The Columbian

Yes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The vast number of sheep in New Zealand relative to the country’s scant human population has long been the subject of jokes aimed at New Zealanders abroad. It’s true: ...
CNN

Former leader Ardern has left New Zealand. She’s not the only one

Twenty years of memories spilled across Jacinda Thorn’s yard. Teddy bears and textbooks, camping gear stacked against her husband’s drum kit, a jumble of whisks and frying pans catching the morning ...
Bloomberg L.P.

New Zealand Saw Record Number of People Depart in March Year

A record number of people left New Zealand in the year through March, reducing the net gain through immigration to the lowest in more than two years. Some 123,256 people departed the country in the ...
NPR

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...
CNBC

Couple lives on $132,000 in the 'Hamptons of New Zealand'—it's expensive, but 'worth it' for the relaxed lifestyle

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. When Phoebe Merrick first arrived on Waiheke Island in New ...