New Zealand, of course, could hardly be more different from the U.S., being a remote island nation of 5 million people, about the size of Cook County, Ill., located 2,500 miles east of Australia.

The coalition deal ended nearly six weeks of intense negotiations after New Zealand held a general election on Oct. 14. Credit: AP/Mark Mitchell By The Associated PressUpdated November 24, 2023 ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand's next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday. People voted for change ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — A day after winning a second term in a landside victory, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she sees the election result as an endorsement of her government ...

Both major parties are committed to massively increasing New Zealand’s military spending from around 1.4 percent to 2 percent of gross domestic product—which was not mentioned in the TVNZ debate.

New Zealand’s general election remains too close to call three months out from the vote, with the ruling Labour Party and the main opposition National Party almost neck-and-neck in the latest ...