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
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National 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 MoreKey to the WSJ: no fiscal stimulus please, we're Kiwis
It took a foreign newspaper to finally say what I've been saying for months. The question is: Why didn't local newspapers write this piece months ago?
Read MoreCheerleader-in-Chief: John Key's days avoiding definitive answers seem numbered
John Key has been the PM who cain't say no, playing the perky Noddy to Bill English's serious Big Ears. Yesterday, that began to change
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 MoreThe error of cheap food
At last, some happy news: the end of the cheap food era
Read MoreArt's not easy
For an insight into the theorising and scientific nous that goes into fine art, head to Te Papa's Impressionist exhibition
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 MoreThe Middle of the Road – Globally Speaking
Who said money can't make you happy? Pew Research suggests the world's middle class is more satisfied with life than its lower classes, and is also more concerned with freedom of speech and religion. Poorer people are more concerned with freedom from want
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
Read MoreRinging the changes
Look out for new Pundit writers and new features, starting today
Read MoreShock! Horror! ACC costs money!
National has issued yet another announcement starkly warning of dark days at ACC. Is it really that bad? Really?
Read MoreAn easy $4 billion hits an Israeli blockade
Those who sat by and watched the destruction of Gaza have now come up with a quick $4 billion in guilt reparatiion. It's all a little much to stomach.
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 MoreDavid Garrett's inconvenient rights problem
David Garrett's contemptuous dismissal of the Attorney-General's Bill of Rights Act report on his cherished Three Strikes Bill shows he either doesn't understand the Bill of Rights, or doesn't believe his bill can be justified
Read MoreJobs Summit ignores the rural recession
The Great Job Summit Show goes on the road around the regions this week. It played pretty well in the
World 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
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