Iran responds to tough talk with missile tests; Merkel wins another term in Germany; NATO gives backing to Karzai; North and South Korean family reunions resume; and more
Read MoreNew Zealand Inc IS our foreign policy
John Key's trip to the US can be defined by a single line on Letterman... we come as friends and we really, really like you. Now let's do some business
Read MoreBill pays (another) hefty bill
Bill English is no doubt hoping Dipton-gate will disappear fast following his decision to pay back all his ministerial housing allowance. But will it?
John Key: Mission accomplished – back to business
Prime Minister John Key’s big gig in
Don Brash: the right road to 2025
Dr Brash’s preliminary comments on his new productivity task force suggest it risks heading in the wrong direction. Its focus is GDP and economic growth. The path to the future is different
Read MorePlaying host to a terrorist, a thief and a choirboy
You've gotta love the UN as it plays host to the rehabilitated terrorist Qaddafi and the thief of democracy Ahmadinejad, who in turn send diplomats and fellow leaders to sleep or to walk out in protest. All that and Obama's inaugural UN speech as President.
Read MorePundit turns one!
Reflecting on a year of great stories; French wine up for grabs; new partnership with tvnz.co.nz
Read MoreThou whoreson H! Thou unnecessary letter!
To "H" or not to "H", that is the question. Or ... a town by any other name ... .
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday September 25
Obama: America is "re-engaged" with the UN; US to start talks with Burma but sanctions remain; Brazil backs Iran's nuclear ambitions; Russia opens door to tougher Iran stance; and more
Read MoreMaking sense of Mexico’s ‘drug wars’
The fallout from Mexico’s so-called drug wars continues unabated. What is really behind the carnage?
Read MoreAfghanistan – The return to secrecy
As Prime Minister John Key confirms the NZSAS is back in
World News Brief, Thursday September 24
China and Japan promise to cut greenhouse emissions by 2020 (+ Copenhagen analysis); Israel-Palestine "ice-breaker" brings talks closer; Obama considers reducing troop numbers in Afghanistan; Burmese general sneaks into US; and more
Read MoreGovt's Global Alliance a step towards prosperity and a change of tune
A link to my TVNZ blog, this week posting about the government's plan to lead the world in research into greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture
Read MoreWhy whiteware is not green: an open letter
A tale of high laundry adventure, in which the washing machine dies and nobody emerges unscathed
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday September 23
China promises carbon reduction while Coke, GE and BP urge swift action on climate change; US reasserts world leadership at UN (+ analysis); Netanyahu and Abbas meet in New York; piracy on the rise in Asia; and more
Read MoreSAS deployment: is the government making it up as it goes along?
Contradicting the convention on SAS deployments... Having no official advice on the Afghanistan elections... is the Key administration out of its depth on foreign policy?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday September 22
McChrystal Afghanistan report released: 'more troops or we'll lose'; Islamic militants arrested in Philippines; CIA begin 'intelligence surge' in Afghanistan; Gordon Brown to meet Gaddafi as arms sales soar; and more
Read MoreA pop culture trend with bite
Sex that could kill you: how a Mormon housewife makes $70 million a year on vampire stories
Read MoreHow would you like body bags as your H1N1 preparation?
Outrage in Canada as the government sends native communities not medicine but bodybags in preparation for the upcoming winter and round two of swine flu
Read MoreWobbly and messy
The benign winter is over but spring is proving autumnal for the Government
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