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Experienced Sydney to Hobart sailor Andrew Miller was already keen to partner his son, Harry, in his first attempt at the race. Now, after changes to include two-handed crews in the race for the Tattersall Cup overall handicap prize, the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club duo are eyeing a special debut…

A disgraced Kiwi businessman whose targets included mum-and-dad investors, a Hollywood producer, a TV news anchor, a city mayor and even the Minister of Finance, is now trying for third time lucky – and asks that he be given a chance to turn over a new leaf.

New Zealand is promising fast-tracked residency to nurses, doctors and midwives as it attempts to lure workers.

A New Zealand-based sailing team said on Monday it had smashed the wind-powered land speed world record, clocking 222.4 kilometres (138.19 miles) per hour in Australia.

The New Zealand government is set to pare back its policy agenda, as the prime minister pledges to make the economy her priority

Racism in Aotearoa New Zealand has been increasingly under the spotlight in recent years. The 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks amplified conversations about racial equality that continued in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.

Jacinda Ardern says her government will "pare back" its agenda in 2023 - an election year in New Zealand - as it focuses on economic issues.

ReadingRoom literary editor Steve Braunias selects the year's 10 best books of non-fiction

As international cruise ships once again ply our waters, there’s renewed debate about whether they belong in one of New Zealand’s - and the world’s - most precious places.