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In this photo made from video and provided by the New Zealand Court of Appeal, February 9, 2026, Brenton Tarrant appears before the court by video from Auckland Prison in Auckland. (New Zealand Court of Appeal via AP)
February 9, 2026, 9:55 am
New Zealand mosque shooter seeks to nix guilty plea, says prison made him irrational
Aiming for retrial, Brenton Tarrant claims harsh jail conditions led him to admit to killing 51 people in 2019 attack; crown lawyers say no evidence of mental illness at the time
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters rally in Auckland, New Zealand, September 13, 2025. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 13, 2025, 8:37 am
Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian rally in Auckland, call for Israel’s elimination
Protesters chant ‘We don’t want no two states, we want all the ’48’; organizers say march is New Zealand’s largest since war began; police say no arrests
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference in Canberra on August 11, 2025. (Hilary Wardhaugh / AFP)
August 11, 2025, 10:38 am
Australia to recognize Palestinian state next month; New Zealand weighs following suit
PM Albanese says move ‘part of a coordinated global effort’ for two-state solution, Hamas may take no part in state; New Zealand FM says recognition ‘matter of when, not if’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
(From L-R) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Yesha Council chairman Yisrael Ganz, Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Likud MK Avichai Boaron at a ceremony marking the establishment of a new settlement in the southern West Bank called Mitzpe Ziv on June 10, 2025. (Courtesy)
June 11, 2025, 2:03 am
Smotrich moves to paralyze Palestinian economy in response to Western sanctions
Finance minister orders cancellation of waiver allowing Israel-PA bank ties, though Palestinian Authority not known to have been involved in UK-led decision to blacklist him and Ben Gvir
By Jacob Magid
Religious Zionism party party chief Bezalel Smotrich (right) and Otzma Yehudit party chief Itamar Ben Gvir are seen during a vote at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 10, 2025, 7:36 pm
UK, Canada and 3 other nations sanction Ben Gvir and Smotrich over settler violence
Far-right ministers slam travel ban, assets freeze by UK, Canada, Australia, Norway, New Zealand; FM calls measures ‘outrageous’
By Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Troops of the Kfir Brigade operate in the northern Gaza Strip, in a handout photo issued by the IDF on January 7, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 28, 2025, 1:14 pm
New Zealand requires Israelis to disclose IDF service details as condition for entry
Israelis applying for a visitors visa are being asked about the dates of their service, the locations of their bases, and whether they have ‘been involved in war crimes’
By Tani Goldstein
Illustrative: Lina Glushko of Israel plays during the WTA 125 Polish Open 2024 tennis tournament in Warsaw, Poland, July 25, 2024. (Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Reuters)
December 30, 2024, 10:45 am
Anti-Israel protesters disrupt Israeli player’s tennis match in New Zealand
Demonstrators chant ‘Free Palestine,’ ‘Israel is a terror state,’ and ‘Israel out’ as Lina Glushko faces off against Naomi Osaka, forcing game to be stopped several times
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: Hezbollah fighters raise their fists and shout slogans during the funeral of their senior commander Ali Dibs who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon, February 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
November 20, 2024, 11:05 pm
New Zealand designates Houthis and entirety of Hezbollah as terror organizations
Country previously blacklisted only military wing of Lebanese group; decision comes after police advised government that both groups’ actions qualify as terrorism
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
This handout photo taken and released on March 5, 2024 by the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit 2024 shows Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) walking with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon at the National Gallery of Victoria for the ASEAN Leaders dinner during the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit 2024 in Melbourne. (Patrick Hamilton / ASEAN-Australia Special Summit 2024 / AFP)
July 26, 2024, 4:40 pm
‘It must end’: Australia, New Zealand, Canada call for immediate Gaza ceasefire
Countries’ leaders say in joint statement civilians can’t ‘be made to pay the price of defeating Hamas,’ demand Israel ‘respond substantively’ to ICJ ruling on West Bank presence
By Reuters and ToI Staff
New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reacts as he speaks during a press conference in Sydney on December 20, 2023. (David Gray/AFP)
February 29, 2024, 10:17 am
New Zealand designates all of Hamas as terror group, sanctions extremist settlers
Wellington says Oct. 7 massacre makes Hamas’s military wing, political organization indistinguishable; PM says surge in attacks by Israeli settlers ‘destabilizing’ ongoing crisis
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Displaced Palestinians stand outside their tents in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 14, 2024, amid the continuing battles between Israel and Hamas. (Said Khatib/AFP)
February 15, 2024, 11:43 am
Australia, Canada, New Zealand urge ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza
Trilateral statement appears to back pause in fighting to protect Gaza civilians leading to long-term truce, warns against ‘potentially catastrophic’ ground offensive in Rafah
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The 12 staffers at UNRWA alleged to have been involved in the October 7 onslaught. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 30, 2024, 11:25 am
Blinken says evidence of UNRWA staffers’ Oct. 7 involvement ‘highly, highly credible’
News outlets publish photos of UN staffers implicated in Israeli dossier; New Zealand pauses funding over ‘incredibly serious’ allegations; Israel cancels meetings with UNRWA head
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
In this Wednesday, June 4, 2014 photo, sailboats sit off the coast near Alofi, Niue. (AP/Nick Perry)
August 4, 2023, 11:35 pm
Israel establishes diplomatic ties with miniscule island of Niue
Ambassador to Wellington makes first official visit to country, part of realm of New Zealand, to seal deal with premier
By ToI Staff
People wave Australian flags as they line the street to watch the Anzac Day parade in Sydney, April 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
April 25, 2023, 11:43 am
Australia, New Zealand honor their fallen soldiers on Anzac Day
Dawn services and veterans’ street marches take place across both countries on anniversary of Gallipoli landing; Canberra sounds alarm over China’s increasing threat in region
By Rod McGuirk
Australia's Sam Kerr (20) scores against Sweden's Nathalie Bjorn (14) during their women's friendly soccer match in Melbourne, Australia, November 12, 2022. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
February 1, 2023, 4:38 pm
Women’s soccer World Cup hosts urge FIFA not to sign Saudi sponsor
Officials in Australia and New Zealand, co-hosts of July tournament, cite Gulf state’s poor women’s rights record in joint letter to the sport’s governing body
By Graham Dunbar
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