[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 […]
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‘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 […]
Passenger plane lands safely in New Zealand after a fire shuts down an engine
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A passenger plane landed safely at a New Zealand airport on Monday after a fire shut down one of its engines, the nation’s fire service said. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 jet bound for Melbourne, Australia, with 67 passengers and six crew members on board landed in the New Zealand […]
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, […]
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New Zealand renews search for father who vanished into forest with children
New Zealand authorities have offered a reward to anyone who can help them find three children who have been missing since their father vanished with them from a remote rural community more than two years ago. The December 2021 disappearance of Tom Phillips and his children — now aged 8, 9 and 10 — has […]
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
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 […]