The Transport Minister is pushing for security cameras in all city taxis with the taxi federation hoping they will be in place by the middle of next year.

Smacking children may be creeping back into favour following Government assurances that police will not prosecute parents for "light smacks", according to a new survey.

Murray McCully said the 2011 World Cup "may be the last time our small country of 4 million people can afford to host a rugby world cup".

Unofficial estimates say that wine sales in Spain, the third largest producer in the world, have dropped by about 10 per cent.

The convicted violent criminal who lived in Government minister Paula Bennett's home is out of prison - and has been kicked out of the country.

A committee of MPs has rubbished ministerial claims that Britain still faces a "public emergency" eight years after the September 11 attacks.

As the Government pushes ahead with plans to open up conservation land for mining, Isaac Davison finds the combination is already causing trouble in the Bay of Plenty.