Loeb wins Rally of New Zealand
June 24th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, June 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eight-time champion Sebastien Loeb extended his lead in the World Rally Championship (WRC) by winning the New Zealand round Sunday.Loeb took his first win in ... Read more...
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World’s biggest insect - Weta insect discovered in New Zealand
December 2nd, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Auckland, Dec 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world’s biggest insect has been discovered on an island in New Zealand. The animal is so big that it has carrot on its list of diets! ... Read more...
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Naked man arrested in New Zealand
May 15th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, May 15 (IANS) A man who was wandering naked in an Auckland suburb and throwing tennis balls at passing cars was arrested Sunday.The naked man - reportedly in his ... Read more...
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Infectious virus hits New Zealand
May 11th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, May 11 (IANS) An outbreak of a highly infectious virus has affected nearly 300 people in New Zealand's Northland region, a media report said.So far, there have been 283 ... Read more...
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Plane hit by lightning off New Zealand
May 11th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, May 11 (IANS) A Qantas flight - with 144 people on board - from Auckland to Melbourne was forced to turn back after it was hit by lightning Wednesday, ... Read more...
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Anti ‘honour-based’ marriage law sought in New Zealand
January 29th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 29 (IANS) Various ethnic women groups in New Zealand have urged the government to make a law which can prevent forced marriages, as an escalating number of high-risk young victims ... Read more...
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Husband charged with murder of ‘Indian-origin woman’ in New Zealand
January 29th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland (New Zealand), Jan 28 (ANI): The husband of Ranjeeta Sharma, the Indian-origin woman who was burnt alive on the side of a Waikato road in Auckland, New Zealand, has been charged ... Read more...
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Lesbian couple faces hate crime in New Zealand
January 23rd, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Jan 23 (IANS) An elderly lesbian couple has faced two hate crimes within a week, with anti-gay graffiti being scribbled on their property, a media report said.The incidents have affected the ... Read more...
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New Year celebrations begin in Australia, New Zealand
December 31st, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland/ Sydney, Dec. 31 (ANI): The countdown for New Year celebrations has begun in Australia and New Zealand.New Zealand has become the first country in the world to welcome the New Year ... Read more...
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Waqar “not really worried” about Pak’s dismal start in New Zealand
December 24th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Dec 24 (ANI): Unperturbed by Pakistan's miserable five-wicket loss to Auckland in the tour-opening Twenty20 match, cricket coach Waqar Younis has expressed the hope that the next match will be a ... Read more...
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More than 40 of 74 stranded whales die in New Zealand
September 22nd, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by BNO News
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (BNO NEWS) -- More than 40 pilot whales of 74 found stranded on the shores of a northern New Zealand beach have died, local media reported on Wednesday.The stranded ... Read more...
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Google cleared of spying in New Zealand
September 2nd, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Sep 2 (IANS) Internet giant Google has been cleared of gathering personal wireless internet data during its street view operation in New Zealand.
New Zealand police Thursday said they have found no ... Read more...
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Napoleon’s hair auctioned in New Zealand
June 29th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, June 29 (IANS) A lock of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's hair was part of a collection of relics from the last year's of his life that were auctioned in this New ... Read more...
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Indian remanded in custody for murders in New Zealand
June 26th, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Auckland, June 26 (IANS) An Indian fruit packer indicted for killing a woman and his two-year-old daughter has been remanded to custody and asked to reappear in a New Zealand court next ... Read more...
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Magnitude 6 quake hits New Zealand
June 17th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, June 17 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit New Zealand Thursday, but there was no immediate report of any casualty, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The quake ... Read more...
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China chasing embezzled money in New Zealand
May 24th, 2010 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
Auckland, May 24 (IANS) China has been trying to trace millions of dollars believed to have been illegally transferred to New Zealand by a Chinese man convicted of embezzlement.
Chinese authorities are trying ... Read more...
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Facebook users’ details on sale in New Zealand
April 25th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Auckland, April 25 (IANS) A Russian computer hacker is suspected to have set up an underground nexus in New Zealand for selling secret details of people using online social networking site ... Read more...
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‘Love motel’ upsets neighbours in New Zealand
April 8th, 2010 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Auckland, April 7 (IANS) New Zealand's first so-called "love motel", which will allow its customers to book rooms on hourly basis for "private intimacy", is sparking outrage in Auckland with neighbours saying ... Read more...
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Asian job seekers abandoning traditional surnames to find work in New Zealand
April 3rd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Apr. 3 (ANI): In the hope of easily finding work in New Zealand, Asian job-seekers are not only Anglicising their first names but also abandoning their traditional surnames all-together.One Chinese woman ... Read more...
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Indian-origin taxi driver attacked in New Zealand
March 23rd, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, March 23 (IANS) An Indian-origin taxi driver has been assaulted by a passenger in a New Zealand city, an official said. The attack comes less than two months after an Indian ... Read more...
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Five-year-old sex offender in New Zealand
March 15th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, March 15 (IANS) A five-year-old boy and two six-year-olds were amongst the 12 children apprehended by New Zealand police for sexual assault last year, a media report said Monday.
Police did not ... Read more...
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Make our workplaces safer, say Indians in New Zealand
February 15th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Feb 15 (IANS) The fatal stabbing of taxi driver Hiren Mohini in New Zealand's Auckland city has prompted the Indian community here to demand that their workplaces be made safer.
Auckland taxi ... Read more...
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Turban ban stirs up fresh storm in New Zealand
December 17th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Dec 17(ANI): Sikh New Zealand National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, has said that he will lodge a complaint against the Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club in the Human Rights Commission if it does ... Read more...
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Furore over Tibetan flag during Dalai Lama’s visit to New Zealand
December 5th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Dec 5(ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's visit to New Zealand has created ripples as a controversy has risen over the Tibetan flag flying briefly on poles outside Auckland's Langham Hotel. ... Read more...
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Asian school students being used by drug peddlers in New Zealand
October 22nd, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Oct 22(ANI): In what is seen as a new trend, Asian school students as young as 16 are being used by drug peddlers in New Zealand to illegally import drugs.The ... Read more...
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NRIs to build Taj Mahal replica in New Zealand
October 20th, 2009 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Auckland, Oct 20 (IANS) A group of Indians has drawn up a $20 million plan to build a replica of the Taj Mahal in this New Zealand city.
The miniature version of the ... Read more...
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Ex-ICL rebel Tuffey delighted to play for New Zealand
August 17th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland (New Zealand), Aug 17(ANI): Former Indian Cricket League (ICL) rebel Daryl Tuffey has expressed delight at being called up to play for the New Zealand Test team on its tour of ... Read more...
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India win hockey Test series in New Zealand
March 1st, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, March 1 (IANS) Skipper Sandeep Singh and Dilip Tirkey struck as India beat New Zealand 2-0 in the fourth and last hockey match at the Lloyd Elsmore Stadium here Sunday and ... Read more...
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Indian hockey team’s 2009 calendar released
January 21st, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Indian hockey team will, for the first time in recent years, have a year-long calendar and it was ratified at the ad hoc committee meeting. The ... Read more...
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India register record win against Australia (Statistical highlights)
October 21st, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, Oct 21 (IANS) India's 320-run victory against Australia here Tuesday is the biggest in terms of runs' margin.They bettered the 280-run win against South Africa in Kanpur in 1996-97.Other statistical highlights ... Read more...
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Record 103 bungy jumps in 10 hours set in New Zealand
August 16th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Aug.16 (ANI): An Auckland adrenaline junkie has cracked the world bungy jumping record for most jumps in 24 hours, making 103 jumps in 10 hours.
According to a New Zealand press ... Read more...
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Asians may outnumber Maoris by 2026 in New Zealand
July 8th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland , July 8 (ANI): 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 ... Read more...
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Honey dressings unlikely to heal venous leg ulcers
January 10th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): A new study has revealed that treating venous leg ulcers with honey dressings does not improve the rate of healing.During the study, the researchers at the University of ... Read more...
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