Oceania New Zealand The New Zealand government has been forced to defend its new tourism campaign aimed at attracting Australian tourists, called 'Everyone must go!", accused of being tone-deaf at a time when it is facing record emigration and unemployment rates
Oceania New Zealand According to AirlineRatings.com, the safest airline for 2025 is Air New Zealand, which also won in 2024 and 2022, with an outstanding safety record, with no serious accidents or crashes in the modern jet age
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