Ferrer survives as seeds tumble in Auckland

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 16:47

Defending champion David Ferrer survived a scare to reach the quarter-finals of the Auckland Open on Wednesday, as four seeded players exited early in a day of upsets.

Ana Ivanovic beats Venus Williams to claim Auckland title

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 22:52

Ana Ivanovic claimed her first WTA Tour title in more than two years when she completed a 6-2 5-7 6-4 victory over fellow former world number one Venus Williams to clinch the Auckland Classic on Saturday.

Eight Indian-origin people injured in New Zealand mishap

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:32

Eight Indian-origin people were injured, one of them critically, after a van they were travelling in fell down a cliff in New Zealand.

Ivanovic stands out as Auckland determines final four

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 14:38

Ana Ivanovic continued her compelling form in the Auckland Classic as she swept into the semi-finals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Japan`s Kurumi Nara on Thursday.

Sikh leader found guilty of electoral fraud in New Zealand

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 20:40

A Sikh leader and six of his accomplices were on Thursday found guilty by a New Zealand court of forging election documents in a bid to win a local body poll in 2010.

Protests in New Zealand over online sex scandal

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 16:38

Thousands of people came out on the streets across New Zealand Saturday to protest against a group of teenage boys, calling themselves Roast Busters, who boasted online about having sex with drunk girls, some of them minor.

In this country, inquiry into online `rape club`

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 13:23

New Zealand police on Monday said they were investigating a gang of young males who boasted online about stupefying underage girls with alcohol then having group sex with them.

Indian-origin trainee teacher dies after attack in New Zealand

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 09:52

A 25-year-old Indian-origin trainee teacher in New Zealand died on Monday after being punched outside a fast food outlet in central Auckland.

Indian-origin man in New Zealand brutally assaulted

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 15:02

A 25-year-old Indian-origin man in New Zealand is in a critical condition after he was brutally attacked by a man.

Rihanna gets new tattoo

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 11:33

R&B star Rihanna has got a new tattoo on her hand, spread from her fingernails to her forearm, which was inked in the traditional Maori way.

Shah Rukh Khan performs to sold out shows in Auckland, Sydney

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 20:47

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his star-studded troupe of musical show Temptation Reloaded, who are in Perth set to stage a livewire performance Wednesday, regaled packed houses of Bollywood buffs in Auckland and Sydney.