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<i>Claire Trevett:</i> 'President Clinton' goes with the flow

<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Bit rich for Goff to find voice now

Goff has spent much of the past week playing political football with two of New Zealand's major trading relationships.

Aussie MP wades into <i>Hobbit</i> row

Australian MP Eric Abetz is accusing the actors' union advocating a boycott of the film <i>The Hobbit</i> of threatening thousands of jobs on both sides of the Tasman.

Ministers meet <i>Hobbit</i> filmmakers

Two senior ministers have made themselves available to mediate in the industrial dispute surrounding <i>The Hobbit</i> after meeting with Fran Walsh and Sir Peter Jackson today.

Harvey seals the deal

<i>Media</i>: MP gets an easier run than TV heads

Never mind sex on TV.

Foreshore bill through first reading

Rebel MP Hone Harawira broke ranks with his Maori Party colleagues in Parliament today and voted against the legislation that will replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act.

My invitation to dine with Peter

What goes on behind the scenes when leading chef Peter Gordon collaborates with a leading company to launch a new product.

Popularity fears cost Urewera settlement, says Tuhoe

Tuhoe representatives believe they had Cabinet numbers to secure ownership of Te Urewera National Park but say a nervous prime minister acting unilaterally stood in the way.

Turia rejects Key's Urewera line

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Retreat now, mine another day

<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Grumps bark without bite

<i>Editorial</i>: Supercity seeks super power

<i>Editorial</i>: Crime figures tell a sorry story

Six departments in the gun as Govt hunts for leakers

Up to six Government departments face investigation in the hunt for the sources of leaked Cabinet papers.

After the Beehive, some cake designing perhaps?

He probably should not give up his day job, but Prime Minister John Key has won some encouragement from experts for his artistic endeavour.