New Zealand

New Zealand buying five helicopters from Italy

Wellington - The New Zealand government signed a contract Thursday to buy five Agusta-Westland training and light utility helicopters to be built at the company's Italian plant near Milan.

New Zealand increases aid to Myanmar

Wellington - New Zealand is contributing 1.5 million New Zealand dollars (about 1.2 million US) to United Nations' efforts to help Myanmar recover from the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis, Pri

New Zealand jobs shrink in "shocker" survey

Wellington  - New Zealand's Labour-led coalition government, which would seek re-election this year, moved into damage control mode Thursday after a survey showed unemployment rising and the number

New Zealand Mother's Day spat - phone or send a card?

Wellington -Happy Mother's Day A row broke out in Ne

Fiji supports press freedom - "if responsible"

Wellington  - Fiji's military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama says his government has an "unwavering commitment" to press freedom but will not allow two deported newspaper publishers back into the cou

New Zealand to negotiate working holidays with Poland and Latvia

Wellington - Prime Minister Helen ClarkN

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