投稿者: Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington
Animals have been popping up on golf courses and surfing contests in Dunedin as they reestablish a foothold on the South IslandA growing population of sea lions in the New Zealand city of Dunedin is provoking “overlapping chaos” as their breeding seaso…
The party’s supporters feel like it got a kicking from everyone. After a dire result, analysts pointed to its inability to meet its lofty aspirationsIt was an assessment with a distinctly New Zealand flavour. “At the end of the day, there’s one unavoid…
He is a former Air NZ chief executive, millionaire and committed Christian, but Luxon remains a bit of an enigmaHe sold deodorant and ice-cream, and ran an airline, as a top corporate executive who relished “turnaround jobs” for flagging businesses. On…
Polls indicate NZ First may hold balance of power as major parties warn of ‘chaos’ or a fresh vote should Peters wield such influenceRead all our coverage of the New Zealand 2023 electionAhead of New Zealand’s election, no politician has capitalised so…
Governing party still trails National as NZ First’s support grows, strengthening Winston Peters’ position in any rightwing coalitionSupport for Labour has registered a burst of energy in a Guardian Essential poll days before the New Zealand election – …
White Island/Whakaari volcano exploded in 2019, prompting debate over natural hazard tourismThe landowners of a New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted in 2019 have rejected arguments from the country’s workplace safety regulator that they ultimately …
Tax cuts and cheaper fruit among Labour and National party plans to address rising cost of living pressures as people once comfortable are swept into crisisRead all our coverage of the 2023 New Zealand electionA weekly treat of takeaway dinner became f…
Latest survey sees support for New Zealand First exceed 5% for second month as Labour falters and National remains unchanged ahead of October electionNeither a Labour nor a National coalition could form a government without the support of populist mino…
Individual charges against Andrew, James and Peter Buttle dropped, though their company still faces charges over deadly eruptionThe three brothers who owned Whakaari/White Island at the time of its deadly eruption had the individual charges against the…
Bill that would also allow 16- and 17-year-olds to stand as candidates passed its first reading in parliamentA bill that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote and stand as candidates in New Zealand’s local elections has passed its first reading in p…
Inaugural report shows Labour languishing on 29% of the vote while National records 34.5% as cost of living concerns dominateA new political poll has put New Zealand’s centre-right opposition solidly ahead of the ruling Labour party in the lead up to O…
High-profile minister’s resignation prompts questions about toll of working in parliament and how to talk about mental health strugglesIt was an abrupt end to the political career of a rising star: Kiri Allan – New Zealand’s justice minister and tipped…
US couple gives evidence to New Zealand court in case against island’s owners and tourism operatorsAn American couple who were badly burned when Whakaari/White Island erupted in December 2019, killing 22 of the 47 people in its crater, told a New Zeala…
As the Jacindamania circus leaves town, international attention that sought to make the country a model for western liberal democracy has started to waneWhether Jacinda Ardern was baking a cake, getting turned away from a full cafe or taking her baby t…
New Zealand police open homicide inquiry after at least six die in Loafers Lodge blazeA fire that erupted in a Wellington hostel, killing at least six people, is being investigated as arson by New Zealand’s police, who have started a homicide inquiry.N…