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‘It felt like bad news after bad news’: why record numbers are leaving New Zealand
Many young people are lured by hopes of better opportunities in Australia as experts worry a soft economy mean…
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New Zealand’s once all-powerful farmers split amid anger over Ardern climate policy
Emerging schism threatens to undermine traditional influence and, in a worse-case scenario, see ‘massive radic…
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‘Desperate and pleading for action’: New Zealand under pressure to help Ukraine refugees
Unlike other western nations, NZ has so far refused to change its visa rules in response to the crisisA group …
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China’s choice of ambassador to New Zealand indicates focus on deepening economic ties
Analysis: Wang Xiaolong’s prior role suggests Beijing keen to widen economic ties with New Zealand as diplomat…
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Anger at NZ government as Afghan ex-vice-president resettled while hundreds of others trapped
Sarwar Danish arrived in the country from Turkey in December, while other Afghans who worked for New Zealand f…
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New Zealand man has cockroach extracted from ear three days after feeling wriggling
Zane Wedding said he initially thought the problem was just water in his ear and later gave the insect to the …
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New Zealand not prepared for Omicron outbreak expected in ‘matter of weeks’, experts warn
Dr Nick Wilson and Dr Michael Baker say country’s ‘traffic light’ Covid protection framework is ‘not fit for p…
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Family set to be deported from New Zealand on Christmas Day given last-minute reprieve
Despite the turnaround, campaigners say the Santos’ case illustrates wider problems with NZ’s treatment of mig…
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Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for rich foreigners resumes
Critics say the wealthy will be able to buy their way in while citizens lose out on quarantine spotsCoronaviru…
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Cat burglar: New Zealand pet steals bong, bag of white powder and lacy underwear
Keith the cat is known locally for making off with everything from live eels to tradesmen’s boots A New Zealan…
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New Zealand students sue energy minister over oil and gas permits decision
Lawsuit is the second major legal challenge to climate policy in New Zealand this yearA group of law students …
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‘Explosion of ideas’: how Māori concepts are being incorporated into New Zealand law
Inclusion of Māori legal customs could profoundly alter the way law is applied in areas as diverse as defamati…
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‘Even more attractive’: New Zealand capital Wellington to ban cars from ‘Golden Mile’
Of 2,000 public submissions, a decisive majority were in favour of the plan to get rid of cars from major stre…
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Auckland chapter of New Zealand’s School Strike 4 Climate group admits racism and disbands
The chapter of the international movement said it was a ‘racist, white-dominated space’A large part of New Zea…