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Derek Cheng

Reporter · NZ

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Derek Cheng

    Luxon in Queenstown again: Same energy, very different circumstances (opens the original)

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    Christopher Luxon, during a visit to Queenstown today, was telling a Kiwi woman living in Australia that she should return to her home country. The so-called brain drain, the National Party leader claimed, had reversed, though he was talking about the trend rather than actual numbers. There was a net migration loss of 28,400 people to Australia in the December 2025 year; 47,500 migrant departures to Australia and 19,100 migrant arrivals to New Zealand. This was fewer than the net migration loss

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Derek Cheng

    Violent crime trending upwards – in one region by 138% (opens the original)

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    Violent crime continued to rise in the latest quarterly figures, especially for non-Europeans, the highly victimised, and those in the Waikato region. The NZ Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS) data now shows a rising trend since October last year, the first sustained increase since the first half of 2024. The annual number of victims of violent offending (sexual assault, non-sexual assault, and robbery) was an estimated 148,000 in May, about 9000 more than in February and 12,000 more than the reco

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Derek Cheng

    National to trial passport-free transtasman travel if re-elected (opens the original)

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    The National Party is announcing an election policy of seamless transtasman travel for New Zealanders and Australians, which wouldn’t require a passport. Leader Christopher Luxon and tourism spokeswoman Louise Upston made the announcement during a visit to Queenstown today at Coronet Peak. “The 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 21 October to 19 November that year,” Upston said. “National will work to introduce a trial prior to the T20. This wou

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Derek Cheng

    Opportunity's subtle bid for right-leaning fans of Sir John Key (opens the original)

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    It might seem at first glance that there wasn’t much in Opportunity’s five bottom lines to draw in a right-leaning voter. But a closer look reveals it’s a pitch not only to the left-leaning who want more action on the environment and climate change, but also to a particular type on the centre-right. Leader Qiulae Wong has been saying for some time she’d lay out the party’s non-negotiables well before election day. The two top issues this election are the cost of living, which more competition wo

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Derek Cheng

    NZ universities continue to fall in world rankings amid 'seismic shift' (opens the original)

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    The University of Auckland Clock Tower. The university ranked 168th in the latest Time Higher Education world rankings. Photo / John Weekes New Zealand universities have continued their ongoing slide in world rankings, with the University of Auckland dropping to 168th on the 2027 World University Rankings. All eight New Zealand universities were ranked in the 2027 list, released today by Times Higher Education (THE). Four maintained their positions from the 2026 rankings, three dropped (the Univ

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