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New Zealand women lawmakers outnumber men for the first time

The milestone places New Zealand among a half-dozen nations in the world that this year can claim at least 50% female representation in their parliaments, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

WEKU

New Zealand women lawmakers outnumber men for first time

For the first time in New Zealand’s history, a majority of lawmakers are women

The Independent UK

New Zealand couple held in Iran allowed to leave, PM Ardern says

The two travel bloggers disappeared from public view almost four months ago after entering Iran.

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PMs in Antarctica: is it time for Albanese to pay a visit to the frozen continent?

If New Zealand is happy to pack off a sitting prime minister to Antarctica, why is Australia cold on the idea?

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Two New Zealanders detained in Iran allowed to leave

Two New Zealanders detained in Iran for the last few months have recently been allowed to leave the country, New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Labour's re-election chances snookered

With a year left in this term, the Government seems trapped by controversy, economic bad news and poor polling. Tim Murphy asks what Labour's strategists could possibly do to turn it around.

Newsroom.co.nz

Bad weather thwarts New Zealand PM Ardern's Antarctica trip

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's visit to her country's research station in Antarctica was upended by bad weather that forced the plane she was travelling in to turn back midflight on Tuesday.

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New Zealand farmers protest world’s first livestock ‘burp tax’

Farmyard vehicles disrupted traffic in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and other cities to protest emissions tax.

Al Jazeera

Ardern confirms pre-Christmas by-election

The New Zealand Labour government is set for a stern electoral test on December 10, when Hamilton West voters go to the polls to replace a former Labour MP.

AAP

Conviction overturned for man who sent death threats to Jacinda Ardern

Michael Cruickshank argued he was so drunk he could not remember sending the threats to New Zealand’s prime minister

The Guardian - AU

Ex-Labour MP Sharma exits NZ parliament

Hamilton West voters are set for an unexpected by-election after the resignation of expelled Labour MP Gaurav Sharma from parliament.

AAP

Carter Holt constrains timber supply for 18 months, despite assurances to Govt

Builders say the supply crisis has eased – now they face a demand crisis that threatens to drive more of them to the wall

Newsroom.co.nz

Lockdowns scrapped, but seven-day isolation to stay as Ardern seeks balanced response

The Government will remove its ability to impose lockdowns or close the borders but no changes to current Covid-19 settings have been suggested.

Newsroom.co.nz

Jacinda Ardern backs school Shakespeare scheme dubbed ‘imperialist’ by New Zealand funding body

Prime minister says she took part in three decade-old programme said to involve more than half of country’s schools

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New Zealand Arts Funder Rejects Shakespeare as ‘Imperialism’

Is Shakespeare still relevant to today's students? New Zealand's arts council appears to have its doubts after ending funding for a popular school Shakespeare program, arguing it relied too heavily on busy schools, failed to show relevance to “the contemporary art context” and relied on a genre “located within a…

The Independent UK

New Zealand arts funder rejects Shakespeare as 'imperialism'

Is Shakespeare still relevant to today’s students

AAP

Ardern hosts Gillard for NZ Labour appeal

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she fist-pumped on first hearing Julia Gillard's misogyny speech, believing the Australian PM had been bullied.

Newsroom.co.nz

No triumph for free speech

If we block abusive language on the parts of the internet most people use, it will just move to the shadows where we can't monitor for extremists, writes Joanne Wilkes.

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The Guardian - AU

New Zealand’s local elections appear to show a backlash against Ardern. The reality is more complex

Many cities chose conservative candidates but the results were less about national trends than local conditions

Evening Standard

New Zealand plans to tax cow and sheep burps in bid to combat climate change

The proposal has sparked a fierce backlash from farmers

The Independent UK

New Zealand to tax cow flatulence and sheep urine in world-first climate levy

The levy is strongly opposed by farmers

Wales Online

Cow burps could be taxed in New Zealand to tackle climate change

Farm animals produce gases that warm the planet, particularly methane from cattle burps and nitrous oxide from their urine.

WEKU

New Zealand angers its farmers by proposing taxing cow burps

New Zealand's government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. Farmers quickly condemned the plan.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand farmers may pay for greenhouse gas emissions under world-first plans

By 2025, farmers would pay a levy on emissions from sources such as cow burps and gases from their urine under proposals released by Jacinda Ardern

The Independent UK

New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers

New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change

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