A New Zealand tenant has been ordered to pay her landlords more than $A1000 after a “careless” act set fire to the property she was renting. A home on New Zealand’s South Island was destroyed when a tenant did not properly extinguish ashes from a wood burner, according to a Tenancy Tribunal ruling following a … Read more
More than 10,000 New Zealand Maori congregated in the central North Island on Saturday to discuss how to respond to government plans that are seen by many indigenous groups as undermining their rights and status. Maori King Tuheitia, who hosted the event, told attendees their voices matter but it was not just talk, a solution … Read more
About 3,000 Maori leaders and representatives will travel from all over New Zealand for a national meeting, or hui. The hui on Saturday will be held in the Marae, or traditional meeting grounds, of Maori Kiingi Tuheitia in Ngaruawahia, south of Auckland. The rare meeting has been called by the ceremonial Maori king movement, the … Read more
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 a luxury vineyard in … Read more
Six countries have earned the title of the most powerful passports in 2024 — with all of them granting visa-free travel to 194 out of 227 destinations. Four EU member states now share crown with Singapore and Japan as the number one passport in the quarterly Henley Passport Index. They are: Spain, Germany, France and … Read more
A New Zealand man survived nearly 24 hours floating in the ocean after falling off a fishing boat and surviving a close encounter with a shark, authorties said. Police said he was finally rescued by fishermen on another boat noticed the sun reflecting on the man’s watch. The man was not identified, but Whangamatā Police … Read more
Rain in New Zealand’s largest city Auckland is expected to ease by midnight when downtown Sky Tower, the country’s tallest structure, erupts with fireworks as the centerpiece of a spectacular annual light show. Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour as early New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) … Read more
India and New Zealand have discussed measures to reduce trade barriers and promote a more investor-friendly environment to boost economic ties, an official statement said on Wednesday. The issues were discussed during the meeting of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and his counterpart from New Zealand Todd McClay on December 19. Both the ministers … Read more
Planning a vacation? Here are the countries that pose the maximum risk for travelers in 2024 — and also the ones that are the safest — according to International SOS. The risk assessment firm, in its 2024 Risk Map, has ranked these countries based on several metrics, including security, medical dangers as well as the … Read more
Airbnb logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in Ankara, Turkiye on November 22, 2023. Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images An Australian court on Wednesday ordered Airbnb to pay a 15 million Australian dollar ($10 million) fine, and the accommodation rental company could pay as much again in compensating customers who … Read more
