A 13 year-old has won the New Zealand Vegemite Spelling Bee and a ticket to Washington DC to represent New Zealand in the Olympics of Spelling, the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee in June.

I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House or Senate. What I can tell you is that the vote that's taken in the House will be a vote for health care reform.

Wellington, March 20 NZPA - A 13-year-old will be winging to the United States after winning the New Zealand Spelling Bee competition today.

WEEK 13: Saturday 27 March - Friday 2 April 2010

Group of Islands in the Indian Ocean Rival Galapagos Islands, Great Barrier Reef in Ecological Diversity

Today, the Pew Environment Group praised the United Kingdom (U.K.) for taking one further step towards designating the world's largest marine reserve.

The Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda appeared before a U.S. Congressional Committee this morning New Zealand time to answer questions concerning Toyota products sold in the United States.

US equities fluctuated overnight, supported by expectations of a Greek bailout, but weighed by the hawkish elements of Fed chairman Bernanke's speech (published, but not spoken due to snow disruptions).

Veterans' Affairs Ministers from Australia, Canada and New Zealand, along with a representative of the United States, will discuss the future needs of service veterans at a Ministerial Forum in Wellington this week, Veterans Affairs Minister Judith Collins announced today.

One of the country's major privately owned wineries, Villa Maria, has formed an exclusive export partnership in the United States with premium wine company Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.

Five artists exhibit at Suite this month for the first time in First Test.