JAKARTA, Indonesia — Separatist rebels asked for the immediate release Saturday of the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for almost a year in Indonesia’s restive Papua region. Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, took Philip Mark Mehrtens, a pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s former prime minister, has married her longtime partner, Clarke Gayford, after their original wedding plans in 2022 were scuttled by an outbreak of the omicron coronavirus variant. Ardern, 43, and Gayford, 47 — the host of a TV fishing … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony Saturday. Details of the event were closely held by the pair, but the ceremony is reported to have been staged at … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Thousands of protesters rallied against the New Zealand government’s Indigenous policies on Tuesday as the Parliament convened for the first time since October elections. Demonstrations in the capital, Wellington, and in about a dozen other New Zealand cities and towns were organized by the minor Maori Party, which advocates for the … Read more
Pedestrians walk past the Reserve Bank of New Zealand headquarters in Wellington, New Zealand, on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Mark Coote | Bloomberg | Getty Images The New Zealand dollar jumped 1% to nearly 0.62 against the U.S. dollar after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand held its official cash rate at 5.5% and warned that … Read more
New Zealand has scrapped the world’s first generational smoking ban, a year after the country passed the legislation. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who was sworn in on Monday, announced his decision to repeal the tobacco restrictions before they ever came into effect, saying his top priority was to improve the economy and curb inflation. The … Read more
Australia and New Zealand are a far cry from Silicon Valley, yet the problems and circumstances of their venture environments tend to be similar in nature. Megadeals are rarer today, early-stage funding is up, valuations have come back to earth, and investors are encouraging their portfolio companies to demonstrate a sustainable business with a clear … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three New Zealand political leaders on Thursday said they have reached an agreement to form the next government, pending a final signoff from their parties which they expected within hours. The three party leaders said they expected to hold a formal signing ceremony at Parliament on Friday. The announcement brought to … Read more
Play video content TMZ.com Post Malone dropping in unexpectedly at an Irish bar in New Zealand and singing with a band — if that sounds like the makings of a really good time to you, this video proves you’re damn right! Check out this footage TMZ obtained … Posty is singing “What I Got” by … Read more
Hosts India will be looking to gain a measure of revenge when they take on New Zealand in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. After more than a month of riveting cricket, four teams are left fighting for the ultimate prize in cricket. And now, India … Read more