OpinionKathy Marks: Election starts to look like a contestAustralia's "new-old Prime Minister", as some are calling him, has been at pains to stress that he is a changed character. He wants MPs to be "a little kinder" to each other.02 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSecond top spy appointment announcedPrime Minister John Key has made a second top-level intelligence and security appointment, as a Parliamentary committee starts hearings on the GCSB.01 Jul 11:50 PM
WorldRudd sets cracking pace with new CabinetResurgent Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is moving fast to set the political agenda and fix crucial policies.01 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandMPs stand at ease to honour soldiersMPs will give way to New Zealand soldiers - including SAS troops - and their families this evening for a ceremony in Parliament's debating chamber.01 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldRudd's promotion of women questionedAussie Prime Minister Kevin Rudd denies he's promoted a record number of women to his cabinet to stem a backlash among female voters.30 Jun 10:49 PM
WorldReturn of 'Messiah' boosts LaborKevin Rudd's spectacular 'Messiah-like' comeback as Australian prime minister has given the ruling Labor Party a dramatic boost.30 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Economic nerves tumbled GillardJulia Gillard wasn't sunk by sexism. She was sunk by economics, writes Liam Dann. That's not to say Australia's first female Prime Minister didn't have to battle some dreadful misogynistic rubbish.30 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldObama defers to hero's privacyUS President Barack Obama is to meet members of Nelson Mandela's family during his visit to South Africa, the White House says.29 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionRussell Marshall: Front row at South Africa's rebirthThe sustained protests in New Zealand against the 1981 rugby tour were well known to many black people, even those in prison, such as Mandela.29 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionDame Catherine Tizard: Fond memories of a mighty manOf the many distinguished world figures who came through Government House in my time, the most memorable has to be Nelson Mandela, who came to New Zealand in 1995.29 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: Truth crusaders awol behind irony curtainSixty-three years after his premature death, writer George Orwell has received the ultimate celebrity endorsement.28 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldHard work ahead for Rudd despite surge in pollsAs the polls are showing a lift in Labor's election prospects since the ousting of former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, new leader Kevin Rudd is now facing major policy decisions that will significantly affect the Government's election prospects.28 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionJennifer Curtin: Australian Labor leadership dramas leave lessons for NZLabor Party politics in Australia can be a nasty and nail-biting business. The final episode between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, played out over the past 48 hours, reveals this to be the case.27 Jun 10:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Plenty to be admired in Gillard's reignIt is the lot of many leaders to be more admired and appreciated abroad than in their own domains, writes the NZ Herald in an editorial.27 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldRudd's huge task to drum up supportAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is firmly back in power and facing the harsh realities of rebuilding his Government.27 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Canberra's bloody night of the long needlesOnly Australians call it a "spill". However peculiar their coinage to describe the triggering of a party leadership vote, it's gloriously apt, writes Toby Manhire.27 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldRudd: 'Political life is a very hard life'Kevin Rudd has urged fellow lawmakers to be "a little kinder and gentler" toward each other following the internal coup that ousted Julia Gillard.27 Jun 05:04 AM
WorldKevin Rudd sworn in as PM - againKevin Rudd has been sworn in again as Australia's prime minister, as it appeared likely the country will go to the polls earlier than planned September 14 election.27 Jun 01:23 AM
OpinionMichelle Grattan: Rudd wins game of thronesLabor has finally made the decision it ought to have taken long ago, but the counter-revolution has been extremely bloody and there are bodies all over the place.26 Jun 09:33 PM
WorldGillard gone, Rudd returnsKevin Rudd will be sworn in as Australian prime minister - again - by the governor-general this morning following Julia Gillard's ousting as Labor leader.26 Jun 08:40 PM
OpinionKathy Marks: Challenge caps bizarre and chaotic day in OzAustralians could be forgive who would be running a country of 22.3 million people and a A$1.5 trillion economy by breakfast today, writes Kathy Marks.26 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldComeback Kevin in the hot seatAustralia wakes this morning to a new Prime Minister and a dramatic change in the political landscape that could breathe new life into the ailing Labor Government.26 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldSamoan cabinet minister's 'pusi' jibeA Samoan cabinet minister has come under fire for using the word "pusi" while referring to women during a vote in Parliament.26 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldGillard loses leadershipKevin Rudd has won the Australian Labor Party leadership vote, defeating Julia Gillard by 57 votes to 45.26 Jun 09:55 AM
OpinionKathy Marks: Photo opens PM to more mockeryYou can't help wondering how Julia Gillard's spin doctor had the folly to suggest staging a photo of her knitting a kangaroo, writes Kathy Marks.25 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldSmuggler claims police protectionA secretly-filmed video has recorded a people smuggler admitting to Indonesian police protection of the trade in boat people sailing to Australia.25 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Talks should be preferred option to end Syria conflictIt's unlikely belated Western military aid will help moderate rebels attend peace talks as equals, Instead, Washington should orchestrate an accommodation.24 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldEcuador 'analysing' whistleblower's requestEcuador's Foreign Minister said his country was "analysing" a request for asylum by fugitive United States intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.24 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldRudd has just days for destiny callThe ousted former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd must make a final, desperate bid for the leadership of the Labor Party within days.24 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionIrfan Yusuf: Australian politics needs to be dragged from the gutterWith an election due in September, Australian voters can only hope that there is much less talk about sexuality and nether-regions and more about policy, writes Irfan Yusuf.24 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldZuma: We need to pray for himThe family of Nelson Mandela spent the day at his bedside as it emerged that his health is now "critical" for the first time since he was rushed to hospital.24 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionMarian Sawer: Gillard right to play gender cardGillard has been the victim of appalling levels of sexism, writes Marian Sawyer. With some justification she has made her gender a political issue.24 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldTales of torture, death as 'corrupt' officials targetedThe Chinese Communist Party is notorious for the ruthlessness with which it pursues its opponents.24 Jun 05:30 PM
