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New Zealand gets gold at 2008 Olympics in Beijing

Valerie Vili of New Zealand celebrates winning the women's shot put in 2008 Olympics in Beijing on August 16, 2008. Vili scored 20.56. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)


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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 29 (UPI) -- The owner of Line 7 took responsibility for the New Zealand sportswear company's demise Monday.
SINGAPORE, May 28 (UPI) -- New Zealand's minister of defense Thursday was in Singapore to sign a defense agreement between the two countries in a move to strengthen cooperation.
WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- New Zealand announced plans to partner with the United States on preventing nuclear terrorism through funding non-proliferation work in Kazakhstan.
WANGANUI, New Zealand, April 6 (UPI) -- District councilors in Wanganui, New Zealand, have voted to allow the citizens to decide whether the city's name should instead be spelled "Whanganui."
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 23 (UPI) -- All cars in New Zealand could some day be electric vehicles powered by wind, an expert said.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A bilateral artillery exercise aimed at strengthening cooperation on regional security is taking place between Singapore and New Zealand.
PERPIGNAN, France, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The head of Air New Zealand said he was hopeful survivors would be found after a plane owned by the carrier crashed in the Mediterranean off the French coast.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Many New Zealanders are more interested in the upcoming U.S. contest than in their own parliamentary election, a poll released Sunday finds.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has called a general election for Nov. 8, pitting her incumbent Labor Party against John Key's National Party.
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