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Niue is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand, with the island’s 1,600 residents holding New Zealand citizenship.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“I’m upset and outraged by it—that we are targeted like that—but at the same time I’m not entirely surprised,” said Temple Sinai chair Matthew Smith.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
John Barnett of Auckland was awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Bob Nerev was honored as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A message sent to Auckland Hebrew Congregation members said that law enforcement was “unable to guarantee us protection this evening as they mobilise to support Christchurch, as well as protect mosques throughout New Zealand. It is therefore with deep regret that the AHC BOM takes this unprecedented step in cancelling organised service this Shabbat, as we are concerned about the security of our community.”
On the path to statehood, with a little help from our friends.
By JNi.Media
“The most striking finding of the report is the remarkable consistency between the happiness of immigrants and the locally born.”
Jerusalem recalled its ambassador to Wellington after New Zealand sponsored Security Resolution 2334; full ties were resumed in June.
By JNi.Media
Collaboration between American and Israeli clandestine services has been increasing over the past few years, despite the murky relationship between outgoing President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu.
By JNi.Media
'Had Australia been a member of the Security Council, it would not have supported last Friday's resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.'
By JNi.Media
Habayit Hayehudi Chairman MK Naftali Bennett said on Saturday night that now is the time to switch from retreat to sovereignty.'
By JNi.Media
President-Elect Donald Trump engaged in his first act as leader of the free world on Thursday, when his tweet stopped the game clock on an Egyptian anti-settlements UN Security Council resolution.
By JNi.Media
Key is often asked why he didn't speak any German, considering his Austrian roots, and his response is: “The simple answer is my mother refused to teach me. She did not want to reflect on her history.”
By JNi.Media
Only 22 countries around the globe have reached an average life expectancy greater than 80 years, so if one is planning to retire abroad, one should consider those countries most seriously.
Akiva Eldar, an editor of Haaretz, was hit while visiting his mother-in-law.
198 whales got stranded on a New Zealand beach on Friday.
Yet again, non-anti-Semitic 'pro-Palestinian' demonstrators can't quite seem to break free of anti-Semitic jargon.
By JTA
A German-born Internet tycoon who is fighting extradition from New Zealand to the United States for racketeering is under fire for admitting he owns a rare signed copy of Hitler’s Mein Kampf. Kim Dotcom, whose actual name is Kim Schmitz, is the founder of MegaUpload, a file-transfer website that U.S. authorities shut down in 2012. […]
By JTA
A swastika was painted on the Wellington Jewish center, which houses the city’s only Orthodox congregation and is the focus of Jewish life in New Zealand’s harbor city capital,” according to its website. Jewish officials said the swastika was painted on the back wall, and they reported the incident to police. “It was fairly minor […]
By JTA
The only Jewish day school in New Zealand’s capital city closed after 25 years.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Hillel Ma'or, an instructor at the Caliber 3 range outside of Efrat to discuss his journey to Judaism and also Israel.
June 26, 2026 
