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The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) is our spy organisation. At the moment, it can only legally spy on foreigners in New Zealand. However this organisation made a mistake spying on Kim Dotcom because he is a permanent resident. Also,
Parliament is discussing a new Crown Minerals Bill at the moment. The Crown (which means the government) owns any oil, gas or other mineral resources in the sea around our country. The government wants to make it easy for overseas oil companies to dr
John Key met the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, in Queenstown at the weekend. They discussed a number of things including the rights of New Zealanders living in Australia. Ms Gillard said that New Zealanders are like family in Australia an
There are many New Zealanders returning home to live at the moment. Traditionally, young Kiwis go overseas to live and work for a few years and this is called an OE (overseas experience). Some return home after a year or two and others stay away for
New Zealand plans to bar foreigners from purchasing existing homes. The ban is expected to become law this year. It aims to slow the rising housing prices and protect New Zealanders interested in buying a home. The Labour Party government believes th
This week, from Aug 19th to Aug 25th, is International Languages Week. During this week, the Association of Language Teachers reminds New Zealanders about the value of learning an international language. Many New Zealanders are not motivated enough t
It is now nearly four weeks since the start of the terrible bush fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, which killed more than 200 people. 53 New Zealand fire fighters came to Victoria to help fight the fires. Today, they returned home and 57 new
Talofa This week is Samoan Language Week. We need to remember that Samoan is the third most common language in New Zealand, after English and Maori. A large number of Samoan people live in New Zealand. We have a census every five years and the last c
WELLINGTON, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- New Zealanders are rapidly developing a taste for a tax on sugary drinks to offset the public health costs of obesity, according to research out Friday. The findings from two large-scale, nationwide surveys indicated
Idiom: Roll the dice ( try to do something ) Hit the book: Union Jack Confine to Context Silver fern Cut-through Sight Etch Conjure up grit 1.A flag is meant to be flown Flags should be highly visible symbols of a nation's presence. Because the curre
Statistics New Zealand collects population numbers every year from 1st October to the end of September. The latest figures show that New Zealands population on September 30th was 4,414,400. This is equal to 0.06% of the worlds population. We have 33,
As the year comes to an end, the Department of Statistics puts out some figures for the year. One surprising figure is that just over 2m New Zealanders went on an overseas trip during the year. This is surprising because our population is only 4.4m.
New Zealanders are shocked at the disastrous fires in Australia. We now know that more than 100 people have died. The hospitals are filled with people who have burns; some have minor burns to the soles of their feet while others have major burns and
The weeks leading up to Christmas are a busy time for most New Zealanders. We celebrate the end of the school year with concerts or prize giving ceremonies. There are office parties too to celebrate the end of year with work mates. Anyone who belongs