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Something quite exciting has been happening at Hobbiton Movie Set over the past 9 months, and for the first time ever, visitors to New Zealand's iconic attraction can now venture beyond the door and explore a real-life hobbit hole... The post Venturing Into Hobbiton’s First Ever Hobbit Hole: 22 Photos…

The Arsenal Women vs Chelsea Women live stream will play a huge part in deciding who wins the WSL. Here's how to watch it live, online and on TV.

Climate change might not be high on its immediate agenda, but New Zealand’s new government does have one potentially significant and innovative policy.

Australian authorities fined 77-year-old New Zealand resident June Armstrong $3,300 (U.S. $2,034) for bringing a chicken sandwich into the country. Armstrong bought the sandwich, which was sealed, at the Christchurch airport and put it into her backpack intending to eat it on her flight. But she forgot about it until…

Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd Test: Persistent rain prevents any play before lunch on December 7 in the second cricket Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand.

New Zealand's parliament has debated and approved a motion from Foreign Minister Winston Peters calling for steps towards a ceasefire in Gaza.

New Zealand has made substantial progress on promoting LGBTQ+ rights over the past 20 years, including legalising same-sex civil unions in 2004, legalising same-sex marriage in 2013, and banning conversion practices in 2022.

Chris Luxon has taken his place as New Zealand's prime minister in parliament and wasted no time attacking the opposition Labour party and leader Chris Hipkins.

The New Zealand government has issued a rarely-seen letter of expectations to Police Commissioner Andrew Coster, saying Kiwis deserve to feel safe.