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Ambitious $2.8m scheme hopes to eliminate damaging species from ecologically significant Rakiura/Stewart Island

New Zealand has been in a COVID lull for the past two months, but with the BA.5 variant on the rise and more than 10,000 new daily cases reported this week, it appears we are now at the start of a second Omicron wave.

The ‘super-sweet’ picture sparked fierce debate online about masks for youngsters

One Auckland school has taken dozens of pupils off its register amid fears some are forced to find work as cost of living crisis hits

New Zealand Defence Force said on Wednesday it had flown a team of civilian doctors, nurses and defence force personnel along with personal protective gear to tiny pacific island Niue to help with the country's COVID-19 outbreak.

New Zealand’s pro-choice laws do not equate to indifference to foetal life.

Born in South Africa and raised in New Zealand, the 26-year-old has taken an unlikely route to a Wimbledon semi-final against six-time champion Novak Djokovic

The ways in which New Zealand remembers European colonisation have changed markedly in recent years. Critics have been chipping away at the public image of Captain James Cook, the New Zealand Wars have been included in the new compulsory history curriculum, and streets honouring colonial figures have been renamed.

The current working visa scheme is set to expand in 2024