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Kiwis go for growth to lift economy out of the doldrums

Foreign investors will be wooed by New Zealand to help lift the nation's economy out of the lurch as the government seeks to put the woes of 2024 behind it.

AAP · Jan 23, 2025

Australian And New Zealand Prime Ministers Congratulate President Trump

Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers congratulate President Trump on his return to the White House, highlighting strong alliances and shared values.

Top News · Jan 21, 2025

Peter Dutton Kicks Off Election Campaign With A Slogan That Looks Extremely Familiar

Peter Dutton has revealed the new slogan for the Liberal Party's election campaign, which is strikingly similar to another slogan.

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 13, 2025

Survivors of abuse in care know how redress should work – will the government finally listen?

When Prime Minister Christopher Luxon stood in Parliament last week to apologise to survivors of abuse in care, his words were among many fine speeches by government officials and survivors that day.

The Conversation · Nov 21, 2024

New Zealand Bans Gang Symbols, First Bust Comes 3 Minutes After Law Goes Into Effect

In an effort to curb gang violence, New Zealand has enacted a law banning the display of gang symbols on clothing and vehicles in public.

International Business Times · Nov 21, 2024

First arrest made three minutes after New Zealanders banned from using gang signs

Face tattoos are exempt from the ban

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?

Thousands are marching against a bill they believe undermines the Treaty of Waitangi and limits Maori rights.

Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2024

Voices: I moved abroad after a US election. It didn’t go exactly as planned

While many social media users and a handful of celebrities have suggested they’re looking into moving abroad rather than live under a second Trump presidency, I took the plunge following the election of George W Bush. I soon realized that I may have been a little naive

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024

NZ anti-Māori rights bill faces backlash

Māori opponents of a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill staged a haka in Parliament on Thursday

Salon · Nov 15, 2024

Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024