Chris Hipkins, 44, has promised a back-to-basics approach focusing on the economy and what he described as the "pandemic of inflation."
| AP
Ardern's final act was to join lawmakers attending celebrations at the Rātana meeting grounds, the home of an Indigenous Māori religious movement.
| AP
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's last day in office will be Feb. 7.
| AP
One helicopter appeared to have been taking off and the other landing when they collided near the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast.
| AP
One of the family members who ambushed police officers Monday in Queensland may have posted in online conspiracy theory forums.
| AP
The entrance to Macquarie Harbour is a notoriously shallow and dangerous channel known as Hell's Gate.
| AP
The mayor says the water was dead calm at the time of the accident and the assumption was that a whale had surfaced from beneath the boat.
| AP
Evacuation orders and official warnings to abandon homes were given to 60,000 people Thursday — down from 85,000 —in the New South Wales province.
| AP and Scott Withers
50,000 people in and around Sydney were given evacuation orders and warning to prepare to abandon their homes.
| AP
The South Pacific nation also designated far-right extremist group The Base a terrorist organization.
| AP
People in Sydney and surrounding areas have been told to prepare to flee floodwaters as torrential rain lashes the Australian coast.
| Scott Withers and AP
The volcano erupted Friday near the Pacific island Tonga, shooting ash into the atmosphere and prompting tsunami warnings around the globe.
| AP
His bid to get around vaccine requirements so he could play in the Australian Open has triggered allegations of special treatment.
| Meg Hilling and AP
The Australian Border Force issued a statement saying Djokovic failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet entry requirements.
| AP
Scientists say that the country's climate change targets are among the weakest in the developed world.
| Scripps News Staff
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said vaccine certificates will be required before people are admitted to bars, restaurants, gyms and other businesses.
| AP
More than 18,000 people have evacuated their homes and thousands more could be ordered to do the same.
| Scripps News Staff
Christian Porter says he will not resign.
| Scripps News Staff
The site previously blocked users from sharing Australian news after new legislation.
| Scripps News Staff
Front-line health care workers and senior citizens will be the first to receive the shot.
| Scripps News Staff
In response to regulations, Facebook blocked all news from appearing on the site in Australia.
| Scripps News Staff
Facebook’s move came after Australian lawmakers advanced a law that may become the first in the world to force tech platforms to pay news publishers.
Facebook in Australia will no longer show news stories.
| Scripps News Staff
An ex-staffer says a colleague assaulted her in Parliament House but that her supervisors didn't properly address her allegation.
| Scripps News Staff
The decision came after an outbreak at a quarantine hotel.
| Scripps News Staff
The city of Perth will shut down after a resident contracted the coronavirus.
| Scripps News Staff
Australian researchers abandoned development of their own vaccine after it produced false positive results to HIV tests.
| Eliana Moreno
Australia has strict coronavirus measures, and only 30 people in the country are hospitalized with COVID-19.
| Scripps News Staff
An Australian military investigation found evidence troops killed Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians as part of a practice called "blooding."
| Scripps News Staff
Australia number of new cases also is down, with just 16 reported in 24 hours.
| Victoria Jones
Australia officials rescued 88 long-finned pilot whales and they're preparing to dispose of another 380 carcasses that were found beached.
| Johannah Grenaway
He's the first person in the country to ever be sentenced to life without parole.
| LeeAnne Lowry
Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls AstraZeneca's potential vaccine "one of the most advanced and promising."
| Peter Hecht
New Zealand was praised for its success in suppressing the virus, but now it's dealing with a new batch of local cases.
| LeeAnne Lowry
