投稿者: Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin
Third case of Covid-19 confirmed in New Zealand as iwi issues temporary ban on custom of pressing noses togetherA Māori tribe in New Zealand’s capital city has banned the traditional hongi at gatherings this week as more cases of coronavirus emerge.On …
Shock in New Zealand as writer, heavily favoured to win the fiction prize, is absent from list of nomineesNew Zealand’s most prestigious literary prize, The Ockhams, has caused controversy after one of the country’s most popular writers was left off it…
The partner of the woman, who flew to Auckland via Singapore and is now in isolation, is also showing symptoms and is being testedFollow our latest coronavirus blog for live news and updatesA second case of coronavirus has been confirmed in New Zealand…
Model and actor is one of dozens of women to pursue a civil law suit against disgraced Hollywood powerbrokerOne of the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault says his conviction has come as a “shock” to her.Zoë Brock, a New Z…
Thorny issues await the two prime ministers when they meet in Australia this week As gang violence in New Zealand soars – partly fuelled by Australian deportees, police say – prime minister Jacinda Ardern is heading to Sydney for her annual bilateral w…
City councillor says capital’s water issues may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ for rest of countryWellington City Council has alerted Island Bay residents to another burst water pipe, frustrating the city’s residents who are weary of harbour pollution, street…
Soaring popularity of cycling clashes with lack of investment in cycle paths across New ZealandHundreds of cyclists have gathered in Wellington to demand safer infrastructure and more investment from the Ardern government, after the death of a cyclist …
The ban has prevent about 12,000 students from arriving for start of new year, cutting off a lucrative revenue streamNew Zealand universities have called on the government to exempt thousands of Chinese students from the travel ban sparked by the coron…
With seven months to go, the internationally acclaimed PM must tackle queries over whether she has done enough at homeIt’s time for morning tea at the Allen Bryant retirement home in Hokitika, New Zealand, and a rattling tea cart is doing the rounds as…
On Saturday the city will mark 40 days with no rain, as total fire ban declared across North IslandNew Zealand’s largest city is on the cusp of its longest-ever dry spell, as a total fire ban is declared for the entire North Island, home to millions of…
Project to move the red-billed gulls colony is believed to be New Zealand’s largest mass relocation of a bird colony The building of infrastructure for the America’s Cup has forced the relocation of 1,000 at-risk seagulls in Auckland, in what is believ…
Residents of Mataura, Gore, Wyndham and Balclutha in New Zealand have found their homes uninhabitable and farms still under waterResidents of Southland are assessing the damage after New Zealand’s first ever category-red storm swept through the isolate…
The two countries had agreed to work together to get citizens out, with Australia proposing they be flown to Christmas Island New Zealand is launching an independent rescue mission to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, chartering an Air New Zealand plan…
Success of the petition would lead to the inclusion of macrons on about 300 places in New Zealand As a resurgence in the Māori language continues to gain traction, a homegrown campaign is starting for one of the world’s largest websites to follow suit,…