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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed the country's China travel ban will be extended for another eight days.

The Black Caps have completed a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over India before lunch on the fourth day of the first test in Wellington to give them a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Audio

Longtime West Papuan independence activist Andy Ayamiseba has died.

Opposition leader Simon Bridges says a National government will look at amending the law to allow Australians convicted of serious crimes in New Zealand to be deported.

The US president's visit is expected to focus on ties between the world's largest democracies.

Opinion - Rugby coverage could benefit a great deal in this country if regular portions of it were delivered online and free to the customer, writes Michael Pulman.

A telecommunication giant that used "grossly misleading flattery" in a bid to secure a broadband contract with a council has won back court costs.

A lobbying firm run by a NZ First Foundation trustee pushed for a law change on behalf of a property development company, which then donated tens of thousands of dollars to the foundation.

Northland iwi Te Rarawa and Ngāi Takoto are on stand-by to supply water to drought-stricken towns, including Kaikohe and Kaitaia.

The NZX Top 50 Index is down 216 points - about 1.8 percent - the stock market's worst day in four months.

Plans to regulate whitebaiting have been influenced by "chick scientists" who seem to think whitebaiters should fish in their jandals, a Southland Fish & Game councillor and whitebaiter says.

An ammonia leak at a South Taranaki meat processing plant - which has killed more than 1000 fish and eels - is being described as a significant environmental incident.

Both RNZ and TVNZ's chief executives see merit in a proposed merger of the two public broadcasters, but RNZ's chief executive warns a culture change would be needed.

The Detail - Children of immigrants, in their efforts to fit in, often end up turning their backs on the culture of their parents. For Julie Zhu, learning te reo Māori helped change that.