New Zealand
New Zealand election campaign winds down with Labour facing defeat
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Friday urged voters to get out and…
New Zealand poll shows comfortable lead for centre-right National Party
By Alasdair Pal Oct 4 (Reuters) - New Zealand's National Party is likely to emerge as the leader in next month's general…
New Zealanders start voting in Oct. 14 general election
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - New Zealanders on Monday started voting for a new government as advance in-person balloting…
New Zealand hit by magnitude 6.0 quake, no serious damage reported
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Geraldine in the centre of New Zealand’s South…
New Zealand plans digital services tax for multinationals from 2025
New Zealand said on Tuesday it would introduce legislation for a digital services tax on large multinational companies from 2025 after talks…
Two people, shooter dead in shooting in Auckland, New Zealand
SYDNEY, July 20 (Reuters) - New Zealand police said on Thursday that two people and the gunman were killed in a shooting…
New Zealand, EU ink historic trade deal
New Zealand and the European Union signed a free trade agreement overnight Sunday after negotiations were completed in 2022, with expectations it…
UPDATED: Tsunami threat passes in South Pacific after magnitude 7.7 quake off New Caledonia
May 19 (Reuters) - The risk of tsunami waves across the South Pacific has passed and national warnings downgraded following a 7.7…
Republican leaders of Australia and NZ to pledge allegiance to king
By Alasdair Pal and Lucy Craymer SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The leaders of Australia and New Zealand will pledge their allegiance…
Former NZ PM Jacinda Ardern accepts Harvard fellowships
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that she was taking…
New Zealand intelligence service says foreign interference attempts ‘persistent’
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Attempts by some countries to interfere with New Zealand's democracy, economy and civil society "are persistent",…
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern gives final speech in parliament, will help tackle online extremism
(Reuters) - Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will help tackle violent extremism online and will also be on the board…