New Zealand's tourism sector saw guest nights at commercial accommodation hit new highs in April, with overseas visitors returning in greater numbers to earthquake-battered parts of the South Island, the government statistics agency announce Wednesday.
The New Zealand government on Thursday announced a package totaling 1.25 million NZ dollars (1. 05 million U.S. dollars) to help the tourism sector and support renewable energy in the tiny Pacific island nation of Niue.
The New Zealand government is to give Samoa 1 million NZ dollars (845,023 U.S. dollars) to help the Pacific island nation's tourism sector which contributes almost a quarter of its gross domestic product, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday.
The New Zealand government is to give Samoa 1 million NZ dollars (845,023 U.S. dollars) to help the Pacific island nation's tourism sector which contributes almost a quarter of its gross domestic product, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday.
The hacking of a New Zealand government research institution's supercomputer has brought home the country's vulnerability to global cyber-security threats, an expert said Monday.
New Zealand has more threatened seabird species than anywhere else in the world and planned deepwater oil and gas drilling could drive them to extinction, a leading conservation group warned Monday.
New Zealand had its highest monthly net gain -- more arrivals than departures -- of migrants in more than a decade in April, fueling concerns over the country' s already overheated housing market.
New Zealand and Denmark have signed a film and television co-production agreement, New Zealand Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Chris Finlayson announced Tuesday.
Issues facing small island developing states will be on the agenda for New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully when he attends the annual meeting of foreign ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) next week.
The New Zealand government will be stepping up its trade representation in China, South America and the Middle East to help companies take advantage of growing regional economies, Finance Minister Bill English announced Thursday.
Economic links and alignment of regulations between New Zealand and Australia are set to strengthen but the two governments have put off a proposal for a single trans-Tasman visa for visitors to both countries, according to a joint document released Friday.
New Zealand has ramped up international agreements to liberalize air services to encourage greater international trade and travel, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee said Thursday.
New Zealand and the European Union (EU) on Thursday agreed to continue funding the conversion to renewable energy in the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced.
New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (MCDEM) issued a tsunami potential threat advisory for all of New Zealand coastal areas including the Chatham Islands, following a major earthquake in the Pacific nation of Solomon Islands on Sunday morning.
The International Monetary Fund said New Zealand's economy is stronger, but warned the Auckland housing market and a sharp slowdown in China could still pose a threat to its growth.
New Zealand finance officials on Wednesday welcomed an agreement allowing direct trading of the New Zealand and Chinese currencies, saying they would build on the growing bilateral trade and investment ties.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Wednesday that six initiatives with China agreed at a meeting with Premier Li Keqiang highlight the continuing strength of the bilateral relationship.