The Latest Breaking News from New Zealand

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province have released photos and videos of a man they say is the pilot from New Zealand whom they took hostage last week

Air New Zealand resumed services to all airports on Wednesday, including those in the heavily impacted regions of New Plymouth, Napier, and Gisborne, after Cyclone Gabrielle led to 821 flight cancellations and affected 49,000 customers.

Phillip Mehrtens was taken hostage last week after landing his small commercial plane in the Papuan highlands.

New Zealand authorities expect to make the final rescues soon after a cyclone brought extensive flooding and landslides that claimed at least two lives

England reach 79-2 in their second innings at stumps on day two and lead by 98 runs

New Zealand's prime minister has given Princess Anne a tour of the country's emergency management centre during the Cyclone Gabrielle response.

Another extreme weather event has highlighted the weak points in New Zealand’s critical infrastructure. As Cyclone Gabrielle ripped across the North Island, nearly 225,000 people lost power.

Prime minister Chris Hipkins says there are ‘grave concerns’ for several of the missing as some regions remain cut off after storms

New Zealand authorities say the worst of the storm has passed, but the extent of the devastation is still unfolding and a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has struck near Wellington.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission's (NACC) ruling on Monday that found Nat Laosisawakul, former secretary-general of the Election Commission (EC), negligent over the late arrival of 1,542 advance votes from Thai citizens in New Zealand before the March 24, 2019 election, has shone a light on the performance of the EC…

Cyclone Gabrielle weakened and moved away from New Zealand on Wednesday as the country started to assess the damage caused by significant flooding, landslides and high winds that left four people dead and displaced thousands from their homes.