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Festival drops DJ for staying silent on Gaza

Media release: Free Speech Union… Twisted Frequency, a New Year music festival in Golden...

Golden Bay New Year’s festival cuts act over Israel performances and lack of support for Palestine

From the NZ Herald… A South Island New Year’s festival has cut one of its acts, citing the...

Race Relations Commissioner: Antisemitism has no place in New Zealand

Statement: NZ Race Relations Commissioner… Everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand has the right to...

Holocaust Centre supports Jewish Council and warns against the normalisation of antisemitism

Media release: Holocaust Centre of NZ… The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand stands in support...

Jewish Council warns of escalating threats in New Zealand

From Stuff… The New Zealand Jewish Council says Jewish New Zealanders and community...

NZ Jewish Council condemns escalating threats and intimidation

Media release: NZ Jewish Council… The New Zealand Jewish Council is deeply concerned by an...

Five Democracies Are Heading to the Polls. Here’s What AJC Experts Are Watching.

From the American Jewish Committee website… It’s election season—not just in the United...

Kristallnacht Concert: Don’t miss out – A night of music and storytelling

In just a few days, our community gathers in Wellington and Auckland for an evening that is far...

Labour-led government would join genocide case against Israel, Walters says

From Anna Fifield’s substack Between Giants… New Zealand under a Labour-led government...

Opinion: The Pacific Has Spoken. Labour Doesn’t Like the Answer.

By Greg Bouwer on the Israel Institute of NZ website… Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister has...

The Israel Māori Delegation: What really Happened?

By Ashley Church… Over the past year, two groups of Māori New Zealanders involved in...

On the other hand

By Michael Kuttner… Clalit-Schneider Children’s Medical Center and Code for Israel...

Opinion: Electoral expectations

By Michael Kuttner… Between now and the end of November there are scheduled to be five...

Opinion: John Minto Was Warned. Now He Is Publishing the Targets.

By Greg Bouwer on the Israel Institute of NZ website… John Minto is still hunting for...

NZ Jewish Council condemns targeting of visiting Israelis

Media release: NZ Jewish Council… The New Zealand Jewish Council strongly condemns a social...

Targeting holidaying soldiers in NZ risks inciting violence, Jewish Council says

By Caron Copek on Stuff… A candidate in the upcoming general election has urged the public...

‘Serious questions to answer’: Labour slams Luxon over Israel’s Pacific Islands Forum move

By Kaya Selby on Radio NZ… New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has “serious...

Opinion: Wellington Votes for a Boycott. Who Decides What It Means?

By Greg Bouwer on the Israel Institute of NZ website… Wellington City Council has embraced a...

Can we talk? The JWA podcast – Simone Nathan

From the Jewish Women’s Archive… In this episode, the JWA podcast talks with Simone...

New Zealand Jewish Council AGM Notice

[On 29 November 2026 at 5pm at Zoom] The New Zealand Jewish Council’s Annual General...

The future of Holocaust education: exclusive briefing with Sarah Levy (Yad Vashem)

[On 12 November 2026 at 6pm ] The future of Holocaust education and why it matters now...

On the other hand

By Michael Kuttner… An Israeli startup is developing a citrus-harvesting robot that could...

Opinion: Sick societies

By Michael Kuttner… This week we started reading the Torah portion from creation again. The...

Opinion: Controversy over Māori Delegation: Evidence Immunity and Antizionist Bigotry?

By Dr Sheree Trotter… A recent Māori delegation to Israel has generated considerable...

Opinion – Kiwiblog: On Max Harris

By Juliet Moses (guest post) on Kiwiblog… I recently heard Max Harris, the Labour Party...

Free Palestine Party comments should be answered, not prosecuted

Media release: Free Speech Union… Police say they are “looking into” comments made at a...

Opinion: On that dark day a genocide was stopped, not started

By Juliet Moses… On Wednesday it was three years since October 7, 2023, the joyous Jewish...

Some recent articles that might be of interest to the Jewish community

Op-ed on Brash & Mitchell: Keep Middle East hatreds out of New Zealand (Richard Prebble)...

The Palgrave Handbook of Australia and the Holocaust – with NZ chapter

Book release: Springer Nature… This Palgrave Handbook offers the first comprehensive survey...

What’s happening with Holocaust education – an update

From the Holocaust Centre of NZ… You may have seen recent announcements about the future of...

Limmud NZ 2027 – Save the Date

[On 19 June 2027 at To be advised at Auckland] Wishing all our LIMMUDniks, supporters...

On the other hand

By Michael Kuttner… Investors in Tel Aviv are apparently convinced that in the near future...

Opinion: Strap in for a rough ride

By Michael Kuttner… Following the drama of the Fly Dubai hijacking attempt and its...

The Wandering Jewboy: a NZ Jewish childhood meets an ancient legend

Book release: Amos Giles… Doodle’s parents are searching for God. Doodle is the collateral...

Pro-Palestinian activism casts shadow over NZ election

By Miriam Bell for the Australia Israel Review… New Zealand has an election looming, set for...

Every Jewish life is part of New Zealand’s story

Every Jewish family carries stories worth preserving. They may be stories of journeys made across...

Election 2026: Where New Zealand’s Political Parties Stand on Israel

From the Israel Institute of NZ website… As New Zealand approaches the 2026 general...

Jewish Genealogical Society of New Zealand

If you love Jewish genealogy, if you’d like to explore the context of your ancestors’ lives or...

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