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Country’s ‘slick branding machine’ can’t hide ‘entrenched inequality’, says Ricardo Menéndez March New Zealand’s first Latin American MP has had a controversial start: he’s been labelled “disrespectful” for his attitude to senior citizens, called out t…
Read MoreWestland petrel fledglings have been hitting the roads, possibly mistaking the lights for bioluminescent fish they feed onIn an attempt to save a rare bird species, a New Zealand village is trialling an innovative strategy: it is switching off all its …
Read MorePrime minister says New Zealand is doing more than activist suggests after Thunberg tweets about ‘so-called climate emergency declaration’The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has responded to criticism of New Zealand’s climate policies by Swedish climat…
Read MoreTrans-Tasman bubble will allow Australians and New Zealanders to cross the ditch without quarantiningNew Zealand’s cabinet has agreed to establish a quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia in the first quarter of 2021, the prime minister, Jacinda …
Read MorePrime minister remembers 20 foreign tourists and two local guides who died in Whakaari disaster, as the governor general speaks of ‘dark day in our nation’s history’Jacinda Ardern has said the overseas visitors among 22 people killed in the White Islan…
Read MoreJacinda Ardern calls climate change ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’ and pledges carbon-neutral government by 2025New Zealand has declared a climate change emergency and committed to a carbon-neutral government by 2025, in what the prime mi…
Read MoreNew Zealand security forces should have focused more on threat of rightwing terrorism, royal commission toldNew Zealand’s Islamic community has told the Christchurch massacre inquiry that it knew it was “vulnerable” to a terror attack, and that securit…
Read MoreOutlet promises to ‘do better in the future’, admitting that it seldom treated Māori fairlyNew Zealand media giant Stuff has issued a public apology for its portrayal of Māori it says has ranged from blinkered to racist, from its first editions until n…
Read MoreTen parties charged under health and safety laws and three charged as directors or individuals over Whakaari explosion which killed 22New Zealand’s workplace safety watchdog has charged 13 parties as part of its investigation into last December’s White…
Read MoreHoles drilled into extinct volcano could use magma’s heat to pipe hot water through buildings A group of geologists in Dunedin are hoping to reduce climate-damaging emissions by drilling deep into an extinct 11-million-year-old volcano below the South …
Read MoreMilitary says Kiwis will be disappointed if they haven’t prebooked a place as hotels approach capacityNew Zealand’s quarantine hotels are approaching capacity as the military warns there may not be room to house Kiwis planning to return home for Christ…
Read MoreWhat started 15 years ago as a modest promotion to draw attention to native birds, many of which are endangered, has become a phenomenonNormally on a post test-match Monday in New Zealand, the talk is all about the national rugby team’s latest performa…
Read MoreReliable right-hand man Grant Robertson will be deputy PM with Nanaia Mahuta replacing Winston Peters as foreign ministerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has brought in her reliab…
Read MoreSupporters jubilant after defying poor early polls and gaining first electorate win since 1999The mood at the election headquarters of New Zealand’s Green party was triumphal, almost as though the party had won the election outright. The election resul…
Read MoreShoppers rush to stock up on essentials as new lockdown starts for New Zealand’s largest city following mystery Covid outbreakCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt was the storm before the calm.In the hours immediately before A…
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