Comedian Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington attracted over 200,000 people.

Co-leader Pita Sharples says the party needs to accept the fact that making concessions is necessary in order to get ahead.

Winston Peters has announced New Zealand First's plan to lead the country back to prosperity.

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.

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.

No one will remember any prime ministerial egg-on-face when the Hobbit omelette is finally cooked.