New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she needs to be able to raise areas of concern with Chinese leader Xi Jinping without the country being on the receiving end of retaliation. The comments come ahead of her expected meeting on Nov. 18 with Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum…
We Must Be Able to Raise Concerns Without ‘Retaliatory Acts’: New Zealand PM to Meet Xi
November 18, 2022
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South Korea Allows Extradition of Woman Accused of Killing Children in New Zealand
A court in South Korea on Friday approved the extradition of a woman charged with murder in New Zealand over the deaths of two children, whose bodies were found in suitcases in Auckland. The High Court in Seoul made the decision after the 42-year-old woman gave her written consent to be extradited to New Zealand,…
Popularity of Ardern’s Labour Party Plummets According to New Poll
The New Zealand Labour Party’s popularity has fallen to the lowest level since it came into government, according to a new Newshub-Reid research poll. Labour dropped 5.9 percentage points to 32.3 percent, while its opposition, the National party, had edged up 0.2 points to 40 percent. For the minor parties, the right-leaning ACT hit 10…
Work Ready New Zealanders on Welfare Amid Labour Shortage Has ‘Got to Stop’: ACT Party Leader
November 3, 2022
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New Zealand’s ACT Party Leader David Seymour said they would put work-ready Kiwis receiving welfare benefits under “income management” to encourage them to take up jobs. According to the Ministry of Social Development (pdf), of the 170,000 people receiving a Jobseeker Support benefit at the end of September, 98,900 were classified as “work ready.” Seymour…
New Zealand Rolls out Alcohol Law Reform
The New Zealand (NZ) government has granted communities greater powers to set their own rules around alcohol sales, but wider alcohol law reform is expected to take time. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she wasn’t comfortable with the way alcohol was currently marketed in the country. However, given how “embedded” alcohol advertising and sponsorship was…
Reflections on 35 Years of Travel Writing
When my 15-year-old granddaughter, Talya, asked me what my favorite destination was, I had to take a minute. After 35 years as a travel writer, my usual answer to that question is wherever I’ve been last, but I felt she deserved more than my usual flippant reply. Of course, so many different places come up…
New Zealand Farmers Could Soon Pay Flatulent Tax for Livestock Under World-First Plan
October 12, 2022
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The New Zealand government has taken on the proposal by the farming sector for a separate pricing system on greenhouse emissions, which includes paying tax on the methane produced by livestock, most notably its cows and sheep. In June, the He Waka Eke Noa, a partnership between agriculture leaders and the government, proposed that farmers…
New Zealand Man’s Convictions Overturned 3 Years After Death
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand’s Supreme Court on Friday took the unusual step of overturning a man’s convictions even though he died three years ago. The court found there had been a substantial miscarriage of justice after Peter Ellis was convicted of sexually abusing children at the day care center where he worked as a teacher…
Three Chinese-New Zealanders Found Guilty of Political Donation Fraud
The New Zealand High Court has found three Chinese-New Zealand businessmen guilty in a political donation trial, while a former MP was acquitted of all charges. Seven people were charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) with making fraud donations to both major parties, Labour and National, on three occasions. Read MoreNew Zealand’s Major Parties…
Antarctic Blast Hits New Zealand, Brings Spring Snow Across the Country
An Antarctic blast across New Zealand (NZ) has brought snow flurries across large areas of the country in spring, including in Christchurch and Wellington. The south of the country woke up to temperatures at near zero degrees Celsius, the coldest place being Te Anau at negative six degrees celsius. Christchurch experienced its first snowfall in…
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