Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a rare visit to New Zealand on Monday. The trip marks the start of a diplomatic blitz through New Zealand and Australia, Wang's first visit to either country since 2017.

China's FM begins diplomatic tour of New Zealand and Australia

New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters underscored the need to give the current investigation some time before drawing conclusions about the claims made by the Canadian government against India regarding the death of India-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Nijjar killing: New Zealand clarifies position after Deputy PM's remarks on 'evidence' linking India to murder

The deputy prime minister New Zealand, a member of the 'Five-Eyes' intelligence alliance, has raised questions over the claims by Canada on "potential" link of India in Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing on Canadian soil.

Five-Eyes partner New Zealand raises doubt over Canada's Nijjar killing 'evidence' against India: Reports

New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister has questioned the lack of evidence on a potential Indian link as alleged by Justin Trudeau in the killing of a Canada-based Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Nijjar killing: New Zealand Deputy PM Winston Peters questions Canada, 'Where's the finding?'

Nijjar Killing | New Zealand deputy PM: Where's the evidence?

A team of 21 scientists set off on an expedition in the largely uncharted waters of a bounty trough off the coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The expedition paid off with the discovery of 100 new ocean species.

Scientists discover 100 new species off the coast of New Zealand

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Tuesday was forced to fly on a commercial flight to attend an ASEAN summit in Australia after a technical snag hit his military aircraft, with local media reporting the delay may impact his meetings.

New Zealand: PM Christopher Luxon flies commercial to ASEAN summit amid aircraft fault

Former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor has alleged that fast bowler Neil Wagner was 'forced to retire' ahead of the first Test in the ongoing series in Australia.

Former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor alleges pacer Neil Wagner's retirement was 'forced'

In a move to strengthen cybersecurity, New Zealand's central bank announced on Monday that it was implementing stringent reporting regulations for major cyber incidents.

New Zealand central bank implements cyber reporting rules amid rising online threats

WION's Business Desk brings you this daily round up of global stories from the world of business and economy. OPEC+ extends oil output cuts amid global growth concerns: Report In a bid to strengthen the oil market against concerns over global growth and escalating output from non-member countries, OPEC+ members, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, have agreed to prolong voluntary oil output cuts into the second quarter of the year.

WION Business Wrap | OPEC+ extends oil output cuts, Nikkei 225 surpasses 40,000 mark and more

Team India has moved to the first place in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table after Australia defeated New Zealand in the first Test in Wellington. In the two-match Test series, Australia took a 1-0 lead against New Zealand with a 172-run win at the Basin Reserve, Wellington.

WTC Points Table: India move to top after Australia beat New Zealand in 1st Test

New Zealand on Thursday (Feb 29) designated Hamas as a "terrorist entity", becoming one of the last Western countries to do so stating that the October 7 assault destroyed the notion that its political wings could be separated from the military ones.

New Zealand designates entirety of Hamas as 'terrorist entity'

New Zealand is set to repeal its law prohibiting tobacco sales to future generations. This decision comes despite concerns raised by experts regarding risks to public health.

New Zealand: Anti-tobacco law to be scrapped despite warnings, concerns raised

New Zealand's vaping crisis among children

In a significant development in the New Zealand media landscape, one of the country's major free-to-air television networks, Three, announced plans on Wednesday to cease its newsroom operations, television news broadcasts, and website, potentially resulting in the loss of up to 200 media jobs.

New Zealand TV Network Three plans newsroom closure, 200 jobs at risk

Your electric vehicles (EVs) could soon be powered by woodchips. A company in New Zealand is turning discarded woodchips into a more sustainable version of synthetic graphite also known as biographite.

Woodchips to biographite: This material to make EV batteries sustainable, reduce dependence on China

The New Zealand government has announced its intention to revoke a groundbreaking law that would have prohibited tobacco sales for future generations, a move set to take effect from July.

New Zealand to revoke world’s first tobacco ban, health experts slam move

New Zealand, whose people are informally called The Kiwis after the bird, welcomed its first kiwi hospital with the successful treatment of "Splash," a chick that found itself in a swimming pool.

New Zealand gets its first 'kiwi hospital' to care for injured birds

Australia's star opener David Warner says that he's expecting the New Zealand crowd to come at them hard in the upcoming five-T20I series. The series would be Warner's last bilateral outing ahead of his planned retirement after T20 World Cup in June later this year.

Australia opener David Warner expects New Zealand crowd to 'come hard at them' in upcoming T20I series

Japan has successfully launched a spacecraft designed to inspect and potentially remove man-made space debris from around the Earth, said a statement from Astroscale Japan on Monday.

Japan launches debris removal spacecraft to tackle space junk

A compelling speech by 21-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand's youngest MP in 170 years, sparked viral attention since she read her maiden speech on December 6th 2023. The MP speaks to WION's Eric Njoka about that moment, her career as an advocate for the minority Maori community and her future in politics, in this new segment #talktowion.

WION talks to viral New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti

In a new study, scientists found that several rigid tectonic plates which are under the Pacific Ocean are being pulled apart. Earth has an outer shell, which is called the lithosphere and is divided into various rigid plates.

Scientists say tectonic plate tearing apart under Pacific Ocean from Japan to New Zealand

Is there more to marine life than we know? A scientific mission that is about to set sail off the coast of New Zealand aims to answer just that question.

Research vessel with specialised equipment to set sail off the coast of New Zealand

China on Wednesday inaugurated its Ross Sea scientific research station, the official Xinhua news agency reported, starting operations in an outpost in a part of the Antarctic due south of Australia and New Zealand for the first time.

China opens Antarctic station south of Australia, New Zealand

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