Wellington, June 21 NZPA - Illegal file sharing online is not as damaging as predicted, InternetNZ says in its submission on a bill to tighten up copyright. The Copyright (Infringement File Sharing) Amendment Bill puts in place a three-notice regime to deter illegal file sharing.

Wellington, Jan 22 NZPA - American scientists, including those who advise the United States government will visit New Zealand for a meeting with their counterparts here next week.

Auckland, Jan 14 NZPA - United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is keen to reschedule her visit to New Zealand as soon as she can, says Foreign Minister Murray McCully.

Wellington Nov 26 NZPA - The Government says it will fight to retain New Zealand's kiwifruit export arrangement, as long as growers want it.

Wellington, Aug 5 NZPA - A review of New Zealand's commitment to Afghanistan will be considered by Cabinet within the next two weeks, Deputy Prime Minister Bill English says.

Wellington, July 1 NZPA - New Zealand companies wanting to sell their goods and services to United States authorities received a welcome boost today.

Wellington, May 5 NZPA - The sharemarket's benchmark top-50 index closed above the 2800-point level for the first time since November 2008, pulling away from recent five-year lows.

Wellington, April 20 NZPA - New Zealand defence personnel in Afghanistan are facing increasing risks, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, April 15 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar continued to fall through the night, as the greenback and yen were boosted by safe-haven flows on investor caution about corporate earnings.

Wellington, March 25 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar weakened against the greenback as optimism about a United States government plan to remove bad assets from banks' balance sheets dwindled. That prompted investors to resume safe-haven bets on the US currency.