New Zealand
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22.12.20220 125
New Zealand PM auctions off transcript of hot mic insult
Jacinda Ardern called a liberal opponent “an arrogant prick” in parliament last week New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks…
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13.12.20220 116
Smoking banned nationally for future generations
New Zealand has prohibited the selling of tobacco products to people born after January 2009 © Getty Images / tolgart…
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20.10.20220 119
Farmers protest ‘cow fart tax’
New Zealand’s largest industry is rising up against the government’s latest ‘green’ initiative © Getty Images / Lynn Grieveson New…
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19.10.20220 118
Man who threatened PM spared jail time due to being drunk
The man argued that he was “absolutely wasted” when he sent death threats to New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern FILE PHOTO:…
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16.10.20220 126
Country scraps funding for ‘imperialistic’ Shakespeare festival
The works by the renowned playwright “didn’t demonstrate the relevance to the contemporary art context,” the art council ruled Students…
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13.10.20220 122
New Zealand anti-Russia sanctions threaten wine supply
The country is one of Russia’s top ten wine suppliers and its Sauvignon Blanc variety is reportedly very popular among…
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11.10.20220 119
New Zealand unveils plan to tax cow farts
The eco-friendly tax scheme faces opposition from local farmers groups FILE PHOTO: Dairy cows graze on a farm near Oxford,…
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10.09.20220 118
Five dead in ‘whale attack’
A boat carrying birdwatchers capsized off New Zealand after “colliding” with a whale FILE PHOTO. A whale near Kaikoura, New…
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05.09.20220 122
Putin calls Russia ‘true land of the rising Sun’
Japan has the nickname but, for geographical reasons, it suits Russia better, the president joked Sun rising above Russia’s Chukotka…
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23.08.20220 122
Protesters surround New Zealand parliament
A massive crowd of demonstrators took to the streets to denounce remaining Covid mandates Protesters march toward parliament during a…