Oceania New Zealand 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'
Oceania New Zealand 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
Oceania New Zealand Most of the country woke up to severe frost and freezing temperatures as low as -10C yesterday
Oceania New Zealand 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
Oceania New Zealand 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
Oceania New Zealand 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
Oceania New Zealand 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
Oceania New Zealand The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will launch new cameras in secret locations in Auckland to look into citizens' cars and check if drivers are using mobile phones; the trial is planned for six-months
Oceania New Zealand 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
Oceania New Zealand 180degrees crackers, owned by the Australian manufacturer Arnott's Group, has announced it will build a production plant in New Zealand, 25 years after closing its factory in the country
Oceania New Zealand PM Ardern spoke of the need to work together with China, on areas of "natural mutual interest", expressing disappointment with the Solomon Islands security agreement with China
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand players have reported culturally insensitive comments and alleged "favouritism", "ghosting" and "body shaming" by coaches, part of a cultural review of the Black Ferns set-up carried out for New Zealand Rugby
Oceania New Zealand A scientist at the National Institute of Weather and Atmospheric Research said many of the glaciers will be gone within a decade as an annual late summer survey of more than 50 South Island glaciers reveals continued loss of snow and ice