Just quietly, I also offer dead sailors drinks and occasionally good books over the side when I am at sea. It is a cross ...

“We are essentially a tribe who were made landless in modern times by the actions of both central and local government, not ...

Comment: New Zealand feels seriously aggrieved it has been left out of the Cook Islands discussions with China altogether, ...

When it comes to worries about Chinese influence in the Pacific, the recent rifts between NZ and two of our neighbours are ...

Analysis: Small island states like the Cooks and Kiribati are not the only Pacific nations extremely exposed to the ...

Analysis: Complex constitutional and geopolitical issues have come to the fore in a diplomatic disagreement between New ...

Lawyers for the Attorney-General say Ngāi Tahu’s High Court action over freshwater rights and interests is legally flawed.

Health boss Lester Levy has suffered leaks and accusations of 'cooking the books' as he tries to turn the agency's finances ...

BNZ says it isn't completely banning lending to petrol stations, but maintains its rationale to limit exposure is commercial, ...

International credit rating agency S&P Global welcomes Government decision to cut spending by slowing construction of Kāinga ...

Analysis: This is no mere holiday snapshot – this is the Cooks PM discovering China's seabed mining expertise, writes Jonathan Milne.

The minister has indicated that her ambition is to pass a new Holidays Act before the end of the current Government’s term. However, once enacted it is likely that there would be a transitional period ...