The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has launched an investigation into Australia's decision to ban New Zealand apple imports.

New Zealanders are debating how best to honour Sir Edmund Hillary after his state funeral is held later this morning.

Siemens Power Generation (PG) will supply its most advanced wind power technology to support New Zealand in its endeavor to build up a carbon-neutral electricity sector by 2025. State-owned Meridian Energy Ltd., New Zealand’s largest electricity producer, has ordered 62 Siemens turbines for its West Wind project, located 15 kilometers west of the state capital Wellington.

A repatriation ceremony will be held Monday, September 10, at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa) in Wellington, New Zealand to transfer responsibly for the remains officially from The Field Museum to Te Papa Tongarewa.