Wellington - New Zealand will lift a ban on Fiji's military strongman Frank Bainimarama next week so that he can face criticism at a meeting where regional leaders are expected to demand why he is reneging on a promise to hold elections next year, officials said on Wednesday.
Bainimarama, who ousted Fiji's elected government in a bloodless coup in December 2006, and two of his senior ministers, will be allowed to transit through Auckland on their way to Niue for the Pacific Islands Forum meeting on August 19-20.
Wellington - New Zealand police are seeking a man with an odd habit - he urinates into a parking building coin machine, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
"He pees up in the air in a big arc, so it goes in the coin slot and out the hole where people collect their tickets," Detective Daryl Moore told the Dominion Post. "It's absolutely disgusting."
Wellington - New Zealand joined international calls for a ceasefire in South Ossetia on Monday, with Prime Minister Helen Clark expressing deep concern about the hostilities and loss of life as we
Wellington, August 11 : A new research has determined that shutting the door and staying inside the home does not offer any protection from the effects of air pollution, as the indoors is just as polluted as the outdoors.
According to a report carried out in www. stuff. co. nz, the research was conducted by Christchurch-based researchers working for Otago University in New Zealand.
“Essentially, pollution reaches people’s lungs even if they stay inside on high pollution days,” said lead researcher Michael Epton.
“There is no escape from wood smoke pollution, particularly in older wooden houses during winter temperature inversions in Christchurch, or anywhere else,” he added.
Wellington, Aug. 11: A top Indian diplomat is heading to New Zealand to ask Wellington for support for the US-India civil nuclear cooperation deal.
New Zealand is a key member of the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, which is expected to meet later this month determine whether India can sign the deal with the United States.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Helen Clark said "New Zealand has reservations" about the deal and will work with others at a crucial meeting of the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers'' Group (NSG) on August 21.
Wellington - The New Zealand stock market fell on Friday after the biggest listed company Telecom reported a 15-per-cent drop in annual profit as it faced increasing competition and rising costs.
Telecom shares quickly dropped more than 8 per cent after it posted an annual profit of 713 million New Zealand dollars (about 513 million US dollars), down from 844 million New Zealand dollars the previous year.
Wellington - New Zealand will lift a ban on Fiji's military strongman Frank Bainimarama next week so that he can face criticism at a meeting where regional leaders are expected to demand why he is reneging on a promise to hold elections next year, officials said on Wednesday.
- The New Zealand stock market fell on Friday after the biggest listed company Telecom reported a 15-per-cent drop in annual profit as it faced increasing competition and rising costs. 
