
Kim Dotcom Loses Extradition Case
A New Zealand judge has ruled that the MegaUpload owner Kim Dotcom, along with three of his colleagues, will be eligible for extradition to the United States

A New Zealand judge has ruled that the MegaUpload owner Kim Dotcom, along with three of his colleagues, will be eligible for extradition to the United States

Australians fear new “discriminatory” UK working visa and migration policies will see thousands of workers forced home with little hope of return. At the same time Britain is welcoming record numbers of European Union (EU) arrivals who face no restrictions on starting a new

New Zealanders have chosen a silver fern on a black-and-blue background as a preferred option if the South Pacific nation decides to dump Britain’s Union Jack from its national banner, officials said Friday. The design beat four other contenders in a

A production company hired to shoot a music video by Taylor Swift has been accused of endangering a species of rare birds in New Zealand.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has robustly defended his backing of trans-Tasman neighbour Australia’s deportation of Kiwi nationals for crimes they have committed abroad, saying his parliamentary critics instead support rapists over the rule of law. He says he does not need

New Zealander Jason Patterson wants a weight loss surgery, and he is going on a hunger strike until his government pays for it.

Wellington, New Zealand (AP)– Pitcairn Island, a tiny speck in the Pacific that’s home to just 48 people, has passed a law allowing same-sex marriage — but has no gay couples wanting to wed.

British police are currently in talks with a technology company regarding plans to introduce predictive software said to be capable of predicting when serious criminals will strike, despite the obvious ethical problems posed by such software. It sounds more like the

US reaffirms defense of Japan’s Senkaku Islands; Japan-U.S. military guidelines will include ‘collective self-defense’

Turkey, Armenia hold dueling WW1 centennials over genocide and Gallipoli; Turkey commemorates the 100th anniversary of Anzac day and the Battle of Gallipoli; Turkey debates its role in the Armenian genocide; The politics of genocide and rape — in Turkey and elsewhere

Freedom of speech and expression have come under scrutiny with a vengeance recently. In Burma (Myanmar), it was taken to a whole new level when a bar manager from New Zealand and his two Burmese colleagues were sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison–with hard labor—for posting an image on social media of a Buddha wearing headphones, in an attempt to promote unlimited frozen margaritas.

Two judges on New Zealand’s X Factor, a televised singing competition, have been fired for crudely berating a contestant.

Taliban claims responsibility for bombing in Lahore, Pakistan; Russians ignore Ukraine ‘ceasefire’ as 5,000 Ukrainian troops are trapped; New Zealand debating military help for Iraq against ISIS