New Zealand

New Zealand pilot kidnapping exposes Indonesia’s Papua ‘hotspot’
The incident in a remote highlands region has drawn renewed attention to one of the world’s least-known conflicts.
Published On 5 Jun 2023
S Korea, Pacific Islands to boost ties after first-ever summit
Inaugural Korea-Pacific Islands Summit comes amid Seoul’s concerns over China’s growing influence in Indo-Pacific.
Published On 31 May 2023
China could hack US ‘critical infrastructure’, State Dept warns
Department accused Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, Volt Typhoon, of carrying out cyber-espionage on US targets.
Published On 26 May 2023
7.7 magnitude earthquake in far Pacific creates small tsunami
Tsunami threat passes for Vanuatu and New Caledonia, New Zealand warns of dangerous currents, coastal surges.
Published On 19 May 2023

Police charged man for a fire that erupted on the top floor of Loafers Lodge in Wellington early Tuesday, killing six.

Smoke and flames engulfed the four-storey Loafers Lodge in Wellington early on Tuesday, killing at least six people.

The cause of the fire is not known, but emergency services are treating the incident as suspicious.

Letter on coronation eve urges monarch to acknowledge the ‘horrific’ legacy of British colonial rule.

UK’s free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand will enter force on May 31.

Gianni Infantino says rights offers from ‘Big 5’ European countries are unacceptable and a ‘slap in the face’.

Melbourne’s first Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) has courted controversy but saved 63 people from death.

The country is set to become the first in the world with such a ban, but at what price?

101 East investigates how the Pacific Ocean could be the first frontier of deep-sea mining.

Public broadcaster CBC said it was effectively quitting the platform over its ‘government-funded’ media label.

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