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A West Papuan separatist group is demanding Australia and New Zealand sever military ties with Indonesia after kidnapping a New Zealand pilot on Tuesday.

Researchers say food and energy security boosts prospects for civilisation to continue, along with Vanuatu, Iceland and Solomon Islands

The women's T20 World Cup begins in South Africa on February 10, with the final to be played on February 26. India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on February 12.

Prime minister Chris Hipkins has said his government will refocus on economic issues, after dropping laws put forward after terror attack

Unknown patterns found on ceramics from Josephine Willis, which collided with steamer in 1856

The government’s decision to abandon the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media (ANZPM) Bill came as no surprise after months of increasingly negative speculation. Officially, it stems from the prioritisation of “bread and butter issues” during a cost-of-living crisis, but it’s hard not to see this as a significant policy failure…

Until now, the New Zealand Curriculum has focused almost exclusively on the development of technical reading skills. Simply reading for pleasure hasn’t been a priority, which makes its inclusion in the draft version of a refreshed curriculum particularly welcome.

New Zealand says seizure of more than three tonnes of cocaine is the country’s largest drugs seizure

Indonesian security forces are searching for a pilot from New Zealand who was taken hostage by separatist rebels in restive Papua province

Georgia Hale has signed for Leeds Rhinos after her partner Sam Lisone made the move to Headingley ahead of the 2023 season

Hale’s partner Sam Lisone players for the Rhinos men’s team.