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Thailand's cooking PM dies

Irish protest over pay cuts

State of emergency after killings

<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Zespri defensive salvo sends fur flying

Leaky-home victim: Overhaul tribunal

Arrests to get DNA samples is 'the norm'

$1b electric rail project gets go-ahead at last

Auckland's long-awaited $1bn rail electrification project is back on track, under Govt funding approval to buy a fleet of new trains.

OECD nations return to growth as Brown urges restraint

<i>Brian Rudman</i>: Free Tibet? Let's start with Fiji

PM to fly Maori flag

<i>Rawiri Te Whare</i>: Iwi do not seek special treatment

Secrecy can't hide name from PM

John Key has learned the identity of the entertainer guilty of an indecency charge and says that shows suppression orders are not working.

Rugby: Deal sealed on Cup silver fern

&quot;I did not have sex with her&quot; - Rann

South Australian Premier Mike Rann is fighting allegations of an affair with a married parliamentary barmaid.

Tank Farm's public areas likely to be trimmed

Scepticism as Rwanda bid to join club

Activists say African country still falls short on human rights.

<i>Brian Fallow</i>: ETS will cost our children

Weakening the incentive to reduce emissions means they will peak higher and later.

Rugby broadcast deal with IRB 'close' - PM