Oceania New Zealand A youth-led campaign "Make It 16", to lower the voting age to 16, will take its case to the Court of Appeal, as a change is hoped before next year's local body elections
Oceania New Zealand 2024 saw a decline in house property value in most of the country, with over -6% reached in bigger cities due to overall market low and high mortgage rates; as lower rates are starting to work through the system, the value decline could be nearing its end
Oceania New Zealand The first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, one of the most elusive creatures in the world found beached, revealed vestigial teeth and 9 stomachs chambers; to date only six specimens have been found and nobody has ever seen this whale alive
Oceania New Zealand With second Emission Reduction Plan, recently unveiled, the New Zealand government said it will reach its 2050 goal of zero emissions as early as 2044
Oceania New Zealand The volume of construction work in New Zealand in the September quarter amounted to NZ$7,8 billion (€4,332 billion), -3,2% from the June quarter, according to Stats NZ statistics department report