New Zealand
New Zealand has a new monarch. She’s 27 and a haka expert
Twelve Maori male elders chose Nga Wai Hono i te Po Paki, a Maori culture expert, ahead of her older brothers to succeed her father, Kiingi Tuheitia.
- by Michael E. Miller
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Long after Xena, Lucy Lawless directs a film about another warrior princess
The documentary Never Look Away is about “a wild woman in terms of sex, drugs and punk music” – maverick photojournalist Margaret Moth.
- by Garry Maddox
New Zealand to slug tourists nearly $100 per visit
The government – which announced a $NZ13.4 billion budget deficit in May – expects to raise up to an extra $NZ173 million each year.
- by Ben McKay
Too much to do: On board ‘the world’s most innovative cruise ship’
Named “one of the world’s greatest places” by Time magazine, Celebrity Edge is big enough to offer variety, without being a floating city.
- by Jill Dupleix
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‘A mighty tree has fallen’: New Zealand’s Maori King Tuheitia dies
King Charles, NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and former PM Jacinda Ardern are among those paying tribute to the country’s Maori King.
- by Ben McKay
Dustin Martin’s bikie uncle avoids deportation after proving Indigenous heritage
Dean Martin, a former Rebels bikie president who was once in a relationship with ex-Greens senator Lidia Thorpe, has been released from immigration detention.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Port guide: Wellington, New Zealand
Although small, Wellington is cultured, occasionally avant-garde and buzzing with youthful energy. Here’s what to do in a day.
- by Brian Johnston
Port guide: Auckland, New Zealand
The cruise terminal could hardly be better located to explore New Zealand’s breezy, sea-gazing capital, so get walking.
- by Brian Johnston
We should be so proud of our voting system
As a former resident of the US, I can attest to the differences between the two nations. For starters, even in the hotly contested 2020 US presidential election, 33 per cent of the voters abstained from voting. Even worse, the crazy electoral system in the US enabled the popular vote loser to become president in two of the last six presidential elections (George W. Bush in 2000 and Donald Trump in 2016).
Editorial
Aviation
Government taking its time to become airborne with aviation reforms
The aviation industry is in desperate need of a shake-up that puts customers and competition at the front of the queue, but the government is taking its time to deliver the reforms.
- The Herald's View
Ten of the world’s greatest immersive travel experiences
If you like to get under the skin of a destination – with a few indulgences to boot – then these extraordinary global experiences are for you.
- by Traveller team
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