Some ratepayers have begun paying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup but a ratepayers group says the tourism and hospitality industry should pick up the tab.

Organisers of past referenda ignored by governments have lent their weight to Saturday's march over the anti-smacking referendum.

Once described as a 'Great Clunking Fist,' Brown now inspires sympathy.

A prominent British science writer has slammed New Zealand's clean, green reputation, calling it a "green mirage".

Gordon Brown has announced tough new rules on student visas and cut the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into Britain.