The Latest Breaking News from New Zealand

Some eight months out from this year’s election, the National Party has launched a new tax rebate policy to help reduce childcare costs. At the same time, Australia and Canada are abandoning their own rebate policies for failing to really address childcare affordability issues.

The massacres of March 15 2019 at two Christchurch mosques confirmed the far right remains a constant threat to public order and safety in New Zealand, and that this threat was largely overlooked by security and intelligence agencies.

One day Prince George will be a senior working royal and will undertake solo tours around the Commonwealth and the world - but where and when will his first visit be?

When Lisa Reihana constructed an enormous octopus based on a Māori creation story, she never intended it to leave its home in New Zealand. Now, in its Australian debut, the inflatable sculpture is featuring in Tasmania's Ten Days on the Island festival.

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

Most of the fossil fuel sources of methane, such as leaks from wells and pipelines, can be easily and cheaply fixed. But solving agricultural and food emissions is a much bigger task requiring much research and new technology, says Rod Oram

Ahead of a round-two clash with Canterbury, Melbourne winger Will Warbrick says he's best suited to playing rugby league after stints in AFL and rugby sevens.

MUMBAI: Notwithstanding their third loss on the trot, Royal Challengers Bangalore and New Zealand batter Sophie Devine is confident that her side will be able to effect a turnaround in the Women's Premier League.

New Zealand’s smokefree law, which came into effect in January, introduces several world-first endgame measures, including removing most nicotine from smoked products, disallowing product sales to anyone born on or after January 1 2009, and a major reduction in the number of tobacco retail outlets nationwide (from about 6000 to…

A Chinese-born public servant says he has been wrongfully harassed by the New Zealand's Security Intelligence Service.

Injuries to two security guards during pitch invasions at an NRL game in New Zealand have brought calls for tougher laws at sporting events.