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Jacinda Ardern reveals newborn daughter's name
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern explained why she chose the name Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Defence
A new approach to defending democratic discussion
To protect parliamentary discussion from being manipulated, Australia could expose weaponised narratives for the health of public debate, a new paper proposes.
- by Chris Zappone & Matthew Sussex
Jacinda Ardern
After giving birth, New Zealand PM craves mac-n-cheese
Jacinda Ardern has not yet named her daughter, earlier saying that the process of finding a name was going 'terribly'.
New Zealand
New Zealand Supreme Court rules in favour of bikini-snapper
The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of a man who successfully argued taking photos of bikini-clad teenage girls on a beach was not indecent.
- by Hannah Bartlett
New Zealand
New Zealand welcomes First Baby, a 'healthy girl'
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given birth to her first child, a "healthy baby girl".
- by Charlotte Greenfield
New Zealand
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern in labour with first child
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in labour and in hospital to give birth to her first child.
New Zealand
Young mum who suffered heart attack while visiting premature baby has brain damage
Brain damage has been confirmed for a young mum who suffered a heart attack while visiting her premature baby in hospital.
- by Danielle Clent
New Zealand
'Makes us sick to our stomachs': Dead cat's GPS leads grieving owners to alleged killer
A New Zealand couple is distraught after a man shot their pet cat in broad daylight, claiming he thought it was a possum.
- by Jo McKenzie
New Zealand
Avocado prices smash record in NZ
Millennials and guacamole fans are dismayed with avocado prices hitting record highs in New Zealand.
Animals
Mute dog-attack victim suffers 60 puncture wounds to face and head
Oliver Beaumont could not vocalise his suffering during the attack so he sustained a prolonged ordeal which was only noticed by the dogs barking, his aunt said.
- by Dave Nicoll
New Zealand
Australians exempted from NZ foreign buyer ban
Australians have been found to be the second-biggest overseas buyers of New Zealand homes.