New Zealand

  • Jul 28, 2006
  • 2 min read

NORTH KOREA/INT: Ministers meeting isolates Pyongyang

Foreign ministers from ten countries met to discuss North Korea today.

North Korea
  • Jul 26, 2006
  • 2 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Corporate tax rate will come down

The company tax rate will probably be cut to 30%, ministers suggested yesterday.

New Zealand
  • Jul 11, 2006
  • 7 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Deficit woes will force rebalancing

The deficit has reached 9.3% of GDP. The rise is unsustainable, raising questions about how a...

New Zealand
  • Jun 23, 2006
  • 1 min read

NEW ZEALAND: GDP grows, as does external deficit

GDP grew by 0.7% in the first quarter, according to government data released today.

New Zealand
  • Jun 8, 2006
  • 6 min read

NEW ZEALAND/US: Relations fettered, but could move on

The breach that opened between New Zealand and the United States in 1985 when Wellington adopted...

New Zealand
  • May 23, 2006
  • 1 min read

EAST TIMOR: Australia warns of instability

Australia warned today that violence in East Timor is spreading.

East Timor
  • May 19, 2006
  • 7 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Spending boosted, tax cuts shunned

Finance Minister Michael Cullen delivered his seventh annual budget yesterday. The budget raises...

New Zealand
  • Apr 27, 2006
  • 5 min read

INTERNATIONAL: G3 rate rises unlikely to cause crisis

The US Commerce Department yesterday announced a surprisingly strong 6.1% increase in orders for...

International