New Zealand

In a gripping match, in front of 53.245 spectators at a packed Marvel Stadium, the All Blacks won the Bledisloe Cup thanks to a rarely seen call by French referee Raynal, coming back from 31-13 down in the second half

A giant squid washed ashore was found yesterday at Farewell Spit at the top of the South Island; not including tentacles, it measured about 4m

The government has announced that the northern and central regions of the South Island, which suffered the worst from last week's four days of heavy rain, will remain under a state of emergency while authorities assess the damage

Nearly 2.000 professional firefighters and support staff in New Zealand are preparing to hold a one-hour nationwide strike on Friday 19 August and one on 26 August

The country has released its first national plan to deal with the impact of global warming, with Minister for Climate Change stating that severe weather events that previously seemed unthinkable 'are now occurring at an intensity never before experienced'

Air New Zealand is increasing flights and using larger aircraft to cope with the backlog of customers after widespread disruptions during the school holidays, but it could still be days before the airline recovers from the series of cancellations

Most of the country woke up to severe frost and freezing temperatures as low as -10C yesterday

According to Rabobank's KiwiHarvest food waste survey, households waste about 13,4% of their food, up from 8,6% in last year's survey; the average household wastes about $1520 worth of food a year

Air New Zealand is increasing the number of seats, adding other 40.000 seats and hundreds more workers, but warns that ticket prices will be affected by the cost of fuel

From 21 June, New Zealand will welcome all international travellers by removing pre-arrival testing requirements and allowing unvaccinated travellers to enter quarantine for the first time since the start of the pandemic

A project for a real-time asthma risk prediction tool - which gathers info from the environment and smart devices - to help predict asthma attacks is one of University of Auckland projects awarded a Health Research Council Emerging Researcher First Grant

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will today present a free livestreamed performance for all secondary schools in New Zealand, as well as offering it to classes filling Auckland City Hall