Pakistan protests begin; Japan's economy shrinks 3.2 percent; US and Japanese may shoot down North Korean rocket; Palestinian unity talks progress; France to rejoin NATO military command
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National News Brief Friday, March 13
Auckland regional fuel tax could be scrapped; the spoils of Rugby World Cup shared out; Bollard unlikely to cut much more from OCR; Graeme Hunt now Australasia's richest man; Crown says Bain's fit a fake; temporary jobs abound in Southland
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday March 12
Pakistani police crackdown on opposition party members; China-US argument escalates; South Korea-US free trade deal closer; China exports plummet; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief Thursday, March 12
Super fund contributions could be reduced; workers to get just $62.50 on the tenth day; OCR to fall again today; are the National Front targeting school kids?; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday March 11
Tibet's 50th anniversary; naval dispute between China and US heats up; Korean border crossing opened; Nawaz Sharif calls for 'sacrifices for a revolution'; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief Wednesday, March 11
Ports of Auckland could be privatised; Government ditches green schemes; police investigation of Bain murders under scrutiny; agricultural "super-university" proposed; Auckland and Wellington now cheaper to live in; national cycleway gets the tick
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday March 10
North Korea puts armed forces on "full combat alert"; China nervous ahead of anniversary of Tibetan uprising; Japan announces record current account deficit; Pakistani politics gets dirty; and more
Read MoreNati0nal News Brief, Tuesday March 10
ACC boss sacked; private prisons to return; Corrections CEO keeps his job despite minister's lack of confidence; Don McKinnon knighted by the Queen; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Monday March 9
Private companies to run prisons; house prices to fall further; ACC chairman to lose job; backdated knighthoods on offer; drivers would use biofuel if cheaper; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday March 6
China's economic forecast; no secret US military prison in Thailand; GM fears bankruptcy; Clinton chides Iran; Bashir is defiant; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Friday March 6
David Bain trial begins; gang members carry concealed weapons; Ngai Tahu charging eelers; ACC entitlements to be cut; new political programme; and more
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Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday March 5
International Criminal Court to arrest Sudanese president; cash handouts for Japanese; Beijing's defense budget grows; Washington to try talks with Syria; Pakistan arrests terror suspects; the Russian response to Obama letter
Read MoreNational News Brief Thursday, March 5
ACC entitlements to be cut; Aussie-owned NZ banks among world's safest; Black Caps tour canned; Pacific Brands closes factories; $50 million Dunedin windfarm project stalled; how to treat stings and bites
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday March 4
Obama's secret letter to Russia; US Treasury reveals plan for bad banks; Pakistan view on cricket attack; Raul Castro sacks brother's supporters; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief Wednesday, March 4
New Zealand cricket tour to Pakistan in doubt after terror attack; National plans "significant changes" to ACC; government backs away from nine-day fortnight; Avondale teacher stabbed by pupil; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday March 3
Brown to meet Obama, press for international financial regulations; EU leaders reject Eastern European bailout; South Korean industry in record decline; Guinea-Bissau president shot dead; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Tuesday March 3
KiwiRail to build $40m carriages in Dunedin, buy locos in China; first government-insured finance company fails; common border for New Zealand and Australia?; Bluff oyster season begins; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Monday March 2
Proposed $60 million spend to boost tourism; police called to schools to deal with unruly students; sharp rise in newborns taken into CYF care; three-strikes law could breach human rights; drinking age to be reviewed; Arthur Allan Thomas joins Bain support camp
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday February 27
Obama's first budget to spend now, cut later; Chinese argue with Christie's auction house about bronzes; Hamas and Fatah seek unity in Egypt; Mexican drug arrests; and more
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