonging to a Canadian woman who authorities say managed to hide her in a handbag during a flight across the Pacific Ocean sits in a cage in New Zealand's Auckland Airport. The woman was refused entry into the New Zealand and was forced to catch the next flight home with her cat after she tried to smuggle it across the border. (Ministry for Primary Industries via AP)

Canadians sent home for trying to sneak cat into New Zealand

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

The truck loading ramp at the Interisland Ferry wharf lays dropped and broken, in Wellington Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, after a major earthquake struck New Zealand's south Island early Monday. The powerful earthquake struck in a mostly rural area close to the city of Christchurch but appeared to be more strongly felt in the capital, Wellington, more than 200 Km (120 miles) away. (Ross Setford/SNPA via AP)

New Zealand plans rescue of tourists stranded by earthquake

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

USA Rugby CEO Nigel Melville announces a November match between Rugby World Cup champion New Zealand All Blacks and Ireland at Chicago's Soldier Field, during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Ireland shock All Blacks 40-29 for first time in 111 years

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All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick to miss Ireland test

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In this Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 photo, tourists take photos during a tour of the Hobbit movie set near Matamata, New Zealand. In New Zealand there are twice as many cows as people, but it's the hobbits that are really making hay. According to figures released Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, tourism has overtaken dairy as the nation's top earner of overseas dollars. And tourism officials say the success of the fantasy movie trilogy &quot;The Hobbit&quot; has helped.(AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Hobbit-fueled tourism New Zealand’s top foreign-cash source

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2007 file photo, navy personnel line the deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson during a commissioning ceremony in Boston. The U.S. Navy warship will visit New Zealand next month for the first time since the 1980s, ending a 30-year-old military stalemate between the countries that was triggered when New Zealand banned nuclear warships. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, that he had given clearance for the destroyer USS Sampson to visit during celebrations marking the Royal New Zealand Navy's 75th anniversary. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)

US warship to visit New Zealand and end 30-year stalemate

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

US warship to visit New Zealand and end 30-year stalemate

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

After five seasons with the D.C. United, U.S. national team midfielder Perry Kitchen is back in the area for a friendly against New Zealand on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Former D.C. United midfielder Perry Kitchen returns to familiar setting with U.S. team

By Thomas Floyd — Special to The Washington Times

Reid returns to lead New Zealand for US, Mexico games

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United States' Michelle Carter celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's shot put during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Carter’s last throw nets 1st US Olympic gold in women’s shot

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

United States's Danny Barrett, left, is challenged by Fiji's Jerry Tuwai, during the men's rugby sevens match at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Americans miss out on Olympic rugby quarterfinals by one kick

By John Pye - Associated Press

Japan's Kameli Soejima, scores a try during the men's rugby sevens match against New Zealand at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Williams injured at Olympics; to be sidelined for 6-9 months

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

United States' Michael Phelps, left, jokes with his teammate James Feigen during a swimming training session prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The Latest: April Ross baffled by Zika taunts

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South Africa goalkeeper Roxanne Barker tries to grab the ball as Sweden's Fridolina Rolfo goes for a header during the opening match of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament between Sweden and South Africa at the Rio Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Goalkeeper Hope Solo comes up big in 200th cap to help US beat France

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

A couple enjoy a walk along the beach, Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in Miami Beach, Fla. Weather in South Florida was in the high eighties. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Stress study suggests ocean views influence mental health

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Cliff Curtis, left, and James Napier Robertson attend the LA Premiere of "The Dark Horse" held at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

‘The Dark Horse’ chess film from New Zealand shines light on mental illness of Genesis Potini

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

‘The Last Witch Hunter’ star Reno Owen on being in Star Wars

By Keith Valcourt — Special to The Washington Times