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National leader ends long-running question over whether party is prepared to work with Winston PetersAfter months of prevarication, National leader Christopher Luxon has said he will pursue a coalition with Winston Peters’ New Zealand First after the O…
Read MorePolls put New Zealand on track to elect its most rightwing coalition government in decades as Act’s supporters growRead all our New Zealand election 2023 coverage“Four times in New Zealand history, there’s been quite significant turning points,” says D…
Read MoreTown facing twin crises after already putting in place a boil water notice following a parasite outbreakQueenstown declared a state of emergency after heavy rains caused flooding, compounding problems for New Zealand’s biggest tourist town which had al…
Read MoreWhite 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 …
Read MoreHelicopter 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…
Read MoreFormer 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…
Read MoreTax 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…
Read MoreOlivia Foa’i and Lorde are among those using indigenous language in music to build culture and connectionAs a child, Olivia Foa’i would steal into the recording studio her father had attached to their Auckland home to listen to the best Pacific musicia…
Read MoreLatest 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…
Read MoreTwo of six defendants successfully applied on Tuesday to have charges over alleged workplace health and safety breaches droppedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA judge has dismissed charges against two of the thr…
Read MoreControversial development proposed in New Zealand capital, which faces a housing crisis, scrapped after film-maker purchased block of landAs news spread on Wellington’s leafy Miramar peninsula that the film-maker Peter Jackson and his partner Fran Wals…
Read MoreIndividual 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…
Read MoreWorking 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…
Read MoreBill 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…
Read MoreMental health apps focusing on personal history part of a wider push to support men and address high rates of family harmJoshua Wilson* was abandoned at birth and then adopted into a family where he was sexually abused by his father and violently torme…
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