Canada and New Zealand have both expressed their "grave concern" over the killing of yet another Filipino journalist. Their embassies on Wednesday issued a joint statement, where they called for the immediate investigation into the killing of radio broadcaster Cresenciano Bunduquin. Bunduquin was...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand's sheep outnumber people by fewer than five to one, official figures showed Monday, clipping their lead over humans to the lowest level since the 1850s. New Zealanders have far fewer of the woolly grazers than their Australian rivals, said the government body...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand police said on Wednesday they had recovered the body of a teen killed during a "tragic" school caving trip that is now the subject of a comprehensive investigation. The teen was visiting the popular Abbey Caves complex north of Auckland on Tuesday when his...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand's treasured kiwi birds are shuffling around Wellington's verdant hills for the first time in a century, after a drive to eliminate invasive predators from the capital's surrounds. Visitors to New Zealand a millennium ago would have encountered a bona fide...
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...
