FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern fought back tears as she apologised on Monday to the family of a 22-year-old British woman who was killed while she was on a backpacking tour, two days after a man was charged with the Briton's murder.
The killing has shocked residents of New Zealand, where serious crimes are relatively rare and camping in remote mountains and farmlands is widely regarded as safe for tourists and New Zealanders alike.
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