投稿者: Tess McClure in Auckland
The then leader had made improving the lives of the poorest children a key plank of her agendaNew Zealand’s child poverty rates have plateaued, despite government efforts and former leader Jacinda Ardern making it a central priority of her prime minist…
Nanaia Mahuta says she will raise concerns over Ukraine and human rights issues as well as ways the two countries can cooperateNew Zealand’s foreign minister, Nanaia Mahuta, will leave for China on Tuesday in the first visit to Beijing by a New Zealand…
Greens co-leader James Shaw says Labour shouldn’t count on its support in upcoming election amid glacial progress on emissionsSpeaking to a room full of supporters in downtown Auckland on Sunday, New Zealand climate minister James Shaw’s frustration ha…
MPs were informed of the decision, which comes after similar moves by western allies, by parliamentary service on FridayNew Zealand’s parliament will ban TikTok from all parliamentary devices, amid mounting international security concerns surrounding t…
Reserve bank had taken steps to engineer a ‘shallow recession’ in response to high inflation but shrinkage arrives earlyNew Zealand’s economy is shrinking, with gross domestic product down 0.6% last quarter, amid speculation a recession may be approach…
Leader Chris Hipkins also surged in preferred prime minister rankings after reorientation towards ‘bread and butter issues’New Zealand’s governing Labour coalition has pulled ahead in a new poll, putting it closer to staying in government after the upc…
Clean car upgrade scheme among measures to be cut but PM Chris Hipkins denies government is abandoning climate ambitionsNew Zealand’s government is dumping a range of high-profile reforms and emissions reduction measures as part of its promise to refoc…
Livelihoods in tatters after months of relentless rain and extreme weather – and the clean-up is just beginningKaryn Maddren walks out into the ruins of her stud farm, and stands in front of the waterfall. A month earlier, it was a green hillside. Now,…
Georgina Beyer was a formidable force for New Zealand’s rainbow community, pushing reforms on sex work and civil unionsBelieved to be the world’s first transgender person to become a member of parliament, Georgina Beyer is remembered in New Zealand for…
North Island wakes to devastation, as flood waters continue to rise, hundreds rescued from rooftops and more than 10,000 people displaced New Zealand was attempting to come to grips with the extent of destruction from Cyclone Gabrielle, as the severe w…
National state of emergency invoked and thousands displaced as storm devastates large parts of North Island and minister says ‘this is climate change’Minister gives furious speech about ‘lost decades spent bickering’ over climate crisisCyclone Gabriell…
Worst of the storm could coincide with Monday’s midnight high tide, with people in some coastal communities and low-lying areas urged to leaveNew Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins has warned the worst is yet to come as Cyclone Gabrielle sparks evacu…
New Zealand city council says ‘you would be seriously injured or killed’ by lamps weighing up to 15kg, like a microwave or bulk sack of riceNew Zealand’s capital is being plagued by hundreds of potentially deadly street lights that have begun dropping …
The daughter of an abattoir worker and fruit picker, Sepuloni could have exactly the expertise the PM needs to tackle a brutal cost of living crisisCarmel Sepuloni admits her father, who arrived from Samoa in 1964 unable to speak English, had difficult…
Incoming prime minister echoes Jacinda Ardern’s promise to cut back Labour’s agenda to focus on cost of living issuesNew Zealand’s next prime minister, Chris Hipkins, has promised to cut back government reforms to focus on the “global pandemic of infla…