New Zealand

New Zealand Asians will overtake indigenous Maori population

Wellington - New Zealand's resident Asian population will exceed the number of indigenous Maoris later this century, but its diversity and intermarriage will ensure survival of the country's uniqu

New Zealand shopkeepers fleeced by sheep banknotes

New Zealand shopkeepers fleeced by sheep banknotesWelling

Stranded whale gets ride across New Zealand city

Wellington - A stranded orca whale was given a 43-kilometre trailer ride across Auckland city's roads on Saturday to be returned to the sea because weather conditions were better on the eastern coa

10,000 march in New Zealand anti-crime demo

Wellington - About 10,000 people, mainly Asian immigrants, staged a march through suburban Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, on Saturday calling for a crackdown on violent crime following three

Conservationist kills one of world's rarest birds by mistake

Wellington - One of the world's rarest birds - the flightless takahe, a native of New Zealand where only about 200 individuals are known to survive - has been killed by a conservation worker by mis

New Zealand business group warns on Asian free trade pact

Wellington  - A New Zealand business group warned the government Friday against signing a free trade pact with the 10-member Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) that did not set a timet

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