New Zealand

New Zealand has declared a national state of emergency after a cyclone hit the country, leaving thousands displaced and landslides destroying homes. 

Baroness Ruth Davidson quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives in similar circumstances, after growing to resent the time spent away from home.

As the UK institutes tighter travel restrictions, it’s worth remembering that the country that brought in the strictest controls before any other was New Zealand. While some here were floating the idea of mass infection leading to herd immunity, New Zealand went hard and fast into lockdown at a time when there were only a…

It is New Zealand’s deadliest terror attack: 49 people have died in mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described this as one of the country’s “darkest days”, while around the world political and religious leaders have expressed their condemnation of the attack. One man has been charged with murder,…

Are social media firms doing enough to tackle extremism and stop the live-streaming of violence?

Sasha Havlicek, co-founder of the counter-terrorism think tank, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, discusses the Christchurch attacks.

We spoke to former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, and began by asking for her reaction to what had happened.

It is New Zealand’s deadliest terror attack: 49 people have died in mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described this as one of the country’s “darkest days”, while around the world political and religious leaders have expressed their condemnation of the attack. One man has been charged with murder,…

Our reporter Anja Popp is in Christchurch.

Hundreds more pilot wales have got stranded on a remote New Zealand beach – the same spot where 300 whales have already died.

An earthquake on New Zealand’s South Island has led to a tsunami which has struck coastal areas and led to evacuations on the Chatham islands some 400 miles away.

Prince Charles and Prince Harry, together with leaders from Turkey, Australia and New Zealand, commemorate the bloody, nine-month 1915 Gallipoli campaign, which began 100 years ago.

Rescuers manage to refloat 66 pilot whales after nearly 200 were beached on New Zealand’s South Island. More than 100 died on the beach due to dehydration and sunburn, conservation experts say.

Volunteers attempt to refloat 174 pilot whales found stranded on New Zealand’s South Island. Two dozen whales had already died by 6.30pm local time, the Department of Conservation says.

Stormy weather battered New Zealand with heavy rain, gales and flooding early on Friday, causing road closures, power cuts and landslides. This was the moment a tree was blown over in Nelson.