The Latest Breaking News from NZ

Two extreme and deadly weather events within the first two months of 2023 have brought the consequences of climate change into sharp focus. Auckland’s January 27 flood is the most expensive weather event in New Zealand insurance history. Cyclone Gabrielle prompted a national state of emergency, only the third time…

Volker Kuntzsch criticises NZ's meat, dairy and plant-based proteins, saying they're not sustainable like fisheries. Jonathan Milne reports.

James Shaw gives furious speech to parliament, linking cyclone to climate change

It's not just Auckland Council, but the Government that has questions to answer about our emergency systems after recent floods.

The NZ Breakers have celebrated their long-awaited return to the NBL playoffs by dismantling the Tasmania JackJumpers 88-68 in Auckland.

With essentially no policies to reduce emissions from the 4.5 million fossil fuel vehicles on our roads, NZ is bumbling along as addicted as ever to fossil fuels 

Unable to step into a regulatory grey area, NZ’s watchdogs have to rely on the media to spread caution.

The government’s decision to abandon the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media (ANZPM) Bill came as no surprise after months of increasingly negative speculation. Officially, it stems from the prioritisation of “bread and butter issues” during a cost-of-living crisis, but it’s hard not to see this as a significant policy failure…

As New Zealand’s COVID cases rose in 2021, we were warned the virus would put significant pressure on our health system. But, in reality, New Zealand’s medical system has been struggling for a long time.