The Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand of New Zealand is the new chairman of the Commonwealth Foundation in Marlborough House, London. Appointed by heads of government, he will serve an initial term of up to two years. Continue reading
Oz family survives flames with heads just above water
“We saw tornadoes of fire just coming towards us,” Tim Holmes told ABC reporters. “And the next thing we knew, everything was on fire, everywhere all around us,” Tim Holmes said. Continue reading
Kenya likely to offer election excitement next month
Kenya heads to the polls on March 4, so if you are headed there as a tourist be aware of the security situation. Remember, more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 were displaced in the inter-ethnic fighting that broke out during the disputed 2007 last election . Continue reading
Fiji’s military boss’s rejection of revised constitution dismays secretary-general
The military government in Suva has rejected a draft revision of the country’s constitution that was solicited to set in process an end to Fiji’s suspension from the Commonwealth. Continue reading
Large person’s fall could collapse NZ block of flats
Some flat dwellers have been living dangerously in Wellington. Testimony to that is that tenants poured out of a block of flats after Housing New Zealand said its façade was so weak that “a large person falling in the wrong place could have caused masonry to fall off the building.” Continue reading