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A New Zealand inquiry finds that police and Oranga Tamariki failed to act on warnings that Tom Phillips might abduct his three children and possessed firearms, contributing to missed opportunities to prevent or end their nearly four-year disappearance.
2026-09-15

Tsunamis are recorded in Guam, Palau and parts of Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) cancels its tsunami advisory issued for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; while agencies in Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand lift their respective warnings. The PTWC later confirms that the tsunami threat passes hours following its issuance of the warning for parts of the Pacific.
2026-06-8

A local board in the Auckland Region of New Zealand rejects a proposal to install a memorial statue for World War II-era comfort women in Takapuna following public consultation and diplomatic representations from Japan.
2026-04-29

Australia and New Zealand deploy military assets, including two RNZAF aircraft, and crisis response teams to the Middle East to assist and evacuate their respective nationals.
2026-03-5

Two people are killed and several others are reported missing with no sign of life detected, including children, in landslides in Mount Maunganui and Welcome Bay, Tauranga, New Zealand. Further north, a man is swept away by a flood in Warkworth.
2026-01-22

New Zealand announces the transfer of gun licensing responsibilities from the police to an independent Firearms Safety Authority reporting directly to the government.
2025-11-11

The government of New Zealand halts its financial support to the Cook Islands over a partnership agreement signed with China earlier this year.
2025-06-18

David Seymour succeeds Winston Peters as New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister in accordance with the coalition agreement between the National Party, NZ First, and ACT.
2025-05-31

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand causing a tsunami warning to be issued. A tsunami was then spotted in Fiordland.
2025-03-25

A police officer is killed and four other people are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack during a patrol in Nelson, New Zealand. A 32-year-old suspect is arrested.
2025-01-1