New Zealand

New Zealand’s crises have arisen with almost Shakespearean qualities, prophesied in Hamlet: ‘When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.’

It’s not Tesla’s “world wireless system,” but it just might make long-distance wireless power a commercial reality in the not-too-distant future.

The key difference is that New Zealand committed relatively early to a clearly articulated elimination strategy and pursued it aggressively.

Strong team. More jobs. Better economy. So say the National Party’s campaign hoardings. Only thing is, last Sunday’s Newshub-Reid Research poll – which had support for the Labour Party at 60.9% and for National at 25.1% – suggests the team is not looking that strong at all. Nor will it be having much to say […]

This is not just another leadership spill, coup or change. In fact, nothing about this is routine.

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Australia has made leaps and bounds in trying to make amends for the mistreatment of Indigenous people, with an ongoing reconciliation process. But it still makes sense for Australia to look to NZ for inspiration in other ways to challenge potentially racist views that are deeply entrenched in our society, consciously and subconsciously.

New Zealand’s 2020 budget will be one of the most significant in the country’s history. Whatever its content, it will be remembered alongside those of 1938 and 1991 as a pivotal event. For any minister of finance, the stakes have never been higher and the problems facing the country never more dire. Over a few […]

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed what level two restrictions would look like for the country ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Monday.

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Leading scientists, researchers and innovators from across Australia and New Zealand have united to provide governments with the latest evidence to assist with the coronavirus pandemic.

Canada has topped a league table ranking G20 countries by the proportion of women amongst their senior civil servants, with a 48.1% figure putting it 1.8 points ahead of second-placed Australia.

The country will move from the highest restriction — alert level four — to level three from the morning of April 28. The situation will be reviewed after two weeks.