Plastics and the Environment
This is how New Zealand is tackling plastic pollution
New Zealand is proposing to regulate single-use plastic packaging and to ban various hard-to-recycle plastics and single-use plastic items.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
New Zealand
Gender Inequality
These are the top 10 countries for women’s rights and opportunities
Taking the temperature of diversity has never been more important, and this year’s Global Gender Gap Report has takeaways for everyone.
New Zealand
Parents who experience a miscarriage are now entitled to paid leave in New Zealand
The legislation gives a bereavement allowance of three days leave to mothers and partners when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth.
Biodiversity
How New Zealand is using drones to protect endangered dolphins
The New Zealand government is using artificial intelligence to protect Māui dolphins; it is estimated that only 63 of the species older than 1 year remain.
New Zealand
New Zealand's Ardern announces free sanitary products in all schools to beat period poverty
Research has shown that period poverty is causing young people to miss school, with Jacinda Ardern's government hoping the scheme will tackle the issue.
Biodiversity
How the world’s rarest wading bird came back from the brink
The kakī, a wading bird in New Zealand, has thrived since intensive conservation efforts have been put in place. Numbers have now reached 169 in the wild, from 23 in the early 1980s.
COVID-19
New Zealand says coronavirus 'eliminated' and life can resume without restrictions
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that there are currently no active cases of COVID-19 in the country, after 75 days of restrictions.
New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister opens door to 4-day working week
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has hinted businesses could consider a shorter working week to boost domestic tourism. Here’s what you need to know.
COVID-19
New Zealand records no new cases of COVID-19 after easing lockdown
New Zealand has recorded no new cases of coronavirus for the first time since mid-March, and less than a week after lifting strict lockdown measures.
COVID-19
How New Zealand and Australia are tackling COVID-19
A look at how Australia and New Zealand are easing restrictions and crafting a new normal while putting measures in place to reduce future transmission.
New Zealand
What is New Zealand's 'elimination strategy' and how has it united the country?
Since the beginning, New Zealand has pursued a policy of elimination, resulting in strict lockdown measures. Everyone has united against COVID-19 - so far.
Global Governance
These are the countries that have made their climate commitments law
New Zealand is the fifth country to pass a law to curtail carbon emissions.