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South Canterbury Finance: Finding the money

Taxpayers could be left liable for loans that South Canterbury Finance will not give details about.

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Harpoon waiting to prick Key's bubble

Hard decisions over the IWC threaten to end the PM's no-nuke dream run.

<i>Cartoon:</i> The week that was

<i>David Robie:</i> Fiji media fights on for free press

Ongoing debate on lifting driving age to 17

Steven Joyce says raising the driving age to 16 is enough for now, but it's not cast in stone.

Close-up view of political storm

John Key found himself on the fringes of a political scandal in Ottawa yesterday, involving allegations of cocaine use and blackmail.

<i>Jim Hopkins:</i> Winston still knows value of a good harangue

Key at odds with Canada over trade protectionism

Don't let Australia get too big, say majority of voters

Indonesia approves extradition of NZer

<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Why the Budget will be a miserly affair

Anyone wondering why a belt-tightening Budget on May 20 is inevitable need look no further than the latest monthly Crown accounts.

Tense debate over 'party central'

China offered oil guarantees for deal

German support helps Greece raise $2.9 billion

Welfare review to consider unemployment insurance

The govt-appointed Welfare Working Group will consider unemployment insurance among options for reforming the social security system.

British social workers called dictators