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New Zealand votes to ban smoking

14 December 2021

The New Zealand Labor-Green government of Jacinda Ardern (pictured) has decided to gradually ban the use of tobacco. It is already forbidden to minors under the age of 18: the age limit will increase each year until a total ban is achieved.
The extremely popular Jacinda Ardern is the first (…)

New Zealand espionage revelations

2 July 2020

During the Cold War, the New Zealand secret intelligence service carried out various operations on behalf of the "Five Eyes" (Australia, Canada, United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom).
Thus, at the end of the 1980s, the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) in Wellington reportedly broke (…)

UN: New Zealand tables a draft resolution on Syria amidst complete confusion

6 December 2016

New Zealand has tabled a draft resolution on the Syrian crisis [just] when its Prime Minister, John Key, announced to his fellow citizens that he was resigning.
The text [of the resolution] calls for an immediate cease-fire under international control and requires the States that are (…)