投稿者: Tess McClure in Christchurch
Chris Hipkins, who is about to meet the Chinese president on a trip to Beijing for the first time, said China’s system of government is ‘a matter for them’New Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins has disagreed with US President Joe Biden’s remark that …
As food prices rise, communities in Christchurch are mapping out local fruit and nut trees and learning how to tell good mushrooms from badThe forest wraps the coast of Christchurch’s peninsula, carpets of pine needles giving way to a bright shard of g…
Sperm Positive launched in New Zealand in 2019 in an effort to reduce the stigma faced by HIV-positive people Olivia and Amy are sitting outside in the shade, trying to escape from New Zealand’s early-summer humidity. Amy, 10 months old, burbles happil…
Legislation will mean people currently aged 14 and under will never be able to legally purchase tobaccoNew Zealand has announced it will outlaw smoking for the next generation, so that those who are aged 14 and under today will never be legally able to…
Vaccinated people in New Zealand’s largest city can now go to the pub for the first time in over 100 daysIn Auckland, nature was healing. The ungroomed lined up for their eyebrow appointments. Bars flung open their doors with the promise of free drinks…
Udall presents a less controversial image than Donald Trump’s pick, as US seeks to ease tensions in the Indo PacificClad in the cowboy boots and turquoise gemstone bolo tie of his home state, Tom Udall, Joe Biden’s longtime friend and pick as US ambass…
The former Air New Zealand boss is a relative newcomer to politics but has consistently registered in ‘preferred prime minister’ pollingNew Zealand has a new leader for its opposition, and – the party hopes – a new challenger to the enduring popularity…
Luxon, who has spent just a year in parliament, will be the party’s fifth leader in as many years after he replaced Judith CollinsNew Zealand’s opposition has announced a new leader, former airline boss Christopher Luxon, after its leader Judith Collin…
Known for her political ruthlessness and a fondness for going on the offensive, Collins was unable to unite the caucus behind herIn the end, Judith Collins’s tenure at the top of the National Party ended on the same notes that have sounded throughout h…
Border will first open to New Zealand citizens coming from Australia, then from the rest of the world, and finally to all other vaccinated visitors from AprilSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has announced it will reopen its borders to vaccin…
Local leaders, particularly in vulnerable Māori communities, fear travellers could bring the virus with themSee all our coronavirus coverageEvery summer, with Christmas and New Year stacked in the middle of the hot season, city-dwelling New Zealanders …
Range of issues blamed for spike in cost to $20 a block, including inflation, Covid-related supply issues and high milk pricesFacing decades-high cheese prices, cheddar-loving New Zealanders are being forced to chase specials, downgrade their flavour e…
Cabinet ministers have been meeting with gang leaders as the country targets an ambitious vaccination rateSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter the needle entered his right arm, the man raised his left fist in a brief salute. Surgical mask covering par…
The country has seen a rapid uptick in protests and online disinformation, tinged with far-right undertonesSee all our coronavirus coverageFor more than a year, New Zealand’s “team of 5 million” stood largely united in the face of Covid-19. This month,…
Tribal leaders say they have lost many ancestors to previous pandemics and see vaccine as best protection against virusSee all our coronavirus coverageAnti-vaccine protesters in New Zealand have been told to stop using the “ka mate” haka by the tribe w…