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The captain and the navigator of a ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef last year in what authorities have called the country's worst maritime environmental disaster were each sentenced Friday to seven months in jail.
A magnitude-4.7 earthquake has rattled the quake-weary New Zealand city of Christchurch. There are no initial reports of serious injuries or damage.
New Zealand's government promises to tackle rising debt and return the country's books to the black in two years.
New Zealand's government says it is introducing new rules to address workplace problems aboard foreign-owned fishing vessels.
New Zealand says it will withdraw its small contingent of troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned.
The 20-year-old Boston University student who was driving a minivan that crashed on a rural New Zealand road earlier this month, killing three of his classmates, has spoken out about the pain of losing his best friend.
A New Zealand woman who went on the run with some of the millions of dollars mistakenly deposited into her partner's bank account has been convicted of theft, attempted fraud and money laundering.
A mysterious benefactor in Paris is spreading love, cash and hair appliances along a rugged stretch of New Zealand.
While studying abroad in Australia, Boston University junior Meg Theriault made sure to send flowers to her mother in Massachusetts before Mother's Day.
Hundreds of Boston University students have held a candlelight vigil for three classmates killed in a minivan crash in New Zealand, where they were studying.
New Zealand police filed charges Friday against a 20-year-old Boston University student who drove a minivan in a crash that killed three of his college classmates last week.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has broken a long silence on gay marriage and left the door open for making it legal.
A skydiving plane that crashed near a New Zealand glacier in 2010, killing nine people, was overloaded because modifications for it to carry passengers were poorly managed, investigators concluded.
The research subjects were unlikely for a university thesis: Drummer, Filf, Misery, Nail and Ripper, among others.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the Secret Service has found no basis to allegations its agents hired strippers and prostitutes in El Salvador last year.
New Zealand may be one of the most geographically isolated nations on Earth, but its leaders say the country is not immune to the risks of refugees arriving by boat.
An African elephant is still welcome at a California sanctuary after killing a zookeeper who was preparing to move the animal from New Zealand, the sanctuary owner said Thursday.
A New Zealand zookeeper killed by an African elephant had been trying to get the lonely pachyderm into an animal sanctuary because she knew it would be better off there, people who knew her said Thursday.
With tension escalating between their governments, the United States and North Korea were drawn Tuesday into the same first-round group for this summer's Olympic women's soccer tournament.
New Zealand's government has for the second time approved the contentious sale of 16 dairy farms to Chinese investors, despite objections from critics who say the country's prosperity could be jeopardized by such transactions.
Experts say a New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led the soft-drink giant to note that even water can be deadly in excessive amounts.
New Zealand authorities have filed charges against the owners of a cargo ship that ran aground on a reef six months ago, creating what authorities describe as the country's worst maritime environmental disaster.
New Zealand hopes to end whaling deadlockJapan's Fisheries Agency said it killed 266 minke whales on its latest Antarctic expedition, far below its target of around 900. The militant U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society routinely harasses the Japanese fleet to hinder the hunt. McCully hoped that Japan would e …
Doctors carry out first successful womb transplantDoctors have carried out the world's first successful womb transplant in a breakthrough that could allow thousands of young women to fulfil their dream of motherhood.
Victim of doctor's testicle-zap therapy says pain excruciating Aucklander Paul Zentveld, aged 51, who was admitted to the now-closed Lake Alice Hospital near Wanganui five times as a teenager, said yesterday that he was one of several males at the child and adolescent unit who were punished by being given electro-convulsive "therapy" on th …
$15 per Pack Cigarette Tax" - A Reality Soon in New ZealandThe government of New Zealand is hoping to tax cigarette smoking out of existence. Officials on the island nation have set 2025 as a goal for making the country smoke-free. Today, they announced a plan for how to get there
What do you call your significant other?Yet some people lament the fact that the new meaning of this word has gained such widespread acceptance and wish there was an alternative word for referring to someone in a committed relationship that doesn't involve marriage.
Pressure to make a baby takes its toll on men: study "It is clear that the greater instances of timed intercourse trials, the more incidences of erectile dysfunction and extramarital sex and the greater the desire to avoid sex with the intended partner."
Japanese Citizen Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Participating in International Child Pornography RingWASHINGTON – A Japanese citizen was sentenced yesterday in Los Angeles to 17 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for conspiracy to advertise child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. A …
'Runaway millionaire' trial: 'I'm f***ing rich!' "Runaway millionaire" Hui Gao was allegedly heard to say "I'm f***ing rich" when he learned Westpac bank had mistakenly deposited $10 million into his account, a court has heard.
Labour looks to give party faithful power to oust leader - Politics - NZ Herald News
Facebook considers charging users for popular postsUsers in the country thought they were being scammed when presented with the option to "highlight" their posts for $2.
Secular countries with access to legal abortion top the world's best places to be a mother – USA does not fare well compared with other developed nationsA study conducted by the international organization, Save the Children, reveals that eight of the ten best countries to be a mother are in Europe, and eight of the ten worst are in Africa. The top five countries included Norway, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Denmark.
NZ 'fourth best country to be a mother' - study -:No U.S. Moms ?Save the Children's annual State of the World's Mothers report compares conditions in 165 countries, taking into account factors such as health, nutrition and education and economic status.
Afghan refugee sues Georgia Republican officials for 'terrorist' slander | The Raw StorySehar Hekmati (pictured, center), a Republican activist from Georgia who came to the United States from Afghanistan as a child, filed a lawsuit last week (PDF) against several county level Republican officials, accusing them of slandering her as a “terrorist&rdquo …
Alabama Politician Obsessed with Donating SpermBill Johnson (R), the anti-gay candidate for Alabama governor that admitted to donating sperm to lesbian couples, has left his wife and family "to be with babies he secretly conceived as a sperm donor in New Zealand," the Birmingham News reports. His wife told the New Zealand …
Sperm donor 'left me for babies' A candidate for the Republican nomination to be governor of the state in 2009, Mr Johnson campaigned on a political platform opposing gay marriage. A number of the women he donated to are in committed civil unions with gay partners.
400-year-old bible found in Palmerston North cupboard A 400-year-old King James Bible has been found in a box at the bottom of a cupboard in Palmerston North.
Should the U.S. Lose The Penny Menace?Written by; James Werrell | The Rock Hill Herald A penny for my thoughts? Keep the penny, you can have them for free: Even a country with a coin called a “loonie” is smarter about its legal tender than the U.S.
'Big Brother' fears as cameras zoom in on text messages "It's quite worrying when we, by default, move to some sort of Orwellian 1984 where the state or Big Brother watches your every move. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and we don't realise what we are giving up when we give the state the power to monitor our priv …
Girl on bus which hit and killed her motherAn 11-year-old girl was on the school bus that ran over and killed her mother, and narrowly missed her baby sister, in Sydney's north.
Arizona Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Participating in International Child Pornography RingWASHINGTON – An Arizona man was sentenced today in Los Angeles to seven years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Andr&ea …
Fresh debt scandal rocks Minnesota Republican Party | The Raw StoryThe financial troubles of the Republican Park of Minnesota first came to light a week ago, when it was reported that the party had been served with an eviction notice after failing to pay $111,000 in rent at its St. Paul headquarters over the past year.
Man defends 'shark surfing' Mark Collins said he regretted his decision to make a video of his friend Eddie Bithell surfing on a dead thresher shark in the Western Bay of Plenty but said the story had been misrepresented.
Beware beer goggles (especially if you're a woman) Scientists have worked out why members of the opposite sex can seem more attractive after a few drinks - and they found that women's judgement was more greatly clouded by alcohol.
French head to polls in Australia, N. ZealandFrench citizens in Australia and New Zealand began voting on Sunday in the first round of the country's presidential election that pits Socialist Francois Hollande against incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Nearly 15,000 people are eligible to cast votes at eight centres across Aust …
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