Waitangi protest drilling, asset sales
Waitangi protesters have circled the treaty grounds flag pole and are voicing their opposition to proposed asset sales and deep sea oil drilling.
Standoff ends with flag pole compromise
For the first time in recent years protesters have been able to touch the flag pole at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, following a heated standoff between Maori wardens and about 200 protesters.
R-Day buzz missing at KSGA, flag sales dip
Sale of khadi flags on Republic Day and Independence Day always make records, but this year, sales at Kshetriya Shri Gandhi Ashram have come down due to internal frictions.
Flag home prices still in slide
The number of single-family homes sold in Flagstaff and nearby communities increased slightly last year, likely spurred by a continued decline in the price per square foot.
Maori flag for Wellington on Waitangi Day
The Maori flag will be flown from Wellington's Town Hall on Waitangi Day for the first time.
Flag might drop on more taxi medallions
Obtaining an operating permit for a cab used to be about patience. About a year-and half ago it became amount money. Now stakeholders are trying again to create a system that satisfies the demands of riders, the livelihood of drivers and the need of The City to raise revenues. Since 2010, veteran holders of taxi medallions—permits that allow owners to lease their cars out to other drivers for a ...
DC's new logo: A fresh flag for company's revolution
All the issues of DC Comics that hit shelves in March will have the publishing arm's version of the new-look symbol and, that same month, DC Entertainment will unveil its massive new website.
Flag, scholarship fund honor fallen soldier
The communities of Marshfield and Spencer came together Tuesday night, to honor the memory of Staff Sergeant Joseph Altmann. All proceeds from the boy's basketball game will benefit a scholarship fund in the soldier's name.
China's challenge to the iPad raises a red flag
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Communist Party members can now carry a tablet PC to verify identification cards, read the blogs of cadres and manage state-owned firms without fretting that using a bourgeois Apple Inc iPad will ruin their street cred. Enter RedPad Number One, an Android-based tablet computer filled with software applications (apps) catered to a party official's every need for control ...