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I rediscovered a forgotten legal rule. It could transform Indigenous rights in Australia

Canada has signed more than 70 treaties with its Indigenous peoples. The United States has more than 300 treaties. Our neighbour, New Zealand, has the Treaty of Waitangi. Countries such as Ecuador, Norway and Finland recognise Indigenous sovereignty through other devices, such as constitutional recognition and a Sámi Parliament.

The Conversation

The NZ Census guided vital economic and social planning. What happens now it’s gone?

The old New Zealand Census – first conducted in 1851 – is to be no more.

The Conversation

New Zealand minister slammed for ‘butter chicken tsunami’ slur

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New Zealand minister criticised for ‘outright racist’ remark against Indians

Wellington minister claims trade deal worth $1.8bn will bring a ‘butter chicken tsunami’ into New Zealand

The Independent UK

‘I get cut through by hyperbole’: NZ minister Shane Jones refuses to tone down ‘butter chicken tsunami’ remark

New Zealand minister Shane Jones defended his "butter chicken tsunami" immigration remarks, citing "hyperbole" for public debate impact. Despite criticism from Indian community leaders and opposition MPs labelling his comments "racist," Jones insists immigration is a key election issue.

The Times of India

Body of New Zealand man swept away by floods found, as Wellington recovers after widespread damage

Philip Sutton was looking after a property for his sister when a torrent of flood water smashed through it

The Guardian - AU

Bulletin world briefing: EU warns Europe faces difficult summer amid jet fuel shortages

Europe faces difficult summer of jet fuel shortages ‘even in best case scenario’ Why visitors will have to drink cow urine to enter holy Indian temple What could happen to Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ rules after EU ruling Embattled New Zealand prime minister survives leadership vote The effect cocaine pollution is having…

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Embattled New Zealand prime minister survives leadership vote

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The Independent UK

Sam Neill says New Zealand goldmine supporters have threatened him with violence

Actor, who has publicly objected to plans to fast-track project near his farm, says he has received personal abuse

The Guardian - UK

Glowing ring of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands linked to deadly underwater plateau — Earth from space

A recent satellite photo captured a gleaming halo of phytoplankton encircling the remote Chatham Islands. The stunning sight is the result of a hidden underwater structure, which has also helped kill hundreds of cetaceans.

LiveScience

Man swept away in Wellington flood waters as New Zealand capital hammered by record heavy rain

Wellington residents have shared stories of surviving landslides and rising flood waters caused by severe storm

The Guardian - AU

Embattled New Zealand prime minister survives leadership vote and blames media for ‘soap opera’

Christopher Luxon says caucus meeting ‘clearly’ proves he has party support ahead of November national election

The Guardian - AU

Embattled NZ PM Luxon wins shock confidence vote

Labour is challenging National to reveal the vote count in a surprise partyroom confidence vote in Chris Luxon, the New Zealand prime minister.

AAP

New Zealand’s PM Luxon survives leadership vote among own party months before polls

Luxon tells reporters he had called for a confidence vote, in which he was successful

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How Bruce the half-beak kea weaponised his disability to become the alpha bird

Bruce the kea is missing his entire upper beak. Yet he is the alpha bird of his circus (the apt collective noun for a group of New Zealand’s famously playful alpine parrots).

The Guardian - AU

The Clean – 10 of the best

The Dunedin band had an indelible influence on acts such as Pavement and Guided by Voices. A new oral history by Richard Langston is out now

LiveScience

Bruce the parrot is missing his upper beak —‬ but that hasn't stopped him from becoming an undefeated jousting champion

A kea parrot in New Zealand who lost the top part of his beak when young has developed a new way to fight other males that has made him unbeatable.

The Guardian - UK

‘We did a seance for Beethoven, to see what he thought’: the playful, pioneering life of field-recording maestro Annea Lockwood

The New Zealand composer burned pianos, sampled earthquakes and recorded Belfast’s peace walls. And at 86 is still invested in her life’s work: to appreciate the music in everyday sound

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The Independent UK

Wellington flooding: Thousands ordered to evacuate homes in New Zealand capital after worst rainfall ever recorded

Mayor of New Zealand’s capital says he’s ‘never known anything like’ intense rainfall overnight

AAP

New poll heaps more pain on embattled NZ prime minister

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon and his National Party have clocked their worst TVNZ poll results in years, causing speculation about his leadership.

The Conversation

As entry-level jobs dry up in NZ, how can we help young people find their way into work?

Getting a first foothold on the career ladder has never been easy for young workers.

AAP

Women in black confound Australia sevens stars again

New Zealand's women's sevens champs have made it nine wins out of the last 10 against Australia in tournament finals as they lifted the marquee Hong Kong title.

AAP

Imported bus drivers risk 'modern slavery', union warns

A campaign to recruit bus drivers from New Zealand to address a shortage is a band-aid solution to a persistent issue created by privatisation, a union says.

Motorsport

Supercars Christchurch: Brodie Kostecki and Matt Payne lead Ford’s march in New Zealand

Brodie Kostecki and Matt Payne took a Supercars win apiece on Saturday at Ruapuna Park near Christchurch

Autosport

Supercars Christchurch: Kostecki and Payne lead Ford’s march in New Zealand

Brodie Kostecki and Matt Payne took a Supercars win apiece on Saturday at Ruapuna Park near Christchurch

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