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NZ opposition savages 'backwards' budget

New Zealand's opposition says rising inflation will see Kiwis migrate to Australia, as it slams the government's fifth budget as "backwards".

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Health, climate to feature in NZ budget

New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson will deliver the fifth budget of Jacinda Ardern's two-term government on Thursday.

AAP

Air of compromise: NZ's Emissions Reduction Plan reveals a climate budget that’s long on planning, short on strategy

Until now, the government’s approach to climate action has largely been about getting the policy architecture right. This work is vital, but it’s more about rearranging possible futures, less about emissions reductions in the near term.

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How NZ could become a world leader in decarbonisation using forestry and geothermal technology

Energy is the double-edged sword at the root of the climate crisis. Cheap energy has improved lives and underpinned massive economic growth. But because most of it comes from burning hydrocarbon fuels, we’re now left with a legacy of high atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and an emissions-intensive economy.

The Conversation

NSW extradites NZ woman over child murder

Police have extradited a woman over the alleged murder of a two-year-old girl near Oberon in central NSW in a cold case dating back to 1987.

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Hockeyroos fight back to draw with NZ

The young and inexperienced Hockeyroos have come from two goals down to draw 2-2 with New Zealand in Auckland.

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NZ agency cleared over White Island blast

A judge in New Zealand has cleared the country's emergency management agency of safety breaches over the 2019 White Island volcanic eruption.

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Australia’s hardline deportation policy leaves no room for second chances

Mystery Sixtus was deported alone to NZ as a teenager and separated from family, one of the increasing number of non-citizens removed under the Migration Act

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s like a Ponzi scheme’: New Zealand first homebuyers lean on bank of mum and dad

As housing prices surge, nearly half of Kiwis are relying on parents to get a foothold on the property ladder, eating into their retirement plans and savings

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand commemorates Anzac Day

While dawn services were held across the country, for the third year COVID-19 has curbed some Anzac Day commemorations in New Zealand.

AAP

Without stricter conditions, NZ should be in no hurry to reopen its border to cruise ships

With the arrival in Sydney of the cruise liner Pacific Explorer on Monday – a giant “WE’RE HOME” sign emblazoned on her bow – the pressure is on New Zealand to match Australia and reopen our maritime border to cruise ships.

The Conversation

NZ volcano Ruapehu tremors continue

The crater lake of New Zealand volcano Mount Ruapehu is bubbling at an elevated temperature after a month of underground tremors.

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Australia's Super Rugby teams sitting pretty at top of ladder, but NZ challenge looms large

Border closures forced Super Rugby Pacific into local derbies on either side of the Tasman for the first section of the season. Now, the Australian sides must prepare themselves for the New Zealand challenge.

ABC News

NZ MP regrets Australian election spray

New Zealand MP Shane Reti has admitted poor judgment in getting involved in Australia's election campaign to question a Labor policy to increase nursing staff.

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Aus-NZ refugee deal is a bandage on a failed policy. It's time to end offshore processing

Australia has finally accepted New Zealand’s offer to settle some of the refugees from the offshore processing regime – about nine years after it was first made in 2013.

AAP

NZ's top doc Bloomfield to stand down

Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand's Director General of Health and architect of its world-leading COVID-19 response, is hanging up his stethoscope in July.

ABC News

An Australian soldier was accused of kicking corpses in East Timor. What the NZ SAS witnessed went much further

Secret documents reveal eyewitness accounts from New Zealand soldiers who said an Australian SAS operator brutalised corpses in East Timor in 1999.

The Guardian - AU

Giant sand dunes and whistling ducks: NZ readers’ favourite wild places

With ever-changing skies, clumsy seals and theatrical flats, New Zealand’s landscapes offer drama and consolation

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Inflation has already eroded tomorrow's minimum wage rise – NZ’s low-income workers will need more support

Tomorrow’s minimum wage increase to NZ$21.20 an hour should help a significant number of New Zealand’s lowest paid workers and their families – 300,000 people, according to the government.

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Australia, NZ raise concerns over Solomons

The Australian and New Zealand prime ministers have discussed their concerns over a potential security deal between the Solomon Islands and China.

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Sydney FC star Green opts for NZ switch

Sydney FC defender Ally Green will switch her international allegiance to New Zealand after this weekend's A-League Women grand final.

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NZ To Resettle 450 Refugees Detained In Aus For 9 Years, But That’s Less Than Half Of Them

New Zealand will do what Australia never would and resettle 450 refugees stuck in Australia’s offshore detention. Our neighbour will take 150 refugees per year for the next three years of those already in detention. Unfortunately any asylum seekers who arrive by boat in future will not be eligible for…

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NZ to resettle refugees from Australia

Australia has agreed to a refugee resettlement deal with New Zealand after a longstanding offer from its trans-Tasman neighbour.

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Phoenix to return to NZ in ALM season

Wellington Phoenix are planning to return home to play A-League Men's games after the New Zealand government removed restrictions on outdoor gatherings.

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NZ reports another 10 COVID-19 deaths

New Zealand has reported a drop in COVID-19 hospitalisations from 971 to 930, but another 10 deaths.

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