OpinionDita De Boni: NZ independent? Tell that to the marinesIf New Zealand becomes a member of the UN Security Council early tomorrow, hoping to get a pay-off for the hundreds of thousands of dollars in schmoozing we've done to get there, let us see how much of an independent voice we will retain.15 Oct 08:30 PM
New ZealandPublic misled on US talks: GoffPM John Key appears to have been misinformed by the Defence Force about the nature of a Washington meeting of the United States-led coalition to defeat Islamic State.15 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ's threat level risesNZ's national threat level in response to risk posed by foreign fighters and Isis has risen and John Key says the Govt will advance ''urgent'' law changes in response..13 Oct 03:43 AM
WorldMiliband admits Ukip threatEd Miliband has moved to contain rising panic over the right-wing UK Independence Party's threat to Labour in Britain by pledging a raft of hard-headed measures to ensure that migrants "earn the right" to state benefits and face stiff English language tes12 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandIsis fight: 'Definite risks'Prime Minister John Key is considering NZ's role in the fight against Isis, and has been accused of scaremongering.11 Oct 09:33 PM
WorldNorth heads South to set up future talksThree of North Korea's senior officials travelled to South Korea at the weekend for the first time in five years.05 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldWhat are the Hong Kong protests about?Pro-democracy protesters are continuing demonstrations in Hong Kong, with riot police responding with tear gas. What set it all off?29 Sep 09:21 PM
New ZealandMcCully states case for NZ UN seatForeign Minister Murray McCully has addressed the United Nations General Assembly, in a bid to secure New Zealand a place on the United Nations Security Council.29 Sep 08:31 PM
WorldThe world's most polite protesters?Pro-democracy protesters may have engaged in a night of battles with police, but then they cleaned up and apologised to police who pepper-sprayed them.29 Sep 06:13 PM
WorldTabloid defends Twitter sting of Tory MPBritain's Sunday Mirror is under pressure to explain the details of its Twitter sting where it used a fake 'PR girl' to engage tweets from a Tory MP - who sent her graphic pics.29 Sep 04:00 PM
WorldFake PR girl causes Tory MP's downfallBritish Conservative MP Brooks Newmark has said he has been “a complete fool” following a sex scandal that forced him to resign as a government minister.28 Sep 09:28 PM
WorldPalin gets White House address wrongIt is just as well Sarah Palin was not elected vice president of the US – otherwise she would have doubtless got lost on her way to work.28 Sep 08:38 PM
WorldQuestions as UK enters warRAF jets were unleashed above Iraq as Britain threw its military might behind a US-led air war against the Isis (Islamic State) terror group.28 Sep 04:00 PM
WorldPM deals with sex scandal and defectionBritish Prime Minister David Cameron was plunged into a double crisis after one of his ministers resigned over a sex scandal and another MP defected to Ukip.28 Sep 04:00 PM
WorldUS eyes up cloud users in EuropePrivate information stored online by European computer users could be scrutinised by American law enforcement agencies.28 Sep 04:00 PM
WorldCatalan show of defianceThe Catalan leader, Artur Mas, formally called a November referendum on independence yesterday, in a show of defiance that puts the northeast region on a collision course.28 Sep 04:00 PM
WorldRepublicans unite over ClintonHillary Rodham Clinton is the one figure uniting US religious conservatives frustrated by a leaderless Republican Party that's divided over foreign policy, immigration and social issues.28 Sep 05:47 AM
World'They can't get away with it': Daughter of murdered British hostageThe daughter of the British hostage murdered by Isis militants has spoken out against the terrorist organisation that has ravaged Iraq and Syria, saying it needs to be eradicated.26 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldUK on a fast track to warBritain could join air strikes in Iraq by the weekend after Prime Minister David Cameron set the country on the path to war.25 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldMuslim groups threatened after stabbingVictoria's Islamic community has received threats less than 24 hours after a Muslim youth stabbed two police officers and was shot dead.24 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldCameron faces pressure all aroundBritish Prime Minister David Cameron was today trying to placate Conservative MPs who are threatening to scupper further devolution for Scotland unless he curbs the voting rights of Scottish MPs at Westminster.22 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldBainimarama's party officially wins Fijian electionFrank Bainimarama, the man who twice seized power in Fiji through military coup, is officially now its elected prime minister.22 Sep 04:34 AM
WorldAussie MP's sharia law gaffeControversial senator equates sharia law with acts of terrorism in a much-criticised television interview.21 Sep 10:14 PM
WorldAustralia's 'real' politicianJacqui Lambie, the straight-talking, combative Tasmanian, is shaking up federal politics and injecting a breath of the real world into Canberra.21 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldLabour attacks reform proposalsLabour has launched a ferocious fightback against Tory (Conservative) attempts to link the timetable for Scottish devolution to far-reaching constitutional reform in England, insisting that....21 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldOpponents clash after No winsThree people were arrested after pro-independence and union supporters clashed in Scotland.20 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldFiji election complaintsFiji authorities have rejected claims of a corrupt election as the Fiji First Party of coup leader Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama closed in on a landslide victory.20 Sep 05:00 PM
