Tag: Zealand

16-year-old Chinese boy beat with iron rod on New Zealand bus

[Source] On Friday morning, during the Maori New Year public holiday, a 16-year-old teen named Jason was brutally attacked on an Auckland bus by a woman wielding an iron rod. The assailant, described as a Maori woman “more than 200 kilograms,” hit Jason multiple times and stabbed him in the face, knocking out five of […]

‘Brain drain’ fear as record numbers leave New Zealand

Record numbers of people are leaving New Zealand as the cost of living crisis is being compounded by limited job opportunities. In a “significant exodus”, the year to April 2024 saw a net migration loss of 56,500 citizens, up 12,000 from the previous record, said Firstpost. With fewer people arriving in New Zealand, there are […]

Rose of Tralee contestant found dead in New Zealand

A Rose of Tralee contestant who had been reported missing by her family to police in New Zealand has been found dead. Monica Reid (26) was the Auckland Rose and took part in the New Zealand competition last month to pick a representative to travel to Ireland this coming August. Ms Reid, an Atatū resident […]

China’s Li signals demand for New Zealand dairy and meat

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -There is a growing demand in China for high-quality dairy, beef and lamb products from New Zealand, Premier Li Qiang said on Friday, the second day of his trip to the Pacific island nation. Li’s trip to the region, which also includes a four-day stopover in Australia starting on Saturday, […]

Millions More Trees Isn’t the Climate Fix New Zealand Thought

(Bloomberg) — Of all the solutions for a warming world, “plant more trees” seems pretty obvious. Most Read from Bloomberg But in New Zealand, which tested that premise by linking incentives for forestry development with its emissions trading scheme, the results have been more controversial and less effective than climate advocates hoped. Now, after four […]

Old photo of New Zealand oil spill falsely shared as Huthi attack

Yemen’s Huthi rebels have attacked vessels in the Red Sea with drones and missiles following the outbreak of the Gaza war. A photo of containers balanced precariously on a cargo ship that surfaced in posts about the strikes, however, is unrelated. The New Zealand navy published the picture in a Facebook post about a ship […]

New Zealand Man Who Belly Flopped Onto Orca Learns His Fate

With the recent string of orcas attacking boats and the nickname of “killer whale,” not to mention their endangered status around the world, one would likely think to stay away from one in the wild. One man in New Zealand recently decided instead to go for a swim with a male orca and his calf. […]

Australia and New Zealand evacuate scores of citizens from New Caledonia

The Australian military has flown 115 passengers on two flights from the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia and a French government flight was expected to evacuate another 100 stranded passengers on Wednesday, an Australian government minister said. Six people have been killed, including two police officers, and hundreds have been injured during recent armed clashes, looting and […]

Australia and New Zealand evacuate scores of their citizens from New Caledonia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian military had flown 115 passengers in two flights from the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia and would continue to work with France to repatriate all Australians who want to leave, an Australian government minister said Wednesday. Australian citizens accounted for 84 of the passengers who were flown […]