New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational ...

From the dawn ceremony to the numerous local performances and powerful words, Waitangi Day 2025 was one to remember, but a ...

A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.

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Demonstrating anew a united stand in upholding a free and open Indo-Pacific region, naval and air force assets from the ...

Emergency services carried out 11 “swift water rescues” overnight, the premier said. Areas of flood-hit Townsville, a popular ...

Waimakariri ratepayers will get to have their say on a proposal to drop an early payment discount on their rates. After last ...

Amid already tensed relations with China, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. asked Beijing to ...

New Zealand recently completed the first round of discussions toward establishing a Visiting Forces Agreement with the ...

The personhood is not bestowed on the central maunga in isolation, but on "a living and indivisible whole comprising Taranaki Maunga and other tūpuna maunga [ancestral mountains], including Pouākai ...

The Philippines and New Zealand are working to finalize a visiting forces agreement this year, officials confirmed Tuesday, ...