投稿者: Eva Corlett in Wellington
Introduced to parliament by a minor coalition party, the treaty principles bill seeks to abandon a set of principles that guide the relationship between Māori and ruling authoritiesA marathon public hearing into a bill that seeks to radically reinterpr…
Event in February that commemorates signing of New Zealand’s founding document expected to draw tens of thousands but PM will not attendOrganisers of New Zealand’s national day commemorating the signing of the country’s founding treaty between Māori tr…
A network of locals ready to provide a bed, a lift, or a box of chocolates to tired walkers along the Te Araroa trail has become a lifelineAmerican hiker Donna Barkley was weeks into walking New Zealand’s longest hiking trail when her strength started …
Flaky pastry filled with seafood delicacy gains cult status and draws crowds to sleepy beach communityCelebrities have raved about them, politicians have bulk-ordered them, local people line up and tourists drive hours for them. The legendary pāua pie …
Dunedin is grappling with the question of how to manage a growing sea lion population in a busy urban areaIf a neighbourhood cat padded into your garden it would barely register a passing glance. But what if it was a whiskery, 300kg male sea lion, with…
Exclusive: Open letter seen by the Guardian asks King to ‘ensure the government does not diminish the crown’s honour’ amid tensions over policy direction for MāoriWhat is NZ’s treaty principles bill and why is it controversial?Representatives of more t…
Greyhound industry group says government hasn’t recognised its work to address welfare issues that have plagued racing for yearsNew Zealand will ban greyhound racing from 2026 due to “unacceptably high” rates of injuries and deaths among the dogs, the …
Eru Kapa-Kingi has become the most recognised face of a movement against the government’s policy direction for MāoriMāori activist Eru Kapa-Kingi may have just led a historic march on Indigenous rights in New Zealand but he is reluctant to take credit …
Only seven spade-tooth whales have ever been documented, now work is beginning on a specimen that washed ashore in New Zealand in JulyA spade-tooth whale – thought to be the world’s rarest whale species – is undergoing dissection in New Zealand, in the…
The odour from a wastewater plant comes and goes, but locals say it’s worsened after an equipment breakdown that authorities warn could take years to fixIn a small city across the harbour from New Zealand’s capital, an invisible villain is terrorising …
Historic apology by PM Christopher Luxon comes after landmark report that exposed decades of abuse in state and faith-based care institutionsNew Zealand’s prime minister Christopher Luxon has formally apologised to the more than 200,000 children and ad…
Campaign under way to identify subjects of images shot in 1970s and 1980s by Westra, one of New Zealand’s best-known social documentary photographersWhen a black-and-white photo of a man and a woman sitting on a patterned sofa outside an old weatherboa…
Bill introduced in parliament this week wants to reinterpret Treaty of Waitangi, which upholds Māori rightsSince New Zealand’s right-wing coalition government took office a year ago, its policy direction for Māori has dominated headlines, but one propo…
The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Māori and ruling authoritiesNew Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 secondsA controversial bill that seeks to radically change how New Zeal…
Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with cause of stomach bug being investigatedA mass outbreak of suspected food poisoning has caused “carnage” across two university halls in New Zealand…