投稿者: Eva Corlett in Wellington
Justice committee said the majority of public submissions oppose the legislation, which seeks to reinterpret the country’s founding document A parliamentary committee has recommended a bill that seeks to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding tre…
A vast network of volunteers leap into action to save beached creatures in New Zealand, a global hotspot for strandingsOn a blustery March day in Wellington, a group of would-be whale rescuers wearing wetsuits and hi-vis vests are waist deep in the chi…
Made up of blobby tissue and living deep in the ocean, the distinctive species beat the longfin eel and pygmy pipehorse in the annual contestIt was once crowned the “world’s ugliest animal” and now the disgruntled-looking gelatinous blobfish has a new …
The success of Shit You Should Care About has been down to Lucy Blakiston’s focus on social media at a time where news avoidance is growing Lucy Blakiston, the 27-year-old founder of a thriving global media company, loves being underestimated. And swea…
Over the next few days police will be ‘present’ in the remote Marokopa area where Tom Phillips and his three children are believed to be hidingNew Zealand police are launching a fresh operation in the rugged North Island wilderness to track down a fugi…
Phil Goff questioned Donald Trump’s grasp of history at a Chatham House event in London, prompting the foreign minister to say his position is ‘untenable’New Zealand’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom has been removed from his role after publicl…
Outrage over targeting of one of New Zealand’s alleged ‘green fairies’ who provide cheaper medicinal cannabis without prescriptionPolice have shut down the alleged medicinal cannabis operation of one of New Zealand’s most renowned “green fairies”, prom…
Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous history of Māori art showcases creative work across a diverse range of mediumsA new landmark book celebrating Māori art has clocked up a couple of impressive firsts: not only is it the most comprehensive account of creative w…
Velvet worms have rows of pudgy legs, skin speckled like a galaxy and dissolve their prey with sticky goo An ancient gummy-looking worm-like creature with a vicious hunting method that involves projecting sticky goo from its head has been crowned New Z…
1News Verian poll shows Christoper Luxon dropped 22% in the preferred prime minister stakes, his lowest result as leaderNew Zealand’s National-led coalition government is losing support among voters, new polling shows, amid frustrations over the econom…
Deputy PM says New Zealand hasn’t been adequately consulted on an agreement the Cook Islands leader is expected to sign in Beijing this weekA diplomatic row has erupted between two tight-knit Pacific countries, after New Zealand said the Cook Islands f…
A groundswell of resistance against the government’s Māori policies is driving many to make the trip to the Waitangi treaty grounds in New Zealand’s far north for the first timeTwenty-year-old Keshaan Te Waaka stands – for the first time – on the narro…
Anger at policies that roll back Māori rights surface as rightwing Act party leader David Seymour has microphone removed twice and protesters stage walkoutIf New Zealand’s coalition government had prepared for political fireworks from Indigenous leader…
Changes mean visitors and influencers working for foreign employers can stay longer in bid to boost tourismNew Zealand has relaxed its visitor visa rules to attract so-called “digital nomads” in a bid to boost tourism and the economy.Visitor visas will…
The film includes footage shot by Clarke Gayford, the husband of the former New Zealand prime ministerA documentary traversing former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s leadership and personal life through home videos, archival footage and fre…