
More than 1,000 guns and parts seized in illicit weapon crackdown in Australia and New Zealand
Police make more than 180 arrests and capture 281 privately manufactured weapons and parts, including those made by 3D printers
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Police make more than 180 arrests and capture 281 privately manufactured weapons and parts, including those made by 3D printers

Tributes flow from across political spectrum for man known for high ideals but also remembered for controversially slashing welfare and health spendingFormer New Zealand prime minister Jim B...

Controversial law change that forced councils to put the fate of Māori wards to a public vote saw 25 vote to disestablish the guaranteed seatsThe number of guaranteed seats for Māori represe...

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report findsNew Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, wi...

Families of some aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla say they are being held without access to clean water or legal representationActivists from New Zealand detained in Israel after they were r...

The country’s fastest bird has taken out the top prize in a scandal-free year for the annual pollNew Zealand’s fastest bird, capable of flying 200km/h in its pursuit of prey, has been crowne...

Since new rules for the Active Investor Plus visa came into effect in April, applicant numbers have almost tripledWealthy investors from the US, China and Hong Kong are the leaders in applic...

The bodies of Hakyung Lee’s children were discovered inside suitcases bought at a storage unit auction in Auckland in August 2022A mother accused of murdering her children and hiding their b...

Two-year-old boy dies and homes buried as remnants of Tropical Storm Mario bring downpours and thunderFlash flooding and landslides led to the

Phillips had spent nearly four years hiding in the wilderness with his three children before he was killed in an exchange of fire with police on MondayFugitive father Tom Phillips was receiv...

After four years on the run with their father, Phillips’ three children have all been located and are ‘doing well under the circumstances’, say authoritiesPolice in New Zealand have released...

This blog is now closed. Our full report is here: Tom Phillips shot dead after a...