New Zealand Designates US Proud Boys Terrorist Group By VOA News June 30, 2022 New Zealand has designated the U.S. right wing groups the Proud Boys and The Base as terrorist organizations, making it illegal for New Zealand residents to fund or support either organization. New Zealand Police Minister Chris Hipkins formally announced the designation at a news conference Thursday in Wellington as the government published a 29-page explanation. Hipkins said the group's involvement in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, amounted to an act of terrorism. He said the "violent protests attempting to...