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From Castlepoint to the Mātakitaki river, New Zealanders are in awe of the natural world around them

New Zealand's true poet laureate composes an Ode to the Convoy Protest

Tim Southee took 5-35 as New Zealand bowled out South Africa for 111 in its second innings after only 32 overs on the third day at Hagley Oval in Christchurch

Nico Porteous wins New Zealand’s second ever Winter Olympics gold as GB men take curling silver

Nico Porteous was met with a surprise after becoming the first male gold medalist in New Zealand's Winter Olympic history.

Nico Porteous has dropped the curtain on New Zealand’s greatest ever Winter Games, overcoming the elements and a field of established champions to win the Olympic freeski halfpipe title

Nico Porteous wins New Zealand's second gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics as rivals crash out in a windy freestyle skiing half-pipe final.

Rolling report: There are plenty more medals to be won as the Games in Beijing reach their penultimate day. Join Martin Belam for updates

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — In a Pyeongchang podium shuffle, New Zealand’s Nico Porteous dethroned two-time gold medalist David Wise on Saturday in the Olympic ski halfpipe final to upgrade a 2018 bronze medal for his first gold. Wise medaled for his third consecutive Games with silver, and Pyeongchang silver medalist Alex…

New Zealand complete a one-sided demolition of South Africa, winning by an innings and 276 runs before lunch on day three and in the process end a 16-match winless streak against their opponents.

At the start of the pandemic, New Zealand made headlines for appearing to eliminate homelessness, but the story is more complicated