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Summer Palace Bronze auctioned for 410,000 pounds

AbronzerelicbelievedtohavebeenlootedfromtheOldSummerPalaceinBeijingin1860soldatauctioninCanterbury,KentonWednesdayfor410,000pounds($582,000)inanauctioninKent,in

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Cricket: England all-rounder trains with new side Canterbury Kings

England'sBenStokeshastakenpartinhisfirsttrainingsessionwithCanterburyKingsinNewZealand.TheEnglandandWalesCricketBoardsaystheall-roundercannotplayforEnglandashew

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Ancient seabird fossil links New Zealand with Antarctica

A fossil of one of the world's oldest flying seabirds has been found in New Zealand

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Visa rules changed to protect New Zealand workers in earthquake rebuild

The New Zealand government announced Monday it was changing the country's visa rules to ensure New Zealanders were first in line for jobs in the reconstruction of the earthquake-battered Canterbury region.