A delegation from the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has returned from the Chefs de Mission seminar in Delhi reporting the Commonwealth Games are on track.

The Christchurch City Council is inviting people to have their say on its Draft Climate Smart Strategy from 22 March to 30 April 2010.

A dedicated website has been launched at www.publicacta.org.nz, to provide details on the PublicACTA event to be held in the Town Hall in Wellington on 10 April 2010, ahead of the controversial ACTA (Anti-Countereiting Trade Agreement) negotiations.

Fiji Red Cross Society emergency response teams are supplying aid to up to 18,000 evacuees and conducting disaster assessments.

By Hamish Stuart of NZPA

Wellington, March 17 NZPA - Three peace activists walked free today even though they admitted breaking into a Government spybase near Blenheim and slashing an inflatable plastic dome covering a satellite dish.

Green MP Keith Locke has greeted the acquittal of three men who slashed a dome at the Waihopai spy base as a victory for the peace movement.

The New Zealand Government should denounce the arrest of whaling protester Pete Bethune and use all available diplomatic channels to bring him home, the Green Party said today.

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has revealed damning evidence of continued welfare abuse of Australian sheep in the live export trade to the Middle East, despite Government and Meat and Livestock Australia claims of improving standards.

A draft compromise on whaling released by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) on February 23 set a dangerous precedent that the international community must reject, WWF said.

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) will assist the public in voicing its concerns about the controversial international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) through an open conference to be held next month in Wellington, New Zealand.