投稿者: Tess McClure in Auckland
As part of an attempt to rid Stewart Island of the rodents, children as young as five have taken part in a rat catching competition, with remarkable resultsIn a tiny school on the southern-most tip of New Zealand, the children are lining up their kill….
New Zealand’s reserve bank delivered its largest rate hike in history on Wednesday, piling pressure on the country’s homeownersRosie Smyth and Richard Larsen, along with their toddler daughter, had spent years looking for an affordable home in Lyttelto…
New Zealand’s reserve bank says spending levels still need to be reduced with rate rises, in order to tame inflationNew Zealand’s reserve bank has forecast that the country will tip into recession in 2023, and has lifted the official cash rate by an u…
Ahead of first meeting with China’s president in three years, New Zealand PM calls for environment where differences can be discussedJacinda Ardern has said she must be able to raise concerns with Beijing without prompting “retaliatory acts”, on the ev…
Justice minister approves extradition of woman arrested on suspicion of the murder of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in Auckland A woman arrested in connection with the death of two children who were found dead in suitcases in Auckla…
In response to workers’ claims of high emissions and waste, Amazon says it complied with all laws and ‘either met or exceeded industry standards’Picture three scenes: in a sheltered clearing, a stand of trees stretches skyward, trunks pale against the …
New Zealand PM tells party conference ‘we are not done yet’ as poll shows Labour’s support at 5-year low ahead of elections in 2023In the darkened amphitheatre of a south Auckland conference centre, a youth choir swayed, as crowds waited for the prime …
Inland Revenue Department faced criticism online after tweeting a tax on ‘treat hauls’ could teach kids responsibilityNew Zealand’s tax department has apologised for encouraging parents to hit their children’s Halloween candy stash with a “lolly tax” o…
NZ government facing accusations that its response to Iran protests has been muted in order to secure release of pairTwo New Zealand influencers who were detained for nearly four months in Iran have said they are “extremely relieved” to be out of the c…
Influencers Christopher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray had disappeared after entering Iran in July and had been prevented from leavingTwo New Zealand social media influencers who were detained in Iran for almost four months have been released and have…
The Department of Conservation is looking for a biodiversity supervisor on the wild, remote coast of the South Island, a Unesco world heritage siteA NZ$90,000 salary, a helicopter commute, and a Unesco world heritage site as your playground. It sounds …
Passed through generations of families and scattered across New Zealand, the homes are lasting connections to ancestral landWhen the time came for the Makiha family to pull down their house, they decided to bury it. Piece by piece, they dismantled the …
Michael Cruickshank argued he was so drunk he could not remember sending the threats to New Zealand’s prime minister A man sent to prison for sending death threats to New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has had his conviction overturned.Micha…
Thousands of the smiling amphibians have been handed in, as some owners of the hot new pet are overwhelmed by unexpected arrivalsAn axolotl boom is seeing thousands of the smiling amphibians accumulating at New Zealand’s pet shelters, with some blaming…
Experts say the progressive vote is disillusioned with incremental changes brought in by Ardern Labour governmentLate in the campaign period of Auckland’s mayoral election came a spate of strange, oddly specific, billboard vandalism. As the race in New…