Sandown could fall from 2022 Supercars calendar There is a question mark over the Sandown Supercars round as a reduction from 13 to 12 rounds looms. Motorsport · May 22, 2022
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". AAP · May 19, 2022
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 · May 18, 2022
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. The Conversation · May 17, 2022
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 · May 16, 2022
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. AAP · May 12, 2022
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. AAP · May 10, 2022
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. AAP · May 4, 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 · Apr 30, 2022
‘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 · Apr 27, 2022
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 · Apr 25, 2022
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 · Apr 21, 2022
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. AAP · Apr 20, 2022
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 · Apr 13, 2022
AAP · Apr 12, 2022 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.
The Conversation · Apr 7, 2022 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 · Apr 5, 2022 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 · Apr 4, 2022 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 · Apr 2, 2022 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
The Conversation · Mar 30, 2022 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.
AAP · Mar 28, 2022 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.
AAP · Mar 24, 2022 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.
Pedestrian.tv · Mar 24, 2022 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…
AAP · Mar 24, 2022 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.
AAP · Mar 23, 2022 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.