The Latest Breaking News from New Zealand

New England coach Brendon McCullum, the former New Zealand captain, has said his side are "prepared to lose sometimes" as they try and play "an attractive brand of Test cricket"

Another terrific day saw England lose the toss then bowl superbly before New Zealand fought back in style

Police praise ‘extreme bravery’ of public who brought down suspect, reportedly with help of a pair of crutches

Police say a man wounded four people in a stabbing rampage in a New Zealand city before bystanders brought him to the ground

Has our neighbour recognised that the threat to its security is of greater significance than protecting its economic interests?

The concern about gangs and gang-related violence in New Zealand continues to be highly politicised. Government ministers are under constant media scrutiny and political pressure, with both sides trying to look more staunch on crime than the other. The problem is that these debates often lack history, context or vision.

Sally Blundell reviews a unique record of New Zealand life

Perhaps we have been too quick to lay the blame for the present plasterboard shortage situation squarely at the feet of our biggest construction and building materials company

Ben Stokes and Kane Williamson have had more than cricket to discuss with Yorkshire the hosts following the racism scandal