Television New Zealand

New Zealand Leader Key’s Popularity Decline in Opinion Polls

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key’s popularity dropped as he begins the partial sale of state assets and faces claims of failing to monitor the nation’s intelligence services, according to two opinion polls.

Mighty River Loyalty Share Plan Costs NZ$40 Mln, English Says

New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English expects a loyalty program to encourage residents to hold shares in Mighty River Power Ltd. for at least two years will cost about NZ$40 million ($34 million)

Apple, Zynga, Gruma, Dole, Jovani: Intellectual Property

Apple Inc. appealed a Tokyo ruling that said Samsung Electronics Co. didn’t infringe on the iPhone maker’s patent as the world’s top two smartphone sellers continue their global legal dispute.

New Zealand May Seek More Recovery Help After Quake

New Zealand may seek additional help to find more than 200 missing people in Christchurch following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake, as search-and-rescue efforts in the nation’s second-largest city enter a fifth day.

Christchurch Quake Rescuers Search Offices for Survivors

Rescuers in the New Zealand city of Christchurch are combing through collapsed ruins of office buildings today as they search for trapped survivors of New Zealand’s deadliest earthquake in eight decades.

New Zealand Apologizes to India Over Television Presenter's Dikshit Remark

New Zealand has apologized to India’s External Affairs ministry over comments made by Television New Zealand presenter Paul Henry about the chief minister of Delhi, where the Commonwealth Games are being held.

Teva, Facebook, Novartis, GE, Telecom: Intellectual Property

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. lost a U.S. appeals court bid to stop Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s sales of a generic version of the Seasonique birth- control pill.

Key Says N.Z. State-of-Nation to Focus on Ending Job Decline

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, trying to reverse two straight quarters of falling employment, will present an agenda focused on job growth when he delivers a state-of-the-nation speech this week.

Christchurch Quake in N.Z. Kills at Least 65, Wrecks City

Christchurch was rocked by the deadliest earthquake to hit New Zealand in 80 years, killing at least 65 people, toppling buildings, trapping office workers and ripping apart sidewalks and roads.

Megaupload’s Dotcom Rejects Responsibility for Web User Actions

Kim Dotcom, wanted in the U.S. on charges his Internet company Megaupload.com orchestrated the biggest copyright infringement in that country’s history, says it was never his responsibility what users did with the content.

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