New Zealand's defence minister says the Chinese flotilla near Australia is carrying weapons that could reach Australia. China claims NZ and Australia have "hyped up" two separate live fire drills ...

Tropical Cyclone Rae has strengthened to a Category 2 storm and multiple warnings are in place in Fiji. Rae was just east of Cikobia and tracking south-southwest towards the Lau Group, the Fiji ...

Defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian on Sunday rejected Australia’s version of events surrounding the live-fire drills, which forced commercial flights to divert from trans-Tasman routes on Friday.

This masthead reported on Friday that Qantas said both it and budget offshoot Jetstar temporarily adjusted some flights across the Tasman after receiving warnings of the drills, adding that it was ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. China has conducted the second live-firing exercise from a warship in two days in the waters between Australia and New Zealand.

An international relations professor is warning China's activity in the Tasman Sea shows it wants to establish a permanent ... and the other Pacific governments with military force, such as Fiji and ...

Canterbury University’s Anne-Marie Brady said New Zealand must boost defence spending to protect the region.Lauren Crimp, Reporter An international relations professor is warning China’s activity in ...

A woman in her 30s has died at the scene of a serious crash on the Tasman Highway at Derby. Emergency services were called to the incident just after 1pm on Sunday following reports a vehicle had ...

News of the deal landed soon after China began conducting live firing exercises from naval vessels in the Tasman Sea. The part of the agreement relating to mineral exploration was likely to increase ...

New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins' office confirmed the second day of exercises in the Tasman Sea on Saturday after Kiwi sailors witnessed a Chinese warship firing its gun. Chinese naval ...

Minister of Defence Judith Collins said that China has launched a live-firing activity in the Tasman Sea following a warning on Friday and Saturday. “We are aware of reporting from the New ...