Home
RSS
A protester grabbed New Zealand’s prime minister Thursday, shaking but not injuring the leader as he arrived at a ceremony marking the signing of the treaty between indigenous Maori and European settlers.
Related Stories
Most Recent
Most Popular
Most Commented
1
Star It 
(0)
AP, New York
Union workers at The New York Times will accept a 5 percent pay cut through the end of the year to help the newspaper avert more layoffs.
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Los Angeles
Jay Leno will be getting prime-time backup on NBC next season from nurses, paramedics and Ron Howard.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, New York
Students were welcomed back to St. Francis Preparatory School on Monday as if they had been on spring break, but they couldn’t help but be reminded of the reason...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, New York
The signs in the front doors of St. Francis Preparatory School welcome back students as if they were returning from spring break.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Concord
The New Hampshire Senate showed itself to be less liberal than the state House, yet voted to let gays marry and people with debilitating illnesses smoke marijuana if...
made popular May 3 2009
AP, Concord
Political scientists say recent votes by the New Hampshire Legislature reflect the state’s shift toward a younger, more liberal demographic.
made popular May 3 2009
AP, New York
Health officials say they have found three more probable cases of swine flu scattered around New York, but no one is seriously ill and many people being tested are...
made popular May 2 2009
AP, Washington
President Barack Obama told two dozen members of the U.S. military who were sworn in Friday as U.S. citizens that they are “living examples” of...
made popular May 1 2009
AP, Indianapolis
Danica Patrick took one quick glance at her nifty, new orange-and-black car Friday and thought back to 2007.
made popular May 1 2009
AP, Concord
New Hampshire is a step closer to allowing gay marriage after a state Senate vote.
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, New York
Union employees at The New York Times scheduled a vote Monday on a temporary 5 percent pay cut, a step Times management hopes will head off any need for additional...
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP,
Big night out without the big budget? It’s completely possible, according to party-planning and prom experts.
made popular Apr 28 2009
AP, Atlanta
The government is confirming 40 cases of the new swine flu in the U.S., with the 20 additional ones coming from a New York City school where students spent spring break...
made popular Apr 27 2009
AP, Washington
Freshman Rep. Bobby Bright won his seat in Congress by convincing conservative southeast Alabama voters that he wasn’t a typical Democrat. Barely a week into his...
made popular Apr 25 2009
AP, Washington
After a staggering 74 percent decline from the peak in July 2005, new U.S. home sales appear to be bottoming out.
made popular Apr 24 2009
AP, Rochester
An upstate New York woman who helped illegally remove bone and tissue from corpses in 2005 has been convicted on 103 counts.
made popular Apr 24 2009
AP, New York
The New York Times Company Foundation will suspend new grant awards and matching gifts because of the financial strains brought on by the recession.
made popular Apr 24 2009
AP, Washington
The government says new U.S. home sales dipped slightly last month, but still beat expectations as builders start to see long-awaited encouraging signs about the...
made popular Apr 24 2009
AP, Santa Fe
Federal agents have questioned New Mexico investment fund officials about a financial adviser entangled in a pay-to-play investigation involving a New York state...
made popular Apr 24 2009
AP, New York
BET, the leading network tailored for black teens and young adults, will be joined by a new channel aimed at an older black audience.
made popular Apr 23 2009
All Stories
Most Recent
Most Popular
Most Commented
AP, Wellington
Experts searching for alternative Maori names for New Zealand’s two main islands were startled to find their commonly used English names _ North Island and South...
made popular Apr 21 2009
AP, Wellington
Experts searching for alternative Maori names for New Zealand’s two main islands were startled to find their commonly used English names _ North Island and South...
made popular Apr 21 2009
AP, Wellington
The party representing New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people will get its first Cabinet posts under a multiparty deal Prime Minister-elect John Key signed Sunday...
made popular Nov 16 2008
AP, Wellington
New Zealand’s Maori Party struck a deal Wednesday to support the new center-right government, but Prime Minister John Key refused to say whether he would honor...
made popular Nov 12 2008
AP, Wellington
New Zealand’s Maori Party struck a deal Wednesday to support the new center-right government, but Prime Minister John Key refused to say whether he would honor...
made popular Nov 12 2008
AP, Wellington
New Zealand’s long-serving prime minister faced a tough challenge as voters decided on a new government Saturday, and there was a possibility that the...
made popular Nov 8 2008
AP, Wellington
A political party representing New Zealand’s indigenous Maori may hold the key to power in elections Saturday that could also end the rule of one of the...
made popular Nov 7 2008
AP, Wellington
A rebellious New Zealand Maori tribe entered into negotiations with the government Thursday in a bid to gain autonomy over its land.
made popular Jul 31 2008
On June 25th, a white jury in Tauranga found Police Sergeant Keith Parsons, Senior Constable Bruce Laing, Constable John Mills and Sergeant Erle Busby not guilt of...
made popular Jun 30 2008
AP, Wellington
New Zealand’s Asian population is growing faster than any other ethnic group and will outnumber indigenous Maori by 2026, government figures released Wednesday...
made popular Apr 2 2008
AP, Wellington
Government population figures released Wednesday show that New Zealand’s Asian population is growing faster than any other ethnic group and will outnumber...
made popular Apr 2 2008
AP, Wellington
A woman’s body snatched from a hearse in a family dispute involving differences between ethnic Europeans and indigenous Maori in New Zealand was buried Friday in...
made popular Mar 7 2008
AP, Wellington
A woman’s body was snatched from a hearse on its way to a funeral by her estranged daughter who wanted to give her a traditional Maori burial, police said...
made popular Mar 6 2008
AP, Paris
The Normandy city of Rouen pledged Thursday to find a way to return the mummified, tattooed head of a Maori man to New Zealand despite a court ruling that it must stay...
made popular Jan 3 2008
This biennial fest is a mix of enormous power, beauty and intensity. Te Matatini, a three day Maori cultural festival is a platform for different groups to perform...
made popular Feb 28 2007
This Australian TV commercial has infuriated all blacks across the globe as they have been shown performing haka, a Maori war dance car, having women’s handbags....
made popular Jul 11 2006
A television ad for a new fiat car, using the haka, is being aired in Italy despite repeated request by New Zealand diplomats, saying the ad may be culturally...
made popular Jul 4 2006
Mike Tyson, referred as The Baddest Man on the Planet, in an attempt to dilute his villainous image, has inked his body with tattoos. The boxing legend, after leaving...
made popular Oct 22 2005
Related Tags
aS Australia Election English experts Government Nameless new new zealand North Island Oceania odd Pictorial Prime Minister John rugby South Island Sydney Wellington World Zealand
Images
Manchester:
This is an image released by the Manchester Museum in northwest England Thursday Nov. 13, 2008 showing a fish hook made by human bone. The Manchester Museum has returned two items of Maori human bone to a museum in New Zealand. The Manchester Museum...
