Job summit begins with help expected for apprentices and relocation; PM refuses to guarantee tax cuts; boot camps "worst sentence" says judge; pay keeps Kiwis overseas; Lonely Dog Hollywood-bound; and more
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World News Brief, Thursday February 26
Obama says bank bailouts may require more public funds; Republicans criticize plan to spend way out of recession; world leaders urge North Korea not to fire missile; Japanese exports down 45 percent; Iran launches nuclear test-run; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Thursday February 26
Now is the time to buy a house; surgical super-hubs planned; pilots' union member joins Airbus investigation team; crime-stopping phone-line talks begin; identity fraudsters could be responsible for missing passports; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday February 25
US markets fall as bank fears rise; should Obama nationalise Citigroup and BOA?; Chinese government promises more "large scale" economic stimulus; North Korea to launch "satellite"; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief Wednesday, February 25
Air NZ crash report: too low, too slow; 20 percent of workers fear for their jobs; Kiwi troops to stay in Afghanistan another year; Otago toga parade turns ugly; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday February 24
Obama sets first budget; Pyongyang has launched more medium-range missiles; South Korean president loses popularity; Sri Lanka rejects Tamil Tiger cease-fire request; Somali terrorists vow further attacks on peacekeepers; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief Tuesday, February 24
Internet publishers win a stall on Section 92a; medical graduates paid extra to work in rural areas; hospital blunders on the rise; NZ sharemarket hits five-year low; food miles debate simmers down; Bradford and Turei to duke it out for Greens co-leadership
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Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday February 20
Kyrgyzstan wants US out of base; Obama's focus on Afghanistan a "source of leverage"; Clinton heads to South Korea; Egyptian dissident released; Obama holds talks in Canada
Read MoreNational News Brief Friday, February 20
Inquiries into pay rates for women canned to save money; no compo for Rex Haig because "he probably did it"; ARC lost $1.79 million in Beckham game; protesters decry change to internet copyright law; German internet romantic has famous father; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday February 19
Obama to send 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan; analysis of Obama's new Afghan strategy and security indicators in the country; drunk Japanese finance minister destabilises government; mystery palace shoot-out in Equatorial Guinea; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief Thursday, February 19
Pilots want 6.5m more airline passengers screened for weapons; National to overhaul "pro-tenant" law; Stephen Fry backs NZ internet campaign; gang numbers in Dunedin swell; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday February 18
Hillary heads to Asia; Japanese government could collapse; Cambodia war crimes tribunal begins first hearing; Obama to sign stimulus package; first anniversary for Kosovo
Read MoreNational News Brief Wednesday, February 18
Corrections boss could lose job; cheaper flights but fewer of them; potential bailout for F&P--but what of other struggling companies?; brawl at Hutt Valley High; more very young fathers; daily news readership "steady"
Read MoreNational News Brief, Tuesday February 17
Government could bailout struggling Fisher & Paykel; boot camps for "worst" teens; more wind farm "bribery" deals revealed; German tourist tells of being trapped in a "horror house"; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Monday February 16
Domestic airfare price war expected; Meridian Energy paid DoC for not opposing wind farm project; boot camp for young offenders; National Library to shed jobs; police warn about meeting internet amours in person; prices rise sharply at Birthcare
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday February 13
US congress agree $789b stimulus plan; North Korea gears up for another missile test; Australian police detain pair over bushfires; Pakistan admits involvement in Mumbai bombings; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Friday February 13
Auckland swelters under record temperatures; Wellington and Dunedin councillors in stadium rows; Shell Oil looks to sell out of New Zealand; government admits what Pundit told you on Wednesday; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday February 12
Obama's bank rescue plan; China exports tumble; Australian fire clean-up continues; close vote in Israel; Afghan suicide bombings; Zimbabwe's leader sworn in
Read MoreNational News Brief Thursday, February 12
NZ man arrested "trying to enter al Qaeda stronghold"; international students coming to NZ for a bargain; $100 million electricity grid upgrade; haka part of historic Treaty deal; heavy rains today; David Bain to get another court hearing next week
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