Keen walker David Mallowes offers suggestions about fun and interesting routes people can take to get some exercise and enjoy the area in his latest column. With winter approaching it becomes harder ...

Matariki is a relatively new public holiday that’s been generally welcomed favourably by Kiwis. It’s not only just a day off ...

Was it a mistake for New Zealand to pull funding for the Cook Islands? How bad do the optics look here? Shane Jones is floating the idea of getting rid of regional Government altogether.

Over the past three years, New Zealand has provided nearly $200 million to the Cook Islands through the development programme, which Peters said relied on a "high-trust relationship." The amount on ...

Four of New Zealand's eight universities have improved their standing in one of the major international university league tables. The QS World University Ranking ranked more than 1500 institutions in ...

New Zealand has halted funding to the Cook Islands over what it considers the small Pacific nation's deepening ties with China. While the Cook Islands is a self-governing country, New Zealand ...

Freeze emerges as NZ’s leader visits China News of the 18.2 million New Zealand dollar ($11 million) funding halt only emerged when a Cook Islands news outlet saw its brief mention in a government ...

New Zealand has paused millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over wide-ranging deals that its smaller Pacific neighbour had made with China. Wellington, the Cook Islands' biggest ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is making an official visit to China from Tuesday to Friday, leading a delegation of business leaders, according to media reports. In a post on X on ...

The Parent Boost Visa, which is a long-stay visitor visa, was recently announced by the New Zealand government. It opens for applications from September 29, 2025, and offers parents a multiple-entry ...

New Zealand on Wednesday approved the medicinal use of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound notably found in so-called "magic mushrooms". Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour said rules had been ...

New Zealand is not alone in permitting the medicinal use of the drug. Australia, in July 2023, authorized specific psychiatrists to prescribe it for the treatment of certain mental health conditions.