Reissa Su

A new Do-It-Yourself male fertility test will allow men to check their sperm count in their own time and space. Just like a woman's home pregnancy test kit, the male fertility test works to provide instant results and can be bought in the UK for the first time.

New Zealand and the United States have agreed to their military relations after nearly 30 years as the U.S. is increasing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region to counter the growth of China.

Travel bible Lonely Planet rated Auckland, New Zealand as one of the top 10 cities to visit in the world. On average, Auckland attracts 1.8 million foreign tourists every year. New Zealand's best city is rated alongside other top cities like Paris, Shanghai, Zurich and Vancouver in Lonely Planet's ninth annual Best in Travel guide due out in Oct. 29.

Apple Inc's fourth quarterly earnings report for fiscal year 2013 has been released with the company reporting strong iPhone sales with declining profits. The news of Apple's profit and margin decline has prompted a brief but sharp sell off of the company's stocks. Disappointed investors tried to benefit from some of Apple stocks' recent gains.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) performed a test run of Twitter's highly anticipated initial public offering to avoid a repeat of the problems encountered during Facebook's market debut on rival market Nasdaq.

Apple Inc is set to release its FY Q4 earnings or fourth fiscal quarter results immediately after the stock market will close on Oct. 28. The Q4 earnings report is expected to cover Apple Inc's operations from July through Sept. 2013. All eyes will be on the record-breaking sales performance of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Apple investors may also be excited to see how the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C has affected Apple's bottom line. However, analysts have taken note that Apple Inc's ne...

Australia will need to cut back carbon emissions further to bridge the gap between climate change commitments and what scientists believe is necessary. Ecofys, a European consultancy firm, has published a report that estimates Australia will need to reduce carbon emissions by at least 27 per cent by 2020. By 2030, the country will have to cut 82 per cent of carbon to honour its commitment to prevent global warming.

New Zealand is one of the best places in the world for women, based on a global report on gender equality in 2013. The country is in seventh place out of 136 nations, according to the Global Gender Gap Index 2013 report of the World Economic Forum.

New Zealand is reportedly the easiest route for asylum seekers to take, according to people-smugglers who charge $17,000 per person. Reports said that people-smugglers in Indonesia are promising safe passage to New Zealand via shipping containers. The smugglers are looking for "customers" who want to take the "cruise ship" option. A news agency Australia has investigated the alleged asylum seeker cruise to New Zealand.

The oarfish that washed up on the shores of California has been confirmed pregnant based on scientists' evaluation. According to reports, the California oarfish turned out to be female and was due to give birth soon. In Japan, the oarfish is known as "ryugu no tsukai" which means "messenger from the sea god's palace." According to a report by Japanese Times, Japanese fishermen discovered dozens of oarfish right around the time Chile was struck by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in ...

Despite reports of reduced orders for the iPhone 5C, Apple Inc's cheaper iPhone is apparently catching up with its premium cousin, the iPhone 5S. When the two iPhones were first released, the iPhone 5S has outsold iPhone 5C as much as 500 per cent as most people waiting in line outside of stores wanted to get their hands on the flashier iPhone 5S.

A low-cost laptop priced at $100 makes its New Zealand debut with Kiwi co-founder Prof. Barry Vercoe taking the lead. The cheap laptop is part of an international goal to provide educational computers to millions of children worldwide.

Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has criticised U.S. President Barack Obama for sending a wrong message to Asia when he cancelled his attendance to two regional summits in favour of his government's shutdown. Mr Obama has previously pledged to focus more on Asia but as the news of a US government shutdown was threatening to cripple government operations, he cancelled what was supposed to be a four-nation trip including two Asian summits.

Smoke from Australia's bushfires is seen to reach New Zealand in the coming days, according to the National Institute of Water Atmospheric Research (NIWA). The NSW bushfires greatly affected the Blue Mountains near Sydney which has been reportedly blazing for eight days.

Cases of Australian girls with undiagnosed chlamydia are rising. This was according to a research study presented by Associate Professor David Wilson at a Darwin conference on sexual health.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has denied 25 years of climate change research and accused a UN executive secretary of the Framework Convention on Climate Change of "talking through her hat." Al Gore has criticised Tony Abbott for dismissing evidence provided by climate change scientists. He said in an interview on Oct. 23 that the Abbott government should not be misled by groups with special interests that also do not believe in climate change evidence.

Russia has dropped piracy charges against 30 Greenpeace activists, including Kiwi and Australian citizens, and pushed penalty for hooliganism, according to reports.

A New Zealand cat has miraculously survived a crossbow hit through the head. The "incredibly lucky" cat was rushed to the Massey Veterinary Teaching Hospital by its Wainuiomata family after it was shot in the head with a crossbow bolt.

Apple Inc has launched the new thinner and lighter iPad Air and MacBook Pro with sharper retina display. Apple Inc's iPad Air will be available in Australia on November 1. The revamped iPad Mini with retina display is also scheduled to arrive later on during the same month. For Australians who are looking to upgrade their devices, the latest iPads from Apple will be reportedly tax-free.

Apple Inc shares were volatile after the company unveiled new iPads, the iPad Air and iPad Mini with retina display. Apple shares went up for a brief time as the iPad Air was being launched but it slipped 0.3 per cent to close at $519.87 as of Oct. 22.

Firefighters in Australia continue to scramble to put out the fires amid fears of a mega-fire which may cause greater damage to homes and property. The fires near NSW's Blue Mountains had been "tactically joined", according to officials, to prevent it from merging with another fire.

A woman in New Zealand was told to find a full-time job after giving birth to her baby eight weeks after. The single parent failed to attend to her scheduled Work and Income appointment. According to the Child Poverty Action Group, 1,310 parents had their benefits cut in in the first three months after parents with children aged 6 and above were required to find part-time work after Sept. 2010. The number grew from 5,074 in 2011 and 6,418 in 2012.

Apple Inc’s biggest media event on Oct. 22 has finally come with the release of the iPad Air, iPad Mini with retina display and the Mac Pro. The company has also rolled out a relatively significant software update with iOS 7.0.3.

With the reported decline in production of Apple's cheaper iPhone, the iPhone 5C, Apple Inc is currently facing the same challenge it faced with the iPhone. Apple's iPad sales are threatened by cheaper tablets. The company continues to stand by its belief that incremental changes to its existing product line-up will still bring new customers.

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has put an end to the debate as the same-sex marriage bill passes into law. The bill will allow gay couples to marry in the country. Lawmakers supporting the bill were confident it will pass with the help of the Australian province's ruling party. The same-sex marriage was made into law despite the opposing lawmakers vowing to vote against the bill. The same-sex marriage bill has passed 9 votes to 8.

New Zealand police recalled an incident in which a man tried to hitch a ride home in a police car after committing a crime. The Press newspaper reported that Senior Sergeant Malcolm Johnston said that they drove past a man who whistled and tried to get the police's attention.

A woman in Auckland, New Zealand, was shocked to find dozens of insect larvae in her Tegel chicken meal. Amy Skeates discovered the maggots after cooking a frozen chicken meal containing satay tenderloins from Tegel.

In the latest episode of the Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics rivalry, Samsung performed better than Apple in the United States based on third quarter sales figures gathered by the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP). Apple Inc lags behind with 34 per cent compared to Samsung's 38 per cent smart phone sales figures in the third quarter.

A Chinese couple in Shanghai will face charges for selling their baby and planning to use the money buy Apple Inc's iPhone, shoes and other items they had long wanted to buy online. The unemployed couple named only as Mr Teng and Ms Zhang had reportedly began posting ads for the baby in June 2013, according to Jiefang Daily, a Shanghai newspaper.