LIMA, Nov 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim briefly met with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon before the last day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2024.

SYDNEY, Nov 14 — New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended today after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.

WELLINGTON, Nov 12 — New Zealand offered a historic national apology today to victims and families of hundreds of thousands of young people and vulnerable adults who were subjected to physical and sexual abuse in institutions over the last 70 years.

WELLINGTON, Nov 11 — Hundreds of people today set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand’s capital of Wellington in protest over legislation that would reinterpret a treaty at the heart of race relations in the Pacific country.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 20 — New Zealand narrowly defeated the national junior hockey squad 2-3 in their opening match of the 2024 Sultan of Johor Cup (SOJC) International Hockey Championship at the Johor Hockey Stadium yesterday.

SEPANG, Oct 6 — National squad head coach Pau Martí Vicente does not expect the absence of skipper Dion Cools to be a setback for Harimau Malaya when they face New Zealand in a friendly next Monday (October 14).

MANILA, Sept 28 — Australia and the Philippines said their militaries would conduct a joint maritime activity with Japan, New Zealand, and the United States (US) in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, which covers one of Asia's most sensitive sites.

JAKARTA, Sept 25 — Indonesia has formally requested to join the Trans-Pacific trade pact to widen its export markets, its chief economic minister said today, according to a report by state news agency Antara.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Malaysia’s High Commissioner to New Zealand Mazita Marzuki shared reflections on the recent visit of New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Malaysia, which focused on the strategic partnership established in 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon concluded his dynamic two-day official visit to Malaysia from September 1 to September 3, during which he not only immersed himself in official business but also in the vibrant culture, historical heritage, and local cuisine of the Southeast Asian nation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — New Zealand and Malaysia have agreed to expand bilateral trade value by 15 per cent by 2030, said New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon on Monday said they were united in calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza and finding a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.

WELLINGTON, Aug 30 — New Zealand's Māori King Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died peacefully today morning aged 69, according to a statement released by his representatives.

WELLINGTON, July 23 — Asean plays an important role to support peace and stability in the region, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today.

WELLINGTON, July 15 — The world's rarest whale is believed to have washed ashore on a New Zealand beach, the country's conservation authority said on Monday, reported German news agency (dpa).

SYDNEY, July 2 — New Zealand’s conservative coalition government will proceed with a bill that would make it compulsory for digital technology platforms to pay media companies for news, it said today.

SYDNEY, June 11 — New Zealand today said it would send 41 more military personnel to the United Nations mission along the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone between North and South Korea, as it looks to step up its role in international missions.

SINGAPORE, May 31 — Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), Malaysia, New Zealand, and Singapore have agreed to stage more complex military drills in the region this year involving drones, fifth-generation fighter planes, and surveillance aircraft.

IPOH, May 8 — National hockey team goalkeeper Muhammad Hafizuddin Othman believes the defence of the new Speedy Tigers squad is becoming more cohesive after three matches in the 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (PSAS).

SEREMBAN, March 31 — Wisma Putra are ready to assist in coordinating and bringing back the remains of two Malaysian students who died in a road accident at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, yesterday.