NZ sends 30 Defence Force staff to train Ukrainian soldiers
New Zealand has been specifically asked to help with this training.
Tonga's underwater volcano might still be erupting
A team of NIWA scientists say the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano may still be erupting.
Covid update May 23: 6,000 new cases, 9 deaths
There are 363 people in hospital, with 14 of those people in intensive care or high dependency units
Covid update May 22: 4,990 cases, 379 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 10 people with Covid-19 have died.
With op shop prices on the rise, second hand clothing becomes controversial
We look into the for and against argument of thrift flipping
Covid update May 21: 6,635 new cases, 400 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 6 people with Covid-19 have died.
Hori’s Pledge: campaign to correct the country’s name to Aotearoa
It's a pushback against Don Brash's Hobson's Pledge.
Living in NZ is expensive, what will the Budget do? Economist explains
Will the Budget really make a difference to the cost of living? We asked an economist.
Covid update May 20: 7,800 cases, 17 deaths
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is 8,032 – last Friday it was 7,548.
Budget 2022: Here's what you need to know
The 2022 budget has allocated $128.4 billion towards areas such as health, climate and transport.
Is Tauranga a hotspot for racism? We asked people on the street
Their answers will probably not surprise you.
Covid update May 19: 9091 cases, 5 deaths
There are 411 people in hospital.
Nelson man arrested after editing teens’ pics, posting to adult sites
The man will appear in the Nelson District Court next Monday.
I wasn’t vaccinated as a kid but I got the Covid-19 jab I 2000s Baby
“I had to get there on my own.”
Covid Update May 18: 9,570 community cases, 32 deaths
There are 425 people in hospital with 9 of those people in intensive care or high dependency units.
How Māori celebrants are indigenising weddings
“For some people it’s just wanting to pay homage or incorporate their culture.”
Covid Update May 17: 9,843 community cases, 421 hospitalisations
Todays seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is 7,795 – last Tuesday it was 7,927.
Like Misha, I rejected my Indian culture growing up | 2000s Baby
“The South Asian experience has been a complicated one for many of us growing up in New Zealand”.
Four ways NZ will meet its emission targets by 2050
The Government has released its $2.9 billion plan to get Aotearoa to zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Covid Update May 16: 7,061 cases, 5 deaths
415 people are currently in hospital.
“Are we safer?”: Unpacking the March 15 recovery efforts, three years on
Re: looked at what has been done when it comes to the Royal Commission of Inquiry recommendations.
Covid update May 15: 5,745 new cases, 15 deaths
15 people with Covid-19 have died, bringing the publicly reported total to date to 973.
In pictures: Aucklanders gather to support Palestine
“For the event I co-organised, I wanted to celebrate our culture,”
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid
She's one of 7,068 other new cases of Covid-19 today.
‘It’s human rights’: Aucklanders rally for abortion rights in the US
It comes as the United States may be set to overturn Roe v Wade.
Covid update May 13: 7,441 cases, 29 deaths
About half of the actual number of Covid-19 cases are being reported.
Te Pāti Māori won't run in Tauranga by-election due to racism
"By standing, we would be consciously sending our people into an unsafe environment."
‘I’ll take the leftovers’: rangatahi react to eating kina
“I have eaten kina once in my whole entire life: I know, 10 brownie points taken off me as a Māori.”
Covid update May 12: 9,392 cases, 9 deaths
398 people are currently in hospital with the virus.
Price of burgers, coffee increase as food prices rise again
As NZ continues to grapple with a cost of living crisis, food prices continue to rise.
