New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal

"Sarah thought she was being kidnapped," she said. "They didn't really explain anything to her at first, they just kind of quietly took her and her son and immediately put them in like an unmarked white van." 

Ice confiscated Shaw's phone and transported the mother and son to the Dilley immigration processing center in south Texas, many states away from her home, Besancon said. Foreign nationals caught up in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown have similarly been transported to centres far from their homes, support networks and legal representation...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/13/new-zealand-woman-six-year-old-son-ice-detention-us-ntwnfb

 

New Zealand bans thin plastic fruit and vegetable bags in world first | Evening Standard

The ban is expected to reduce the use of 150 million bags a year…

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/new-zealand-ban-plastic-fruit-vegetable-bags-world-first-carrier-bags-environment-b1091015.html

‘Racism is rampant’: Alien Weaponry, the metal band standing up for Māori culture

The New Zealand trio have gone global thanks to their forthright Māori-language songs, which confront colonial history and ongoing inequality…

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/28/racism-is-rampant-alien-weaponry-the-metal-band-standing-up-for-maori-culture

Japan, New Zealand march to mourn George Floyd, seek change - The Washington Post

Holding handmade signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” hundreds of people marched peacefully in Tokyo on Sunday, highlighting the outrage over the death of George Floyd even in a country often perceived as homogeneous and untouched by racial issues. Mitsuaki Shidara, standing in the crowd at Yoyogi Park, where the march began, said Japan has plenty of discrimination problems, but they’re overlooked.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/japan-new-zealand-march-to-mourn-george-floyd-seek-change/2020/06/14/698e37ec-ae1c-11ea-98b5-279a6479a1e4_story.html

New Zealand passes landmark law to decriminalise abortion

New Zealand has passed a landmark bill to decriminalise abortion after decades of campaigning. Andrew Little, the justice minister, said it was long overdue that the procedure would become classified as a health matter and not a criminal one.....
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/18/new-zealand-passes-landmark-law-decriminalise-abortion

Sending back climate refugees may violate right to life: U.N. body

Governments need to take into account the climate crisis when considering the deportation of asylum seekers, the United Nations said in a landmark ruling that could pave the way for future climate refugees. The ruling by the U.N. Human Rights Committee was given in the case of Ioane Teitiota, from the Pacific nation of Kiribati, who brought a case against New Zealand in 2016 after authorities denied his claim of asylum as a climate refugee.
https://news.yahoo.com/sending-back-climate-refugees-may-061534118.html

New Zealand MP Chloe Swarbrick shuts down heckling colleague with 'OK boomer' retort - The Washington Post

The 25-year-old lawmaker was just 40 seconds into her speech about the dire importance of stricter climate change policy when a heckle rang through the mostly empty hearing room. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/11/05/ok-boomer-year-old-lawmaker-shuts-down-heckler-during-climate-change-speech/

Gun owners in New Zealand voluntarily surrender more than 10,000 firearms - CNN

More than 10,000 firearms have been voluntarily surrendered to authorities in New Zealand as part of a buyback scheme that was introduced after the country's worst mass shooting in modern history.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/12/asia/new-zealand-firearms-christchurch-intl-hnk/index.html

New Zealand government to prioritize 'well-being' over economic growth in national budget - The Hill

New Zealand's government will focus parts of its annual budget on the "well-being" of its citizens rather than economic growth or other priorities, the country's prime minister said Thursday.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/446254-new-zealand-government-to-prioritize-well-being-over-economic-growth-in

White House Refuses to Support 'Christchurch Call' That Condemns Extremism Online, Releases Absolutely Bonkers Statement - Gizmodo

The White House has declined to endorse a non-binding response condemning the spread of hate speech and terrorist radicalization on social media. The response, dubbed the "Christchurch Call," was written in the wake of the terrorist attacks that killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand and livestreamed on Facebook. ....
https://gizmodo.com/white-house-refuses-to-support-christchurch-call-that-c-1834787451

US Army veteran arrested for plotting LA mass attack - Raw Story

A US Army veteran who was allegedly plotting a large-scale terror attack near Los Angeles as revenge for the recent mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been arrested, authorities said Monday. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/04/us-army-veteran-arrested-for-plotting-la-mass-attack/

Facebook are 'morally bankrupt, pathological liars' - NZ Privacy Commissioner - NZ Herald

"Facebook cannot be trusted. They are morally bankrupt pathological liars who enable genocide (Myanmar), facilitate foreign undermining of democratic institutions," NZ Privacy Commissioner John Edwards posted to Twitter last night, in his most pointed attack on the social network yet. ...
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm

Cory Daniel Says New Zealand Massacre Was A Plot To 'Take White People Down' - RWW News

“Political occultist expert” Cory Daniel claims that the massacre of 50 Muslims in New Zealand was really an Illuminati plot to "take white people down."...
https://youtu.be/Bt81eLpxaL0

White supremacist terrorism | Pod Save The World recording stream

Tommy and Ben discuss New Zealand, white supremacist terrorism, Huawei and Jair Bolsonaro's visit with Trump in Washington DC.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/X1yUNKm1z9M

Tom Toles: On guns, the U.S. is just different from New Zealand - The Washington Post: Opinion

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/22/guns-us-is-just-different-new-zealand/

Tom Toles: On guns, the U.S. is just different from New Zealand - The Washington Post: Opinion

How can you even compare these two very different situations? ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/22/guns-us-is-just-different-new-zealand/

Cartoon: Jacinda of New Zealand vs. Trump - Daily Kos

Watching New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's response to the terrorist attack against Muslims in Christchurch threw into relief what a real leader of a country looks like. I couldn't help but feel a bit jealous of my antipodean sistren and brethren. Meanwhile, here in the States, Trump is downplaying the growing threat of white nationalism that he's helped foment...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1843257

Gun Store asks social media followers: Was New Zealand shooting a tragedy or was it 'f*cking great?' - Raw Story

A gun supply store in St.Louis named Tactical Sh*t posted a disgraceful remark about the New Zealand massacre on social media, reported River Front Times...
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/gun-store-asks-social-media-followers-was-new-zealand-shooting-a-tragedy-or-was-it-fcking-great/

The Christchurch mosque shooter, steeped in online culture, knew how to make his massacre go viral - The Washington Post

As the gunman accused of killing 49 people in attacks on two New Zealand mosques put his murderous plan into action, he had an audience. Using what appeared to be a helmet camera, the gunman live-streamed his attack, speaking to users on the hate-laden site 8chan, whom he alerted moments earlier to what was about to happen...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/03/15/christchurch-mosque-shooter-steeped-online-culture-knew-how-make-his-massacre-go-viral/

Conservative names Republicans who have spouted the same claims made by New Zealand shooter about immigrants - Raw Story

Conservative Max Boot linked the connection between President Donald Trump's hateful rhetoric to the New Zealand shooter in a column for The Washington Post. The shooter, who has been a identified as 28-year-old man, but his name has not been made public, released a long manifesto that detailed his views on hate towards Muslim and immigrants. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/sound-familiar-conservative-connects-the-dots-between-rep-steve-king-white-nationalist-views-to-the-new-zealand-shooter/