投稿者: Serena Solomon in Auckland
Participation up 20% since Black Ferns World Cup victory but change rooms and tackle safety among challenges for female playersIt is a fairly common situation for any child. One parent says yes and the other says no. The request: could Brooke Harley, a…
At the opening of parliament, lawmakers for New Zealand’s Māori party used a word for Charles that can also be used to describe skin conditionsMāori party MPs have departed from the traditional oath of allegiance to King Charles III at the opening of N…
The new government recently announced it would dial back use of Māori language in government organisations, and scrap Māori Health AuthorityThousands of Māori protesters took to the streets across New Zealand on Tuesday morning, objecting to policies o…
The report Our Land and Water looks at how waterways are polluted by four major contaminants in 650,000 river segments, 961 lakes and 419 estuariesA new study of New Zealand’s freshwater quality has painted a sobering picture, showing that E coli is se…
Incoming PM Christopher Luxon must bring together the libertarian Act party and populist New Zealand First, parties that have major differences One month on from New Zealand’s general election, the country is still waiting for three parties to reach an…
Cars covered with loudspeakers blasting remixes of singer’s ballads angers residents of PoriruaA small city in New Zealand plagued by “siren battles” – cars decked out in loudspeakers commonly used in emergency warning systems and often blaring Céline …
Helicopter came down in Pirongia forest park, south of Auckland, on way to rescue of injured hiker, but paramedic onboard wasn’t deterredA paramedic in New Zealand has continued with his rescue mission, and completed it, despite the helicopter he was i…
Former PM became ‘lighting rod for discontent’ among some voters as analysts say her time in office associated with Covid falloutAs the final month of campaigning in New Zealand’s election begins, one figure is noticeably absent for observers abroad: f…
Working adults living in the family home sign of acute housing pressures with parties split on how to ease crisis ahead of electionFreya Adams managed as a solo mum of twin six-year-old girls for almost three years after separating from her partner.The…
Tourist hub plagued by lack of homes, surging rents and traveller influx provides ‘starkest’ picture of country’s property crunchWhen Merlin Traçable finishes work at a ski rental shop in Queenstown, New Zealand, he looks for a place to park his van.Tr…