Wellington, July 26 NZPA - A New Zealand yacht built for multimillionaire American politician John Kerry has triggered a small political storm because the senator -- who has repeatedly voted to raise taxes while in Congress -- avoided a six-figure state tax bill on the vessel by mooring her in

By Kevin Norquay of NZPA Wellington, April 27 NZPA - Australia's rumoured postponement of its emissions trading scheme (ETS) led to calls today for New Zealand to do the same, but the Government gave no assurances either way.

Wellington, March 22 NZPA - United States senators are against a free trade agreement with New Zealand saying the country's dairy industry has "anti-competitive practices". The Dominion Post reported that a letter signed by 30 senators was sent to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk.