Google map sightseeing
easy as never before.
world places:  
world regions:  
loading

News: New Zealand

We have started to collect the most important news related to New Zealand in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to New Zealand – overview

New Zealand: news

Asahi to purchase NZ drinks maker

Thursday, August 18th 2011, 6:19
related countries: Japan Japan
related places: Asahi

Japanese beermaker Asahi is to buy New Zealand's biggest ready-to-drink cocktail maker Independent Liquor.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Chinese man jailed for NZ killing

Wednesday, August 17th 2011, 13:10
related countries: China China

A Chinese court jails a man over a death in New Zealand, in the first such case of co-operation between the two countries.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Your pictures

Tuesday, August 16th 2011, 11:39

New Zealand reels from "once-in-a-lifetime" winter storm
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: 'We're cut off': NZ snow causes chaos

Tuesday, August 16th 2011, 8:06

New Zealand has been hit with what forecasters are calling a 'once-in-a-lifetime' winter storm, which has brought much of the country to a standstill.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: NZ cities see first snow in 40 years

Monday, August 15th 2011, 14:43
related places: Wellington

A cold blast from the Antarctic has brought snow to New Zealand's capital city of Wellington for the first time in almost 40 years.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Christchurch 'to be garden city'

Thursday, August 11th 2011, 9:27
related places: Christchurch

New Zealand plans to redevelop the quake-ravaged centre of Christchurch as a safe, sustainable "city in a garden".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

New Zealand bans synthetic highs

Friday, August 5th 2011, 0:15

A 12-month ban on synthetic cannabis products comes into effect in New Zealand as the government says they can harm health.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Home-made hovercraft decapitates NZ man

Wednesday, August 3rd 2011, 9:16

A New Zealand man is reportedly decapitated by a propeller while demonstrating a home-made hovercraft in front of his family.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Hitchcock film footage uncovered

Wednesday, August 3rd 2011, 7:40

Footage of what is believed to be Alfred Hitchcock's earliest surviving feature has been discovered in New Zealand.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Off-course penguin gets NZ health clearance

Friday, July 29th 2011, 4:26

A young emperor penguin found washed up on a New Zealand beach gets a health clearance after tests and enjoys a first swim.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Lomu criticises black England kit

Thursday, July 28th 2011, 5:35
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

New Zealand legend Jonah Lomu is unhappy with England's decision to use an all-black away kit at the World Cup.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

NZ rejects Israeli spying rumours

Wednesday, July 20th 2011, 8:03
related countries: Israel Israel
related places: Christchurch

New Zealand leader John Key denies reports that a group of Israeli spies was caught up in February's devastating earthquake in Christchurch.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

NZ teen killed seals as 'pests'

Tuesday, July 19th 2011, 4:58

A New Zealand teenage pleads guilty to killing 23 seals and pups because he thought they were pests.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

NZ happy with England black kit

Friday, July 15th 2011, 16:17
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The Rugby Football Union insists hosts New Zealand are happy for England to wear a new all-black change kit at the World Cup.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Maori MP refuses Queen allegiance

Thursday, July 14th 2011, 12:12

A Maori MP causes uproar in New Zealand's parliament by refusing to read the oath of allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

NZ growth accelerates after quake

Thursday, July 14th 2011, 1:19

New Zealand's economic growth accelerates in the first three months of the year despite its devastating earthquake.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sri Lankans 'held' by Indonesia

Monday, July 11th 2011, 17:04
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

A group of Sri Lankan Tamil migrants attempting to sail to New Zealand are detained by Indonesian officials, they tell the BBC.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

NZ menstruation-row boss sacked

Wednesday, July 6th 2011, 9:23

The head of a major New Zealand employers' group is fired after causing public outrage by linking women's productivity to menstruation.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

England women fight back to beat Kiwis

Friday, July 1st 2011, 18:21
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Substitute Jessica Clarke puts England's women on course for the World Cup quarter-finals as they beat New Zealand 2-1.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Live - England Women v NZ Women

Friday, July 1st 2011, 15:59

England take on New Zealand in Dresden in their second group game at the Fifa Women's World Cup.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

NZ penguin recovers after surgery

Monday, June 27th 2011, 16:48

A young emperor penguin found washed up on a New Zealand beach is eating fish again after having endoscopic surgery to remove sand from its stomach.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Stranded emperor penguin's operations

Saturday, June 25th 2011, 20:06

A young emperor penguin found washed up on a New Zealand beach has undergone two operations.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

New Zealand zoo operates on lost penguin

Saturday, June 25th 2011, 14:34

A young emperor penguin washed up on a beach in New Zealand last week has undergone two operations after its condition deteriorated.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Stranded penguin moved to NZ zoo

Friday, June 24th 2011, 15:30

A young Emperor penguin found washed up on a New Zealand beach has been taken to a zoo amid fears for its health.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Travel sick NZ penguin taken to zoo to recover

Friday, June 24th 2011, 9:00

A young Emperor penguin, washed up on a beach in New Zealand, is taken to a zoo after its health deteriorates.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

NZ to buy homes ruined by quake

Thursday, June 23rd 2011, 10:01
related places: Christchurch

New Zealand's government offers to buy more than 5,000 homes wrecked in Christchurch's devastating earthquake in February.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Wrong turn leads Antarctic penguin to New Zealand

Tuesday, June 21st 2011, 10:45

A young emperor penguin takes a wrong turn from the Antarctic and arrives on a New Zealand beach, said to be the first such visit since 1967.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Chile ash cloud hits more flights

Tuesday, June 14th 2011, 11:02
related countries: Chile Chile

Flights in South America, Australia and New Zealand continue to be hit by an ash cloud from a Chilean volcano that began erupting 10 days ago.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Quake dents Christchurch's hopes

Tuesday, June 14th 2011, 10:00
related places: Christchurch

New Zealand officials say Monday's earthquake has made some areas of Christchurch uninhabitable, confirming fears many homes will be condemned.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Australia flights begin to resume

Monday, June 13th 2011, 13:06
related countries: Australia Australia, Chile Chile

Volcanic ash from Chile continues to disrupt air travel in Australia and New Zealand but some airlines re-start flights.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Christchurch hit by powerful tremors

Monday, June 13th 2011, 9:52
related places: Christchurch

A series of powerful tremors have hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch, almost four months after an earthquake that killed 181 people.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

page 12/32

This content is from the BBC News website. Date and time information is related to GMT.


Maplandia.com is not sponsored by or affiliated with Google.


Copyright © 2005 maplandia.com. All rights reserved. | news | faq | contact us | RSS | XHTML & CSS