Arrest of teenager came after bodies were left hanging from a bridge.

John Key arrives in Washington today with possibly fewer distractions from his important business at hand.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg greeted Prime Minister John Key on a tour of the headquarters in Silicon Valley yesterday.

Although there is still some sensitivity within Pentagon, PM says the idea makes sense.

What can you do to minimise the jarring sense of being tossed back into the work frying pan?

Press baron's real danger lies in his blatant influence on politicians and global economic policies, writes Bryan Gould

Labour's proposals will make things a lot worse for exporters, writes Bruce Wills.

We need to hear what really matters from the Prime Minister.

As John Key prepares for a White House visit next week, New Zealand's Pacific role is growing in value.

Despite weather extremes, an Auckland climate scientist is unconvinced about the role of human-induced global warming.

Some decisions can't be passed off to lawyers or staff, judge rules.

Joanne Carroll has a high time above the clouds in Vancouver.

Peter Calder blogs daily on the New Zealand International Film Festival in Auckland.

Tracie Cone visits Mexico's tequila heartland and finds some historic distilling techniques still in play.

After Detroit dealers' brush with death, they now have a chance to spruce up their showrooms, says Tom Krisher.

Biggest economy wouldn't default over politics, would it?

The president they've got is no great shakes, but Americans could find it hard to vote for the alternatives.

Start-up tech firms need to repeat modest successes, says US Icehouse visitor.

Stir caused by opera character's sexual identity shows society still mired in paranoia.

Photographer extraordinaire Bill Cunningham makes his living in the thick of the action.