投稿者: Eleanor Ainge Roy
Dehydrated birds venturing out of bush to find food and water are vulnerable to predators New Zealand’s famous kiwi birds are suffering from dehydration as drought affects many northern areas of the country, with conservationists warning chicks may soo…
Four remain in critical condition while two people still missing after 17 killed in New Zealand disasterMore than a dozen people remain in New Zealand hospitals with life-threatening injuries a month on from the fatal eruption of Whakaari White Island….
Customer asks for English translation about one of the national carrier’s airport loungesAir New Zealand has engaged in a provocative Twitter exchange with a customer who was disgruntled with the company’s use of te reo Māori.Māori is one of New Zealan…
The Briton’s death and a trial with the issue of consent at its heart have transfixed the countryWhen Grace Millane’s parents bid their daughter farewell on her round-the-world adventure in September 2018, they never imagined that one day they would be…
Kurdish-Iranian asylum seeker arrives in Christchurch for a literary festivalNew Zealand’s immigration service has said the Kurdish-Iranian asylum seeker and journalist Behrouz Boochani will not get special treatment if he overstays his visitor visa.Bo…
Two-thirds of country’s rivers are unswimmable with cow effluent and fertiliser run-off big contributing factorsThe New Zealand government has announced an ambitious plan to clean up the country’s freshwater sources, after years of pollution have made …
Total of 19 big advertisers have dropped his breakfast program after comments he made about Jacinda Ardern The broadcaster Alan Jones says advertisers who chose to abandon his program because of his slurs against women will be replaced by others.“I’ve …
Broadcasting Standards Authority issues NZ$4,000 penalty for airing footage that had ‘potential to cause significant distress’Sky Network Television in New Zealand has been fined by the country’s broadcasting watchdog for airing clips of live footage o…
Britain seized Ihumātao in 1863. Now housing developers are doing so. But New Zealand’s indigenous people are resisting. By Eleanor Ainge RoyA winter storm has swept through south Auckland and the protest camp at Ihumātao is shin deep in mud. Protester…