The families of 29 men who died in New Zealand's worst modern mining disaster were Friday left with the prospect of negligible compensation despite winning damages from the company that was running the coal mine at the time.
New Zealand's top legal representative body has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that the country needs stronger human rights protection after the government passed a series of laws that fail to meet its international obligations.
Most Hong Kong people support to develop northeast New Territories in order to relieve the strain on housing, according to results of a survey released on Monday.
Senior trade and economic officials from Australia, New Zealand and the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet in Australia next week to discuss closer economic integration, New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser announced Friday.
The New Zealand government is " thumbing its nose" at the ideals of the United Nations with its plans for controversial employment law changes, the head of New Zealand's trade union movement told the UN's labor agency Thursday.
New Zealand has the potential to be the "fruit bowl" of Asia, a government minister said Thursday following the release of a report showing opportunities for growth in the fresh fruit sector.
New Zealand's national carrier on Thursday was ordered to pay a penalty of 7.5 million NZ dollars (5.96 million U.S. dollars) for its role in an international price- fixing cartel that jacked up air cargo prices into the country.
The New Zealand government on Wednesday rejected a recommendation on capital gains tax by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Firefighters in the U.S. state of New Mexico on Saturday continued to fight two growing wildfires that have consumed thousands of acres of land and forced evacuations of dozens of homes, officials said.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung will visit New York to attend the Trade Development Council trade-promotion events from June 9 to 13.
The New Zealand Defense Force on Friday declared a military exercise involving troops from four countries to be a success, despite a late decision by Australian forces to pull out.
Investigators have begun their probe into the commuter train collision which took place in the U.S. state of Connecticut during Friday evening rush hour, leaving 60 injuries, government officials said in a press briefing Saturday.
The New Zealand government is to step up marketing and promotion of its education sector in key markets such as China, India, Southeast Asia and South America, it revealed in its annual Budget on Thursday.
The two Boston bombing suspects had intended to come to New York to detonate bombs at Times Square, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a press conference on Thursday.
A 47-year-old Taiwan woman was arrested at Auckland International Airport late Monday after Customs officers found about 900 grams of crystal methamphetamine hidden in two suitcases, the New Zealand Customs Service announced Tuesday.
Australia's New South Wales is the state with the best chance of a strong economic recovery in 2013, according to CommSec's State of the States report released on Monday.
Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Premier Barry O'Farrell has come out in support of same-sex marriage, local media reported on Friday.
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