Wellington  - Fiji milita

Wellington, July 17: Three of the 35 Indian pilgrims who went missing, will meet immigration officials today to provide information about the alleged scam that brought them to New Zealand.

Wellington - Three Indian men who disappeared in New Zealand while on the way to Australia to see the Pope have agreed to tell all about the swindlers who tricked them into believing they would be

Wellington, July 15: Three more Indian pilgrims have disappeared from their billet families in Auckland bringing to 35 the number now believed to have gone missing.

Wellington - New Zealand's annual inflation rate reached 4 per cent in the 12 months ending June 30, sharply up from 3.4 per cent in March, according to official figures on Tuesday.

Wellington - Indonesia has lifted a week-old ban on imported beef from New Zealand, Trade Minister Phil Goff said on Monday following talks in Wellington with visiting officials from Jakarta.

The ban, reportedly introduced because Indonesia claimed that package labelling and halal certification did not comply with its regulations, took effect on July 7.

Goff said he had expressed concern to the visiting trade officials that the ban was imposed without notice and prior dialogue.

He said he was confident that New Zealand could resolve any legitimate Indonesian concerns, adding, "Ongoing suspension of the meat trade would have been damaging both to New Zealand exporters and Indonesian consumers.