New Zealand
Indian students could move to New Zealand if racial attacks continue in Australia
Wellington, June 3: Indian students based in Australia may opt to go to neighbouring New Zealand if the racially motivated attacks Down Under don’t stop.
Education New Zealand chief executive Robert Stevens said he had been in touch with the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise office in India yesterday, urging the office to market New Zealand and Australia as "totally different societies".
New Zealand named most peaceful country on earth
Melbourne, June 3: New Zealand has been named the most peaceful country on earth in the annual Global Peace Index.
The index is based on the ranking of 144 nations on the basis of how peaceful they are.
The Kiwi nation’s relatively low rate of violence, decrease in military spending, and the election of a conservative coalition government last year are being credited for winning it the top position in the index.
A dozen of Havelock women pose nude for cancer charity
Wellington, May 25: In a bid to raise funds for breast cancer and the fire service, twelve of Havelock women have posed nude as "calendar girls".
One of them even went to the extent of wearing nothing but a mussel shell for the shoot.
Tania Varcoe posed for her photograph outside The Mussel Pot restaurant dressed just in a big mussel shell.
In fact, just when the mussel maiden was getting clicked, she was spotted by the passengers of the InterCity coachline.
Sir Hadlee’ Name Listed Into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Iconic New Zealand all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee is all set to add another feather to his cap.
ICC President David Morgan and Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat honored Sir Richard during the lunch break of the ongoing India-New Zealand third Test in Wellington on Friday.
On this occasion, a remembrance cap was awarded to the ex-Kiwi all-rounder by Morgan, praised him for his superb role to the sport.
Study Says: Alcohol Abuse May Lead To Depression
It is usually thought that a sad person seeks comfort in alcohol but a new research refuses the faith, saying that alcohol misuse really leads to depression.
Using statistics collected from a 25 years long study of health and development in New Zealand, David M. Fergusson, Ph.D., and fellow workers at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago in New Zealand, tried to analyze the link between alcohol mistreatment and depression.
