OpinionEditorial: Govt comes out on top in colourful yearLooking back on 2014 New Zealand's historians will see an unremarkable election. The economy was booming, the Government stable, the Prime Minister popular and opinion polls giving his party every prospect of a comfortable re-election.29 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldKremlin denies deaths in undeclared warAnton Tumanov gave up his life for his country, but his country won't say where and it won't say how.28 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Putin's gamble shows how bad his economy isThe perception for more than a decade has been of a state ridding itself of a reliance on oil and gas exports and diversifying in a manner befitting a high-tech, modern economy.28 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldWest can't rely on a White KnightThere is a scene in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass in which Alice meets the White Knight who is wearing full armour and riding a horse which he keeps falling off.28 Dec 04:00 PM
EconomyPutin scraps holidaysRussia's economy will shrink by around 4 per cent next year as a result of falling oil prices and ongoing financial turmoil, its finance minister has warned.27 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldOrdinary Russians secret to Putin survivalAll politicians like to have props, and in Vladimir Putin's case, some are taken from the box marked Macho and others from the box marked Mother Russia.19 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessPressure on Putin as ruble crisis buildsCan Russia afford the economic blowback from taking over Crimea? The markets aren't so sure.19 Dec 04:00 PM
EconomyRun on Russia's shops as ruble fallsMuscovites rushed to the shops yesterday as the ruble's slide brought fears that imported goods would soon soar in price.18 Dec 04:00 PM
CompaniesRescue package for Russia? No chanceHere's what's happening in Russia: Its currency has lost half its value, investors have pulled billions of dollars amid an oil plunge. Now here's what's not happening.18 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldRussia's rich flee crisis to buy up propertyThe financial crisis in Russia has wiped billions off the fortunes of some of Britain's wealthiest tycoons and has led to a spate of property panic buying across London.18 Dec 04:00 PM
EconomyFalling ruble bad omen for PutinThe raw figures look bad, and they are deteriorating.17 Dec 04:00 PM
CompaniesNZ insulated from Russian falloutRussia's currency crisis has added risk to world markets, but the New Zealand economy is likely to be spared direct impact, analysts say.17 Dec 04:00 PM
Banking and financeRussian crisis: Why it mattersRussia's ruble was tanking on Tuesday faster than journalists could type, hitting levels against the dollar that were unimaginable even a week ago.16 Dec 10:38 PM
EconomyRussia on brink of Soviet-style collapseRussia has lost control of its economy and may be forced to impose Soviet-style exchange controls after the central bank failed to stem the collapse of the rouble.16 Dec 10:18 PM
EconomyRussia aids ruble with big rate rise + videoRussia took its biggest step yet to shore up the ruble and defuse the currency crisis threatening its stricken economy.16 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldTycoon's death mafia work?Friends of Scot Young, the tycoon who died in a fall from his fourth-storey London flat, have claimed that he owed millions of pounds to the Russian and Turkish mafia.12 Dec 04:00 PM
CommoditiesRussia faces spectre of recessionRussia's economic crisis deepened as the Govt acknowledged it's heading for recession and "panic" crept into the financial system as oil prices plunged.03 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleSuper young - but supermodelRussian supermodel Natalia Vodianova needs to watch out, there's a very young pretender on her modelling back.02 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldWoman with pacemaker dies after scan at airportA woman fitted with a pacemaker has died after passing through an airport scanner in the southern Russian town of Ulan-Ude.23 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldMysterious satellite likely on a missionA mysterious Russian object is being tracked by space agencies, giving new life to fears about the increase of space weapons.20 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandExploiting Russia sanctions 'a bad look'John Key says major companies have been asked not to exploit the gap left by other countries' trade sanctions on Russia because to do so would be a "terrible look" for NZ.16 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandKey on Putin: 'He didn't say much'PM joined chorus of voices condemning Russia's President at the G20, although he was not quite as blunt as Canada's Stephen Harper.16 Nov 02:36 AM
New ZealandPutin blamed for deathsUkrainian Australians staged a powerful protest yesterday, laying on the ground in a symbol of the murderous acts they say Russia's president is responsible for.15 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldNo trade with RussiaPrime Minister John Key says Russia has tried to reignite free trade talks - but New Zealand has made it clear it will not budge until Russia buckles to international demands over Ukraine.15 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandRussian warships send G20 a messageThe Russians are coming, but the Australian Government isn't about to panic. Four Russian warships are exercising in the Coral Sea before this weekend's G20.13 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldAbbott confronts Putin over MH17It wasn't quite a 'shirtfront' but Tony Abbott has confronted Vladimir Putin over Russia's role in the downing of flight MH17, calling for an apology and compensation.11 Nov 08:07 PM
New ZealandThey come in peace (shoot to kill?)Apec shirts mocked for their similarity to <i>Star Trek</i> uniforms, but there's no shirtfronting as Tony Abbott and Vladimir Putin pose for a portrait.10 Nov 09:38 PM
World'Loud bang' before plane gets RAF escortA 'massive mystery explosion' shook residents outside of London, before two RAF jets reportedly escorted a Russian-made Latvian cargo jet into Stansted airport.29 Oct 06:11 PM
WorldWhy aren't there more women in space?'One giant leap for mankind', proclaimed Neil Armstrong from the moon's surface. Did that just underscore the status of women's future in space?20 Oct 07:53 PM
WorldPutin v Abbott: Trash talk escalatesAs the tough talk between the leaders escalates, Tony Abbott has been called a "foul-mouthed, despicable, loutish oaf," while Vladimir Putin has "blood on his hands".15 Oct 12:00 AM
WorldFormer Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev hospitalisedFormer Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, 83, has been hospitalised but is determined to fight for his life, Russian press agencies report.10 Oct 12:52 AM
