Oceania New Zealand Radioactive material has been detected in pendants, jewellery items, sleep masks and bracelets considered alternative health products; the Ministry of Health has advised consumers to use caution when buying these items online
Oceania New Zealand Citizens born after 2008 will never again be able to legally buy cigarettes for the rest of their lives, in a move by the government to reduce smoking and related illnesses
Oceania New Zealand The country has become the first in the world to fully legalise drug testing services, allowing illicit substances to be tested at music festivals and beyond, in a move that experts say will save numerous lives
Oceania New Zealand Plans to create a trans-Tasman offshore wind 'centre of excellence' with Australia have gained momentum, with the announcement of a project development partnership backed by global floating wind specialist BlueFloat Energy
Oceania New Zealand Cyber threats continue to rise in the country marking +15% on last year, as the National Cyber Security Centre's annual report states
Oceania New Zealand The government has decided to extend compulsory vaccination to all workers who have close contact with the public, or they could risk dismissal; the measure would regard 40% of workers will have to be vaccinated
Oceania New Zealand In a new grip of Covid-19, Auckland reaches 11 weeks of lockdown while cases surge in the southern island, including parliament
Oceania New Zealand Award-winning interdisciplinary artist Yuki Kihara will address issues such as climate change, queer rights, decolonisation and small island ecologies for her project in the country's pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition, 2022 Venice Biennale
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand's central bank has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.5%, an unprecedented number in seven years, in a bid to cover rising inflation
Oceania New Zealand Rawiri Waititi, co-president of the Maori Party, wants New Zealand to be renamed Aotearoa, a move that would help restore the status of the Maori language in the country
Oceania New Zealand Fossilised remains of an unusual long-legged giant penguin found by children on a field trip in 2006 belong to a previously unknown 1,4 mt tall species aged between 27,3 and 34,6 million years, according to a new 3D scanning analysis of the bones
Oceania New Zealand Supermarket chain Countdown has temporarily removed knives from its shelves after a knife-wielding terrorist injured seven people in an Auckland shopping centre; PM Ardern has promised new anti-terrorism laws by the end of the month
Oceania New Zealand According to Consumers NZ, recent lockdowns have highlighted the lack of control over grocery's prices as discrepancies in offer and prices get more evident in imposed closures