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Little enthusiasm at 'landmark' summit

Joint sign-off on DoC land worries green groups

Auditor makes vitriolic attack on Ban's leadership

<i>Andrew Little:</i> Employment laws should make work more rewarding

Andrew Little writes that changes to laws that take away workers' rights are unfair and unjust.

UN expert reports on NZ race relations

NZ non-attendance a snub - Fiji

Fiji's interim government has accused New Zealand of snubbing it by not attending the Engaging Fiji meeting in Nadi.

North Korea executes envoy

Insults fly thick and fast in bout of gleeful mud-slinging

Mum's the word on the wedding - even from mum

"I cannot disclose," says the caterer. "We're not really speaking," says the restaurant manager. "I can't say anything myself," says the bartender.

Chinese investors claim they are blocked from NZ

Wealthy Chinese investors say strict fund transfer policies are preventing them from becoming investor migrants in New Zealand.

<i>Cartoon</i>: No mining

<i>Editorial</i>: Muddled Govt mining stance fatally flawed

Release of Lockerbie bomber review urged

The Obama administration wants a review of the decision to release the Libyan convicted in the Lockerbie airliner bombing.

BP stealing Cameron's thunder on US visit

On the way to Washington, British Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants to talk about Afghanistan, Middle East peace prospects and the global economy. Everyone else wants to talk about BP.

Continued mining will boost jobs - local MPs

Despite environmental concerns persisting, local MPs are hopeful mining in Northland and on the West Coast will boost jobs.

Suriname ex-dictator Bouterse elected president

Former dictator Desi Bouterse was elected president by parliament, following weeks of jostling by opponents who sought to stop a convicted drug trafficker and ex-strongman accused of killing political opponents from returning to power.

Kabul meeting to lay ground for 2014 deadline

The strategy sits for now on a table in a locked-down Afghan capital: Hand over security in all 34 provinces to the government by the end of 2014.

Brownlee mining dream in tatters

The Govt this morning withdrew its proposal to open up more than 7000ha of conservation land to prospecting and mining.