Auckland is the only big market left for Queenstown businesses, some of whom could be facing closure, the local Chamber of Commerce says. Social distancing restrictions on public transport h... Read more
The head of New Zealand Rugby (NZR) says the country’s quarantine protocols were a significant factor in losing out to Australia in a bid to host the Rugby Championship. Photo: Photosp... Read more
Air New Zealand grounded (10-Sep-020) its Boeing 777 fleet until at least Sep-2021 due to the ongoing impact of coronavirus. In May-2020, the airline grounded the majority of its seven Boein... Read more
Senior Chinese media officials in Australia have been targeted and the visas of two leading Chinese scholars have been revoked in an unprecedented foreign interference investigation into a N... Read more
A Canterbury pilot has recreated the first flight over Aoraki/Mt Cook to mark a century since the maiden voyage. Aviation Adventures owner Chris Rudge says he was over Aoraki / Mt Cook at th... Read more
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. The US Geological Survey reports that the quake struck at 2.59pm NZ time, 101 km north-west of the capital, Po... Read more
Feathers are being ruffled over a decision to potentially allow landowners to charge hunters to shoot pheasants on private property. File image. Photo: Unsplash / Michael Hoyt There are also... Read more
It is back to basics with the government’s latest Covid-19 tracking tool – a paper pamphlet to be used by anyone who does not have a smartphone. More than two million people have... Read more
Vanuatu’s former prime minister Charlot Salwai is to appear in the Supreme Court today to enter a plea in relation to charges of bribery and perjury against him. Vanuatu’s prime... Read more
Monday’s scheduled departure of 162 ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers for Australia has been postponed indefinitely. The workers were to be sent to the Northern territory to work on mango fa... Read more
