New Zealand

The Royal New Zealand Ballet is celebrating the beginning of its eighth decade as New Zealand's national ballet company, and to mark the occasion it will perform three shows at Christchurch's Isaac Theatre Royal on Saturday and Sunday

Kahuria has announced the highly anticipated schedule of fashion shows and program of events that will take place at the Viaduct Events Centre from Tuesday, August 29 to Saturday, September 2, 2023

Owners of flood-damaged properties in Karekare, west Auckland, have welcomed the new fund for displaced residents, after an interim payment was promised to those who had to move out of their homes

Revolut, UK-based financial app, has launched its services in the country, allowing New Zealand customers to use the app to exchange foreign currencies, make peer-to-peer payments, split bills and support ability to transfer and spend over 200 currencies

New Zealand's eight universities have all climbed in Quacquarelli Symonds' 2024 world university rankings, which show that the University of Auckland still holds the country's top spot with 68th in the world, up from 87th last year

Some defendants in trials can have their names withheld from public view under 'name suppression' rules, which protect not only the victims, but also the accused and the conduct of the trial

The government has announced new measures to curb vaping among young people as it pushes to create a 'smoke-free generation'; new vape shops will have to be at least 300 metres from schools and vapers will have to change their branding

A video of New Zealand soldiers dancing the haka, a New Zealand war dance, in support of Ukraine, was posted on Twitter by Ukraine Ministry of Defence

The government will allocate an additional $748 million over four years for a new tranche of military spending, an increase of 15,5%, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said

The country has launched a bid to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, sharing a new comedy single

A comprehensive report by Dr Michael Johnston offers a detailed analysis of the current challenges facing the education infrastructure such as curriculum, assessment and qualification systems, teacher training, career structure and systems monitoring

Air New Zealand announced new sleeper cabins in Economy starting next year

Rugby New Zealand defeated Argentina 19-17 on Sunday to win the HSBC Singapore Sevens and become the first men's team to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics