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New Zealand tightens visa regulations in response to record-high migration levels, focusing on English-language requirements and minimum skill thresholds.

New Zealand announced Wednesday that it would soon ban single-use vapes and raise penalties against those who sell these disposable e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes to minors.

Building owners in Wellington were ordered to have further inspection on their properties to check on the damages of last month's earthquake.

The recent earthquake that hit New Zealand badly affected the country's prime regions, resulting to the loss of millions of liters of wine and damages to storage vats. The wine industry will be facing a challenging year but the government had stepped in to assist the affected wineries.

The wine region was hit by an earthquake giving it damages on its products.

7.5 magnitude quake hit near Hanmer Springs in North Canterbury, New Zealand and was followed by a series of strong aftershocks.

Abby Smeaton is the new coach in Weight Watchers for Whanganui after she has lost 42kg.

New Zealand home buyers have the new option for home loan. On Tuesday Crown Finance Limited launched its Freedom Home Loans.

Domino’s Pizza has unveiled an exciting way to deliver their hot and sumptuous pizza. The pizza chain introduces Domino’s Robotic Unit or DRU, which can hold up to ten pizzas and travels at 20 km/h.

According to Bill English, New Zealand can sustain low inflation as the central bank aim to reduce borrowing costs, if needed. New Zealand is hoping to achieve economic stability amid the global financial crisis.

After five years of negotiations, 12 Pacific nations are about to conclude on a free trade agreement (FTA) as these countries have arrived on an understanding on Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deciding monopoly on new biotech drugs.

The UN FAO reported low food price index - the lowest in six years. If the situation persists, the price drop will be welcomed by consumers globally, which is also beneficial for poor countries. But the plentiful supplies of these products may also have a negative impact for farmers with prices not enough to cover for production costs.

Chinese exports tumbled 8.3 percent in July, their biggest drop in four months and far worse than expected, reinforcing expectations that Beijing will be forced to roll out more stimulus to support the world's second-largest economy.

When construction of four 6.5 billion euro toll roads across Greece resumed last year, Greek and foreign businesses rejoiced.

The euro tumbled on Tuesday and the region's stocks and bonds jumped after the European Central Bank suggested it may speed up its 1 trillion euro bond-buying campaign slightly to account for lower market liquidity in high summer.