New Zealand

New Zealand stock market falls more than 2 per cent

Wellington  - The New Zealand stock market fell more than 2.5 per cent on Friday, with its benchmark index of top 50 stocks dropping to its lowest level since December 2005.

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw passes away

Wellington(TN), June 27: Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, whose military victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war led to the creation of Bangladesh, died at the Military Hospital in W

Field Marshal Manekshaw seriously ill

Wellington, June 26 : Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw is seriously ill and is undergoing treatment at a military hospital in Wellington.

New Zealand consumer confidence at 17-year low

Wellington  - Consumer confidence in New Zealand is at its lowest level since the recession of 1991, according to a survey reported Thursday.

German sailor's fate could remain mystery after New Zealand accident

Wellington - How and why 75-year-old solo German sailor Eric Poehlmann went missing after his yacht capsized off New Zealand might never be known, police said Wednesday.

Maori tribes get massive compensation package for colonial wrongs

Wellington - Seven Maori tribes became New Zealand's biggest forest owners on Wednesday in a multi-million-dollar compensation package from the government for past injustices under European rule.

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