Ben McKay
‘Probable’ community COVID-19 case has Kiwis scrambling to trace carrier’s contacts
New Zealanders are holding their breath as they wait to learn if a newly identified case of COVID-19 will prompt fresh restrictions...
Scott Morrison could be first to use trans-Tasman bubble
Prime Minister Scott Morrison could be one of the first to use the looming trans-Tasman bubble, with talks between him and his...
Surfer killer sentenced, mourning fiancée re-lives horror in court
The killer of Sean McKinnon has been sentenced to a non-parole period of 15 years for the Victorian surfer’s callous and cowardly...
Ardern apologises for failings as terror report chides police, security agency
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has apologised for failings in the lead-up to the 2019 Christchurch terrorist attacks, after a royal...
Kakapo named New Zealand’s bird of 2020
The world’s heaviest, longest-living and only flightless and nocturnal parrot has won the coveted prize of New Zealand’s bird of the year....
Huge black opal ‘The Pacific’ for sale at $700,000-plus
The world’s largest polished, solid-form black opal could be yours if you have a spare million dollars. “The Pacific”, a gargantuan opal...
Close call on drug reform as Kiwis vote down ‘reeferendum’ by just over two per cent
The release of final votes from New Zealand’s cannabis referendum confirms drug law reform has failed by just two per cent. New...
Locals anxiously await another outbreak as new COVID-19 case in Christchurch emerges
New Zealanders face a tense few days as they wait to learn whether the country’s COVID-19 regime has kept a new community...
NZ votes yes on euthanasia, weed unlikely
New Zealanders have voted to support euthanasia in droves but not to legalise cannabis, according to early results from two referendums. The...
NZ Nats fat chance after leader’s obesity gaffe
New Zealand opposition leader Judith Collins has thrown her National party’s election campaign further off kilter with unfortunate off-the-cuff comments on obesity....