New Zealanders will find out Thursday whether they will keep the British Union Jack on their flag or replace it with a silver fern after more than 2 million people voted in a nationwide ballot. Voters were asked to choose between their current flag, which has been the national symbol since 1902, and a new design that was winnowed from more than 10,000 entries submitted by the public.

On Monday, New Zealand's Labor Party leader announced that the country will consider implementing a system known as "basic income."

New Zealanders can now tie the noodle knot in a legally recognised wedding ceremony featuring swords, noodles and pasta.

A Tokoroa doctor is struggling to fill a job that offers a young GP the potential to earn an eye-watering $400,000-plus a year - and he will even chuck in half his practice for free - New Zealand Herald

Richard Dawkins has had a stroke on the eve of his tour of Australia and New Zealand. Management for the 74-year-old author of The God Delusion said he had suffered a “minor stroke” in the UK last Saturday but had already returned home from hospital. The health scare has caused him to postpone his tour, his management said in a message passed on to ticket holders on Friday.

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New Zealanders pick a blue and black design with the silver fern as the preliminary winner in a referendum on a possible new national flag.

New Zealand rugby union great Jonah Lomu dies aged 40 - he was diagnosed with a serious kidney condition in 1997.

Women ruled out of order by Speaker for demanding prime minister John Key apologise for accusing opposition of ‘backing the rapists.’ By Eleanor Ainge Roy.

New Zealand have made history, becoming the first team to go back-to-back in Rugby World Cup finals. The All Blacks beat Australia 34-17 in an electrifying final at Twickenham, running away with a try to seal the match in the final minutes. Veteran flyhalf Dan Carter was awarded man of the match honours, after racking up a total of 19 points, with a kick succession rate of seven out of eight shots at goal. Read on to see how the match unfolded.

Efforts by Kim Dotcom's legal team to have his extradition hearing thrown out have failed today. As a result the Megaupload founder will begin his defense next week, presenting legal argument that he hopes will stop New Zealand authorities sending him to the United States. Defiant, Dotcom insists that he "won't be silenced by bullies!"

Waters north of New Zealand will become one of the world's largest ocean sanctuaries, covering an area roughly the size of France, with a full ban on fishing and mining

Music video by The Naked And Famous performing Young Blood. From the album Passive Me, Aggressive You (2010).

There is renewed struggle by many Indigenous people to keep their native languages alive. By Jason Coppola.

The Flag Consideration Panel has unveiled the four alternative flag designs that New Zealanders will get to vote on later this year.

From 'Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House'.

Farewell to the World Tour - 1996

Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over. A very emotional last song from their farewell tour. So sad, Paul Hester is in tears.

Live At Sydney Opera House, farewell concert - 2006

Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'I Got You' (March, 1980) taken from the 1980 album 'True Colours'.