New Zealand museum tells pregnant women to stay away

New Zealand's national museum has sparked outrage by telling pregnant women to stay away from a tour of sacred Maori artefacts, or risk incurring a curse.

The Wellington-based museum, known as Te Papa - a Maori name that translates as "Our Place" - said it was imposing the rule as a condition demanded by tribes that had provided some of the items.

The "stay away" warning went out to staff from regional museums who have been invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of items not usually on display to the public....