New Zealand Special Air Service soldiers were required to ‘look after’ 501 deportees in MIQ facilities during Covid pandemic
New Zealand’s most elite military force was required to “look after” 501 deportees from Australia in a managed isolation quarantine facility (MIQ) during the height of Covid ...
Life on a no-frills budget still getting tougher for pensioners
Surviving on mince and sausages, and wearing second-hand clothes - that's the plight some pensioners face as the cost of ...
Explained: Unpacking the diplomatic strain between NZ and the Cook Islands
Concerns have been rising about a possible diplomatic row between New Zealand and the Cook Islands. A couple of weeks ago, Foreign Minister Winston Peters publicly admonished the President of Kiribati ...
New Zealander chosen to head up grass seed giant's UK operations in Suffolk
New Zealander Michael Hales has been appointed as the new general manager of Barenbrug UK, based at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk ...
Youngest Contestant Takes The Crown In Taranaki Manawatū FMG Young Farmer Of The Year
A Massey University student has inched closer to national victory after being crowned Taranaki Manawatu’s top young farmer, despite being the youngest competitor in the field.
Cook Islands' diplomatic snub to NZ will be noticed - commentator
A snub by the Cook Islands prime minister will be watched by any nations keen to see how deep New Zealand's partnerships in ...
A rare diplomatic spat exposes growing pressures in the Pacific as US, China vie for influence
But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation, highlighting the existential threat it faces from the climate crisis – ...
Is it 'time-up' for world's most powerful spying group under Trump?
Questions are being raised about the lifespan of the Five Eyes, now Donald Trump is at the presidential helm of the United ...