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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 ...

Bill English to replace John Key as New Zealand Prime Minister: Party

English, 54, was Key's preferred candidate to succeed him after serving under him as finance minister

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocks New Zealand

The epicentre, with a depth of 12 km, was initially determined at 41.68 degrees south latitude and 174.18 degrees east longitude

New Zealand PM John Key cancels Argentina trip after quake

New Zealand officials have apologised to their Argentinian counterparts and Key said he would personally call President Mauricio Macri to explain the situation

Powerful 7.8 quake strikes New Zealand, triggering small tsunami

The magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck just after midnight in a mostly rural area close to the city of Christchurch

Kiwi caution

Despite starting as favourites, Virat Kohli's India will have to be at its best against a dangerous and unpredictable New Zealand side

Tsunami warning but no damage after powerful 7.1 quake jolts New Zealand

Tsunami warning covered the East Coast of the North Island and the upper South Island

New Zealand denies visas to Indian students

Official figures showed 51 institutions, including half of the country's polytechnics, had visa decline rates for Indian students of more than 30%

New Zealand to extend non-combat deployment in Iraq

At present around 105 NZDF personnel and some 300 Australian Defence Force troops are deployed in Taji