A petition before Parliament asks that the country be called “Aotearoa,” which loosely translates from Maori as the “land of the long white cloud.”
Tag: New Zealand
Remains of 2 Children Are Found in Suitcases Bought at New Zealand Auction
The police did not immediately release the precise ages of the children, their genders, or whether they might have been related. “We still have a lot of unanswered questions,” a detective said.
You Just Can’t Get the Staff
Australia’s labor and skills shortage has affected almost every sector. Signs of it are everywhere.
New Zealand Designates Proud Boys a Terrorist Group
The far-right Proud Boys are not known to operate in the country, but the designation makes it illegal for New Zealanders to support them.
Abroad, Jacinda Ardern Is a Star. At Home, She’s Losing Her Shine.
New problems in New Zealand like inflation and gang violence and old problems like unaffordable housing have sent her polling numbers to new lows as an election looms next year.
Your Monday Briefing: Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv
Plus Hindus try to flee Kashmir and Taipei commemorates Tiananmen Square.
New Zealand’s Biodiversity Crisis Prompts Extreme Measures
A few years ago, the nation vowed to rid itself of most imported predators. But now some people are asking if that goal is feasible, or worth what it will cost.
Could Australia and New Zealand ‘Divorce’ From the British Monarchy?
The debate over whether to sever ties with Britain’s royal family has traditionally attracted little mainstream interest in the two members of the Commonwealth.
Can Ancient Maori Knowledge Aid Science? Ask These Freshwater Crayfish.
As a weed choked a New Zealand lake, a tribe found a surprising solution in a centuries-old tool, adding to a pitched debate over how Indigenous knowledge can complement conventional science.
Other Countries Had Mass Shootings. Then They Changed Their Gun Laws.
Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway: All had a culture of gun ownership, and all tightened restrictions anyway. Their violence statistics now diverge sharply from those of the U.S.