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
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 MoreBiking through the recession
Let's all ride our bikes merrily down the length of New Zealand, laughing in the face of the economic disaster that's made the rest of the world resort to actually doing stuff
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 MoreThe Hillary homestead: Why we all should own the house that Ed built
Sir Ed Hillary's home of 50 years is up for sale. Why isn't the city or the government making an offer? Do we still not recognise the importance of remembering this nation's story?
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 MoreHold the tasers... they're not all they're volted up to be
Before New Zealand police get too attached to stun guns as the preferred method of controlling "non-cooperatives", perhaps they should take a close look at the taser inquiries underway in Canada
Read MoreIt's not just what Government does, its the way that it does it
National's first 100 days of action are over and its legislative trophies are there for all to see. But has it stretched the rules in getting what it wants done?
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
Read MoreNational News Brief Friday, February 27
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
Read MoreThe first 100 days – a list without a strategy
The story of the government's first hundred days is one of confidence over strategy and a hail Mary attitude that could cost us in the long run
Read MoreCharles Fleming and his singing cicadas
Summer officially ends this weekend, but the cicadas are still making a raucous sound in my garden. Much of what we know about this summer songster is thanks to the work of a hero of New Zealand science
Read MoreWorld 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 MoreCorrecting Corrections
The Department of Corrections is accused of putting public safety at risk, but with a huge workload and our swelling prisoner population, department staff seem to have been given a Mission Impossible
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 MoreHugo Chavez: President for life or fading power?
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez now has the consitutional power to remain in office beyond a second term, but he may be losing the political support he needs
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