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MMP's support has shot up in a year
More than half of all voters support keeping MMP, a new poll shows.
Ballot in Sudan for a new beginning
Southern Sudan looks to have voted for secession from the Arab-led north of the country.
<i>Editorial</i>: Rhetoric of violence must be reined in
It would be dangerous to instantly suggest that the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was the product of a poisoned political climate in the United States.
<i>Nicola Lamb</i>: Politics of fear spawn politics of the gun
There was something awfully inevitable about the Tucson shooting, writes the Herald's Foreign Editor Nicola Lamb.
Dog fee boost makes rebel ratepayer seek breakaway
The Whakatane District Council faces turmoil with the possibility of 10,000 residents defecting to neighbouring Kawerau.
<i>Lewis Holden:</i> It's time Kiwis had a say in nation's top job
The Republican Movement's Lewis Holden says nominations for Governor-General should be made by the public.
Police batons bludgeon a centuries old legacy
Protesters have won countless rights for Britons - now authorities are stifling their voices when they most need to be heard.
Assange offline but still in good spirits
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is said to be in good spirits.