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18 months of research. 2,500 hours of customer testing. 184 days in Singapore. One exceptional new onboard experience. Air New Zealand’s very first retrofitted Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner officially touched down in Auckland yesterday. The aircraft spent the …
Renowned Bougainville Carver to Join International Artist Community for Unique Cultural Exchange Thames, New Zealand – Joe Dutaona, a distinguished carver from Pokpok Island in The Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, will be attending the …
Australian freshwater blueclaw crayfish Bleckdraco CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Giant freshwater crayfish, longer and bulkier than today’s species, roamed New Zealand 20 million years ago. They would have made a perfect snack for the crocodiles and trout-sized …
While the economy is growing modestly after a sharp slump that saw gross domestic product contract 2.1% in the six months through September 2024, confidence and investment remain weak. Last week, the central bank said it expected higher US tariffs and …
Her first new solo music in 4 years. Lorde has announced a new single titled 'What Was That'. After a four-year break from releasing solo music, the New Zealand artist confirmed that the track will be “out soon.” This marks her first original solo …
Tertiary education fees also jumped 22.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, coinciding with the government's shift to remove free first-year TAFE costs, shifting the free year to the final year of study.
New Zealand King Salmon farm Photo: Supplied / New Zealand King Salmon The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is investigating New Zealand King Salmon's high summer mortality rates following a complaint by animal advocacy group SAFE. It comes …
In a report released today, Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Brendan Horsley found that the activities of the NZSIS in making “initial inquiries” between June 10 and August 11 in 2023 were “limited in scope to what was strictly necessary to …
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