投稿者: Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin
Report found 148,000 children live in homes experiencing material hardship, the same number as when Labour took powerThe Ardern government has failed to reduce child poverty in New Zealand, the children’s commissioner says, despite the prime minister’s…
North Island faces tornado risk after landslides and flooding wreak havoc in the southWe are expanding our coverage of New Zealand. Please help us by supporting our independent journalismNew Zealand has been hit by a weekend of severe storms, with land…
Heavy rain has led to rivers bursting their banks, forcing the closure of shops and restaurantsStreets in the South Island tourist towns of Wanaka and Queenstown were slowly going under water on Friday, after Lake Wanaka and Lake Wakatipu burst their b…
James Shaw says environmental factors will be ‘at the forefront of our minds’ when major decisions are madeWe are expanding our coverage of New Zealand. Please help us by supporting our independent journalismA climate change “lens” will now be applied …
A 30% rise in people waiting for state housing in Northland region fuels country’s ‘desperate’ shortage in affordable homesNew Zealand government MPs have heard that the housing situation in Northland has become so desperate some families are living in…
PM sorry for state-owned Air New Zealand’s efforts to blame pilots for 1979 crash into Antarctica’s Mt Erebus The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has met the relatives of those killed in the Erebus disaster – New Zealand’s worst plane crash which claim…
Consent campaign in New Zealand capital uses slogan: ‘Don’t guess the yes’As the festive season gets under way, Wellington police are peppering bars and clubs with stringent messaging about sexual consent, using the slogan: “Don’t guess the yes.”The ca…
Maximum penalties in the tens of thousands of dollars apply for using routes that are closed to contain dieback diseaseA hiker in New Zealand has become the first to be charged with walking on closed tracks in the Waitakere ranges, violating a ban put …
The English fast bowler said he was racially abused at a match in Mount ManganuiThe New Zealand race relations commissioner Meng Foon has labelled racist abuse of English bowler Jofra Archer on Monday “utterly disgusting”, as the country’s minister for…
Acting PM takes action against MPs, ministry and public servants, alleging a breach of privacy in 2017New Zealand’s acting prime minister, Winston Peters, is suing two National party MPs, a slew of public servants and a government ministry for breach o…
Former Air New Zealand CEO will run against Jami-Lee Ross who spectacularly fell out with National party last yearThe former chief executive of Air New Zealand has become the National party’s official candidate for the Auckland seat of Botany, kick-sta…
New Zealand man, 27, has pleaded not guilty to murder of 21-year-old British touristOne year since the body of British backpacker Grace Millane was discovered in dense bushland on the outskirts of Auckland, the man accused of murdering her is standing …
Former FBI boss joins long list of Americans who look to Aotearoa as a refuge The former FBI director James Comey has joked – or not – that he will move to New Zealand if Donald Trump is re-elected in 2020.Comey was interviewed on C-Span and asked what…
Nerves, excitement and wall-to-wall coverage as All Blacks prepare to take on England in do-or-die match in JapanTwenty-four hours out from the do-or-die Rugby World Cup semi-final in Japan, All Blacks fans across New Zealand are beginning to feel a qu…
Andy Foster says financial backing from Lord of the Rings director was not reason for his victory in New Zealand capitalWellington’s new mayor, Andy Foster, has hit back at suggestions he is a “puppet” of Sir Peter Jackson, whilst still refusing to rev…