New Zealand

The New Zealand government has declared a national state of emergency after Cyclone Gabrielle battered the country’s north in what officials described as the nation’s most severe weather event in years.

Jacinda Ardern has made her final public appearance as New Zealand’s prime minister, saying the thing she would miss most was the people, because they had been the “joy of the job.”

Chris Hipkins was confirmed Sunday as New Zealand’s next prime minister and he chose Carmel Sepuloni as his deputy, marking the first time a person with Pacific Island heritage has risen to that rank.

When Jacinda Ardern announced she was stepping down as New Zealand’s prime minister, speculation began almost immediately about what she might do for a second act.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that she will not contest this year’s general elections.

A Qantas flight traveling from New Zealand to Sydney has landed safely after it issued a mayday call following an engine problem over the Pacific Ocean.

The new legislation states that tobacco cannot be sold to anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, effectively outlawing tobacco for the next generation.

New Zealand has passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The law states that tobacco can’t ever be sold to anybody born on or after Jan. 1, 2009. It means the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up. In theory, somebody trying...

How do you stop a cow from burping? It might sound like the start of a humorous riddle, but it’s the subject of a huge scientific inquiry in New Zealand.

Air New Zealand recently announced its “Skynest” bunk bed concept, which is set to become available to the airline’s economy passengers in 2024.

New Zealand’s government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations.

The 2022 World Cup participants are officially slated, following Australias inter-continental play-off win against Peru and Costa Ricas win against New Zealand.

Here are five things to know about Qatar, host country of the 2022 FIFA World Cup set to take place from November 21-December 18, 2022.

Mass shootings are not unique to the United States, with gun violence impacting almost every Western country. Here’s how lawmakers around the world have responded to mass shootings.

The deal by former Megaupload officers Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk means that only Megaupload’s flamboyant founder faces the possibility of extradition to the U.S.

The couple had named their find Doug, which they took to spelling Dug, after the way it was unearthed.

Countries with some of the strictest border policies in the world are announcing reopening plans days after global Covid infections reached an all-time high.

NASA has released the plan to decommission the International Space Station.

China’s zero-Covid policy and broader economic circumstances could be weighing on currencies that should be reaping the benefits of higher commodity prices.

Australia is inviting backpackers because it wants to reduce labor shortages that have been made worse by Covid-19.