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‘Grubby’ treaty principles bill voted down in New Zealand parliament
Bill which sought to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British …
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Many native New Zealand species face threat of extinction, report finds
A three-yearly environmental update issues stark warning over biodiversity – and reports air pollution has imp…
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New Zealand’s controversial bill to reinterpret treaty with Māori should be scrapped, committee finds
Justice committee said the majority of public submissions oppose the legislation, which seeks to reinterpret t…
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Fake dolphins and frantic digging: the army of helpers learning to rescue New Zealand’s stranded whales
A vast network of volunteers leap into action to save beached creatures in New Zealand, a global hotspot for s…
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Once named world’s ugliest animal, blobfish wins New Zealand’s fish of the year
Made up of blobby tissue and living deep in the ocean, the distinctive species beat the longfin eel and pygmy …
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How a New Zealander working from her mum’s kitchen started a news service read by Madonna
The success of Shit You Should Care About has been down to Lucy Blakiston’s focus on social media at a time wh…
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Police launch new search for fugitive father and children missing in New Zealand wilderness for three years
Over the next few days police will be ‘present’ in the remote Marokopa area where Tom Phillips and his three c…
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New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK loses job after Trump comments
Phil Goff questioned Donald Trump’s grasp of history at a Chatham House event in London, prompting the foreign…
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‘Gandalf’ accused of selling illegal medicinal cannabis in New Zealand
Outrage over targeting of one of New Zealand’s alleged ‘green fairies’ who provide cheaper medicinal cannabis …
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‘Our people were so innovative’: Māori art celebrated in landmark book
Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous history of Māori art showcases creative work across a diverse range of mediumsA new…
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Worm-like creature with ‘dark secret’ wins New Zealand bug of the year award
Velvet worms have rows of pudgy legs, skin speckled like a galaxy and dissolve their prey with sticky goo An a…
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New Zealand government loses ground in polls as economic concerns grow
1News Verian poll shows Christoper Luxon dropped 22% in the preferred prime minister stakes, his lowest result…
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New Zealand raises ‘concern’ as Cook Islands prepares to sign China deal
Deputy PM says New Zealand hasn’t been adequately consulted on an agreement the Cook Islands leader is expecte…
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‘It’s about togetherness’: Waitangi Day captures a new audience
A groundswell of resistance against the government’s Māori policies is driving many to make the trip to the Wa…
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Māori protesters turn their backs on government ministers at Waitangi Day event
Anger at policies that roll back Māori rights surface as rightwing Act party leader David Seymour has micropho…