Eleven people were still unaccounted for, an official said. The cause of the fire was not yet known.
Author: CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
New Zealand’s Sea Lions Are Back, and Crashing Golf Courses and Soccer Matches
After their populations were decimated by hunters, New Zealand’s sea lions are returning to the coasts — sometimes surprising locals by turning up in unexpected places.
New Zealand’s Chief Coroner Opens New Inquiry Into Mosque Attacks
The move came after pleas from dozens of families of those killed in Christchurch in 2019 when a white supremacist opened fire on Muslims at prayer.
New Zealanders Are Flooding Home. Will the Old Problems Push Them Back Out?
More than 50,000 have escaped the pandemic by moving back, offering the country a rare chance to regain talented citizens. But they are confronting entrenched housing and employment challenges.
10 Years After Christchurch Quake, a Hush Where 8,000 Homes Once Stood
The wreckage left in New Zealand’s second-largest city was razed. Now, a swath nearly twice the size of Central Park is being reclaimed by nature.
Christchurch Inquiry Says New Zealand Couldn’t Have Prevented Mosque Attacks
But the Royal Commission, the country’s highest-level investigation, faulted lax gun regulations and the country’s “fragile” intelligence agencies.
New Zealand Is Tackling Hot-Button Liberal Issues in One Swoop
The country will decide whether to legalize assisted suicide and recreational marijuana, and whether to decriminalize abortion. Conflict-averse New Zealanders may be pushed onto uncomfortable ground.
Peter Jackson Has a Lot of Power in New Zealand. Some Say Too Much.
The filmmaker’s intervention in a mayoral race, part of an effort to block a housing plan, was unheard-of in a country where money and fame are usually wielded lightly.
Under Pressure, New Zealand Ends a Refugee Policy Branded Racist
The revoking of restrictions on Middle Eastern and African refugees lifted a political millstone from around Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s neck.
Christchurch Shooting Suspect Drops Bid to Move Trial to Auckland
The man accused of killing 51 people in a terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand will be tried in the city where the shooting occurred, after his legal team withdrew a bid for a new venue.