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Rodney and Louise's other holiday perk
"Perk-buster" Rodney Hide whisked his girlfriend away on another tax-payer funded trip - a mid-winter tropical break in Hawaii.
Life on the other side of the Wall
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, author Oliver Fritz reflects on growing up behind the Iron Curtain.
<i>Paul Thomas:</i> Has our democracy become too big a burden to these tycoons?
The path to a free enterprise nirvana is being blocked by an ignorant, nervous electorate.
Transpower eyes $200m bond issue in early 2010
Transpower is contemplating a domestic bond issue of around $200m early next year as it gears up for $5 billion of capital expenditure on national grid upgrades over the next decade.
Hide's trip included LA theme park and wedding
Rodney Hide took his girlfriend to an LA theme park during their taxpayer-funded trip that was also timed to coincide with her brother's UK wedding.
Hide timed $50,000 trip with partner to attend wedding
Rodney Hide timed his taxpayer funded trip with partner Louise Crome to Britain and North America to coincide with the wedding of Crome's brother.
Fiji leader expels NZ's top diplomat in row over bans
New Zealand's top diplomat in Fiji, Todd Cleaver, is about to be expelled from Fiji.
Fiji expels NZ and Australian envoys
Fiji's government has accused NZ and Australian envoys of interfering in the nation's internal affairs.
Cup winnings could fund dictator's regime: expert
The Melbourne Cup could become part of an international money laundering scheme if dictator Ramzan Kadyrov's horse wins.