A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.

New Zealand plans to introduce legislation before the end of the year that will create a framework to help communities and businesses adapt to the impacts of climate change.

A New Zealand central banker on Wednesday said the official interest rate will tend towards neutral in the absence of future shocks to the system as pandemic-related disruptions fade.

New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a diplomatic snub from the island nation's leader, government officials said. The unusual move to review all finance to Kiribati was prompted by the abrupt cancellation of a planned meeting this month

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While New Zealand has been a long-standing development partner, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has not managed a meeting with Kiribati President Taneti Maamau since returning to office in 2023.

New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis said this year’s budget will seek to remove barriers to economic growth as she targets an earlier return to surplus than is currently forecast.

People leaving New Zealand hit record levels in the 12 months to November 2024, in another sign of the weakness in the country’s economy that moved to a technical recession in the third quarter.

Few political docs have as much access as "Prime Minister," Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz’s film about New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern.

Here are some key facts, and how you can watch all the Week 15 action on ESPN in Australia and New Zealand. Fans can tune in to several Week 15 games LIVE across ESPN and ESPN 2, which are available via Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV and SKY NZ, while you can also access these games via the ESPN App.

Authorities say everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington is feared dead.