Britain's Jonathan Brownlee succeeded brother Alistair as triathlon world champion by finishing second in Sunday's grand final of the eight-race series.

Spain's Javier Gomez out-sprinted Brownlee in

New Zealand paused for two minutes' silence on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Christchurch earthquake, which left 185 people dead.

At 12:51 pm (2351 GMT on Tuesday), the m

Opener Rob Nicol made the fifth highest one-day international score by a New Zealand batsman on Monday as his side beat Zimbabwe by 141 runs in the second one-day international in Whangarei.

The vict

Oil from a stranded container ship began washing up on the shore of New Zealand's Bay of Plenty on Monday, as salvage crews battened down the crippled vessel in the face of a looming storm.

Maritime

Authorities say a large container ship stuck on a reef off the coast of New Zealand is leaking oil.

Maritime New Zealand says the leak appears to be intermittent and coming from damaged pipes rather

The tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu has declared a state of emergency due to severe water shortages, prompting New Zealand to airlift in fresh supplies, officials in Wellington said Monday.

New Zealand

A New Zealand man who allegedly fled the country after a bank mistakenly deposited millions of dollars into his account has been arrested in Hong Kong, police said on Friday.

The 30-year-old man is a

A tsunami warning was issued for New Zealand, the Kermadec Islands and Tonga on Thursday after a powerful 7.8-magnitude undersea earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The quake struck

A tsunami began travelling across the Pacific on Thursday towards New Zealand and Tonga after a powerful 7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

Tsunami waves were

A series of powerful earthquakes, including one of magnitude 6.0, rocked New Zealand's stricken city of Christchurch on Monday causing further damage.

More buildings came down and there was severe di