Crash Report Questions New Zealand Tourism Safety November 1, 2013 By NICK PERRY Crash investigators said Thursday that New Zealand needs stricter laws to ensure tourists remain safe after finding the pilot of...
New Zealand Botulism Scare Likely a False Alarm August 30, 2013 By NICK PERRY A botulism scare that damaged New Zealand’s international reputation for providing top quality and safe dairy products was likely a...
New Zealand Dairy Faces New Contamination Problem August 20, 2013 New Zealand’s dairy industry faces another contamination problem following a recent botulism scare. The Westland Milk Products company said Monday...
Central New Zealand Shaken by Another M6.5 Earthquake: AIR Worldwide August 16, 2013 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, homes and roads in central New Zealand were damaged by a M6.5 earthquake...
Winter Storm Disrupts Air Traffic in New Zealand June 24, 2013 A winter storm bearing powerful winds disrupted air traffic across New Zealand on Friday and cut power to thousands of...
New Zealand Insurance Unpaid 2 Years After Quake February 22, 2013 By ROD McGUIRK Many homeowners are still waiting for insurance payouts two years after an earthquake devastated New Zealand’s second largest city and...
New Zealand’s EQR Staff Blow Whistle on Contractor Fraud December 21, 2012 Staff working at New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission have played a crucial role in stopping potential fraud and collusion by a...
New Zealand Earthquake Commission Payouts Surpass $4B December 20, 2012 New Zealand’s EQC has paid out more than $4 billion for Canterbury earthquake damage, including $870 million spent on house...
Building Felled by New Zealand Quake Poorly Built December 11, 2012 By KRISTEN GELINEAU A six-story office building that collapsed and killed 115 people in New Zealand’s devastating earthquake last year was poorly designed...
Rare Tornado Kills 3 in New Zealand’s Largest City December 7, 2012 By NICK PERRY An unusually destructive tornado swept through neighborhoods around New Zealand’s largest city Thursday, killing three people and forcing 250 more...