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Longest New Zealand glacier shrinking 800 metres a year

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.

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

New Zealand police call off search for missing Israeli tourist

New ZealandWellington - New Zealand police called off their search Tuesday for a missing Is

Archaeologists find 3000-year-old jewellery box in Fiji

Wellington, Apr. 22 : Archaeologists in Fiji have found a 3000-year-old pot containing jewellery belonging to the region’s original South Pacifican settlers.

New Zealand political veterans make European tour

New ZealandWellington - A group of New Zealand political leaders was scheduled to arrive in

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