投稿者: Tess McClure in Auckland
Polls put New Zealand on track to elect its most rightwing coalition government in decades as Act’s supporters growRead all our New Zealand election 2023 coverage“Four times in New Zealand history, there’s been quite significant turning points,” says D…
Prime minister Chris Hipkins says Labour now ‘underdogs’ as National gains ground ahead of 14 October electionNew Zealand’s Labour party is polling at its worst levels in 6 years, with prime minister Chris Hipkins saying they are now “underdogs” in the…
Once a nation of cat-lovers, attacks on other animals and recovery in local fauna is reshaping attitudes toward felinesOut in the bush beyond his house, John McConnell walks with his gun, looking for the glint of eyes in the darkness.McConnell, 67, liv…
Bucking global trends, polls find young voter support higher for National and right coalition than Labour as election nearsWhen New Zealand’s Labour party was elected in 2017, commentators heralded the “youthquake”. Jacinda Ardern had brought a dose of…
Report from the country’s spy agency, the NZSIS, also claims foreign intelligence ‘persistently’ conduct operations against New ZealandNew Zealand’s intelligence service has accused China of foreign interference in its democracy, amid increasing tensio…
Amid rising global tensions, Chinese leader tells PM, Chris Hipkins, his visit to Beijing is meaningfulXi Jinping has praised the “great importance” of China’s relationship with its “friend and partner” New Zealand, as Chris Hipkins visits Beijing to p…
Public notice issued to watch out for the flippered creatures as they start to leave their breeding colonies and venture out into New ZealandSunbathing on roads, breaking through catflaps, visiting film sets, invading homes and taking in the heat of ba…
At least four wire articles published by national broadcaster had been edited to add pro-Kremlin phrasingNew Zealand’s national radio broadcaster is conducting an internal investigation after evidence emerged that an employee had edited wire reporting …
Ardern, who said she felt conflicted about the honour, was recognised for her service to the country during the pandemic and Christchurch terror attacksNew Zealand has awarded Jacinda Ardern one of the country’s highest honours, making the former prime…
The result of an extraordinary ecological history, many of New Zealand’s birds are highly unusual but all are belovedWhen unsuspecting Miami zoo ambassador Ron Magill woke on Tuesday, he could not have anticipated the storm of fury he was about to enco…
Intellectual Property Office rules that New Zealand beekeepers’ attempt to stop Australian producers using the name did not meet necessary requirementsNew Zealand honey producers have lost their latest battle to trademark mānuka honey, the latest blow …
Move to power Glenbrook steel plant with electricity from renewables rather than coal will reduce emissions by 1% – or the equivalent of taking 300,000 cars off the roadNew Zealand has announced its largest emissions reduction project in history, trans…
Hāmiora Bailey says wall to wall Charles III coverage is unappealing to Indigenous people and has devised a solutionA Māori artist has designed a way for the masses to tune out of royal coverage, with a web browser plugin that replaces all monarchy and…
Foreign secretary cancelled plans in Samoa and New Zealand due to crisis in Sudan, his office saidThe British foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has skipped planned meetings to New Zealand and Samoa to focus on coordinating the UK’s response to the cri…
Including ministers outside cabinet, there are now more women in country’s executive than menNew Zealand has reached gender equity in its government cabinet for the first time in its history.The country had elected its most diverse parliament ever unde…