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Aiming for the stars: how New Zealand’s space industry is causing turbulence
The once-sleepy Mahia peninsula is now the site of regular rocket launches but a plan to put US spy satellites…
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Jacinda Ardern calls for ‘factual and positive’ New Zealand election campaign
PM says she wants to avoid misinformation and culture wars in the run up to the vote in SeptemberThe New Zeala…
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Ihumātao: decision on future of disputed New Zealand site ‘days away’
Construction company has removed fences from the sacred site, which Māori activists have seized and demand is …
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All sectors of New Zealand housing market ‘severely’ unaffordable: survey
The housing crisis, which Labour government pledged to address, has spread to the provincesEvery urban housing…
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Laptops stolen in burglary at New Zealand’s National party headquarters
Thieves broke in to the office in Auckland on Sunday night or Monday morningThe National party’s headquarters …
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New Zealand’s waiting list for state housing hits record high
List has more than doubled in size to 14,500 in two years since Jacinda Ardern promised to fix crisis The wait…
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‘Charismatic’ New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern named Pacific person of the year
NZ prime minister recognised by Pacific business magazine for leadership on climate change in particularJacind…
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New Zealand bushfires flare amid fears country becoming more ‘flammable’
About 70 firefighters battle largest blaze on North Island’s east coast while power outages hit thousands of p…
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From red seaweed to climate-smart cows: New Zealand leads the fight against methane
The nation’s scientists are racing to find ways to reduce the release of methane from cows and sheep, which ac…
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New Year Honours: Marilyn Waring, who inspired a teenage Ardern, made a dame
New Zealand PM says she will never forget phone call with Waring, who was honoured along with choreographer to…
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Something to chew on: New Zealand man sets up ‘stick library’ for dogs
Andrew Taylor came up with the idea because of a lack of ‘good’ sticks at the local parkA New Zealand man has …
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Wealthy German seeks people to join communal ‘paradise’ in New Zealand
Karl Reipen wants to find 10 friends to live on his $8.5m estate, which has a winery, stables and ‘nice animal…
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New Zealand’s landscape under pressure from booming tourist industry, report says
Country could face Venice-style overcrowding and lose tranquility that attracts visitors in the first place, s…
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New Zealand volcano: last two bodies may never be found, say police
Both bodies are believed to be in the water surrounding Whakaari, with police using tidal models to expand sea…
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Pike River mine: recovery team descends deeper in search for miners’ remains
Relatives of those who died watch the operation, which could shed light on what happened during 2010 New Zeala…