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Craig blames hacker for offensive tweet
Updated Conservative Party leader Colin Craig says his Twitter account was hacked after an offensive tweet was posted on his feed. The…
Vision of fear for city's heritage
Auckland's heritage character is under threat from apartments in half of residential Auckland, says the Character Coalition…
Key's $1b Solid Energy request in doubt
Newly released papers raise fresh questions over Prime Minister John Key's claim that Solid Energy asked for $1 billion…
John Armstrong on politics
John Armstrong: Tepid float frustrating for National's plans
Unless National offers a better loyalty scheme there…
John Armstrong: National gives mixed signals with housing
John Armstrong writes: "One of the reasons why Governments…
Mission: Restore faith in transport
The head of Auckland Transport has come out swinging against the public transport system he runs saying trains and buses…
NZ eyeing new peacekeeping role
New Zealand edged a step closer to committing peacekeepers to a new area of the Middle East.
Managed funds up a notch
New Zealand's $82 billion managed funds industry, which includes KiwiSaver, has been given a C- report card by international…
Stalling on privacy report fuels speculation
The Government has withheld the findings of a review of the state sector's vulnerability to privacy breaches for several…
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GCSB: Opposition demands independent report
A report which found that New Zealand's intelligence agency had "arguably" not broken the law has been…
Beagles tug heartstrings in animal welfare protest
MPs and animal welfare activists have attempted to pull Parliament's heartstrings by recruiting a pack of photogenic beagles…
Audrey Young: Kerry I'll be back to NZ
It's usually the Terminator who says "I'll be back".
Brian Rudman: Law protecting Government, not disabled
Brian Rudman asks, "What would the great Liberal and Labour social pioneers think of the cripple-bashing…
Migration gain as fewer head for Oz
The turnaround in net migration flows gathered pace last month as fewer people left the country for Australia.
We owe it to ourselves to be outraged
While the stakes may be small in the immediate case, this is about as big a deal as it gets in terms of our constitution…
Build up, not out to become liveable city
Intensification of housing needs to be matched by intensification of amenities, writes Dr Jamie Hosking. It must be sensitive…
Defence redundancy letters released
Hundreds of long-serving Defence Force personnel were told they had low potential.
Nelson school to remain open after year-long battle
Nelson's Salisbury School will remain open after a year-long battle with the Ministry of Education. The…
Solid Energy chair fought Govt plan
Solid Energy ex-chairman John Palmer opposed Treasury's wish to appoint an independent advisor to the company's board last…
GCSB cleared of illegal spying
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Paul Neazor has cleared the Government Communications Security Bureau of…
Key: Technical issue holding up meat
John Key says the refusal by Chinese officials to clear containers of frozen meat being held at the border is simply because…
When McCully met Kerry
Foreign minister Murray McCully has met US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington and most of their meeting was spent…
Baby issue 'up to Speaker'
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Killer driver to be released
Updated The father of a man killed by a notorious drink-driver says he fears for the safety of the community where the man will…
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Despite all the political and media posturing over Thursday's Budget, nothing much really happened - again, writes Matt…
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Audrey Young
Audrey Young: Wrong audience for Bolger tirade
As a former Prime Minister and a man very firm in his views, Jim Bolger has always been a bit stroppy, writes Audrey Young…
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