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<i>Editorial</i>: Whanau Ora hopes hobbled by low funding

Whanau Ora to receive $134.3 million

Families-based social services initiative Whanau Ora will receive $134.3 million in funding over the next four years, Prime Minister John Key announced today.

Trade delegate defends Key's funeral trip

A businessman on a trade delegation to the Middle East has rejected criticism of John Key for ditching the delegation to attend the funerals of three Air Force crewmen.

Bennett suffers from mistaken identity

Paula Bennett lauded a professor she appointed to a welfare reform group - then confused him with a namesake with wildly opposing views.

<i>Jane and Antony Matthews:</i> Harbour sheds old, but not 'cheap and nasty'

Jane and Antony Matthews write on the historic significance of Queens Wharf and its buildings.

Calls for tactical voting tagged 'desperate'

Calls by senior Labour figures for people to vote tactically against the Conservative Party in the election were condemned as "desperate".

<i>David Blanchflower</i>: Ask not for whom the UK polls

Student charge 'will be recycled'

<i>Garth George:</i> Where there's smoke there's an earner

Garth George writes that cigarettes are a tax windfall, and denying smokers medical attention is hypocritical.

Europe to study UK election for policy shift

Britain's general election tomorrow night will be closely followed elsewhere in Europe.

New York mayor vows to keep inner city safe

The Mayor of New York has promised additional surveillance cameras around Times Square and throughout the tourist heart of the city.

Aussies lift interest rate as economy accelerates

<i>Editorial</i>: NZ should back Obama in Afghanistan

Bennett silent on solo mum row

Goldman chief softens stance on bank reforms

Battle lines drawn as Rudd tries for image shift

<i>Margaret Devlin:</i> Water industry needs regulation to flourish

Margaret Devlin, a professional director, writes on water providers, monopolies and necessary controls.

Pakistan Taleban vow US attacks

Pakistan's Taleban chief promised attacks on major US cities in a video released after the failed car bomb attempt in New York, a monitoring group said.