Although New Zealand’s 1852 constitution was theoretically colour-blind, very few Māori were able to vote in early elections ...

New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the prime minister must stop it.

The prime minister of New Zealand stressed the importance of his country's trade ties with China in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday.

In Aotearoa New Zealand, there is no part of the constitution more wilfully misremembered than te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi.And one would be hard-pressed to find a more chilling example ...

New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the "breadth and content" of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from the New Zealand ...

New Zealand has halted more than $18 million in development assistance to its realm country. But the island's prime minister ...

In New Zealand, the colonial discriminatory policy of exclusion of the use of the Maori language in courts, sanctioned and enforced by the New Zealand Court of Appeal, in the case of Mihaka, was ...

New Zealand has long been known for its progressive policies, including efforts to correct and address historical wrongs against its indigenous Māori population. But as Ali Rogin reports, a new ...

New Zealand First last week proposed new legislation which it says would end "woke left-wing diversity targets". But the party's own constitution says list rankings for candidates should consider ...

New Zealand eased requirements for its Active Investor Plus Visa Program, making it simpler for wealthy individuals to gain residency. The updated program removes the English-language requirement ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern about the aftermath of the 2019 Christchurch shooting and reforming the country's gun laws.

Unlike the United States, New Zealand doesn’t have a written constitution. Instead, the treaty’s principles have been developed over the past 40 years by successive governments and courts.