Eva Corlett

Politically astute and an expert in Māori customs, the new queen ascends to the throne at a critical time for her people

The hoiho, which means ‘noise shouter’, triumphed in a year free from the usual scandals surrounding the competition

At Orepuki, on the remote south coast of New Zealand’s South Island, a bed of riches colour the shoreline, bringing gem hunters from near and far

In February 2023 his plane was stormed by independence fighters in West Papua who said he may never be released and threatened to kill him. Somehow, Mehrtens survived and is now a free man

The narrow-nosed spookfish is also found in Australian waters and is distinctive for its elongated snout and whip-like tail

The unique reptile endemic to New Zealand is the sole survivor of an ancient species that once walked the earth with dinosaurs

When men were away at sea for weeks at a time, a community developed on Stewart Island that was led by women. Today, that way of life continues and thrives

Wellington gallery says Ronnie van Hout’s Quasi statue ‘was hated by the people but turned out to be a great tragic-romantic hero’. It heads to Australia next

‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand university

Voting temporarily suspended amid disruptions including a Maori party MP ripping up a copy of the bill