PUTRAJAYA, May 3 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) via the High Commission of Malaysia in Wellington, closely monitors the aftermath of severe weather that affected New Zealand, particularly in the Wellington and Canterbury regions.

MANILA, April 30 — The Philippines and New Zealand strengthened defence ties with the signing of a landmark troop pact today, opening the way for expanded military cooperation amid shared security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Malaysia and Asean will continue to discuss and engage in dialogue with New Zealand and other key trading partners to develop an inclusive strategy to overcome challenges such as the United States (US) tariffs for the benefit of regional economic prosperity, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

WELLINGTON, April 10 — New Zealand’s Parliament today comprehensively rejected a bill aimed at reinterpreting the principles of the country’s founding agreement following months of protest and debate over the place of indigenous Maori in the Pacific nation.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry aims to increase bilateral trade with New Zealand by 50 per cent, with an estimated value of RM25.67 billion by 2030.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has expressed interest in initiatives introduced by the Malaysian government, particularly those by the National Audit Department (JAN), to enhance transparency, integrity, and accountability in government financial management through audit activities.

WELLINGTON, Jan 24 — 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.

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.