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<i>Sue Abel</i>: A question of balance
Auckland University senior lecturer Sue Abel addresses the issue of balance in TV news, and the relative lack of Maori voices in mainstream news bulletins, in the third in a series of lectures discussing the state and future of journalism.
Queen requests officials become lifelong 'Right Honourables'
The Queen has asked that NZ Prime Ministers, Governors General, Speakers of the House and Chief Justices be referred to as "Right Honourable" for the rest of their lives.
Justice of sorts after 32 years
NZ sailor Kerry Hamill, tortured and killed in a Cambodian jail, can never be laid to rest but his brother Rob was yesterday able to see the man responsible for his death jailed.
Hamill wanted longer sentence for Khmer Rouge's Duch
Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch, who participated in the torture and killing of Kiwi Rob Hamill's brother, Kerry, is sentenced to 35 years jail.
Khmer Rouge torturers face justice
Today, a court in Cambodia will deliver its verdict on the man who ran Phnom Penh's Tuol Sleng jail.
Sydney: Dying to learn about grisly past
Andrew Koubaridis finds himself part of the action on a tour of Sydney's dark history.
NZ WWII war hero dies
Eric Batchelor, one of NZ's most highly decorated World War II soldiers, died in Waimate, on Saturday.