New Zealand fought back to claim first-day honours in the second Test against the West Indies in Wellington, but the home side suffered a blow when seam bowler Blair Tickner was taken to hospital with a nasty shoulder injury.

By Lucy Craymer, Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee WELLINGTON/TAIPEI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The New Zealand navy's largest ship encountered a Taiwanese warship as it sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait last month,

Air New Zealand has cleared its runways to test both all-electric and hydrogen-powered planes. Although in its early stages, the four-month “intensive proving program” may help one day usher in a new era of sustainable flight.

John Campbell, Brandon King, Shai Hope and Roston Chase offered resistance for West Indies, but they slipped from 153 for 3 to 205 all out

A seagull flew into New Zealand journalist Jess Tyson's face while she was filming a TV segment in a video shared by the reporter on Facebook last week.

New Zealand's makeshift attack finally broke the stubborn partnership between Shai Hope and Justin Greaves on the final morning of the first test Saturday to edge closer to a win over the West Indies.

Jess Tyson tells TODAY.com about the shocking moment, the bloody aftermath and the "hilarious story" she says she has now.

Catch the ball-by-ball updates from Day 1 of the second Test between New Zealand and West Indies on Wednesday, December 10, at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, as it happened

Police in New Zealand are waiting for nature to take its course after a man allegedly tried to smuggle a 33,000 New Zealand dollar ($19,000) pendant out of a jewelry store by swallowing it. The 32-year-old man, who has not been publicly named, is accused of eating an ornate Fabergé octopus pendant at Partridge Jewelers in Auckland on Nov. 28.

New Zealand's top central banker said on Wednesday that there was no preset course for monetary policy and that adjustments would be made if the outlook for inflation changes.