The U.S. dollar changed hands at the upper 114 yen level early Thursday in Tokyo, remaining at a seven- year high hit overnight in New York on U.S. midterm election results.
New Zealand's Ministry of Health on Tuesday began a series of briefings on Ebola readiness for health sector staff in major cities, said Health Minister Jonathan Coleman.
With China's "Nov. 11" online shopping frenzy around the corner, foreign brands are expected to play a bigger role as competition heats up for this year's digital shopping dash.
Analysts have lowered forecast of further interest rate rises after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) held its official cash rate at 3.5 percent Thursday, saying a significant depreciation in the country's overvalued dollar was expected.
A doctor who showed potential symptoms on his return from a recent trip to an Ebola-affected West African nation is being tested for the virus at a New York City hospital, health officials said Thursday.
New York City officials on Thursday reassured the public that it was safe to ride the subways following Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's warning of the Islamic State (IS) network's plot to attack subways in the United States and Paris.
Scientists have renewed hopes that one of the world's rarest whales might return to New Zealand waters after confirming a significant population around the sub- Antarctic Campbell Island.
U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday with all three major indices plunging more than 1 percent, as a slump in durable goods orders and escalating geopolitical risks spooked investors.
Rising electricity prices are powering a move to solar energy in New Zealand, according to a study out Wednesday.
U.S. stocks closed mixed Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index suffering a hit ahead of Chinese e- commerce giant Alibaba's scheduled initial public offering later this week, as investors are awaiting the results of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
Americans, led by President Barack Obama, on Thursday commemorated 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks by observing moments of silence for thousands of innocent people killed that day at the World Trade Center of New York City, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field.
U.S. stocks lost ground Tuesday, as investors were concerned that the Federal Reserve may begin hiking interest rates sooner than expected.
Israel has told the New Zealand government that it will not accept New Zealand's new ambassador because the ambassador was also accredited to the Palestinian Authority, according to reports on Monday.
National borders have become practically meaningless in the struggle to deal with the world's natural and man-made disasters, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday in a speech urging young New Zealanders to become "global citizens."
New dada from the New York City Health Department show that, from 2010 to 2013, drug overdose deaths in the metropolis increased by 41 percent -- from 8.2 to 11.6 per 100,000 New Yorkers.
The signing of a new protocol will make the free trade pact with Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) more business-friendly, transparent and flexible, New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said Wednesday.
About 2,000 leading scientists and researchers will arrive in New Zealand over this week for a series of major meetings that will set the global science and research agenda, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce said Monday.
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