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Prime Minister calls on New Zealand to prepare for worst in mine blast

Prime Minister calls on New Zealand to prepare for worst in mine blast

New Zealand’s prime minister warned the nation to prepare for the worst as there remained no viable way to reach 29 coal miners missing since Friday.

Milk company: Zero melamine was always policy

New Zealand dairy group Fonterra on Wednesday said it clearly told its Chinese partner that no amount of melamine was acceptable in its milk products.

New Zealand shocked by river tragedy

Six teenagers and their teacher who were killed in a river gorge in New Zealand when flood waters suddenly surged down on them had little chance of escape, their principal said…

Fresh quake hits New Zealand city

A magnitude-4,8 earthquake rattled a New Zealand city on Saturday after it was hit by a powerful temblor earlier this week that resulted in millions of dollars in damage.…

Network apologises for South Park episode

New Zealand television network C4 apologised on Thursday for showing an episode of South Park that featured a bleeding statue of the Virgin Mary, and pledged not to repeat the…

Relief reaches Vanuatu island hit by eruption

The first shipload of aid for thousands of Vanuatu villagers forced from their homes by an erupting volcano arrived on Saturday at this remote South Pacific island. It arrived as…

Vanuatu volcano spews steam, gas

Vanuatu’s erupting Mount Manaro volcano burst into spectacular life on Thursday — shooting steam and toxic gases 3 000km into the skies above remote Ambae Island. Huge columns of…

Ruling New Zealand party pursues minority govt

New Zealand’s ruling Labour Party seems set to form a new minority government after the Electoral Office confirmed on Saturday it has the biggest number of seats in the nation’s…