New Zealand
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‘I think I could run even faster’: the NZ teenager shattering athletics records
Sam Ruthe, 16, was the youngest person to break the four-minute mile in 2025 and this year the ‘remarkable’ ru…
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New Zealand coalition votes to make English an official language as critics slam ‘cynical’ bill
Push to give English same status as Māori and NZ sign languages sparks backlash from opposition parties and li…
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Jacinda Ardern living and working in Australia after move from US
Exclusive: Former New Zealand PM ‘based out of Australia’, according to spokesperson, after rumours she was lo…
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Anger over plans to abolish New Zealand’s dedicated environment ministry
Critics say proposal to fold department into a new ‘mega ministry’ will dilute accountability and put nature p…
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New Zealand bug of the year: moth named Avatar after mining threat crowned winner
Arctesthes avatar moth, which won nearly half of the votes, was discovered in 2012 and is critically endangere…
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‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pours into ocean
Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular…
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Wealthy Americans top ‘golden visa’ surge in New Zealand and applications from China double
US family who were 100th to be granted residency under investor scheme say they want to give back to ‘amazing’…
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New Zealand officials warn more flooding could hit north island as man killed after heavy rain
Worst weather forecast to hit late on Sunday, a day after floods caused power outages, road collapses and home…
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Christchurch gunman seeks to appeal convictions and withdraw guilty plea
Australian white supremacist tells NZ court he was suffering from ‘nervous exhaustion’ when he entered his gui…
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‘Sea puppy pancakes’: what it’s like to pat a 300kg wild stingray
Visitors to a site near Gisborne in New Zealand’s North Island get to interact with the animals in their habit…
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‘The government doesn’t care’: Māori greet New Zealand PM with indifference at muted Waitangi
Subdued tone as political leaders spoke on eve of Waitangi Day amid some fatigue in Māori communities over div…
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Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea
Residents of New Zealand capital advised not to enter the water, collect seafood or walk their dogs on local b…
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‘Leave things better than you find them’: the volunteer army cleaning New Zealand’s remote hiking huts
Armed with rubber gloves and cleaning supplies, helpers trek through the wilderness to spruce up remote huts d…
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New Zealand could see more deadly landslides as climate crisis triggers intense storms, experts warn
As it grapples with two fatal tragedies, questions emerge over how to protect the country from more landslides…
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New Zealand landslide: rescue efforts called off for six people buried in disaster
Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui site switch to recovery operation that police say could take several daysEff…