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As his wife floundered screaming for help in murky river water, a frantic New Zealand man was forced to abandon a bid to rescue his teenage son to save his partner from drowning, he said Monday.
About 70 New Zealanders stood in silence in the Antarctic snow Saturday to remember 257 people who perished 30 years earlier when an airplane smashed into a nearby mountain in New Zealand's worst air disaster.
Strong westerly winds in the southern Pacific Ocean have driven scores of icebergs originally headed toward New Zealand to the east, away from the country, an oceanographer said Tuesday.
Ships in the south Pacific Ocean have been alerted that hundreds of icebergs believed to have split off Antarctic ice shelves are drifting north toward New Zealand, officials said Tuesday.
Swedish museum officials returned the remains of five indigenous Maori people to New Zealand on Wednesday as part of a broader move in Europe to repatriate remains taken from burial grounds.
A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whisky that has been on the rocks since a century ago.
New Zealand reached the World Cup for the first time since 1982, with Cameroon and Nigeria also qualifying Saturday for next year's soccer showcase in South Africa.
A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, sculpted as a protest by artist Sam Mahon, attracted 112 bids before being picked up by an anonymous buyer on Friday.
New Zealand and Australia expelled Fiji's top diplomats Wednesday after the military-ruled nation threw out their emissaries, and the Australian leader vowed to stay tough on Fiji to prevent a coup culture from spreading.
Air New Zealand has ordered 14 Airbus single-aisle A320 aircraft worth $1.07 billion at catalog prices to replace Boeing jets, the European plane maker said Tuesday.
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it found a marketing partner for its pain and fever drug Caldolor in Australia and New Zealand.
A group of Chinese Muslims detained for years at the Guantanamo Bay military prison should be allowed to settle in the United States, an exiled leader of the ethnic minority said Wednesday.
Two activists from Congo and New Zealand and a doctor from Australia on Tuesday won the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "alternative Nobel," for work to protect rain forests, improve women's health and rid the world of nuclear weapons.
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he planned to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. If confirmed by the Senate, David Huebner would become the third openly gay ambassador in U.S. history and the first pick by this administration. In a statement released from the White House, Obama said he looked forward to working with Huebner and is confident he will represent the United States well in the Pacific region.
ANZ Bank said Friday it will buy Dutch-based ING Groep NV's stake in their Australian and New Zealand life insurance and wealth management joint ventures for 1.76 billion Australian dollars ($1.53 billion).
An American working at a U.S. scientific base on the frozen continent of Antarctica has suffered heart problems and was being evacuated to New Zealand, the New Zealand air force said Monday.
Scott Dixon's IndyCar series championship hopes got a huge boost at the Indy Japan 300, while Ryan Briscoe's took a hit from a pylon at the end of pit lane.
Sophisticated computer scans of fossils have helped solve a mystery over the nature of a giant, ancient raptor known as the Haast's eagle which became extinct about 500 years ago, researchers said Friday. The researchers say they have determined that the eagle — which lived in the mountains of New Zealand and weighed about 40 pounds (18 kilograms) — was a predator and not a mere scavenger as many thought.
TODAY wine columnist Edward Deitch tastes a balanced, elegant sauvignon blanc and a complex pinot noir from New Zealand's Wairau River Wines.
A new world circuit of America's Cup-class yacht racing will start in November, making stops in New Zealand and Italy and featuring 10 teams.
Defending champion Duncan Grant of New Zealand won his third consecutive world title in the lightweight single sculls at the world rowing championships Sunday.
New Zealanders voted overwhelmingly to overturn a law that prohibits parents from hitting children, according to the results of a nationwide referendum released Friday, but the government says the law is working and won't be changed.
A New Zealand man who promised his wife he would find his wedding ring after it fell into the capital's murky harbor has succeeded — 16 months later. Ecologist Aleki Taumoepeau was checking Wellington harbor for invasive plant species in March last year when the ring went into 10 feet of water.
In these hot summer months, TODAY wine columnist Edward Deitch enjoys three refreshing whites that match well with food and are not too high in alcohol.
New Zealand announced on Monday that it will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 10 to 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, the country's climate change minister said.
Tyra 'can't wait' to get to NZThe makers of the television series, America's Next Top Model, say several episodes will be filmed in New Zealand. The locations and "challenges" the contestants will undertake here have not been announced. (By Beck Vass)
MySpace Music launches in BritainMore than a year after launching in the United States, MySpace Music is crossing the pond and arriving in Britain.
'Intensive supervision' for ambulance driver after sex assaultsA former ambulance driver who indecently assaulted vulnerable patients in the back of his ambulance understands the pain he put them through but isn't sure why he did it.
Chronic fatigue cause unlockedKiwi researchers have welcomed a scientific breakthrough that could hold the key to a debilitating condition affecting 20,000 New Zealanders. A retrovirus discovered by US experts may reveal the cause of myalgic encephalopathy (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome.
Kiwi's kidney research pays offGround-breaking research into improving the condition of kidneys for transplantation has earned a young Kiwi doctor a top doctoral scholarship.
One News's Weatherston coverage breached 'good taste' - BSAA One News report of Clayton Weatherston's murder trial has been found to breach broadcasting standards relating to good taste and decency, children's interests and violence.
Mom Locked in Wardrobe for Seven Hours by ToddlerKaren Kilgour spent "seven hours trapped inside a tiny wardrobe after her 14-month-old son Harry shut the door on her" on Friday, November 27, 2009.
Desperate hunt for missing NZ rocketNew Zealand is still celebrating after successfully launching its first home-grown rocket into space, however its builders are now desperately trying to find it.
Father forced to abandon drowning son to save wifeA New Zealand man who tried to rescue his family from a river has spoken of the split second in which he decided to save his wife and leave his teenage son to drown.
16 million reasons to hate spamA New Zealand man living in Queensland has been ordered to pay more than $16 million for running what is believed to be the world's largest spam operation.
Stowaway cane toad hot-foots it to NZA cane toad hiding in a pair of hiking boots made its way from Queensland and past quarantine inspectors into New Zealand.
Escaping the Exclusive Brethren20-year-old Craig Hoyle, who was brought up in the Exclusive Brethren Church, risked losing everything when he told his priests and family he was gay.
Over 100 icebergs drifting to New Zealand: officialMore than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.
Man Uses Mower Attached to Crane to Trim HedgeBart Dinger photographed a man "using a ride-on lawnmower hoisted precariously from a crane" for hedge trimming. This article features four photographs of it.
Teen who beat up war veteran 'high risk since age 14'Returned serviceman Eric Brady, 85, suffered a broken jaw, cheekbones and an eye socket in the attack outside the Papatoetoe RSA in February.
DAWN.COM | Business | Pakistan slips five places in global corruption listISLAMABAD: In its Corruption Perception Index for 2009, the Transparency International has placed Pakistan at the 42nd place, slipping five places from 2008 when it was at 47.
Rocket Lab primed to launch New Zealand's first rocket into spacePrivate New Zealand aerospace company Rocket Lab completed its final ground-based test today and is now ready to launch New Zealand into the space race with its Atea-1 launch vehicle
Antarctic team's search for rare whiskyA team of New Zealanders is preparing to drill in Antarctica in the New Year, and they hope to strike - whisky.
High rider trims his hedgeTwo Cambridge mates say they may turn their unusual method of trimming hedges into a business, after they suspended a ride-on mower from a crane to do the job.
Hawaiians may have settled New ZealandA new study of Polynesian canoe designs suggests that New Zealand may have been settled by sea-faring Hawaiians.
Search volume from Google Trends suggests that since the 2007 Rugby World Cup defeat, New Zealand web-surfers have lost interest in sex -- a traditional off-season pursuit -- and gotten into porn. [Can't see image? Try here]
Confused birds mistake road for waterDrivers on New Zealand's south island are having to dodge birds which have begun crash-landing on roads.
Sharp-toothed shark acts as midwifeVisitors to Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World were stunned to see one shark give another shark an impromptu caesarean section.
MP swears during apology for swearingA Maori politician in New Zealand has apologised for using swear words in an abusive email he sent to a member of the public. But during his apology, the outspoken MP landed himself in more hot water by swearing again.
Man admits to sex with dead victimsA New Zealand man has pleaded guilty to killing his wife and a female neighbour before having sex with their bodies.
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