Mumbai, Feb. 18 : Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Wednesday that the forthcoming tour of New Zealand would be a tough assignment, as India has not won a series there since 1996.

Vadodara, Feb 18 : Cricketer Irfan Pathan on Wednesday said the Indian cricket team would seek to improve on its past dismal record against New Zealand in the forthcoming series.

Pathan told reporters here that the objective is to give our best performance.

"This would be a very important competition. If you see in the past, the Indian team has not given a good performance in New Zealand. So, we''ll try our best. We''ll be able to present a good game. We would try to win of course, and would definitely give our best," said Pathan.

Wellington, Feb 18 : Commodore Esala Teleni, the Police Commissioner of Fiji, has told Fijian-Indian police officers to get out of the force if they can't be loyal to him.

One of Fiji''s top coup plotters, Police Commissioner Esala Teleni, has launched an attack on Indians in his force, calling them backstabbers and liars.

And he says any of them who oppose his Christian mission will be booted out of the force, Stuff. co. nz reported.

Wellington  - South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak will make an official visit to New Zealand on March 3-4, Prime Minister John Key announced on Wednesday.

Key said they would discuss improving economic links between the two countries which are preparing to negotiate a free trade pact.

He said South Korea was an important bilateral and regional partner for New Zealand and his country's sixth-largest export market.

Lee will speak at a New Zealand-Korea Economic Forum which will discuss strengthening ties between the two business communities.

Wellington (New Zealand), Feb. 17: Black Caps all rounder Jacob Oram has pronounced himself fully fit and is targeting the forthcoming series against India as his comeback in international cricket.

Oram has been out of action with an Achilles tendon strain, but his rapid recovery has ensured that he flys to Dunedin to join Central Districts for their Twenty20 match against Otago tomorrow.

Manawatu fans should have the pleasure of seeing Oram back playing for Central Districts in the Twenty20 match against Canterbury at Fitzherbert Park next Sunday.

Auckland, New Zealand  - There are strict rules in force on this island: No pets are allowed and visitors are told to remove any dirt from their shoes or clothes before they disembark.

"Please ensure that your lunch is kept in a container made of plastic or metal and take all your refuse with you," passengers are told before the catamaran sets off from Auckland harbour

From here, the voyage takes them to Tiritiri Mantangi, an island in the Gulf of Hauraki, just four kilometres from the end of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula and 30 kilometres north-east of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.