WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern apologized on Thursday for the then-government’s handling of a plane crash in Antarctica 40 years ago that took the lives of 257 people in the country’s worst peacetime disaster. On 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand flight 901 was on a …
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – For Ngati Kawa Taituha, the welcoming of Prince Charles onto the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in New Zealand’s far north on Wednesday marks the latest step towards finally fulfilling the promise of New Zealand’s founding document. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall wear traditional …
The government dreamed of a metropolis that is a beacon to all but the pace of change has left some behind and others disillusioned Tāmaki Makaurau, the Māori name for Auckland which can be translated as “the place desired by many”, is living up to its billing. The city’s population has swelled …
NEW Zealand universities and dorm accommodation providers were told Tuesday they could face hefty fines following a gruesome case in which a student’s decomposing body lay undetected in his room for weeks. Education Minister Chris Hipkins said the teenager’s fate, which emerged last month, showed voluntary standards aimed at caring …
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is pleased with her government’s progress, she said on Tuesday, after two closely watched opinion polls showed support for her ruling coalition at its lowest since 2017, and her own popularity waning. FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern …
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of a New Zealand bishop over what church officials said was his “completely unacceptable” sexual behavior with a young woman. Palmerston North Bishop Charles Drennan, 59, had offered to resign following an independent investigation into the woman’s complaint, according …
The body of a male New Zealand college student went undiscovered in his room at a campus residence complex, possibly for weeks, according to local news reports. The body was found Monday evening at a residence at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, according to a statement from the Christchurch Police. …
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s leadership is under scrutiny after her Labour Party botched its handling of an alleged sexual assault on a 19-year-old party volunteer. Ardern has been forced to apologize to the woman and take control of an investigation into the allegations, including that she was attacked …
NEW ZEALAND Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern apologised Wednesday for her party’s handling of an alleged sexual assault, as a top ally was forced to resign. In the most serious scandal Ardern has faced since she took office in late 2017, the centre-left leader admitted “mistakes were made” after a Labour …
New Zealand has a rat problem. The non-native rodent, which originally hitched a ride to the island on ships in the 13th century, has proliferated to such an extent that it is now partially responsible for the endangerment of many of New Zealand’s native species. The kakapo, for example—a giant …
Health professionals scrambling to stop spread after more than 700 measles cases recorded in Auckland this year Public health experts are warning the spread of measles to the Pacific Islands is “inevitable” as the most serious outbreak in 20 years grips New Zealand. More than 700 cases of measles have been …
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who presides over New Zealand’s parliament has been called a baby whisperer. He was in action again this week, gently rocking, bottle feeding and burping a colleague’s infant as a lawmaker ranted about gas prices. Speaker Trevor Mallard held baby Tutanekai for about …
