Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand tightened their gun laws following mass shootings in recent years.
Remarks are latest signal by an Asia-Pacific leader that US President Biden’s engagement with region is falling short.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand lifts benchmark interest rate to 2 percent in fifth consecutive hike.
Announcement means borders will open two months earlier than the government’s timetable.
The company’s test is partially successful as it attempts to make its boosters reusable.
While the global sea level is expected to rise 50cm by 2100, for large parts of New Zealand, it could be 1 metre.
New Zealand welcomes tourists from US, UK, Canada, Japan and more than 50 other countries for first time in two years.
The Solomon Islands prime minister has been defending the just-signed pact amid concern from Canberra to Washington.
Asian economies join Canada and New Zealand in raising interest rates amid soaring inflation worldwide.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand raises benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 1.50 percent.
Refugees who tried to get to Australia by boat have spent years on remote islands or held in immigration detention.
Marine mammals die at Farewell Spit on the South Island, the site of at least 10 strandings in 15 years.
Moves are latest measures intended to punish Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Little is known about ghost sharks which usually live at depths of up to 6,000 feet (1,829 metres).
