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Eighty-five passengers were missing and feared dead Saturday after their ferry flipped and sank off Tonga, with only two bodies recovered more than two days after the disaster.

Rescue officials searched the South Pacific's waters for 33 people missing after a ferry sank during the night off the coast ...

New Zealand was moved 12 inches closer to Australia by a major earthquake last week scientists have said.

New Zealand and Australia canceled tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake struck the south of New Zealand, causing minor damage but no injuries. Australia's weather bureau said a small tsunami had been recorded ...

New Zealand's offering to the romantic fugitive hall of fame is Billy the Hunted, a burglar and drug addict who has managed to evade capture for seven months despite the best efforts of New Zealand's finest.

Cases of swine flu were confirmed early today in Israel and New Zealand, the first definitive proof that the dangerous new virus has spread to the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions, but international health officials said there was little point in imposing border or travel restrictions or otherwise trying to contain the virus.

The Milford Track through Fiordland National Park is a rare combination of rain forests and mountains.