Sub-zero temperatures, snow-covered terrain and simulated missile attacks have formed the backdrop for one of the New Zealand Defence Force’s most demanding recent training exercises, as personnel prepared for the realities of modern combat operations. Around 250 personnel from the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s No. 3 Squadron, supported by ground crews and the New…

The Green Party has strongly criticised National leader Christopher Luxon’s commitment to holding a referendum on New Zealand’s electoral system, arguing it is an attempt to weaken proportional representation and restore what it calls “old, tired, establishment politics.” Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says New Zealanders have already made their views clear on the Mixed…