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The Big Picture
Taxpayers have paid $500m-plus to subsidise big-budget movie makers. Is it money well spent, asks Karyn Scherer.
Kiribati refuses to take detainees
The small Pacific nation of Kiribati spurned a US$3 million offer to take 17 Chinese Muslim Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Key itching for quick action on financial hub
John Key has slammed bureaucratic pin-pricking over the proposed NZ financial services hub as "absolute rubbish" and stepped in to put the project on the fast-track.
We're all friends here... really
Hillary Clinton is about to meet 61 statesmen, many of whom will be smarting from US remarks revealed by WikiLeaks.
<i>Editorial</i>: Open the SOE stable and let the foals thrive
The Labour Party's finance spokesman, David Cunliffe, raised some eyebrows last Thursday
WikiLeaks reveals US snooping on NZ
Helen Clark is likely to be among top UN officials targeted by the US in an intelligence-gathering exercise.
Brown orders inquiry into CCO name leaks
Mayor calls for probe after paper reports board appointments.
Richlisters up for Govt bailout
Taxpayers could be paying as much as $178 million to bail out a failed finance company owned by one of NZ's wealthiest families.
Judge to lead Pike River mine tragedy inquiry named
The Royal Commission into the Pike River mine tragedy will be headed by High Court Judge Graham Panckhurst.
Tongan leader Akilisi Pohiva talks to the Herald
Akilisi Pohiva talks to Audrey Young about his priorities for Tonga.
Inquiry will look at cause, emergency response
A royal commission of inquiry into the Pike River tragedy will look at causes of the blast and the initial response.
Delicate balancing act ahead for minister
We've told the Government, 'Guys, you need a bigger toolbox and you need to think about economic instruments'," says Alastair Bisley, chairman of the Land and Water Forum, talking about what is required to resolve the issue of water quality
Liquid assets
Water is one thing NZ has plenty of. So why don't we manage it better - for the economy and the environment? Nick Smith* reports.