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Last Surviving Soldier from Battle of Crete Dies

New Zealand's and perhaps the world's last surviving soldier of Second World War heroic Battle of Crete died at the age of 104. On Sunday, Cyril Henry Brant Robinson, passed away at the retirement community of Whangamata Moana House, New Zealand. Robinson...

Auckland Back Into Lockdown Mode as New Coronavirus Cases Surface in New Zealand

National health authorities in New Zealand announced on Tuesday that they were once again locking down the country's largest city after four new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed there. These cases constitute the first-known domestic transmissions of the disease...

Greek Australian Among the Dead in New Zealand’s Volcanic Eruption

A Greek-Australian student was among the victims of the volcanic eruption at New Zealand’s White Island last week, authorities announced. Krystal Eve Browitt, a veterinary nursing student from Melbourne, Australia who turned 21 on Nov. 29, was among the eighteen...

A Greek Australian Among Those Missing After New Zealand’s Volcanic Eruption

An Australian woman of Greek descent is among the missing persons after New Zealand's White Island volcano's violent eruption on Monday. Krystall Browitt, née Drakatou, who is 21 years old and lives in Melbourne, is still among the missing. Browitt, along with...

Huge Mural of Santorini Brings a Taste of Greece to New Zealand

A new shop in New Zealand which imports and sells authentic Greek products is capturing the attention of local people with a huge mural depicting the Greek island of Santorini decorating its walls. The “Little Greece” shop, located at Browns...

New Zealand Woman Finds Rescuers of her Grandfather from the Battle of Crete

Emma Ebrahim could not believe her eyes when she found the descendants of the brave Cretan family who had hidden her New Zealander grandfather, who fought with the Allied Forces in the Battle of Crete in faraway 1941, from the Nazis. This...

New Zealand Mass Killer Visited Greece Twice

The man thought responsible for the killing of at least 50 people in the unprecedented terrorist attack in New Zealand that stunned the nation and the world, visited Greece twice. Greek authorities confirmed earlier local media reports that 28-year-old Australian...

Greek-Kiwi Footballer’s Poignant Tribute to Christchurch Terror Victims (video)

Footballer Kosta Babarouses - a 28-year-old born in Wellington of Greek heritage - has been praised for a classy tribute to the Christchurch shootings victims after scoring an A-League goal. The Melbourne Victory forward sank to his knees in a...