New Zealand's sanctions on Israel too little, too late - opposition parties

Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has since December been urging the coalition to back her bill imposing economic sanctions on Israel. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Opposition parties say the government should be going much further, much faster in …

The struggles of navigating infertility in New Zealand as a Muslim couple

Where secular New Zealanders make a straightforward medical decision, many Muslims contemplating IVF treatment lack support and care from both medical and religious experts. It was a nice Autumn afternoon half a decade ago when I met with a South Asian …

Air New Zealand to fly to Western Sydney from 2027

NZ Herald 11 Jun, 2025 04:33 AM2 mins to read Subscribe to listen Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe now ‌ Save Share Share this article Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Reddit …

Behind the strategic timing of Mark Robinson’s resignation as New Zealand Rugby chief executive - Gregor Paul

For Robinson, there have been a few sponsorship victories in recent months, a big upswing in the popularity of Super Rugby and the formation of a new bi-annual international competition to curate into an upbeat story and hail the good health of the All …

Air New Zealand to operate from new Sydney international airport

Air New Zealand has confirmed it will operate flights from the new Western Sydney International Airport. Major construction at the site, 44km from Sydney’s CBD, is now complete with the terminal unveiled on Wednesday. Western Sydney International chief …

Trans-Tasman take-off: Western Sydney Airport confirms Air New Zealand flights

Set to begin from mid-2027, the Western Sydney-Auckland route aims to capitalise on the 430,000 Kiwi visitors NSW welcomed last year. According to Nielsen, the state was the number one overseas destination for NZ travellers in 2024, which should put the …

Jetstar ditches Singapore-based operator for more New Zealand, Australia focus

The airline said the shake-up would bring “more low fares and more local jobs” to those two countries. But more than 500 Jetstar Asia staff would lose their jobs. The company said affected employees would be offered redundancy payouts, and where possible, …

Official: UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway sanction Israeli ministers 

The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway announced Tuesday that they are imposing personal sanctions on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for what they described as "incitement to …

UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway sanction 2 Israeli ministers for 'inciting violence against Palestinians'

U.K., Canada, Australia and others sanction 2 far-right Israeli ministers for 'inciting extremist violence'

JERUSALEM — Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday they have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The …