WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new pennies, calling the coin 'wasteful.' Trump’s appearance at the game marks the first time a sitting U.S. president has ...

A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...

Diplomatic tension between the Cook Islands and New Zealand is growing. Here's what it's about about, what China has to do with it, and why it matters.

A mountain in New Zealand is considered to be an ancestor by Indigenous people and has been recognized as a legal person. A new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. HPR ...

Ultra-athlete Russ Cook has announced his next endurance challenge – running the length of New Zealand on a 3000km trail ...

“Hardest Geezer” Russ Cook, who ran the length of Africa, will return with a long-distance running challenge spanning New ...

If you’ve recently become the first person to run the entire length of Africa, what do you do next? If you’re Russ Cook, aka ...

Peter Dutton, who wants to be prime minister, has been taking aim at “wokeness.” But Australia’s electorate isn’t America’s, ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous rights and the environment.

The odd move makes Taranaki Maunga "a living and indivisible whole" with the full right and powers of a human.

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...