New Zealand shipping regulators are cutting back on their safety and security inspections of foreign-flagged ships, raising fears the industry is being left to regulate itself.
New Zealand aviation training bodies will be targeting China, India and Southeast Asia with the introduction of international-standard regulations next year, Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss said Friday.
New Zealand has formally become a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Finance Minister Bill English said Tuesday.
New Zealand has ratified the legally-binding United Nations Convention Against Corruption, committing it to act against corruption in the public and private spheres, Justice Minister Amy Adams said Wednesday.
New Zealand off-shore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago will leave the South Island city Dunedin for the Southern Ocean on Thursday to monitor fishing activities, said Defense Minister Gerry Brownlee on Wednesday.
New Zealand's financial stability is facing growing risks from the global downturn in dairy prices and soaring house prices in the biggest city of Auckland, the central bank warned on Wednesday.
New Zealand and the European Union have taken "a critical first step" towards a free trade agreement (FTA) with a commitment to start formal negotiations, Prime Minister John Key said Friday.
Singapore President Tony Tan will visit New Zealand next week as the two countries mark 50 years of diplomatic ties, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Friday.
Slowing growth in the global economy is holding back New Zealand's economy, but China is still providing major opportunities for trade, Finance Minister Bill English said on Thursday.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership ( TPP) is set to change the way New Zealand deals not just with the other 11 TPP member nations, but with other major trading partners such as China.
New Zealand government leaders hailed the agreement of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership ( TPP) deal on Tuesday, while opponents demanded to know what the country had traded away in the secretive five-year negotiations.
A strategic alliance between New Zealand's national carrier Air New Zealand and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has received government approval for a four-year extension, Transport Minister Simon Bridges said Tuesday.
Cambodia, New Zealand FMs pledge to boost trade, tourism ties
Growing consumer demand for dairy products in Southeast Asia is offering untapped export opportunities for the New Zealand dairy industry, according to a government-commissioned report out Wednesday.
The New Zealand navy has stepped in to help cyclone-battered Southwest Pacific island nations in patrolling their territorial waters for illegal commercial fishing, the New Zealand Defence Force said Wednesday.
New Zealand's endangered species to get new "ambassador"
Chinese investment in New Zealand's tourism sector is set to grow as the number of visitors from China continues to soar, New Zealand Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce said.