Money-stretched Kiwis saying no to sexWELLINGTON - A new survey has found that money-stretched Kiwis are saying no to sex. The poll by research body Perceptive found that financial problems were top concerns of the people, more than even the end of the planet itself. Kiwi church takes down risque Joseph and Mary billboardKiwi town promotes condom as Christmas gift to curb chlamydia spreadKids as young as 7 search for sex onlineWELLINGTON - Kids as young as seven are searching for sex online, reveal a new Kiwi study. A list of popular search terms used by teens and children released by anti-virus firm Symantec shows that searches for “porn” and “sex” have become quite common. New Zealand church re-erects stolen Mary and Joseph billboardWELLINGTON - An Anglican church billboard depicting Joseph and the Virgin Mary in bed with the words “Poor Joseph, God was a hard act to follow” was back on display Friday in New Zealand after being defaced and stolen overnight. New Zealand church stirs passions with billboard of Mary and Joseph in bed together
NZ church’s Joseph and Mary billboard stirs debate Stolen salami leads to killer’s arrestWELLINGTON - Stealing a roll of salami led to the arrest of a New Zealand man eight years after he raped and killed a 23-year-old woman, a newspaper reported Thursday. New Zealand church billboard stirs Virgin Mary rowWELLINGTON - A billboard outside an Anglican church depicting Joseph and the Virgin Mary in bed, with the words “Poor Joseph, God was a hard act to follow”, has upset Catholics in New Zealand, according to news reports Thursday. Much of Fiji blacked out, 4,000 homeless after cycloneWELLINGTON - More than 80 percent of Fiji was without electricity and nearly 4,000 people remained in evacuation centres Wednesday in the wake of Cyclone Mick, according to reports from the capital Suva. Woods speaks of family values in interview filmed before infidelity revelationsFour killed in Fiji cycloneWELLINGTON - Four people were feared dead and up to 2,000 evacuated from their damaged homes after the first Pacific cyclone of the Southern Hemisphere summer lashed Fiji, according to reports from the capital Suva on Tuesday. Indian brothers killed by glacier ignored safety warningsWELLINGTON - Two Indian brothers crushed to death in January by a collapsing New Zealand glacier had defied warnings to stay clear because they were “on a mission” to touch the ice, an inquest was told Thursday. Sex-change curse placed on flowerpot thiefWELLINGTON - A thief who stole a flowerpot containing the ashes of an African witch doctor grandmother is risking an involuntary sex change, her grandson warned in a letter published Thursday in a New Zealand newspaper. New Zealand man caught in river rescue dilemma saves wife as son drowns
NZ man caught by river rescue dilemma WELLINGTON, New Zealand — As his wife floundered screaming for help in murky river water, a frantic New Zealand man was forced to abandon a bid to rescue his teenage son to save his partner from drowning, he said Monday. New Zealanders commemorate 1979 Antarctic air tragedy with vigil, services
New Zealanders mark 30-year-old air tragedy Woman forced to withdraw from Antarctic ski odyssey after getting frostbite on 3rd day
Woman gets frostbite, leaves Antarctic ski odyssey Even Australasian gannets divorce: StudyWELLINGTON - Defying previous beliefs about Australasian gannets, researchers at Auckland University have said that these seabirds are not monogamous, but have a significant “divorce” rate. Iceberg alert in southern ocean as ice chunks float north toward New Zealand
Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand Swiss would-be circumnavigator rescued from crippled yachtWELLINGTON - A Swiss yachtsman making a solo attempt to sail around the world was rescued from his crippled boat Tuesday, 800 km west of New Zealand’s Stewart Island, the Rescue Coordination Centre said. New Zealand glaciers melting away, survey showsWELLINGTON - New Zealand’s glaciers are melting away, according to an annual survey of the snowline on 50 glaciers in the South Island, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) announced Monday. 8 women marking Commonwealth anniversary by ski journey to South Pole
8 women set out to ski to South Pole WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Eight women set out Monday from their base camp on Antarctica to ski to the South Pole in a trek to mark the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth grouping of 53 former British colonies. This Scotch was on the rocks for 100 years: Antarctic team to drill for lost cache of liquor
Drilling for Scotch whisky on frozen continent 35.79mts long chocolate log enters Guinness BookWELLINGTON - Bakers in Whakatane, New Zealand have entered record books by creating world’s longest chocolate log. Shark gives another Caesarean bite and saves babiesWELLINGTON - A shark in a New Zealand aquarium bit the stomach of another one, effectively giving it a Caesarean operation and saving the lives of four babies, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Using hands-free phones while driving ‘as distracting as hand-held’WELLINGTON - Using a hands-free phone behind the wheel is as distracting as using a hand-held phone, says a new report. First dino footprints recognized in New Zealand date back to 70 mln yearsWELLINGTON - A team of scientists has to claimed to have found 70 million-year-old dinosaur footprints in Golden Bay, which they believe are the first dinosaur footprints to be recognised in New Zealand, and the first evidence of dinosaurs in the South Island. The unusual vows Kiwi couples make on their big dayWELLINGTON - Celebrants, who are people who conduct wedding ceremonies, have revealed that they have noticed a rise in the number of Kiwi couples making unusual vows on their big day. Pacific tit-for-tat on cards after Fiji expels diplomatsWELLINGTON - Relations between Fiji’s military government and its biggest South Pacific neighbours Australia and New Zealand were poised to worsen Wednesday after the island state expelled their senior diplomats. Fiji expels diplomats from New Zealand, AustraliaWELLINGTON - Fiji’s military ruler Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama gave the senior diplomats of New Zealand and Australia 24 hours to leave the country Tuesday and ordered his country’s high commissioner in Canberra to return home. Kiwi teacher in Oz Penthouse nude pics shame will become a ‘test case’WELLINGTON - A Kiwi teacher who posted her steamy naked photographs on a pornographic website will become a ‘test case’ for new rules preventing teachers from bringing the profession into disrepute. |