New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell shared how he spent his weekend at Ilocos Norte, the home province of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell points to the teenage photo of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the...
BEIJING, China -- New Zealand has raised concerns with China over human rights abuses and growing tensions with Taiwan, Wellington's foreign minister told AFP in an interview Saturday. Nanaia Mahuta held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in which they discussed "challenging issues", she...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand will ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from lawmakers' devices, officials told AFP Friday, becoming the latest Western nation to act on security fears about the platform. TikTok will be banned on all devices with access to the parliamentary network,...
An aerial view shows damage to a house and surrounding vines caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in the Esk Valley near Napier on 18 February, 2023. New Zealand is under a national state of emergency after Cyclone Gabrielle bore down on its northern coast on February 12. STR / AFP NAPIER, New Zealand --...
This undated handout photo received on February 16, 2023 from the New Zealand Defence Force shows flooding in the Hawkes Bay region in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. New Zealand is under a national state of emergency after Cyclone Gabrielle bore down on its northern coast on February 12....
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Record levels of torrential rain in Auckland left three dead with a fourth person missing, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said Saturday after flooding devastated the country's largest city. During a press conference after visiting some of the waterlogged...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A state of emergency was declared in Auckland on Friday after torrential rain caused widespread flooding in New Zealand's largest city, closing the airport and forcing the cancellation of an Elton John concert. Auckland mayor Wayne Brown told a news conference late on...
CHAMPIONING EDUCATION New Zealand Ambassador Peter Kell with Manaaki Alumni Tristan Piosang, Victoria University of Wellington and Maria Margarita Lavides, Auckland University of Technology I bumped into New Zealand’s Ambassador Peter Kell on New Year’s Eve. It wasn’t the first time as he’s...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- New Zealand's incoming prime minister Chris Hipkins vowed Saturday to "get things done" and win a looming October general election after being chosen as his party's only candidate to replace Jacinda Ardern. New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks to the media...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation sparked a push on Friday for New Zealand to choose its first Maori prime minister, as a small pack of candidates emerged for the top job. Ardern, a global figurehead for progressive politics, stunned New Zealand on Thursday by announcing...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a global figurehead of progressive politics, shocked the country Thursday by announcing she would resign from office in a matter of weeks. (FILES) In this file photo taken on January 25, 2019, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda...
RESCUERS help bring New Zealander Ronald Anthony Daryl Sharp to safer grounds after he crashed while paragliding in Oslob town, southern Cebu on Sunday, Jan. 15. (Photo from Oslob Police Station) CEBU CITY – A 72-year-old New Zealander was injured in a paragliding accident in Oslob town,...
