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Stop caning, says Amnesty

<i>John Armstrong:</i> If the reasons are so good, tell us what they are

Spooks at the Rugby World Cup

Laws allowing spies to intercept text messages and snoop on computers will be pushed through before the 2011 RWC.

New Zealander of the Year Finalist: Sir Edmund Thomas

Crown, iwi partnership idea

14-year-old's marriage fuels debate

A 14-year-old girl and 23-year-old man have celebrated their recent marriage in Malaysia.

Film-maker protects source in genocide case

<i>Geoff Cumming</i>: You can't hide from prying eyes

State agencies will gain fresh powers to snoop and search under a sweeping law change,

Australian Greens force gay marriage back on agenda

Prime Minister Julia Gillard now has no chance of avoiding a further, divisive, debate on gay marriage.

Doctor who gives rape victims hope again

<i>Cartoon</i>: The week that was, part 2

PM mobbed by activists in Mana

John Key was confronted by a screaming mob of Mana by-election candidate Matt McCarten's supporters, as he campaigned in Porirua today.

<i>Editorial</i>: Suu Kyi must now play a waiting game

Detention death angers activists

Death at Sydney detention centre

Detainees at Sydney's Villawood detention centre may go on a hunger strike after the death of an Iraqi asylum seeker.

<i>Nehginpao Kipgen:</i> Big challenges ahead for Suu Kyi

An analyst of the political conflicts which beset modern Myanmar says Suu Kyi faces plenty of obstacles ahead.