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Goldman chief softens stance on bank reforms

Battle lines drawn as Rudd tries for image shift

<i>Margaret Devlin:</i> Water industry needs regulation to flourish

Margaret Devlin, a professional director, writes on water providers, monopolies and necessary controls.

Pakistan Taleban vow US attacks

Pakistan's Taleban chief promised attacks on major US cities in a video released after the failed car bomb attempt in New York, a monitoring group said.

Boost to Aussie pension fund could add to Kiwi brain drain

Geologist challenges 'keyhole' mining claims

Tuhoe apology opens old wounds

Tuhoe leaders say a Crown apology for 19th century injustices would be meaningless unless tribes who fought with colonial forces also say sorry.

Tens of thousands say no to mining

The Labour Party says it now expects the Government to back off the prospect of mining on Great Barrier Island and in the Coromandel.

<i>Gwynne Dyer:</i> Arizona bucks belief illegal migrants have rights

Health groups: Add pong to toxic fumigation gas

<i>Editorial:</i> Judges should make business interests public

<i>Paul Holmes</i>: Where have those years gone?

Thai Cabinet holds emergency meeting

Thailand's Cabinet is due to hold an emergency meeting in the face of unrelenting anti-government street protests.

UK poll: Tory lead widens ahead of vote

David Cameron has increased his party's lead to 10 points, making an outright Conservative victory this week possible, a poll suggests.

Biggest protest in a generation

Mining bid draws 40,000 people to the street in anger, reports Matt Nippert.

<i>Editorial</i>: Failure of nerve on liquor law

Red Shirts stay put

UK election still anyone's to win