The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

Dressed in all white, the new queen stood out immediately among the kuia and kaumātua wearing their usual black formal ...

The debate on proportional representation in the Commons last Thursday was all fairly predictable, with few Conservatives bothering to turn up, and Labour MPs as likely to defend first past the post ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...

A forest, a river, and a mountain in New Zealand have something unusual in common—they're all legally people. Taranaki Maunga, the second-highest mountain in New Zealand, was granted legal personhood ...

After a series of speeches acknowledging several notable deaths that occurred over the summer, Parliament kicked off 2025 by ...

Russ Cook, aka Hardest Geezer, is to run the length of New Zealand on the 3,000km Te Araroa Trail. Callan Elliot grew up in Annan but is now battling for honours with newly-formed Auckland FC.

Directors Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe provide a window into Jacinda Ardern's work and life choices during her five-year term as her country's head of government.

Forest & Bird is calling for a ban on mining on public conservation land. Draft legislation was prepared during the previous government following a commitment in the 2017 Speech from the Throne.

Doug Mills/The New York Times Mr. Trump particularly delights in his pardon power, the most kingly element of a president’s authority, one that cannot be challenged or overturned. He used it to ...

The new King and his brother, the Duke of York, now heir presumptive to the throne, flew from Sandringham ... At the first formal new session of Parliament, or after his coronation, if that ...

Also important is that British monarchs are also ultimately subordinate to Parliament. Edward VIII quit the throne, without fuss ... South Africa, and New Zealand – of which he would in due course ...