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New Zealand Baseball Team spends Summer in Nebraska
MALCOLM, Neb. (KOLN) - The NZ Triple Stars Baseball Team has spent over 5 weeks living in Nebraska this Summer and playing in baseball tournaments around the Midwest. “The Most fun part of the trip has been playing the baseball really,” Lynkon...

Tourism New Zealand launches #BeyondTheFilter campaign with Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa
Tourism New Zealand has unveiled a new brand campaign, #BeyondTheFilter, with Indian actors and real-life couple Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa as the campaign’s faces. The initiative is a call to Indian travellers to move beyond the pursuit of...

McDonald’s confirms McRib returning to New Zealand after self-service kiosk error
By Tom Rose Journalist·NZ Herald· 11 Jul, 2025 07:27 AM2 mins to read Subscribe to listen Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe now Save Share Share this article Copy Link Email...

Lorde’s Ultrasound Tour Heads to Australia and New Zealand in 2026
Lorde is coming home. The New Zealand-born pop visionary has announced the Australasian leg of her Ultrasound World Tour, scheduled to take place across arenas in Australia and New Zealand in February 2026. Explore Explore See latest videos,...

Lessons For New Zealand – The Arson Attack Of Melbourne Synagogue
Friday, 11 July 2025, 3:14 pm Press Release: FIANZ The arson attack at the Melbourne synagogue is a serious wake-up call for New Zealand. Whilst no person was physically injured, the trauma and the sense of insecurity that the Jewish community is...

Lorde announces Australia and New Zealand Ultrasound World Tour arena shows for February 2026
By SAVANNA YOUNG FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 16:18 EDT, 10 July 2025 | Updated: 16:49 EDT, 10 July 2025 Lorde is bringing her highly anticipated Ultrasound World Tour to Australia and her home country New Zealand in February 2026. The tour...

Māori-Greek artist’s work shines on Manhattan billboard
DIASPORA Māori-Greek artist Jimmy James Kouratoras has made a high-profile return to New York with his painting “Hei Tiki – For the Love of Our Ancestors” featured on a 10-metre digital billboard in Manhattan’s Theatre District. The work is part...

Your brain reacts to sports like it does to religion
Sport does more than entertain. For billions of fans, it nourishes a deep need for belonging, identity, and meaning, working on the mind in much the same way religion or faith does. Recent analysis shows that the thrill of victory and the agony of...
How people, not platforms, drive change in rural New Zealand
Our story is just one of many. Across rural New Zealand, clinics are tackling challenges with creativity and courage. In some practices, reception staff are cross-trained to support clinical workflows – tracking GP referrals, managing recalls, or...
China Focus: Poll shows rising interest in Chinese culture, signaling wider resonance of Oriental values
BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- A survey released on Friday shows that the majority of international respondents view exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations as essential to promoting peace, development and modernization in today's...

Gender gap closing
MORRIS DIXON... now our focus must be on translating this educational success into greater equality in the workforce and in leadership The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Jamaica among 35 countries offering equal education opportunities for...

Restoring New Zealand citizenship rights to Samoans celebrated
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over 300 elderly Samoans who have been granted New Zealand citizenship were honored this week at a community gathering organized by the ASA Foundation’s FALIU LE LA initiative in Manurewa. The event took place on Monday...

Is this the site of New Zealand's next housing boom?
A Kaikōura developer says he is ready to "push the button" on new housing, when the market picks up. The 7ha Vicarage Views sub-division on Ludstone Rd is consented and has the infrastructure in place to support 83 houses, including older person’s...

Việt Nam co-chairs ASEAN-New Zealand foreign ministers’ meeting
HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN+1 foreign ministers’ meetings with China, Australia, Canada, India, and New Zealand in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Việt...
Vietnam co-chairs ASEAN-New Zealand foreign ministers’ meeting
Deputy PM and FM Bui Thanh Son, on behalf of ASEAN countries, commended the strong and substantive growth in the ASEAN-New Zealand partnership over the past 50 years and supported elevating it to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership this year....

State Power, Corporate Power – or ‘Little Powers’? A century of energy exploitation in Aotearoa New Zealand
The day must come when electricity will be for everyone, as the waters of the rivers and the wind of heaven. It should not merely be supplied, but lavished, that men may use it at their will, as the air they breathe.” wrote the French novelist...

Brisbane Comes Alive with Colours and Culture at Basava Jayanthi 2025
Brisbane, Australia – 23 May 2025: The vibrant multicultural city of Brisbane witnessed a heartwarming celebration of Basava Jayanthi 2025, hosted by Basava Samiti of Asia Pacific (BSAPAC). The annual event commemorates the birth anniversary of...

How a Beetle Is Threatening Hawaii’s Culture and Climate Resilience
Before hotels and highways, the niu (Hawaiian for coconut) provided the Hawaiian people with shade, tools, and purpose. Its leaves danced in the wind and its roots were grounded into the earth with strength. However, a relentless menace looms over...

Housing, Mental Health, Cost of Living and te reo Māori: Kaipara sets vision for Tāmaki Makaurau
In a powerful handover at Hoani Waititi Marae, the whānau of the late MP Takutai Moana Tarsh Kemp presented the mauri of the Tāmaki Makaurau seat to Te Pāti Māori’s newly selected candidate, Oriini Kaipara. Kaipara, a former broadcaster, was...

MANA: Spirit of the Pacific Coming to Auckland
Photo: Discover Auckland MANA: Spirit of the Pacific, a new Polynesian dinner and dance show is heading to Auckland next month. Auckland is known as the largest Polynesian city in the world but tourists in search of authentic cultural experiences...