Ardern to lead New Zealand liberal government

Source: Nick Perry, The Associated Press, October 19, 2017  WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Jacinda Ardern will be New Zealand’s next prime minister and hopes to take the country on a more liberal path following nine years of rule by the conservatives. The outcome of a national election nearly a month ago only became clear Thursday… Continue reading Ardern to lead New Zealand liberal government

Can lands and rivers be people? In New Zealand they can

By Emanuela Campanella, Global News, September 9, 2016  Te Urewera national park has been granted legal personhood and soon the country’s third largest river will have the same rights as a citizen Can a national park be a person? How about a river? In the eyes of New Zealand law, they can. The country’s third largest… Continue reading Can lands and rivers be people? In New Zealand they can

500 cows stolen from New Zealand farm

By Nick Perry, The Associated Press, August 30, 2016  WELLINGTON, New Zealand – How do you steal 500 cows? Probably not all at once. That’s according to New Zealand police, who said Tuesday that they were investigating reports of the unlikely crime at a South Island farm. Locals said they’d never before heard of cattle… Continue reading 500 cows stolen from New Zealand farm