Man survives plunge from 15th floor apartment

A man has survived a plunge from the 15th floor of his New Zealand apartment building and is recovering well.

A man has survived a plunge from the 15th floor of his New Zealand apartment building and is recovering well.

Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted imports from the country due to a certification dispute.

A Qantas flight from New Zealand to Australia was forced to turn back Sunday following reports of a suspicious item on board, but the feared device turned out to be a standard fitting.

International students studying in New Zealand, where prostitution is legal, have been told they are to be barred from working in the sex trade.

New Zealander George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary that conquered Everest in 1953, has died aged 89.
The stage is set for the selection of this year’s recipients of New Zealand-ASEAN Scholars (NZAS) awards.
That’s a bagful of weed for “export” Down Under. Policemen posing as bus passengers arrested a man from Tinglayan, Kalinga province, for allegedly carrying 40 bricks of dried marijuana on Thursday in Quezon City.

New Zealand announced plans Tuesday to force tobacco companies to sell cigarettes in plain packaging, becoming only the second country in the world after Australia to introduce the measure.

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported.

A strong earthquake of 6.3 magnitude shook the North Island of New Zealand on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, but there were no reports of any damage.

Rather than chasing cars, dogs in New Zealand are being taught to drive them — steering, pedals and all — in a heartwarming project aimed at increasing pet adoptions from animal shelters.

An unusually destructive tornado swept through neighborhoods around New Zealand’s largest city Thursday, killing three people and forcing 250 more to evacuate damaged and powerless homes.

A former Catholic brother wanted in Australia on more than 250 child sex charges was reported Monday to have fled New Zealand for Sri Lanka before his extradition could be secured.