The Latest Breaking News from NZ

New Zealand records its highest daily coronavirus case numbers since the pandemic started as the Omicron variant drives community transmission.

With the cabinet meeting today agreeing to targeted Russian sanctions legislation, New Zealand is preparing to circumvent its normal United Nations-based response to international crises.

If there was ever doubt NZ had gone up a blind climate alley by moving towards large plantings of pine trees, the latest international scientists' report has firmly laid that to rest

New Zealand health officials have reported 19,556 new community COVID-19 cases, with 373 people in hospital with the virus.

The Ukraine invasion and looming global fuel supply disruption undermine the contentious decision to close and demolish New Zealand’s only oil refinery.

The White Ferns have adapted and grown since their loss to England last year, says Kristy Havill, who looks at what NZ take from their series victory over India into next week's World Cup.

The pandemic has had a considerable impact on all businesses, but New Zealand’s construction sector appears particularly hard hit and is struggling to cope. Firms have failed, prices have gone up, and labour and materials are in short supply.

During the anti-lockdown protests at parliament last year, I was told about a 15-year-old who stopped to ask someone why they were crying. The person replied they were Jewish and had been upset by Nazi imagery used by some protesters, including swastikas chalked on the ground.

With Covid sweeping through NZ, Sonia Foote has found a global cycling race the virus can’t touch. Even better, it’s in her garage.