WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s first refugee lawmaker resigned after local media aired allegations she had shoplifted several times at local high-end boutiques. Without referring to the specific allegations, Golriz Ghahraman, a member of New Zealand’s Green Party and its justice and foreign affairs spokesperson, resigned with immediate effect, saying that “stresses relating to my work” … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave SYDNEY — Almost six weeks after its general election, New Zealand finally has a government. Leaders of three conservative parties announced Friday that they had reached a coalition agreement, ending weeks of closed-door negotiations and cementing the nation’s shift to the right — although it will be … Read more
Vote checkers in New Zealand have been so overwhelmed by foreign interference that they’ve been forced to delay announcing a winner. The contest is to choose the nation’s favorite bird and the interference is from comedian John Oliver. Usually billed Bird of the Year, the annual event by conservation group Forest and Bird is held … Read more
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — An inquiry that began Tuesday into New Zealand’s worst mass shooting will examine — among other issues — the response times of police and medics and whether any of the 51 people who were killed could have been saved. The coroner-led inquiry comes more than four years after a white supremacist … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Early voting began on Monday in New Zealand for the nation’s Oct. 14 general election, with conservative contender Christopher Luxon casting his ballot. Early voting also began in some parts of Australia in a referendum that would enshrine in Australia’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies … Read more