Orewa development goes bust; teachers injured on the job; NZ may get crimeline; Winston Peters' judgment day; rogue pack of cyclists cross Harbour Bridge; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, September 19
US stocks rebound as government plans 'bad bank'; short-selling explained; Chinese milk recall; Thaksin the puppet-master; and North Korea to 'go its own way' on nukes.
Read MoreReligion's left turn
US evangelicals aren't the conseratives the used to be. And the implications for the election couldn't be bigger
Read MoreAmerica - Country or Continent?
Given the number of sub-cultures in America, it's a wonder the country holds together as 'one nation under God'.
Read MoreCongress and the generals
George Bush insists the generals, not congress should be running the Iraq war. So why didn't he listen to military chiefs in the first place?
Read MoreBehind the curve
For half a century science has played a crucial part in America's international dominance. Now the rest of the world is catching up - fast.
Read MoreAs the US gets left behind
The US is not at the forefront of any debate that matters, except war and terrorism. The rest of the world is moving on without it.
Read MoreKilling the messenger
By reading this article online, you may be complicit in the slow death of newspapers
Read MoreCondoleezza Rice's South Pacific vacation
After years of neglect, the US is realising it can't afford to ignore its allies in the Pacific
Read MoreSecond Generation Biofuels
Global food shortages have made biofuels unpopular, but are we throwing out the biofuels out with the bathwater?
Read MoreNational News Brief, Friday September 19
Global financial crisis hits NZ; don't worry, says Brash; Hanover owners put up $96 million; Winston Peters has a go at SFO; Indian drugs may be banned; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Thursday September 18
Fonterra's Chinese nightmare; new police powers 'draconian'; Peters back before committee while Labour goes after his supporters; Greens promote new Hillary holiday; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Wednesday September 17
Stock market woes; Fonterra didn't know what was happening at SanLu; Brian Henry changes his story; Black Power seek Waitangi Tribunal hearing; and more...
Read MoreNational News Brief, Tuesday September 16
New Zealand markets weather Lehman Bros. collapse; Nats press ahead with tax cut plans; contaminated milk kills second baby in China; ambulance officers to treat patients at home; Ryall reminds health board: limit the good news; and more...
Read MoreNational News Brief, Monday September 15
Labour slips; gang membership could become illegal; Fonterra tried to recall milk powder; man claims police corruption; reprieve for the southern glaciers
Read MoreNational News Brief, Friday September 12
It's not a recession, folks; CPI up 10.6 percent; interest rates down; more trouble in South Auckland; Winston Peters holds on--for now; and more...
Read MoreNational News Brief, Thursday September 11
Winston still says 'no'; Owen Glenn leaves insults in his wake; ETS passes; Nats to spend $100 million on health; phosphate source could save farmers billions; and more...
Read MoreNational News Brief, Wednesday September 10
Owen Glenn's "damning" evidence leaves Peters exposed; National's policy leaks continue; John Key backtracks on Families Commission but not on smacking; Progress in junior doctors pay dispute; Lloyd Jones amongst honoured writers.
Read MoreNational News Brief, Tuesday September 9
Owen vs. Winston; likely election date; cancer patients fly over the ditch; meat industry overhaul; paralympian takes a tumble; teen gets $15,000 payout from McDonalds; southern hydro lakes send power north
Read MoreNational News Brief, Monday September 8
House prices drop 4.5% nationwide; Crucial meat industry vote today; Fishermen dead after carbon monxide poisoning; New Zealand backs off India-US nuke ban; and more...