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What are reigning world champions Italy, European champions Spain, and football giants Brazil doing taking on teams like New Zealand and Iraq this month?
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands region Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A killer gunman at the center of a two-day standoff with police has been found dead inside his home, New Zealand police said Saturday.
The dollar and yen strengthened broadly Monday on rising risk aversion as concern grew that an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico could become a global pandemic, while the Mexican peso fell sharply.
Rahul Dravid broke Mark Waugh's record for most catches in Test cricket as India set New Zealand a massive win target of 617 to level the series at Wellington.
Fate, police say, saved baby Grace from being tossed out with the trash.
Centuries by New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori and Jesse Ryder inspired a New Zealand fightback on day one of the first Test against India.
The ambush by up to a dozen gunmen of a bus carrying members of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore is the realization of fears long held by the sport's leading players.
America's Cup holders Alinghi have reached the challenger final at the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in Auckland, New Zealand, following a controversial round-robin incident.
An Internet auction to sell off the plaster cast that New Zealand Prime Minister John Key wore when he broke his right arm has raised close to NZ$ 20,000 for charity.
What are reigning world champions Italy, European champions Spain, and football giants Brazil doing taking on teams like New Zealand and Iraq this month?
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands region Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A killer gunman at the center of a two-day standoff with police has been found dead inside his home, New Zealand police said Saturday.
The dollar and yen strengthened broadly Monday on rising risk aversion as concern grew that an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico could become a global pandemic, while the Mexican peso fell sharply.
Rahul Dravid broke Mark Waugh's record for most catches in Test cricket as India set New Zealand a massive win target of 617 to level the series at Wellington.
Fate, police say, saved baby Grace from being tossed out with the trash.
Centuries by New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori and Jesse Ryder inspired a New Zealand fightback on day one of the first Test against India.
The ambush by up to a dozen gunmen of a bus carrying members of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore is the realization of fears long held by the sport's leading players.
America's Cup holders Alinghi have reached the challenger final at the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in Auckland, New Zealand, following a controversial round-robin incident.
An Internet auction to sell off the plaster cast that New Zealand Prime Minister John Key wore when he broke his right arm has raised close to NZ$ 20,000 for charity.
The West Indies made cricket history by scoring the first-ever "eliminator over" win in Twenty20 internationals as they beat New Zealand in Auckland.
A rare reptile with lineage dating back to the dinosaur age has been found nesting on the New Zealand mainland for the first time in about 200 years
If your November travel plans include a flight out of Los Angeles, don't be surprised to find yourself standing behind a bald, tattooed human billboard.
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near New Zealand's remote and largely uninhabited Kermadec Islands early Tuesday, New Zealand's GNS Science geological agency said
The British supermarket chain Tesco pulled a Chinese candy from its shelves and New Zealand said Wednesday it found dangerously high levels of the industrial chemical melamine in the same brand, as fears over tainted milk spread beyond Asia
New Zealand warmed up for their Tri-Nations decider against Australia with a 101-14 rout of Samoa in a one-off rugby union Test on Wednesday in New Plymouth, running in 15 tries.
A New Zealand judge has made a 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name can be changed from Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii, the country's national news agency reported Thursday.
An eight-year-old girl was ejected from a junior tennis tournament in New Zealand when officials discovered she was wearing a hidden radio earpiece to receive instructions from her father.
Three of England's Rugby World Cup winners, Mike Tindall, Ben Kay and Joe Worsley, have not made it to Martin Johnson's first elite player squad.
England were closing fast on a comfortable win over New Zealand by the close of the third day's play in the third Test at Trent Bridge.
Jacob Oram's defiant hundred guided New Zealand to a draw against England in the first Test match at Lord's.
Marine scientists surveying a large undersea mountain chain were amazed to find millions of tiny starfish swirling their arms to capture food in the undersea current
Six college students and a teacher are killed by a "rain bomb" while on a school-sponsored outdoor adventure
Team New Zealand has seen two key members of its team defect to rival America's Cup syndicate Oracle.
A man accused of killing his wife in New Zealand and then abandoning the couple's 3-year-old daughter at an Australian train station has been deported to New Zealand to face murder charges, U.S. immigration officials announced Sunday.
Captain Michael Vaughan hit an unbeaten 44 to lead England's reply after their attack failed to halt New Zealand's progress to a major first innings total in the opening Test.
England struck an important blow by dismissing New Zealand big-hitter Brendon McCullum for 51 just before the close of the first day of the first Test in Wellington, and left the home side on 282 for six.
A man arrested in the U.S. after a months-long, intercontinental manhunt will be deported to New Zealand to face murder charges in the death of his wife, authorities told CNN Friday.
A man accused of killing his wife in New Zealand and then abandoning the couple's 3-year-old daughter at an Australian train station has been captured in suburban Atlanta, authorities said.
England failed to complete their comeback to level the series after slumping to a comprehensive four-wicket Duckworth-Lewis defeat in the final one-day cricket international against New Zealand in Christchurch.
Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming says he will retire from Test cricket at the end of next month's home series against England.
New Zealand inflicted another embarrassing one-day defeat on England when they coasted to a 10-wicket win in a match reduced to 36 overs a side in Hamilton.
New Zealand are heading for a crushing victory over Bangadesh in the second Test in Wellington after taking total command on the second day.
Brendon McCullum plundered an unbeaten 80 runs from 28 balls as New Zealand demolished Bangladesh's total of 93 runs in six scintillating overs for a 10-wicket victory in their third one-day international on Monday.
Buildings collapsed, power lines were knocked out and gas pipes ruptured when a powerful earthquake hit the northeastern coast of New Zealand late Thursday.
Englishman Richard Finch faltered with three bogeys over the closing nine holes before claiming the New Zealand Open by a three-shot margin in Queenstown.
Stephen Fleming has been replaced as captain of the New Zealand Test team by Daniel Vettori, who has already taken charge of the Kiwis in one-day international cricket.
New Zealand on Wednesday asked retailers and consumers to dispose of 11 brands of Chinese-made toothpaste after tests confirmed they contained toxic chemicals.
Something keeps drawing me back to New Zealand. I suspect something always will.
Team New Zealand are one win away from challenging Alinghi for the America's Cup after maintaining their domination of Luna Rossa in the Louis Vuitton Cup final fourth leg on Tuesday.
Emirates Team New Zealand snatched first place from BMW Oracle to finish top of the rankings at the end of the round robin stages of the Louis Vuitton Cup on Wednesday.
Flanker Liam Messam and fullback Corey Jane were among a group of promising young players to extend their New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) contracts on Tuesday.
Opener Lou Vincent found form with a century and Brendon McCullum hit the fastest World Cup fifty in New Zealand's 114-run win over Canada in their final Group C game on Thursday.
Peter Fulton added his name to New Zealand's growing injury list after he broke a finger during a World Cup warm-up match against Sri Lanka.
Australia held on to beat New Zealand by just eight runs in a high-scoring tri-series one-day international featuring three centuries at the WACA.
Sanath Jayasuriya became the most-capped player in the history of limited-overs cricket on Tuesday, even though the fifth one-day match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was abandoned because of rain.
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Fly-half Daniel Carter kicked 25 points and set up two tries to guide New Zealand to a 35-17 victory over South Africa in their Tri-Nations match on Saturday.
Matt Giteau comes in at inside center in place of Mat Rogers in one of four changes in the Australian team to play South Africa in the Tri-Nations at Brisbane on Saturday.
New Zealand withstood a spirited Ireland challenge to win the second Test 27-17 in torrential rain at Eden Park, Auckland.
New Zealand made three changes to the team that beat Ireland 34-23 in Hamilton last weekend for the second Test in Auckland on Saturday.
Former New Zealand rugby captain Bob Duff has died in Christchurch aged 80, the NZRU) announced.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming gave his team a narrow advantage with a ninth Test century on the first day of the second Test against South Africa on Thursday.
New Zealand crushed West Indies by 10 wickets in the second Test on Monday to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in their three-match series.
Bad light halted play early on the third day of the second Test between New Zealand and West Indies with the visitors struggling to save the match and the series.
One person was missing Friday after a volcano erupted on a largely uninhabited New Zealand island, according to television reports.
New Zealand have axed veterans Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan for the first two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka over the New Year.
New Zealand completed a memorable year and a Grand Slam of wins over the four unions of the British Isles with a 29-10 defeat of Scotland at Murrayfield.
Next time you are out for dinner on a business trip, you may find that the food on your plate has traveled further than you have.
A back injury has forced Australian reserve hooker Stephen Moore out of Saturday's final Tri-nations test match against New Zealand in Auckland.
New Zealand overcame a sloppy start and a series of missed opportunities to thrash Australia 30-13 at the Olympic stadium.
Ireland will play two tests in New Zealand and one in Australia next June, the Irish Rugby Union have said.
New Zealand will go ahead with their bid to stage the 2011 rugby World Cup, the country's government and New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) announced on Wednesday.
Czech driver Roman Kresta has been forced to withdraw from this weekend's New Zealand rally after crashing his Ford in the final testing session.
Middle-order batsman Craig McMillan has been dropped from New Zealand's side for the third test against Australia this week, with James Marshall brought in to play alongside his twin brother Hamish.
A superb display of pace bowling by Glenn McGrath lifted Australia to a 10-run win over New Zealand in their opening one-day international.
New Zealand coach Graham Henry has made 13 changes to his side to play the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday.
New Zealand's central bank has again moved to ease inflation pressures, raising its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 6.5 percent -- a level last seen in May 2000.
Captain Stephen Fleming set two national records as New Zealand took control on the first day of the second test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.
Daniel Vettori took six wickets as New Zealand romped to victory by an innings and 99 runs against Bangladesh on the fourth day of the first test.
New Zealand's central bank has again moved to ease inflation pressures, raising its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 6.25 percent -- a level last seen in March 2001.
Australia's Prime Infrastructure says it has bid about $238 million for a majority stake in Powerco, New Zealand's second largest power distribution utility.
Telecom New Zealand has lifted net profit 6.3 percent to NZ$754 million ($488 million) for the year to June 30 in what chairman Roderick Deane called a "solid" performance.
New Zealand's central bank has again moved to ease inflation pressures, raising its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 6.0 percent -- a level last seen in April 2001.
Australia's Origin Energy will pay NZ$1.675 billion ($1.09 billion) for a controlling 51.2 percent stake in New Zealand's biggest electricity company, Contact Energy.
It started with two Israelis convicted of trying illegally to obtain a New Zealand passport -- a valuable commodity in the world of international spy craft that can open up doors often closed to Israeli passport holders.
New Zealand cruised to a seven-wicket victory in their NatWest Series day/night one-day international at the Riverside, Chester-le-Streeton Tuesday.
New Zealand reached 190 for five and were building a healthy lead at the end of day three of the third test at Trent Bridge after Chris Cairns had helped dismiss England with a five-wicket haul on Saturday.
A seventh century from Stephen Fleming spurred New Zealand to 295 for four at stumps on day one of the third Test at Trent Bridge but two wickets in two balls from Steve Harmison late on kept England in the hunt.
New Zealand's central bank has raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.5 percent.
A big fall in banking stocks is weighing on the Japanese market in Monday trade.
South Africa dominated the first day in the second Test against New Zealand on Thursday, moving on to 231 for two wickets at the close in Auckland.
New Zealand's central Reserve Bank held its cash rate steady Thursday amid signs of a slowdown in the South Pacific nation's economy.
The musical dynasty of the Finns represents rock royalty in New Zealand.
Captain Stephen Fleming hit a superb century to guide New Zealand to a five-wicket win over South Africa in a one-day game on Tuesday.
New Zealand's biggest company Telecom Corp. of New Zealand has lifted first-half earnings 21 percent to $NZ365 million ($248 million) and flagged a dividend increase.
New Zealand's Reserve Bank increased its official cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.25 percent Thursday morning, citing a need to "ensure inflation remains comfortably within the target range over the medium term".
Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets in their second one-day match to level the five match series 1-1.
Count Dolphins EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE www.earthwatch.org; 800-776-0188
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