BDBDEconomySpending cuts, tax cuts on wayThe Govt is adding another $1.8bn in spending cuts to the $2bn already announced over the next four years, Bill English has announced.22 Apr 01:15 AM
New ZealandGovt considers national guidelines on child witnessesA report on child witnesses in criminal courts has identified concerns about the systems aimed at protecting them.21 Apr 11:26 PM
New ZealandCommuters to pay for resurrection of KiwiRailAuckland commuters will be among the first to be called on to pay more for KiwiRail services under a 10-year turnaround plan.21 Apr 04:00 PM
Opinion<i>Alasdair Thompson:</i> Councils' shares move poor value for ratepayersStake holdings in Auckland Airport suppress value and opportunity, says Alasdair Thompson.21 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldDuo 'out to slay defector'Authorities arrested two North Koreans for allegedly posing as defectors to South Korea.21 Apr 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian Fallow<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Financial hub is a distant dreamOn the face of it there is something risible, if not absurd, about any sentence with "New Zealand" and "financial hub" in it.21 Apr 04:00 PM
Opinion<i>George Thomson and Helen Wilson:</i> Policymakers overlook children who sit in smoke-filled carsGeorge Thomson and Helen Wilson ask why the Government is lagging on smokefree car laws.21 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldRudd blasts dole ban proposalAustralia's Opposition Leader says cutting the dole for people under 30 would reduce the need for skilled migrants to staff mines.20 Apr 10:29 PM
WorldObama impresses abroad, depresses at homeA prophet is not without honour, said Jesus, save in his own country. 20 Apr 04:00 PM
KahuPM 'naive in the extreme' over UN declaration - HideThe 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.20 Apr 02:57 AM
New Zealand'Queens Wharf will become the people's wharf' - ARCMurray McCully says a structure planned for Queens Wharf is "most assuredly not a tent."20 Apr 01:24 AM
KahuNats give in to Maori over rights declarationNational has agreed to support the contentious UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.19 Apr 04:00 PM
