New Zealand
Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Justin Trudeau share a moment at the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia in September 2023. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas. Inset: Christopher Luxon.
February 29, 2024, 6:07 pm
No understanding of realities on the ground
By Anthony Bergin and GREG ROSE
Rabbi Ed Rosenthal.
August 10, 2023, 7:29 am
Deep dive into environmental care
"While nature and the environment are very much a part of Judaism, when it comes to water, it's generally viewed as an agent of purification or metaphor.
By Peter Kohn
Photo: Winkipop Media
July 14, 2023, 2:07 pm
James earns silver for Australia
...Jewish Melburnian James Mann Segal was one of only four Aussies selected to compete in the junior international U17 boys' individual trampoline competition...
By AJN STAFF
Wellington, New Zealand. Photo: Travelling-light | Dreamstime.com
July 13, 2023, 1:50 pm
Wellington City Council’s flawed Ramallah gesture
'It is still unclear what the grounds are for a relationship between Wellington, the seat of government of one of the world’s oldest, most stable democracies, and Ramallah, the seat of an authoritarian regime that hasn’t held a general election since 2006.'
By Juliet Moses
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
Aussie reps open new dojo at COA hall
“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
Photo: Dreamstime.com
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
Kevin Rudd.
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.
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