Benghazi suspect dies in Cairo shootout; Chinese ships seen in disputed territory; new right-wing party mooted for Japan; Greece claims to have been given bailout extension, European Central Bank says it was unaware of move; Sudan blames Israel for factory bombing; and more
Read MoreA mine of misinformation
My response to Straterra's Chris Baker, whose comments framed an earlier piece in the New Zealand Herald. In fact, 69 percent of New Zealanders agree: conservation is at the heart of what it means to be a New Zealander (DOC, 2012).
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday October 23
Violence flares in Lebanon following assassination of Sunni intelligence chief; Chinese leftists defend Bo Xilai; South Korean police stop North Korean defectors from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border; Fidel Castro makes first appearance for months; Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France titles; and more
Read MoreShould iwi become the 'brown welfare'?
Is it the job of iwi to solve Maori problems, or do we all have a stake and a responsibility? And what's the end goal of treaty settlements?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 19
Violence erupts in Greece over austerity measures; China condemns Japan shrine visit; South Korean President Lee Myung-bak makes a surprise visit to site of shelling by North Korea; Russian opposition leader detained; Iran warns Israel to back off over nuclear sites; and more
Read MoreEyes on the prize: Obama's post-Nobel record
Alfred Nobel intended his peace prize to go to those most responsible for creating "fraternity between nations," and the "reduction of standing armies." Yet a brief look at Obama's accomplishments since shows that the further we move from 2009, the further he turns from this legacy
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday October 17
Hillary Clinton takes blame for US handling of Benghazi attack; China criticises EU sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme; South Korea and US meet to discuss regional security; UN-Arab League envoy urges ceasefire in Syria; Radovan Karadzic denies Bosnia war crimes; and more
Read MoreThe first messenger that gave notice of Lucullus's coming ...
... was so far from pleasing Tigranes that he had his head cut off for his pains. History tells us that his name was Ira Bailey
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday October 16
UN Security Council approves plan for military intervention in Mali against Islamist extremists; Philippines signs peace pact with Muslim rebels to end 40 years of conflict; South Korea apologises for undetected defection of North Korean soldier; Turkey grounds Armenian plane on way to Syria; African Union chooses new head; and more
Read MoreIs it illegal to talk about coffee at the GCSB?
Did the person who told Labour that John Key (allegedly) mentioned Kim Dotcom's name at the GCSB really break the law?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 12
Turkey forces Syrian passenger plane to land; IMF chief calls on China and Japan to end ther row over East China Sea islands; Chinese writer Mo Yan wins the Nobel Prize in literature; Spain's credit rating falls to one level above junk; Venezuela's Chavez chooses new vice president; and more
Read MoreInvictus
Has the Attorney General (gasp!) made up his own mind about what the NZBORA means?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday October 11
US State Department reveals new details of Benghazi attack that killed ambassador; China's decision to pull out of IMF meeting "regrettable", says Japan; Julia Gillard accuses Tony Abbott of hypocrisy and misogyny; Netanyahu calls for early election in Israel; Russia to sell $4.2 billion of arms to Iraq this year; and more
Read MoreWairarapa Maori own water in Wairarapa lakes
John Key says nobody owns the water. One hundred and sixteen years ago Richard Seddon told Ngati Kahungungu despite gifting Wairarapa lakes to the Crown, they still owned the water and the fish. Two prime ministers, which one is right?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday October 10
Hugo Chavez wins reelection in Venezuela; South Korea, Burma agree on investment talks; North Korea claims to have missiles capable of reaching United States; Afghanistan could descend into civil war following US withdrawal, says new report; Mexican drug lord killed; and more
Read MoreDemolition derby: National's approach to solving unemployment
National announces cuts to minimum youth wage levels - a disastrous policy that will destroy jobs, not create them
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday October 9
Protesters storm Libyan parliament preventing vote to approve new cabinet; South Korea brings foreign journalists to disputed islands; Tibetan man dies in fifty-third case of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule; Imran Khan to stage anti-drone protest; Mau Mau veterans win ruling against United Kingdom; and more
Read More100% pure Middle Earth: mine not ours
Middle Earth, as my colleague quipped: it’s like that’s what we’re aiming for, one massive hole in the ground. Our legal landscape is changing, with mining in view. It’s not just the EEZ, or the RMA, or the Crown Minerals Act - it’s all of them. The ground is shifting under resource management.
Read MoreI ain't no big city economist or nothing, but ...
The quantitative easing policies suggested by the Green Party may or may not be a good idea. But the arguments being put up against it don't carry much weight.
Read MoreWhy a Labour reshuffle just ain't enough
David Shearer is set to shuffle Labour's pack. The beltway crew seem to think it's overdue, but they're missing the deeper problem
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