WELLINGTON, NewZealand—New Zealand’s Supreme Court on Friday took the unusual step of overturning a man’s convictions even though he died three years ago.
NewZealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks to media during a post-cabinet press conference at Parliament in Wellington, NewZealand, on Jan. 25, 2023.
WELLINGTON, NewZealand—A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.”
"I hope NewZealand can make more investment in the Pacific countries," Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said in an interview with New Zealand's broadcaster TVNZ on May 7.
Bennett said three crosses were made from pieces of wood that were washed ashore from the wreck of the HMS Buffalo, which sits in Mercury Bay, off Whitianga, NewZealand. One was kept in NewZealand, while two were sent to Quebec.
Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart and the NewZealand Chief of Army Major General John Boswell discuss Plan ANZAC at Defence House in Wellington, NewZealand, on April 17, 2023.
NewZealand Is a 'Kind of Hermit Kingdom'
The ACT party was critical of the decision, describing NewZealand as a “global oddity” and “a kind of Hermit Kingdom redux.”
WELLINGTON—The NewZealand government said it will introduce a law that will require big online digital companies such as Alphabet Inc's Google and Meta Platforms Inc. to pay NewZealand media companies for the local news content that appears on their
A general view of the Supreme Court in Wellington, NewZealand, on June 12, 2019. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Further, the instructions disclose a major flaw in the NewZealand legal system.
WELLINGTON, NewZealand—NewZealand police said Wednesday they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation.
An Antarctic blast across NewZealand (NZ) has brought snow flurries across large areas of the country in spring, including in Christchurch and Wellington.
A fifth consecutive 50 basis point rate hike from the Reserve Bank of NewZealand (RBNZ) on Wednesday, however, reminded investors that inflation remains the main focus of central banks.
Hipkins named Carmel Sepuloni as deputy prime minister; she is New Zealand's first deputy prime minister of Pacific origin.
Sepuloni, 46, is of Samoan, Tongan, and NewZealand–European descent and lives in Auckland.
Households near the chemical truck fire that burnt in NewZealand on the morning of March 8 are being told to wash down the layer of canola oil that settled across properties as a result of the fire.
AUCKLAND, NewZealand—Winston Peters, leader of the NZ First political party who formerly served as deputy prime minister of NewZealand twice, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre on April 20.
According to research, the rising cost of living has left NewZealanders spending significantly more on food and has also influenced diets and shopping behaviour.