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Cabinet preparing for MMP referendum: Key
Cabinet is discussing a referendum on the electoral system with a referendum on MMP to be held at or before the next general election.
'No elections before 2014' - Fiji govt
Fiji is remaining defiant, despite its suspension from the Commonwealth.
McCully: We can't force Fiji to hold elections
Foreign Minister Murray McCully says NZ won't impose further sanctions on Fiji.
Fiji suspension 'inevitable', says Goff
Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth for failing to hold democratic eletions.
Fiji suspended from Commonwealth
Fiji was banned from the Commonwealth at midnight after failing to announce a date for elections to be held by October 2010.
Voters mutilated for voting against Taliban wishes
A man was beaten and his nose and ears were slashed off for voting in defiance of the Taliban in Afghanistan's recent elections.
Ted Kennedy: Heir to a legacy
The brother of slain former US president John F. Kennedy and Democrat leader Robert Kennedy dies of brain cancer, bringing to an end the Kennedy dynasty.
Last two chances for Maori seats
PM rejects a last-ditch Maori Party bid to get the seats by making them a conscience vote issue.
Henare doesn't need to apologise for calling me a jerk-off: Hide
National's Tau Henare and Rodney Hide square off after Henare called Hide "a buffoon" and a "jerk-off", over the Maori Super City seat issue today.
Hide a 'buffoon' and 'jerk-off', says National's Henare
National MP Tau Henare slams Rodney Hide's approach to the Maori Super City seats issue.