Cattle battle: NZealand has more cows than kiwis The News & Observer | WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows. | A record 5.8 million dairy cattle were counted in the year ended June 2009, Statistics New Zealand said Tuesday - well more ...
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker The Guardian | Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by computers. Photograph: Corbis | Figuring out who was behind the hack of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Angl...
Consumer watchdog warns book shop on fine print vouchers m&c | Wellington - New Zealand's watchdog Commerce Commission said Tuesday it had warned the Borders bookshop about fine print qualifications on a voucher offer that risked breaching fair trading laws. | The commission said that consumers complained abou...
New Zealand taxes to rise and fall, leader signals m&c | Wellington - Taxes in New Zealand are likely to rise and fall this year, Prime Minister John Key signalled Tuesday in a major speech to parliament outlining his centre-right government's plan to reform the economy. | He said the government was cons...
Moo-ve over! Cows now outnumber humans in sheep-deprived New Zealand Star Tribune | WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows. | A record 5.8 million dairy cattle were counted in the year ended June 2009,...
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FACTBOX - Over 80 nations sign up to "Copenhagen Accord" The Star | REUTERS - More than 80 nations have signed up to the "Copenhagen Accord" for fighting climate change but China, India and Russia are among nations yet to make clear if they will ...
Over 80 nations sign up to "Copenhagen Accord" Khaleej Times More than 80 nations have signed up to the 'Copenhagen Accord' for fighting climate change but China, India and Russia are among nations yet to make clear if they will endorse the ...
Lesbian albatrosses become proud parents The Times | It began with a love triangle between two female Royal Albatrosses and a wannabe male suitor. But in the end, Girl Power prevailed and the ladies dumped their man and set up a sa...
Cattle battle: NZealand has more cows than kiwis The Boston Globe | WELLINGTON, New Zealand-New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows. | A record 5.8 million dairy cattle were counted in the year ended June 2009, S...
Cattle battle: NZealand has more cows than kiwis The News & Observer | WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows. | A record 5.8 million dairy cattle were counted in the year ended June 2009...
Cattle battle: NZealand has more cows than kiwis Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows. | A record 5.8 million dairy cattle were counted in th...
Lesbian albatrosses become proud parents The Times | It began with a love triangle between two female Royal Albatrosses and a wannabe male suitor. But in the end, Girl Power prevailed and the ladies dumped their man and set up a same-sex family together at the world's only mainland albatross breeding colony, on New Zealand's south island. | Last week the female seabirds successfully incubated a chi...
Little to Cheer, Asia Starts Week Mixed Wall Street Journal By COLIN NG | Asian stock markets were mixed and trading in tight ranges early Monday, with losses on Wall Street weighing on demand. | The Dow Jones Industrial Average's 0.5% drop Friday, despite news of stronger-than-expected U.S. growth, hurt sentiment in the region. | "These days, good economic data makes investors worry about [sooner-than-expe...
