Campaigner says colonel's visit sends wrong message given his links to Suva's troubles.

Runaway soldier Tevita Mara says he has no interest in being another military leader, but he wants the opportunity to tell the NZ Government the "reality of the situation on the ground in Fiji."

Foreign Affairs officials will meet with Tevita Mara - who ran away from Fiji to avoid sedition charges - when he arrives in NZ. He is currently in Australia to address pro-democracy groups.

We asked Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye to share their thoughts on the MMP voting system.

A Bahraini court has sentenced four men to death for killing two police officers during the pro-democracy protests.

Outgoing Act leader Rodney Hide described a successful leadership coup by former National leader Dr Don Brash as "positive for Act and positive for the country" as he announced his resignation today.

The way Rodney Hide has accepted his fate has set an example to the board.

Act leader Rodney Hide is set to resign as party leader, when he makes an announcement...

As Act leader Rodney Hide refuses to resign, Don Brash has met with caucus and board members.

Sunni-Shia hostility in the Muslim world is likely to deepen because of the demolition of Shia holy places in Bahrain.

A foreign security presence may need to remain in East Timor and the Solomons for longer than expected.

Oil states are, by their nature, undemocratic.The despots who have ruled the Arab world for half a century are not giving up without a fight.