‘A very welcome thing’: New Zealand cabinet reaches gender parity for first time
Including ministers outside cabinet, there are now more women in country’s executive than men New Zealand has reached gender equity in its government cabinet for...
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‘In awe’: New Zealand aurora hunters entranced by unusually bright southern lights display
Recent auroras have been so intense they have been visible as far north as Auckland The lure of unusually vibrant views of the southern lights...
New Zealand foreign minister to visit counterpart in China
Nanaia Mahuta says she will raise concerns over Ukraine and human rights issues as well as ways the two countries can cooperate New Zealand’s foreign...
New Zealand scraps transport emissions reform to fund welfare increase
Clean car upgrade scheme among measures to be cut but PM Chris Hipkins denies government is abandoning climate ambitions New Zealand’s government is dumping a...
Growers count cost as Cyclone Gabrielle buries New Zealand vineyards in silt
Deadly storm left wine regions of Hawkes Bay and Gisborne covered in mud just before harvest time Wine-growing regions in New Zealand’s North Island have...
PNG hostage freed but Australian professor and two local researchers still held captive
Papua New Guinea police warn against circulation of fake news as negotiations continue with gunmen A woman who was taken hostage in Papua New Guinea...
New Zealand: Cyclone Gabrielle death toll rises to 11 as police fear more to come
A week after the storm struck the North Island, police say two more bodies were found in hard-hit Hawke’s Bay area The death toll from...
Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc across New Zealand’s North Island as evacuations continue
Worst of the storm could coincide with Monday’s midnight high tide, with people in some coastal communities and low-lying areas urged to leave New Zealand...
New Zealand North Island braces for ‘potentially devastating’ weather as Cyclone Gabrielle barrels towards region
Communities still reeling from recent flooding issued red weather warnings and told to prepare for intense rain and gale-force winds Follow our Australia news live...
Do look up: 1,000 street lights at risk of falling, Wellington tells residents
New Zealand city council says ‘you would be seriously injured or killed’ by lamps weighing up to 15kg, like a microwave or bulk sack of...
