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  • New Zealand 3 Strikes Law, Mk II 18 Dec 2009 04:34 GMT
    ... Together with France and England, New Zealand has always been one of the countries ... released a revamped version “that incorporates full court hearings and the possibility of financial penalties,” ... to amend its copyright law to give courts the power to suspend accounts, taking into ...

  • Australian banks pay $1.5 billion to settle New Zealand tax avoidance cases 24 Dec 2009 02:36 GMT
    ... WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand's four biggest banks ... an attempt to avoid tax. In two court cases, judges found the only purpose for the transactions ...

  • New Zealand church billboard stirs Virgin Mary row - Summary 17 Dec 2009 07:34 GMT
    ... Lisbon/Madrid - An earthquake measuring 6 degrees on ... Papua New Guinea had its second mass jail break this year when 73 inmates broke ... prisoners were recap... Singapore - A Singapore court on Thursday charged a Sri Lankan maid with ...

  • New Zealand Ratifies Cluster Bomb Ban 22 Dec 2009 22:10 GMT
    ... month - on 10 December - the New Zealand parliament unanimously passed comprehensive legislation to implement ... Prohibition Act of 2009 was signed into law on 17 December 2009. New Zealand signed ... New Zealand and Belgium have enacted strong laws to enforce the cluster munition ban domestically, ...

  • New Zealand banks to pay disputed taxes 24 Dec 2009 03:14 GMT
    ... would pay what is believed to be New Zealand's largest ever tax settlement after a five-year ... Revenue Department. The department had won two court cases against the BNZ and Westpac banks earlier ... payments. Inland Revenue Commissioner Robert Russell, and Solicitor-General David Collins welcomed the legal victory. "We ...

  • New Zealand banks to pay US$1.6b in disputed taxes 24 Dec 2009 06:13 GMT
    ... WELLINGTON: The four largest banks in New Zealand have agreed to pay 2.2 billion dollars ... Revenue Department. The department had won two court cases against the BNZ and Westpac banks earlier ... payments. Inland Revenue Commissioner Robert Russell, and Solicitor-General David Collins welcomed the legal victory. "We ...

  • New Zealand cop jailed for forcing prostitute to have sex 17 Dec 2009 07:35 GMT
    ... Wellington, Dec 17 (DPA) A former New Zealand police officer was sent to prison for ... 31, was sentenced in the Christchurch High Court after being found guilty at a trial ... her without paying for nine months. The judge told him his sentence must be severe ...

  • Four banks agree to pay billions of dollars to New Zealand taxman 23 Dec 2009 10:11 GMT
    ... banks have agreed to pay 2.2 billion New Zealand dollars (1.54 billion US dollars) to New ... New Zealand Press Association reported. It quoted Solicitor-General David Collins as saying the deal had ... Westpac; ASB Bank; and ANZ National to court over a transaction known as "structured finance," which ...

  • Naked cyclists in New Zealand told to put on helmets 23 Dec 2009 10:17 GMT
    ... Tracking local crime, criminal justice and courts news in metro New Orleans, Louisiana Naked cyclists in New Zealand told to put on helmets Police picked ... appeared to be as sober as two judges." The Dec. 7 encounter, which has only ...

  • Cop to nude cyclists in New Zealand: Wear helmets 23 Dec 2009 01:55 GMT
    ... Cop to nude cyclists in New Zealand: Wear helmets WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Police ... appeared to be as sober as two judges." The Dec. 7 encounter, which has only ... not post copyrighted material. 7. Follow the law. Don't do anything or post anything considered ...

  • New Zealand - Dairy farm pleads guilty over effluent charges 24 Dec 2009 01:02 GMT
    ... New Zealand - Dairy farm pleads guilty over effluent ... Hillside Ltd were entered in Hamilton District Court by a lawyer acting for the receivers. The charges arose ...

  • New Zealand is latest to ban cluster bombs 18 Dec 2009 21:12 GMT
    ... WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Parliament has voted ... region in ratifying the convention into national law. A country's government or parliament must ratify the ... treaty to give it legal standing so prosecutions can take place of people or organizations ...

  • 2 New Zealand farmers guilty on cow cruelty charge 22 Dec 2009 07:11 GMT
    ... December 21, 2009 at 10:40 PM 2 New Zealand farmers guilty on cow cruelty charge A New Zealand court convicted two farmers on an animal cruelty ... ill-treating a cow, Radio New Zealand reported. Judge Gerard Lynch said the two men had ...

  • New Zealand, Belgium ratify UN cluster bomb ban convention 23 Dec 2009 20:10 GMT
    ... New Zealand and Belgium ratified on Wednesday a UN ... bombs, bringing it closer to becoming international law. "New Zealand plans to be an active advocate for this convention. The more states that ...

  • New Zealand TV host apologises for calling Susan Boyle retarded 20 Dec 2009 23:52 GMT
    ... - The United States has transferred 12 prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre to ... to Afghanistan, Yemen and the Somaliland region, justice officials said Sunday. The prisoners were the ... for global warming staged protests at the New Zealand Stock Exchange and Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...


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