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Panama leak highlights New Zealand's "shameful" tax haven status

New Zealand is shamefully complicit in international tax avoidance schemes through its lax trust law, experts and lawmakers said Monday following a massive document leak from a Panamanian law firm.

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Australia's "negative" foreign investment policy driving away buyers

Australia needs to come up with a more positive approach to attracting foreign investments in land and agriculture, a leading Asia-Pacific agribusiness expert said Friday.

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Australia's "negative" foreign investment policy driving away buyers: expert

Australia needs to come up with a more positive approach to attracting foreign investments in land and agriculture, a leading Asia-Pacific agribusiness expert said Friday.

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New Zealand FM to discuss aid program with Cook Islands leaders

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully will be reviewing his government's development aid to the Cook Islands during a visit to the Pacific island nation this week.

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Media coverage coloring New Zealanders' views of Asia: survey

​New Zealanders are feeling more connected to Asia despite rising concerns over the effect of Asian investment on areas such as house prices, according to a major annual survey out Wednesday.

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Next governor-general shows value of New Zealand's women leaders: PM

​A law academic and businesswoman was named as New Zealand's next governor-general on Tuesday, the representative of the country's head of state.

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New chief named for New Zealand air force

​The most senior officer of the New Zealand air force was formally named as the new chief of the service Tuesday.

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New Zealand defense chief to tour cyclone-battered Fiji

​New Zealand Defense Minister Gerry Brownlee left for Fiji Tuesday to see New Zealand forces helping the Pacific island nation recover from the devastation of last month's cyclone.

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New Zealand gets a slice of pizza robotics action

​The New Zealand government is adopting with a cheesy idea to encourage advances in driverless vehicles -- a pizza delivery robot.

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New Zealand, China agree to protect nature's long-haul flight stopovers

​Official conservation agencies in China and New Zealand on Friday agreed to work together to protect wetlands used as nesting areas on epic bird migrations. The wetlands are visited by red knots and bar-tailed godwits during their 12,000-kilometer migratory flights.

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Israel land appropriation "deeply unhelpful": New Zealand FM

​The New Zealand government on Thursday expressed concern over Israel's most recent appropriation of land in the occupied Palestinian territories.

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Wood industry calls out New Zealand government on NTBs in trade

The New Zealand wood industry Wednesday called out the government to better tackle non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in its international trade pacts.

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New Zealand aims at speedy visa delivery for growing Chinese tourists

​New Zealand government has been working on upgrading its system to speed up processing visa applications of Chinese tourists, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key told a weekly briefing here.

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New Zealand services sector maintains strong rate of expansion

​Growth in New Zealand's services sector accelerated last month, according to the latest performance of services index (PSI) out Monday.

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U.S. spy chief arrives for talks in New Zealand

​The United States director of national intelligence has arrived in New Zealand for talks with Prime Minister John Key on Monday.

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Employment bucks New Zealand manufacturing growth trend

​Growth in New Zealand's manufacturing sector slowed last month as job numbers fell, according to the latest performance of manufacturing index (PMI) out Friday.

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Four police officers shot in New Zealand

​The military has been called in to help capture an armed person who shot and wounded four police officers in an incident in the Bay of Plenty, on the east of New Zealand's North Island, Wednesday, said the New Zealand Police.