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Self-governing Cook Islands and Niue have exchanged their freedom in political association with New Zealand for dominated status under the United States.
The successful tournament has rightly been hailed as a game changer both for the code and women’s sport in general after decades of neglect.
- New Zealand is sending a small defence team to the Middle East to join an international alliance against Houthi militants targeting civilian ships in the Red Sea
- The move could hurt its ties with its Pacific neighbours, Asean and China, analysts say, as it suggests New Zealand has ‘retreated’ from its independent foreign policy to align closer to the US
Hiking trails, beaches, restaurants that showcase local produce, a wildlife sanctuary – all this and plenty more to see and do in the Bay of Plenty on the northern coast of North Island in New Zealand.
Wellington’s top diplomat headed to Australia on Wednesday for an inaugural joint meeting of foreign and defence ministers where joining “pillar two” of Aukus will be discussed.
Singapore remains the only Asian country to have placed in the top 10 since the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index was first published in 1995.
Liquidators of collapsed Auckland-based construction company Mainzeal are pursuing Shanghai businessman Richard Yan for over NZ$60 million that he owes to the company’s creditors, in a case that has implications for Chinese developers operating in New Zealand.
The nation’s centre-right coalition is planning to undo policies of previous administrations, including those promoting the official use of the Maori language and seeking to enhance indigenous rights.
Many Chinese developers in Australia and New Zealand have closed or scaled back, amid a property crisis in China, weak demand and higher construction costs.
The Green Party lawmaker is being investigated by police after three allegations of retail theft that she blamed on personal stress and trauma.
New Zealand’s former prime minister Jacinda Ardern is finally set to marry her beau Clarke Gayford in Hawke’s Bay this weekend – here’s what we know about the famous fisherman
New rules, including mandatory use of child-restraint devices in cars, are long overdue and will allow city to catch up with similar regulations in other parts of the world.
President Joe Biden’s administration described the joint statement – joined notably by Britain, Germany and Japan – as a final warning as he weighs possible military strikes against the Houthis if attacks persist.
Imports of milk powder were subjected to the longest phase-out under the New Zealand-China free trade agreement signed in 2008.
What do the Dalai Lama, AirAsia’s CEO and an ex-Singaporean comedian have in common? They are on our list of Asia’s weirdest stories in 2023.
Amid a ‘more challenging’ world order, New Zealand is mulling joining ‘pillar two’ of the Aukus defence pact that focuses on shared military technology.
Court has allowed Marc Corlett’s participation after the prosecution raised no objections to him being on Jimmy Lai’s legal team.
In a joint statement, the three countries’ prime ministers said ‘the price of defeating Hamas cannot be the continuous suffering of all Palestinian civilians’ as they urged a renewed pause in the fighting.
The trilogy showcased New Zealand as a ‘creative hub that could punch well above its weight in the international arena’.
New Zealand’s population rose 2.7 per cent in the year to September, its biggest jump in more than 30 years. PM Christopher Luxon said the annual immigration gain ‘doesn’t feel sustainable … at all’.
The ALIA aircraft from Beta Technologies takes off and lands like a normal jet and has flown as far as 500km in tests.
China has set a goal of reaching peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030, but a report says it is likely to delay efforts to deliver on agricultural sustainability goals until then.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the move would stop disruptive behaviour and help students focus.
A government statement said about one in seven children aged 14-17 uses vapes, and young Australians who vape are about three times more likely to take up tobacco smoking.
China is one of Wellington’s key foreign policy priorities as it remains New Zealand’s biggest trading partner.
The task force will enhance sharing of financial intelligence on terrorist-financing related matters and will discuss best practices and opportunities for additional actions, the US Treasury Department said.
The measures would have banned selling tobacco to anyone born after January 1, 2009, reduced nicotine in products, and cut the number of retailers able to sell tobacco.
The scam ‘attack rate’ in the Asia-Pacific is ‘well above’ the global average, with the region facing the most cyberattacks in 2022 for the second consecutive year.
June Armstrong said she forgot to declare the uneaten snack to Brisbane airport authorities.
Vote checkers in New Zealand were so overwhelmed by John Oliver’s humorous campaign for the puteketeke they had to postpone naming the winning bird for two days.
Vote checkers in New Zealand have been overwhelmed by ballots to choose the Bird of the Century, after comedian John Oliver’s humorous campaign for his favourite feathered friend, the pūteketeke.
Vaughan Mabee, chef of Amisfield – awarded New Zealand’s best restaurant in 2023 by Cuisine Magazine – creates 20-course meals not for the faint of heart, from the flesh of animals he himself shoots.
