New Zealand

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Lauren Shanley obituary
Other lives: Designer and maker who recycled and reworked vintage fabrics to create one-off fashion pieces

Fiona Hughes

31, May, 2023 @3:41 PM

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UK’s post-Brexit trade deals with Australia and New Zealand kick in
Move called ‘historic’ but agreement with Australia forecast to raise Britain’s GDP by only 0.08% by 2035

Joanna Partridge

31, May, 2023 @7:43 AM

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From thieving parrots to boozy pigeons: why New Zealand is obsessed with its native birds
The result of an extraordinary ecological history, many of New Zealand’s birds are highly unusual but all are beloved

Tess McClure in Auckland

26, May, 2023 @8:00 PM

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New Zealand’s National party admits using AI-generated people in attack ads
Opposition party says AI was ‘an innovative way to drive our social media’ and said it was ‘committed to using it responsibly’

Tess McClure in Auckland

24, May, 2023 @1:12 AM

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‘We have offended a nation’: Miami zoo’s treatment of kiwi bird enrages New Zealand
Zoo apologises after videos of a bird being handled and petted by guests under bright lights prompted uproar in New Zealand

Tess McClure in Auckland

23, May, 2023 @11:56 PM

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New Zealand’s ratio of sheep to humans at lowest point in 170 years
Farmers turning to forestry and the fall in the price of wool are being blamed for the ratio of sheep to people falling below five to one

Tess McClure in Auckland

23, May, 2023 @1:16 AM

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New Zealand loses fight with Australia over mānuka honey trademark
Intellectual Property Office rules that New Zealand beekeepers’ attempt to stop Australian producers using the name did not meet necessary requirements

Tess McClure in Auckland

22, May, 2023 @4:07 AM

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New Zealand announces its biggest emissions reduction project in history
Move to power Glenbrook steel plant with electricity from renewables rather than coal will reduce emissions by 1% – or the equivalent of taking 300,000 cars off the road

Tess McClure in Auckland

22, May, 2023 @1:07 AM

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‘It can be quite Dickensian’: life in New Zealand’s boarding houses
After a fire at Loafers Lodge left at least five dead, attention has turned to Wellington’s hostels and the housing crisis they embody

Tess McClure and Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington

19, May, 2023 @8:00 PM

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New Zealand hostel fire: suspect remanded in custody after Wellington court appearance
Man charged with two counts of arson and police say they have not ruled out more serious charges relating to deadly blaze

Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington

19, May, 2023 @5:19 AM

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Man arrested and charged with arson after fatal Wellington hostel fire
Police not ruling out ‘further, more serious charges’ after boarding house blaze that killed at least six

Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington

18, May, 2023 @10:48 AM

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New Zealand boosts budget funding for climate resilience in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle
Finance minister Grant Robertson says initial phase will fund cyclone recovery before improving infrastructure to withstand climate extremes

Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington

18, May, 2023 @3:27 AM

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