The Latest Breaking News from New Zealand

New Zealand may seem to be under meteor bombardment at the moment. After a huge meteor exploded above the sea near Wellington on July 7, creating a sonic boom that could be heard across the bottom of the South Island, a smaller fireball was captured two weeks later above Canterbury.

Some in space industry bewildered by Australia’s lack of fanfare about the launch of the satellites, which will be used to collect intelligence for allied nations

An Infrastructure Commission report finds no evidence of economies of scale in council services. Local authorities should have more devolved responsibility for infrastructure.

A portrait of the sleepy artist