Two iwi are considering boycotting a statutory Maori advisory board for the Auckland council.

Phil Goff has indicated that Labour is backing away from its stance of allowing customary title of the foreshore and seabed to be awarded to iwi.

The tax system has deteriorated beyond the point where tinkering and tweaking are enough, was the message this week.

Barack Obama has announced he will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan despite growing pessimism about the war.

Tony Abbott has put Australian politics on a war footing after winning leadership of the Opposition in a victory that stunned the nation.

No one is underestimating the political difficulties in making substantial change, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Modern China's obsession with Western brands is clearly evident in Shanghai.

Opposition ACC spokesman David Parker is accusing the Government of misrepresenting ACC's position to soften up the public for major cuts to ACC entitlements.