Prior to that he had several positions with Woolworths in Australia and New Zealand.

Collins said the pact would help New Zealand and UK forces to work more closely together to keep both countries secure.

"Our Defence Force exists to defend New Zealand and support our allies in an increasingly dangerous world. It should be laser-focused on capability and readiness," he said.

It has taken over a year, but the New Zealand government has lifted controversial restrictions on what disabled people can purchase with their allocated funding.

New Zealand has been hit by storms rated as being a threat to life, as Wellington experiences destructive gale-force winds reaching 140 km/h, sending debris flying and uprooting trees.

He wants to abolish the seats for the 2029 New Zealand election.

"At the end of the day, we are a people business—purposeful, ambitious, and deeply rooted in Aotearoa New Zealand, and I'm excited to help shape what this next stage of Air New Zealand looks like."

) to the New Zealand grid by 2050.

New Zealand and the five Nordic countries have formed a new multilateral grouping, called Nordic 5-New Zealand, in recognition of their "common strategic assessments, values, and national development aspirations."

New Zealand Abandoned as Parent Company Finds a Buyer Hopes of saving the New Zealand business were dashed when no buyer was found, despite the UK parent company being rescued in February last year.

Labour's Duncan Webb warned that if Parliament passed the law, New Zealand "will stand apart as being one of the very few countries that claim to be a liberal democracy which is actually prohibiting a demonstration."

"New Zealanders made enormous sacrifices and placed enormous trust in their government. We owe it to them to understand what happened and learn from it.”

Naval ships of the Philippines, the United States, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand take part in joint exercises in the South China Sea on Sept. 29, 2024.

Meanwhile, New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown said his ministry was reviewing the breach.

There has also been an increase of 266 percent in the weight of the drug seized in New Zealand and offshore over the past five years. In 2024, the estimated social harm cost to New Zealand was $1.5 billion.

Only the National and New Zealand First party maintain a presence.

"This is devastating news for Tom Phillips' family, and is the outcome that nobody wanted," Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Jill Rogers said. On Sept. 8 at about 2:30 a.m. NZ time (12:40 a.m.

"Our work to transition away from fossil fuels continues, as does our advocacy for the global and domestic regulatory and policy settings that will help facilitate Air New Zealand, and the wider aviation system in New Zealand, to do its part to mitigate

New Zealanders aren't getting booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines, prompting doctors to warn the virus is still present in the community and that the protective effect of the shots wanes over time.

The New Zealand government has quietly let the terrorist designation of the American Proud Boys (APB) expire, a status that must be renewed every three years.

He came to power in 1990 as leader of the National Party, having campaigned on providing New Zealanders with "The Decent Society."

A s a result, New Zealand local authorities have been underspending on water and wastewater infrastructure for decades.

New Zealand is to compensate the Samoan government with a $6 million (US$3.5 million) payment in addition to assisting with the cleanup after the HMNZS Manawanui ran aground on a reef off the coast of Upolu on the night of Oct. 5, 2024.

"Since the conflict began, [refinery margins have] also been particularly volatile, widening from approximately US$22 per barrel before the conflict to as high as US$115 per barrel," Air New Zealand said.

"New Zealand First has always had a 'Doubting Thomas' attitude to unfettered immigration.

The Australian Border Force is extending its trial of the digital incoming passenger card for travellers arriving in Sydney from New Zealand.

A map from the New Zealand MetService showing a "train" of thunderstorms passing across the North Island on June 5, 2025.

Embassy confirmed the establishment of a "dedicated law enforcement attaché office" in New Zealand.

Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ) reports there are 215,700 New Zealanders who could be retired but are still turning up to work—a third of them are doing so because they have no choice thanks to financial pressures. Around 90,000 are aged over 70.

ANZ Bank's New Zealand operation has agreed to pay a $3.25 million (US$1.92 million) penalty after admitting it twice breached fair dealing laws. The agreement was reached after an investigation by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).