New Zealand

Richard Basckin (back left) and his Australian teammate Yonatan Freund, with young participants in the opening week of the duo's Miyaki Kan Karate East dojo.

May 25, 2023, 12:39 pm

“Karate has been a passion of ours for so long, so to bring it back to the community that we grew up in, in this way, is a significant moment for us both in our karate careers,”

By Shane Desiatnik

From left: Imam Alaa Elzokm, David Southwick, Kate Thwaites, Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann and Dvir Abramovich.

March 17, 2022, 10:39 am

‘You are not alone in your sorrow’

Commemorating the third anniversary of the massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.

By Peter Kohn

From left: Bakr Hawari, Dvir Abramovich, Sheikh Abdullah Hawari,
Rabbi Yaakov Glasman and Imam Saeed Warsama Bulhan.

March 18, 2021, 3:25 pm

‘Heartbroken in solidarity’

To show the Jewish community’s support, Dvir Abramovich and Rabbi Yaakov Glasman visited the Virgin Mary Mosque in Victoria.

By CARLY DOUGLAS

September 14, 2020, 11:52 am

Party preferences for Jewish Kiwis

'The government's response to the pandemic will be at the forefront of every voter's mind, but for Jewish community members, community-related issues will still have relevance'.

By Juliet Moses

June 29, 2020, 3:44 pm

Rudd urges Israel to reconsider annexation

Kevin Rudd: 'As a longstanding supporter of Israel’s right to exist with peace and security, I urge the Israeli government to urgently reconsider this proposed course of action'.

By AJN STAFF

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Winston Peters on October 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

June 24, 2020, 8:53 pm

New Zealand urges Israel to reconsider annexation

'The New Zealand government’s view is that annexation would gravely undermine the two-state solution, breach international law, and pose significant risks to regional security'.

By RAPHAEL AHREN

Youngsters getting in the Lag b’Omer spirit.

May 14, 2020, 1:07 am

Tens of thousands log on for Lag b’Omer

With people from Perth to Auckland sending greetings, 18for18 was endorsed across the community: 'Coronavirus can separate us but can't stop us celebrating Jewish life together'.

By Peter Kohn

From the WebMarch 31, 2020, 9:27 am

New Israeli rescue flight to Australia

El Al has decided to operate two additional commercial flights — to New Zealand and Australia — to pick up Israeli tourists stranded abroad, the Foreign Ministry has announced.

From the WebFebruary 19, 2020, 10:00 am

Israeli diplomats, emissaries worldwide kick off March elections

Israeli diplomats have begun voting in the national elections, with the first ballot cast by Israel’s ambassador in Wellington, New Zealand on Wednesday morning.

Mufti Zeeyad Ravat leads a prayer at the makeshift memorial by Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque.
Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

March 21, 2019, 12:00 am

‘Our prayers go out to you’

IN an unprecedented move, New Zealand's only Jewish school was closed on Monday while all shule services were cancelled over the weekend in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack.

By Rebecca Davis

Friends of a missing man grieve outside a refuge centre in Christchurch last Sunday. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

March 21, 2019, 12:00 am

‘Our hearts cry out. We are all the children of Abraham’

WHEN a gunman opened fire on Muslim men, women and children in prayer in Christchurch on March 15, killing 50, it had a monumental impact on the whole of New Zealand, the full extent of which still remains to be seen.

Police stand outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Multiple people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of people attending Friday prayers, as New Zealand police warned people to stay indoors as they tried to determine if more than one gunman was involved. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

March 15, 2019, 4:06 pm

Terrorist kills Muslim worshippers in Christchurch

AUSTRALIA’S Jewish community has reacted in horror at news a terrorist shot and killed 40 people at two mosques in Christchurch.

By Gareth Narunsky

February 15, 2019, 10:22 am

NZ Jewry – A small but proud community

New Zealand’s new government ministers, including Alfred Ngaro (fourth from right), Mark Mitchell (third from right) and David Bennett (second from right) at Government House in Wellington. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

May 4, 2017, 11:24 am

New Zealand reaches out to restore diplomatic relations with Israel

The newly appointed foreign affairs minister of New Zealand Gerry Brownlee has contacted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an effort to restore diplomatic relations. He received his ministerial warrant on Israeli Independence Day.

Police at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City in Overland Park, Kansas. Photo: REUTERS

March 24, 2017, 9:54 am

‘Dual US-Israeli citizen behind most JCC bomb threats’

A 19-year-old dual American Israeli living in Ashkelon has been arrested, suspected of being behind most of a series of bomb and other threats to Jewish communities.