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Five Kiwis and two German pilots were killed in a plane crash off the coast of France. The plane, an Airbus A320, was on a test flight after maintenance in France. The plane was only three years old. It had flown 2800 flights and a total of around 70
Google launched the New Zealand edition of its Street View software this week. Street View is found on Google maps and is free to use. By typing in an address or dragging a small man on the screen, anyone with an Internet connection has a 360-degree,
Late on Saturday night, a taxi driver was stabbed to death in Christchurch. The driver was originally from Afghanistan and arrived in New Zealand as a refugee. In August 2001, he was on a boat from Malaysia, along with other Afghani people, hoping to
Parliament began again yesterday after the Christmas break. Two important matters made the news today from Parliament. The first matter was to put more money into the economy and provide jobs. The government is putting $500,000 in to economy for majo
Doctors from Otago University are planning an operation to help people who are paralysed. They plan to take nerve cells from the patients nose and put those cells into the patients spinal cord. They hope that the new nerve cells will make the old ner
The Auckland Art Gallery announced today that they will receive a very generous gift of 15 paintings. The gift is from Julian and Josie Robertson, an American couple who have spent some time in New Zealand for the last 30 years. They said they love N
Today is the shortest day and the longest night. In the Northern Hemisphere it is the Summer Solstice, when they have the longest day and the shortest night. In New Zealand, the sun rises around 8am on the shortest day and the sun sets at about 5pm.
Talofa This week is Samoan Language Week. We need to remember that Samoan is the third most common language in New Zealand, after English and Maori. A large number of Samoan people live in New Zealand. We have a census every five years and the last c
It has been raining for the last five or six days in Central Otago. The rivers are high. The rivers flow into four big lakes in that area: Lake Hawea, Lake Te Anau, Lake Manapouri and Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown is on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Roads
Tonight Parliament voted on New Zealands Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The National Party, with the support of the Maori Party, had 63 votes while the Opposition Labour, the Greens and ACT had only 58 votes. Earlier this week, the government gave f
The government is giving more money for maternity services. One reason for this is that more women are having babies at the moment and hospitals need more beds and more staff. Statistics New Zealand said the number of babies born in March this year i
Most New Zealanders will know about this tragedy which happened in Napier, a city on the East Coast of the North Island. It started on Thursday morning when three police officers arrived at a house to search for cannabis plants. Cannabis is a drug wh
Two buildings burnt to the ground early yesterday morning at Whakapapa Ski field which is on Mt Ruapehu. People who were staying in huts on the mountain woke around 1am Saturday morning to see a red sky. Some thought that Mt Ruapehu was erupting agai
A Royal Commission of Inquiry in Tonga is trying to find out why the ship, the Princess Ashika sank on August 5th this year. 74 people died; 54 were rescued. The commission, which is like a court with a judge, started in October. The commission sat f
New Zealand has chosen two artists to represent our country in Venice for the Biennale Art Exhibition, Judy Millar and Francis Upritchard. They will be among artists from 90 other countries. This is the most famous biennale (which means every two yea
After the major earthquake in Christchurch on Tuesday, many countries offered help. Britain, the US, Australia, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan have all sent Search and Rescue people to help find those who are buried under collapsed buildings. They broug
Business people who have a shop, office or restaurant in the CBD (Central Business District) of Christchurch want access to their business. Most of the CBD has been closed since the earthquake in February. The Head of Civil Defence says it is too dan
Last week, 21 people were found guilty in the case of contaminated baby formula in China. Two men who added melamine to the milk powder will be executed. The chairwoman of San Lu Dairy Company was sentenced to life imprisonment because she knew about
The Fijian Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama thinks that Australia and New Zealand have been interfering in Fijian politics. Last year Fiji was expelled from the Pacific Islands Forum because Bainimarama did not hold elections by the end of the year.
Most New Zealanders know that the Rugby World Cup will take place here in September and October 2011. Teams from 19 countries will compete. The final will be held at Eden Park in Auckland. Last year the Auckland Regional Council (ARC) and the governm