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HUNTER HARRISON, CSX CEO AND FORMER HEAD OF CP RAIL AND CN RAIL, DIES AT 73


Hunter Harrison, the president CEO of railroad giant CSX Corp., has died, the company announced Saturday... READ MORE

16th December, 2017 779

RISKS AND PROFIT-TAKING AT PLAY AS EQUITY RALLY HITS BUFFERS


CNOOC, Sinopec and PetroChina dived in Hong Kong, while Inpex was hammered more than three percent in Tokyo... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 2

'KWAUSSIE' WINS AUSTRALIA'S WORD OF THE YEAR


Crowe lives in Australia but was born across the Tasman Sea in New Zealand... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 0

WAGNER'S 'HORRIBLE' SEVEN WICKET HAUL FLOORS WEST INDIES


When New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss he hesitated in making the West Indies into bat on a green wicket... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 0

WAGNER'S 'HORRIBLE' SEVEN WICKET HAUL FLOORS WEST INDIES


When New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss he hesitated in making the West Indies into bat on a green wicket... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 0

N ZEALANDS WAGNER BAGS CAREER-BEST SEVEN WICKETS AS W INDIES CRUMBLE


The West Indies had slumped to 80 for five and their hopes that Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich could lead a revival were short-lived... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 0

N ZEALANDS WAGNER BAGS CAREER-BEST SEVEN WICKETS AS W INDIES CRUMBLE


The West Indies had slumped to 80 for five and their hopes that Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich could lead a revival were short-lived... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 0

NORTH KOREA TEST-FIRES ICBM THAT COULD PUT ENTIRE U.S. IN RANGE


North Korea Defies the World With Nuclear Ambitions QuickTake Investors shrugged off the missile strike after an initial reaction... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 1347

GLOBAL RALLY EXTENDS IN ASIA AS HONG KONG TOPS 30,000 MARK


In early European trade London was flat, Paris fell 0.2 percent and Frankfurt added 0.2 percent... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 0

FIJI KNOCK OUT NEW ZEALAND IN ASTONISHING WORLD CUP UPSET


Fiji pulls off the greatest upset in Rugby League World Cup history by eliminating New Zealand at the quarter-finals stage with a gritty 4-2 win... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 1852

KIM JONG UN WON'T STRIKE U.S. FIRST DESPITE THREATS


According to South Korea and Japan's officials, North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile off its east coast early Aug 3, 2016... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 863

MATT PARISH URGES PACIFIC PAUPERS TO FIGHT FOR BETTER PAY DEAL


However, he misses the point that the RLPA does not represent all players across the world... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 80

PERU BEATS NEW ZEALAND TO SECURE PLACE AT 2018 FINALS IN RUSSIA


Peru's qualification put the South American team in a World Cup pot with Spain, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Croatia... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 402

TONGA UPSETS NEW ZEALAND IN RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP BOILOVER


Tonga creates Rugby League World Cup history with a stunning 28-22 victory over giants New Zealand... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 2462

ASIAN MARKETS DOWN BUT CHINA OPENING LIFTS SHANGHAI HONG KONG


However, Shanghai performed a U-turn to end up 0.1 percent, while Hong Kong was up a similar amount in the afternoon after the financial markets announcement... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 0

THE WORLD'S YOUNGEST FEMALE LEADER TARGETS EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN


The first country to give women the vote has another world-leading ambition closing the gender pay gap... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 1599

HAVE PSYCHOLOGISTS FOUND A BETTER WAY TO PERSUADE PEOPLE TO SAVE THE PLANET?


Today, researchers are applying social dominance theory to try to understand an even broader scope of behaviours... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 5917

JACINDA ARDERN SWORN IN AS NEW ZEALAND'S YOUNGEST PRIME MINISTER IN 150 YEARS


WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND--Jacinda Ardern has been sworn in as New Zealand prime minister and says she will lead a government that's active, focused, empathetic and strong... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 44

INCOMING NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW CENTRAL BANK OBJECTIVES


New Zealand First has previously mentioned it would like the central bank to better manage the currency, without elaborating... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 24

FROM WARNE TO WELLINGTON -- THE LEG-SPINNER WHO DEMANDS COMPARISON


External Link Australia v England, Women's Ashes first ODI wagon wheel When she stopped after 30 overs, she had bowled 8 of them for 23... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 427

JACINDA ARDERN NEW ZEALANDS SUDDEN STAR GETS SET TO GOVERN


Jacinda Ardern, New Zealands Sudden Star, Gets Set to Govern... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 2375

KIWI PM JACINDA ARDERN WILL BE WORLD'S YOUNGEST FEMALE LEADER


Jacinda Ardern will become the world's youngest female leader after cutting a deal to form a coalition government in New Zealand... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 56

LABOUR LEADER JACINDA ARDERN, 37, BECOMES NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER


New Zealand kingmaker Winston Peters says he will form a coalition with Labour, handing Jacinda Ardern the prime ministership... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 9994

JACINDA ARDERN 37 WILL BE NEW ZEALANDS YOUNGEST PRIME MINISTER


Jacinda Ardern, 37, Will Be New Zealands Youngest Prime Minister... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 16715

37 YEAR OLD WILL BE NEW ZEALANDS PRIME MINISTER


National won 56 seats, Labour won 46, New Zealand First won nine seats and the Green Party won eight... READ MORE

19th October, 2017 771

MCDONALD'S LIMITED SZECHUAN SAUCE LEADS TO CHAOS, AGAIN


McDonald's faced the fury of fans all over the United States, after it failed to provide enough supplies of limited edition Szechuan Sauce on Oct 7... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 20

NEW ZEALANDERS TO WAIT WEEKS FOR NEXT LEADER AFTER ELECTION


Ardern's Labour Party won 36 percent of the vote, the New Zealand First Party 8 percent and the Green Party 6 percent... READ MORE

25th September, 2017 15

NEW ZEALAND ELECTION: POLLS GIVE BILL ENGLISH REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL DESPITE 'JACINDA EFFECT'


The last two polls before Saturday's closely contested general election have shown English's National party seven to 10 points ahead of opposition Labour... READ MORE

21st September, 2017 166

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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

13th November, 2016 54028

WORLDWIDE, PEOPLE RALLY IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON


Organizers said they want to send a bold message to President Trump on his first full day in office that women's rights are worth defending... READ MORE

21st January, 2017 28722

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

28th December, 2016 27507

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

11th February, 2017 23796

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

13th November, 2016 22605

CULTURAL APPROPRIATION: MAKE IT ILLEGAL WORLDWIDE, INDIGENOUS ADVOCATES SAY


Anaya is one of several Indigenous leaders at this round of negotiations who are questioning just how serious some member states are taking the negotiations... READ MORE

13th June, 2017 22442

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

9th November, 2016 15941

WOMEN PROTEST AGAINST TRUMP ON STREETS OF EUROPE'S CAPITALS


In Africa, hundreds of protesters in Nairobi's Karura Forest waved placards and sang American protest songs... READ MORE

22nd January, 2017 15588

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

14th November, 2016 9573

NEW ZEALANDS ELECTION HAD BEEN PREDICTABLE. THEN JACINDAMANIA HIT.


Labour and the National Party are statistically even in the polls... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 8113

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

14th November, 2016 7850

SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG TOP WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES


Europe had four cities in the top 10, with Geneva, Paris and Copenhagen joining Zurich... READ MORE

21st March, 2017 7675

NEW ZEALANDERS FLEE AHEAD OF HUGE STORM


Heavy rain has begun to hit New Zealand's North Island, ahead of what is being called the worst storm in generations... READ MORE

13th April, 2017 5256

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

13th November, 2016 3518

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

21st October, 2016 3225

THE LURE OF NEW ZEALAND FOR JADED AMERICANS


I think New Zealand and the United States are very similar, she said... READ MORE

27th January, 2017 3005

PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS GIVE GREEN LIGHT FOR CHANGE AROUND THE WORLD


Little women replace little men, Germany Photo Germany's little traffic light men have gained cult status... READ MORE

7th March, 2017 2745

HOW TO FIT TWO WEEKS' WORTH OF CLOTHES IN A CARRY-ON AND OTHER TRAVEL TIPS


You can always avoid checking your carry-on, even on a full flight... READ MORE

9th July, 2017 2198

END OF THE WORLD? DOOMSDAY BELIEVERS PREDICT THE APOCALYPSEA


End of the world? Doomsday believers predict the apocalypseA... READ MORE

29th July, 2016 2123

FREEDOM FOR MISS SIMPSON, THE PENGUIN FOUND 2,000KM FROM HOME


As tide sweeps out again Miss Simpson suddenly dashes after it, trying to keep up with the receding water... READ MORE

3rd September, 2017 1645

TOKYO RETURNS TO WORLD'S 10 PRICIEST CITIES AS ASIA DOMINATES LIST


Europe had four cities in the top 10, with Geneva, Paris and Copenhagen joining Zurich... READ MORE

22nd March, 2017 1487

THE ONLY U.S. POLITICIAN TO VOTE AGAINST WAR WITH JAPAN 75 YEARS AGO WAS THIS REMARKABLE WOMAN


(AP Photo) The day after Japan launched its brazen, epoch-defining assault on Pearl Harbor, American legislators voted for war almost unanimously... READ MORE

8th December, 2016 1263

UN DEMANDS END TO ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS AFTER US ABSTAINS


Israel rejects this shameful anti-Israel resolution at the UN and will not abide by its terms, a statement from Netanyahu's office said... READ MORE

24th December, 2016 1151

ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL BRACING FOR CANADA 150 BASH IN OTTAWA


What we can control is that there is strong communication between the federal intelligence agencies, the RCMP and our Ottawa police intelligence section... READ MORE

19th June, 2017 971

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

13th November, 2016 912

TWO DEAD AFTER POWERFUL QUAKE HITS NEW ZEALAND


In September, a strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of New Zealand, generating a small tsunami, but no significant damage or injuries were reported... READ MORE

13th November, 2016 850

PACIFIC ISLAND OF TONGA MOURNS THE DEATH OF ITS QUEEN MOTHER


Lavinia Satini, the coordinator for the Alonga Centre, was in tears when remembering the queen mother, the news website Matangi Tonga reported... READ MORE

22nd February, 2017 800

US DIPLOMAT EXPELLED AMID POLICE INQUIRY


A US diplomat has been expelled from New Zealand after the embassy refused to waive his immunity during a police investigation... READ MORE

19th March, 2017 796

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

10th February, 2017 664

CANADA DAY IN OTTAWA: PACK LIGHT, DON'T DRIVE, SAY SECURITY OFFICIALS


On Friday, June 30, all visitors wanting to access Wellington between Bank and Elgin, including Parliament Hill, will have to pass through security screening spots, said O'Beirne... READ MORE

23rd June, 2017 639


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