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Controversial bill to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document reaches parliament
The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Māori a…
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‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand university
Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with caus…
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New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes
Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to…
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New ghost shark species with unusually long nose discovered in deep seas off New Zealand
The narrow-nosed spookfish is also found in Australian waters and is distinctive for its elongated snout and w…
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The flight to freedom of Phillip Mehrtens, the NZ pilot who survived 594 days in captivity
In February 2023 his plane was stormed by independence fighters in West Papua who said he may never be release…
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Nearly half of New Zealanders say government policies increasing racial tensions, poll finds
1News Verian poll comes amid growing concern the coalition’s policy direction will wind back Māori rightsNearl…
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‘National disgrace’: landmark New Zealand report finds 200,000 victims of abuse in state care
PM declares ‘dark and sorrowful day’ as royal commission details decades of abuse in state and faith-based ins…
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Director of New Zealand’s pharmaceutical funding agency quits over rollback of Māori rights
The right-wing government had told Pharmac that it no longer needed to consider the Treaty of Waitangi in its …
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New Zealand’s sea temperatures hit record highs, outstripping global averages
Experts say the new figures dispel the notion that the country is protected from extreme temperatures and rais…
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‘Like the devil on meth’: New Zealand feral cat killing competition produces record haul
Contest condemned by animal rights groups sees children and adults hunt cats, which threaten native wildlifeA …
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Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang
Dr Steph Kaefer spent three weeks documenting unique colloquialisms on the frozen continent after newcomers we…
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Record number of people leave New Zealand amid cost of living pressures
More than half those who left recently headed to Australia with promises of higher pay and better working cond…
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‘Our people are thriving’: New Zealand Māori population hits million mark
Once regarded as ‘dying out’, Māori families celebrate population milestone and share their hopes for the futu…
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New Zealand man filmed trying to ‘body slam’ an orca in actions described as ‘idiotic’
Department of Conservation fines 50-year-old after seeing footage of stunt on social media, and described his …
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How New Zealand’s smoking ban got stubbed out – and what the UK can learn from it
Big tobacco ‘working in the shadows’ blamed for killing off NZ’s pioneering plan to protect future generations…