投稿者: Tess McClure in Auckland
Case of Peter Ellis marks first time a court in the country has overturned a conviction posthumouslyNew Zealand’s supreme court has quashed the convictions of Peter Ellis, a Christchurch creche worker convicted of child sexual abuse in 1993 in a highly…
As demand for honey slows after the pandemic, stockpiles far exceed the amount usually sold in a yearNew Zealand is drowning in honey after a boom in beekeeping collided with slowing international demand to create towering stockpiles.Over the past five…
UN refugee agency says many refugees have been traumatised by years in Australian detention camps, hampering uptake of the offerIn nearly six months, just 36 people have taken up New Zealand’s offer to resettle refugees held in Australian detention cam…
Animal welfare law passes two years after sinking of Gulf Livestock 1 in a typhoon killed crew and 6,000 cattleNew Zealand will ban live animal exports from next April, two years after storms sank a livestock ship, killing 41 crew members and 6,000 cat…
Sam Uffindell had been stood down after allegations he had bullied a female housemate while at universityA New Zealand MP who has apologised for attacking a fellow student at high school has been reinstated to the opposition National party after an inq…
After a decline in the previous quarter, the economy rebounded on the back of spending on travel and recreationIncreased spending on travel and leisure driven by eased Covid restrictions has helped helped New Zealand dodge recession, with its economy g…
While all lawmakers offered condolences to the royal family, several also discussed the monarchy’s fraught and complex historyAs New Zealand’s parliament gathered to pay tribute to the Queen, honours and admiration were mixed with sharp criticism of a …
Despite an apparent indifference to the new king, New Zealand also seems to have no real appetite to sever ties with the crownOutside a corner store in suburban Wellington, a small chalkboard announced the news amid the ice-cream specials. “Queen has D…
On wild beaches, secretive harvesters seek the coveted whale byproduct that can make a fortune in an instantFrans Beuse sits at his kitchen table, examining what looks like an array of rocks. Using a slim, sharpened blade he scrapes each in turn, produ…
Sunday’s daily case numbers lowest since start of Omicron wave in February, with other key indicators also trending downNew Zealand’s Covid infections have dropped to their lowest level in six months, in signs the winter wave that made it one of the co…
The country’s largest trees, kauri are threatened by dieback and climate change. But there is hope for the revered speciesLook out at the forest of Waitakere and you will see the skeleton of Aunt Agatha above the treeline. The tree – who gained her nic…
Centre-right National and libertarian Act could form government, according to latest survey, with Labour-Greens bloc trailing on combined 42% supportJacinda Ardern’s chances of re-election are looking shakier, with new polling indicating that New Zeala…
Analysis shows almost 15% of deaths in mid-July were due to Covid, with that figure likely to be an undercountCovid-19 became the equal leading cause of death in New Zealand for the first time in July, overtaking stroke and drawing even with ischaemic …
Climate minister says the aim is to equip people ‘so that when climate events occur their lives can continue’New Zealand has released its first national plan to prepare for the floods, fires and rising seas it expects to be unleashed by the climate cri…
House speaker tells all parties not to use the app on parliamentary devices over data security fears New Zealand MPs have been warned off using TikTok, with concerns data could be accessed by the Chinese government.Last week, House speaker Trevor Malla…