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New Zealanders to be handed $2,000 to visit Australia as the tourism sector cries out for holidaymakers – but there is a big catch The Australian Government is offering Kiwis a $2,000 ‘relocation assistance’ Payment will be given to workers who spend six weeks working in agriculture They must complete a minimum of 20 hours a … Read more
Pete Evans has been dumped by a myriad of Australian companies and sponsors since he posted a neo-Nazi meme on Facebook over the weekend. And the disgraced chef, 47, has now been dumped by a major retailer from across the ditch. The Warehouse, one of New Zealand’s biggest department stores, confirmed on Tuesday that it … Read more
Former New Zealand PM who is investigating China’s response to the Covid outbreak is in row over her links to Meghan Markle’s TV anchor friend Helen Clark is to co-chair investigation into China’s response to Covid outbreak Now calls for the former New Zealand PM to resign over her close ties to Beijing Human rights … Read more
Strongly worded letter from Prince Philip slamming New Zealand for treating Maoris like ‘museum pieces and domestic pets’ following 1954 royal visit is unearthed 66 years on The 11-page 1954 letter was addressed to Australian politician Sir Harold Hartley The Duke of Edinburgh penned the official letter after state visit to New Zealand He also … Read more
Jacinda Ardern officially becomes New Zealand prime minister for a second time as she’s joined by the country’s first Indigenous woman minister with a striking Māori tattoo Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party secured a landslide NZ election victory last month Ms Ardern and her ministers were sworn in by the Governor-General on Friday The victorious PM … Read more
White author has her books pulled by retail store after calling New Zealand Maori foreign minister’s face tattoo ‘ugly, uncivilised wokedom’ Olivia Pierson took to Twitter to comment on the appearance of Nanaia Mahuta She claimed that Prime Minister Jacinda Arden had ‘gone full wokelette’ Mighty Ape NZ has since confirmed that it had made … Read more
Australians could soon be able to travel abroad for the first time since March with New Zealand preparing to open its borders within the next four weeks, sources say. Millions of Australians are expected to pack their bags and go on holiday as the states with the strictest border closure, Western Australia and Queensland, begin … Read more
New Zealand votes AGAINST legalising cannabis but for allowing euthanasia in landmark referendums By Australian Associated Press Published: 01:04 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 01:12 GMT, 30 October 2020 New Zealand has voted against legalising cannabis in a referendum, preliminary results show. Early results show 53.1 per cent of Kiwis were against making the drug … Read more
Did a rock star spark coronavirus chaos in New Zealand? Tool frontman admits he played a gig just days before testing positive – before a major outbreak exploded Maynard James Keenan played a show in Auckland days before covid diagnosis The Tool frontman said he began feeling sick in Australia during the band’s tour He … Read more
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is on track to win Saturday’s general election in a landslide after the country eliminated coronavirus. With polls closed and 25 per cent of votes counted, her centre-left Labour Party has won 50 per cent of votes, enough to comfortably secure a majority of seats in parliament. The centre-right … Read more