New Zealand
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Molly the border collie rescued after a week waiting for injured owner in New Zealand’s remote backcountry
A rescue mission involving volunteer helicopter crew and public donations ended in joy after Molly was located…
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Dolphins, stingers and ‘salt tongue’: an epic ocean swim around New Zealand’s east coast
Jono Ridler has battled loneliness and fatigue as he aims to break the record for the longest unassisted stage…
- Asia Pacific, Indigenous peoples, Māori, New Zealand, New Zealand election 2026, New Zealand politics, World news
More young people want to vote in New Zealand’s Māori electorates. What are they and how do they work?
Growing numbers of young voters are signing up to the Māori electoral roll as debate flares over the need for …
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Albanese urged to help Australians struggling with fuel crisis, as NZ offers first-of-its-kind cash relief
David Pocock says a flat 25% export levy on gas producers could redirect ‘wartime profits’ to struggling Austr…
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New Zealand to give cash payments to some low income families as global fuel crisis worsens
Policy begins on 1 April and is aimed to ease financial pressure as the price of fuel surges due to conflict i…
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New Zealand PM’s ratings dip as fragile economy fails to impress before November election, poll shows
National leader Christopher Luxon drops in preferred PM stakes with rise in people saying country heading in w…
- Asia Pacific, Fiji, New Zealand, Oil, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga
Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge
Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea gr…
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Isolated and exposed: can New Zealand’s fragile economic recovery withstand the global oil shock?
New Zealand economic growth tipped to overtake Australia’s this year but Middle East conflict casts a shadow o…
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‘My lovely distraction’: live stream of kākāpō – world’s fattest parrot – and her chicks captivates New Zealand
More than 100,000 people have tuned in to watch ‘kākāpō cam’, which captures a rare flightless bird sleeping, …
- Asia Pacific, Coronavirus, Infectious diseases, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand, Vaccines and immunisation, World news
New Zealand Covid response among world’s best but ‘scars’ remain, inquiry finds
Royal commission says response led by Jacinda Ardern was broadly ‘appropriate’, in a wide-ranging report featu…
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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…