CHRISTCHURCH – Residents in coastal areas of New Zealand fled through the night Monday after a powerful 7.8 earthquake struck just after midnight, triggering a potentially “destructive” tsunami. The earthquake, centered north of Christchurch on the South Island, was felt
Member states across the Commonwealth of Nations including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are marking Armistice day today. New Zealand and Australia were the first to remember the millions of men and women who fell in the service
(REUTERS) – Britain and New Zealand agreed on Monday to set up regular trade policy talks to help push for greater global trade liberalisation and reform as Britain leaves the European Union, trade minister Liam Fox said.
The haka is a traditional New Zealand Māori challenge, made famous by the All Blacks national rugby side. That doesn’t mean junior players can’t do it just as well.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has defended bringing in record numbers of migrants, arguing that unemployed Kiwis have a poor work ethic and that some “won’t pass a drugs test”.
From the Daily Mail: Countries are lining up to enter trade talks with Britain in the wake of the decision to leave the European Union, it was claimed last night. American politicians are clamouring for an agreement, while talks could soon begin
LONDON, United Kingdom — The Remain campaign is “contaminating” Britain’s democratic process by relying on “outside money” and foreign interests to tell Brits how to vote, the former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand has said. Speaking at Westminster, Winston
Some 3,000 Australians marked Anzac Day on Monday with a sombre dawn service in northern France to honour their forebears who fought in the Battle of the Somme a century ago. “Today we come together… to commemorate all who served
Britain is forgetting its history and ties to the Commonwealth, according to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Speaking to the New Zealand Herald yesterday, Mr. Key gave an insight into the discussions he had with British Prime Minister David
Australians, Brits, New Zealanders and Canadians would support the right to live and work in each others’ countries visa-free, a poll suggests. The survey by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) shows large support for a free-movement zone between the four
Authorities are reporting a series of vampire-like attacks perpetrated by women on New Zealand’s North Island.
TEL AVIV – A leading Muslim cleric and scholar who made headlines by claiming that gender equality is against Islam and women are only fit to deliver children is now hoping to spread his influence in the West with the construction of a new mosque in New Zealand.
A New Zealand judge has ruled that the MegaUpload owner Kim Dotcom, along with three of his colleagues, will be eligible for extradition to the United States
Australians fear new “discriminatory” UK working visa and migration policies will see thousands of workers forced home with little hope of return. At the same time Britain is welcoming record numbers of European Union (EU) arrivals who face no restrictions on starting a new
New Zealanders have chosen a silver fern on a black-and-blue background as a preferred option if the South Pacific nation decides to dump Britain’s Union Jack from its national banner, officials said Friday. The design beat four other contenders in a
A production company hired to shoot a music video by Taylor Swift has been accused of endangering a species of rare birds in New Zealand.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has robustly defended his backing of trans-Tasman neighbour Australia’s deportation of Kiwi nationals for crimes they have committed abroad, saying his parliamentary critics instead support rapists over the rule of law. He says he does not need
New Zealander Jason Patterson wants a weight loss surgery, and he is going on a hunger strike until his government pays for it.
Wellington, New Zealand (AP)– Pitcairn Island, a tiny speck in the Pacific that’s home to just 48 people, has passed a law allowing same-sex marriage — but has no gay couples wanting to wed.
British police are currently in talks with a technology company regarding plans to introduce predictive software said to be capable of predicting when serious criminals will strike, despite the obvious ethical problems posed by such software. It sounds more like the
US reaffirms defense of Japan’s Senkaku Islands; Japan-U.S. military guidelines will include ‘collective self-defense’
Turkey, Armenia hold dueling WW1 centennials over genocide and Gallipoli; Turkey commemorates the 100th anniversary of Anzac day and the Battle of Gallipoli; Turkey debates its role in the Armenian genocide; The politics of genocide and rape — in Turkey and elsewhere
Freedom of speech and expression have come under scrutiny with a vengeance recently. In Burma (Myanmar), it was taken to a whole new level when a bar manager from New Zealand and his two Burmese colleagues were sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison–with hard labor—for posting an image on social media of a Buddha wearing headphones, in an attempt to promote unlimited frozen margaritas.
Two judges on New Zealand’s X Factor, a televised singing competition, have been fired for crudely berating a contestant.
Taliban claims responsibility for bombing in Lahore, Pakistan; Russians ignore Ukraine ‘ceasefire’ as 5,000 Ukrainian troops are trapped; New Zealand debating military help for Iraq against ISIS
