New Zealand needs wealthy visitors not 'noodle-eating backpackers', says Ardern's tourism minister
The remarks have been condemned as out of touch and elitist
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Watch: Scott Morrison channels his inner Boris Johnson as he rugby tackles a child
The Australian PM is on the campaign trail as he seeks to become the first person to be re-elected in nearly 20 years
Gourd almighty! Britain gets its title of world’s biggest potato back from imposter ‘spud’
Mammoth British vegetable is once again king of the crops as tests reveal that challenger from New Zealand is actually a fruit
Australia boosts defence forces by 30pc in 'biggest military increase since the Vietnam War'
Under the massive new plans Australia's military will grow from 18,500 to 80,000 troops over the next 18 years
New Zealand protesters take aim at Jacinda Ardern: 'She has to go'
Freedom Convoy demonstrations against Covid vaccine mandates have grown into a wider expression of frustration with the country's rules
'I'm trying not to cry': Emotional reunions as Australia lifts international border restrictions
Many of those arriving on Monday morning had been separated from family members since 2020
Sydney shark attack: Family pay tribute to 'wonderful human being'
Simon Nellist died in the waters of Little Bay - Sydney's first fatal shark attack in 60 years
Briton killed in Sydney shark attack was about to marry Australian fiancee
Friends pay tribute to Simon Nellist, an ex-RAF serviceman due to get married Down Under until he was mauled to death
Sydney shark attack: Beaches closed after massive great white kills swimmer
Victim died from 'catastrophic injuries' in city's first such fatal attack in nearly 60 years
Drones help re-seed critical koala habitat ravaged by wildfires
Craft made by UK-based tech company can spread millions of seeds in just a few hours, creating a ‘koala corridor’ on land near Brisbane
Pregnant woman forced to appeal to the Taliban after New Zealand Covid rules blocked her from returning home to give birth
'When the Taliban offers you - a pregnant, unmarried woman - safe haven, you know your situation is messed up'
'Spooky' spinning object detected deep within the Milky Way
The strange pulsating object is 4,000 light-years from Earth and unlike anything astronomers have ever seen
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Cleo Smith: Terence Kelly pleads guilty to abducting four-year-old from Australia's outback
Terence Darrell Kelly, 36, pleaded guilty to a charge of forcibly taking a child under the age of 16
Watch: enormous pristine coral reef discovered off the coast of Tahiti
The beautiful reef took around 25 years to grow and was found in the 'twilight zone'
Tonga volcano: Officials try to clear ash from airport runway to allow aid planes to land
Only two deaths have so far been confirmed but initial surveillance pictures reveals entire villages have been destroyed
Tsunami alert on US west coast after 'massive' underwater volcano erupts
Terrified Tongans have been forced to flee to higher ground after activity by the nearby Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
'I'm not vaccinated': What Novak Djokovic told Australian border official — full transcript
World No 1 known to be vaccine sceptic but court documents reveal his inoculation status for the first time
Novak Djokovic was not guaranteed entry to Australia, government lawyers argue
The tennis star was never assured his exemption would be accepted, government lawyers said in a court filing ahead of Sunday's hearing
Novak Djokovic spends Orthodox Christmas in detention as he breaks his silence to thank fans
As the row escalates, another player who entered the country under the same exemption has also been placed in detention
Novak Djokovic's predicament may well be politics at play ... but many believe it serves him right
As the Serbian spends Orthodox Christmas Day in a hotel room ‘full of fleas’, even fellow tennis stars have shown him little sympathy
Australia's deputy prime minister 'proud' Amber Heard has named her dog after him
Ms Heard made the call in homage to 2015 feud between herself and the politician over a quarantine breach involving two of her other dogs
Keith the kleptomaniac cat caught stealing drugs and underwear from neighbours
The New Zealand-based moggy returned home from a night of pilfering with a cannabis bong and a ziplock bag of white powder
Five children killed and several injured after bouncy castle blown 30ft into the air in Australia
Police said the children were thrown from the inflatable at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, Tasmania