New Zealand’s top political leaders skipping the Cook Islands’ 60th Constitution anniversary, seen as a rebuke over closer ties with China, has sparked widespread disappointment and calls for the Cook ...

In 2013 then Prime Minister John Key raised the ire of Wellington’s community and business leaders when he told an Auckland audience that the capital city was “dying” and that “we don't know how to ...

Leaks, lies and leadership. The Wellington mayoral race was shaping up to be dull - but now a dirty politics scandal is ...

The New Zealand government is considering ending bailouts for homeowners affected by floods and landslides as it develops a ...

The foreign affairs minister has suggested his coalition partners were wrong to publicly criticise the letter before he officially responded to it.

A report says Auckland is at risk of losing its status as a "global city".

The finance minister says it is important the Commerce Commission uses its prosecution powers when evidence is brought to it.

If the government sets a cut-off date for bailing out residents after climate-related disasters such as the Tasman floods, ...

"I've just made it clear that I expect Winston Peters to be the person that engages with the UN," the prime minister told reporters.

Both parties want a bipartisan answer for how to deal with buyouts after future weather events.