New Zealand and Cook Islands sign a defense pact, easing tensions over a China deal

New Zealand FM Winston Peters and Cook Islands PM Mark Brown New Zealand and Cook Islands signed a defense and security pact yesterday, easing more

A bumper berry harvest has weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance

In this photo provided by the Dept. of Conservation, New Zealand, Kakapo, Kohengi sits with her three eggs, on Anchor Island, Pukenui The world’s only

Military musician plays with a plastic horn and double gloves

Natalie Paine plays a plastic French horn at Scott Base in Antarctica On the frozen edge of the world, staying in practice as a professional musician

Pacific nations ‘threatened by great power contest over deep sea minerals’

New Zealand’s defense minister Judith Collins New Zealand’s defense minister warned in an interview that small countries in the South Pacific face growing pressure from great power

A father who evaded with his 3 children for years is shot dead by the police

A police officer waits in his car near a hardware store in Piopio in the Waikato district A man who evaded authorities with his three children in the

Wellington will buy US helicopters in a $1.6b military aircraft spending package

New Zealand’s Defence Minister Judith Collins New Zealand‘s government announced new military spending yesterday of 2.7 billion New Zealand dollars ($1.6 billion) to replace aging aircraft,

Japanese warships dock in Wellington in rare visit

Japanese warships docked in New Zealand ‘s capital last weekend for a rare visit amid efforts by Tokyo to deepen its strategic ties in the South

Leader of secretive commune admits abusing young church members

The leader of an isolated and conservative Christian commune in New Zealand pleaded guilty yesterday to a dozen indecency and assault charges against women and girls who

A cat named Leonardo da Pinchy doesn’t want your affection – wants to steal your underwear

Most cat owners dread their pets bringing home mice or birds. But for the owners of one felonious feline in Auckland, New Zealand, there’s a worse shame

New Zealand halts millions of funds to Cook Islands over its China ties

New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China,

Parliament suspends three Maori Party lawmakers for haka protest

New Zealand legislators voted yesterday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Maori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke

One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boat

A placid fishing trip turned “berserk” for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 400 kilograms (900 pounds) appeared to fall out of the sky

Wellington reviews its aid to Kiribati after the Pacific island nation snubs an official’s visit

New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a diplomatic snub from the island nation’s leader, government officials said.

A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title

A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title — despite the

New Zealand plans to outlaw Greyhound racing

New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the government said yesterday, spelling an end to the practice

One person is dead and 13 are hurt after a bus carrying foreign tourists crashed

One person is dead and 13 others were rushed to New Zealand hospitals after a bus carrying international tourists collided with two other vehicles on a rural

Tens of thousands crowd Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights

As tens of thousands crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, yesterday, the throng of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or

New Zealand’s leader formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament yesterday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children

Food bank distributes candy made from a lethal amount of methamphetamine

A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the

200,000 people abused in institutions that failed for decades to stop it

New Zealand’s wide-ranging independent inquiry into the abuse of children and vulnerable adults in care over the span of five decades released a blistering final report yesterday

Buses carrying Chinese tourists veer off New Zealand road in two crashes at the same spot

Two buses carrying Chinese tourists veered off the same stretch of road in perilous weather conditions on New Zealand’s South Island yesterday, with 15 passengers taken to hospital,

Premier Li is visiting New Zealand, security fears vie with trade hopes on the agenda

China’s Premier Li Qiang arrived in New Zealand yesterday, beginning a rare visit to its closest partner among Western democracies, where a celebration of trade links is

Visits aim to strengthen exchanges and trust, and deepen cooperation

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is in New Zealand on an official visit, the first leg of his third overseas trip of the year that will also take him

Chinese premier to visit Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia starting tomorrow, officials said. Li will visit the three countries from June 13 to 20,

Provinces reject governance change, sparking fears of a civil war in rugby

Domestic provinces have overwhelmingly rejected a new governance plan for New Zealand Rugby in a move some observers fear will fracture the national sport along

Wang meets New Zealand counterpart, beginning trip that also includes Australia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his New Zealand counterpart yesterday, as China’s most senior diplomat began a tour of the country and Australia. Deputy

New Zealand women win Oceania to qualify for Paris Olympics

New Zealand will compete in the women’s football tournament at the Paris Olympic Games after beating the Solomon Islands 11-1 in the final of the Oceania qualifying

New Zealand says it will contemplate sharing military tech with US, Britain

New Zealand said yesterday it will contemplate sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain as it pursues closer defense ties with Australia amid

Luxon sworn in as prime minister, says priority is to improve economy

Christopher Luxon was sworn in as New Zealand’s prime minister yesterday and said his top priority was to improve the economy. The 53-year-old former businessman

New government promises tax cuts, more police and less bureaucracy

New Zealanders can expect tax cuts, more police on the streets and less government bureaucracy, according to the three leaders who signed an agreement last week to

Defeated PM Hipkins will remain leader of Labour Party

Defeated New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said yesterday he will continue to lead his liberal Labour Party — for now, at least — despite its

Immigration hits an all-time high as movement surges following pandemic lull

New Zealand’s immigration numbers have hit an all-time high, enabling employers to fill jobs but also putting pressure on the housing market, according to economists. The

Tourists received no safety warnings before volcano eruption killed 22, prosecutor says

Tourists received no health and safety warnings before they landed on New Zealand’s most active volcano ahead of a 2019 eruption that killed 22 people, a

New Zealand’s economy dips into recession as higher interest rates bite

New Zealand’s economy has dipped into recession as higher interest rates take their toll, new figures released yesterday show. Gross domestic product fell by 0.1%

Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to join Harvard

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who led her country through a devastating mass shooting, will be temporarily joining Harvard University later this year, Kennedy School

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