New Zealand

Trevor Mallard, the Speaker of New Zealand's parliament, cradled a lawmaker's baby while he presided over a debate in the House of Representatives. (Photo: Twitter/ Trevor Mallard)

New Zealand Speaker feeds lawmaker's baby in Parliament

In September last year, New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern made history by bringing her baby along to her debut speech at the UN in New York.

22 Aug 2019 10:29 AM

Amy Satterthwaite is expecting her first child with wife Lea Tahuhu. (Photo: Instagram)

Pregnant New Zealand cricketer Amy Satterthwaite takes break

Tahuhu is also Satterthwaite's team-mate in the White Ferns lineup.

20 Aug 2019 9:00 PM

Cocaine worth millions of dollars has washed up on a New Zealand beach with police urging the public on Thursday to hand in any more packages that may turn up. (Photo: AFP)

Cocaine worth millions of dollars washes up on New Zealand beach

It is not the first time a large amount of drugs has been found on a New Zealand beach.

08 Aug 2019 12:34 PM

The New Zealand government released long-awaited plans on Monday to overhaul its abortion laws, so that a termination is treated as a health issue and a woman's choice rather than a crime. (Representational Image)

New Zealand’s proposed abortion laws to give women right to choose

The bill, to be introduced to parliament on Thursday, will be a conscience vote rather than along party lines.

05 Aug 2019 12:57 PM

New Zealand finished as runners-up in the recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. They lost to England on the basis of boundary countback rule as both 50-over action and super over ended up in a tie. (Photo: Blackcaps/Twitter)

New Zealand to head for Sri Lanka series on Friday

The two Test series, scheduled to be held from August 14 to 26, marks the start of the ICC World Test Championship for the Kiwis.

02 Aug 2019 10:09 AM

Since retiring from international cricket in 2013, the 42-year-old Thilan Samaraweera has coached extensively around the world, including stints as the batting coach of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, along with his role as fielding coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL. (Photo:AFP)

Thilan Samaraweera joins New Zealand to assist in Test series against Sri Lanka

Blackcaps coach Gary Stead said Samaraweera would bring great experience and skills to the group.

30 Jul 2019 1:37 PM

Santner will be joined by left-armer Ajaz Patel, off-spinner Will Somerville and leg-spinner Todd Astle in New Zealand’s 15-man squad for the Sri Lanka series. (Photo: AFP)

Santner back as New Zealand name 4 spinners for Lanka tests

The left-arm tweaker is a regular in the shorter forms of the game for the Black Caps.

29 Jul 2019 12:20 PM

KAne Williamson's New Zealand are slated to play two Test matches and three T20Is against Sri Lanka, but the management is yet to announce the T20I squad. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand announces squad for upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka

New Zealand recently finished as the runners-up in the recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.

29 Jul 2019 9:31 AM

The left-armer was still haunted by the deflection off Ben Stokes’s bat in the 50th over that raced to the boundary and helped send the final into a Super Over before England claimed the win on the total boundaries scored. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand players' homecoming gets cloudy after shock WC final defeat to England

Pace bowler Trent Boult was among six Black Caps players making a low-key homecoming at Auckland airport.

18 Jul 2019 3:56 PM

Boult praised Jos Buttler and Stokes for building a solid 110-run partnership when the match was slipping from England's hands. (Photo: AP)

'New Zealand don't feel cheated', says Trent Boult after World Cup defeat

The Kiwi fast bowler further said that New Zealand could have been the champions but unfortunately it was not.

18 Jul 2019 3:30 PM

Neesham paid tribute to his Auckland Grammar teacher and coach on social media. (Photo: AFP)

Jimmy Neesham’s childhood coach dies during World Cup final's Super Over

Neesham and Martin Guptill were in the thick of things at Lord's on Sunday when Gordon passed away due to a heart ailment.

18 Jul 2019 2:44 PM

Recalling the 2015 final, in which the Black Caps were outplayed by Australia, Boult that loss hurts less compared to the heartbreak at Lord's. (Photo: AP)

'Will take dog for walk by beach,' says Boult on coping with World Cup heartbreak

Boult, who claimed 17 wickets in the showpiece and was among the star performers for the runner-ups.

18 Jul 2019 1:16 PM

Widely praised for the grace with which he and his side accepted the defeat, Williamson said they had signed up to the rules that governed the tournament. (Photo:AFP)

Kane Williamson says there was 'no loser' after England's dramatic super over win

Cricketers, current and former, shared New Zealand's pain on losing the title on boundary count.

16 Jul 2019 12:14 PM

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive David White on Tuesday said due to logistical complications it would not be feasible to have a homecoming celebration for the World Cup runners-up team. (Photo:AP)

New Zealand cricket team's homecoming celebration postponed

White acknowledged the support from New Zealand and said the team is keen to publicly express their appreciation and gratitude.

16 Jul 2019 11:54 AM

An all-night vigil by New Zealand fans ended in bitter disappointment when they saw their team beaten by England after an unprecedented Super Over and a tie-breaking countback in the final of the Cricket World Cup. (Photo:AP)

New Zealand fans go to work in mourning for World Cup defeat

Sunday's final began at 10 pm New Zealand time and ended, dramatically, about 6.30 am Monday.

16 Jul 2019 10:24 AM

Ardern, the charismatic young leader who has been hailed as 'the anti-Trump' by US media, said she proudly celebrated her country’s diversity. (Photo: File)

New Zealand PM slams Donald Trump for ‘racist’ remarks on Congresswomen

'Usually I don’t get into other people’s politics, but it will be clear to most people that I completely disagree with him,' Ardern said.

16 Jul 2019 9:24 AM

In a dramatic encounter on Sunday night, the pendulum swung viciously in the final over with England needing nine from three balls when Ben Stokes hit Trent Boult to the deep. The return throw from Martin Guptill hit Stokes' bat as he dived to make his ground for the second run. The ball rebounded to the rope for additional four runs. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand media slams boundary-count rule after Kiwis miss World Cup title

The New Zealand media felt the Black Caps were robbed of World Cup glory.

15 Jul 2019 2:56 PM

'Canterbury firearms owners' attitude towards this process has been outstanding.' (Photo: Representative Image/File)

New Zealand gun owners hand over weapons after mosque killings

Police Minister Stuart Nash said the objective was to 'remove the most dangerous weapons from circulation.'

13 Jul 2019 3:38 PM

That includes the hospitality industry, which needs special licences for bars to operate throughout the night when there are big sporting events. (Photo:AFP)

World Cup Final 2019: Kiwis entry to final surprises fans, leaves sports bars stunned

Matches at the England-hosted tournament are being played in the middle of the night for Kiwis and most had written off the Black Caps.

12 Jul 2019 2:49 PM

51 people had lost their lives and about as many were injured after a suspected white supremacist targeted two mosques, open firing at those congregated for Friday prayers on March 15. (Photo: AP)

NZ man sentenced to 21 months prison for redistributing Christchurch massacre video

Announcing the sentence, Judge Stephen O'Driscoll said that when Arps was asked for his opinion on the video, he described it as ‘awesome’.

18 Jun 2019 6:04 PM