A terror attack in New Zealand remains a "realistic possibility" over the next year as evolving global and domestic security trends continue to drive extremist…
The high pathogenic type of bird flu recently confirmed in a New Zealand egg farm was not the H5N1 strain that people are most worried…
New Zealand said on December 2 that it had suspended all poultry exports after detecting a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza at a poultry…
The New Zealand government said it has found the first case of high pathogenic avian influenza or bird flu at an Otago farm. The Ministry…
An Air New Zealand flight was stuck on the tarmac for hours before being canned on November 30 night after it suffered a fuel fault…
Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong said that if New Zealand were to join security grouping Aukus, it would “inevitably” have negative consequences for…
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on November 19, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine…
Survivors of abuse in faith and state-based institutions seek meaningful redress that restores their cultural identity, following the New Zealand government's formal apology. Between 1950…
New Zealand's prime minister on November 12 delivered a historic apology to victims abused in state care, acknowledging the "unimaginable pain" suffered within children's homes…
Hundreds of people on November 11 set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand’s capital of Wellington in protest over legislation that would reinterpret…
Immigration New Zealand granted study visas to a record 19,860 children of foreign workers in the past financial year. About 13,000 were for children studying…
A bid to reinterpret a centuries-old treaty between New Zealand's Indigenous Maori and European settlers was tabled in parliament November 7, sparking consternation despite the…
New Zealand’s jobless rate rose less than forecast in the third quarter as fewer people sought work in a sluggish economy. Unemployment climbed to 4.8%…
New Zealand’s central bank said the country is experiencing a pronounced economic downturn that could get worse. “Households have reduced their discretionary spending and businesses…
An area on Auckland's North Shore has re-opened after a person found two canisters of phosphorus November 5. Police said they were called to a…
New research is calling for a cooperative Australasian approach to future pandemics to improve vaccine access. The paper, released by the Public Health Communication Centre…
The New Zealand government is making changes to provide open work rights to more partners of migrant workers, allowing them to work for any employer.…
All three containers that came off the Manawanui have now been removed from the reef, according to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). Deputy Chief…
New Zealand posted its smallest annual trade deficit in more than two years as a weak economy curbed demand for imports. The shortfall was NZ$9.1…
New Zealand consumer spending remained weak in the third quarter, adding to signs the economy may have been in recession. Retail purchases on credit and…
New Zealand net immigration slowed to its lowest level in 19 months as record numbers of people head overseas for job opportunities and better pay.…
New Zealand's central bank slashed its key interest rate by half a percentage point October 9to its lowest level in 18 months, saying it was…
New Zealand’s government will include 149 projects in a fast-track approvals bill — predominantly in housing, infrastructure, resources and agriculture — in a bid to…
New Zealand said October 6 it had rescued all 75 sailors from a navy vessel that ran aground and sank off Samoa while conducting a…
New Zealand business confidence rose to a fresh 10-year high in September as the prospect of further interest-rate cuts stoked optimism, according to an ANZ…
