Authorities arrested two North Koreans for allegedly posing as defectors to South Korea.

On the face of it there is something risible, if not absurd, about any sentence with "New Zealand" and "financial hub" in it.

Australia's Opposition Leader says cutting the dole for people under 30 would reduce the need for skilled migrants to staff mines.

A prophet is not without honour, said Jesus, save in his own country.

The PM says the UN declaration on the rights of indigenous people that NZ signed up to overnight will have no practical effect, but Rodney Hide disagrees.

Murray McCully says a structure planned for Queens Wharf is "most assuredly not a tent."

National has agreed to support the contentious UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Hard decisions over the IWC threaten to end the PM's no-nuke dream run.

Taxpayers could be left liable for loans that South Canterbury Finance will not give details about.

John Key found himself on the fringes of a political scandal in Ottawa yesterday, involving allegations of cocaine use and blackmail.

Steven Joyce says raising the driving age to 16 is enough for now, but it's not cast in stone.