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International · New ZealandNew Zealand said on Sunday that it was making immediate changes to its employment visa program after a near record migration last year which it said was “unsustainable”. The changes include measures such as introducing English language requirement for low skilled jobs and setting a minimum skills and work experience threshold for most employer work visas.See the Story
New Zealand Tightens Worker Visas Over 'Unsustainable' Migration
38% Left coverage: 32 sources
Oceania · New ZealandNew Zealand’s government on Saturday said an independent panel of experts would review the country’s methane targets, with the aim of guiding domestic climate change goals for 2050.See the Story
New Zealand announces ‘independent review’ of 2050 methane targets
72% Center coverage: 7 sources
Winston Peters · New ZealandNew Zealand is committed to working more closely with NATO partners to support collective security and expects to conclude talks on its partnership agreement with the alliance in the "coming months," Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Friday.
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New Zealand says new NATO partnership agreement coming soon
71% Center coverage: 7 sources
Animals · New ZealandThe Department of Conservation spent nearly half a million dollars on an operation to kill one stoat. In August 2022, a male stoat was identified on Chalky Island/Te Kākahu-O-Tamatea, in Fiordland which has been predator-free since 1999.See the Story
Department of Conservation spent nearly $500,000 to kill one stoat in Fiordland
Coverage: 5 sources
Whales · New ZealandThe King of New Zealand's Indigenous Maori people made an impassioned call Thursday for whales to be granted the same legal rights as people in a bid to protect the hallowed yet vulnerable species.
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New Zealand's Maori King calls for whales to be given personhood
54% Left coverage: 13 sources
Hacking · New ZealandNew Zealand said Tuesday a Chinese state-sponsored hacking operation targeted New Zealand’s parliament in 2021, an allegation that came a day after the United States and Britain took actions in response to their own attacks by China-backed hacking groups.
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New Zealand Links Parliament Hacking to China State-Backed Group
45% Center coverage: 49 sources
Military · New ZealandNew Zealand said on Monday it will dispatch defense personnel, helicopters and a naval ship to the Solomon Islands to assist in a national election due next month, where relations with China will be a key issue.See the Story
New Zealand Troops to Help Solomon Islands in Election
62% Center coverage: 8 sources