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<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Teacher strikes seem unpatriotic
Columnist Kerre Woodham finds herself in two minds about the teachers' strike.

Neighbourhood police teams lauded by Minister
Neighbourhood teams will help prevent crime before it happens, Police Minister Judith Collins says.

Garrett could face misconduct probe
Former Act MP David Garrett, a lawyer, could face a professional misconduct probe.

What people want in the new Auckland
Our survey reveals what Aucklanders want to see as the top priority for the new Super City council.

<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> NZ gets chance to snuggle up to US
New Zealand finally seems to be on the road to building a much stronger relationship with Uncle Sam.

Disgraced MP's exit casts dark cloud over Act
Having resigned from the Act Party, the question is now - will David Garrett leave Parliament altogether?

Garrett, Hide has no credibility - Goff
The Act Party has been "thoroughly" discredited and its ministerial positions should be removed, Labour leader Phil Goff says. "One thing the public can't stand is absolute hypocrisy."

Hide: 'I couldn't as leader defend him'
Act leader Rodney Hide says David Garrett lost his support because he doubted the MP had been truthful in an affidavit he submitted to court over a passport fraud case.

Chinese dairy bid hits snag
A Chinese bid to buy 20 NZ farms will be rejected or severely restricted after an Overseas Investment Office review, the Herald understands.

David Garrett resigns as Act Party MP
Disgraced Act MP David Garrett has quit his party and conceded his political career is almost certainly over.

Hide tight-lipped on Garrett response
Rodney Hide refused to say how he would respond to David Garrett's public admission of identity theft until this afternoon.

'It's like stealing from a grave' - family's grief
The mother of the 2 year-old whose identity was stolen by David Garrett has described the identity theft as 'stealing from the grave'.