Hone Harawira's comments hailing Osama bin Laden as a "freedom fighter" have not gone unnoticed overseas.

Hone Harawira has likened the passing of Osama bin Laden to the demise of Rodney Hide's political career in a statement.

Hone Harawira has described Osama bin Laden as "a man who fought for the rights, the land and the freedom of his people".

Hone Harawira has laid the bait. The Maori Party toys with it at their peril, John Armstrong writes.

PM John Key has criticised MP Hone Harawira for forcing a by-election in in Te Tai Tokerau.

Maori MP Hone Harawira will kickstart his new party by forcing a byelection in his Te Tai Tokerau electorate. He will officially resign from Parliament by writing to the Speaker on Monday.

Harawira spent nearly as much as the entire Maori Party's bill of $44,410.

Don Brash's second Easter resurrection promises to ruffle a few feathers on the fringes.

A man who used Jetstar's online booking service had $500 taken from his bank account but failed to receive a booking confirmation or itinerary.

Protesters near the East Cape have been told not to get too close to oil survey ships, while Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell has compared the deployment of navy personnel to the Libyan situation.

The Maori Party is ruling out standing against Hone Harawira in his Te Tai Tokerau electorate - for now.

It seems a bit one-eyed criticising Ngati Whatua for lack of taste when they come up with a plastic-coated "tupperwaka".

New Zealand is likely to follow Australia's lead on requiring tobacco to be sold in plain packaging, Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia says.

Ngati Whatua and minister defend $2m project against claims it's a waste of money.