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New Zealand make ‘official petition’ to host Taylor Swift’s wedding
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on Aravalli ranges, Ring of Fire and more (Week 125)
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on Environment and Geography...

New Zealand considers Vietnam a very important partner: Top legislator
Hanoi (VNA) - New Zealand considers Vietnam a very important partner, especially given Vietnam’s leading role within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its active participation in various multilateral agreements, Speaker of the...

How to poop outdoors in a way that won’t harm the environment and other hikers
If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight. Aside from personal inconvenience, why is this such a big deal? Human fecal contamination is a public...
New Zealand intelligence report accuses China of “foreign interference”
The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) released its annual “Security Threat Environment” report on August 21. The document purports to give an “assessment of violent extremism, foreign interference and espionage in New Zealand.” New...

New sighting of father who went on run with three children in New Zealand
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

New Zealand crowns Young Winemaker and Young Viticulturist of the Year
Ruby McManaway, New Zealand Young Winemaker of the Year and Anna Kelland, Young Viticulturist of the Year.Image courtesy New Zealand Winegrowers New Zealand’s search for the Young Viticulturist and Young Winemaker of the Year has come to a close,...

Tesla to introduce Full Self-Driving in New Zealand
Tesla is set to introduce its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system in New Zealand. The system will be available on the latest models with 'Hardware 4' first. No released date has been announced yet. Tesla is set to introduce its advanced FSD-S -...

PNG Delegates Set to Learn from New Zealand’s Resilient Infrastructure
A delegation from Papua New Guinea’s Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Department of Works and Highways (DoWH) and Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) visited Aotearoa New Zealand from Saturday 23 to Saturday 30 August 2025 to...

New Zealand Printing & Packaging Forum debuts on October 14
PrintNZ has partnered with New Zealand Printer magazine to host the inaugural New Zealand Printing & Packaging Forum on October 14 at Sorrento in the Park, Auckland. Register for the Forum, which runs from 9:30 am to 4pm . With a dynamic series of...

Luxon invites Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce to celebrate wedding in New Zealand, receives enthusiastic reply
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has revealed that he received an enthusiastic response from Travis Kelce after extending an open invitation for the newly engaged American football star and Taylor Swift to celebrate in New Zealand. Grammy-winning...

John McKinnon: NZ China Council Chair on the slowing of China's investment in New Zealand
Several factors are behind a flat-lining in investment from China. New research by the New Zealand China Council and NZIER has found Chinese investment grew steadily between 2014 and 2019, but has stalled since then. China now ranks as our 12th...

‘The power of nature’: Under the radar New Zealand wines to seek out now
Despite its short history of wine, these producers, from Central Otago and North Canterbury, are making bottles that are ravishing and distinctive. The modern history of New Zealand wine is surprisingly short, particularly here on the South...

Police probe threatening email sent to numerous schools across New Zealand
By Benjamin Plummer Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald· 29 Aug, 2025 12:02 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listen Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe now Save Share Share this article Copy...

Climate security in Asean and the South Pacific: When regional responses fall short — Phar Kim Beng
AUGUST 29 — The unrelenting march of climate change is nowhere more palpable than in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. Both regions, geographically exposed and institutionally underprepared, face the brunt of intensifying natural disasters....

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown blasts Christine Fletcher’s planning comments - Love this City with Simon Wilson
Politeness was still the order of the evening. That is, if you don’t count the accusations that it’s “planning by firing squad” and the Government is behaving “like Putin” and has put “a gun to the head” of the city. And if you ignore the...

Auckland Design Week Reappoints Tonic Communications
Auckland Design Week (ADW) has reappointed Tonic Communications as its official PR partner. The integrated communications agency will once again lead local and international media engagement for ADW 2026, helping to showcase the depth, quality and...

Northland council imposing tougher penalties for environmental rule breaches
The next most common notices were 16 for discharging a contaminant to land/air (mostly smoke nuisance), 13 for discharging a contaminant to air from an industrial or trade premises (mainly for open burning), and 11 for land use in contravention of...
Once-in-a-lifetime things to do in New Zealand
New Zealand has no shortage of dramatic scenery: mountains, beaches, and steaming volcanoes often share the same horizon. But what sets it apart are the one-off experiences you can’t replicate elsewhere. These are the kinds of moments that stick...

PM meets New Zealand Parliament Speaker in Hanoi
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has welcomed Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives (Parliament) Gerry Brownlee’s ongoing Vietnam visit, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties. During a...