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NZ not ready to meet Accord deadline

NZ gives refuge to Sri Lankan asylum seekers

<i>Philip Duncan:</i> Climate change facts melting away

Kiwis are under-informed when it comes to climate change, says weather blogger Philip Duncan.

Himalayan global warming claim 'based on dated, obscure source'

A leading British paper claims the UN has made a sizeable blunder over key evidence on global warming.

Tony Blair's promises to Bush laid bare

Homosexuals being used as 'scapegoats' by flawed governments

Homophobia is on rise in Uganda as the government seeks an Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the minister for ethics and integrity insists that it will be every citizen's duty under new laws to denounce anyone they suspect of being gay.

<i>Clare de Lore:</i> A country striving to rise again after genocide

Models try on charity work for size

The expensive settings and cutting-edge clothes were gone.

Top award takes Clark by surprise

Just over a year after being voted out of office, Helen Clark has been awarded the country's highest honour.

Flood of drug money kept banks afloat, says UN man

What kept the financial system afloat at the height of the global crisis?

Leaders strive for late deal

The best and worst from the summit

NZ considers accepting Tamil boatpeople - report

Africa's climate plan backed

Thousands homeless after Fiji cyclone

On the skids and looking forward to the ride

Key upbeat on Copenhagen talks

Prime Minister John Key heads to climate talks in Copenhagen tomorrow confident progress can be made.

Taking a hard line on climate change

The two official UN drafts are a step in the right direction or a hopelessly ineffective cop-out depending on who you listen to.