投稿者: Eleanor de Jong in Queenstown
Numbers of Māui dolphins have been slashed by fishing and other threats, with only an estimated 63 adults remaining in the wildThe lives of New Zealand’s smallest and most endangered dolphins will soon become less elusive as drones take to the skies to…
Officers in Dunedin say having a few large pubs would place students into a ‘controlled environment’It’s an unusual request from police: more pubs.But officers in a South Island city renowned for student recklessness and couch burning say they wish mor…
Bird born at the end of last year on the Chatham Islands has since flown 12,500km around South PacificA sole Antipodean albatross chick born on the remote Chatham Islands has delighted conservationists who hope the bird may usher in the start of a new …
Just 1.61 births per woman of child-bearing age recorded in 2020 amid economic uncertainty and acceptance of child-free lifestylesNew Zealand’s birthrate dropped to its lowest ever level in 2020, well below the population replacement rate of 2.1.Accord…
Jacinda Ardern said she does not believe community transmission is widespread Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has reported three new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19, as prime minister Jacinda Ardern surpris…
Covid hardships mean pounamu is increasingly being targeted for its value, Indigenous leaders sayThe rugged west coast of New Zealand is home to many secrets. Rivers that run flush with gold, beaches that conceal ambergris, and waterways dotted with bo…
Some towns have not been compliant with water standards in 20 years, according to Water NZ’s Noel RobertsA lead contamination scare in a south Otago town is sounding water quality alarm bells around New Zealand, with one expert saying he would refuse t…
Jacinda Ardern says vaccination of the wider population will begin in the second half of the yearCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s first Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in the country ahead of schedule in a win for…
Māori party co-leader said he had chosen to wear cultural dress in defiance of dress code which requires men to wear tiesThe Māori party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has defied the order to wear a tie in the New Zealand parliament’s debating chamber – and …
Engineers for the national carrier, which is majority-owned by the government, worked on engines and a power turbine for the Royal Saudi NavyPrime minister Jacinda Ardern has asked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to investigate after it w…
Coronavirus risk at events being managed amid trickle of cases in quarantineCelebrations for Waitangi Day are pressing ahead, with the Labour party’s Māori caucus arriving on Tuesday afternoon, after New Zealand logged the fifth consecutive day with no…
Three years after the prime minister asked Māori to hold her to account, many are disillusioned with her governmentIn an oft-repeated story New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has recalled how growing up in the small, largely Māori town of Mu…
Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand can return to ‘normal’ only when the rest of the world does tooCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJacinda Ardern has said New Zealand and “the world” need to return to some semblance of normality…
Woman was released from managed isolation on 13 January following two negative tests and visited 30 locations in NorthlandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA 56-year-old woman has tested positive for Covid-19 in New Zealand, a…
Gráinne Moss had been under pressure after reports into systemic bias at Oranga TamarikiThe embattled chief executive of Oranga Tamariki has stepped down, saying the focus of the story has become about her, rather than the well-being of New Zealand’s m…