New Zealand

Scientists set sail to unlock secrets of ‘lost continent’ Zealandia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Scientists are attempting to unlock the secrets of the "lost continent" of Zealandia, setting sail Friday…

New Zealand opposition plans to slash immigration

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's main opposition party Monday announced plans to almost halve immigration numbers if it…

New Zealand launches into space race with 3D-printed rocket

MAHIA PENINSULA, New Zealand (AFP) - Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, on Thursday (May 25) launched the…

New Zealand navy frigate docks in Manila for goodwill visit

  MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) -- A New Zealand navy ship docked in the Philippines on Tuesday (April 4) for a…

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is officially welcomed to New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was officially welcomed to New Zealand on Monday (March 27) during…

New Zealand in free-trade push ahead of China Premier Li visit

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Reuters) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English on Friday (March 24) announced a renewed push to…

N. Zealand part of sunken ‘lost continent’: scientists

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand sits atop a previously unknown continent -- mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific…

Fears of exploding whales as New Zealand clears carcasses

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New…

About 200 beached whales refloat themselves in N. Zealand

Farewell Spit, New Zealand (AFP) -- Most of the more than 200 whales who became stranded on New Zealand's notorious…

World’s longest flight lands in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The world's longest commercial flight landed in New Zealand Monday with the arrival of Qatar…

Tennis: Serena shakes off rust for comeback win

AUCKLAND, NewZealand (AFP) -- Serena Williams was troubled by windy conditions and some early rust before beating 69th-ranked Pauline Parmentier…

Israeli PM, angered by anti-settlement U.N. vote, summons U.S. ambassador

  (Reuters)  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned the U.S. ambassador to Israel to discuss the U.S. abstention…

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