New Zealand pilot freed by Indonesian separatists after 19 months in captivity
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by the separatist West Papua National Liberation Army after more than 19 ...
New York Post19d
New Zealand triples price for tourists to enter country, citing infrastructure and conservation costs
New Zealand is tripling the cost for tourists to enter the country. The Tourism Minister says maintaining infrastructure and paying to preserve the country’s sprawling conservation areas are the ...
Business Insider19d
Visiting New Zealand just got more expensive as the country triples tourism fee
New Zealand will triple entry fees for foreign tourists starting in October. It will now cost about $62, though Australians and some Pacific Islanders are exempt. The fee increase seeks to address ...
Reuters21d
New Zealand says China remains complex intelligence concern
WELLINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Tuesday that "China remains a complex intelligence concern" in New Zealand, but there are other states that undertake malicious activity in the ...
Al Jazeera English20d
New Zealand to nearly triple tax on international tourists
New Zealand has announced plans to nearly triple a tax on international tourists, prompting backlash from the country’s tourism industry. New Zealand’s National Party-led coalition government ...
The Jakarta Post6d
Papua armed rebel group reveals proposal to release New Zealand pilot
n armed rebel group in the easternmost region of Papua released a proposal on Tuesday to free New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who they kidnapped more than a year ago. Mehrtens was abducted by ...
UCA News4d
Papuan rebels set terms for release of New Zealand pilot
A rebel group in Indonesia’s conflict-hit West Papua has proposed terms for the release of a New Zealand pilot held hostage for a year and seven months while appealing to all parties to support the ...
Reuters19d
New Zealand nearly triples levy on international tourists
WELLINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - New Zealand will nearly triple entry fees for tourists, the government said on Tuesday, spurring criticism from the key tourism sector the higher levy will deter ...
The New York Times24d
Kiingi Tuheitia, the Maori King in New Zealand, Dies at 69
The king, who had held the title for 18 years, was praised by New Zealand’s prime minister for his “unwavering commitment to his people.” By Alexandra E. Petri Kiingi Tuheitia, the Maori ...
The New Zealand Herald4d
Government aware of new demands from rebels holding New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens hostage
The office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs says it is aware of new terms being proposed by West Papua rebels for the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip ... He was captured after he landed ...
Wall Street Journal25d
New Zealand Business Confidence Jumps to Decade Highs
SYDNEY—New Zealand business confidence jumped to its highest level in a decade in August, as the country’s central bank lowered interest rates in response to cooling inflation, with economists ...
The New Zealand Herald3d
Te Horo to trial New Zealand’s first hydrogen-natural gas blending pilot project
The small settlement of Te Horo, on the Kāpiti Coast, has been chosen to trial the country’s first hydrogen blending pilot project ... ready to demonstrate in New Zealand.