The state of emergency in New Caledonia presents a considerable challenge for NZ's foreign policy efforts in the Pacific, international relations expert Prof Robert Patman says.
A Christchurch man and his company are facing charges relating to what Internal Affairs believes is the largest illegal lottery identified in NZ to date.
Four people have been arrested and police say they have seized a "significant amount" of illicit drugs in joint operations in West Coast and Canterbury.
A man who met a young woman on a dating app while on a working holiday in New Zealand is to be deported later this year after he finishes a sentence of home detention for rape.
Forest & Bird has raised concerns about the power that ministers could have, after it was revealed Regional Development Minister Shane Jones dined with a mining company's deputy chair and failed to report it.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says do not expect any curveballs in this month's Budget, nor any bells and whistles, but he has reaffirmed a commitment to tax relief.
A warning for New Zealanders in New Caledonia or those planning to visit - contact your travel insurance providers immediately, in light of the civil unrest.