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New Zealand courts digital nomads with new ‘relaxed’ tourist visa
“The ambition is that new visa rules will put New Zealand boldly on the map as a welcoming haven for the world’s talent,” says the finance minister.
- by Amelia Nierenberg
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Australia to provide more aid to Vanuatu as another earthquake strikes
The latest lot of Australian aid includes $2.5 million for medical care, water, sanitation and hygiene products and services.
- by Chris Zappone
Australians return home as Vanuatu rescues continue
Another 141 Australian citizens touched down in Brisbane overnight following the devastating earthquake.
- by Emily Verdouw and Samantha Lock
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Earthquakes
Australians evacuated from Vanuatu after ‘terrifying’ earthquake
Rescuers are racing to pull survivors from the rubble of fallen buildings, but the number of dead is “expected to increase”.
- by Ben McKay and Callum Godde
Explainer
Earthquakes
Scientists know where the big earthquakes will hit. They just don’t know when
A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure quakes, and are we doing enough to prepare?
- by Sherryn Groch
Updated
Earthquakes
Several dead, trapped, hundreds injured after violent earthquake
A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu. Australia has sent search and rescue and emergency medical teams.
- by Alasdair Pal, Kirsty Needham and Katherine Scott
Updated
Earthquakes
‘We definitely need help’: Australian’s rescue plea as magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Vanuatu
Buildings have been flattened in the Pacific nation’s capital, Port Vila, and several embassies evacuated.
- by Paul Sakkal
Editorial
Pacific diplomacy
The NRL’s newest recruit PNG is good for sport and Pacific politics
The announcement that a team from Papua New Guinea will enter the NRL competition is a smart play.
- The Herald's View
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Pacific diplomacy
PNG minister says $600m NRL deal ‘nothing to do with China’
PNG’s foreign minister said its government had set aside more than $38 million to begin building facilities and a deal could be announced as early as next week.
- by Chris Barrett
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