New Zealand

The South African fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has been forced out of this month's tour of New Zealand because of injury.

New Zealand's Department of Conservation will repatriate more than 100 Fijian cultural items seized over the last 15 years.

The Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has single-handedly set-up the rest of the Chappell-Hadlee series after almost pulling off a remarkable victory in the first game at Eden Park.

Unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions and maternal deaths in the Pacific could be about to rise after new US President Donald Trump re-enacted the Mexico City policy. Audio

The Wellington rider Joseph Cooper has won the New Zeland Cycle Classic in the Wairarapa.

The New Zealand women's cricket coach Haidee Tiffen admits the squads she's named to take on Australia are the toughest she's had to select.

New Zealand could host some games in future years of the Australian Big Bash cricket League.

The animated film Moana which follows the adventures of a young Polynesian princess could deliver at the Golden Globe awards this afternoon.

New Zealand have won the third and final ODI against Bangladesh by eight wickets in Nelson.

Pacific people have been recognised for services to their communities in the New Year Honours list, with two receiving the highest honour.

A study has found many Tongan women in New Zealand want to use birth control but feel pressured not to. Audio

The Black Caps batsman Neil Broom is annoyed that he didn't play his own game in the first ODI against Bangladesh and so wants to make amends in game two in Nelson tomorrow.

The bodies of the two Tongan victims killed in a bus crash in New Zealand on Christmas eve are expected to arrive in Auckland by Thursday.

A thrashing at the hands of Australia was a salutary lesson for New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and his side ahead of their one-day series against Bangladesh, he says.

Small conservation initiatives in the South Pacific are being invited to apply for small grants for 2017 from the Auckland Zoo's conservation fund.

New Zealand has appointed Sue Mackwell to the position of High Commissioner in Papua New Guinea.

New Zealand's newly appointed Minister for Pacific Peoples wants more Pasifika involved in SMEs. Audio

Both finalists from the weekend's New Zealand Tennis Championship have been included in the Davis Cup team for their next tie in February.