New Zealand
Christchurch slow to rebuild: but artists are filling the gaps
Three years on from the Christchurch earthquake, the city is still blighted by large, empty spaces. With some new infrastructure......
New Zealanders celebrating first gay marriage ceremonies
While the Australian parliament remains gridlocked on wedlock, back in April, New Zealand’s federal parliament passed the Definition of Marriage......
Japan vs Australia, New Zealand and Whales
Japan’s slaughter of whales for “scientific” purposes will be under scrutiny at The Hague next week. Australia and New Zealand......
NZ embraces marriage equality
New Zealand is the thirteenth country to legalise same-sex marriage and the first in the Asia-Pacific region. Louisa Wall, the......
Pacific Islands Forum to discuss free trade agreement
As rugby fever grips Auckland, leaders from the Pacific Island Forum are meeting in the New Zealand capital to discuss......
Maori MP ejected from parliament for pledging allegiance to the Treaty of Waitangi
New Zealand politics has been given shake-up with outspoken Maori leader Hone Harawira being ejected from parliament before he was......
NZ shows the way on Disaster relief funding
In stark contrast to Australia’s cumbersome Flood Levy- still waiting to be passed in the Senate, NZ has a fund......
Christchurch residents face days without water, sewerage
Rescue operations in central Christchurch have stopped as the city’s tallest building teeters on its foundations. The Christchurch City Council’s......
“Absolutely terrifying” – an eyewitness account of the NZ earthquake
Christchurch in New Zealand was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake at lunchtime today- creating widespread and serious damage throughout......
Smaller in magnitude but deadlier in scale – the NZ earthquake devastates Christchurch
The epicenter of the quake was 10km south east of Christchurch at a depth of 5km- it was closer to......