The debate over a change in NZ flag is heating up as the clock ticks down to the unpopular $26 million referendum. There are only two flags on offer – the present (much loved) flag is the favoured design by two thirds of voters. The outsider is a new offering from Lockwood Smith. The latter…
New Zealand is presented often as having a ‘world class’ health system, however it is underfunded and understaffed, with some regions suffering from a severe lack of medical specialists. By April 2015, according to the World Health Organisation, New Zealand health system ranked 41st in the world, behind Singapore at 6th, the UK at 18th, Australia at 32nd,…
Welcome to our latest Migrant Tale – part of our very popular series of first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand Today’s tale was sent in by a Californian, who says New Zealand is beautiful but lacks so many things, not least good weather and culture. Here’s why this Californian is dreaming…
Twitter users are talking about a major incident happening in the Strathmore area of South Wellington, close to Wellington airport. Police confirmed they were in the area to break up a fight between gangs of youths, following reports (headline in Dom Post: “Youths in Street Fight”) that some were carrying knives, but are saying nothing about…
Update: The man was later named in a New Zealand Herald report as “Muhammed Rizalman Bin Ismail, a junior military official at the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington…” source A diplomat has been given name suppression in New Zealand for alleged burglary and the attempted rape of a woman in Wellington. Diplomatic immunity case now officially…
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