New Zealand PM Luxon drops latest quarterly plan Pledges to "raise energy" in international engagement and "take decisions" in the New Zealand government's quarterly plan have drawn criticism. AAP · Apr 2, 2024
New Zealand parliament targeted in China-backed hack in 2021, spy agency says China’s NZ embassy denies involvement with the cyber-attack as fresh details provided in the wake of similar breaches in UK and US The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2024
NZ Deputy PM Peters says PM Luxon misinformed by media New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has spent the week brawling with media after comparing policies of the previous government to Nazi Germany. AAP · Mar 19, 2024
I survived the Christchurch terror attack – the government is in danger of forgetting us Five years on from the massacre, the government is preparing to roll back gun reforms and progress to make New Zealand safer is faltering The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2024
TVNZ Cuts Jobs In Fresh Blow To New Zealand Media New Zealand public broadcaster TVNZ said Thursday it plans to cut nearly 10 percent of its staff, a week after its free-to-air TV news rival said it was closing altogether. International Business Times · Mar 7, 2024
New Zealand PM grounded again as defence force fleet flies into trouble Defence force aircraft draws fresh criticism as Christopher Luxon joins Ardern and Key in list of leaders held up by ageing planes The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2024
Middle East crisis: Biden says killing of more than 100 Palestinians near aid trucks will complicate ceasefire talks – as it happened US president says he’s reviewing reports of Israeli troops shooting people who were crowding for food aid in Gaza The Guardian - US · Feb 29, 2024
New Zealand moves to abolish Maori health authority despite protests Centre-right government says health agency set up to improve access for Maori people will be shut down by end of June. Al Jazeera · Feb 27, 2024
Shock in New Zealand as Green party MP Efeso Collins dies after charity run Devastated colleagues and friends pay tribute to Collins as a ‘passionate advocate’ and a champion of fairness and equality The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2024
Prime Manager Luxon shows corporate style in NZ top job Prime Minister Chris Luxon's managerial persona - including plans, KPIs and corporate-babble - is setting the tone for his New Zealand government. AAP · Feb 16, 2024
Australia, Canada and NZ warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah ground offensive Israel must heed counsel of international friends to avoid ‘devastating’ effects of an assualt on Gaza’s southernmost city, say three members of Five Eye intelligence alliance The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2024
Amid jeers and boos, strained Māori relations with government dominate national holiday Record crowds gather for country’s national day as fears of a wind back of Māori rights lead to angry exchanges The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2024
Thousands of Māori gather to tell New Zealand’s government: you cannot marginalise us Government accused of using fear to roll back decades of progress for Māori and ‘reinforce colonial ideologies’ at huge indigenous meeting on Saturday The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024
Why has the Maori king of New Zealand called a national meeting? The gathering will discuss how Maori rights can be protected by upholding their interpretation of Treaty of Waitangi. Al Jazeera · Jan 19, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2024 New Zealand’s Māori king has called a rare nationwide meeting. Here’s why Māori leaders and others are expected to attend a rare national meeting due to concerns about the new government’s policies on indigenous rights
The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2023 Afternoon Update: Colorado court disqualifies Trump; Airbnb fined for misleading prices; and Gérard Depardieu accused of rape Former president declared ineligible to hold office again by court after determining he engaged in insurrection on 6 January 2021
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023 Australia and New Zealand leaders seek closer defense ties Australia and New Zealand leaders have agreed to seek closer defense ties as New Zealand considers sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain through the so-called AUKUS partnership
The Conversation · Dec 12, 2023 Anthony Albanese joins Canadian and NZ prime ministers in calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in calling for a sustainable ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
WEKU · Dec 6, 2023 New Zealand's Indigenous people are furious over plans to snuff out anti-smoking laws A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are perhaps the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ensued.
The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2023 King called a 'scab' by several Maori MPs in New Zealand parliament THE King appears to have been branded a “scab” by Maori MPs ahead of his first visit to the country as monarch.
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023 Thousands protest Indigenous policies of New Zealand government as lawmakers are sworn in Thousands of protesters have rallied against the New Zealand government’s Indigenous policies as the Parliament convened for the first time since October elections
The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023 Christopher Luxon’s new coalition struggles with self-inflicted crises – but it has time to recover New Zealand’s incoming government still has three years to show it stands for something other than clumsily undoing Labour policies
The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2023 ‘A massive unravelling’: fears for Māori rights as New Zealand government reviews treaty Critics say nation ‘under attack’ as coalition plans to review Te Tiriti o Waitangi and other policies that provide for Māori
International Business Times · Dec 1, 2023 New Zealand To Ban Cellphones In Schools Cellphones will be banned in schools across New Zealand, conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Friday, as his fledgling government looks to turn around the country's plummeting literacy rates.
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023 New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the agenda for his first three months in office