New Zealand Sikhs challenge club’s turban ban

WELLINGTON - The Sikh Council of New Zealand announced Thursday it would take legal action against an Auckland club that will not admit turban-wearing Sikhs to its premises because it bans all forms of headwear.

New Zealand army to take biblical references off guns

WELLINGTON - The New Zealand Defence Force will remove abbreviated references to Bible verses from US-made gun sights used by its forces in Afghanistan, saying they were “inappropriate” and could be used in enemy propaganda.