Wellington, June 20 NZPA - Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has met his British counterpart, Liam Fox, and says the defence relationship between the two countries is in good health.

Wellington, June 17 NZPA - The New Zealand tourism industry faces a new threat in the form of cash-strapped governments taking the easy way out by taxing international air travellers.

Wellington, Nov 16 NZPA - The hundreds of children brought to New Zealand under British child migration schemes had a different fate than those sent to Australia, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says.

Wellington, March 17 NZPA - New Zealander Tim Martin says the chain of pubs he runs in Britain has paid out nearly 10 million pounds ($NZ27 million) in bonuses to its 20,000 staff over the past six months as it defies the credit crunch.

Wellington, March 17 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket slipped in early trading, after equities in the United States ended with a small fall despite rises earlier in the session.

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - The New Zealand share market was little changed today in which there was a dearth of corporate news. The near-flat performance followed similar market performances overseas and brokers said it was a matter of waiting for confidence to return.

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - An early rise in Fletcher Building stocks helped the sharemarket start the week with a small gain. Fletcher was up 10c in the first few minutes, before dropping back 5c, taking the stock to 520, after a 12c fall on Friday.

Wellington, March 6 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar gave up some of the previous day's gains against the greenback as the mood among investors switched back to one of widespread risk aversion.

Wellington, Jan 20 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key has raised the prospect of large-scale corporate bailouts, but he is refusing to say who the potential candidates are.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Dec 2 NZPA - Labour is accusing the new National Government of damaging New Zealand's international reputation and affecting the outcome of climate negotiations by eroding green policies.