A third explosion rocked a New Zealand coal mine Friday, shortly before the nation observed a minute's silence to mark the time the initial blast led to the death of 29 men a week earlier.

A New Zealand tourist plane, which crashed killing nine people in September was overloaded and unbalanced when the accident occurred, an official report said today.

A signed copy of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf will go under the hammer in New Zealand this month but auctioneers estimate it will fetch a pittance compared to items from The Beatles and Elton John.

Peter Jackson’s Hobbit movies will be made in New Zealand after the government struck a deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros. To end months of union tensions, Prime Minister John Key said.

British actor Martin Freeman from The Office was officially cast in the starring role of The Hobbit on Friday, as New Zealand flagged a last-ditch compromise to stop the production moving offshore.

The long-awaited movies based on JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit were given the green light on Saturday but no location was named amid an ongoing union threat to boycott the production in New Zealand.

New Zealand Chef de Mission for the Delhi Commonwealth Games, Dave Currie, on Tuesday said the event may be called off if the concerns regarding the Athletes Village are not addressed at the earliest.

Many Kiwi cricket fans are reportedly wondering what’s the point of playing Pakistan in both Tests and one-day internationals, given that they have been known to cheat and fix matches.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rebuked New Zealand umpire Tony Hill for publicly airing his belief that Pakistan players deliberately bowled no-balls, a report said this Friday.

New Zealand would not hesitate to withdraw from the Delhi Commonwealth Games if the country finds the security arrangements inadequate during its final assessment of the event's preparations in the ne