Новости по теме New Zealand

New Zealander fined over Prince Charles manure plan An elderly New Zealand anti-royalist was fined Monday over a plan to hurl manure at Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during their visit to Auckland last year.

20 May 2013

Upbeat New Zealand heading back to the black New Zealand on Thursday bucked the international trend toward austerity budgets and lifted spending modestly, while still predicting its books will be back in the black within two years.

16 May 2013

New Zealand's Mighty River in strong stock market debut Shares in hydro-electric generator Mighty River Power debuted on the New Zealand stock exchange at NZ$2.73 ($2.29) Friday, a 9.2 percent premium on the NZ$2.50 initial public offer (IPO) price.

11 May 2013

Dotcom's lawyers say prosecution threatens Internet freedom Lawyers for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom accused the US government Wednesday of launching a flawed prosecution against their client with "frightening" implications for all Internet users.

08 May 2013

New Zealand set to legalise gay marriage New Zealand is poised to become the first Asia-Pacific nation to legalise same-sex marriage in a parliamentary vote that gay rights advocates on Tuesday hailed as a milestone for equality.

16 April 2013

New Zealand troops begin withdrawal from Afghanistan New Zealand troops began their withdrawal from Afghanistan Friday, with the lowering of the flag for the last time at their base in Bamiyan to mark the end of a 10-year involvement in the war.

05 April 2013

New Zealand bans foreign students from prostitution International students studying in New Zealand, where prostitution is legal, have been told they are to be barred from working in the sex trade.

26 March 2013

US aims to protect Antarctic amid calls for fishing ban US Secretary of State John Kerry joined forces Monday with Australia and New Zealand to call for marine sanctuaries in Antarctica, as conservationists sought a fishing ban in the pristine seas.

19 March 2013

Drought declared in New Zealand's North Island New Zealand declared a drought across its entire North Island for the first time in at least 30 years on Friday, with low river levels in the capital Wellington also worrying officials.

15 March 2013

Air New Zealand pilot nodded off in cockpit Air New Zealand said Friday that one of its pilots fell into a deep sleep while at the controls of an international flight but insisted that safety aboard the aircraft was never compromised.

02 March 2013

Sad end for 'Happy Feet Jr.' in New Zealand A penguin dubbed Happy Feet junior that washed up in New Zealand 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) from his home has died despite intensive efforts to save him.

23 February 2013

Childhood TV addicts more likely to commit crime: study Children who watch excessive amounts of television are more likely to have criminal convictions and show aggressive personality traits as adults.

19 February 2013

New Zealand dolphin faces extinction, group warns Scientists have urged New Zealand to take immediate action to protect the critically endangered Maui's dolphin, amid warnings the marine mammal could become extinct by 2030.

14 February 2013

New Zealand lawmaker calls for Muslim flight ban A New Zealand politician has labelled young Muslim men a terrorist threat who should be banned from Western airlines, sparking condemnation from Prime Minister John Key on Tuesday.

12 February 2013

Coca-Cola habit a factor in New Zealander's death: coroner A New Zealand woman's 10-litre (2.2 gallon) a day Coca-Cola habit was a major factor in her death, a coroner found Tuesday, urging the soft drink giant to put health warnings on its caffeinated products.

12 February 2013

'Xena' actress fined over New Zealand oil protest "Xena: Warrior Princess" actress Lucy Lawless was fined in a New Zealand court Thursday for boarding a ship with environmentalists last year in protest at plans to search for oil off Alaska.

07 February 2013

Tennis: Shvedova reached final of Auckland Doubles Shvedova/Goerges duo has confidently won over France-Canadian duo of Julia Coin/Marie-Eve Pelletier in two sets with the score of 6:4, 6:1.

04 January 2013

Shvedova made it into semifinal of Auckland WTA ASB Classic-2013 Doubles Yaroslava Shvedova / JuliaGoerges duo won over Julia Beygelzimer / Julia Glushko in the quarter finals of the Auckland tournament.

03 January 2013

Protests turn violent at trade talks in New Zealand A protest aimed at disrupting Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks in New Zealand turned violent Saturday as demonstrators attacked security forces.

09 December 2012

Peter Jackson defends 'Hobbit' trilogy "The Hobbit" may be a shortish book about diminutive heroes, but Peter Jackson on Wednesday said he was right to elongate the children's story into no less than three epic movies.

06 December 2012

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