New Zealand

New Zealand’s New Government Says It Will Scrap Smoking Ban

The law, celebrated as a model for other countries, would have eventually made tobacco illegal.

Nov. 28, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > World News - New Zealand

New Zealand smoking ban: Health experts criticise new government's shock reversal

Health experts are appalled as the new government plans to repeal the policy to fund tax cuts.

Nov. 27, 2023 - bbc.co.uk - BBC News - Home - New Zealand

‘A massive unravelling’: fears for Māori rights as New Zealand government reviews treaty

Critics say nation ‘under attack’ as coalition plans to review Te Tiriti o Waitangi and other policies that provide for Māori. More than 180 years after Māori leaders gathered near the banks of the Waitangi River to sign the treaty that became New ...

Dec. 1, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian - New Zealand

New Zealand's High Sovereign Bond Yields Set to Fall

Long-term sovereign bond yields in New Zealand—currently among the highest in the developed world—will likely fall to levels of other major sovereigns, Capital Economics said.

Nov. 30, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News - New Zealand

As New Zealand Reverses Its Smoking Ban, Other Countries Push Ahead

There are a patchwork of smoking regulations around the world, from local restrictions to national bans on smoking in public places.

Nov. 30, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News - New Zealand

New Zealand freshwater study sounds alarm over E coli pollution levels

The report Our Land and Water looks at how waterways are polluted by four major contaminants in 650,000 river segments, 961 lakes and 419 estuaries. A new study of New Zealand’s freshwater quality has painted a sobering picture, showing that E ...

Nov. 30, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian - New Zealand

New Zealand plans to ban cellphone use in schools

New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the agenda for his first three months in office

Nov. 29, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Top Stories - New Zealand

20 years on, a transformed New Zealand looks back at 'Lord of the Rings'

For the New Zealand film industry, Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy was a leap off 'the edge of the cliff' — one that paid off handsomely.

Nov. 28, 2023 - latimes.com - Entertainment & Arts - New Zealand

New Zealand plan to drop smoking ban draws line under Ardern era

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to also reverse prohibition on new oil and gas exploration

Nov. 28, 2023 - ft.com - UK homepage - New Zealand

In New Zealand, Maori Wardens Take a Different Approach to Crime

The strategies used by the Indigenous community policing alternative are in stark contrast to more muscular tactics pitched by the incoming government.

Nov. 28, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > World News - New Zealand

Health experts decry New Zealand's reversal on world-first tobacco ban

Health and tobacco campaigners said Monday that New Zealand’s plan to repeal laws that would ban tobacco sales for future generations threatened lives.

Nov. 28, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Top Stories

New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts

Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives. New Zealand’s new government will scrap the country’s world-leading law to ban smoking for future generations to help pay for tax ...

Nov. 27, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian - New Zealand

New Zealand gets two deputy PMs after marathon coalition talks

After weeks of negotiations, incoming PM Christopher Luxon announces that populist Winston Peters and libertarian David Seymour will share deputy role. Nearly six weeks after New Zealand’s general election, the incoming prime minister, National’s ...

Nov. 23, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian - New Zealand

3 New Zealand political leaders say they've reached agreement to form next government

Three New Zealand political leaders say they’ve reached an agreement to form the next government, pending a final signoff from their parties which they expected within hours

Nov. 23, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: International - New Zealand

The fast-growing invasive seaweed choking New Zealand’s coastline

The country is grappling with the rapidly spreading Caulerpa seaweed as it marches along parts of New Zealand’s coast.. Caulerpa, a virulent exotic seaweed that forms dense mono-cultural mats across the seafloor, is marching along parts of New ...

Nov. 23, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian - New Zealand

Republic of Ireland 1-1 New Zealand: Irish held in friendly as James McClean retires

The Republic of Ireland fail to end a disappointing year on a high as they are held by New Zealand in James McClean's final international game.

Nov. 21, 2023 - bbc.co.uk - BBC News - Home - New Zealand

New Zealand’s curling team, with nowhere to go, find a home at a Canadian retirement village

Group of four men in their 20s and 30s struggled to find accommodation in Calgary while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics until an unlikely solution was offered. When the clock strikes 2pm on Friday at the Chartwell Colonel Belcher retirement ...

Nov. 17, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian

Celebrity Campaign Shines Spotlight on New Zealand Bird Contest

An endorsement from the comedian John Oliver led to a spike in votes for the eventual winner, the pūteketeke.

Nov. 17, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > World News - New Zealand

WATCH: Puking bird wins New Zealand bird competition

Comedian John Oliver's campaign for “weird, puking birds with colorful mullets” to be voted New Zealand's Bird of the Year has ruffled some feathers.

Nov. 15, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Top Stories - New Zealand

India into World Cup final after Kohli century and Shami see off New Zealand

India, 397-4, beat New Zealand, 327, by 70 runsDaryl Mitchell’s sublime 134 during bold Kiwi chase in vainTen down, one to go. All that remains for India’s World Cup finalists is to turn it up to 11 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. But this ...

Nov. 15, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian - World Cup