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Obama impresses abroad, depresses at home
A prophet is not without honour, said Jesus, save in his own country.

PM 'naive in the extreme' over UN declaration - Hide
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.

'Queens Wharf will become the people's wharf' - ARC
Murray McCully says a structure planned for Queens Wharf is "most assuredly not a tent."

Nats give in to Maori over rights declaration
National has agreed to support the contentious UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Harpoon waiting to prick Key's bubble
Hard decisions over the IWC threaten to end the PM's no-nuke dream run.

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

Ongoing debate on lifting driving age to 17
Steven Joyce says raising the driving age to 16 is enough for now, but it's not cast in stone.

Cabinet approves driving age of 16
The driving age will be raised to 16 and restricted licence tests toughened, under new Govt measures.

NZ to give $685,000 to G8 non-proliferation project
NZ will contribute $685,000 to a Canadian-led non-proliferation project, John Key announced in Ottawa today.