Tag: New Zealand
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New Zealand plans to cut 14% of public sector jobs to slash spending
New Zealand’s government will lay off nearly 9,000 workers, amounting to 14% of public sector jobs, by mid-2029 as part of a bid to slash billions ... -
The Flying Kiwis: No longer flightless, spreading football fandom at the games
They call themselves the Flying Kiwis, an eclectic group of New Zealanders from around the world who, whenever their national soccer team plays a major match, ... -
New Zealand and Cook Islands sign a defense pact, easing tensions over a China deal
New Zealand and Cook Islands signed a defense and security pact yesterday, easing more than a year of tension between the Pacific nations over Cook Islands’ ... -
A bumper berry harvest has weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance
The world’s only flightless parrot species was once thought to be doomed by design. The kakapo is too heavy, too slow and, frankly, too delicious to ... -
Military musician plays with a plastic horn and double gloves
On the frozen edge of the world, staying in practice as a professional musician takes ingenuity, grit and a plastic instrument for schoolchildren that’s guaranteed not ... -
Pacific nations ‘threatened by great power contest over deep sea minerals’
New Zealand’s defense minister warned in an interview that small countries in the South Pacific face growing pressure from great power competition for their rare minerals ... -
A father who evaded with his 3 children for years is shot dead by the police
A man who evaded authorities with his three children in the remote New Zealand countryside for nearly four years was shot and killed by a police ... -
Wellington will buy US helicopters in a $1.6b military aircraft spending package
New Zealand‘s government announced new military spending yesterday of 2.7 billion New Zealand dollars ($1.6 billion) to replace aging aircraft, including helicopters it plans to purchase ... -
Japanese warships dock in Wellington in rare visit
Japanese warships docked in New Zealand ‘s capital last weekend for a rare visit amid efforts by Tokyo to deepen its strategic ties in the South ... -
Leader of secretive commune admits abusing young church members
The leader of an isolated and conservative Christian commune in New Zealand pleaded guilty yesterday to a dozen indecency and assault charges against women and girls ... -
A cat named Leonardo da Pinchy doesn’t want your affection – wants to steal your underwear
Most cat owners dread their pets bringing home mice or birds. But for the owners of one felonious feline in Auckland, New Zealand, there’s a worse ... -
New Zealand halts millions of funds to Cook Islands over its China ties
New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with ... -
Parliament suspends three Maori Party lawmakers for haka protest
New Zealand legislators voted yesterday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Maori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ... -
One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boat
A placid fishing trip turned “berserk” for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 400 kilograms (900 pounds) appeared to fall out of ... -
Wellington reviews its aid to Kiribati after the Pacific island nation snubs an official’s visit
New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a diplomatic snub from the island nation’s leader, government officials said. ... -
A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title
A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title — ... -
New Zealand plans to outlaw Greyhound racing
New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the government said yesterday, spelling an end to the practice in ... -
One person is dead and 13 are hurt after a bus carrying foreign tourists crashed
One person is dead and 13 others were rushed to New Zealand hospitals after a bus carrying international tourists collided with two other vehicles on a ... -
Tens of thousands crowd Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
As tens of thousands crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, yesterday, the throng of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or ... -
New Zealand’s leader formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament yesterday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands ... -
Food bank distributes candy made from a lethal amount of methamphetamine
A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after ... -
200,000 people abused in institutions that failed for decades to stop it
New Zealand’s wide-ranging independent inquiry into the abuse of children and vulnerable adults in care over the span of five decades released a blistering final report ... -
Buses carrying Chinese tourists veer off New Zealand road in two crashes at the same spot
Two buses carrying Chinese tourists veered off the same stretch of road in perilous weather conditions on New Zealand’s South Island yesterday, with 15 passengers taken ... -
Premier Li is visiting New Zealand, security fears vie with trade hopes on the agenda
China’s Premier Li Qiang arrived in New Zealand yesterday, beginning a rare visit to its closest partner among Western democracies, where a celebration of trade links ... -
Visits aim to strengthen exchanges and trust, and deepen cooperation
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is in New Zealand on an official visit, the first leg of his third overseas trip of the year that will also ... -
Chinese premier to visit Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia starting tomorrow, officials said. Li will visit the three countries from June 13 to 20, ... -
Provinces reject governance change, sparking fears of a civil war in rugby
Domestic provinces have overwhelmingly rejected a new governance plan for New Zealand Rugby in a move some observers fear will fracture the national sport along amateur ... -
Wang meets New Zealand counterpart, beginning trip that also includes Australia
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his New Zealand counterpart yesterday, as China’s most senior diplomat began a tour of the country and Australia. Deputy ... -
New Zealand women win Oceania to qualify for Paris Olympics
New Zealand will compete in the women’s football tournament at the Paris Olympic Games after beating the Solomon Islands 11-1 in the final of the Oceania ... -
New Zealand says it will contemplate sharing military tech with US, Britain
New Zealand said yesterday it will contemplate sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain as it pursues closer defense ties with Australia amid ... -
Luxon sworn in as prime minister, says priority is to improve economy
Christopher Luxon was sworn in as New Zealand’s prime minister yesterday and said his top priority was to improve the economy. The 53-year-old former businessman leads ... -
New government promises tax cuts, more police and less bureaucracy
New Zealanders can expect tax cuts, more police on the streets and less government bureaucracy, according to the three leaders who signed an agreement last week ... -
Defeated PM Hipkins will remain leader of Labour Party
Defeated New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said yesterday he will continue to lead his liberal Labour Party — for now, at least — despite its ... -
Immigration hits an all-time high as movement surges following pandemic lull
New Zealand’s immigration numbers have hit an all-time high, enabling employers to fill jobs but also putting pressure on the housing market, according to economists. The ... -
Tourists received no safety warnings before volcano eruption killed 22, prosecutor says
Tourists received no health and safety warnings before they landed on New Zealand’s most active volcano ahead of a 2019 eruption that killed 22 people, a ...
