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New Zealand Airport Puts Hugs on a Timer
The new rule at a New Zealand airport limits curbside embraces to three minutes, drawing worldwide commentary, from the indignant to the amused.World - The New York Times - November 1 -
Thousands flock to NZ capital in huge Māori protests
The country is seen as a world leader for supporting indigenous rights, but many fear that's now at risk.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Watch: New Zealand's Māori protests explained
The BBC's Katy Watson reports from Wellington on why tens of thousands have taken to the streets.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
An Air New Zealand flight to Auckland diverts to Melbourne because of disruptive passenger
An Air New Zealand flight bound for Auckland, New Zealand, from Perth, Australia, has been forced to divert after a passenger became disruptiveWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
New Zealand airport shocked by interest in its 3-minute cap on hugs
Officials at New Zealand's Dunedin International Airport are "surprised how much global interest" a time-limit on curbside farewell embraces has garnered.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
New Zealand airport puts three-minute cap on farewell hugs
A New Zealand airport is capping the time people can spend hugging goodbye in the car drop-off zone. CBS Mornings' Tony Dokoupil has more.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Irresistible Mitchell Santner spins New Zealand to historic victory in India
New Zealand win Test series in India for the first time Santner takes 13 wickets in career-defining performance India collapsed to a humiliating series defeat at home, their first for 12 years, ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
New Zealand 0-14 Australia: women’s rugby league Test – as it happened
Jillaroos take a first step to banishing their demons as the Kiwi Ferns are held scoreless for the first time in a women’s rugby league Test. 6 mins: Silky hands get the Kiwi Ferns to within ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
New Zealand 10-22 Australia: men’s rugby league Test – as it happened
Zac Lomax ran in two of the Kangaroos’ four tries to spare his teammates’ blushes in a bruising encounter against the Kiwis. 2nd minute: Isaah Yeo and Angus Crichton lead the early charges but ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Wasteful Australia banish their demons in Pacific Cup win against New Zealand
Kangaroos run in four tries to the Kiwis’ two in 22-10 victory Zac Lomax double lifts visitors into final after heartbreak last year Australia have exacted revenge on New Zealand for last year’s ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Owners of New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22, appeal conviction
The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, are appealing their company’s criminal conviction on safety breaches at the High Court in AucklandWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Borthwick backs ‘energised’ Henry Slade to sparkle on England return
Slade selected at outside-centre against New Zealand Ben Spencer to make first England start on Saturday Steve Borthwick has insisted he is not taking a risk by selecting Henry Slade to face the ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
The Spin | The magic of Mitch Santner and New Zealand’s historic series win in India
Bowler’s superb display to end India’s 12-year home dominance followed Kiwis’ glorious sporting weekend . Mitchell Santner bowls in his contact lenses but bats in his glasses. It feels like part of ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
England 22-24 New Zealand: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live
All Blacks visit Twickenham for this 3.10pm GMT kick-off Sign up for The Breakdown newsletter | And email Lee 4 mins. The home side are working some phases before Martin can’t grasp a pass ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand university
Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with cause of stomach bug being investigated. A mass outbreak of suspected food poisoning has ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Controversial bill to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document reaches parliament
The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Māori and ruling authorities. New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 seconds A ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Ireland 13-23 New Zealand: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live reaction
Live updates from the 8.10pm GMT kick-off in Dublin Sign up for The Breakdown newsletter | And mail Lee Haka Response Watch! . Rieko Ioane leads his team in the pre-match challenge, Ireland ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
New Zealand's leader formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the abuse, torture and neglect of an estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in ...World - ABC News - November 12 -
New Zealand PM says sorry for 'horrific' care home abuse
The apology comes after a report found 200,000 children and vulnerable adults were abused for decades.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
New Zealand offers ‘unreserved’ apology to 200,000 survivors of ‘horrific’ abuse in care
Historic apology by PM Christopher Luxon comes after landmark report that exposed decades of abuse in state and faith-based care institutions. New Zealand’s prime minister Christopher Luxon has ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
New Zealand offers national apology to people abused in care
New Zealand offered a historic national apology on Tuesday to hundreds of thousands of victims of abuse in state and faith-based care over the last 70 years.Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
Insults and a haka in New Zealand parliament as MPs debate Māori rights bill
Voting temporarily suspended amid disruptions including a Māori party MP ripping up a copy of the bill. New Zealand’s parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament
Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the haka and ripped up a copy of a contentious bill being voted on.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Watch: New Zealand MP leads haka to disrupt parliament
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to redefine the principles that have been used in support of Māori.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
France against New Zealand still offers all that is holy in rugby union
Teams meet in Paris on Saturday having delivered brutality and artistry in some of the sport’s greatest games. It is France-New Zealand time again. These words should conjure a frisson in any rugby ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Thomas Ramos’s boot helps France to thrilling win over New Zealand
France 30-29 New Zealand Home side claw back half-time deficit in seesaw contest Silky skills, crushing power and a ding-dong on the scoreboard lapped up by a sold-out Saturday-night crowd: this ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
Thousands of people are marching the length of New Zealand in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British CrownWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
As tens of thousands of marchers thronged the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, the column of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protestWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Maori Protest Bill That Is Part of Sharp Rightward Shift in New Zealand
Two small populist parties are responsible for accelerating the shift, which has been felt acutely by the Indigenous Māori.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
New Zealand’s post-Ardern populist pivot angers Maori community
Conservative Luxon government has rolled back many of former PM’s progressive policiesWorld - Financial Times - 19 hours ago -
First arrest as New Zealand ban on displaying gang patches comes into force
Ban on public display of gang insignia is part of a wider crackdown on gangs that some experts say could infringe on rights while doing nothing to cut gang membership. New Zealand’s gangs will need ...World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago -
New Zealanders are banned from displaying gang symbols as a new law takes effect
A ban on New Zealanders wearing or displaying symbols of gang affiliation in public has taken effect, with police officers arresting a man for breaking the law three minutes laterWorld - ABC News - 11 hours ago