The winner of the Spanish World Scrabble Championships beat out more than 150 competitors, and he does not even speak Spanish.

Auckland police returned an envelope of cash to the Head Hunters West motorcycle gang after mistakenly interpreting its label as "drugs profit" during an August raid.

New Zealand naval ship HMNZS Manawanui was on autopilot when it crashed into a coral reef, caught ablaze and sank in Samoan waters, according to an official inquiry.

New Zealand has denied conservative commentator Candace Owens a visa, citing her history of inflammatory rhetoric.

The bill objects to certain to "ethnic quotas in public institutions," arguing protections for Māori culture defy "the principle of equal rights."

In the days following Trump's election win, discontented Americans are showing interest in relocation, with searches for immigration information skyrocketing.

After five years of controversy, the giant sculpture Quasi, a 16-foot hand with an unsmiling human face, will be removed from atop Wellington's City Gallery.

A New Zealand airport has imposed a novel regulation in the drop-off lane: a three minute 'hug time' limit.

New Zealand's Defense Minister clapped back at "armchair admirals" for their "misogynistic" abuse aimed at Commander Yvonne Gray after her ship sank during a storm.

A group of pig hunters allegedly spotted the family Thursday walking across farmland in Marokopa, each carrying backpacks and wearing face masks.

The country's current defense minister, Judith Collins, said at a press conference Sunday that the ship "is pretty much gone."

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a rare visit to New Zealand on Monday, stressing the need to work with "friends" in the face of the "tumultuous international situation".

The first refugee to be elected to New Zealand's parliament resigned Tuesday over alleged shoplifting, which she said was related to personal stress and trauma.

Cellphones will be banned in schools across New Zealand, conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Friday, as his fledgling government looks to turn around the country's plummeting literacy rates.

Former airline boss Christopher Luxon formally took office as New Zealand's prime minister Monday, vowing to tame inflation and bring down interest rates.

Nearly six weeks after voters ended the six-year reign of the centre-left Labour government, new prime minister Christopher Luxon and his National Party have stitched together a three-way coalition with the conservative ACT party and populist New Zealand First.

Car drivers armed with a playlist of Celine Dion songs have been plaguing residents of a small New Zealand city for months on end with loud, late-night "siren battles".

From restaurant cooks to street workers, Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are ubiquitous in Johannesburg, as a frenzied mood grips the nation in anticipation of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.

A coronial inquiry into New Zealand's 2019 mosque killings opened Tuesday, with relatives of the 51 people who died in the massacre hoping to discover if any lives could have been saved.

New Zealand have reset from their thrilling win over Ireland to prepare for Friday's World Cup semi-final against Argentina with the pain of losing four years ago at the same stage "a big driver".

The largest city in New Zealand, Auckland, has declared a state of emergency after torrential rains left cars stuck, uprooted trees, and affected traveling.

A teen boy reportedly died while he was taking an early morning toilet stop while traveling with friends.

A group of bandits looted a New York City home in the Bronx and assaulted the sleeping residents with baseball bats.

A Kiwi reporter based in Afghanistan has turned to the Taliban for help after being stranded in the war-torn country as New Zealand bars her return amid its stringent coronavirus quarantine system.

As the Omicron variant forces New Zealand to heighten restrictions on Sunday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reportedly had to cancel her own wedding to comply with the strict measures.

A New Zealand man has been confirmed dead of myocarditis two weeks after receiving his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

The suspect is a former builder who was on a crystal meth high when he decided to go on a brazen 48-hour crime spree. 

A COVID-positive sex worker has been arrested in New Zealand after an increase of cases in the Northland area were linked to her.

Two men have arrested on Sunday after they were caught attempting to smuggle KFC products into Auckland, which is under lockdown.

The family is speculated to have been experiencing pressure from the move as the murders occurred just a week after completing their required hotel quarantine.