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New Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): The first batch of New Zealand athletes to check into the Delhi Commonwealth Games Village has given the thumbs-up to the facilities provided by the Organising Committee. Coach Dave Edwards said the players had no complaints after their first night in the village. “Obviously, there”s been a bit of work [...]

Wellington, Sept.27 (ANI): Over three in ten migrants in New Zealand still feel less satisfied and unsafe after spending several years in New Zealand, according to a survey released on Monday by the New Zealand Department of Labour and Statistics. According to Xinhua, 24.2 percent of migrants were less satisfied with their lives at three [...]

New Delhi, Sept.27 (ANI): Around 550 athletes and officials are expected to arrive in Delhi today to participate in the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. The largest contingent is from South Africa with 113 athletes and officials followed by Scotland with 77 athletes and officials those who arrive today. Among the other large contingents arriving [...]

New Delhi, Sept.27 (ANI): New Zealand support staff”s move into the Commonwealth Games village is being seen as a sign that progress is being made in getting the athletes” accommodation ready before the event that takes off on October 3 and lasts till October 14. A 13-strong New Zealand operations team moved in on Sunday. [...]

London, Sep 27 (ANI): Global actors” unions have advised their members to avoid taking roles in the new Hobbit movies amid a row over pay. Cate Blanchett, Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are among the stars who have been linked with the two big-budget ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequels. But seven unions in the [...]

Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): Rubbishing security concerns over Australia’s warnings that its citizens in Delhi should not fly national flags, Australian Commonwealth Games Federation chief Perry Crosswhite has said the Games venues are secure and there would be no issue there. Security experts warned Australians travelling to India not to wear Aussie colours or T-shirts, [...]

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): New Zealand chef de mission Dave Currie slammed the authorites on Tuesday for ‘not having done enough’ with regard to the Delhi Commonwealth Games, but added that he is impressed with the dining hall and the recreation zones around the Games village here. New Zealand was among nations to complain [...]

New Delhi, Sep 21(ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell has expressed grave concern about the athletes’ village in New Delhi, saying that the facility is “seriously compromised”. Fennell said that the state of the village has “shocked” many team officials ahead of the October 3-14 Games. “Many issues remain unresolved,” The Age quoted Fennell, [...]

Auckland, Sep 21(ANI): New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has said that his country is unlikely to pull out of next month’s Delhi Commonwealth Games. “I would have thought it would be unlikely that New Zealand would make a call that other countries weren’t prepared to make,” Stuff.co.nz quoted Key, as saying. “I wouldn’t say [...]

Wellington, Sept.20 (ANI): Many Kiwi cricket fans are reportedly wondering what”s the point of playing Pakistan in both Tests and one-day internationals, given that they have been known to cheat and fix matches. Pakistan are the only side set to tour New Zealand in 2010-11, with two tests, six one-day internationals and three Twenty20s scheduled, [...]

Canberra/London/New Delhi, Sept.20 (ANI): Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the United States have all issued travel advisories for their citizens who are planning to visit India, and specifically New Delhi during the duration of the XIXth Commonwealth Games”. The travel advisories have been issued after Sunday’s attack on two Taiwanese citizens outside a [...]

Wellington (New Zealand), Sept.20 (ANI): Prime Minister John Key has expressed confidence about New Zealand’s athletes attending the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, despite Sunday’s shooting of two Taiwanese tourists in the Indian capital. “We are providing the best advice we can to the New Zealand Olympic Committee who have to make that decision by [...]

Hamilton, Sep 17(ANI): New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has been presented with an honorary Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science) by Waikato Institute of Technology in Hamilton. “It’s a great honour. It’s been a while since I’ve had to sit an exam so I’m very glad I haven’t had to work too hard to [...]

London, Sep 17 (ANI): New statistics have revealed that the amount of official development assistance (ODA) to maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) in developing countries has apparently doubled between 2003 and 2008, but its ratio to overall aid for health has remained static. The US, UK, EU, GAVI and the Global Fund have made [...]

Melbourne, Sep 17 (IANS) Defending champions Australia Friday announced a 16-member women’s hockey squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The Australian woman’s team have an enviable Commonwealth Games record, having lost just one match and won two of the three gold medals on offer since 1998. Eleven of the 16 players selected [...]

Washington, Sep 14 (ANI): Using sophisticated emerging technologies and data analysis, researchers have identified 14 simple metabolites with high accuracy to predict in early pregnancy which women are at risk of developing preeclampsia in later pregnancy. Currently there is no predictive test for the condition and no cure other than delivery of the baby. Preeclampsia [...]

Auckland, Sep 14(ANI): The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has said that the decision of Netball New Zealand (NNZ), Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) and the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) to engage their own security advice ahead of next month’s Delhi Commonwealth Games defies logic. According to reports, that three sports bodies had commissioned independent [...]

Sydney, Sep 14 (DPA) On telegraph poles, in local newspapers, on the internet: advertisements enticing Australians to join clubs and exchange partners for sex are everywhere. Swinging, as it is known, is talked up as a safe and costless way of enlivening a staid marriage, a bit of fun and an antidote to adulterous affairs [...]

Auckland, Sep 13(ANI): New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori and wicket-keeper-turned specialist batsman, Brendon McCullum will return for next month’s tour of Bangladesh. The tour would also see the comeback of Jesse Ryder, who missed July’s tri-nations series with India and Sri Lanka due to an elbow injury. The features of the Black Caps one-day squad [...]

Auckland, Sep 13(ANI): New Zealand may reportedly pull out of next month’s Delhi Commonwealth Games over security concerns. The security and operational systems for the Games would be confirmed over the next 10 days, and it is believed that the Kiwis would not back down from taking tough decisions if the reports are not satisfactory. [...]