Wellington (dpa) - The New Zealand Army will maintain its 140-strong provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan until at least September 2010, Prime Minister John Key announced on Tuesday.
Key, whose centre-right government came to power in November, said he would extend the commitment of the previous Labour administration because the situation in Afghanistan required an ongoing international programme of security and development assistance.
Wellington - Representatives of New Zealand's recording industry and internet service providers are negotiating a compromise copyright agreement after the government postponed a controversial new law, according to news reports on Tuesday.
The law, which instructs internet service providers to block online access to anyone accused of repeatedly flouting copyright by illegally downloading films and music, whether they have been convicted or not, was to have taken effect on Saturday.
Auckland (New Zealand), Feb. 23 : New Zealand Cricket's chief selector Glenn Turner seemingly has no regard for reputations and his perform-or-else attitude has now seen 28 players tried since October.
That''s almost half of all the first-class players in New Zealand when you remove from the picture the odd overseas import and all the South Africans ineligible until they met residency criteria.
Turner, whose fellow selectors are John Wright and Dion Nash, said he was comfortable rewarding standout performers in domestic competition.
Wellington (New Zealand), Feb. 23 : New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has said that he is ready to halt the Black Caps tour of Zimbabwe.
The New Zealand cricket team are scheduled to play three one one-day internationals in the strife-torn African nation in July under the International Cricket Council''s (ICC) future tours programme.
The only way New Zealand Cricket (NZC) can avoid ICC sanctions is if Key orders the team not to tour.
Wellington (dpa) - The New Zealand Army will maintain its 140-strong provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan until at least September 2010, Prime Minister John Key announced on Tuesday.
Wellington - The New 
Wellington - Representatives of New Zealand's recording industry and internet service providers are negotiating a compromise copyright agreement after the government postponed a controversial new law, according to news reports on Tuesday.
Auckland (New Zealand), Feb. 23 : New Zealand Cricket's chief selector Glenn Turner seemingly has no regard for reputations and his perform-or-else attitude has now seen 28 players tried since October.
Wellington (New Zealand), Feb. 23 : New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has said that he is ready to halt the Black Caps tour of Zimbabwe.
Wellington, Feb. 23 : Black Caps legend Chris Harris has rubbished talk that the rebel Indian Cricket League is in financial trouble.
