New ZealandClinton braves Wellington windUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton braved the cold and blustery Wellington weather in an unscheduled walk along the waterfront.03 Nov 11:16 PM
New ZealandHillary Clinton arrives in New ZealandUnited States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Wellington soon after dawn this morning amid heavy security.03 Nov 06:47 PM
TaxTravellers leaving UK hit hard in the pocketKiwis flying out of the United Kingdom face hefty fare increases after an increase in British departure taxes that could cost up to $355.02 Nov 04:30 PM
TaxTourism NZ slams $356 UK flight taxTourism NZ has slammed a 55 per cent increase in the flight tax tourists from the United Kingdom will have to pay to fly to our shores.01 Nov 11:05 PM
TaxGovt seeks to lessen impact of rise in UK-NZ flight taxA backlash against big spikes in departure tax for people travelling on long-haul flights from Britain has gone global.01 Nov 09:00 PM
New ZealandNZ supports peacekeeping reform in speech to United NationsForeign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has emphasised NZ's security and development role in the Pacific in a speech to the United Nations.25 Sep 05:23 AM
New ZealandNZ to spend $3.5m on Pacific tsunami systemThe Govt will spend $3.5m to upgrade tsunami warning systems across the Pacific, Murray McCully announced today.02 Sep 11:01 PM
AgribusinessCanberra to appeal NZ apple rulingThe Australian Government will appeal a WTO ruling that Australia is breaching international laws in restricting NZ apple exports.09 Aug 11:32 PM
AgribusinessNZ wins 90-year Australia apple warA World Trade Organisation decision issued in Geneva early this morning ruled against Canberra's efforts to block imports of Kiwi apples in what Tim Groser says is 'a stunning victory' for NZ.09 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandMfat trying to contact Kiwi in flood zoneEfforts to contact a New Zealander known to be in India's remote Himalayan region of Ladakh hit by flash floods are continuing today.08 Aug 09:45 PM
WorldAuckland to host 2011 Pacific Islands ForumThe Pacific Islands Forum will be held in Auckland next September in the lead-up to the first game of the World Cup, the Herald understands.05 Aug 06:31 AM
New ZealandPacific aid boost targets fisheries watchNew Zealand will boost the monitoring of Pacific fisheries to help an industry that loses more than $400 million a year because of poor enforcement.04 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandPacific scholarships to double - PMNew Zealand will open its doors to 200 education scholarships for Pacific people, as well as commit $4.8 million towards the policing of Pacific fisheries, Prime Minister John Key announcement today.04 Aug 04:48 AM
New ZealandPacific asylum centre would not be in NZ - KeyA regional processing centre in the Pacific for asylum seekers would not be in NZ or be propped up with NZ funds, John Key says.03 Aug 09:34 PM
WorldBacking for Fiji unlikely to affect forum, says McCullyThe endorsement of Fiji's military regime by some Pacific countries is unlikely to affect the Pacific Islands Forum's suspension of Fiji, says Murray McCully.03 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ considers more sanctions on IranNew Zealand is considering imposing further sanctions on Iran as part of an international bid to halt its nuclear programme.26 Jul 11:41 PM
PoliticsGoff: Diplomatic cable leak damagingThe leak to Australian media of a high-level NZ diplomatic cable has jeopardised future discussions between the two countries, Phil Goff says.22 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZers descend on Tuvalu for aid exerciseA double-pronged aid effort is getting up a head of steam in Tuvalu this week, as more than 300 New Zealand Defence Force staff descend on the tiny nation north of Fiji and nearly 4000km from New Zealand.05 Jul 12:45 AM
