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Adventure awaits: six countries offering relocation grants — from Ireland to New Zealand

The countries where a warm welcome awaits for eligible British and EU passport holders

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025

New Zealand ad campaign to make country ‘best place in the world to have herpes’ wins top prize at Cannes Lions

Retro-style tourism video fronted by a former All Blacks coach won the Cannes Lions grand prix for good award

The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2025

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025

Follow all the action from Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

NZ’s plan to ‘welcome anyone, from anywhere, anytime’ is not a sustainable tourism policy

Attracting more Chinese tourists to New Zealand, including during the off-season, was a major part of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s trade agenda during his visit to China last week. As Tourism Minister Louise Upston put it: “we welcome anyone, from anywhere, anytime”.

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025

New Zealand wants justification for US bombings in Iran

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has declined to give the United States support for its bombing attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities.

AAP · Jun 22, 2025

NZ’s changing diet: Māori bread and jackfruit join other new foods in the country’s nutritional database

The latest update to the New Zealand food composition database, a comprehensive collection of nutrient data collated jointly by Plant Food Research and the Ministry of Health, brings more than just numbers: it adds insights into culturally important foods and their role in diets.

The Conversation · Jun 22, 2025

‘Turning into a little Finland’: chilly New Zealand gets the hots for beachside saunas

Once confined to upmarket spas and grimy gyms, saunas are popping up across the country

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025

Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure review – Mr Blobby meets crystal healing in this ‘rocking’ TV return

You’d have to utterly hate the TV host to resist this tale of his woo woo life as a New Zealand pub landlord. Brace yourself for copious talk of ‘body energy systems’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

‘I am Jesus!’: the TV brilliance of Noel Edmonds

As the presenter makes a comeback with a wild attempt to run a New Zealand pub, we look back on his greatest moments – from gunge-based hysteria to being Brexit’s patient zero

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

NZ's Luxon praises Xi after rare Beijing bilateral

China President Xi Jinping has hosted New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon for the first time in Beijing for talks.

AAP · Jun 20, 2025