New Zealand

After New Zealand's struggles at another international netball tournament, former Silver Ferns star and new Giants recruit Sam Winders gives her thoughts on the team's strict fitness standards and ineligibility relating to the Super Netball league.

The new government is pushing to re-define the Waitangi treaty's principles and roll back services for Māori people.

This year's Waitangi Day is bigger than any of the past 30 years, as Māori from all over Aotearoa unite against a controversial government bill that could change the Treaty of Waitangi.

Tensions are rising between Māori and New Zealand's new centre-right government on the issue of the Waitangi treaty.

NZ Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has been heckled ahead of Waitangi Day commemorations.

This weekend, 80,000 people are expected to arrive at the grounds where New Zealand's founding document was signed by Māori chiefs and representatives of the crown. And they have a message for the prime minister.   

New Zealand has indicated its interest in the second pillar of AUKUS, concerning the development of advanced military technology.

Melbourne poet Grace Yee has won Australia's richest literary award, the Victorian Prize for Literature, for her debut verse novel, Chinese Fish.

Baker Prescott was struggling to make ends meet in Auckland but has turned his life around in Australia by inspiring others to take part in his free community boxing sessions.  

Australia coach Andrew McDonald says the top six batters will be given an extended run in Test cricket, including the out-of-form Marnus Labuschagne.

As a minor party in New Zealand's governing coalition pushes ahead with a plan to draft a controversial bill on the country's founding documents, Māori leaders have issued a warning.  

Ronald Volkman's aborted transfer from New Zealand to St George Illawarra has sparked a lengthy blame game and the Rugby League Players Association is calling for heavy sanctions for whoever is responsible. 

When the world was shutdown during the the COVID pandemic, artist cartographer Anton Thomas took to creating a map – not of national borders – but of the wildlife our planet has to offer.

Weakened squads, limited opportunities and even more T20 leagues has once again raised more questions about Test cricket's future viability with some predicting a 'defining moment' in the format's demise, writes Simon Smale.

Jacinda Ardern had to reschedule her wedding in 2022 because of lockdown restrictions.

The Australian Open might call Melbourne Park home now, but nearly every state capital has hosted the Asia Pacific's grand slam at some stage, as well as two cities in New Zealand. But there's not been any venue more unusual than Perth Zoo.

Lachlan Galbraith posts a video apology after CCTV footage of him shoplifting was made public by a New Zealand store.

The families of two young boys who died when they were thrown from an off-road vehicle into a waterhole during a Christmas holiday in New Zealand say their hearts are "unmendable".

The much-loved Kiwi director returns with a movie based on the true story of the American Samoa soccer team, starring Michael Fassbender.

Despite hazardous incidents and some fatalities, visiting active volcanoes is a popular pastime for some.

This has been a game-changing year for women's football in Australia and around the world. Samantha Lewis counts down the 10 moments that defined it.

A Kiwi shearer who learnt her craft in Australia powers her way to a new women's world record by training seven days a week in the gym.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has arrived in Australia for his first state visit, but a problem grown at home has followed him across the ditch. 

Advocate David Letele labels the Luxon government's reversal of key policies as an 'all-out attack' on Maori people

In three weeks, New Zealand's new prime minister has moved to wind back policies designed to improve outcomes for Māori and Pasifika people, and people are taking to the streets.