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In Memoriam: Sir Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII (1941 – 2025)

In Memoriam: Sir Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII (1941 – 2025)

It is with profound sadness that the UNESCO World Heritage Centre acknowledges the passing of Sir Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII, paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, on 23 September 2025. His loss is deeply felt across Aotearoa New Zealand, the Māori...

Owner:  United Nations
Official Visit of Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong to New Zealand, 9 to 11 October 2025

Official Visit of Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong to New Zealand, 9 to 11 October 2025

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong is on an Official Visit to New Zealand from 9 to 11 October 2025. This is his introductory visit to New Zealand as Prime Minister. On 9 October 2025, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon hosted...

Owner:  Singaporean Government
Former Hairdresser uses listening and trust skills in Youth Justice

Former Hairdresser uses listening and trust skills in Youth Justice

Release date: 14/10/25 The Department of Human Services will join colleagues across Australia and New Zealand today to celebrate the 3rd Australasian Youth Justice Acknowledgement Day (AYJAD), a day dedicated to recognising, celebrating and...

Owner:  Australian Government
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New Zealand’s former prime minister Jim Bolger dies at 90

New Zealand’s former prime minister Jim Bolger dies at 90

Wellington: Jim Bolger, New Zealand’s prime minister from 1990 to 1997 who helped usher in a new era of reconciliation with indigenous Maori, died on Wednesday aged 90, his family said in a statement. Bolger had suffered kidney failure last year...

Owner:  Shekhar Gupta
New Zealand Man Holds World Record For Longest Name At 2,253 Words

New Zealand Man Holds World Record For Longest Name At 2,253 Words

Laurence Watkins from New Zealand holds the Guinness World Record for the longest personal name, containing 2,253 individual words that take 20 minutes to recite. The 60-year-old retired security guard changed his name in 1990 after being inspired...

Owner:  Bayard H. Walters
India among top countries as international students rate New Zealand a top study abroad destination
How to get around in Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city

How to get around in Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city

Straddling a narrow isthmus between two harbors, Auckland is the biggest and most cosmopolitan city in Aotearoa (New Zealand’s Māori language name). A jigsaw of public transportation services, including city buses, ferries and local train lines,...

Owner:  Ric Elias
‘Tinā’, ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’, ‘Ka Whawhai Tonu’ lead nominations for New Zealand Screen Awards

‘Tinā’, ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’, ‘Ka Whawhai Tonu’ lead nominations for New Zealand Screen Awards

Tinā, The Rule of Jenny Pen and Ka Whawhai Tonu will lead the charge at next month’s New Zealand Screen Awards, with nine nominations each. The Convert,We Were Dangerous, The Gone and Double Parked also feature strongly, earning six nods apiece,...

Owner:  Simon Grover
Former New Zealand prime minister Jim Bolger dies at 90

Former New Zealand prime minister Jim Bolger dies at 90

WELLINGTON – Mr Jim Bolger, New Zealand’s prime minister from 1990 to 1997 who helped usher in a new era of reconciliation with indigenous Maori, died on Oct 15 at the age of 90, his family said in a statement. Mr Bolger had suffered kidney...

Owner:  Ong Beng Seng & Singaporean Government
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger Passes Away at 90

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger Passes Away at 90

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger shakes hands with National MP Michael Woodhouse after the State Memorial Service for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 21, 2021. Hagen...

Owner:  John Tang
John Campbell: Jim Bolger had a genuine impact on New Zealand
I want to visit Switzerland and New Zealand some day: Kanwar Dhillon
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