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Rugby: All Blacks want to 'right a wrong' against Springboks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 11:36 AM

New Zealand want to "right a wrong" when they confront arch-rivals South Africa Saturday in a Rugby Championship final-round 'dead rubber' in Pretoria.  Read more »

New Zealand Customs get power to demand passwords

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 08:11 AM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's civil rights watchdog has raised concerns over new laws allowing customs officers to demand passwords for electronic devices such as laptops or mobile phones at the border.  Read more »

Rugby: Springboks desperate to avoid being one-match wonders

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 10:39 AM

South Africa want to beat Australia for only the second time in seven Tests Saturday and avoid being labelled one-match wonders after a stunning triumph over New Zealand. Read more »

UN debut for New Zealand's 'First Baby': diaper change, peace summit

Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 07:33 AM

With a mock security pass that lists her as the "First Baby" of New Zealand, 3-month-old Neve Te Aroha made her United Nations debut on Monday when her mother - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - spoke at a peace summit in the General Assembly.   Read more »

Filipino construction workers in New Zealand underpaid, prone to exploitation: study

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 04:23 PM

Many of these workers also come to New Zealand for jobs arranged by companies in the Philippines, and the study found that they arrive in the country with "high debt burdens." Read more »

NZ's Minister for Women gives birth to baby boy after cycling to hospital

Charlotte Greenfield, Reuters
Posted at Aug 22 07:30 AM

New Zealand's Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter announced on Wednesday that she had delivered her first child, a baby boy, after cycling to hospital and becoming the country's second member of the government, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, to give birth this year.   Read more »

Manganganak na opisyal sa New Zealand, nagbisikleta papuntang ospital

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 03:17 PM

Hindi na raw kasi kasya sa sasakyan kaya pinili ni New Zealand Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter na magbisikleta upang maisugod ang sarili sa ospital. Read more »

Australia, NZ firefighters fly out to battle deadly California wildfires

Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 11:59 AM

Firefighters from Australia and New Zealand flew out of Sydney on Friday on a mission to relieve exhausted crews battling deadly wildfires sweeping the northwest of the United States. Read more »

Food Diplomacy: New Zealand

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 04:32 PM

Annalisa Burgos and New Zealand's ambassador to the Philippines David Strachan sit down to talk about tourism, business, technology, and sample some clean organic New Zealand fares. Read more »

New Zealand offers paid leave to domestic violence survivors

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 27 08:36 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - New Zealand has become one of the only countries offering paid leave to domestic violence survivors, after approving a law aimed at protecting victims. Read more »

'Welcome to our village!' New Zealand PM Ardern gives birth to baby girl

Charlotte Greenfield, Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 03:51 PM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to her first child, a girl, on Thursday, Ardern said in a posting on Instagram. Read more »

Bounty Fresh moves closer to takeover of New Zealand's Tegel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 12:16 PM

If completed, it will mark the second largest outbound acquisition by a Filipino firm in 2 years. Read more »

Scientist launches hunt for Loch Ness 'monster DNA'

Mark Mclaughlin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 02:27 PM

Tales of a giant creature lurking beneath the murky waves of Loch Ness have been around for more than 1,500 years -- and one academic hopes the marvels of modern science can finally unravel the mystery. Read more »

New Zealand announces tourist tax to fund straining infrastructure

Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 08:19 AM

New Zealand's Labor-led government said on Friday it plans to impose a tax on most international visitors to fund infrastructure and ease strains on the South Pacific nation's booming tourist sector. Read more »

PH taps New Zealand to make doing business easier

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 10:56 AM

Wellington, among others, is helping Manila create a mobile platform for business permit applications, said Trade Undersecretary Rowel Barba. Read more »

New Zealand allows fired NBC host Matt Lauer to keep his farm

Nicholas Ford, Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 12:06 PM

SYDNEY - The New Zealand government ruled on Friday that former U.S. "Today Show" co-host Matt Lauer can keep his farm in the country, saying there was currently "insufficient evidence" he had failed required character tests for overseas investors. Read more »

Australia, New Zealand eye agri-business in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 12:51 AM

Australia and New Zealand are seeking to boost their trade ties with the Philippines, focusing on the agri-business sector.  Read more »

Ex-sex worker made a dame in New Zealand honors list

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 01:09 PM

A former sex worker was made a dame in the Queen's Birthday honors list in New Zealand on Monday, in recognition of her services to the sex industry. Read more »

Walang wedding planner: Anne, binalikan ang mga paghahanda sa kasal nila ni Erwan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 08:42 PM

Sa kabila ng kanilang pagiging abala sa trabaho, sina Anne Curtis at Erwan Heussaff mismo ang nagplano ng buong kasal. Read more »

DigiGirlz seeks to prove tech is not just for boys

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 05:01 PM

Getting more girls to participate in technology is one of the challenges in an increasingly digital world. Read more »