North Korea Gives No Hint on Missile Test

North Korea gave no hint of whether it will fire a long-range missile as widely feared, a New Zealand diplomat who visited Pyongyang said Saturday. A top U.S. defense official expressed confidence the United States could intercept a missile from the North.

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Man Wants to Stop Streaker's Bikini Sale

A woman who dashed into an international rugby match wearing a skimpy bikini was fined for disorderly behavior — but her online auction of the garment already had drawn a bid more than 10 times the fine.

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N.Z. Defends Deporting Terror Suspect

New Zealand's prime minister defended on Monday her government's decision to deport a former roommate of one of the Sept. 11 hijackers.

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Wind, Snow Cause Havoc in New Zealand

Gale force winds battering northern New Zealand cut power to the nation's biggest city on Monday, while heavy snow from a cold snap collapsed roofs and blanketed much of the country's south.

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New Zealand Deports Alleged 9/11 Suspect

A Yemeni who U.S. officials said once lived and trained with a terrorist pilot in the Sept. 11 attacks was deported from New Zealand, the government said Saturday.

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Brazil Resumes World Cup Preparation

Ronaldo practiced for Brazil on Tuesday, two days after not playing the second half of a win over New Zealand because of blisters on his feet.

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Brazil Shuts Out New Zealand, 4-0

Ronaldo, Adriano and Kaka each scored and Brazil comfortably defeated New Zealand 4-0 in a World Cup warmup game Sunday, its last match before heading to Germany to defend the world title.

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9 Unarmed Police Killed in East Timor

Soldiers fired on unarmed police in East Timor's capital Thursday, killing nine and wounding 27, as international troops landed to try to end the fighting that threatens to push the country closer to civil war.

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Gunfire Erupts Near East Timor's Capital

Gun battles erupted between disgruntled ex-soldiers and the military on the outskirts of East Timor's capital for a second day Wednesday, wounding a marine officer and prompting the U.S. Embassy to order nonessential personnel to leave.

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U.S. Agency Re-Examines Amazon.com Patent

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is re-examining Amazon.com Inc.'s patent for "one-click" online shopping at the request of a New Zealand actor who says he's upset over slow book delivery.

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Earthquake Strikes Near New Zealand

Several real earthquakes hit the geologically unstable Pacific region where scientists were testing a tsunami-warning system — including a powerful one Tuesday north of New Zealand that generated a real tsunami.

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Quake Rocks Islands Near New Zealand

A powerful earthquake hit deep under the South Pacific late Tuesday north of New Zealand, and it rocked a wide area of the country, but no damage or injuries were reported.

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Earthquake Strikes Near New Zealand

A powerful earthquake hit deep under the South Pacific late Tuesday north of New Zealand, and it rocked a wide area of the country, but no damage or injuries were reported.

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3 Bodies Recovered From New Zealand Boat

Divers on Monday found the bodies of three people missing since a fishing trawler sank in treacherous seas off New Zealand's South Island, bringing the total killed in the accident to six.

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New Zealand Trawler Sinks, Killing 3

A fishing trawler sank off New Zealand's South Island, killing three people on board and leaving three missing on Sunday in treacherous seas.

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eBay: New Zealand Not for Sale

New Zealand is not for sale, despite somebody in neighboring Australia trying to offload the nation of 4 million to the highest online bidder.

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Keith Richards Discharged From Hospital

Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was discharged from a hospital in New Zealand on Thursday following surgery to relieve pressure in his head following a fall, his publicist said.

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Keith Richards Has Head Surgery

Keith Richards had surgery Monday in New Zealand to relieve pressure in his head following a fall, his representative said. The Rolling Stones guitarist was "up and talking" soon after surgery at The Ascot Hospital in Auckland, but was expected to take several weeks to recuperate, LD Communications said Monday in a statement issued in London.

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New Zealand Opens Access Telecom Network

The government Wednesday said it has decided to grant competitors access to Telecom Corp.'s national fixed-line network, nearly two years after it rejected rivals' pleas to unbundle the network.

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Tonga Fails to Receive Tsunami Alert

Minutes after an earthquake struck near the South Pacific nation of Tonga, tsunami warnings began to radiate to countries as far away as Fiji and New Zealand by phone, e-mail and fax.

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Invasive Snail Found in Minn. Harbor

A small, spiral-shaped snail that clones itself and is native to New Zealand has been discovered in Duluth-Superior Harbor and the St. Louis River estuary, raising concerns about the impact of another invasive species.

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Keith Richards Leaves New Zealand Hospital

Keith Richards has been released from a New Zealand hospital where the Rolling Stones guitarist was admitted with a head injury after he reportedly fell out of a palm tree.

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Richards Rests Coconut After Fall Off Palm

Keith Richards fans gathered outside a hospital Sunday where the Rolling Stones guitarist was believed to be undergoing treatment for a mild concussion reportedly suffered when he fell out of a palm tree on vacation in Fiji.

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Daredevil Tiger Conquers Bungy Jump

Tiger Woods conquered New Zealand's highest bungy jump Sunday, diving 440 feet from a cable car a day before racing in a dirt-track car.

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Woods Attends Caddie's Wedding in N.Z.

Tiger Woods experienced a role reversal Friday when he attended the wedding of his longtime caddie Steve Williams at a resort winery west of New Zealand's largest city of Auckland.

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Australia ad depicts New Zealand rugby team with purses

In a bizarre off-field incident in May, Umaga broke up a fight between team mate Chris Masoe and an unidentified man in a nightclub by hitting the burly Masoe over the head with a woman's handbag he picked up off a table.

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Peace activist hit rocker in spat over girl, say UK police

"Peace activist hit rocker in spat over girl, say UK police Thursday July 6, 2006 By James Ihaka and Louisa Cleave A New Zealand peace activist is facing serious assault charges after he allegedly punched a rock singer in London, leaving the man in a coma. Christiaan …

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Hidden prophets

With an iron hand, West Ryde businessman Bruce D. Hales rules his world church.

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Weather and Traffic chaos on NZ State Highway Network

Snow and ice continues to cause problems for travellers trying to get through the centre of the North Island. Inclement weather has shut State Highway 1 (Desert Road) through the Central Plateau, and access through the eastern Hawkes Bay region has also been hampered.

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Streaking Student Suspended

A student in New Zealand has been suspended from school after streaking during an inter-school rugby match.

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Pacific states desert New Zealand in whaling vote

Sure they can have their japanese bribes but they cant do much with that money without NZ visas... maybe NZ should cut them all loose.

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Snow freezes on South Island roads

Crazy snow storm in New-Zealand. I am sure glad I am not there anymore. I am always amazed to hear about countries that get crazy snow storms and are not used to it. You just don't have problems like that up here in Canada.

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New Zealand Deports Man With Links to Sept. 11 Hijacker

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Sage Training - Accounts and Payroll Software | The Sage Training Post

Accounts software training in the workplace

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New Haka shelved until further notice

On the eve of their opening rugby union Test for the season, the New Zealand All Blacks have been asked to shelve their new Haka and its controversial throat-slitting gesture.

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Brazil 4x0 Against New Zealand

Another big score. Another weak opponent. Brazil use to take on "easy" teams right before the World Cups. It is a policy that aims to have practice matches but with less risks.

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The spoofed Telecom commercial aka 'telecon'

The "Telecon" TVC spoof.

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US prepared plan for NZ support on Iraq

even the USA recognises some of the fundamental differences between Aust. and NZ.

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Online auction site eBay rules that New Zealand not for sale

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PM alone as ministers dodge Telecom blame

The scandal over the leaked cabinet documents on the regulation of Telecom New Zealand rolls on. Now the Herald on Sunday points the finger at Prime Minister Helen Clark's office as the source of the leak.

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Scientists Discover Smallest Sea Animals

Zooplankton are the smallest animals in the sea and a vital link in marine life, yet scientists know next to nothing about them.

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Tsunami warnings after 8.0 quake off Tonga

"Tsunami warnings were issued for Fiji and New Zealand early Thursday (local time) after a massive earthquake measuring about 8.0 in magnitude shook the southern Pacific Ocean."

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It's official: Telecom New Zealand to be unbundled

New Zealand is the last country in the OECD bar Mexico to unbundle the incumbent's last-mile telecommunications network.

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Leading Kiwi Climate Scientists: Global Warming Claims "Over-Exaggerated"

A group of leading climate scientists has announced the formation of the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition, aimed at refuting what it believes are unfounded claims about man-made global warming...

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Solomons Fears More Rioting

The Solomon Islands capital of Honiara is braced for the possibility of further violence as the Pacific nation's new parliament meets for the first time in what is being seen as a test point for hundreds of Australian and New Zealand security forces...

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Deborah Hill Cone on the New Zealand freelancers conference

Freelancers in New Zealand get a particularly raw deal. Word rates are extremely low and publishers assume all rights and resell material without paying royalties.

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Word From the Scrum—Everything You Wanted to Know about Rugby But Were Afraid To Ask

Word From the Scrum—Everything You Wanted to Know about Rugby But Were Afraid To Ask

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It's a Wild Wicket: Everything You Wanted to Know About Cricket But Were Afraid to Ask

Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world after soccer.

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Headshot at Easter Bunny Hunt

Unlike most other parts of the world, the Easter Bunny isn't popular in New Zealand. Rabbits are hunted down as pests here, an activity that can be dangerous for everyone involved.

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Coke-smuggling granny jailed for eight years

Continuing our occasional series "When Blue Rinses Go Bad", we have the sorry tale of a South African grandmother who has just been banged up in New Zealand for a cool eight-and-a-half years for "trying to smuggle cocaine hidden in garden gnomes".

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