Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the Chilean Government’s move to extend its “Penguins Without Borders” scheme, which sees high-achieving Chilean students travelling to New Zealand for six-monthly study visits.  “Penguins Without Borders enables some of Chile’s most ambitious and brightest high school students to experience the best our education system has to offer,” says Key. “Chile’s Economy Minister, Pablo Longueira, …

New Zealand shares rose, extending the NZX 50 Index’s gain to a new record, as investors piled into Diligent Board Members Services and rewarded Warehouse Group earnings growth and bigger dividend. The NZX 50 rose 20.54 points, or 0.5 percent, to 4354.02, the highest since the index it was created in 2003. Within the index, 25 shares rose, 15 fell …

Chile and New Zealand will continue to strengthen their trade and economic ties, particularly though education, agriculture and energy, Prime Minister John Key announced today. Key today held bilateral talks with Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, where the two leaders discussed the on-going Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations and the warm relationship between the two countries. “New Zealand’s relationship with Chile is …