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Spies seek new powers for World Cup
A proposed law change would allow security agents to spy on foreign communications with impunity during the Rugby World Cup.
Labour calls for SIS submissions to be public
Labour is calling for submissions on the spying powers of the Security Intelligence Service to be heard in public.
Spooks at the Rugby World Cup
Laws allowing spies to intercept text messages and snoop on computers will be pushed through before the 2011 RWC.
14-year-old's marriage fuels debate
A 14-year-old girl and 23-year-old man have celebrated their recent marriage in Malaysia.
<i>Geoff Cumming</i>: You can't hide from prying eyes
State agencies will gain fresh powers to snoop and search under a sweeping law change,
<i>Hobbit</i> casting agent fired over racism row
A casting agent for Sir Peter Jackson's planned film adaptations of The Hobbit has been dismissed after placing newspaper ads seeking extras with "light skin tones".
Health groups slammed over locking up of alcoholic
A watchdog has slammed three organisations over the locking up of a alcoholic, 43, in a resthome for more than a year without proper legal authority.
<i>Audrey Young:</i> Power to the people
Democracy is getting a fighting chance in Tonga writes Audrey Young.
'Warlord' trial to test international court's credibility
African 'warlord' Jean-Pierre Bemba of Congo is facing a war crimes tribunal.
Australian Greens force gay marriage back on agenda
Prime Minister Julia Gillard now has no chance of avoiding a further, divisive, debate on gay marriage.
PM mobbed by activists in Mana
John Key was confronted by a screaming mob of Mana by-election candidate Matt McCarten's supporters, as he campaigned in Porirua today.