SYDNEY, March 17 — New Zealand will ban TikTok on devices with access to the parliamentary network because of cybersecurity concerns, a government official said on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The New Zealand Open Badminton Championships has been cancelled until 2026, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — A New Zealander was hurt after he was believed to have fallen from the 14th to the 11th floor of a business centre in Damansara while trying to flee from the Immigration Department, earlier today.

WELLINGTON, Feb 20 — Expected damage to New Zealand's economy from severe weather over the past three weeks has prompted financial markets to downgrade the outlook for interest rate rises.

SYDNEY, Feb 18 — New Zealand's death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle rose to nine on Saturday as clean-up continued on the nation's battered North Island and authorities worked to find missing people.

WELLINGTON, Feb 7 — New Zealand will immediately provide humanitarian support to those affected by the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Tuesday.

WELLINGTON, Jan 27 — New Zealanders have been suffering from egg supply shortage for more than a month, which has even affected Kiwis' Christmas and New Year celebrations on their dinner table.

WELLINGTON, Jan 25 — Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand Prime Minister on Wednesday, with his predecessor Jacinda Ardern officially tendering her resignation.

ANKARA, Jan 24 — Outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday made her final public appearance before leaving office.

WELLINGTON, Jan 22 — New Zealand's ruling Labour Party selected Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as leader of the Labour party and prime minister in a meeting on Sunday, Radio New Zealand reported.

WELLINGTON, Jan 19 — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down from the role by February 7, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Believe in yourself and in your teammates.

WELLINGTON, Jan 4 — A earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted the Waikato district in the central part of New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, according to GeoNet.

ISTANBUL, Dec 5 — Google and Meta may soon be paying money to New Zealand for news content as the country is mulling a new law in this regard, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Malaysia and New Zealand are a powerful demonstration of how small states can work together bilaterally, regionally and globally, in dealing more effectively with the current global and regional geopolitical challenges, New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said.

WELLINGTON, July 14 — The New Zealand government on Thursday announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of Covid-19 and relieve pressure on the country's health system which is dealing with an influx of Covid and influenza patients.

ANKARA, July 4 — Australia has abolished the mandatory declaration of Covid-19 vaccination status for travellers beginning this week, officials said on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — A man and his sister have filed a suit against his ex-wife, the government and five other parties over the alleged abduction of his two children who were then taken to New Zealand, four years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — New Zealand has withdrawn from the Thomas Cup after several of their players contracted Covid-19, just three days before the competition begins at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

WELLINGTON, April 23 — New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron XE variant at the border, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry of Health’s statement on Saturday.