New Zealand

New Zealand remembers war dead on Anzac Day

Wellington  - Thousands of New Zealanders turned out to Anzac Day services honouring their war dead on Friday, the 93rd anniversary of the ill-fated allied force assault on Gallipoli in Turkey duri

Report: Pro-democracy campaigners sweep Tonga election

Wellington - Pro-democracy campaigners, including three men facing sedition charges, made a clean sweep in the "commoners' vote" at a general election in the Pacific island feudal kingdom of Tonga,

Longest New Zealand glacier shrinking 500 metres

Wellington  - The Tasman Glacier - New Zealand's longest - is retreating at the rate of more than 500 metres a year because of global warming, a scientist said Thursday.

Suspected robber exhausted after police chase, taken to hospital

New ZealandWellington  - A suspected bank robber was taken to hospital for a checkup when h

New Zealand central bank leaves interest rate unchanged

Wellington (dpa) - New Zealand's central bank left its benchmark
interest rate at 8.25 per cent cent in a scheduled review Thursday of

Tonga nobles start voting in unusual election

Wellington - The first stage of one of the world's most unusual elections was held on Wednesday as 29 hereditary nobles in the Pacific island kingdom of Tonga voted to choose their nine representat

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