Oceania New Zealand Some defendants in trials can have their names withheld from public view under 'name suppression' rules, which protect not only the victims, but also the accused and the conduct of the trial
Oceania New Zealand Young people who were wild boar hunting in the woods of the Waikato region spotted four people, believed by police to be Tom Phillips and his children Ember, Maverick and Jada, aged between 8 and 11, all gone missing in late 2021
Oceania New Zealand Three New Zealand universities dropped in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 and none of the eight New Zealand featured universities improved their ranking this year
Oceania New Zealand The Land, Air, Water Aotearoa project has released nationally updated data for rivers, lakes, groundwater and estuaries, showing that New Zealand's freshwater health is under pressure from human activities
Oceania New Zealand Community and social resilience scores on the World Risk Poll Resilience Index decreased dramatically in the regions most affected by the floods; individual and household resilience remained stable, among the top 10 globally