New Zealand Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from New Zealand with our JSON API.

Get API key for the New Zealand Nation News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from New Zealand.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=nz&category=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 25788,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dcd03861320d76985c7a54d59233be2d",
            "title": "Refugee status denied for man fleeing conflict with neighbour",
            "description": "Claims of being hanged from a tree and slashed in the head with a sickle have not led to an Indian man being granted refugee status in New Zealand.",
            "content": "Claims of being hanged from a tree and then slashed in the head with a sickle in a dispute over irrigation on family land have proved no defence in an Indian man's fight for refugee status in New Zealand.\nThe man told immigration officials he feared ... [4921 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/regional/595440/refugee-status-denied-for-man-fleeing-conflict-with-neighbour",
            "image": "https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--d-t1n8lw--/t_tohu-badge-facebook/v1778906418/4JOJ4D0_Unsplash_sickle_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T10:02:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "79971a6b38016604095f88394b17172a",
                "name": "RNZ",
                "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7967ef06cbb46375343f23744204ecc2",
            "title": "The Phoenix's journey from wooden spooners to grand finalists",
            "description": "Wellington Phoenix's first A-League grand final appearance has been years in the making. How did they go from the bottom to the top?",
            "content": "Wellington Phoenix's first A-League grand final appearance has been years in the making.\nBy Felicity Reid of RNZ\nAfter a record-breaking season, the women finished the regular season in second place to qualify for the playoffs for the first time.\nTo ... [8214 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/16/the-phoenixs-journey-from-wooden-spooners-to-grand-finalists/",
            "image": "https://tvnz-1-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/the-phoenix-celebrate-their-semifinal-victory-over-brisbane-LTG2ZFDIQ5GBJEPFKUU55V7NJI.jpg?auth=784e29c0eef57bafbf0382ca44b96813146a0e9ab2c53bec67379058883da269&quality=70&width=600&height=315&focal=1200%2C723",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T09:25:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9b3921fcecffb9abd8da549eacb0a84a",
                "name": "1News",
                "url": "https://www.1news.co.nz"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d6f4d44d037f93b8a10f39ee7cd5e4ed",
            "title": "Person trapped on coastal rocks now safe, police say",
            "description": "A person trapped on rocks at Ōmaha, north of Auckland, has managed to make their way to back to shore, police say.",
            "content": "A person trapped on rocks at Ōmaha, north of Auckland, has managed to make their way to back to shore, police say.\nA police boat was sent to rescue the person on Saturday evening, after a report they were stuck after the tide came in around 6:30pm on... [272 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/emergencies_local/595439/person-trapped-on-coastal-rocks-now-safe-police-say",
            "image": "https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--rfU7U7Du--/t_tohu-badge-facebook/v1643755223/4MKGBCG_image_crop_112252?_a=BACCd2AD",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T08:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "79971a6b38016604095f88394b17172a",
                "name": "RNZ",
                "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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