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A fire at a New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, the prime minister says

A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand's capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas.

WEKU

Loafers Lodge hostel fire was raging, with no sprinklers to stop it, by the time help arrived

Emergency services teams begin work to assess the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge, determined to understand how the tragedy occurred.

ABC News

‘Smelt like poison’: Harrowing details from deadly NZ hostel blaze

Authorities have described a "confronting" scene at a Wellington hostel where at least six people died in a blaze early on Tuesday.

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Six people dead and 11 missing in New Zealand fire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Wellbeing is so last year – Labour's 'no frills' budget points to an uninspiring NZ election

If the recent flood of sleep-inducing pre-budget speeches and commentary is any indication, New Zealand voters can expect largely unimaginative leadership that fails to prepare the country for an uncertain future, regardless of who wins October’s election.

The Conversation

New Zealand pledges $720 million for cyclone and flood recovery

The New Zealand government said on Sunday it was allocating NZ$1.1 billion ($720 million) to help communities recover from a cyclone and floods that lashed the country this year.

Reuters

What's got Grant Robertson so bogged down?

Between Covid-19, natural disasters, and record inflation, it would be understandable if the Finance Minister was running out of steam, writes political editor Jo Moir.

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Raw Politics: A Budget of bits, a coalition of chaos

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Grant Robertson's eye-of-a-needle Budget's narrow political options, plus ACT's disciplined caucus amid chaos

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New Zealand PM Hipkins to visit Papua New Guinea for U.S.–Pacific summit

New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will head to Papua New Guinea on May 21 to attend the United States-Pacific Summit, his office said in a statement on Thursday.

Reuters

Body of student missing on school trip to flooded cave found by New Zealand police

A high school principal has paid tribute to a “treasured” pupil who died on a school trip to a flooded cave in New Zealand.

Evening Standard

Auckland declares state of emergency amid flooding as student goes missing in cave

Student on school trip to caves reported missing after flooding

Evening Standard

Emergency declared, student missing in New Zealand floods

Authorities in Auckland have declared a state of emergency as flooding again hits New Zealand’s largest city

The Independent UK

Meka Whaitiri breaks silence on defection

Labour’s Māori caucus MPs have invited Meka Whaitiri to meet with them at Parliament this week. The former Labour minister intends to make a personal statement in the House on Tuesday from Te Pāti Māori’s front bench seat, writes political editor Jo Moir.

Newsroom.co.nz

Privacy, healthcare concerns at play in axed income insurance plan

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins put a polarising income insurance scheme on hold just weeks before the law was to be introduced to Parliament.

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Daily Mirror

Countries that could END their time in Commonwealth and cut King Charles ties - full list

The British crown now officially rules over 15 "Commonwealth realms" and many of them are rethinking relationships with the Crown and reckoning with colonialism’s bloody past

Newsroom.co.nz

Budget plea to Grant Robertson to return NZ economy's focus to wellbeing

Wellbeing Economy Alliance co-founder Katherine Trebeck is to meet with finance minister before the Budget – and says her message won't be diplomatic. Jonathan Milne reports.

Reuters

Australia, NZ mark King Charles' coronation with 21-gun salutes

Australia and New Zealand on Sunday celebrated the coronation of King Charles III with 21-gun salutes in their capitals, after the countries' leaders, both republicans, attended the coronation ceremony in London.

Daily Mirror

King Charles mingles with world leaders ahead of historic Coronation

Flanked by his closest family, the monarch hosted a Buckingham Palace lunch for prime ministers and governors general of the 14 other British realms

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The Independent UK

King hosts overseas heads of states at Buckingham Palace on coronation eve

The reception was the last of several events hosted by the royals on Friday.

The Independent UK

Lula meeting tops off day of coronation diplomacy for Sunak

Climate change, trade and sporting rivalry topped the agenda at his meetings with world leaders.

The Independent UK

King greets realm prime ministers and governors general for lunch

Charles later attended a Commonwealth Heads of Government leaders meeting.

The Independent UK

King joins special lunch for realm prime ministers and governors general

The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence were also at the event.

The Independent UK

Leaders of Australia, New Zealand and Qatar visit No 10 for meetings with Sunak

Rishi Sunak had a busy schedule of diplomatic engagements as world leaders flew in for the coronation.

Reuters

Republican leaders of Australia and NZ to pledge allegiance to king

The leaders of Australia and New Zealand will pledge their allegiance to King Charles at his coronation in London on Saturday even though both are life-long republicans who do not shy away from making their positions clear.

Al Jazeera

UK, New Zealand, Australia tout trade before Charles’s coronation

UK’s free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand will enter force on May 31.

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