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Shearer: South Sudan a 'remarkable' job

Labour MP David Shearer says his decision to leave Parliament to head to conflict-ridden South Sudan was because it was a "remarkable"

Ardern considering move to Mt Albert

Jacinda Ardern is thinking of standing in Mt Albert as MP David Shearer looks set to quit Parliament.

Public reacts to Shearer's resignation

The public's reaction to Labour MP David Shearer's resignation from Parliament has so far been overwhelmingly supportive this morning.

Will we face another costly byelection?

Labour leader Andrew Little hopes to avoid a byelection, and to have an early general election instead, following David Shearer's resignation.

Kony's militia commander on trial

A child soldier who became an infamous commander in Joseph Kony's militia is before the International Criminal Court.

Keira's tears for South Sudan

Star doing her bit to draw world’s attention to new nation’s refugees of civil war, writes Judith Woods

Hundreds killed by South Sudan rebels

Hundreds of civilians, including women and children, have been massacred by rebels who seized an oil-rich town in South Sudan, the United Nations said.

Power play leads to death struggle

Dunedin couple flee mass slaughter

A Dunedin couple have escaped from South Sudan after surviving a tumultuous fortnight of deadly violence in the world's newest country.