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• Earthquake rattles New Zealand city; no injuries

  May 25, 2012 1:08 AM

  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - A magnitude-4.7 earthquake he rattled the quake-weary New Zealand city of Christchurch. There are no initial reports of serious injuries or damage. Authorities reportedly closed the inner city after Friday's quake and asked people to leave as a precaution. The city has been rocked by... more »

• Tonga's King George Tupou V dies

  March 19, 2012 12:38 AM

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Tongan media are reporting that the Pacific island nation's king has died at a hospital in Hong Kong. The media reports said 63-year-old King George Tupou V died late Sunday. The nation's government has yet to release a formal statement about the death, although officials... more »

• Earthquake hits New Zealand

  February 21, 2011 8:38 PM

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The mayor of a New Zealand city rattled by a strong earthquake says there are reports of serious injuries from the temblor. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says Tuesday's quake left people in the city council building injured, and he's heard reports of other serious... more »

• 80 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach

  September 22, 2010 8:10 AM

  At least 40 out of 80 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a remote northern New Zealand beach have died, and more whales are joining them on land, officials said Wednesday. It was the second mass beaching in the region in a month. "More whales are still coming... more »

• Americans number 5 in generosity - so who tops the list?

  September 8, 2010 3:11 PM

  Australia and New Zealand share first place, and the United States is tied for fifth, in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens to donate time and money to charity. China ranks near the bottom, barely above last-place Madagascar. The report was... more »

• 100-year-old scotch pulled from frozen crate

  August 13, 2010 9:52 AM

  A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped in Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened Friday - but the heritage dram won't be tasted by whisky lovers because it's being preserved for its historic significance. The crate, recovered from the Antarctic hut of renowned explorer Sir Ernest... more »

• Study links acetaminophen, asthma in teens

  August 13, 2010 9:34 AM

  Teens who take acetaminophen have double the risk for asthma compared to those who'd never taken it. That's the finding of a new study by the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The scientists studied teens who... more »

• Youth Symphony ensembles this Sunday

  May 20, 2010 12:18 PM

  Ensembles from the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony will perform the works of Haydn, Dvorak, Debussy and Bach this Sunday in the Hillside Neighborhood. The concert is a fundraiser for the Youth Symphony, to pay for its upcoming trip to Australia and New Zealand. The suggested donation is $10. ... more »

• Woman sells souls to highest bidder

  March 9, 2010 11:50 AM

  The rare spirits that went under the gavel at a recent online auction in New Zealand weren't aged brandies or hard-to-find liqueurs. Instead, two glass vials purportedly containing the ghosts of two dead people sold for $2,830 New Zealand dollars ($1,983) at an auction that ended Monday night. ... more »

• Teen kidnaps puppy to save it from euthanasia

  February 10, 2010 10:20 AM

  A New Zealand teenager faced legal action for stealing his own injured puppy from a clinic to save it from euthanasia when the family couldn't afford expensive surgery after it was hit by a car. The story appears headed for a happy ending, however. The public rallied to the... more »

• Dozens of rescued whales make it back out to sea

  December 28, 2009 10:06 AM

  Vacationers and conservation workers in New Zealand have been able to coax more than 40 pilot whales back out to sea, after they became stranded on a beach. But about 125 other whales couldn't be saved. Rescuers have been monitoring the progress of the survivors -- and the whales are... more »

• Olympic financing-- How about a brothel?

  October 9, 2009 11:06 AM

  The New Zealand Olympic Committee is threatening legal action against an athlete who wants to finance his bid for the London Olympics with proceeds from an unusual source: a brothel. Taekwondo athlete Logan Campbell says his parents spent close to $100,000 to get him to the Beijing Olympics, where... more »

• Death toll keeps rising as aid flows to tsunami-hit Samoas

  October 1, 2009 8:22 AM

  Officials say the death toll from the tsunami that crashed over some South Pacific islands is at least 150. Shortly after Samoa's prime minister told reporters 110 people had died in his country, the police commander said the toll would rise and it could take weeks to account for all... more »

• Earthquake, tsunami hit South Pacific

  September 29, 2009 5:15 PM

  Update: NBC News reports that the death toll is at least 40 following a massive earthquake and tsunami in the South Pacific near Samoa. A visitor says a beach village has been "wiped out" on the island of Samoa, after a powerful earthquake sent a tsunami ashore. The quake, with... more »