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New Zealand PM disagrees with Joe Biden over Xi Jinping ‘dictator’ remark
Chris Hipkins, who is about to meet the Chinese president on a trip to Beijing for the first time, said China’…
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Foraging takes hold in New Zealand’s wild places
As food prices rise, communities in Christchurch are mapping out local fruit and nut trees and learning how to…
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‘A wave of joy’: babies born from world’s first HIV positive sperm bank
Sperm Positive launched in New Zealand in 2019 in an effort to reduce the stigma faced by HIV-positive people …
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New Zealand to ban smoking for next generation in bid to outlaw habit by 2025
Legislation will mean people currently aged 14 and under will never be able to legally purchase tobaccoNew Zea…
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‘Electric vibe’: Auckland celebrates end of lockdown with brunch and traffic gridlock
Vaccinated people in New Zealand’s largest city can now go to the pub for the first time in over 100 daysIn Au…
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Tom Udall, Biden’s cowboy boot-wearing friend, makes debut as ambassador to New Zealand
Udall presents a less controversial image than Donald Trump’s pick, as US seeks to ease tensions in the Indo P…
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Who is New Zealand’s new opposition leader Christopher Luxon?
The former Air New Zealand boss is a relative newcomer to politics but has consistently registered in ‘preferr…
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New Zealand’s National party anoints ex-airline boss Chris Luxon as leader
Luxon, who has spent just a year in parliament, will be the party’s fifth leader in as many years after he rep…
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The era of Judith ‘Crusher’ Collins ends in a blaze of fury
Known for her political ruthlessness and a fondness for going on the offensive, Collins was unable to unite th…
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New Zealand to reopen borders to vaccinated visitors from new year
Border will first open to New Zealand citizens coming from Australia, then from the rest of the world, and fin…
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As New Zealand lifts Covid lockdowns, some small towns ask tourists to stay away
Local leaders, particularly in vulnerable Māori communities, fear travellers could bring the virus with themSe…
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Whey too expensive: New Zealand cheese lovers forced to eke out supplies as prices jump
Range of issues blamed for spike in cost to $20 a block, including inflation, Covid-related supply issues and …
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Unusual bedfellows: how gangs are pushing New Zealand’s Covid vaccination drive
Cabinet ministers have been meeting with gang leaders as the country targets an ambitious vaccination rateSee …
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Dissent, threats and fury: mood darkens in New Zealand as Covid restrictions bite
The country has seen a rapid uptick in protests and online disinformation, tinged with far-right undertonesSee…
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Māori tribe tells anti-Covid vaccine protesters to stop using its haka
Tribal leaders say they have lost many ancestors to previous pandemics and see vaccine as best protection agai…