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Unable to shoot rabbits this Easter, New Zealand mulls deadly virus to fight ‘plague’
Pest numbers are booming and the annual cull has been called off, forcing one rural council to look at other w…
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Jacinda Ardern says leaders can be ‘sensitive and kind’ in farewell speech
Former New Zealand PM calls for politics to be opened up for all in emotional address to parliamentJacinda Ard…
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Jacinda Ardern to tackle online extremism in new role as special envoy for Christchurch Call
Former New Zealand prime minister will push initiative she created in wake of 2019 terrorist attackFormer New …
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‘Rage, but also joy and completeness’: bringing New Zealand’s stolen ancestors home
The remains of Māori people taken by an Austrian taxidermist in 1877 and displayed in a Vienna museum have fin…
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New Zealand’s next kingmakers: who are the Māori party?
After an unexpected return to parliament, Te Pati Māori has grabbed headlines with its bold and uncompromising…
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NZ Māori party rules out right-wing coalition after next election
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi, whose party is expected to become kingmakers, accuses Act of ‘emboldening racism acr…
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Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand ‘ready to respond’ to Pacific’s security needs as China seeks deal in region
Prime minister says ‘the Pacific is our home’ as Beijing plans a regional security pact with almost a dozen is…
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Jacinda Ardern loses sense of taste after Covid, can’t enjoy cheese roll
New Zealand PM remains in isolation but tried to uphold budget breakfast tradition with finance minister via I…
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New Zealand budget 2022: Ardern offers $1bn in sweeteners to tackle cost of living ‘storm’
PM says budget, which includes major spending on climate and health care reform, aims to ensure long term ‘eco…
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‘So many rabbit holes’: Even in trusting New Zealand, protests show fringe beliefs can flourish
Researchers say country’s successful Covid pandemic response and high-trust society is no inoculation against …
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‘An unfilled-in vision’: can Christopher Luxon lead New Zealand’s National party back to power?
The new opposition leader has been greeted with ‘relief’ by the party faithful – but what alternative he offer…
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‘People are tired’: Chris Hipkins, the New Zealand minister battling to eliminate Covid
As the country’s much-lauded pandemic policy reaches a critical moment, Hipkins insists it remains committed t…
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New Zealand police arrest pair trying to enter Auckland with ‘large amount’ of KFC
Two men tried to reach city – where Covid restrictions banned takeaways – with $100,000, three buckets of chic…
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Frustration for New Zealand returnees as Covid quarantine waiting list hits 30,000
Demand for MIQ spaces is vastly outstripping supply, with spots snapped up in just two hoursSee all our corona…
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‘Living in terror’: Afghans left behind by New Zealand struggling to survive
Hundreds who worked for New Zealand military remain stranded in Afghanistan, destitute and fearing Taliban rep…