投稿者: Tess McClure in Auckland
Proposals to prepare the country for more floods, massive storms and wildfires include building away from high-risk areas and protecting cultural sitesThe New Zealand government has released new plans to try to prepare the country for the catastrophic …
Some readers see the housing slowdown as their first chance to buy while those already on the ladder could be hit hard by rising interest ratesIn one neighbourhood, the first metric was the letterbox: a thickening sheath of “For Sale” advertisements cl…
MPs from around the world tell Jacinda Ardern that case of murder suspect Kyung Yup Kim could set ‘dangerous precedent’New Zealand is under international pressure to stop the extradition of a resident to China, after a landmark supreme court decision a…
Savings are worth the extra time, say some shoppers, though the increased carbon footprint does cause some uneaseTins of spaghetti, soap, pasta shells and raw almonds: purchases more commonly carted into New Zealand homes by shopping trolleys and car b…
Decision in case of murder suspect Kyung Yup Kim concludes government can trust Chinese assurances extradited defendants will not face tortureNew Zealand’s courts have ruled the government can extradite to China a man suspected of murder – a landmark r…
House prices are dropping amid rising living costs and higher interest rates – what does that mean for you?For the first time in more than a decade, New Zealand house prices recorded a quarterly drop. ANZ economists say the mood in the market has shift…
Some economists are predicting a 10% decrease over the year, but even that won’t return prices to those of two years agoNew Zealand house prices have experienced their biggest quarterly drop in a decade, raising some hopes of a cooling market for those…
Softly-spoken public servant who became a household name says the role had been challenging and complexSee all our coronavirus coverageThe understated doctor who became an unexpected star of New Zealand’s pandemic has resigned after two years leading t…
Rare phenomenon of bioluminescence is caused by blooms of plankton which glow to evade or distract predatorsOn the shorelines of New Zealand’s north island, shores have been lit up by the glowing “aurora of the sea”: blooms of plankton that glow blue-g…
After two years spent closed off by the pandemic, prime minister Jacinda Ardern says ‘we’re ready to welcome the world back’New Zealand is re-opening its borders to the world, after two years spent closed off by the pandemic.From 13 April, vaccinated t…
Door security error meant one of country’s largest city libraries was left open for hours, allowing hundreds to browse shelvesAs New Zealand celebrated a national holiday, one of the country’s largest city libraries was closed, with staff and security …
Fare cut among measures Jacinda Ardern’s party has introduced to ease cost-of-living pressuresLatest updates in the Russia-Ukraine warWhat we know on day 18New Zealand is halving public transport fares to ease the pain of sharply rising petrol costs, a…
Jacinda Ardern remains preferred prime minister but her party records worst polling since 2017 amid Covid surge and rising living costsFor the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jacinda Ardern-led Labour party has slipped from bei…
A new documentary explores a common experience of many immigrant children – working at the family’s takeway shop“The customers teach me about life. Working teaches me about life. Basically, everything here at the restaurant is life,” says Rama Bani Kha…
Incident comes a month after prime minister’s vehicle was chased and forced on to a curb by demonstratorsA group of shouting protesters have chased the New Zealand prime minister’s van down a driveway as she visited a Christchurch primary school, amid …