
Stronger trade with Asia means more jobs - Key
Stronger trade ties with Asia's major economies will strengthen NZ's economy, John Key says.
Stronger trade ties with Asia's major economies will strengthen NZ's economy, John Key says.
New Zealand organisation SurfAid has been appointed the lead NGO responsible for running relief efforts for the tsunami-hit islands of Indonesia.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is to visit NZ for talks early next year likely to yield progress in aligning the two nations' economies, says John Key.
Auckland police say they have been assured by Chinese authorities that Zhen Xiao will not face the death sentence if he is convicted of murdering Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini.
Coach Mark Greatbatch has been blunt about the Black Caps' series loss to Bangladesh saying they 'played like dicks'.
A group of surfers - including a Kiwi - have arrived in the Indonesian city of Padang with a harrowing tale of survival in the tsunami.
Villagers in Myanmar are calling for a boycott of next month's election.
A Kiwi was forced to jump into the sea when a 3m tsunami tore two boats from their anchorages at an Indonesian surf break.
Around 50 New Zealand surfers could have been in the Indonesian area where a small tsunami caused by a 7.7 earthquake hit early this morning.
Surfers on a charter boat jumped into the water when a three-metre high wave forced another boat into their craft, causing an explosion.
Held on the full moon of the twelfth lunar month, Loi Krathong is one of Thailand's most atmospheric traditional festivals.