West Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell has resigned three weeks ahead of the state Budget following his admissions of adultery.

Thai authorities have suspended Bangkok's mass transit service, stranding commuters and tourists, after protesters tried to block trains.

Opponents of the Search and Surveillance bill say it overturns important aspects of civil liberties.

Labour leader Phil Goff says PM John Key is a good politician, but he believes the public will tire of him.

Wigram MP Jim Anderton is not ruling out running for the Christchurch mayoralty but says he is undecided.

Thousands of Poles lined the streets of Warsaw as the coffin of President Lech Kaczynski was taken to the presidential palace after his death alongside at least 95 others in a plane crash in Russia.

Mfat has updated its travel advisory for Thailand in the wake of mounting political protests that have so far seen 18 people killed.

Poland is confronting the worst political disaster since WWII after its president, his wife and dozens of top officials were killed in a plane crash.

Jim Hopkins writes that we should ignore the naysayers and doom-merchants - our country has a few good reasons to smile.

An NZ watchdog says Fiji's new media decree targets members of the public as well as journalists and editors.