Stories from New Zealand

A Hamilton City Council Committee voted to investigate options regarding unhealthy food and drink marketing to children. Victoria Egley stated that children are exposed to such marketing 68 times per day.

National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis stated that Winston Peters' office acted in bad faith regarding the release of emails. The correspondence concerns Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's stance on a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran.

Air New Zealand is receiving $17.2 million to support regional connectivity. Blenheim-based Sounds Air will receive $4.5 million to upgrade its fleet and refinance debt. The funding aims to maintain connections for regional towns, including Tauranga and the Chatham Islands.

A 21-year-old member of the Roman Jewish community has admitted responsibility for a shooting incident. Investigators identified the suspect through surveillance footage showing the ambush and a subsequent escape on a scooter.

A court in Wellington has turned down an appeal by Brenton Tarrant, a 35-year-old white supremacist. Tarrant admitted to carrying out New Zealand's deadliest modern-day mass shooting, which killed 51 people. The incident resulted in 51 deaths.

The perpetrator of New Zealand's deadliest modern-day mass shooting has admitted to carrying out the attack. A court in Wellington has turned down an appeal by Brenton Tarrant, the 35-year-old gunman responsible for the mass shooting that killed 51 people.

A perpetrator admitted to carrying out New Zealand's deadliest modern-day mass shooting. A court in Wellington turned down an appeal by Brenton Tarant, a 35-year-old white supremacist gunman. Tarant admitted to the mass shooting that killed 51 people in New Zealand.

Otago University graduate Arawinia Wikaida is joining an international crew of 10 women on an expedition to trace plastic pollution in the South Pacific. The project aims to track microplastics from sea to source.

Three people were flown to a hospital in Dunedin following a three-vehicle car accident. A third person involved in the crash sustained minor injuries. The incident occurred in Dunedin, according to the report.

New Zealand currently lacks a national nutrition survey for children. The absence of this data makes it difficult to assess health impacts such as central adiposity, overweight, and obesity. These conditions are linked to over 13 different types of cancer.