Former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi is staunch supporter of late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative vision.
The decision will likely be predicated on how badly the Reserve Bank thinks New Zealand's economic recovery is going.
Three couples on finding love at the Auckland Museum's after-hours events which are designed for those seeking to meet friends or potential dates.
He made several orders, including an appointment of the court as the guardian of the children to remain, and an interim injunction.
In this Re: News partnership with Department of Conservation (DOC), Ngamako Rota (Waikato) talks about finding the balance between being an urban Māori, while also being connected to her whenua back home.
The war began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel and killed around 1200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251.
Gabriel Attal had previously been one of the French president's most loyal lieutenants, but overnight said he could "no longer understand the president's decisions".
"At its heart, this is a profoundly sad situation in which a whānau has lost a six-year-old child, cherished by many," Coroner Ian Telford said.
US President Donald Trump said there's "mutual love" but "natural conflict" between the United States and Canada on Mark Carney's second visit to the White House.
A statement from police and prosecutors said "there are no indications of a politically motivated act," adding that a family connection was "presumed".
Bangladesh-born Jahangir Alam, who pretended to be his brother for 20 years, was handed the longest prison term in New Zealand history for passport fraud.
She has sung for queens, presidents, and packed concert halls across the world, but Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's greatest legacy may now be what she leaves behind.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a new injunction in the Marokopa case, Chlöe Swarbrick slams a 'distraction', and California motorists save a woman trapped under a crashed chopper.
Police could be seen carrying some people away from outside Te Pae Convention Centre this morning.
Daytona Thompson, who killed videographer Daniel Nganeko, and filmed and taunted him as he lay dying, will remain locked up for four years and two months.
Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, died July 17 in a crash along Italy’s Adriatic coast.
Legislation boosting marine protections in the Hauraki Gulf has passed its third reading, but not without criticism over a carve-out for commercial ring-net fishing in high protection areas.
Bell served 33 years in the force, leading some of New Zealand’s most high-profile criminal investigations, before becoming a TV icon.
The revised version included a disclosure that a generative AI language system, Azure OpenAI, was used in writing the report.
NSW Police officers arrested the men inside two separate cars after conducting a police operation on River Road at Revesby in Sydney's south-west.
A joint statement from eight international unions has warned players will not be available to play Tests if they sign with big-money league.
The sentence handed out Monday was the latest in a saga of legal troubles for Aaron Drever, a once high-flying real estate agent.
A prosecutor told a jury that the former guards took part in an act of "sheer, unimaginable brutality".
The replica volleyballs on Whakatāne mayoral candidate Wilson James' signs appeared to move from one week to the next.
Last week's Buckland's Beach fire claimed the life of a 36-year-old man and his 11-year-old son.
Analysis: There is a growing sense of urgency in corporate cricket circles when it comes to bringing in the cash, writes Scotty Stevenson.
The man was repeatedly questioned, detained and beaten by government officials because of his support of two opposition parties.
A new survey of schools has found more than half don’t believe existing counselling services meet the needs of their students.
The Hastings District Council-owned property at 22 Napier Rd is zoned for medium-density residential housing.
The familiar sound of roaring engines will echo across the hills surrounding the famous Mount Panorama circuit when the green flag waves for this year's Bathurst 1000 on Sunday.
The 79-year-old's younger sibling Freida said she was "up all night praying for my sister".
Namulau’ulu Tala Cleverley, 95, served from 1979 to 1995, often as the only Pacific voice in the chamber.
The win made Novak Djokovic the oldest man to reach the last eight at an ATP Masters 1000 event.
Māori ward candidate Raawiri Gilgen believes his past professional conduct has bearing on his suitability for the council, but on the positive side.
A severe storm struck the area Saturday night, cutting off access to where the hikers were staying in tents at an altitude of more than 4900m.
The cut announced today is bigger than some had expected.
Reserve Bank opts for bigger cut to OCR; Police Ten 7 host dies; Auckland house fire which killed two was deliberately lit, police say.
The good news for borrowers at most banks was that fixed-term mortgage rates have already been falling over recent weeks in anticipation of further OCR cuts.
The pair were "climbing down to retrieve an item they had dropped" but were unable to get back up, police said.
The woman, in her 30s, earlier this year admitted to charges of grooming a young person for sexual conduct and doing an indecent act on a boy under 12.
A woman has pleaded not guilty to interfering with human remains after the body of a newborn baby was discovered in an Auckland wheelie bin earlier this year.
Pedestrians and cyclists would still be allowed access to the unformed legal road in the Cape Palliser area.
As directed by President Trump, Congress has eliminated over a billion dollars in public broadcasting funding, forcing TV and radio stations to seek alternative funding sources.
The Government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19-year-olds whose parents earn more than $65,000, saying it will encourage them to find work.
An Education Review Office report says it could reduce the incentive for families to take kids out of school early in order to buy cheaper airfares.
New Zealand's oceans were warming at a rate of 34% faster than the global average.
The blaze involved a house under construction in Herne Bay.
Four SPCA staff took about three hours to catch the 80kg ewe after a member of the public spotted her near Millers Flat in late September.
