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The tournament is taking place in Australia

Country declines to provide details of negotiations with Iran or where couple were held

New Zealand has legislated for a return to sector-wide agreements in the biggest industrial relations shake-up in three decades.

New Zealand-based wartime officer Kate Williams could make her Wales debut against the Black Ferns

The milestone places New Zealand among a half-dozen nations in the world that this year can claim at least 50% female representation in their parliaments, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Cook Islands is one of only two nations with rugby league as the national sport. They played the other, Papua New Guinea, at the Rugby League World Cup, with more on the line than just the two points.

For the first time in New Zealand’s history, a majority of lawmakers are women

The two travel bloggers disappeared from public view almost four months ago after entering Iran.

Whether you viewed it as a fresh front in the culture wars or merely a tempest in a teacup, the recent controversy over a shift in funding for the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand was more evidence the country’s national culture is undergoing something of an identity crisis.

Two New Zealanders detained in Iran for the last few months have recently been allowed to leave the country, New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Wednesday.

Tipuric is assured of a starting berth against the All Blacks but the sense is he might be shifting positions