Sir Ian - Gandalf in the Tolkien franchise filmed in NZ - was unimpressed, saying "careless talk damages lives".

BBC: Quiz of the week's news

Feedback will be incorporated into the subsequent event, "Power Shift NZ-Pacific" which runs from the 7th to 9th of December, to ensure the presence of a Pacific perspective to climate change - an issue of extreme significance to the Pacific region.

UNESCO: Pacific and M��ori Youth Converge to Talk Disaster Resilience.

Set up an NZ independent anti-corruption body tasked with educating the public and PREVENTING corruption.

FORBES: New Zealand Tops Our List Of The Best Countries For Business

His absence from the three-day match against an NZ Selection XI starting on Wednesday (2100 GMT) is expected to give Lancashire's James Anderson a chance to impress ahead of Chris Tremlett.

BBC: England wait on Sidebottom injury

From 22-24th August 2009, Wellington will host the 2009 NZ Diversity Forum.

UNESCO: NZ Diversity Forum 2009

It was one of the last contributions from the NZ Warrior, though, as he pulled up injured with no-one near him.

BBC: Australia 52-0 Fiji

"With events taking place throughout New Zealand and stretching across the Tasman for the first time - at early childhood centres, schools, universities, sports clubs, churches, government departments and even parliament - the week has been a comprehensive success, " says NZ National Commission for UNESCO chair, Bryan Gould.

UNESCO: Samoan Language Week an international success