Man stands trial for murdering wife in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- A man stood trial on Tuesday in Auckland on charges of murdering his wife and abandoning his young daughter at a railway station in Melbourne.

Nai Yin Xue, 55, of Chinese origin, was charged with murdering his wife An An Liu, 28, in September 2007.

When asked to enter a plea in the High Court in Auckland on Tuesday, Xue denied that he was guilty, saying that he was innocent, Radio New Zealand reported.

The jury has been selected and is made up of 12 women.

Qian Xun Xue, 3, was found alone in Melbourne a few days before her mother's body was discovered in the boot of a car in Auckland, according to the report, which did not tell when the body was found.

Xue was arrested months later in the United States.

No further reports about the case are available.

Woman gives birth on plane in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Police at Auckland
International Airport were investigating after a woman gave birth while flying
to Auckland from Samoa on Thursday then got off the plane, leaving her baby
behind.

An Auckland Airport spokeswoman said it was not known
if other passengers and crew on the Pacific Blue flight noticed she was in labor
and "the baby was found on the aircraft" after landing.

Police were called when the plane landed shortly
before 7 a.m. and took both mother and child to hospital.

Counties Manukau District Police said they were
investigating whether the child had been abandoned.