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New Zealand PM Ardern calls Sept election; polls indicate tough fight

While she has been feted overseas, opinion polls show her standing at home has slipped

Head out on the highway: A drive through New Zealand's South Island

New Zealand is nature's revenge on the sheer ugliness of mankind

Aus vs NZ: Warner nears ton, Labuschagne survives as Australia pile on runs

Australia have been unbeatable this season, winning all four Tests at home

The Kiwi role model

Lessons from New Zealand about mobilising to prevent an environment going up in flames around us and combatting the feral Whatsapp politics of hatred are in many ways Gandhian - and global

New Zealand volcano: Death toll rises to 19, two bodies still missing

There were 14 patients being cared for at four hospitals around New Zealand, 10 of whom remained in critical condition, local media reported

All victims of New Zealand's White Island volcanic eruption identified

At least 12 of the 18 fatalities were Australians, while another three were US citizens living in Australia

New Zealand volcano death toll rises to 18 as search for bodies continues

Clement said although the land and sea searches had so far been unsuccessful in finding the remaining bodies, police had not given up hope.

No luck in search for bodies gone missing after New Zealand volcano

Of the 47 people on the island -- a popular tourist attraction -- when the explosion took place, the death toll stands at 17 including the missing pair.

NZ PM expresses 'unfathomable grief' as 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption

Among those on the island during the cataclysm were tourists from Australia, the United States, Britain, China and Malaysia, as well as their New Zealand guides.

5 dead, many missing in eruption of NZ volcano; search ops yet to begin

Police said the site was still too dangerous hours later for rescuers to search for the missing

Domestic issues important, but we'd love to see India in RCEP: NZ minister

As many as 16 countries -- 10-nation bloc ASEAN and its six trading partners including India -- were negotiating the free-trade pact RCEP

Learning from the past: Clues to Brexit's future may be on a faraway island

Britain would experience an unprecedented hit to the supply side of the economy, according to Mark Carney, with overnight trade barriers hammering exports

How Fonterra seeks to leverage changing dairy consumption habits in India

In its second stint in India, the New-Zealand-based dairy major looks to put its past behind it and leverage its newly forged JV with the Future group

After backlash for discriminatory policy, Air NZ allows staff tattoos

Some New Zealanders with indigenous Māori heritage wear tattoos on their face or arms that represent their genealogy and are culturally sacred

Escape to New Zealand with some positive vibes and a business plan

Global Impact Visa applicants are interviewed and vetted by a committee of four people who try to find the right mix of candidates based on their backgrounds, talents, and ambitions

Delayed visas, plunge in migration chokes business in New Zealand

Unemployment is at decade lows, though at 4.2% it is not unusually low by global standards

No tangible impact of New Zealand visa curbs on Indian IT firms: Nasscom

New Zealand will introduce tougher norms for skilled overseas workers

New Zealand toughens requirements for skilled immigrants

Government is committed to putting New Zealanders first, says the Immigration Minister

As New Zealand courts tech talent, isolation becomes a draw

In the South Pacific, software no longer needs a hard sell

Wealthy can't jump queue: New Zealand PM denies passports for sale to rich

New Zealand passports are not for sale, Prime Minister Bill English said today, after it emerged US tech titan Peter Thiel gained citizenship in the South Pacific nation despite not meeting official criteria. The dispute over Thiel's citizenship follows reports that mega-wealthy Americans are eyeing the remote South Pacific nation as a "bolthole" should Donald Trump's presidency go disastrously wrong. The government confirmed this week that German-born billionaire Thiel was granted citizenship in June 2011, just two months after donating NZ$1.0 million (US$730,000) to an official Christchurch quake disaster fund. English acknowledged Thiel did not meet the usual requirements -- living at least 70 per cent of the previous five years in New Zealand -- but said he was granted citizenship due to exceptional circumstances. "New Zealand is a better place with Mr Thiel as a citizen," English told reporters. He declined to detail the exceptional circumstances and dismissed as ...