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Le Monde rescue bid embroiled in politics
France's most prestigious newspaper is up for grabs.

Cries of bias as council plans $120,000 history
Auckland City intends spending $120,000 on a history of itself, which minority councillors fear will glorify the Citizens and Ratepayers faction.

<i>Pravin Gordhan:</i> South Africa a winner whoever carries off World Cup
Will the billions spent by Sth Africa on the Fifa World Cup pay off?

Households need to do more, says Bollard
New Zealanders should do more to address economic imbalances, especially external debt, says the Reserve Bank.

MPs face demotion in wake of scandal
Labour leader Phil Goff is moving quickly to deal with the fallout over the spending of some of the party's former ministers.

Tax would pull iwi out of 'depressed state'
A Ngapuhi leader is calling for a nine per cent economic development tax to be levied on everyone living inside the iwi's boundary.

South Africa: Going home
Jane Phare talks to a South African living in New Zealand who is returning to Cape Town armed with lessons learned from Kiwis.

Our wildlife: for sale to the highest bidder?
As the Waitangi Tribunal prepares to issues its recommendations on the most far-reaching claim yet, an improved ability to talk through our different viewpoints will be critical.