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Jacinda Ardern: I try to turn self-doubt into ‘something more positive’
New Zealand prime minister admits watching bad television to relax and says some people she admires most have …
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Ihumātao sacred site bought by New Zealand government for $30m
Purchase ends decades-long land dispute in which protesters resisted private developer’s plansLand claimed by …
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At least 250,000 suffered abuse in New Zealand’s state care system, inquiry finds
Royal commission into abuse in state care between 1950 and 1999 found victims were ‘most disadvantaged or marg…
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New Zealand Human Rights Commission backs overhaul of care for at-risk Māori children
Commissioner Meng Foon calls for end to ‘systemic bias’ against Māori in justice, health and education The Hum…
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‘A thrill of subtle subversion’: New Zealand MPs share their love of thrifting
Aotearoa MPs are notorious for their love of ‘op-shopping’, and have offered advice to their US counterparts o…
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Pike river mine disaster: 10 years on, families mark painful anniversary
New Zealand and loved ones of the 29 miners killed mourn as efforts continue to recover their bodies It has be…
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New Zealand’s birthrate drops to record low as economic insecurity increases
Without migration – now nearly non-existent due to closed borders – the country’s population will begin to shr…
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Tribute work to New Zealand’s most famous artist sold in London as original
Auction house sold painting by John Robinson that was advertised as a work by Colin McCahon, including a forge…
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New Zealand partially shuts central Auckland over mystery Covid case
Workers in centre of city are asked to work from home on Friday after student with no obvious links to areas o…
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New species of extinct monk seal identified from fossils in New Zealand
Previously unknown animal - that has been named after a sea in Lord of the Rings - radically changes scientist…
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New Zealand to send team to investigate Cook Islands travel bubble
Experts to travel to Cook Islands this weekend to assess travel to Covid-free country that’s heavily dependent…
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Trail blazer: Nanaia Mahuta vows to transform New Zealand diplomacy
New foreign minister promises to carve a path for women, Māori and for the countryWhen Jacinda Ardern appointe…
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New Zealand narrowly votes no to legalising cannabis in referendum
Yes campaign garnered 48.4% of votes, while the no vote won 50.7%, meaning the referendum does not passNew Zea…
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Free meat, milk and firewood: New Zealand’s dairy farms try to lure local workers
Dairy industry contributes NZ$15bn to the economy, but farms are struggling to find workers amid CovidCoronavi…
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A midwife, a Covid-19 expert and a refugee: some of New Zealand’s new MPs
Labour’s ranks have been swelled by New Zealand’s first African MP, just one example of an more diverse Parlia…