New Zealand

Pacific ministers heading for Fiji for talks on election

Wellington - Foreign ministers of six Pacific countries will go to Fiji next week for talks on the prospect of a new election, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced on Thursday.

New Zealand Royal Society says no doubt about global warming

Wellington - The Royal Society of New Zealand, whose members are the country's most eminent scientists, moved Thursday to settle the debate over global warming with a statement declaring unequivoca

Asians may outnumber Maoris by 2026 in New Zealand

Auckland, July 8: A new study has found that the headcount of Asians in New Zealand was increasing due to the growing ties with the region, and the Asians might eventually outnumber the Maori popul

Boat faces international ban for illegal Antarctic fishing

Wellington - A ship which docked in a New Zealand port with fish caught illegally in Antarctic waters could be banned by 34 countries after losing a court bid to keep its actions secret, it was an

New Zealand rugby match on tv turns into hard core porn

Wellington - Television viewers watching a rugby match on New Zealand's Prime Sky channel Sunday afternoon were suddenly switched to a hard core pornography channel, news reports said.

New Zealand government rejects Triad help to combat crime

Wellington - The New Zealand government condemned Monday a threat by a group of Asian immigrants to recruit Triad gang members for a vigilante force to help protect them against a crime wave in the

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