A number of earthquakes have shaken Wellington and the top of the South Island. The first big earthquake was 5.7 on the Richter scale, just after 9am on Friday morning. The centre was near a small town, Seddon, in the South Island about 50km across C...
The birth of the royal baby was important news for people in the United Kingdom (the UK) as well the Commonwealth countries. This includes New Zealand. The Queen of England is also the Queen of the Commonwealth countries. Listen to December 8th 2012...
The Prime Minister, John Key, is in Seoul at the moment for two reasons. One reason is to remember the New Zealand soldiers who were killed during the Korean War. This week it is 60 years since the cease-fire agreement between North and South Korea....
The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) is our spy organisation. At the moment, it can only legally spy on foreigners in New Zealand. However this organisation made a mistake spying on Kim Dotcom because he is a permanent resident. Also,...
Immigration New Zealand will not renew the work visa of a South African man, who was a chef in Christchurch, because he is obese. He is 178 cm tall, weighs 130kg and has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 40. Immigration New Zealand said that anyon...
Last week, the Prime Minister, John Key, said that the government would give some money for free breakfasts in some schools. Already Sanitarium provides Weetbix and Fonterra provides milk for breakfast in some schools twice a week. Now there will be...
Today the Crown which means the government signed a treaty settlement with the Tuhoe people for $1.7m. This is the third biggest treaty settlement. The Tuhoe land is in the Urewera area which includes the National Park, Lake Waikaremoana. The area is...
New Zealand is a long country, ranging from 37 degrees latitude in the far north to 47 degrees latitude in the far south. It is not surprising that we have very different weather in different parts of the country. More North Westerly winds affected t...
A new OECD report shows that New Zealanders pay more for their housing than most other developed countries. On average, New Zealanders spend 26% of their income on a place to live either paying rent or paying a mortgage. The average for all OECD coun...
Matariki is the Maori New Year. Just before dawn this morning, the seven stars of the Pleiades which Maori call Matariki, appeared in the sky. Some Maori iwi celebrate Matariki after the next full moon or at the next new moon. For Maori, it was a tim...
