John Key has learned the identity of the entertainer guilty of an indecency charge and says that shows suppression orders are not working.

Activists say African country still falls short on human rights.

Weakening the incentive to reduce emissions means they will peak higher and later.

South Australian Premier Mike Rann is fighting allegations of an affair with a married parliamentary barmaid.

The State Services Commission has ordered an investigation into a Labour Party complaint about National MP Paul Quinn.

Angelina Jolie's dad, actor Jon Voight, has denounced our health system as causing "many deaths"

Ministers will have to personally buy the taxpayer-provided furniture, crockery and whiteware in their Wellington homes.

Auckland Mayor John Banks calls the city's new local government structure "an inspired piece of work".