New Zealander Danial Devonshire has been drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. You can read more about it at www.stuff.co.nz

Environment Canada's Canadian Hurricane Centre is encouraging people to prepare for the 2012 hurricane season which officially starts on June 1st.

The United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts normal levels of hurricane activity in the North Atlantic Ocean. U.S. info can be found at: www.nhc.noaa.gov

Peter Dunne                                    

3 May, 2012

New Zealand and Canada this morning signed a new double tax agreement (DTA) to replace their 1980 treaty.

The updated agreement was signed at Parliament by Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Ed Fast, and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne.

ANZAC DAY MEMORIAL SERVICES IN OTTAWA - 2012

Each year, the Australian and New Zealand High Commissions in Ottawa join to host a commemorative ANZAC Day service.

ANZAC Day - April 25 - is Australia and New Zealand’s most important national day of commemoration. ANZAC stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces on 25 April 1915 in Gallipoli, Turkey. The anniversary is commemorated annually in Australia and in many countries around the world.