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Australia’s elimination strategy during the first two years of the COVID pandemic was one of the most effective in the world. Through a combination of early border closures, widespread testing and meticulous contact tracing, localised lockdowns and mask mandates, the number of reported cases was kept to around 28,000 in…

A surge of elderly New Zealanders will require rest home care at the same time as a crisis in aged care nursing.

New Zealand's government said on Wednesday new COVID-19 cases were trending down and it looked likely the country would avoid a feared worst-case scenario of 20,000 infections daily.

Proposed laws, that include a rising purchasing age for cigarettes, have drawn praise and concern over their untested nature

NZ Post has started trialling the country’s first hydrogen powered truck in what could prove to be a significant step forward in reducing carbon emissions from heavy transport.

When Kate Heffernan makes her Silver Ferns debut at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, she'll be following in the footsteps of her history-making mum, Annette.

As the world refugee grows crisis year on year, a new panel hopes to put the refugees themselves in the driver’s seat.

On the strangeness of New Zealand's house museums

Elite Jamaican sprinters, a swimming sensation returns and a chance to make cricket history as the Games begins this week