Brenton Tarrant, the Australian white supremacist who gunned down 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019, has appealed challenging his convictions and jail time.

2019 Christchurch mosque attack: Gunman files appeal challenging his conviction, jail sentence

The T20 World Cup finally has its four semi-finalists – England, New Zealand, Pakistan and India. The semi-final fixtures will depend on who wins the final Group of 12 match between India and Zimbabwe.

T20 World Cup 2022:  Four semi-finalists confirmed as Pakistan beat Bangladesh

Under-fire New Zealand tax department has been forced to apologise after suggesting a ludicrous idea to teach children 'tax responsibility'. Reportedly, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) on Sunday took to its official Twitter account to state that parents should stash 33 per cent of their kids' candies as 'lolly tax' this Halloween.

After 'cattle fart' tax, NZ authorities suggest Halloween 'lollipop tax'. Face instant backlash

A tiny mountain-dwelling wren has been named New Zealand's bird of the year. The competition, which creates a sort of controversy each year was not without it this time around.

New Zealand: Bird of the year creates flutter, even makes PM react

Women in New Zealand will now be able to call in and request an abortion. In this process which will start on Tuesday (November 1), women will have access to medical abortion in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.

Just a call away: After UK and Wales, New Zealand launches telemedicine services for abortion

New Zealand announces that it will allow citizens to access abortion services over the phone. Priyanka Sharma brings you the details

WION Fineprint | New Zealanders will be able to access abortions over the phone

New Zealand's PM has visited a base in Antarctica and allocated $200 million for rebuilding it. PM also called for regional cooperation against climate change.

WION Climate Tracker: New Zealand's PM visits base in Antarctica

A woman was arrested in Auckland for her alleged involvement in the attack on New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s electorate office early on Thursday. According to local media reports, a 57-year-old lady was arrested from her house in Coatesville and was subsequently taken into custody.

57-year-old woman arrested after New Zealand PM Arden’s office attacked

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with researchers at New Zealand's Scott Base in Antarctica. Her visit was part of a trip to emphasise the problems with climate change, her nation's commitment to the continent, and the necessity of regional cooperation.

New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern visits Antarctica to highlight climate change

The New Zealand Parliament has passed legislation that bans the bureaucracy from using inexplicable jargon and complex language while communicating with the public.

New Zealand passes Plain Language Act for making bureaucratic language easy to understand

Farmers across New Zealand are taking to the streets. The reason behind the protests is the government and its plans to tax cow burps.

WION Climate Tracker: New Zealand farmers take to streets to protest against cow-burp tax

It's been over a week since New Zealand's government announced taxes on cattle burps and urine emissions to control agricultural emissions. Framers have now begun protesting against the decision.

'We're not going to take it': Thousands of farmers in New Zealand protest cattle flatulence tax

After being sentenced to 12 months in prison in March, earlier this year for sending death threats to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Michael Cruickshank has had his conviction overturned.

NZ man who sent death threats to Jacinda Ardern has his conviction overturned

A government report in New Zealand revealed that three out of every four fish have microplastics, while significant numbers of native species and indigenous birds are on the verge of extinction.

Microplastics found in 75% of New Zealand's fish; 90% of seabirds face extinction

Microplastics are plaguing not just humans but aquatic creatures as well. In a shocking discovery, these particles have been found in three out of every four fish of New Zealand.

WION Climate Tracker | New Zealand oceans infested with microplastics, marine life at risk

At least 477 pilot whales have died in New Zealand after being stranded on two beaches. According to officials, none of the whales could be refloated. Some died naturally while others were euthanized

WION Climate Tracker: Pilot whales die in New Zealand after being stranded on beach

New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. But farmers quickly condemned the plan.

World Business Watch: New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers

New Zealand is all set to be the first country that will require farmers to pay for their agricultural gas emissions, including those released via cattle burps. On Tuesday (October 11), Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the scheme.

New Zealand set to be first nation to tax farmers for cattle burps, urine emissions

In what comes as another horrible incident, about 250 pilot whales have died after beaching on the remote Chatham Island in New Zealand. The incident comes a couple of weeks after over 200 pilot whales were found dead in Australia after getting stranded in a similar manner.

250 pilot whales die in New Zealand after another beaching incident

In New Zealand, the Turoa ski area has closed three weeks early early as there's not enough snow. This video looks at how this disastrous season is raising questions about future of skiing and snowboarding in a nation known for an outdoor adventure destination.

Climate crisis impacts adventure sports in New Zealand as snow gets missing from ski areas

Two new cases of monkeypox in New Zealand have been reported by the ministry of health. As opposed to the nine prior cases, where patients contracted the disease while travelling abroad, the cases have been recognised as community transmissions that occurred within New Zealand.

New Zealand reports first community transmission of monkeypox, two new cases

A report by the Guardian shows how a boom in beekeeping with slowing demand for mānuka honey has New Zealand “drowning” in it with a current stockpile of up to 30,000 tonnes of honey.

New Zealand: Rise in beekeeping and low demand leads to surplus of mānuka honey, says report

New Zealand's awareness campaign for Hepatitis-C has backfired. Why? Because the ad shows patients flipping their middle finger at the camera. Why would they do this? Watch this report by Priyanka Sharma to find out.

Gravitas | New Zealand had to pull this ad off air: Here's why

An attempt by New Zealand to stop the spread of hepatitis C has run into trouble because one of their commercials, which showed individuals giving the middle finger, was considered to be too inflammatory.

‘Middle finger’ campaign to promote hepatitis C vaccination in NZ deemed offensive, stirs row

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