no comment Māori rite marks 250th anniversary of Cook's New Zealand landing New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern attended commemorations ahead of the anniversary of the landing of British explorer James Cook 250 years ago. 05/10/2019
Japan All Blacks beat South Africa 23-13 in World Cup opening match Four minutes of first-half brilliance led an otherwise unconvincing New Zealand to a 23-13 victory over South Africa in a clash between two World Cup favourites on Saturday that never quite lived up to its billing. 21/09/2019
New Zealand How too much love is harming dolphins in New Zealand New Zealand has banned swimming with dolphins in its Bay of Islands waters. 29/08/2019
New Zealand The Right Honourable Baby: MP's newborn fed by parliament speaker The speaker of New Zealand's parliament, Trevor Mallard, fed an MP's newborn baby during a debate and the photos went viral. 22/08/2019
New Zealand Ancient giant parrot discovered in New Zealand Named Heracles inexpactatus - signifying its Herculean size and the suprise of the discovery - the parrot is the largest ever discovered. 07/08/2019
Outdoor Longest ever drive in electric car finishes in New Zealand A journey of a lifetime accomplished today for one Dutch sustainability advocate who was on the road for three years. 19/07/2019
United Kingdom Uphill battle: Welsh town wins record for world's steepest street To qualify, Harlech had to prove that the street is a main thoroughfare commonly used by the public, fully surfaced and with buildings along it. 17/07/2019
New Zealand Women's World Cup: Why new Zealand nearly didn't compete Thirteen of New Zealand's players threatened to walk out a year ago after denouncing a culture of bullying and intimidation under then-coach Andreas Heraf. 17/06/2019
New Zealand NZ Police to charge Christchurch attacker with terrorism The New Zealand police commissioner said they would charge the man accused of murder in the Christchurch mosque shootings with engaging in a terrorist act. 21/05/2019
New Zealand 'We're not doing any work on dragons': NZ PM rejects bribe of girl, 11 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned a bribe sent to her by an 11-year-old girl who asked her government to do some research on dragons. 14/05/2019
no comment Australian and New Zealand citizens hold memorial services in Gallipoli Thousands of Australian and New Zealand citizens on Thursday (April 25) held memorial services in Gallipoli 26/04/2019
France New Zealand, France join efforts to stop extremism on social media Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a statement that she will co-chair a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next month that will seek to have world leaders and tech companies agree to a pledge, called the Christchurch Call, to eliminate extremist content on social media, 24/04/2019
New Zealand MPs vote 119-1 to ban semi-automatic weapons after mosque massacres MPs in New Zealand have voted to pass a gun reform bill that seeks to ban semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles, less than a month after deadly attacks on two mosques in Christchurch that left 50 people dead. 10/04/2019
Australia Social media executives could be jailed In the wake of the New Zealand mosque shootings Australia brings in tough new laws on social media companies. 04/04/2019
Austria US revokes travel permit for Austrian with link to Christchurch gunman Austrian far-right activist Martin Sellner was planning to marry his American girlfriend, but had his ESTA visa waiver cancelled 29/03/2019
New Zealand Watch: Thousands attend remembrance service for Christchurch attacks The ceremony took place in Hagley Park near the Al Noor mosque, where most of the 50 people were killed in a twin attack by a lone gunman. 29/03/2019
no comment Dramatic footages shows bridge collapse in New Zealand Dramatic footage showed a traffic bridge being washed away as a heavy storm lashed New Zealand's West Coast on Tuesday (March 26). 26/03/2019
Austria Austria confirms financial link between far-right group and NZ gunman Austrian Chancellor Sebastien Kurz has confirmed financial links have been discovered between the New Zealand mosques gunman and the far-right Identitarian Movement in Austria 26/03/2019
New Zealand New Zealand PM announces public inquiry into mosque attacks New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has set up a royal commission to investigate the attack on two mosques in the city of Christchurch. 25/03/2019
United Arab Emirates New Zealand prime minister receives special thanks from Dubai Dubai honours New Zealand prime minister's response to last week's mass shootings by projecting her picture on Burj Khalifa. 23/03/2019
Good Morning Europe Imam shows appreciation as New Zealand pauses for prayer one week on We speak with senior member of the Consultative Council of the Islamic Circle of Australia and New Zealand Tamjid Aijazi in Auckland. 22/03/2019
New Zealand Thousands gather at funerals for Christchurch shooting victims At least 5,000 people stood quietly at Hagley Park in front of the Al Noor mosque. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, “New Zealand mourns with you, we are one.” 22/03/2019
no comment Church holds multi-faith service in memory of mosque attack victims Worshipers in Christchurch attended a multi-faith memorial service on Thursday (March 21) held for those killed in gun attacks on two mosques during Friday (March 15) prayers. 21/03/2019
New Zealand Christchurch shootings: New Zealand to 'confront' Erdogan over remarks Christchurch shootings: New Zealand to 'confront' Erdogan over remarks 20/03/2019
New Zealand Watch: New Zealanders perform haka to honour mosque shooting victims School pupils and bikers have been among those gathering to perform the traditional Maori dance in tribute to the 50 victims of Friday's mosque shootings. 19/03/2019
New Zealand Watch: High-school students perform haka at Christchurch mosque vigil Teenagers at a secondary school in Christchurch performed a haka — a ceremonial dance or challenge in Māori culture — in tribute to the victims of the New Zealand mosque shootings. 19/03/2019
