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New Zealand housing crisis: Jacinda Ardern says rent-increase warnings are ‘speculative’
Property investors have railed against last week’s policy changes, which sought to dampen skyrocketing house p…
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New Zealand moves to rein in runaway housing market with billion dollar plan
Jacinda Ardern announces more support for first homebuyers and measures to dampen property speculation but adm…
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Wellington women call for change after ‘terrifying’ accounts of sexual harassment
Facebook post has triggered outpouring from women who say they are regularly subjected to sexual aggressions i…
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‘Can you help me?’: The quiet desperation of New Zealand’s housing crisis
With prices soaring, many fear they will never be able to buy. Others will try anything as the crisis threaten…
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New Zealand: Ardern flags further gun control reforms after firearms charges peak
Prime minister says 2020 police statistics have only reinforced government’s commitment to crackdown An increa…
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Hemiandrus jacinda: insect named after New Zealand prime minister
New species of wētā, a giant flightless cricket, is seen as ‘reflecting traits’ of Jacinda ArdernNew Zealand’s…
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New Zealand orders review into handling of Covid to ‘sharpen’ response
Independent group will advise on all aspects of pandemic, including communication with public and planning for…
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Charge more for flights to deter tourists and help the planet, says Air New Zealand adviser
Sir Jonathan Porritt says there is ‘no going back’ to tourism as it was pre-Covid and that flying is a privile…
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New Zealand: Ardern’s decision to drop regular interview gives fuel to political foes
Prime minister was already under fire for her recent handling of the Auckland Covid outbreakNew Zealand’s prim…
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Jacinda Ardern Covid update: Auckland lockdown to lift on Sunday – live
Prime minister says immunisation ‘roadmap’ will be released soonFull report: thousands allowed to return home …
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‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: no new Covid cases in Auckland for second day
Outbreak in New Zealand’s biggest city appears to be under control, but authorities say no decision will be ma…
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New Zealand urged ‘don’t let virus divide you’ as Covid frustration builds
Jacinda Ardern said lockdown breaches would face ‘judgment of nation’ but director general of health calls for…
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‘Everyone is angry’: Ardern under pressure over latest Auckland Covid lockdown
New Zealand PM says she understands frustration at people who have not followed Covid rules but argues against…
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Words matter: how New Zealand’s clear messaging helped beat Covid
One year on from the nation’s first case of coronavirus, Aotearoa has largely eliminated the virus - communica…
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Rescuers race to save dozens of stranded pilot whales in New Zealand
About 50 long-finned pilot whales became stuck in the shallow water off Farewell Spit, and about 26 have diedA…