Kater Gordon, hired as a personal assistant to Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner, quickly rose to a position on the series' writing staff. Now she has been fired... and no one quite knows why.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to visit New Zealand early next year.

The US says a military training ban with NZ, put in place over our anti-nuclear stance is absurd and should be reviewed.

Two months after sending John Key an invitation to meet the Dalai Lama, organisers of the Buddhist leader's NZ visit say they have not received a response.

New Zealand has been named the 20th best country for quality of life by a UN report on migration and development.

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