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New Zealand author Eleanor Catton wins 2013 Booker Prize New Zealand author Eleanor Catton became the youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction, claiming the award for her novel "The Luminaries".
17 октября 2013
©Reuters Australia, US, France urge Antarctic protected areas Australia, New Zealand, the United States, France and the EU on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Russia for a swift agreement to create vast Antarctic marine sanctuaries.
16 октября 2013
©Reuters 'Tragedy' as endangered kiwi die in New Zealand zoo New Zealand authorities said Tuesday that eight endangered kiwi birds have died from respiratory infections while being treated at Wellington Zoo, in a loss described as "a tragedy" for conservation efforts.
01 октября 2013
Foreigners flock to New Zealand for gay marriage More than 80 same-sex couples, including 24 from overseas, have said "I do" in New Zealand since a law legalising gay marriage took effect a month ago.
21 сентября 2013
EU commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard. ©REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad EU climate chief says Pacific threat shows action needed The threat that climate change poses to Pacific Island nations shows that international action on the issue is overdue.
03 сентября 2013
©REUTERS/Darren Staples No pet hates as dog donates blood to save cat Traditional animal rivalries were set aside in New Zealand when a dog's blood was used to save the life of a poisoned cat in a rare inter-species transfusion.
21 августа 2013
New Zealand volcano lets off steam A volcano off New Zealand sent a plume of steam two kilometres (1.24 miles) into the air Tuesday, although volcanologists described the eruption as small and said it was over in minutes.
20 августа 2013
Same-sex couples tie knot in New Zealand Dozens of same-sex couples said "I do" Monday as New Zealand became the first Asia-Pacific country, and only the 14th in the world, to legalise gay marriage.
20 августа 2013
©REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco Major quake felt across New Zealand A powerful earthquake rattled major cities across New Zealand on Friday, terrifying residents and causing the capital Wellington to shake "like jelly", but authorities reported no major damage.
16 августа 2013
New Zealand quake city opens cardboard cathedral Christchurch's cardboard cathedral officially opens on Thursday, replacing the neo-Gothic structure destroyed in a 2011 earthquake that killed 185 people in New Zealand's second largest city.
15 августа 2013
Photo courtesy of sleep.lovetoknow.com Police alarm as N.Z. 'sleep driver' goes for a spin A New Zealand woman drove for hundreds of kilometres (miles) while asleep at the wheel, sending texts from her mobile phone along the way.
14 августа 2013
©REUTERS/John Gress New Zealand dairy giant issues global botulism alert New Zealand warned international health authorities Saturday of exported dairy products, including infant formula, containing a bacteria that could lead to botulism -- a potentially fatal illness.
05 августа 2013
New Zealand cleans up after strong 6.5 quake Emergency crews launched a major clean-up Monday following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Wellington, as aftershocks continued to rattle the New Zealand capital.
22 июля 2013
Scientists demand New Zealand save 'sea hobbit' Marine scientists have urged New Zealand to immediately ban fishing in waters inhabited by the world's rarest dolphin, saying that losing even one of the creatures will threaten the species' existence.
01 июля 2013
Kim Dotcom slams Megaupload 'data massacre' Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom Thursday condemned a Dutch company's decision to delete million of files belonging to users of his defunct website.
20 июня 2013
©REUTERS Briton admits he's an 'idiot' after N.Z. plunge A British man who miraculously survived a fall from a 15th-storey balcony in New Zealand while drunkenly trying to break into his apartment has labelled himself an "idiot".
18 июня 2013
Google to beam Internet from balloons Google revealed top-secret plans Saturday to send ballons to the edge of space with the lofty aim of bringing Internet to the two-thirds of the global population currently without web access.
16 июня 2013
Pressure on New Zealand to save world's rarest dolphin New Zealand is facing pressure to save the world's rarest dolphin at an international scientific meeting underway this week in what conservationists say is a test of the nation's "clean, green" credentials.
10 июня 2013
Boeing starts building longer 787 model Boeing announced Sunday it has started building its 787-9, a longer version of its 787 Dreamliner, looking to leave the jet's problems behind.
03 июня 2013
Britain's Prince Charles (R) and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. ©REUTER/Peter Dejong New Zealander fined over Prince Charles manure plan An elderly New Zealand anti-royalist was fined Monday over a plan to hurl manure at Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during their visit to Auckland last year.
20 мая 2013

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