New Zealand and Cook Islands signed a defense and security pact Thursday, easing more than a year of tension between the Pacific nations over Cook Islands’ deepening ties with China. The fraught

Australia, Japan, and New Zealand have joined a global wave of cautious support for the U.S.-Iran truce, hailing the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as a vital step toward regional stability.

After a hiker fell from a 180-foot waterfall and was rescued without her missing border collie Molly, strangers raised over $6,300 to fund a helicopter search mission for the lost pet. Using thermal imaging equipment,

New Zealand’s response to the impact of rising fuel costs on households is being limited to low and middle-income working families, leaving beneficiaries and pensioners to fend for themselves as the specter of rising debt and inflation looms over the government.

A post-mortem examination shows a New Zealand professional rugby player who died by suspected suicide last year had advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain abnormality linked to repeated concussions.

WELLINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Thursday appointed Chris Penk as defence minister in a Cabinet reshuffle, handing a former naval officer responsibility for the armed forces.

They are the giants of Oceania and averaged 6-0 wins in qualifying. Now they are chasing a first victory at their third World Cup finals

A hiker’s dog was rescued a week after its owner tumbled 180 feet down a waterfall in the remote wilds of New Zealand.