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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.

Canada’s antisemitism crisis exposes the failure of its institutions - opinion

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

Zionist NGO Regavim to countersue Canada, EU over sanctions, denies claims of violence - interview


New Zealand pilot taken hostage in Indonesia - Papuan rebel group

The pilot had been identified as Captain Philip Merthens and it is unclear if the five passengers had also been abducted by Papuan separatists.

 An illustrative image of a Susi Air aircraft.

Jacinda Ardern shows what real democratic leadership looks like - analysis

Ardern’s message is one that resonates with many people in the world who would like to see not only younger leadership but also changes in power.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the media in the aftermath of the eruption of White Island volcano, also known by its Maori name Whakaari, at Whakatane, New Zealand December 13, 2019

Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand leader

Ardern burst onto the global scene in 2017 when she became the world's youngest female head of government at age 37.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a news conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 13, 2020.

Israel will gain if CANZUK succeeds

Judging by Israel’s current relationship with CANZAK countries, the connection would certainly be considerably warmer than the wary and arms-length association between Israel and the EU.

 CANZAC symbol

Parents refuse use of 'vaccine-tainted' donor blood for infant's critical operation

Parents to a baby in need of open-heart surgery in New Zealand have so far refused 'vaccine-tainted' donor blood, citing concerns over the Covid-19 vaccine's side effects.

 Anti-vaccine mandate protesters march through the city and gather in front of the parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, December 16, 2021.

Tsunami warning lifted after 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Tonga region

"Based on all available data the tsunami threat from this Earthquake has now passed," said the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

 A white plume rises over Tonga when the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted

Herzog receives credentials of six new ambassadors

Each had a separate meeting with him in which they discussed issues such as developments in their respective countries, taking relations with Israel to a higher level.

 President Isaac Herzog with the ambassador from New Zealand, Zoe Coulson-Sinclair.

Israeli embassies around the world kick off election voting

The embassy in New Zealand was the first to open a ballot, followed by Australia, the Philippines and Japan.

Ambassador to New Zealand Ran Yaakoby opens voting in the Knesset election

Many New Zealand Jews have been harassed over Zionism - report

Two-thirds of New Zealand Jews said that they have experienced antisemitism on social media in the past three years.

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

Over 200 stranded pilot whales die on Pacific Ocean's remote Pitt Island

The Chatham Island stranding occurred on Saturday, and also involved surviving pilot whales being euthanized.

 Volunteers try to assist stranded pilot whales that came to shore in the afternoon after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings, in Golden Bay, at the top of New Zealand's South Island, February 11, 2017.