Australian and New Zealand stock markets opened lower on Monday following the decision by US-based credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the US government’s AAA credit rating to…
Christchurch has been rocked by two more earthquakes, resulting in more than 50 buildings collapsing as well as causing disruptions to electricity and water supplies in the city. …
New Zealand’s Mines Rescue service has agreed to enter the Pike River mine where 29 miners were killed last November, giving hope to families that the bodies of their loved…
Two men involved in the production of the Hobbit movie were taken to hospital after an “explosion” at the studios in Wellington, New Zealand, where the movie is being filmed.…
Sarah Katherine Carter, 23, and her two friends fell ill on February 3 while staying at the Downtown Inn in Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand. Ms Carter’s companions recovered,…
Two teenagers have been arrested in relation to the death of a 17-year-old New Zealand girl whose body was found two days after complaining she had a stalker. British…
31 Australians are among 184 people around the world who have been arrested following a three-year international investigation resulting in the uncovering of the biggest pedophilia syndicate to date, police…
Some 200 first and second year students from Christchurch will travel to Adelaide next week to attend classes at University of Adelaide after last month’s devastating earthquake closed their university…
300 Australian police officers will be dispatched to New Zealand in order to help the country recover after the earthquake. The first groups of police officers will be sent to…
Prime Minister Julian Gillard said that that in order to support New Zealand after the devastating earthquake that hit Christchurch, Australian could choose the Tasman region as a holiday destination.…