Matthew Brockett

The Australian government won't proceed with legislation that would have forced social media sites to crack down on misinformation on their platforms after failing to win enough cross-party support.

Kim Dotcom, the internet entrepreneur facing extradition from New Zealand to the US, said he is recovering from a “serious stroke.”

The New Zealand central bank’s latest projections imply it will slow the pace of easing and likely incorporate pauses into the cycle after a third straight half-percentage point cut in February, Assistant Governor Karen Silk said.

New Zealand has placed strict movement controls on a commercial egg farm in the southern region of Otago after testing confirmed its chickens are infected with bird flu, but said it is not the strain causing concern globally.

New Zealand has halted all poultry exports after confirming its first case of bird flu on an egg farm in the southern region of Otago.

New Zealand’s government will pursue a capital injection of as much as NZ$500 million ($290 million) for state-owned Kiwibank as it seeks to improve competition in a banking sector dominated by four Australian-owned lenders.

New Zealand believes it should be exempt from any sweeping US tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump might impose when he takes office and has instructed officials to make its case, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand believes it should be exempt from any sweeping U.S. tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump might impose when he takes office and has instructed officials to make its case, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand believes it should be exempt from any sweeping U.S. tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump might impose

(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand's economy contracted much more than expected in the third quarter and the second quarter was revised lower, putting it into recession. The local dollar fell.