There is widespread opposition in Aotearoa New Zealand to the opening of a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation office in the country’s capital, Pōneke/Wellington, reports Zara Lomas.
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Pike River, depicting the events surrounding one of Aotearoa’s worst industrial tragedies, is an inspiring portrait of two ordinary women’s fight for justice, writes Zara Lomas.
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Protests have been held across Aotearoa New Zealand against the right-wing coalition government, after it forced through a bill amending the country’s Equal Pay Act. Zara Lomas reports.
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The controversial Treaty Principles bill has been defeated after the people of Aotearoa New Zealand spoke out against it in record numbers, reports Zara Lomas.
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Zara Lomas looks behind the diplomatic row that broke out in February between Aotearoa New Zealand and the Cook Islands.
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This year’s Waitangi Day celebrations in Aotearoa/New Zealand were held during a period of strained race relations between Māori and the Crown, reports Zara Lomas.
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A controversial and divisive bill that aims to undermine the rights of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Māori people had its first reading and brought parliament to a halt, reports Zara Lomas.
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Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has described rich countries’ plans to expand fossil fuels as a “death sentence” for his country. Zara Lomas looks at Pacific Island states’ push for a international treaty to phase out fossil fuels.
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Samoan residents are calling for compensation from the government of Aotearoa New Zealand, following the sinking of a NZ Navy vessel in their waters last month, reports Zara Lomas.
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Ōtautahi Christchurch city council voted on October 23 to cease doing business with companies building and maintaining illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), reports Zara Lomas, making it the first in the country to do so.
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Pressure is building on Aotearoa New Zealand’s government to create a humanitarian visa pathway for Palestinians fleeing the genocide in Gaza, reports Zara Lomas.
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Chevron rakes in billions of dollars a year from exploiting Israeli-claimed fossil gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, which generate hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue for Israel. Zara Lomas reports.