Voters head to the polls this weekend in an election that is likely to show a rightward and populist shift in the country’s politics.
Tag: New Zealand
New Zealand’s Maori Party Uses Fashion as a Political Weapon
Politicians typically swat away questions about their appearance, but Te Pati Maori has wielded fashion as a political weapon.
Hunting Contest Reveals Rifts Over Invasive Species in New Zealand
A hunting contest has exposed tensions over which animals deserve protection, who gets to define humaneness and how children should be taught about conservation.
New Zealand Election: After Ardern, a ‘Scary Time’ for Women in Politics
Three years after Ms. Ardern won a resounding victory for her Labour Party, the nation will vote in a very different political landscape.
New Zealand Warriors Surpass All Blacks to Capture Country’s Imagination
An improbable run by the New Zealand Warriors has offered some excitement to counter the All Blacks’ recent misfortune.
The State of Women’s Soccer
The largest-ever Women’s World Cup tournament highlights the growing professionalization of the sport. A sportswriter shares his thoughts.
Why Does Every Women’s World Cup City Have Two Names?
A concerted effort to say Indigenous names correctly, and tell the stories behind them, will show up in stadiums in New Zealand and Australia.
New Zealand’s Public Broadcaster Investigates Pro-Russia Changes to Some Articles
A web editor for RNZ has been put on leave and the station has apologized for changes to articles by Reuters and the BBC that had been published on its website.
Jacinda Ardern Is Now a Dame, Recognized for Service to New Zealand
Ms. Ardern, who stepped down as prime minister in January, said she had considered declining the title, but accepted it as a way to show gratitude.
Readers in Asia: What Does L.G.B.T.Q. Life Look Like Where You Live?
We may include your response in a June edition of the Asia Pacific Morning Briefing.