Tag: New Zealand

• Tuesday, June 21st 2011 - 16:04 UTC

  Chile’s volcanic ash cloud again visits Australasia forcing grounding of air traffic

  

  A volcanic ash cloud, which originated in Chile on 4 June and has caused significant disruption to air travel around Australia and New Zealand since 12 June returned on Tuesday to Australasia forcing further cancellations for at the least the next 48 hours.

• Monday, June 13th 2011 - 11:37 UTC

  Volcanic ash cloud reaches New Zealand and Australia

  

  A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile has drifted over the Atlantic and Indian oceans to lie over southern parts of New Zealand and Australia, prompting the cancellation of dozens of flights.

• Thursday, April 28th 2011 - 06:23 UTC

  NZ environmentalists accuse Petrobras oil exploration of penguins’ deaths

  

  Environmentalists in New Zealand asked the government to halt an offshore oil exploration project being conducted for Brazilian oil giant Petrobras in the wake of the deaths of dozens of penguins, the press reported.

• Monday, April 11th 2011 - 05:24 UTC

  Protestors force Petrobras to suspend off shore seismic surveying in New Zealand

  

  Brazilian oil giant Petrobras suspended an offshore survey Sunday in New Zealand after several environmental activists jumped into the water to block the passage of the ship conducting the study, reports the NZ press.

• Thursday, March 10th 2011 - 22:26 UTC

  New Zealand cuts basic interest rate to help with earthquake recovery

  

  New Zealand's central bank has cut the cost of borrowing to try to reduce the economic impact of the earthquake in Christchurch, the country's second largest city. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut the key interest rate 0.5 points to 2.5%.

• Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 06:44 UTC

  About 70.000 people, 20% of the population have fled from Christchurch

  

  About 70,000 people, or 20% of the population, have fled Christchurch, New Zealand's second-largest city, since last week's devastating earthquake, Mayor Bob Parker said Friday.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 21:56 UTC

  FIFA announces 631 million USD profit in 2007/2010

  

  Football's governing body FIFA said Thursday that they had achieved a profit of 631 million US dollars over a four year period starting 2007. FIFA revenue during this period was 4.189 billion USD, while the expenses amounted to 3.558 billion USD, the organisation said in a statement.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 17:21 UTC

  Insurers’ bill for the New Zealand earthquake climbs to 12 billion USD

  

  One of the world's biggest re-insurers Swiss Re described the New Zealand earthquake as a ''significant event'' for the global insurance industry, as it warned insurance losses from the disaster could top 12 billion US dollars.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 06:44 UTC

  New Zealand incorporates second Antarctic patrol vessel with flying colours

  

  New Zealand’s newest offshore patrol vessel and its crew experienced all Antarctica could throw at them during the past three weeks and passed with flying colours, the navy says.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 00:22 UTC

  NZ abandons search for Norwegian yacht with three men missing in Antarctic waters

  

  A week-long search for a Norwegian yacht missing in Antarctic waters with three men aboard has been abandoned, New Zealand's Rescue Co-ordination Centre announced Monday.