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Did a seal eat your holiday pics? A New Zealand scientist wants to know

Did a seal eat your holiday pics? A New Zealand scientist wants to know

Krista Hupman, a biologist in New Zealand who studies the faeces of leopard seals, described her "weirdest" find yet.

  • by Charlotte Graham-McLay

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New Zealand just found out it has fewer immigrants than it thought
Immigration

New Zealand just found out it has fewer immigrants than it thought

The nation's statistics agency has adopted new methodology, showing that net arrivals were about 45,000 fewer in the past four years than previously estimated.

From the Archives: Nauru gets independence from Australia, NZ and UK
Flashback

From the Archives: Nauru gets independence from Australia, NZ and UK

On this day in 1968 the tiny island nation of Nauru became independent, ending 80 years of colonial rule.

  • by Staff reporter
From the Archives: The end of French nuclear testing in South Pacific
Flashback

From the Archives: The end of French nuclear testing in South Pacific

From 1960, amid great controversy, France carried out 193 nuclear tests in French Polynesia. On this day in 1996 President Jacques Chirac announced testing had come to end.

  • by Matthew Gledhill & David Lague
Landslide scatters bones across beach in New Zealand
New Zealand

Landslide scatters bones across beach in New Zealand

Bones, including those of children, have been washing up along the beach since, with locals and the wider public having gathered several sacks to date.

Air New Zealand flight leaves '20 per cent' of passengers vomiting
New Zealand

Air New Zealand flight leaves '20 per cent' of passengers vomiting

During the flight the pilot told passengers he was dealing with 180kmh cross winds.

  • by Logan Savory
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'Beginning of doing things differently': Ardern pitches NZ budget based on wellbeing
Wellbeing

'Beginning of doing things differently': Ardern pitches NZ budget based on wellbeing

The UK, Austria, Mexico and Korea have all in various forms mulled "wellbeing" frameworks for government, and experts say New Zealand may serve as a case study.

Boorish tourists have New Zealand re-thinking welcome mat
New Zealand

Boorish tourists have New Zealand re-thinking welcome mat

An English family who dumped chips on someone's beach blanket and reportedly stole a Christmas tree tapped into New Zealanders' anxieties.

  • by Charlotte Graham-McLay
US military satellite to launch from NZ
Space

US military satellite to launch from NZ

The test launch could potentially pave the way for space-based internet, and "revolutionise global communications", according to DARPA.

  • by Boris Jancic
'Bet u boys loved it': Mum of brothers killed in crash defends burnout tribute video
New Zealand

'Bet u boys loved it': Mum of brothers killed in crash defends burnout tribute video

"Might not be other people's way of honoring their loved ones... my boys it would have been your style so meh to the haters," she said.

  • by Sam Sherwood
New Zealand signs post-Brexit recognition agreement with UK
Brexit

New Zealand signs post-Brexit recognition agreement with UK

New Zealand has joined Australia in signing up to a deal with Britain aimed at softening the impact of Brexit on trade.