New Zealand

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

Taranaki Offshore Partnership has signed an agreement with Port Taranaki and BlueFloat Energy for a joint study on how the port's assets, infrastructure and land can support the growth of the offshore wind industry in Aotearoa

After the US and the UK, New Zealand became the latest country to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok on 'government devices' over security concerns

The 35th census took place yesterday, with special measures taken to avoid problems occurred in 2018 census and with special assistance to Maori people so that they can complete the survey and concur to gather data

The New Zealand government said it will hold a ministerial enquiry into land use for forestry due to damage caused by extreme weather events such as the cyclone that struck 10 days ago

Northland has lifted its state of emergency yesterday after the overnight storm did not prove as severe as feared