New ZealandBrash coup 'positive for Act', for NZOutgoing Act leader Rodney Hide described a successful leadership coup by former National leader Dr Don Brash as "positive for Act and positive for the country" as he announced his resignation today.28 Apr 04:30 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Audacious Act takeover an issue for NationalThe way Rodney Hide has accepted his fate has set an example to the board.28 Apr 01:09 AM
New ZealandHide expected to resign as Act leader at middayAct leader Rodney Hide is set to resign as party leader, when he makes an announcement...27 Apr 11:22 PM
New ZealandBrash meets with Act MPs as Hide stands firmAs Act leader Rodney Hide refuses to resign, Don Brash has met with caucus and board members.27 Apr 06:50 AM
WorldHarsh crackdown on Shia worshippers in BahrainSunni-Shia hostility in the Muslim world is likely to deepen because of the demolition of Shia holy places in Bahrain.20 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: West African countries struggling to fight off the curse18 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldAnzac forces in Timor for a long time to comeA foreign security presence may need to remain in East Timor and the Solomons for longer than expected.14 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldTyrants' crude tools of power fail as era of classic security state endsOil states are, by their nature, undemocratic.The despots who have ruled the Arab world for half a century are not giving up without a fight.29 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionIrfan Yusuf: Witch-hunt has no place in civilised democracySydney lawyer and author of <i>Once Were Radicals: My Years as a Teenage Islamo-facist</i> writes that republican-steered terrorism hearings entirely off the mark.20 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldBelarus: Europe's last dictator mocks group's bid to prosecute himLukashenko blasts 'cheap trick' but opponents act over his human rights abuses10 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldNervous Saudis take hard line on 'day of rage'Saudi Arabia announced it would ban all protests and marches.06 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Arabs aren't copying idea of equality, they're reclaiming it02 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldLibyan city falls to anti-goverment forces - reportsLibya's second largest city, Benghazi, has fallen to anti-government forces after a crack army unit defected to the opposition and clashes spread to the capital, Tripoli, residents and news reports say.21 Feb 04:13 AM
WorldGaddafi's son warns of civil warThe son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared on that country's state-owned television to make a statement denouncing the current civil unrest.21 Feb 01:40 AM
WorldAbolish Bahrain's monarchy, chant Shia MuslimsBahrain's Shia Muslims ran in their tens of thousands back into Pearl Square in the centre of Manama.20 Feb 04:30 PM
