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Cabin crew and ground staff Air NZ uniforms featuring the Kōwhai print by designer Emilia Wickstead and artist Te Rangitu Netana.

A favourite designer of Princess Catherine brings a regal look to airline’s new uniforms

Emilia Wickstead has taken a break from dressing Princess Catherine to creating a uniform for her national airline, filled with Maori significance.

  • Damien Woolnough

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Joanna Horton at the Smug Fig in Stones Corner, Brisbane. Horton is the author of novels Catching the Light and Between You and Me (Ultimo Press).

Brisbane author Joanna Horton on friendship, desire and the Greens

Joanna Horton, partner of Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather, balances activism and motherhood with writing powerful novels about human connection.

  • Nick Dent
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a meeting in Paris on Thursday with representatives of industries affected by the US tariffs.

‘Brutal’: Macron vows to protect Europe after US lands shock trade blow

The French president has called on EU nations to stop all investment in the United States after Donald Trump announced a 20 per cent tariff on European imports.

  • James Crisp, Nick Squires, James Rothwell and Sarah Newey
The 610-metre raised boardwalk across Blanket Bay.

No Lycra required: New NZ route is perfect for the unserious cyclist

This New Zealand cycleway will change the way you see biking forever.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Tourist numbers to New Zealand have not bounced back to pre-COVID levels.

Bloody hell, NZ’s come up with a tourism slogan worse than ours

Take a bow, New Zealand. Australia’s infamous “Where the bloody hell are you?” campaign is no longer the worst to come out of this region.

  • Robert Jackman
Dunedin’s Tunnel Beach, New Zealand.

The new bucket list for the Pacific and Australasia

The nations of Oceania are a captivating blend of pristine nature, cultural heritage and vibrant cities that even the most hardworking traveller will never exhaust.

  • Julietta Jameson
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New Zealanders are emigrating in record numbers in a trend their government may not be able to reverse. Pictured here is Bondi Beach in Sydney.

Why New Zealanders are migrating to Australia in record numbers

The government may not be able to reverse the trend, which one Kiwi describes as abandoning “a sinking boat”.

Ed Oxenbould and singer-songwriter Benee, real name Stella Bennett, who star in Head South.

‘Very tough’: The biggest challenge facing Australian star in new Kiwi movie

Ed Oxenbould and singer-songwriter Benee star in the New Zealand film Head South, a charmer about a Christchurch teenager with musical ambitions in post-punk 1979.

  • Garry Maddox
The main lodge building has been extended, with additional indoor and outdoor areas.

The 100-year-old grande dame of luxury lodges gets a $25m revamp

Huka Lodge, the luxury New Zealand lodge that inspired imitators around the world, has just reopened after a substantial renovation.

  • Trudi Jenkins
Phil Goff has lost his job as High Commissioner to the UK.

New Zealand’s most senior diplomat in London loses job over Trump remark

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the remark from the high commissioner was “disappointing” and made the envoy’s position “untenable”.

  • Charlotte Graham-McLay

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