New Zealand Blood Service faces donor shortage as youth donations fall 25%

“Students would say, ‘Yes, please. I’ll get out of class for an hour’. But actually, it got them into a habit of donating.” The average age of donors in New Zealand is 43 years old. While that is relatively low by international standards, a large …

New Zealand MP exposes her own nude image in Parliament

New Zealand MP Laura McClure bravely took a stand against the growing threat of deepfake technology in a shocking display last month, holding up a manipulated, naked image of herself on the floor of Parliament. The image, which McClure revealed had taken …

Iran beat New Zealand at AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup

The national Iranian team, who had defeated Indonesia 3-2 in their opening match, are scheduled to meet the Philippines on Monday. Iran are drawn in Pool B, alongside the Philippines, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Indonesia, and New Zealand. Pool A features …

JinkoSolar powers New Zealand’s first grid-scale project

JinkoSolar has supplied 28,000 of its high-efficiency 66-cell BDV modules for Northpower’s Te Puna Mauri ō Omaru solar farm in New Zealand’s Northland region. With a capacity of 19.3MWdc, the milestone project represents the country’s inaugural grid-scale …

New Zealand’s Natural Hazards Commission secures US$6.3bn in reinsurance cover

New Zealand's Ryan Fox celebrates his winning putt after beating Sam Burns on the fourth playoff hole to capture the US ...

Former Miss New Zealand Marise Wipani dies on her 61st birthday

Former Miss New Zealand Marise Wipani dies on her 61st birthday Former Miss New Zealand and actress Marise Wipani has breathed her last at the age of 61. Wipani, widely known for her performances as Ellie in ITV's Soldier, Soldier and Kanae in Xena: …

I booked a surprise luxury vacation through Air New Zealand. It felt like a great value — until I crunched the ...

All in all, my trip included a round-trip flight, two nights in a villa at Fable Terrace Downs Resort, an Avis rental car, plus food and drinks. If I'd booked all of these things independently, I estimated I would've paid about NZ$1,891. My trip …

New Zealand’s foreign policy stance on Palestine lacks transparency

COMMENTARY: By John Hobbs It is difficult to understand what sits behind the New Zealand government’s unwillingness to sanction, or threaten to sanction, the Israeli government for its genocide against the Palestinian people. The United Nations, human …

Iran Beats New Zealand at 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup

Team Melli Banovan had defeated Indonesia 3-2 in its opening match. Iran is set to face the Philippines on Monday. Iran has been placed in Pool B, alongside the Philippines, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Indonesia, and New Zealand. Pool A features Vietnam, …