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Christopher Luxon says Michael Forbes’ behaviour was shocking and ‘unacceptably short of the standards that I expect from our people’

Overton won his solitary Test cap against New Zealand in 2022.

New Zealand’s former prime minister is a refreshingly informal narrator of her remarkable rise and fall

The sudden resignation this week of one of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s senior press secretaries was politically embarrassing, but also raises questions about how New Zealand law operates in such cases.

Stead will take time to recharge before seeking a new challenge

A pair of fresh polls paints a different scene for New Zealand's right-wing government, with one showing a second term, and another returning Labour to power.

The comedian behind the game show that is ‘enjoyable to watch and irritating to take part in’, on dealing with fame in Australia and why ‘no one cares’ in New Zealand

Addin Fonua-Blake has admitted he may not have played for New Zealand had he been better advised, given his one Test means he cannot play State of Origin.

Imagine getting a positive pregnancy test and then – just a few days later – learning you’ll be prime minister. In hindsight, being willing and able to deal with the unexpected would become the hallmark of former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s political career.