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NZ OFFERS TO TAKE REFUGEES FROM MANUS ISLAND DETENTION CENTRE
New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English has confirmed that he offered to take refugees from Australia's asylum seeker detention centre on Manus Island... READ MORE›
HUNDREDS REFLOAT ON HIGH TIDE AT FAREWELL SPIT
New Zealand whales Hundreds refloat on high tide at Farewell Spit... READ MORE›
HUNDREDS OF PILOT WHALES REFLOAT AFTER MASS STRANDINGS
More than 650 pilot whales beached themselves along Farewell Spit at the tip of the South Island in two separate mass strandings over the past several days... READ MORE›
MORE WHALES STRANDED AS HUNDREDS DIE
The largest was in 1918, when about 1,000 pilot whales came ashore on the Chatham Islands... READ MORE›
240 MORE WHALES STRANDED IN NEW ZEALAND, BRINGING TWO-DAY TOTAL TO 650
Pilot whales grow to about 7.5 metres and are common around New Zealand's waters... READ MORE›
MORE WHALES STRAND IN NEW ZEALAND, BRINGING TOTAL TO 650
Pilot whales grow to about 7.5 meters 25 feet and are common around New Zealand's waters... READ MORE›
650 WHALES STRANDED IN NEW ZEALAND AS NEW POD GROUNDED
A new pod of 240 whales has swum aground at a remote New Zealand beach hours after volunteers refloated a different group following a mass stranding... READ MORE›
650 WHALES STRANDED ON NEW ZEALAND COAST
Video provided by AFP Newslook Volunteers pour water on pilot whales during a mass stranding at Farewell Spit in New Zealand on Saturday... READ MORE›
80 PILOT WHALES RESCUED IN EPIC NZ STRANDING, BUT 200 MORE WASH UP ON SHORE (PHOTOS)
Pilot whales are highly social creatures that inhabit oceans almost worldwide... READ MORE›
WHALES STRAND AGAIN AT FAREWELL SPIT
New Zealand Geographic reported pilot whales are the most common whale to beach in mass strandings on this country's shores... READ MORE›
NEW ZEALANDERS RACE TO SAVE WHALES AFTER 400 STRANDED
When high tide came, volunteers did manage to refloat several dozen of the surviving whales, while others remained beached... READ MORE›
NEW ZEALANDERS RACE TO SAVE WHALES AFTER 400 STRANDED
About 275 of the pilot whales were already dead when Morrison and two colleagues found them Friday on Farewell Spit at the tip of the South Island... READ MORE›
'HEARTBREAKING': OVER 300 WHALES DIE IN BIGGEST RECENT STRANDING IN NEW ZEALAND (PHOTOS)
The mammals were scattered along the beach in Farewell Spit on the northwestern coast of New Zealand's South Island, near the settlement on Puponga... READ MORE›
THIS HAVEN FOR BILLIONAIRES HAS A MURKY TRUST ISSUE
New Zealand's High Court last month ruled Jho Low's relatives can replace the Swiss trustees holding the assets... READ MORE›
RUSSIA ISSUES TEMPORARY BAN ON BEEF FROM NEW ZEALAND
The additive Ractopamine is not registered in New Zealand for use in beef cattle, according to the spokesperson for the country's Ministry for Primary Industries... READ MORE›
RICH? WORRIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE TRUMPOCALYPSE? TRY NEW ZEALAND
Immigration New Zealand also reported a spike in inquiries from Britain after the Brexit vote... READ MORE›
TRUMP ADVISER PETER THIEL BECAME NEW ZEALAND CITIZEN IN 2011, HAS NEVER LIVED THERE
He was granted citizenship during a private ceremony held at the New Zealand Consulate in Santa Monica... READ MORE›
BEST NEW ZEALAND SAUVIGNON BLANCS THAT BREAK THE RULES
2013 Seresin Marama Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 45 Very complex and intense, this deep, savory, toasty wine comes from the estate's oldest vines and is certified organic... READ MORE›
COUNCILS MAY CUT SOCIAL CARE PROVISION DUE TO UNDERFUNDING, LGA SAYS
The LGA estimates that there will be a ?2.6bn gap by 2020 between the amount of money social care services need and their budgets... READ MORE›
END OF PACIFIC SHORTWAVE DIPLOMATIC 'MISSTEP' AS ABC PULLS PLUG
The end of ABC shortwave radio broadcasts into the Pacific after 88 years has been criticised as an Australian foreign affairs 'misstep'... READ MORE›
THE LURE OF NEW ZEALAND FOR JADED AMERICANS
I think New Zealand and the United States are very similar, she said... READ MORE›
AKIL MITCHELL DESCRIBES EYEBALL POPPING OUT DURING BASKETBALL GAME
Akil Mitchell, who plays for the New Zealand Breakers, was in Auckland for an Australian NBL game on Thursday night when the incident happened... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS OF AUSTRALIANS KICK OFF ANTI-TRUMP WOMEN'S MARCH DAY
Australian and New Zealand women take to the streets following Donald Trumps inauguration, ahead of the Women's March in Washington... READ MORE›
ASIA'S MOST RESILIENT CURRENCIES FOR 2017
Asia's worst-performing emerging-market currency in the past year is being tipped as the one likely to suffer least from the global slings and arrows of 2017... READ MORE›
NZ YACHTSMAN CHARGED AFTER TAKING DAUGHTER ON TRANS-TASMAN TRIP
Alan Langdon, 46, and his daughter Que were located in Australia last week, almost a month after they were seen leaving Kawhia Harbour... READ MORE›
'THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN GREAT AT GREENPEACE'
Three months later, he helped Greenpeace block a tanker bringing Arctic oil into Rotterdam... READ MORE›
2016 WAS HOTTEST YEAR EVER RECORDED IN NEW ZEALAND
He said farmers were beginning to talk about climate change more and to consider it their planning... READ MORE›
OPEN LETTER URGES MINISTER TO HOUSE HOMELESS IN STATE-CONTROLLED PROPERTIES
Open letter urges minister to house homeless in state-..... READ MORE›
REVELLERS GATHER EARLY FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATIONS
Huge crowds gather for New Year's Eve celebrations as famed Sydney Harbour Bridge is set to explode in colour... READ MORE›
FOR HEART HEALTH, THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME OF THE YEAR
Researchers examined heart attack rates in New Zealand, where Christmas falls during summer and the temperature hovers in the 70s... READ MORE›
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THIS IS NO TIME TO BE DIPLOMATIC - WE SHOULD NOT WISH DONALD TRUMP WELL
Metiria Turei is a New Zealand member of parliament and the co-leader of the Green party of Aotearoa New Zealand... READ MORE›
TSUNAMI HITS NEW ZEALAND AFTER QUAKE
It was felt as far afield as the capital Wellington on the North Island, 120 miles 200km away... READ MORE›
ISRAEL WARNED NEW ZEALAND THAT UN RESOLUTION WAS 'DECLARATION OF WAR'
Israeli leader personally phoned New Zealand's foreign minister to warn him that Wellington's co-sponsorship of a UN resolution was a declaration of war ... READ MORE›
EARTHQUAKE JOLTS NEW ZEALAND; TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED
New Zealand emergency services warned that a tsunami was possible and told people near the coast of the South Island to move to higher ground... READ MORE›
SOME AMERICANS LOOK TO CANADA, NZ AS TRUMP SURGES TO VICTORY
Visits to New Zealand Now from the United States were up almost 80 percent to 41,000 from 7 Oct to 7 November, compared with the same period last year... READ MORE›
U.S. WARSHIP DIVERTS TO HELP NEW ZEALAND QUAKE VICTIMS
Cracks appear in road around Centre Port after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake based around Cheviot in the South island shook Wellington, New Zealand, early Nov. 14, 2016... READ MORE›
U.S. TO PUSH AHEAD ON CLIMATE PACT BEFORE TRUMP TAKES OVER
Kerry made the comments during a visit to New Zealand just before setting off to Marrakesh, Morocco to take part in climate talks between 200 nations... READ MORE›
NEW ZEALAND HIT BY SECOND STRONG QUAKE
An earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude has hit New Zealand's South Island, hours after an initial quake killed two people... READ MORE›
MOVE TO NEW ZEALAND? US MIGRATION INQUIRIES RISE 24-FOLD AFTER ELECTION DAY
Within the same period, more than 7,000 Americans registered interest in moving to New Zealand, which is more than double the monthly average... READ MORE›
NEW ZEALAND KEA, THE WORLD'S ONLY ALPINE PARROT, FACES EXTINCTION
Conservationists have begun raising the alarm after years of crashing population numbers, with the wild kea population estimated to be as low as 1,000-5,000... READ MORE›
THE MEGA RICH HAVE FOUND AN UNLIKELY NEW REFUGE
Backer Peter Thiel described New Zealand as a utopia in 2011 and is reported to have bought residential property in Auckland and Queenstown... READ MORE›
CHOCOLATE BUTTER IS HERE TO MAKE ALL YOUR BREAKFAST DREAMS COME TRUE
He added that the butter, made with Whittaker's 72 percent Dark Ghana Chocolate, is free from palm oil, differentiating it from other chocolate spreads on the market... READ MORE›
TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED AFTER HUGE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES NEW ZEALAND
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has struck in the south island of New Zealand... READ MORE›
FROM A DRAUGHTY HUT TO HOLLYWOOD
Quietly, Clifton Perry thought that one day she'd like to work for Weta but it was a pipe dream... READ MORE›
'MAYBE THE BRITS ARE JUST HAVING US ON'
'Maybe the Brits are just having us on' the world reacts to Boris Johnson as foreign minister... READ MORE›
NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY IN SURPRISE RESIGNATION
After eight years in the role John Key is to resign as New Zealand prime minister for family reasons... READ MORE›
SO YOU WANT TO MOVE TO AUSTRALIA? HERE'S A HOW-TO GUIDE
Migrants can apply for permanent residency in Australia under various different visas... READ MORE›
END OF THE WORLD? DOOMSDAY BELIEVERS PREDICT THE APOCALYPSEA
End of the world? Doomsday believers predict the apocalypseA... READ MORE›
AFTER TRUMP VICTORY, AMERICANS FLOCK TO NEW ZEALAND'S IMMIGRATION WEBSITES
A woman in Christchurch, New Zealand, reaches for a newspaper reporting on the election victory of Donald Trump... READ MORE›
TEARGAS TREES AND OIL MY LIFE IN THE GREATEST JOB ON EARTH
Above all, countries and people now have options to transform the way we live... READ MORE›
NOTORIOUS SMUGGLER 'CAPTAIN BRAM' ARRESTED IN JAKARTA
In 2011 Indonesia passed laws criminalising people smuggling, with penalties of between five and 15 years in prison for those convicted... READ MORE›
NEW ZEALANDER SAYS PASSPORT PHOTO REJECTION 'NOT RACIST'
New Zealand man of Asian origin has no hard feelings after passport system said eyes were closed... READ MORE›
ONE IN FIVE PACIFIC ISLANDERS WOULD MOVE TO AUSTRALIA UNDER NEW MIGRATION PROPOSAL
Under the proposal, Pacific Islanders could move to Australia through a similar pathway to that which is currently enjoyed by New Zealanders... READ MORE›
TRUMP ESCAPEES FLOCK TO IMMIGRATION WEBSITE
Watch Out New Zealand Trump Escapees Flock to Immigration Website... READ MORE›
WHY AUCKLAND IS THE HOTTEST PROPERTY MARKET IN THE WORLD
Auckland also attracts New Zealanders wanting to experience a little of the glamour of an international city without having to relocate to Sydney, London or Singapore... READ MORE›
INKY THE OCTOPUS ESCAPES NEW ZEALAND AQUARIUM, MAKES IT TO OCEAN
A well-loved octopus named Inky escaped recently from the National Aquarium in New Zealand... READ MORE›
RUNNERS HELP EACH OTHER AFTER FALL
Abbey D'Agostino helped New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin who was lying dazed on the track after the two entangled and fell in the 5,000m heats in Rio... READ MORE›
FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN WASHINGTON BLAZE IDENTIFIED
Another Forest Service firefighter, identified as Daniel Lyon, 25, of Puyallup, Washington, was listed in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle... READ MORE›
TWO DEATHS REPORTED, TSUNAMI WARNING AFTER NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE
The magnitude 7.5 earthquake was centered 15 kilometers northeast of Culverden, on the east of the South Island, and struck at 12 02 a.m... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 27 INJURED AFTER MAN SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE IN MELBOURNE BANK
Up to 20 people hurt after a man set fire to Springvale Commonwealth Bank.... READ MORE›