New Zealand

Israel should consider changing Hatikvah as its national anthem - opinion

If we want everyone to sing Israel's national anthem with pride and a sense of belonging, we must agree to change.

 THEN-PRESIDENT Shimon Peres sings ‘Hatikva’ with Israeli youngsters, 2008.
Social media and the algorithm move faster than facts and claims can be verified.

Which countries, tech giants around the world are regulating kids' social media access?

A H5 bird flu notice is displayed at Zealandia wildlife sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand, August 7, 2026.

Australia to vaccinate vulnerable native birds against bird flu following New Zealand's lead

Defense Ministry Director-General, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram.

Defense Ministry works toward future of Israel's defense sector, plans for munitions independence


Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand leader

Ardern burst onto the global scene in 2017 when she became the world's youngest female head of government at age 37.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a news conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 13, 2020.

Israel will gain if CANZUK succeeds

Judging by Israel’s current relationship with CANZAK countries, the connection would certainly be considerably warmer than the wary and arms-length association between Israel and the EU.

 CANZAC symbol

Parents refuse use of 'vaccine-tainted' donor blood for infant's critical operation

Parents to a baby in need of open-heart surgery in New Zealand have so far refused 'vaccine-tainted' donor blood, citing concerns over the Covid-19 vaccine's side effects.

 Anti-vaccine mandate protesters march through the city and gather in front of the parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, December 16, 2021.

Tsunami warning lifted after 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Tonga region

"Based on all available data the tsunami threat from this Earthquake has now passed," said the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

 A white plume rises over Tonga when the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted

Herzog receives credentials of six new ambassadors

Each had a separate meeting with him in which they discussed issues such as developments in their respective countries, taking relations with Israel to a higher level.

 President Isaac Herzog with the ambassador from New Zealand, Zoe Coulson-Sinclair.

Israeli embassies around the world kick off election voting

The embassy in New Zealand was the first to open a ballot, followed by Australia, the Philippines and Japan.

Ambassador to New Zealand Ran Yaakoby opens voting in the Knesset election

Many New Zealand Jews have been harassed over Zionism - report

Two-thirds of New Zealand Jews said that they have experienced antisemitism on social media in the past three years.

The current New Zealand flag flies on Parliament buildings in Wellington's Central Cusiness District on March 24, 2016.

Over 200 stranded pilot whales die on Pacific Ocean's remote Pitt Island

The Chatham Island stranding occurred on Saturday, and also involved surviving pilot whales being euthanized.

 Volunteers try to assist stranded pilot whales that came to shore in the afternoon after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings, in Golden Bay, at the top of New Zealand's South Island, February 11, 2017.

22 massive WWII bombs found in Tuvalu lagoon

22 500lb bombs, were found underwater at Nanumea in Tuvalu by a naval team from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US. 

 Sailors aboard the New Zealand ship HMNZS Te Kaha raise their hats to Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean as she sails by during a Fleet Review in Victoria, British Columbia June 12, 2010.

Did scientists find a reptile that walked with dinosaurs? - study

Archaeologists have uncovered a fossilized skeleton of a small ancient reptile that is long gone, but one direct relative still thrives in New Zealand.

 Tuatara at Zealandia EcoSanctuary. The white dot on the right hand side is a plastic identification band