A terror attack in New Zealand remains a “realistic possibility” over the next year as evolving global and domestic security trends continue to drive extremist sentiment, the country’s intelligence service said on Tuesday.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected at a poultry farm in New Zealand’s South Island.

A nine-day march by Maori and their supporters across New Zealand has culminated in Wellington at a rally with thousands readying to protest against a bill that opponents say seek to dilute the rights of the Maori.

King Tuheitia’s youngest child and only daughter has been named as the eighth Māori monarch in a ceremony at Tuurangawaewae marae.

New Zealand has decided to tip both for the Pacific Policing Initiative and the Pacific Resilience Facility.

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon’s debut at the Pacific Islands Forum has been overshadowed by his deputy, who has doubled down on his climate denialism.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Thursday that his country needed to stand up for the international rules-based order as potential military flashpoints loom in the Indo-Pacific region.

Heavy rains and big seas on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island have caused homes to be evacuated as rivers flood and waves cause coastal inundation.

The New Zealand defence force plane flying New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Japan broke down, forcing the Prime Minister to take a commercial flight, his office confirmed.

The grassy plains on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, once home to cattle, have been transformed into a key aerospace facility for the Pacific nation as it looks to become a global hub for advanced aircraft and space exploration.

Two people have been found dead at a rural property in Waitākere, West Auckland.

The New Zealand government said it had raised concerns on Tuesday with the Chinese government about its involvement in a state-sponsored cyber hack on New Zealand’s parliament in 2021, which was uncovered by the country’s intelligence services.