New Zealand Declares State of Emergency In Wellington As Floods Hit
What happens when a city is hit by more rain in an hour than it can handle in a week? That’s exactly the nightmare unfolding
What happens when a city is hit by more rain in an hour than it can handle in a week? That’s exactly the nightmare unfolding
It’s a race against the tide on a lonely stretch of New Zealand’s South Island. Six pilot whales are already dead — and 15 more
A New Zealand man is facing theft charges after allegedly pulling off one of the strangest jewellery heists imaginable. He swallowed the loot — yes,
Tragedy struck New Zealand’s highest peak, Aoraki/Mount Cook, as two climbers lost their lives in a fall from the notoriously brutal summit. They were part
For nearly four years, New Zealanders watched the mystery of Tom Phillips unfold like a real-life thriller. A father who vanished with his three children
The government of New Zealand has announced a reversal of the ban imposed on smoking in the previous administration.
New Zealand has become the world’s first country to ban the production of thin plastics. The country has taken several climate-friendly measures in the last few years in order to curb items that harm the environment.
A climate activist named Rosemary Penwarden was jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of sending a fake letter to speakers of an oil industry conference. Penwarden said the letter was nothing but an attempt to draw the attention of oil industry officials towards the climate crisis threatening humanity.
New Zealand’s cabinet has become the most diverse one for the very first time. The country elected one of the most diverse parliaments in 2020, when then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern increased the numbers of females and LGBT numbers.
Nuclear disasters can evaporate humanity any time and scientists have been warning about it for the past several decades. A recent study found that Australia and New Zealand are the best places to survive a nuclear winter. A study published in the journal Risk Analysis mentioned that the two countries could provide enough food amid nuclear disaster.
A new law was recently passed by New Zealand to phase out tobacco use in the country on Tuesday, prohibiting young people from ever purchasing cigarettes. Health officials expect that smoking will vanish soon due to the recent legislation. By 2025, the government intends to make New Zealand a smoke-free country.
