The Maori Party believes that the beach and sea were not mentioned in the Treaty of Waitangi so they belong to Maori just as they did before Europeans came to this country. In 2004, the Foreshore and Seabed Act said that all beaches up to the high ti...
Workers did not have a holiday for Waitangi Day this year because February 6th was a Sunday. However, some foreign embassies in Wellington the Australian, British and Canadian embassies were closed on Monday. In some countries, if a public holiday is...
Yesterday, some parts of New Zealand east coast had very hot temperatures. This was caused by cyclone Yasi which hit Queensland a few days earlier. It brought very hot weather for the east coast in New Zealand. The east coast of the North and South I...
Today is Waitangi Day, a day when we remember the Treaty that was signed on Feb 6th 1840, between the Queen of England and the Maori chiefs of New Zealand. In the Treaty, Queen Victoria agreed to protect the Maori and give them the same rights as Bri...
Cyclone Yasi, a category 5 cyclone, hit the coast of northern Queensland yesterday. Winds up to 290 km per hour caused damage to houses, yachts in harbours, power lines, trees and crops. Heavy rain caused flooding. High waves washed over the land. Th...
John Key said this week that the government will sell some state assets after the next elections. He listed four energy companies: Solid Energy which is a coal company, and three electricity companies Meridian Energy, Genesis and Mighty River Power....
An inquest is a court which tries to find out the cause of death after an accident or violent death. A coroner is the judge in this court. Yesterday, the chief coroner held an inquest in Greymouth to find out the cause of death in the Pike River Mine...
Auckland Grammar School, which is a state boys high school, has decided that NCEA does not suit their boys. NCEA means National Certificate in Educational Achievement. In Year 11, students do Level 1 NCEA, in Year 12 they do Level 2, and in Year 13 t...
What are buskers? They are street performers. They perform circus acts like acrobatics or juggling, or singing and dancing, and they are always very clever and very funny. They get paid at the end of their show when the audience throws money in the h...
The World Paralympics competition started in Christchurch today. This is a nine-day event and athletes hope they can qualify for the Paralympics held following the Olympic Games in London next year. About 1000 athletes are in Christchurch for this ev...
