The Latest Breaking News from NZ

Expressing disappointment at the PM's reluctance to impose a capital gains tax, one of Labour's biggest donors Phillip Mills is a signatory to a new open letter offering to pay more tax. Jonathan Milne reports.

Will NZ be able to hold its head high at the global climate talks this year, Pat Baskett asks, or will our agricultural tardiness make us a contender for an unwanted award?

Weight loss giant Jenny Craig will continue its operations in Australia and NZ, despite announcing plans to shut corporate offices in the US.

Aukus agreement opens up possibilities for multilateral co-operation, and NZ involvement would help to provide a better deterrent to Chinese military development and potential escalation in the Pacific, argues Sukura Gregory

New Zealand burns the equivalent of 108 litres of petrol every second in coal and natural gas to generate heat for industrial processes. This burning of fossil fuels for industrial heat generates 28% of New Zealand’s energy-related emissions.

As the recent report of the Independent Police Conduct Authority made clear, the 2022 occupation of parliament grounds was very different from earlier protests in New Zealand. That doesn’t mean something similar can’t happen again.

Malign external actors' role in intra-state conflict reinforces a longstanding NZ conviction that the United Nations Security Council is not fit for purpose and must be reformed.

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the Australian government is the most Kiwi-friendly he can remember,

As the Abuse in Care Royal Commission inquiry has shown, the lifelong and intergenerational consequences of child abuse are devastating. Many children placed in state and religious institutions – often having already experienced harm and hurt – were then abused by those tasked with caring for them.

Wellington (AFP) - Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced Wednesday that she will take up fellowships at Harvard University later this year.

The Holocaust is still with NZ's small Jewish community, and lessons from history must be learned so Kiwis know how to play their part to fight prejudice, writes Deborah Hart