Inside the Auckland City Mission: A home of their own
It’s 8.30am on a Wednesday and I’m with 60 people, crowded into a room in the Auckland City Mission’s HomeGround building, ...
The Economist1d
New Zealand and the Cook Islands fall out over China
The Cook Islands needs trade and investment. Its economy depends on tourism, and, having graduated to “high-income” status in ...
Science Daily1d
Study finds consumer openness to smoke-impacted wines, offering new market opportunities
Certain groups of consumers appear to be open to drinking smoke-impacted wines, a finding in a new study that could provide market opportunities for winemakers increasingly dealing with the effects of ...
Moa extinction: Human colonization sealed fate of New Zealand's giants, study shows
New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...
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 ...
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
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.