WorldPM ticks off party in Italy's 'shameful' rowItaly's Prime Minister issued an ultimatum yesterday to the powerful Northern League, saying that racist remarks had shamed the country.16 Jul 05:30 PM
BusinessUS aims for more tourists with NZ baseThe United States hopes to capitalise on the surge of New Zealanders heading to that country by setting up a dedicated marketing organisation in Auckland.16 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldRudd ramps up policy pressure as poll support growsPrime Minister Kevin Rudd has firmly taken control of Australia's political agenda.15 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldAbbott rival rules out tiltMalcolm Turnbull says he knows many people would prefer he lead Australia's Liberal Party rather than Tony Abbott, but that they should vote for the party anyway.14 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldChild dead, 8 lost as hunt haltedAustralian authorities yesterday gave up the search for survivors of yet another asylum boat tragedy, with one young child dead and eight people missing.14 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldLittle room for high hopes in Ross Sea talksNew Zealand officials are tempering expectations ahead of make-or-break talks to establish the world's largest marine reserve in Antarctica this week.14 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldMP hit in Irish riotA missile knocked a leading Northern Irish politician unconscious as sectarian tensions escalated into rioting in Belfast at the climax of the Protestant marching season.13 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldFirst lady more than third wifeShakespeare, in one of Nelson Mandela's favourite lines, now strangely apposite, says that "the valiant never taste of death but once".12 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldArrest orders for Brotherhood leadership dim prospects of political reconciliationEgypt's military authorities ordered the arrest of the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader yesterday for inciting an outbreak of violence that left at least 51 of the movement's supporters dead.11 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldRevitalised Labor eyes early electionThe Australian Labor Party has cleared its decks for the coming election, setting aside other business and raising speculation Prime Minister Kevin Rudd could call an early vote.11 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldRudd hails 'Aboriginal Magna Carta'Fifty years ago, the Yolngu people of Arnhem Land presented two petitions framed by ochre bark paintings to the federal Parliament.10 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldBoat people pawns in vote battleThe spectre of the 2001 Tampa crisis - in which the SAS was sent to take over a Norwegian container ship off Christmas Island - has been thrust into the Australian election campaign.09 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldRudd widens lead in new pollAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has widened his lead over Tony Abbott as the country's preferred leader, according to a new poll.08 Jul 09:47 PM
WorldParis accused of US-style spyingFrance's Government spies on its own citizens in the same way as the United States, it was claimed yesterday.05 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldMother of seven takes on MerkelShe is a rising star in European politics - the one woman who could, it is claimed, succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor.05 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldCrackdown on BrotherhoodFresh from toppling the country's first democratically elected leader, Egypt's military risked further outrage from the Muslim Brotherhood by arresting the group's Supreme Guide as he was staying in a resort by the Mediterranean coast.05 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionKathy Marks: Election starts to look like a contestAustralia's "new-old Prime Minister", as some are calling him, has been at pains to stress that he is a changed character. He wants MPs to be "a little kinder" to each other.02 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSecond top spy appointment announcedPrime Minister John Key has made a second top-level intelligence and security appointment, as a Parliamentary committee starts hearings on the GCSB.01 Jul 11:50 PM
WorldRudd sets cracking pace with new CabinetResurgent Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is moving fast to set the political agenda and fix crucial policies.01 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandMPs stand at ease to honour soldiersMPs will give way to New Zealand soldiers - including SAS troops - and their families this evening for a ceremony in Parliament's debating chamber.01 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldRudd's promotion of women questionedAussie Prime Minister Kevin Rudd denies he's promoted a record number of women to his cabinet to stem a backlash among female voters.30 Jun 10:49 PM
WorldReturn of 'Messiah' boosts LaborKevin Rudd's spectacular 'Messiah-like' comeback as Australian prime minister has given the ruling Labor Party a dramatic boost.30 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Economic nerves tumbled GillardJulia Gillard wasn't sunk by sexism. She was sunk by economics, writes Liam Dann. That's not to say Australia's first female Prime Minister didn't have to battle some dreadful misogynistic rubbish.30 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldObama defers to hero's privacyUS President Barack Obama is to meet members of Nelson Mandela's family during his visit to South Africa, the White House says.29 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionRussell Marshall: Front row at South Africa's rebirthThe sustained protests in New Zealand against the 1981 rugby tour were well known to many black people, even those in prison, such as Mandela.29 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionDame Catherine Tizard: Fond memories of a mighty manOf the many distinguished world figures who came through Government House in my time, the most memorable has to be Nelson Mandela, who came to New Zealand in 1995.29 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: Truth crusaders awol behind irony curtainSixty-three years after his premature death, writer George Orwell has received the ultimate celebrity endorsement.28 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldHard work ahead for Rudd despite surge in pollsAs the polls are showing a lift in Labor's election prospects since the ousting of former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, new leader Kevin Rudd is now facing major policy decisions that will significantly affect the Government's election prospects.28 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionJennifer Curtin: Australian Labor leadership dramas leave lessons for NZLabor Party politics in Australia can be a nasty and nail-biting business. The final episode between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, played out over the past 48 hours, reveals this to be the case.27 Jun 10:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Plenty to be admired in Gillard's reignIt is the lot of many leaders to be more admired and appreciated abroad than in their own domains, writes the NZ Herald in an editorial.27 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldRudd's huge task to drum up supportAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is firmly back in power and facing the harsh realities of rebuilding his Government.27 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Canberra's bloody night of the long needlesOnly Australians call it a "spill". However peculiar their coinage to describe the triggering of a party leadership vote, it's gloriously apt, writes Toby Manhire.27 Jun 05:30 PM
