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Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed New Zealand in recent days, killing one man, flooding large areas and cutting off several communities, authorities said.

Two climbers have died after falling from New Zealand's highest peak on Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook, which is known for its brutal terrain.

Health officials say there are now eight known cases of measles in the country and they've found the source of an outbreak on a Cook Strait Ferry.

Firefighters dealt with multiple fires breaking out around the same time across Kaikōura. Assistant National Commander Ken Cooper says wind and fire conditions were extreme and fourteen structures were destroyed across t...

New Zealand is facing the toughest national security challenges of recent times with increasing threats of foreign interference and espionage, particularly from China, according to an intelligence report released on Thur...

A New Zealand soldier who tried to spy for a foreign power has admitted to attempted espionage in a military court.

Nurses union members want better nurse-to-patient ratios and a return to hiring every graduate, as they prepare to strike for two days in early September.

New Zealand's air force said on Wednesday it had evacuated three people from a United States research base in Antarctica, in what it said was a high-risk operation in freezing temperatures and perpetual darkness.

Some schools and roads remained shut on Monday as New Zealand’s Tasman and Nelson regions started cleaning up after heavy rain over the weekend caused flooding, landslides and forced evacuations.

Heavy rain and strong winds lashed parts of New Zealand on Friday as a cold front moved east across the country, and authorities warned conditions could worsen over the next 24 hours, triggering floods and landslides.

New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from the New Zealand Foreign Minister’s office...

The South Island is bracing for a fresh dumping of heavy snow – the second in as many days – with sub-zero temperatures and a warning of power cuts and potential travel disruption.

MetService says a weather system sweeping the country is ramping up, as rain and wind begins to lash different parts of the country.

The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races. Spine-tingling performances at sports events, funerals an...

A New Zealand government committee on Wednesday recommended three Indigenous lawmakers be temporarily suspended from parliament following the performance of a haka during the reading of a contentious bill last year.

Furious women and their supporters have rallied around the country today, saying they are under attack from the government's sudden change to pay equity laws.

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit off the west coast of New Zealand.

Several townships on both sides of the Coromandel Peninsula - all popular holiday destinations for Easter Weekend - have been cut off by road as ex-cyclone Tam moves down the North Island.

Two people have been injured in Central Auckland after debris fell from a building.

Thousands of people joined a march towards New Zealand's national capital on Friday after a contentious bill that would reinterpret the country's 184-year-old founding document passed its first hurdle in parliament.