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Human Rights Commission ‘deeply concerned’ over state of New Zealand’s prisons

Vacant positions mean that some prisoners spend 23 hours a day locked in their cells while others face months-long delays to parole hearings

Eva Corlett in Wellington

18, Jan, 2023 @7:00 PM

‘He will always be stardust’: New Zealanders find connection with space burials

Memorial spaceflights offer people in New Zealand a new way to say goodbye, sending tokens holding their ashes into orbit

Eva Corlett in Wellington

06, Jan, 2023 @7:00 PM

Rainbow after rainbow: finding a home in remote and windswept Stewart Island

Laire Purik spent years travelling before ending up in one of the world’s most isolated places, at the very southern tip of New Zealand

Laire Purik, as told to Eva Corlett

05, Jan, 2023 @7:00 PM

New Zealand bans battery cages for hens – but replacement ‘just as bad’

Colony cages are larger but animal welfare campaigners say the birds are still not able to behave naturally

Eva Corlett in Wellington

29, Dec, 2022 @7:00 PM

US ‘has no expectation’ fighting in Ukraine will stop in winter; Russian rockets hit administration building in Kherson – as it happened

White House spokesperson says war in Ukraine will continue ‘for some time’; no one reported hurt as two floors of central building damaged

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Tom Ambrose and Helen Sullivan (earlier)

14, Dec, 2022 @7:00 PM

New Zealand’s emergency housing system breaches human rights, inquiry finds

Motels used to temporarily house homeless people were found to often be unclean and unsafe

Eva Corlett in Wellington

14, Dec, 2022 @3:00 AM

Jacinda Ardern caught on hot mic calling minor opposition party leader an ‘arrogant prick’

New Zealand PM apologised for comment made live on parliament television during question time

Eva Corlett in Wellington

13, Dec, 2022 @3:53 AM

‘Life is tough’: New Zealand charities brace for Christmas surge as cost of living pressures mount

City missions are reporting a 400% increase in demand since before the pandemic, amid soaring food and housing costs

Eva Corlett in Wellington

09, Dec, 2022 @7:00 PM

New Zealand ‘Baby W’ case: boy has surgery after court gives doctors guardianship

Six-month-old said to be doing well after court lets doctors perform heart surgery against wishes of parents who wanted only ‘unvaccinated’ blood used

Eva Corlett in Wellington

09, Dec, 2022 @6:31 AM

New Zealand anti-vax guardianship case: how rare is it and what powers do courts have?

A court has given doctors medical guardianship over a baby boy whose parents refused to allow ‘vaccinated blood’ to be used in a life-saving operation

Eva Corlett in Wellington

08, Dec, 2022 @5:55 AM