Nick Kean / Flickr Pregnant New Zealand Journo: Home Country's COVID Rules So Strict It Was Easier to Return to Taliban's Afghanistan 'When the Taliban offers you – a pregnant, unmarried woman – safe haven, you know your situation is messed up.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal January 30, 2022
@RuthWW / Twitter screen shot New Zealand Men Arrested After Trying to Smuggle KFC Into City in Lockdown Two men were arrested entering locked-down Auckland, New Zealand, with a trunk full of cash and a whole bunch of illegal KFC. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal September 23, 2021
Dan Whitfield / Pexels Entire Country of New Zealand Goes Into Strict Lockdown Over a Single COVID Case New Zealand Prime Minister Jacina Ardern locked down her entire country after a single case of COVID was reported. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal August 17, 2021
Far Out Ocean Research Collective / Facebook screen shot New Zealand Ocean Group Watches in Amazement as Bottlenose Dolphin Adopts Baby Whale 'Pilot whales spend seven years with their calves. There is a good chance it will eventually join another pod of pilot whales.' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
Emily Puhi / Facebook screen shot Woman Snaps Photo After She Says Customers Stepped Up To Help Understaffed Restaurant Plenty of people commented to say how the friendly help was characteristic of the town and how heartwarming it was to see customers pitch in. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 13, 2020