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Jon Stewart rallies the sane
Comedian Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington attracted over 200,000 people.
Bid for asylum centre harks back to crisis
Julia Gillard is hoping to get New Zealand support for a new refugee facility in East Timor.
Maori Party must accept compromise - Sharples
Co-leader Pita Sharples says the party needs to accept the fact that making concessions is necessary in order to get ahead.
Winston claims 'groundswell of support' for NZ First
Winston Peters has announced New Zealand First's plan to lead the country back to prosperity.
Hide calls for more openness on spending
Rodney Hide - the minister who was busted for taking his girlfriend on a $22,000 trip to Hawaii and Europe - has called for openness about public spending.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Two digit salute's not a sign of victory
No one will remember any prime ministerial egg-on-face when the Hobbit omelette is finally cooked.
We don't know how lucky we are
NZ has the world's best education system, third highest level of personal freedom and our economy is going pretty well, a think-tank says.