The captain and second officer of a cargo ship which grounded off New Zealand last year pleaded guilty on Wednesday to causing the country's biggest ever sea pollution disaster, officials said.

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New Zealand paused for two minutes' silence on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Christchurch earthquake, which left 185 people dead.

At 12:51 pm (2351 GMT on Tuesday), the m

Opener Rob Nicol made the fifth highest one-day international score by a New Zealand batsman on Monday as his side beat Zimbabwe by 141 runs in the second one-day international in Whangarei.

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A group of mostly Maori protesters forced New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to retreat from a national day ceremony on Sunday amid rising objections to the planned sale of state assets.

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Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom will appeal on Friday against a ruling that kept him behind bars in New Zealand while US officials seek his extradition for alleged copyright piracy, his lawyers said.

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A pod of about 40 beached pilot whales re-stranded themselves in New Zealand on Tuesday after volunteers worked for hours to get them back into the sea, officials said.

The pod was part of a larger g

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand's South Island on Thursday, geologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

A stricken container ship wedged on a reef off a New Zealand holiday spot has broken up in stormy weather but is still on the reef after running aground three months ago, raising fears of a fresh oil

A hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in New Zealand on Saturday morning, killing all 11 people on board, a media report said.

The balloon came down in flames near the small town of Clareville, n

The earthquake-devastated New Zealand city of Christchurch was rocked by two powerful 5.8 magnitude tremors Friday, sending terrified residents onto the streets and forcing the airport to close.

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