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Beyond the Headlines: A letter from New Zealand - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

ARNOLD FROM Aukland, New Zealand.
ILLUSTRATIVE: Police secures the area at the "Zentrum der islamischen Kultur Frankfurt e.V." after Germany's interior ministry has banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association and its subsidiary organizations, saying it pursues radical Islamist goals in Frankfurt, Germany, July 24, 2024.

Hamburg airport terminal evacuated after security incident

A person holds two Palestinian flags as supporters of the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action gather outside the High Court in London, Britain, July 4, 2025.

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 Jewish settlers look on during a march near Hebron in the West Bank, June 21, 2021

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New Zealand to recognize Palestinian state, cabinet to make formal decision in September

Peters said that while some of New Zealand's close partners had opted to recognize a Palestinian state, New Zealand had an independent foreign policy.

The current New Zealand flag flies on Parliament buildings in Wellington's Central Cusiness District on March 24, 2016.

She moved to an island with 6 people – what happened next Is unbelievable

A 22-year-old woman decided to leave behind everything familiar and move to a remote island in New Zealand with only six residents.

Catrin, 22, moved to a remote island in New Zealand

‘Miracle in the Mountains’: Kiwi bird rediscovered after 50-years in New Zealand

The Department of Conservation flew ranger Iain Graham and his dog Brew to Adams Wilderness. They found the elusive female kiwi and collected feathers for DNA confirmation-called “almost miraculous.”

 ‘Miracle in the Mountains’: Kiwi bird rediscovered after 50-years in New Zealand.

The New Zealand-Zionist connection: How one family helped shape Israel’s birth

Yitzhak Treister's great-uncle helped nudge New Zealand toward the ‘yes’ that changed history.

 YITZHAK TREISTER

New Zealand approves medical use of psilocybin for depression treatment

'This is huge for people with depression who've tried everything else and are still suffering,' says Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour.

 New Zealand approves medical use of psilocybin for depression treatment.

Why international investors are eyeing New Zealand’s online casino market

The online casino industry in New Zealand is still expanding as more Kiwis engage with online gaming platforms, and it is an attractive market for international investors.

 Why international investors are eyeing New Zealand’s online casino market

Rare golf ball-sized New Zealand snail filmed laying egg from its neck

Conservationists caring for the endangered species had never before witnessed its unique egg-laying process.

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Stepping towards online casino regulation in New Zealand


New Zealand's only Jewish school targeted by vandals

'Jewish New Zealanders should not have to live under heightened security simply for existing as a community,' said the school representative.

 Graffiti on Kadimah School reading 'genocide high school'.

Zealandia’s bee: 14.6-million-year bee fossil found in New Zealand's Hindon Maar

Paleontologists believe that Leioproctus barrydonovani inhabited broadleaf forests surrounding a Miocene maar lake—a crater formed by a volcanic explosion.

 Michael S. ENGEL & Uwe KAULFUSS