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New Zealand
New Zealand
The latest news, analysis and opinion on New Zealand. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Wellington
Head of State
King Charles III
Head of Government
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
last updated:
29 November, 2024
A car drives past a road sign on the South Island of New Zealand. Photo: Reuters

Economic woes trigger record exodus from New Zealand

A record 72,000 citizens left the country last year – as did nearly 57,000 foreign residents – while the economy contracted 2.1 per cent.

Pacific nations

Cook Islands says comprehensive strategic partnership deal signed with China

Pacific nations

Chinese Premier Li Qiang set to meet Cook Islands leader Mark Brown in Harbin

Pacific nations

China, the Cook Islands – and New Zealand’s struggle for Pacific influence

By signing a deal with Beijing, the Cook Islands is asserting its independence – in a stark challenge to New Zealand’s Pacific strategy.

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The Cook Islands, with its population of around 15,000, is a self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand. Photo: Shutterstock
Fame and celebrity

Meet New Zealand actress Luciane Buchanan, star of Netflix’s The Night Agent

Buchanan was IMDB’s most-searched actress when the show dropped, but it’s been a long time coming – she signed with her agent at 17 and studied drama and psychology at University of Auckland.

New Zealand makes ‘golden visa’ simpler, drops English test to woo immigrants

The changes are expected to create more local jobs and give the country’s sluggish residential property market a shot in the arm.

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China-New Zealand relations

Cook Islands’ new passport move, China deal leave New Zealand ‘blindsided’

Foreign Minister Winston Peters expresses concern over Pacific nation’s independent plans, including a proposed pact with Beijing.

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters. Photo: Reuters
Sexual harassment and assault

Ex-babysitter sues Sandman author Neil Gaiman for sexual assault

Scarlett Pavlovich also filed lawsuits against Gaiman’s ex-wife, singer Amanda Palmer, who had invited her into the couple’s New Zealand home.

Tourism

Tourists can now ‘work from home’ from New Zealand under new visa rules

From Monday, New Zealand’s visitor visa allows people to work remotely while travelling in the country.

Singapore

New Zealand takes a page from Singapore’s investment playbook to spur growth

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said a new agency will be set up to provide tailored support to foreign investors.

Auckland’s skyline. New Zealand plans to set up a development agency to support foreign investors. Photo: AP
Tourism

New Zealand ‘wants all tourists’ as it prioritises sector

This is a move away from the previous Labour government’s plans for higher-value visitors.

New Zealand’s Sky Tower in Auckland. Most international tourists to New Zealand pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy of NZ$100 (US$57). Photo: AP
Australia

Cat from New Zealand left on plane in Australia flies there and back again

Mittens, 8, was only supposed to take a one-way flight from Christchurch to Melbourne. She ended up being airborne for over 10 hours.

Donald Trump

Trump challenged by New Zealand mayor after he claims US ‘split the atom’

Nick Smith, the mayor of Nelson, challenged Trump’s claim Americans split the atom, stating the feat was actually achieved by New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford.

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Explainer | Why isn’t there a tunnel connecting New Zealand’s main islands?

A Cook Strait tunnel would dramatically reduce travel times. But unlike in Britain and Japan, New Zealand has not seriously considered it.

A ferry crosses the Cook Strait in rough seas on its way to Wellington, New Zealand. Photo: Stuff via AP
Crime

Man charged after New Zealand police officer killed in car-ramming attack

Two other officers were also injured in the incident in Nelson that a minister called ‘a very cowardly attack’.

Police forensic officers at the scene of the car-ramming attack in Nelson, New Zealand, on Wednesday. Photo: Stuff via AP
Animals

Aggressive Japanese shrimp that packs a punch shocks New Zealand

The discovery of Japanese mantis shrimp – nicknamed ‘thumb splitters’ – in the Bay of Plenty ‘is not something to celebrate’, officials say.

Donald Trump

‘Please don’t do that’: New Zealand urges Trump to spare ally from tariffs

The finance minister urged the incoming administration to exempt Wellington from any new levies, highlighting the balanced trade ties between the two sides.

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New Zealand to tweak ‘golden visa’ rules to court more rich investors

The Active Investor Plus Visa that raked in an average US$580 million a year has lost lustre after rule changes in 2022.

Under current settings, applicants for the “golden visa” must commit to at least NZ$5 million of direct investment. Photo: Xinhua
Animals

New Zealand moves to ban greyhound racing

New Zealand is one of only five countries where commercial greyhound racing is still allowed.

United States

US, Canadian hikers missing on New Zealand’s tallest peak believed dead: police

Police said ‘we do not believe the men have survived’ five days after the trio went missing on the peak.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese carmaker GAC doubles down on Hong Kong appetite for EVs

The state-owned carmaker is ‘very optimistic’ about sales growth in the city as it introduces an SUV model with gull-wing doors.

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GAC Motor’s Hyptec HT is available in a premium model with vertically opening rear doors. Photo: Yi Luo
Tourism

A Moana holiday sailing in Tahiti offers tastes of Polynesian tradition

Inspired by Disney’s Moana? Channel the Polynesian princess in Tahiti, where traditional vessels take visitors on cultural journeys by water.

The Vaapiti, a double-hulled canoe, in French Polynesia. Photo: Vaapiti
Pacific nations

China’s growing presence ‘worries me and it should’: New Zealand’s defence chief

New Zealand’s concerns come as the government plans to increase defence spending, eyeing Nato’s guidance.

Animals

New Zealand finds bird flu case at egg farm, suspends poultry exports

Tests at the free-range farm identified ‘a high pathogenic H7N6 subtype of avian influenza’, officials said.

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Conservation

‘Remarkable’: New Zealand scientists dissect world’s rarest whale

The week-long dissection offers a unique opportunity to study a deep-sea mammal that has never been seen alive.

Rangers walk beside the carcass of a rare spade-toothed whale after it was discovered washed ashore on a beach in New Zealand’s southern Otago province in July. Photo: New Zealand Department of Conservation / AFP
Animals

‘Incredible’ community effort saves dozens of stranded whales in New Zealand

This event highlights the ongoing challenge of whale strandings in the region.

Rescuers rope off an area around a dead pilot whale that was stranded on Ruakākā Beach in northland, New Zealand on November 24. Photo: New Zealand Department Of Conservation/AP
Protests around the world

Tens of thousands of Maori, supporters march on New Zealand’s parliament

Protesters oppose a bill drafted by a minor coalition party that aims to redefine a founding treaty of the country dating back to 1840.

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Tourism

New Zealand eyes tourist fees for iconic sites amid sustainability pressures

Various pricing options under consideration as the stress on facilities become expensive for the Conservation Department and local councils to bear.

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