Corica sees red as Auckland falter in ALM title race Steve Corica is facing a ban for Auckland's run towards the A-League Men finals after his side lost ground on Newcastle in a 2-2 draw with Melbourne Victory. AAP · Apr 11
Amid jeers and boos, strained Māori relations with government dominate national holiday Record crowds gather for country’s national day as fears of a wind back of Māori rights lead to angry exchanges The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2024
Tackle training and too many urinals: New Zealand women face challenges as they flock to rugby Participation up 20% since Black Ferns World Cup victory but change rooms and tackle safety among challenges for female players The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023
Bumpy roads ahead: New Zealand’s incoming PM set to lead a three-headed, ‘anti-woke’ government Final results from last month’s election confirm the right-wing National Party will need to partner with the ACT Party and NZ First to form government The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2023
Boomerang adults: the young New Zealanders moving back in with their parents Return of working adults to family home sign of acute housing pressures with parties split on how to ease crisis ahead of election The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2023
Sam Neill on his new memoir and living with blood cancer: ‘I’m not afraid to die, but it would annoy me’ The New Zealand actor’s new memoir reveals that he has been ‘crook’ with blood cancer and will need chemo for the rest of his life. But relaxing on his farm, he is philosophical. ‘Dying? I couldn’t care less,’ he says The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2023
Buried by mud and silt, New Zealand’s farms face ‘10-year recovery’ – picture essay Livelihoods in tatters after months of relentless rain and extreme weather – and the clean-up is just beginning The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023
Waitangi Day celebrations struggle to mute politics in heated election year Questions of sovereignty, inequality and New Zealand history hang in the background as political speeches foreshadow a future in which relationship with Māori plays a central role The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2023
‘The community is 100% scared’: shop owners of Auckland’s Little India at centre of national crime debate After a series of high-profile robberies and ram raids, the owners of Sandringham’s dairies say something has changed in New Zealand The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2022
With most mandatory public health measures gone, is New Zealand well prepared for the next COVID wave? New Zealand’s decision this week to end most mandatory public health measures aimed at preventing COVID transmission received a mixed response. Our modelling suggests it was time to wind back restrictions, but some measures were perhaps scrapped prematurely. The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022
Rare, precious, smells like whale: hunting for ambergris in New Zealand On wild beaches, secretive harvesters seek the coveted whale byproduct that can make a fortune in an instant The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2022
From homeless and busking to the main stage: Rodney Bell’s wheelchair dance tours Australia The Māori performer can’t remember the motorcycle accident that paralysed him – but it led him to dance The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2022
Can Tonga turn their golden generation into a new era of stars? Tonga is blessed with an extraordinary crop of talent, headed by Jason Taumalolo. But how does international rugby league's newest powerhouse turn that into a sustainable future? ABC News · Jun 16, 2022
Yachts and mansions: founder of company that left thousands of Aboriginal people out of pocket made more than $20m, tax-free Ron Pattenden continued to make money from the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund even after selling it in the wake of damning royal commission findings The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2022 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 · Mar 25, 2022 Māori village nestled among hot springs reckoning with the return of foreign tourists Residents of Whakarewarewa live in a unique landscape reliant on visitors for income – but that comes at an environmental cost