The Latest Breaking News from New Zealand

Graph mixes measures to falsely claim NZ govt has more than doubled net debt

A social media graph appearing to show New Zealand government net debt skyrocketing under the National-led coalition switches between three different measures across multiple years.

AAP · Jun 3

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

Parents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or school.

The Conversation · Jun 3

Ko plays down chance to pass super Swede on money list

New Zealand's Lydia Ko is in line to become the biggest money-winner in women's golf, but says she is an "ant" compared with super Swede Annika Sorenstam.

AAP · Jun 3

Shoaib Bashir set to end 11-month wait for England return against New Zealand

The 22-year-old returns to the England team for the first time since he took the match-winning wicket against India with a broken finger last July

The Independent UK · Jun 2

CRIK:McCullum wants 'refined' Bazball against NZ compatriots

England No. 3 Jacob Bethell is fit for the first Test against New Zealand starting Thursday at Lord's despite missing the latter stages of the IPL with injury.

AAP · Jun 2

McCullum wants 'refined' Bazball against NZ compatriots

England No. 3 Jacob Bethell is fit for the first Test against New Zealand starting Thursday at Lord's while Ollie Robson and Shoaib Bashir return to the attack.

AAP · Jun 2

Pictor® Reports Strong Commercial Momentum One Year After Launching U.S. Headquarters

CARLSBAD, Calif., June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As laboratories increasingly seek faster, more cost-efficient alternatives to legacy single-analyte testing, demand for scalable multi-analyte proteomic workflows is growing across pharma, reference laboratory, and animal health markets. Today marks one year since Pictor Holdings Inc., a global targeted proteomic platform company founded…

AAP · Jun 2

Photos show airship captains and Victorian inventors flocking to a New Zealand steampunk festival

The small, rural town of Ōamaru, New Zealand, has become an unlikely world capital for the retro futuristic genre of steampunk.

The Independent UK · Jun 2

Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand

Thousands of people in New Zealand have attended one of the world’s best-known steampunk festivals

The Independent UK · Jun 2

Iran-US war latest: US launches ‘self-defence’ strikes on Iran island and downs missiles targeting Gulf allies

Donald Trump claims he told Tehran ‘It's time’ for them to ‘make a Deal’

The Independent UK · Jun 2