Japanese lawyers are lined up to defend incarcerated anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune, but an environmental group still hopes Japanese authorities will send him home.

Labour MP Lianne Dalziel has drafted a bill to ensure investors benefit from action taken by regulators against investment companies.

Jim Hopkins writes that politicians are perfectly entitled to hiss at others - once they fix the crises this country faces.

Auckland council controlled bodies will be on a scale never before seen in Australasia.

Up to six Government departments face investigation in the hunt for the sources of leaked Cabinet papers.

There will be more cuts in the number of public servants, but the Government is not willing to say how many more jobs will be lost.

Aust PM Kevin Rudd's personal approval is at its lowest level since he became Opposition Leader in December 2006.