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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 »

New Zealand appoints 'honorary consuls' in Visayas, Mindanao amid regions' 'impressive economic growth'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 04:41 PM

New Zealand has appointed honorary consuls for Cebu and Mindanao to "help deepen the trade and economic partnership" of the South Pacific country with central and southern Philippines, its embassy announced Thursday. Read more »

Lalaking akusado, 'sinukat' sa pagdinig sa kasong indecent assault

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 05:00 PM

Pinasukat ng hukom sa New Zealand ang pribadong bahagi ng katawan ng akusadong lalaki matapos magbigay ng testimonya ang babaeng complainant. Read more »

New Zealand PM set to give birth, reveals maternity leave arrangements

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 05:05 PM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's pregnant Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday revealed her government's plans for running the country after she gives birth and takes six weeks maternity leave. Read more »

Top N. Zealand navy officer accused of hiding camera in embassy toilet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 11:29 AM

WELLINGTON - One of New Zealand's top naval officers is accused of hiding a camera in the toilet of the country's embassy in Washington in a bid to obtain intimate footage of people using the bathroom, court documents showed Friday.  Read more »