The Latest Breaking News from New Zealand

We do know what we’re doing – Ben Stokes defends Jacob Bethell Test selection

Bethell will bat at number three when he makes his Test debut against New Zealand this week.

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

New Zealand vs England 1st Test prediction: Brook to shine once more for tourists

Follow our free cricket betting tips as England get their tour of New Zealand underway on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

Troubled New Caledonia at 'turning point': New Zealand

Veteran Kiwi foreign minister Winston Peters has travelled to Paris to deliver a speech urging France to consider new constitutional futures for New Caledonia.

AAP · Nov 26, 2024

Much-loved former NZ MP Nikki Kaye dies at 44

The woman who defeated Jacinda Ardern at two New Zealand elections, moderate National MP Nikki Kaye, has died after a cancer battle, aged 44.

AAP · Nov 26, 2024

Jacob Bethell to make England Test debut at number three against New Zealand

The tourists were forced into an eleventh-hour rethink after wicketkeeper Jordan Cox was ruled out of the series with a broken thumb.

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024

England to hand Jacob Bethell his Test debut at No 3 in New Zealand opener

The 21-year-old Warwickshire prodigy is expected to bat at No 3 in Christchurch despite having not scored a first-class century yet

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024

Hundreds Of People Help Rescue Whales Stranded On New Zealand Beach: 'Deeply Grateful'

Conservation workers and local residents used sheets to lift the whales off Ruakākā Beach and carry them to water deep enough to swim away.

International Business Times · Nov 25, 2024

More than 30 pilot whales wash up on New Zealand beachfront

More than 30 pilot whales that washed up on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean.

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024

Joe Root: ‘Winning the Ashes in Australia would mean more than anything’

England’s record-breaking batter is set for his 150th Test and, he tells Donald McRae, he will play for as long as he loves the game

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has suffered a serious stroke, a post on his X account says

The X account for internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom says he has suffered a “serious stroke.”

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024