投稿者: Eva Corlett in Wellington
China’s NZ embassy denies involvement with the cyber-attack as fresh details provided in the wake of similar breaches in UK and USA group backed by the Chinese state targeted New Zealand government services in a cyber-attack in 2021, New Zealand’s inte…
Third person injured after small group were backcountry skiiing in Hokkaido on Mount Yotei when an avalanche struck on MondayTwo New Zealanders, including a 21-year-old ski guide, have been killed in avalanche while backcountry skiing in Japan.New Zeal…
Questions asked over the place of protest in professional sport after Hurricanes Poua team in Wellington changed the lyrics for their haka just before a game A row over the role of protest in professional sport has erupted in New Zealand after a women’…
Defence force aircraft draws fresh criticism as Christopher Luxon joins Ardern and Key in list of leaders held up by ageing planesNew Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon was forced to travel on a last-minute commercial flight to Australia for a su…
Devastated colleagues and friends pay tribute to Collins as a ‘passionate advocate’ and a champion of fairness and equalityNew Zealanders, including leaders from across the political spectrum, have expressed shock and devastation at the sudden death of…
Engineer Don Dunick took years to conceptualise and build ‘the lighthouse’, which can turn 360 degrees to offer views of the sea or native bushlandA house in New Zealand that can rotate continuously like a carousel has been listed for sale for the firs…
Analyst says drop in births reflect ‘continued trend’ of smaller family sizes and higher rates of childlessnessNew Zealand’s fertility rate slumped to a record low in 2023, official data shows, as the total number of births also dropped.The fertility r…
Government to review principles of founding document, raising fears over rollback of Māori rightsThe Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi – considered New Zealand’s founding document – was signed in 1840 by the British Crown and about 540 Māori ch…
Māori leaders and others are expected to attend a rare national meeting due to concerns about the new government’s policies on indigenous rightsAn estimated 3,000 Māori leaders, tribal representatives and a number of politicians are expected to meet th…
New Zealand’s national icon is also one of its most vulnerable birds and conservationists believe it was absent from capital for generationsTwo kiwi chicks have been born in the wild around Wellington for the first time in more than 100 years, one year…
The country is grappling with the rapidly spreading Caulerpa seaweed as it marches along parts of New Zealand’s coast.Caulerpa, a virulent exotic seaweed that forms dense mono-cultural mats across the seafloor, is marching along parts of New Zealand’s …
Group of four men in their 20s and 30s struggled to find accommodation in Calgary while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics until an unlikely solution was offeredWhen the clock strikes 2pm on Friday at the Chartwell Colonel Belcher retirement residen…
Annual competition inundated with a record number of votes after comedian took the Australasian crested grebe under his wingNew Zealand has crowned a bird that grunts, pukes and has a highly unusual repertoire of mating rituals as its bird of the centu…
One expert says tougher regulations will have ‘enormous implications’ for the industry in a country that promotes itself as the adventure capital of the worldWhite water rafting guide Hamish Watters stands in a garage, a 30-minute drive north of Wellin…
Centre-right party ousted Labour in election but outstanding votes will determine if National needs populist party NZ First to governNew Zealand could be stuck in political limbo for weeks as the newly elected National party waits to see if it can gove…