New Zealand’s prime minister suggests banning social media for those under 16.
New Zealand Considers Social Media Ban for Under-16s The Prime Minister of New Zealand has suggested a ban on social media use for children under 16, aiming to protect young users from harmful content and cyberbullying. Christopher Luxon stated on Tuesday that social media companies should ensure users are at least 16 years old to […]
New Zealand’s ‘Everyone must go!’ tourism campaign ridiculed as emigration hits record high | New Zealand
New Zealand's tourism campaign targeting Australian visitors sounds like a clearance sales slogan, with widespread reductions in public service jobs and deafness among the number of records of New Zealanders moving abroad. I'm being ridiculed. The government has launched “Everyone has to go!” Sunday's campaign will bid to encourage Australian holiday makers to visit New […]
TV tonight: Robyn Malcolm’s comedy about New Zealand’s biggest drugs bust | Television
far north 10pm, U & Alibi Robin Malcolm, who gave a standout performance in After the Party last year, is set to star in this quirky crime comedy drama based on the true story of the biggest drug bust in New Zealand history, worth $500 million. It's worth watching. In this third episode, Malcolm's aqua […]
Three climbers missing on New Zealand’s highest peak believed to have died, police say | New Zealand
Three climbers – two Americans and a Canadian – who have been missing for five days on New Zealand's highest peak are believed to have died after falling, authorities said. The man's body has not been found. But based on footprints found in the snow of Mt Aoraki during an aerial survey and items believed […]
2 American climbers missing on New Zealand’s highest peak
Two American climbers and a Canadian climber are missing after attempting to reach the summit of New Zealand, unable to return home. highest peak officials said Monday. Two Americans, Kurt Blair, 56, from Colorado, and Carlos Romero, 50, from California, were killed due to poor weather conditions and treacherous terrain on Aoraki, also known as […]
Kane Williamson returns for New Zealand’s first Test against England | New Zealand v England 2024
Perhaps the trick to winning a Test series in India is to replace the captain with a left-handed opener. It certainly worked for New Zealand, with Tom Latham stepping up three weeks ago to lead a piece of history with a 3-0 win. This was the first time since then-new manager Alastair Cook led England […]
New Zealand’s RBNZ expected to cut interest rate by 50 bps amid slowing economic activity – FXStreet
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to cut interest rates by 50bps to 4.75% on Wednesday. The deepening economic downturn in New Zealand's economy and optimism about inflation point to the possibility of a major rate cut from the RBNZ. The RBNZ's policy announcement is likely to cause severe volatility for the New […]
‘Connector of peoples’: who is Nga wai hono i te po, New Zealand’s new Māori Queen? | Māori
circleWhen she was nine, her father ascended to the throne. He became king of the Maori people of New Zealand, and over the years she watched the sacrifices that role took, and witnessed what he meant to Indigenous people across the country. Now, at age 27, it is her turn to lead. Ngā Wai Hono […]
The fight for iron sands: the bitter battle to protect New Zealand’s sea-floor riches | New Zealand
TAt Patea Boating Club, a few hundred metres off New Zealand’s South Taranaki coast, three fishermen sit around an empty table, pigeon droppings littering the floorboards and the sound of the ocean lapping on the black sand coming through the salt-sprayed windows. “This is one of the best fishing spots in the country,” club president […]
US high jumper Shelby McEwen defends decision to refuse sharing gold medal with New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr
Shelby McEuen is an Olympic medalist — call her greedy or call her competitive. The 28-year-old American defended his decision to compete in a jump-off with New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr in the men’s high jump final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday rather than share the gold medal. “If it was meant to be, […]