Posts Tagged ‘ New Zealand ’

Samoa: Aid Underway As Death Toll Climbs

Samoa: Aid Underway As Death Toll Climbs

A regional emergency response to yesterday's tsunami has swung into place as the death toll rises to 140, with many missing.

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NZ Has Highest Youth Suicide Rate: OECD

NZ Has Highest Youth Suicide Rate: OECD

An OECD report on the welfare of children in member countries has found New Zealand to have the highest youth suicide rate in the developed world.

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Fiji Suspended From Commonwealth

Fiji Suspended From Commonwealth

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma has announced the suspension of Fiji from the Commonwealth with immediate effect for failure to commit to 2010 elections.

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Fiji’s Bainimarama Denies Bid For Presidency

Fiji’s Bainimarama Denies Bid For Presidency

Fiji's interim leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama has slammed international media reports linking him to a bid for the country's vacant presidency.

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NZ Emissions Reduction Policy Slammed By Experts

NZ Emissions Reduction Policy Slammed By Experts

The New Zealand government's carbon emissions reduction plan has drawn mixed reactions from the country's climate experts and environmental groups.

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NZ to Ratify UN's Indigenous Rights Declaration

NZ to Ratify UN's Indigenous Rights Declaration

By Rich Bowden Img: Maori flag New Zealand’s Maori Affairs minister Pita Sharples has told Radio New Zealand that his Government will ratify the non-binding United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within weeks, reversing the previous Labour party’s policy. Previously one of only four countries – along with Australia, Canada and...

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