With Christchurch and Wellington city councils crossing the million mark; Auckland and Marlborough's touching 400,000 dollars; followed by Hawke's Bay and Hamilton city councils spending close to $300,000; it's time for some clear-cut guidelines on how tax-payers money is spend by councils on their website redevelopment
Read MoreWith a sex ration favourable to women since last few decades, New Zealand faces the problem contrasting to emerging nations such as India and China where female foeticide is a major social evil
Read MoreWith proliferation of retirement villages in recent times, the need now is to put in place regulations to protect the interests of elderly residents of such homes
Read MoreNew research points that about 15,000 Indian troops – almost three times more than previously thought – served at the Turkish battlefield side-by-side the Anzacs
Read MoreAfter Labour's ill-conceived Chinese surname saga, Finance Minister Bill English gave a hint about potential backlash (though, not in so much words) from the Chinese Government after returning from that country recently. But if Singapore example is anything to go by, protecting one's national interests (read - selling milk to China) without upsetting the Chinese Government (read - enforcing a stamp duty on foreigners buying property in Auckland) is certainly feasible.
Read MoreThe story of how St Albans' Premier Men Cricket team won the Christchurch Metro One-Day championship beating Lancaster Park Woolston by 7 wickets at Garrick Park on December 20, 2015
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