New Zealand

Rivlin on Official Visit to New Zealand

On a state visit, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin officially inaugurated a new building for the Israeli embassy in New Zealand.

New Zealand has thanked Israel for its aid in the wake of a crippling earthquake in Christchurch. Three Israelis are dead, three are still missing.

Two Israelis were confirmed dead in the New Zealand earthquake, bringing the total Israeli death toll to three. Three missing.

One hundred Israeli backpackers were in a Chabad center in New Zealand but left two days before the building collapsed in the earthquake.

The deadly earthquake that struck New Zealand this week was one of thousands, according to a sculptor whose family lives in the city.

At least four Israelis may be dead or trapped alive in rubble from the New Zealand earthquake disaster, government officials said.

At least one Israeli is dead and the fate of dozens of others is not yet known in the New Zealand quake that has killed more than 65.

Israel has reopened its embassy in New Zealand after an eight-year hiatus, but its address was not publicized to avoid protests

A pro-Arab coalition is trying to prevent Israel from reopening its embassy in New Zealand, where diplomatic affairs are conducted via Australia.